Life's too short to be held back from achieving your dreams and intentionally walking in your purpose. Join educator and solopreneur, Mandy Sawyer, for discussions and interviews with people like you who are overcoming obstacles and taking action to achieve their goals. Whether it's building your side hustle or working on your growth mindset, this podcast will help you navigate this crazy world and encourage you to dream big and kick ass!
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:-) "this is a joke but our guests are not"- Annie Tinsley. "Revolutionary."- Matthew 'Grit, beauty, action, character, the best thing I've heard thus far."- the New York TImes This is THE 'Unheard Voices of the Upstate" "If you are someone who breathes, drinks water, or eats food this podcast is for you."
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Ep 83 Reprogramming Limiting Beliefs with Tracy Litt
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Best-selling author, Tracy Litt, is making a massive impact on the lives of dynamic women. She's empowering them to know their worth and tap into their uniqueness, breaking negative patterns that stop them from stepping into their full potential and greatness. Tracy is a powerhouse leadership expert, mindset coach, and highly sought after keynote s…
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Ep 82 Taylor White: A Muralist's Gratitude
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Figurative artist and commercial muralist Taylor White has literally made her mark on her hometown in Raleigh, NC. Her many projects include two public-facing Augmented Reality murals. The first was a partnership with Google Fiber and is one of the largest AR murals in the world. The second is a tribute to the future of gaming and esports in Raleig…
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Ep 81 Equine Guided Coaching for Women Entrepreneurs with Kami Guildner
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Kami Guildner began her entrepreneurial journey after having a profound encounter with her horse. In that moment, she slowed down, cleared away the noise of her life and connected with her true purpose. Leaving her corporate career opened up new opportunities to lead and coach changemaker business women in telling their stories and upleveling in th…
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Ep 80 Publish Your Story with Adriana Monique Alvarez
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International best-selling author Adriana Monique Alvarez is the CEO and founder of AMA Publishing. She teaches and mentors women who are high-level coaches, consultants, and service providers on how to start their own impactful and highly profitable publishing companies and empowers them to tell their stories without censorship. She believes story…
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Ep 79 Prep Your Teens for College, Career, and Purpose with Beth and Greg Langston
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Beth and Greg Langston recognized there weren’t any comprehensive resources to guide their teens with college admissions, so they blended Beth’s education background and essay writing powers with Greg’s business and leadership expertise to create The College Flight Plan. Now, they’re helping parents, teens, and educators all over the world to colla…
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Ep 78 Never Too Old to Start Something New with Henry Daas
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Meet financial intelligence expert, Henry Daas. He is a well-traveled serial entrepreneur, business and financial coach, realtor, and screenwriter who believes you’re never too old to embark on new life journeys. His book called FQ: Financial Intelligence is a compilation of his decades of financial experience and knowledge. He covers best practice…
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Ep 77 How to Have an Abundance Mindset in Business with Andrea Freeman
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NOTE: The previous upload had some issues, but this one should be good to go. Thank you, Travis for letting me know!! Andrea Freeman used her education and leadership development background to scale her celebrity event planning business to multiple 6 figures in revenue. Now, Andrea works with creative entrepreneurs to help them realign with their p…
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Ep 76 How to Heal Autoimmune Disease and Get Your Life Back with Dixie Mehrens
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The day I was given Dixie Mehrens' business card for AIP Certified Health Coaching was a day of relief for me and a huge answer to prayers! I was drowning in all my research about Hashimoto's disease and the AIP diet. I had no idea what step to take next, and I knew I needed help. Booking a consult call with Dixie gave me hope! Signing up for her p…
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Ep 75 How to Be the Boss of Your Own Health with Dr. Debbie Ozment
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Debbie Ozment, DDS, MS, NBC-HWC, ABAAHP, has been a private practice dentist since 1985. Her Masters degree is in Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, and she trained at the Mayo Clinic to be a Nationally Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach. She has also completed the Bale Doneen Method Preceptorship for Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention and …
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Ep 74 Three Ways to Create a Digital Vision Board
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If you can visualize yourself achieving a goal, you have the capacity to make it happen. I truly believe that God doesn't give you dreams for nothing. He has equipped you to make them reality, so trust Him and take a baby step or a LEAP toward your dream today! One way to do that is to create a vision board to help you focus on and manifest your dr…
