The NBDA’s bicycle industry podcast brings retailers, vendors, advocates, and thought leaders to the mic for honest discussions about the latest issues facing retailers, while taking an in-depth look at the person within the profession. Content that proves relatable and thought producing, directed at exposing real-world tips and information to help retailers find success within the bicycle industry. Get more at NBDA.com. Podcast is made possible by donations. Support the show by donating her ...
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Running a store can be tough, but it doesn’t have to be lonely! Rooted in Retail is a show dedicated to helping independent retailers thrive in today's ever-evolving retail landscape. This show is made for Main Street retailers like gift shops, jewelers, pet stores, boutiques, florists, home decor and furnitures stores, hardware stores, toy stores, craft, quilting and sewing shops; tea and coffee shops, specialty retailers and more. Join your host Crystal Vilkaitis weekly, as she explores to ...
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A coffee podcast providing coffee shop owners and leaders, with insights, inspiration, and the tools you need to grow and advance your coffee business or coffee career. We learn from experts both in and outside the coffee industry as they deliver specific, practical, and actionable advice about ownership, optimization, profitability, barista work, employee culture, management, scaling, leadership, personal development, and anything else that will help you achieve success in the coffee shop.
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Print innovation fulfilled. The leading national provider of large-format digital printing, specializing in retail, event, and specialty graphics. Bringing you insight into how we make brands go BIG!
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Join us as we swap ideas with thinkers, innovators and doers from around the world and around L.E.K. Presented by consulting powerhouse L.E.K. Consulting (www.lek.com), Insight Exchange™ is a new forum dedicated to the free and open exchange of the most interesting, important, and urgent ideas in the world of business. From the farthest-reaching environmental issues to innovations in retail, industrials, and healthcare, every installment of Insight Exchange™ invites luminaries to tell us wha ...
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Welcome to Real Estate Lowdown, the ultimate podcast that will transform the way you think about real estate investing. I'm your host, Bill Bymel, CEO of First Lien Capital and author of the bestselling book, Win Win Revolution: An Insider's Guide to Investing in the Secondary Mortgage Market. Real Estate Lowdown is not your typical scripted podcast. We're all about unscripted, engaging, and informative conversations that will leave you hungry for more. Join me as I sit down with savvy, seas ...
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A top podcast for healthcare leaders, with over one million downloads, Radio Advisory is your weekly download on how to untangle the industry's most pressing challenges to help leaders like you make the best business decisions for your organization. From unpacking major trends in care delivery—like site-of-care shifts and the rise of high-cost drugs—to demystifying stakeholder dynamics, to shining a spotlight on priorities that may get overlooked, we're here to help. Our hosts and seasoned r ...
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The NY NOW Podcast brings real-life education, strategies, and ideas to our community through conversations and webinars that are relevant to our industry. NY NOW is a modern wholesale experience for retailers and specialty buyers who are looking for a rich diverse range of new products and exciting new brands. Located in the heart of NYC, the NY NOW tradeshow is a community driving style, success, discovery, innovation and collaboration. Visit us at https://nynow.com to learn more!
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On each episode of "TD Cowen Insights", members of our firm host leading thinkers to share insights and ideas shaping the world economy. Join us, as we converse with the top minds who are influencing our global sectors. Disclosures: https://go.td.com/PodcastDisclosure
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GEAR:30 is the podcast from BLISTER that dives deep into the details of the most interesting and innovative outdoor gear. You'll hear BLISTER reviewers discuss the gear they're testing, as well as product designers, professional athletes, and some of the gear-obsessed folks from our recommended shops weigh in on gear trends and the equipment they’ve been most impressed with. If you love outdoor gear, you're going to love this podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ever wish you could press a button and get the exact healthy recipe you were looking for? Or a trusted and proven recommendation for skincare products? Or the top stress management tips? That’s exactly what you’ll get when you tune into A Side of Syrup Podcast with your host and virtual best friend, Shannon Pfeffer. Her specialty? Using her nearly 20 years in the marketing industry and obsessively great research skills, Shannon helps you understand the health & wellness industry in a deeper ...
