Best Zivi Kivi Podcasts (2024)

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KEH 145: Behind the Make-up with Dan Evans 36:21

3+ y ago36:21

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Welcome to Season 7 chapter 145 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! We are wrapping up a spectacular season with this final episode. Today's guest is Dan Evans, president of Totally Zany, LLC and an established clowning professional. Dan has performed at prominent venues and presented workshops on behalf of noted clients, as well as other satisfied cl…

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KEH 144: Planning for Christmas, Puppets and the Pandemic with Colin Dymond 40:27

3+ y ago40:27

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Welcome to Season 7 chapter 144 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Today is the second to the last episode of the season. Our guest is a great ventriloquist and performer, Colin Dymond! Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Colin shared his life before and during the pandemic Colin also shared what happened on his shows when COVID19…

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KEH 143: Cold Calling, Branding and Using your Basement with Chad Jacobs 40:54

3+ y ago40:54

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Welcome to Season 7 chapter 143 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! In today's episode, we have Chad Jacobs aka Chef Bananas. Today he shares with us about cold calling, branding and stuff about marketing plus how you can make use of your basement. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Chad shares what went on when the pandemic start…

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KEP 142: Health, Performing and the Pandemic with Annie Banannie 47:00

3+ y ago47:00

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Welcome to Season 7 chapter 142 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Our guest for today is Ms. Annie Banannie, the Balloon Storyteller. Today we talked about keeping herself healthy during the pandemic and Here are some of the important notes from this episode: July 2018 is when she started taking care of herself and lose weight Annie talked about how…

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KEH 141: Adaptation and Innovation with Silly Jilly 29:10

3+ y ago29:10

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Welcome to Season 7 chapter 141 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Silly Jilly is our guest in this episode today. Today we talked about adaptation and innovation as an entertainer. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Jilly shared how her pandemic season went and what happened to the bookings What Jilly did to help her business du…

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KEH 140: Being busy in the Pandemic with Drew Ripley 44:43

3+ y ago44:43

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Welcome to Season 7 chapter 140 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Drew Ripley is our guest in this episode today. Today we talked about how Drew spent his time during the pandemic. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Before the pandemic Drew had big schedule already planned. From 200 shows to 0 in 48 hours Because of the pandemic…

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KEH 139: Pandemic Zoom Show Tales with Katrina Kroetch 31:16

3+ y ago31:16

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Welcome to Season 7 chapter 139 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Meet Magical Katrina Kroetch on our episode today. Today we talked about her experiences in doing zoom shows during the pandemic. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Katrina is a performer and an actor Started her acting career at the age of 17 Katrina shares how t…

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KEH 138: How to be engaging with both the kids AND the adults 42:13

3+ y ago42:13

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Welcome to Season 6 chapter 138 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Today we talked about Kids with short attention spans. Kids and adults in the audience. Engaging the adults at kids gigs and audience management. Listen to this exciting episode to learn more. [su_spacer]Here are some of the important notes from this episode: How do you keep everyone …

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KEH 137: Performance Techniques #2 - How to shine on Zoom and win in the virtual parties game 44:23

3+ y ago44:23

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Welcome to Season 7 chapter 137 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! In today's episode, Zivi and Danny shared about Performance Techniques #2 - How to shine on Zoom and win in the virtual parties game. Listen to this episode to get more. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Virtual Vs. Live! You can win at both if you know the secre…

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KEH 136: Games – add a new game to your kids entertainer package 40:45

3+ y ago40:45

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Welcome to Season 7 chapter 136 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Zivi and Danny are back for this new episode. Today the topic is about Games, listen to the episode to know more. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Why games? As people come into a party. Get the energy out or up. Introduce yourself as the leader & expert - they …

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KEH 135: Getting a show together or a new routine – How to build your next show or even a new routine 40:25

3+ y ago40:25

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Welcome to Season 7 chapter 135 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Today Zivi and Danny are back to talk about Getting a show together or a new routine - How to build your next show or even a new routine. Listen to the episode to learn more. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Virtual or Live - Your show and each routine should ha…