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Ep 73 How to Plan Your Vision Board in 3 Steps
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I truly believe that God doesn't give you dreams for nothing. If you can visualize yourself achieving a goal, you have the capacity to make it happen. One way to take a leap toward making your dreams a reality is to create an epic vision board! If you don't know where to start, then I've got you covered! I'll talk you through 3 simple steps for pla…
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Ep 72 Five Essentials to Creating an Epic Vision Board
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If you can visualize yourself achieving a goal, you have the capacity to make it happen. I truly believe that God doesn't give you dreams for nothing. He has equipped you to make them reality, so trust Him and take a baby step or a LEAP toward your dream today! One way you can do that is to create an epic vision board! I'll tell you about 5 things …
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Ep 71 Do Vision Boards Really Work? 3 Goals Manifested From My Vision Board
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It’s tons of fun to create a vision board, but is it just a fun and creative collage activity? I'll tell you about 3 of my goals that have manifested in my life since I began using a vision board. So, they do work if you actually use them! Create your vision board with my 3-step vision guide and my vision board poster templates. Start manifesting y…
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Meet Shauna Armitage, a mom of four, military wife, host of the Startup Renegades podcast, and successful entrepreneur. As a fractional CMO for early startups, she has helped her clients achieve results like a 400% increase in website conversions and a 220% growth in sales. Important takeaways: How she overcame losing her dream job … “I woke up one…
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Hey, friend! I’m ba-ack! I want to give you some bulleted highlights of my 2021 story in this episode! Last year, I had decided that I wanted to write my own story, and I encouraged you to be in control of the narrative of your own story and your year instead of just letting life happen to you all willy-nilly. I'm talking about writing it in the se…
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Ep 68 Podcasts: Finding Common Ground with Ryan Estes
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Everyone has a story to tell! Ryan Estes, podcaster and co-founder of the podcast agency Kitcaster, lives, eats, and breathes podcasts! His mission is to get the stories of the world’s top startup founders on the world’s top podcasts. Feeling isolated and lonely, Ryan began listening to podcasts during his long commute to and from work years ago. I…
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Ep 67 Detox Your Workplace with Julie Bartkus
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Julie Bartkus has overcome significant challenges in her life, including negative beliefs that stemmed from childhood and the sudden loss husband. Despite the hardships she's faced, changing her view of herself and her entire mindset set her up for being an award-winning business owner, internationally known speaker, coach and best-selling author. …
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Since she was 11 years old, Keri Murphy dreamed of being on television. Proof that dreams come true, she has appeared on MTV, E!, FOX and NBC, to name a few. Keri is the CEO and founder of Inspired Living, a successful seven-figure brand that is committed to empowering people all over the world to “Dream it, Live it, Be it.” Keri’s also a wife, mom…
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Are you afraid of change? Does it make you feel vulnerable and out of control? Me too. Especially when my world came crashing down on me. Then I was forced to learn how to embrace change and even MAKE changes happen purposefully in order to live in peace and fulfillment. Tell me how you're making changes in your life! CONNECT WITH MANDY: mandysawye…
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Ep 64 Changing the Perspective About Money with Nicholle Overkamp
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Nicholle Overkamp, MBA, ChFC® is the founder & CEO of Wilcox Financial Group and PowHERhouse Money Coaching. She’s also the co-author of the best-selling book, Money Bitch! A No-BS Guide for Smart Women Who Want to Own Their Financial Future. As a personal finance expert and business coach for women, Nicholle's financial prowess was put to the test…
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Ep 63 Med School Dreams with Rebecca Shaneck
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Rebecca is a wife, doggie mom, and a med student from California. If that's not enough to fill up her time you'll find her hiking, camping, enjoying hot yoga, and making charcuterie boards. Oh, and throw in a floral design side hustle! Rebecca has known since age 4 that she wanted to be a doctor, and now, she's making that dream come true! With a p…
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Ep 62 Serving Solo-preneurs with Maggie Karshner
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Maggie Karshner is a self-employment coach based in Seattle, WA serving solo-preneurs throughout the USA. She is not going to tell you how it "should" be done (though she will share how she commonly sees people solve similar problems.) She wants to hear about your goals and help you achieve what's important to you. Maggie is widely versed in all th…
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Damire Winn is a Sassy Mompreneur, creator of sassy mom shirts, custom wearable merchandise, and the founder of The Sassy Mom Diaries Co. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this island girl moved to NYC at the age of 18 to continue pursuing a career in apparel design (an industry she fell in love with and started in at the tender age of 15). Now with o…