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The Freeheel Life Podcast with Josh Madsen
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Welcome to WO Voices, a podcast series from Women In Optometry, featuring women ODs and others who talk about some aspect of practice, business, career choices, family, volunteer interests, leadership in the profession and more. Hosted by WO editor Marjolijn Bijlefeld, WO Voices is a chance to share ideas within the WO community and beyond. It’s another platform to bring women’s voices in the profession to the fore. If you’d like to join us on a podcast episode, we’d love to hear from you.
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Prepare to immerse yourself in the intricate world of coffee, encompassing every facet from the coffee bean to establishing a flourishing business. Whether your ambition is to start a coffee business or to nurture your own coffee roastery, Valerian’s Podcast is here to help to inspire you. Our podcast features in-depth discussions with industry leaders, designed to impart essential insights into coffee cultivation, coffee roasting mastery, precision brewing, and, most importantly, the critic ...
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Getting To Know Canada's Largest Specialty Pet Retailer With CEO Richard Maltsbarger
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Recorded on 06/04/24 Over time, pets have moved from the dog house to the master bed, as pet owners increasingly treat them as beloved family members. We hosted Richard Maltsbarger, President & CEO of Pet Valu, live at TD Cowen's Consumer Conference, to cover a range of topics that, among other things, include: the humanization and premiumization t…
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Send us a Text Message. The NBDA News Hour focuses on the news and articles contained within The Micromobility Reporter, getting a more in-depth view from a firsthand seat with the experts on the Human Powered Solutions team. The team at Human Powered Solutions has over 245 years of experience and are considered data wizards. Their monthly newslett…
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218: [Encore + bonus content] Site-of-care shifts: It's time to go on offense
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This week, host Abby Burns invites Advisory Board expert Sebastian Beckmann back to Radio Advisory to provide an update—as promised—on what his team has uncovered about site-of-care shifts in the six months since he first brought this research to the pod. Hint: there’s about $50B at play. This episode is a modified encore of Episode 195: Site-of-ca…
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How to Leverage Your Rep Relationships with Kelly Bristol
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If you're a retailer, you probably work with sales reps. But are you really making the most of those relationships? Today, we're going to dive into how you can use these partnerships to grow your business. Joining me is Kelly Bristol, Vice President of Business Development at Just Got 2 Have It. With nearly 25 years in the gift and home industry, K…
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SPECIAL! | Coffee Fest NOLA 2024 w/ Turgay Yildizli of Specialty Turkish Coffee, Doron Petersan of Sticky Fingers Sweets and Eats, and Jonathan Riethmaier of Mammoth Coffee
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Welcome to our special episode from Coffee Fest live on the show floor interviews from New Orleans, 2024! To start us off we will be talking with Turgay Yildizli of Specialty Turkish Coffee, followed by Doron Petersan of Sticky Fingers Sweets and eats, then a great conversation with Jonathan Riethmaier of Mammoth Coffee in New Orleans. Turgay Yildi…
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490: 7 Vital Things to Include in Daily Shift Work
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A shop is maintained by the attention and repeated actions we put into it. We need to make sure our systems and tools are crafted well in order to make sure these intentional actions and our best attention is circulated through the whole of the organization. Today we will be talking about 7 things that I believe should be standard in the work we do…
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Reviewing the Reviewer: Zack Henderson
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Today we’ve got another episode of our “Reviewing the Reviewer” series, where we ask our reviewers questions about their backgrounds and gear preferences to give you a more complete picture of the people behind our reviews. In the hot seat is bike reviewer, Zack Henderson, but in addition to mountain biking and gravel riding, Zack is also a snowboa…
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Send us a Text Message. Today's Friday Flex focuses on greeting customers. How do you welcome people in your store? Support the Show.