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KEH 134: Dreaming up Ideas - How to create original routines for your kids show? 43:13

3+ y ago43:13

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Welcome to Season 7 chapter 134 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Today is the 4th episode of this new season and co-hosts Danny and Zivi talked about How to create original routines for your kids show in today's episode. Listen Now! Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Why be original? Principle of the trick, idea for routine Ins…

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KEH 133: Your Joy in the Time of a Pandemic – Your True Role as a Kids Entertainer 42:04

3+ y ago42:04

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Welcome to Season 7 chapter 133 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Today, Zivi and Danny talked about Your Joy in the time of a pandemic - Your true role as a kids entertainer. Listen to the episode to learn more. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: What is joy? Where to find joy in difficult times? Why are we performers? Let's ge…

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KEH 132: How To Shine So That Even The Adults Will Love You 48:36

3+ y ago48:36

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Welcome to Season 7 chapter 132 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Danny is back again as co-host on this episode today. Today we talked about how to shine while performing so that even the adults will love you. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: How to practice = Skills. How to rehearse = Routines Tools like Mirror X, Camera/vid…

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KEH 131 - Practical Tips That Help You Perform Again 46:03

3+ y ago46:03

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Welcome to Season 7 chapter 131 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! In this new season, Danny Schlesinger is coming back as a co-host with Zivi Kivi. Today we talked about how to perform in the midst of this pandemic. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: How entertainers adjust to the pandemic situation What adjustments are necessar…

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KEH 130 - From Facepainter to Magician 42:10

4+ y ago42:10

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Welcome to Season 6 chapter 130 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Julia Huffaker is our guest in this episode today. Today we talked about how she started Facepainting and how she evolved as an entertainer. [su_spacer]Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Julia has been entertaining kids for 7 years now Julia started Facepainting w…

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KEH 129: Turning Pro on Performing and Ventriloquism 34:19

4+ y ago34:19

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Welcome to Season 6 chapter 129 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Colin Dymon from UK is our guest in this episode. Today we talked about ventriloquism, puppetry and magic. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Colin is a veteran for 24 years and performed all around the world It all started for him when his gave his eldest son a m…

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KEP 128: The Facepainting and Reptile show power house 27:26

4+ y ago27:26

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Welcome to Season 6 chapter 128 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Jelly Otis is our guest in this episode. Today we talked about her unique business and reptile show. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: They are planning to change their business name from Blazing Balloons to Jellyfish Entertainment Jelly started when she was 19 a…

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KEH 127: The Magician Chef 40:25

4+ y ago40:25

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Welcome to Season 6 chapter 127 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Chad Jacobs aka Chef Banana from Missouri, USA. Today we talked about his journey and transition from a Restaurant manager to a Magician. [su_spacer]Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Chad's family used to own a restaurant that ran for 39 years Chad ran the restau…

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KEH 126: Entertaining Kids in Swimming Pools 37:00

4+ y ago37:00

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Welcome to Season 6 chapter 126 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Virginia Hankins from Los Angeles, California is our guest in this spectacular show. She owns several businesses that cater different themed entertainment. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Virginia owns a company that does mermaids, unicorns and other beautiful …

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KEH 125: The Juggle of Life 43:02

4+ y ago43:02

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Welcome to Season 6 chapter 125 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Lucy Spielberg from UK is our guest in this episode. She is a circus workshop teacher, support worker for children with disabilities and kids entertainer. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Lucy came from a difficult situation in her life and needed to find a work…

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KEP 124: Two Decades Into Kids Entertainment 32:50

4+ y ago32:50

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Welcome to Season 6 chapter 124 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Paul Cochrell aka Tall Paul is our guest in today's show. Join us as we talk about his 20 years of journey into kids' entertainment. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Paul has been doing kids entertainment for 20 years Paul uses the same show for 20 years and jus…

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KEP 123: Listening to your heart 33:05