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Pursuing your dreams and goals is difficult to do when your body isn't functioning at its optimal level. So, make your physical and mental heath and well being a priority! I'm focusing on healing my body with nutrition right now, trying to navigate an autoimmune disease. It's a marathon, not a sprint, but I'm working on it! Here's the AIP certified…
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Ep 59 Writer and Hope Dealer Shannon Robinson
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Shannon Robinson was a wife and a stay at home mom until her husband suddenly passed away in March of 2018, leaving her with a three year old, a two year old and 38 weeks pregnant with her third child. Now three and a half years later, she is a busy single mom of three rambunctious kiddos. She's a part-time realtor and a full-time Director of Outre…
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Ep 58 Start the Next Chapter with Jenny Chandler
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Jenny struggled through a difficult childhood, flunked out of high school, and was 19 with a 3-month old when she met her first husband. They dated for 3 years before marrying. She got pregnant on their honeymoon; but a few short months later, he was killed in a car accident on his way home from work. This heartbreaking event changed her entire lif…
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Born in Mexico and raised in the U.S., Brenda Grant earned her zoology biomedical sciences degree from the University of Oklahoma. She's a wife, a mom of 3 boys, and an educator of 14 years. We talk about taking risks and changing careers paths, while overcoming self-sabotage and a need to be perfect in every area of your life. Brenda's passions ar…
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Ep 55 Live a Little Lighter with Deidra Livingood
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Meet Deidra Livingood, founder and president of the non-profit organization called Heart and Home Makeovers and owner of The Cove Co-working and Event Venue. In 2017, Deidra left her 12-year career and started a nonprofit. When she realized how much she missed her "work community," she set out to find a co-working space. There wasn't one in her are…
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I can't believe this podcast is already a year old! Celebrate with me! Also, a quick update on my health journey that might help you narrow down what foods you should or should not eat. Subscribe to Dream Big & Kick Ass on your favorite podcast listening platform. Leave a positive review Share with 3 friends Click on the “buy me a coffee link” eith…
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Amy Myers is a wife, a boy mom, a former teacher, and a mental health advocate. She has a heart to serve and teach others, so talking to her is like chatting with a long-time friend. She loves traveling, especially when she's copiloting a plane. On the ground, she's a jeep girl blaring "Footloose" with the wind in her hair, reveling in her "freedom…
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Many of us grew up with the idea that you have to get a job to put food on the table and pay the bills. And the idea of following your dreams wasn’t really talked about or nurtured; it was considered impractical and too lofty. But, what if you allowed yourself to think outside the box and you could do something that paid the bills AND made you happ…
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Ep 51 Raise Your Vibe with Barb Pritchard
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Barb is a brand and web course designer for businesses with soul, helping them raise their vibe through purposeful design. Barb is a believer in the magic of marrying empathy with strategy to create an impactful & remarkable coaching business that attracts clients on auto-pilot. With over 20 years of experience, her passion is empowering coaches + …
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Ep 50 Life-changing Benefits of Joining an Empowered Mastermind
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Meet the three amazing ladies behind the Badass Mastermind Group I facilitated! Michelle, Melissa and Cait are fellow teachers who committed to being problem solvers during our mastermind sessions. Michelle has been an English language development teacher for 13 years. She loves crafty things, binge watching "all the shows" and cohosting a podcast.…
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Ep 49 Tech Strategist for Coaches - Chada Johnson
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Meet Chada Johnson, a tech strategist for coaches, from Los Angeles California. She's been a virtual assistant for 5 years and helps non-techie coaches with behind-the-scenes techie stuff to help grow their businesses. Need to launch a program, create a sales page, update your website to get more clients? Then, connect with Chada! Listen to find ou…
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I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired, y'all! I've dealt with fatigue, foggy brain, pain, and inflammation for years. I finally have a diagnosis. Here's a talk about my first 6 weeks of knowing I have Hashimoto's Disease and what I've been doing to help myself heal. It's a challenge, but when you've been dealing with the same obstacle for sooo…
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Ep 47 Working Mom Collective with Kelli Femrite
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“Your dreams don’t just disappear when you have kiddos.” Kelli Femrite’s mission is to help mompreneurs reclaim their best lives by providing tools to explore their inner desires, goals and dreams. Creator of The Working Mom Collective, Kelli teaches moms how to create their own businesses that align with their dreams, coupled with the desire to be…