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Growing the business is probably the number one concern in the cafe industry. In general we tend to look at growth as either scaling the size of the business physically, or the revenue and profitability. What if I told you there was another way you can look at growth? On today's Shift Break we will be talking about ways to look at growth that don't…
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CPA to Real Estate Investor: Insights on Market Misconceptions, Investment Structures, and Timeless Strategies for Building Wealth with Stewart Heath
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Stewart Heath, CEO of Harvard Grace Capital and a seasoned CPA, is on the podcast to reveal his interesting journey from being a CPA with a portfolio of real estate investing clients and a heavy dose of skepticism about real estate to being a passionate real estate investor himself. And he's sharing how interactions with his clients transformed his…
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Bicycle Industry Retailer & Supplier Best Practices Panel
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Send us a Text Message. This episode sponsored by Bike Rent Manager. The NBDA is holding quarterly forum style meetings on Retailer & Supplier Best Practices. The NBDA wishes to unite industry experts in a panel discussion to circulate best practices to align the industry. During the meeting, the NBDA organized panel talks through an agenda on vari…
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[Encore] Test, fail, and test again: Morgan Health's approach to employer costs
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(This episode originally aired on September 12, 2023.) With rising costs and tightening margins, the industry is continually looking for ways to "bend the cost curve" while maintaining, or even increasing, quality and performance. One stakeholder in particular, employers, are feeling significant pressures from inflation, hospital consolidation, the…
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Ever since 2020, we as a coffee industry have been looking for ways to create more resiliency in our businesses. The cafe in particular is vulnerable to a lack of resiliency. Not only is the coffee shop a relatively low margin and high effort entity with an ROI that can take years, it also relies on the public consistently investing in its products…
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Turn Cash Flow Problems into Profit Opportunities with Charles Leikauf
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Want to learn how to maximize your profits and overcome cash flow challenges? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we’re diving into the world of money and numbers. I’m thrilled to have Charles Leikauf from Ecom Profit Group with us. He’s here to talk about all things profit: how to boost your revenue, smart budgeting, and strategies to tack…
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Blister Labs: Results from our On-Snow Ski Testing & Dynamic Modeling
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Interested in ski design? Curious about where the next advancements in ski design might come from? Dr. Sean Humbert is back to provide an update on our Blister Labs’ ski flex project and to go over some of the results and takeaways from the on-snow ski testing and dynamic modeling from this past ski season. Blister Labs is a partnership between BLI…
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Send us a Text Message. Our Friday Flex this week covers how bicycle retailers can leverage data to make informed business decisions. Support the Show.By National Bicycle Dealers Association
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488: Founder Friday! Honoring Coffee's Root w/ Bartholomew Jones of Cxffee Black!
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Coffee is from Africa, yet the way we think of and enjoy coffee today is largely separated from the roots that produced that original fruit. The disparity we see in the value stream today, where those growing coffee do not receive the fruit of their labor, is the consequence. Today we get to talk with someone who has been laboring hard to honor cof…
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Inspirational Leadership With Jeff Solomon
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Recorded on 07/24/24 TD Cowen analyst Yaron Werber speaks with Jeff Solomon, President of TD Cowen and Vice Chair of TD Securities about his career in Wall Street and his philosophy on how to be a present and inspirational leader. More broadly, Jeff also discusses how TD's acquisition of Cowen helps expand our product offering to corporates and ins…
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Send us a Text Message. This episode’s guest is Matthew Smith, 27 year industry veteran, past retailer, and brand leader. Today we are talking about ways for retailers to maximize current opportunities. Included in the conversation is the importance of the retailer, the concept of the retailer as the brand, current inventory, connecting with commun…
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SHIFT BREAK: Are You Growing With Your Business?
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It is assumed that we should constantly be growing our businesses and looking to expand, scale, and add-to what we have now. Trouble is that, in today's abundantly resourced and optimized environment, we may actually be able to do so at rates that out pace our ability to become the kind of people we need to be to properly handle that growth. On tod…
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Public Adjusters: The Unsung Heroes Fighting for Fair Insurance Claims with Andy Gurczak
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On this episode of Real Estate Lowdown we're demystifying the often unknown, but crucial world of insurance adjusting and the indispensable role of public adjusters. Andy Gurczak is the Founder of AllCity Adjusting, a licensed public adjusting firm with a focus on making sure their clients get what they truly deserve from their insurance claims. Ov…
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The Sky's The Limit: Washington Update & Farnborough Takeaways
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Recorded on 07/29/24 In this episode, Roman Schweizer, TD Cowen's WRG Geopolitics & Defense Analyst, discusses the latest Washington policy topics, Farnborough takeaways and the future of major aircraft programs with a reporter roundtable and special guest Richard Aboulafia from AeroDynamic Advisory. https://go.td.com/PodcastDisclosure…
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[Encore] Why can't providers and plans just get along?