4+ y ago33:05

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Flossie thinks of her self a ‘jack of all trades’ because she could do anything in kids entertainment Flossie started of with a book about balloon twisting about 20 years ago Flossie started doing professional gigs for about 13 years now She has a show named ‘The Magic and Me’ and will soon be available in YouTube She offers a combo entertainment l…

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KEH122: Selling Yourself as a Performer 42:37

4+ y ago42:37

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Welcome to Season 6 chapter 122 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Gareth White from United Kingdom is our guest in this episode. Today we talked about how he started with Magic and Kids entertainment Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Gareth has been doing professional magicking full time for 10 months now Before he was a magici…

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KEH121: Growing Up in the Entertainment Business 35:49

4+ y ago35:49

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Welcome to Season 6 chapter 121 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Kyle Groves who grew up in a family of entertainers shares how his journey began. Today we talked about Kyle's journey as an entertainer, his shop with a museum and how he is growing financially. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Kyle’s dad is a magician for 50 y…

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KEP Season 6 Episode 120: The Congruent Kids Entertainer 34:57

4+ y ago34:57

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Welcome to Season 6 chapter 120 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Louise Wells a veteran kids entertainer for 25 years is our guest in this spectacular show. Louise is part of the KM Challenge and today we talked about how her career evolve and how she got where she is right now. Louise started as a casual entertainer for adult parties for the first…

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KEP Season 6 Episode 119: Building a Business in a Rural Location 34:40

4+ y ago34:40

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Welcome to Season 6 chapter 119 of the Kids Entertainer Hub! Stacey Ashlet from Australia is our guest in this spectacular show. Today we talked about how her business runs while she's living in a rural area. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Stacey’s dad had an entertainment agent when she was young and her family are all ent…

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KEP Season 6 Episode 118: Becoming a Full Timer 34:09

4+ y ago34:09

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Welcome to Season 6 chapter 118 of the Kids Entertainer Hub! Gemma Parker from Sussex, United Kingdom is our guest in this spectacular show. Today we talked about her journey to becoming a full time entertainer from being a teacher. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Gemma is not only an entertainer but also runs an entertainme…

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KEP Season 6 Episode 117: Balloon Shows and Storytelling 33:09

4+ y ago33:09

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Welcome to Season 6 chapter 117 of the Kids Entertainer Hub! Mark Fuller from Texas is our guest in this spectacular show. Today we talked about Mark's journey and how he transitioned from being a full-time bus driver to a full-time kids entertainer. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Mark Fuller is a 60 year old kids entertain…

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KEP Season 6 Episode 116 Creating Puppets Educational Shows 26:29

4+ y ago26:29

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Welcome to Season 6 chapter116 of the Kids Entertainer Hub! Lauren Agnew from Australia is our guest in this spectacular show. Today we talked about how her journey to becoming an entertainer. She shared her 8 year journey and how her style and show evolved. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: - She started kids entertainment 8 …

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KEH 115: Show Transportation and When to Diversify and Add a New Service 35:47

5+ y ago35:47

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Welcome to the final episode of Season 5! We have Annie Banannie today as a co-host with Zivi for this season finale. Today we talk about transportation, what are the recommended vehicles that kids entertainer use and their benefits. We also talked about balloon workshops and how to do it better using the tips from one of our courses. Last but not …

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KEH 114: Knowing a Trick is Ready and Requests to Stay Longer 31:37

5+ y ago31:37

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Welcome to episode 114 of Season 5 of the Kids Entertainer Hub! Regina Martinez is back to co-host with Zivi in this spectacular show. Today we talked about how to determine whether a trick is ready to be performed or not and how to ask for feedback. We also had a discussion about what to do when you get asked to stay longer and extend the show, pl…

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KEH 113: Delays Requests at the Last Moment and the Infamous Coloring Book 53:07

5+ y ago53:07

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Hello! Welcome to episode 113 Season 5. Today we have Danny Schlesinger to brainstorm with Zivi in our exciting topics. We are starting with tackling a question about starting the show later when a customer request so suddenly at the event. We are sure you already experienced this so listen up to some ideas on how to avoid and deal with this. We al…