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I challenge you to be intentional about paying attention to the beauty around you. If you seek, you will find. Looking for trouble? You'll find trouble. Looking for beauty? You'll find beauty. Which one are you looking for? Connect With Me: mandysawyer.com mandysawyer.com/merch Mandy's Vision Gig (fb group) Kitcaster Podcast Agency Grow your person…
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Ep 45 Pharmacist & Health Advocate Tanya Goldfrad
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Meet Tanya Goldfrad, a pharmacist with over 25 years of practice and owner of TG Health and Wellness. Her expertise includes: Teen health, woman’s health, and mental illness. She helps patients recognize and advocate for their unique needs. Topics Covered: 00:30 - Mandy introduces her friend Tanya as a pharmacist, a diabetic educator, pharmacogenom…
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Don't get stuck in the mud, thinking that the world is doomed and people suck! Listen to my quick story that proves that there's still good in the world. Let it inspire you to keep being the amazing person that you are. Tune in to the kindheartedness that shows up in the most inconvenient situations. Connect With Me: mandysawyer.com mandysawyer.com…
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Meet Sarah Smith, owner of an apparel company called Little Pieces XOXO and owner of a virtual summit strategist organization called Mompowered Summits. She founded Little Pieces XOXO to honor her late BFF, Heather, in order to uplift others. Sarah is also passionate about helping other mompreneurs be successful and build their brands and audiences…
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Do these symptoms resonate with you? Bloating Depression Lack of motivation Fatigue, even when you've slept through the night Foggy brain, difficulty concentrating and remembering words These symptoms are connected to Hashimoto's disease, which is what I'm dealing with. I found out the day I recorded this episode, and I'm convinced that this has go…
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Ep 41 Pursuing Purpose with Arika Davenport
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Arika Davenport, founder of She Pursues Purpose, leads women into discovering and walking in their purpose. As a Purpose Coach, Arika helps women who are unfulfilled and unhappy with their careers to create businesses in alignment with their calling. She is passionate about helping women to identify their God given gifts and strengths and and makin…
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My counselor asked me to ponder whether or not I was a human being or a human doing. I talk about what this meant to me and what I figured out. I'm learning to just relax and be in the moment without worrying about what I'm not getting done. I want to be more of a human being, not just a human doing all the time. How about you? Let me know what you…
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Meet Jenn Hanft, a personality copywriter for multi-passionate entrepreneurs. If you want to amplify your voice with words that deeply connect, Jenn is your girl! She loves incorporating storytelling into a brand’s messaging to deliver copy that resonates with their ideal client, inspires them to take action, and converts them into a long-standing …
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How do you make progress on a goal or project? Sometimes very, very slowly. But, that's still progress, my friend! I'll tell you about one of my latest projects and how I've had to work through the frustration of it taking much longer than expected and how it is actually more beneficial because of it. I'll give you 3 quick points to ponder about ho…
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In 2017, Jessaca Rowe founded New Level Mindset, a coaching business that helps new and aspiring entrepreneurs overcome the fear, doubt and procrastination of turning their ideas into reality. As a mindset coach, Jessaca creates strategies to move new and aspiring entrepreneurs in directions that will empower them to remove the mental blocks that a…
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Too many teachers have "left the building!" (Me included) They need to know how essential they are, and that they are making a positive difference. They need to know that their sleepless nights, stress eating, and tears are not for nothing. How do you show your appreciation to teachers who have navigated the colossal waves of the pandemic tempest? …
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Ep 35 Teacher Turned Web Design & SEO Expert
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Meet Rhodaline Escala-Phelps! With a master's degree in education, she taught English in the Philippines and Prague, Czech Republic and now resides in the U.S. with the love of her life. Rhodaline took advantage of the down time of the pandemic to build her business, Rhodaline Web Design, and use her SEO skills to help business owners increase impa…
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Just DO IT ALREADY! If you're like I was most of my life, you get paralyzed when you have to make a decision because you're afraid you'll make the wrong choice. Then, you end up making no decision at all. You can't grow and learn when you're stuck and stagnant, my friend! I hope this episode will inspire you to take that leap of faith! You can do i…
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Ep 33 Improve Work Culture with Kari Carter-Cherelus
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Kari Carter-Cherelus RDH, DA is a consultant, coach, speaker, and author with twenty years experience in healthcare. Kari knows firsthand how working in a hostile work environment can contribute to burnout and negative effects on one's overall health and confidence. She endeavors to help all who are suffering from burnout and hostile work environme…
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