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(This episode originally aired on March 12, 2024.) The relationship between health plans and providers has always included an element of friction, but lately, it seems like the temperature is rising. And you've probably noticed – public contracting disputes increased by 69% between 2022 and 2023. That's why, in this episode, host Abby Burns invites…
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487: How to Think Fast and Talk Smart in the Cafe w/ Matt Abrahams
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Every day in the cafe we are called on to communicate "in the moment". Whether we are baristas, trainers, managers, or owners ; how effective we are in those moments determines the culture and effectiveness of our business. Wouldn't it be great if there were tools and methods formed specifically to help you not freak out under the pressure of impro…
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The Secrets to Building a Timeless Jewelry Brand with Barb Binkley
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Imagine running a business so beloved it's been named the best in its county every year since 2000. Today, Barb Binkley from Cooper and Binkley Jewelers is here to tell us how she and her husband Mark made it happen. Cooper and Binkley Jewelers is renowned for its commitment to giving back to the local community. They’ve been named Livingston Count…
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Helping Everyone ‘Go’ Outside w/ Gnara
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Imagine being in freezing temperatures on a glacier and having to remove your harness and several layers of clothing just to pee. What about scrambling around a desolate desert looking for a place to pull down your pants in private? Maybe you don’t have to imagine — maybe you’re part of half the population who have to wear pants that weren’t origin…
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Send us a Text Message. Today's episode features 4 questions people are afraid to ask their bike mechanic or bike technician, including 'How can I tell when my suspension needs servicing?.' If you would like your questions answered on the flex, you can write to the NBDA at any time with ANY questions about the bicycle service center, mechanics trai…
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Seeing results form your efforts is what motivates most all of us. In the coffee shop you are engaged with a dynamic intersesion of moving and living communities that take your efforts and reward you with sometimes obvious and sometimes not-so-obvious feedback. It's when we don't see the results happening the way we imagined that we can be tempted …
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Masterclass With The King of Fragrance Harry Slatkin
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Recorded on 06/03/24 Live at our TD Cowen Consumer Conference, we discuss the evolution of home fragrance and what is ahead for the fragrance category with Harry Slatkin, who is an entrepreneur and philanthropist. The New York Times called him the "king" of home fragrance, and celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Elton John use his home fragrances. A…
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Reviving Vacant Retail Spaces Through Self-Storage Syndication with Clint Harris
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I'm welcoming Clint Harris, real estate investor and general partner at Nomad Capital, to the Real Estate Lowdown, who takes us through his journey from a highly demanding career in medical sales to achieving what he refers to as independence of purpose - where time, financial, and location independence merge together and you get to choose what's i…
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Send us a Text Message. This episode’s guest is Yan Lee, Affiliate Manager, with Zidy. Zidy provides a better way to manage customer leads, analyze feedback and drive business progress. Listen and learn about the customer journey, how you can use AI, SMS messaging + Payment platforms for your business. Support the Show.…
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217: How to make innovation real: Live from Advisory Board's Clinical Innovation Summit
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Healthcare leaders have dozens of priorities on their plates, and achieving innovation is not as simple as just buying a new technology or implementing a new care model. Frankly, it can be overwhelming not just to see innovations through, but even to get started. So, what does it really take to innovate? And how do you align your organization’s cha…
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486: Why You should Fire Your Landlord and Consider Owning Your Building w/ Paul Neal
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One of the most heartbreaking things I see is when an established cafe is forced to upend everything due to changes to the cost or use of a space that they do not own. All the dreams, emotions, investment in the space itself, and developing a customer bases habits around that location are all up in the air. While renting may always be a great first…
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How to Sell More and Build Instant Connections with D. Jason Mausser
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Who's ready to get some sales training, make more money, and excel in sales? On this episode of Rooted in Retail, we're diving into essential strategies every independent retailer needs to hear. Even if you're already doing great, there's always more to learn! Today, I’m joined by Jason Mausser, and we're talking all about sales. In his new book, D…
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A Novel Twist on Wool w/ Nuyarn CEO, Andy Wynne
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Wool has seen quite the resurgence in technical apparel over the past couple decades, and for good reason — it’s breathable, odor-resistant, and manages moisture better than most natural fibers. However, the way that most wool is spun into yarns can hamper its natural performance traits — at least, that’s what Nuyarn CEO, Andy Wynne, claims, and it…
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