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KEH 112: Spreading the Word About Eco Friendly Balloons and Getting More Laughs 37:39

5+ y ago37:39

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Welcome to episode 112 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast. Today we have Annie Banannie as the co host. In this episode and we talked about the book Seriously Silly and the Repeat After Me principle. We wrapped this episode with an important discussion about the ecological nature of latex balloons. All of these exciting topics in episode 112. Listen n…

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KEH 111: Getting Your First Gig Ever and Marketing Yourself in Your Show 37:33

5+ y ago37:33

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Welcome to our 111th episode of Season 5. Our co-host for this episode is Regina Martinez a.k.a Silly Sparkles. Today we talk about how to land you first gig and tips on how to continue to improve after your first show. We also shared our thoughts on how to market yourself during your show. Plus, we also shared the Jingle Bell Monte magic trick for…

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KEH 110: Balloon Workshops Tips and Getting Paid for Charity Work 54:48

5+ y ago54:48

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Welcome to the 110th episode of Season 5. Our co-host for this episode is Danny Schlesinger. We open the episode with a debate about Balloon Workshops. Particularly, when is the best time to inflate the balloons prior to the workshop. We also shared our thoughts about two mistakes in puppetry plus the hot topic of should you do charity work and how…

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KEH109: Marketing for Stage Shows and Revealing the Secret 38:53

5+ y ago38:53

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Welcome to Episode 109 and today we have Annie Banannie back in our show. In this episode we talked about marketing your stage shows. Annie and Zivi also talked about another lesson from the GMD Formula which explains why moms book you. Plus, the hot topic - when is it a good time to reveal a magic trick. All this and more in th In this episode we …

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KEP Season 5 - Episode 108 with Regina Martinez 39:31

6y ago39:31

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It’s the 108th episode and Regina Martinez aka Silly Sparkles is back! Really exciting topics were discussed in this episode and life saver tips. Do you work with agents or do you have an agent? If you are or if you’re thinking of trying finding one, then you have to listen to this one. We also talked about a prop free game from one of the courses …

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KEH107: Overcoming the Talking Parents Hurdle and Adjusting Your Show To A Library Settings 47:16

6y ago47:16

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It’s our 107th episode and Danny is back to co-host! Are you an entertainer who has some challenges in dealing with different ages in a party? If that’s you then you better listen to this episode, we’ll help you answer your questions. Zivi and Danny talked about the important things to consider in hosting a show, your preparation is key. And as alw…

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KEH106: Overcoming Injury and When to Serve Food in a Birthday 38:09

6y ago38:09

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It’s episode 106 and Annie Bannanie is back to co host for this episode. If you are an artist or an entertainer, you do a lot of tricks and performances and sometimes you can’t avoid having an injury so Zivi and Annie discussed what it’s like to have an injury that affects your business and what you can do while you are healing. They also talked ab…

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KEH105: Marketing at the end of your birthday show and your Balloon Stock 37:56

6y ago37:56

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It’s Episode 105 and we had Regina Martinez aka Silly Sparkles as a co-host. In this episode, Zivi and Regina talked about marketing tips that can be implemented after the show. They shared by sharing their own stories and opinions. Controlling your nerves is another topic that was discussed in this episode and every new entertainer or even a veter…

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KEH104: Interactions along the way and handling kids who cry 48:03

6y ago48:03

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As entertainers we want to make everyone happy in our show but do we need to always make everyone laugh? With the help of Danny Schlesinger, the co-host for this episode, we discussed how to be a great entertainer without trying hard to make everybody laugh. We also discussed about one of the lectures from the Vault which talks about some good line…

6y ago40:39

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In this episode, we tackle a question that many kids and family entertainers are keen to find the answer to: how do we know if our business is indeed doing well? How can we say objectively that we’re flourishing, or at least performing better than the last months or the previous years? What things do we need to look at to be able to say that we’re …

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