In this episode of Financial Modeler’s Corner, host Paul Barnhurst sits down with Danielle Stein Fairhurst to discuss how AI is changing financial modeling, why modelers need to keep learning, and how dynamic arrays are shaping the future of Excel. Danielle also shares her thoughts on model design, AFM exam preparation, and why strategic thinking still matters in an AI-driven world.Danielle Stein Fairhurst is the Principal Financial Modeling Specialist at Plum Solutions, a Microsoft Excel MVP,

Sometimes the scoreboard says you’re losing long before the game is actually over.Sunday, our 12U Orioles fell behind the Cardinals 10–4 heading into the fourth inning.The boys looked discouraged.So I asked them:“Who thinks we can win this game?”Nobody raised a hand.Nobody said yes.So I told them:“We need five quick runs, then some quick outs, and it’s possible. I need you to believe.”Then I started calling them out by name.Gyson.Rhys.Miller.One kid got his first hit of the season.Others walked, got

Como saber quem devo ajudar?Ajudar alguém é uma atitude nobre. Mas será que devemos ajudar todas as pessoas que precisam? Existem situações em que ajudar fortalece, e outras em que a nossa ajuda pode alimentar dependência, irresponsabilidade ou até nos colocar em situações que não deveríamos assumir.Neste episódio do Conectando com a Inteligência, Cleiton Pinheiro fala sobre como desenvolver discernimento para entender quem devemos ajudar, quando devemos ajudar e até onde devemos ir. Porque ter um

In this episode of the Exceptional Sales Leader Podcast, I am joined by Mark Mills OBE, a distinguished entrepreneur from the UK, who has founded and sold five successful businesses. Mark shares his path from a young entrepreneur selling broken biscuits to a business mogul owning Cardpoint, a prominent independent cash machine company. Both lighthearted and informative, the episode dives into the challenges and triumphs Mark faced, offering an abundance of wisdom for aspiring entrepreneurs. He

A trip through Sri Lanka makes it hard to look at tea and cinnamon as ordinary groceries. You see the farms, meet the people, and start following the journey those products take beyond the island. Grace Sharkey and I talk about what I noticed during my visit, including the Port of Colombo and Sri Lanka’s place in Indian Ocean trade. We also discuss the work behind artisanal tea and the hospitality that made this trip feel so personal. This is the Sri Lanka conversation from our July Freight ...

How great would it be, having systems that sail smoothly no matter who is sick, who changes positions, who quits, who [insert out-of-the-blue incident here]? Tiff and Dana talk about what exactly to implement in your practice so that communication flows. Episode resources: Subscribe to The Dental A-Team podcast Schedule a Practice Assessment Leave us a review Tiffanie (00:01) Hello, Dental A Team listeners. We are so excited to be here with you today. I say it every single time. and I have Miss

What does service, sacrifice, and patriotism look like inside a modern American family? In this episode of the Clear Impact Podcast brought to you by MITER Brands University, host Sherri Connor sits down with Aaron and LuAnn Shadle to share a deeply personal conversation about military service, Gold Star families, leadership, resilience, and the values that shape strong communities. Aaron Shadle, a CNC machinist at MI’s Gratz Operations and former Navy

A conversation about sponsorship effectiveness, creativity and the price of chasing vibes. Richard is joined by Mike Grumbridge and Peter Wilson of Sid Lee Sport to talk about Mike's recent Marketing Week piece: "Stop confusing vibes with sponsorship effectiveness" which took the Levi's Stadium ambush at this summer's FIFA World Cup as a starting point in to an argument about the value of official and unofficial sponsorship. From there the conversation widens: why sponsorship still can't prov...

A “slowdown” in healthcare spending sounds like relief until you ask one uncomfortable question: what if the numbers look better because people are quietly priced out of care? We sit down with award-winning healthcare journalist and author Ken Terry to unpack why CMS spending projections can hide a worsening healthcare affordability crisis, especially as disposable income drops and families rank housing and groceries ahead of doctor visits they still need. We dig into the growing gap between...

How do corporate boards and individual directors maintain credibility and investor support in an era where transparency, active communication, and demonstrable value are essential? In this episode, Doug Chia speaks with Jon Christensen and Robin Weinberg, both partners at FGS Global. They explore how the adoption of universal proxy has fundamentally changed director elections by requiring individual directors to effectively run "campaigns" for office. They also share actionable strategies fo...

What if having too much to do isn't actually the reason you feel overwhelmed?Justin Hale, author and consultant at Crucial Learning, sits down with productivity expert and Getting Things Done author David Allen to explore how to stay focused and productive without burning out. They explain what happens when we use our brains to hold and manage unfinished commitments, and why getting those commitments out of your head can create more clarity, focus, and peace of mind.Along the way, Justin and David

Bazen önümüze çıkan engelin aşmamız gereken bir zorluk mu, yoksa “bu yol senin yolun değil” diyen bir işaret mi olduğunu anlayamıyoruz.Belki de su bulanıkken karar vermeye çalışmak yerine, biraz durup kumların dibe çökmesini beklemek gerekiyor.🎙️ İçimden Geldiği Gibi #11 Bekleme Günü: Bugün ilerlemek değil, berraklaşmayı beklemek gerekebilir.

When an employee fails, managers usually don’t blame themselves.  Whatever the actual reason may be, the problem is assumed to be the employee’s fault and the employee’s responsibility.  But, what if the manager has also contributed to the poor performance?  That’s the focus of this week's episode.

In today's episode:There's a form of disengagement that explains why so many high performing people feel invisible at work even while succeeding on paper. A ranked-last employee engagement score at a major retailer revealed something deeper than morale, and the fix had nothing to do with shareholder value. A clever reframe connecting one team's daily work to their own family members shopping in the store completely changed how employees saw their impact. CEO Daily Brief is a 5-minute daily

אם כל הלינקדאין מדבר על פיטורים, למה בדאטה של מאות חברות הייטק ישראליות יש בעצם קצת יותר גיוסים מפיטורים? למה מנהלים שבונים עכשיו את תקציב 2027 צריכים להחליט כמה כסף ילך למשכורות וכמה לטוקנים? ולמה ג'וניור שיצא עכשיו מהאוניברסיטה יכול להגיע תוך שבועות, אולי חודשים, לתפוקה של עובד עם עשר שנות ותק?רוני זהבי הוא המייסד-שותף והמנכ"ל של HiBob, שגייסה לאחרונה 166 מיליון דולר בהובלת Salesforce. לפני כן הקים את קוטנדו, שנמכרה לאקמאי. ולא, הוא לא היה ב-8200, ובתיכון למד 3 יחידות מתמטיקה.בפרק רוני

Warren Bird and Sean Morgan bust the "8,000 multisite churches" myth with real numbers from the largest multisite study ever done (there are only 1800). Multisite churches are just 0.5% of all churches, yet they reach 10% of churchgoers, and that share is growing. Tune in for an hour of the most detailed data on multisite churches ever done, and what you can learn in the process. 🔗   Show Notes 🤖 AI and the Future Church - NEW BOOK! 🗣️ Preaching Cheat Sheet 🧠 The Art of Leadership Academy 🎥

This is Part 1 of our new Token Series with Tabs. CJ calls up Ali Hussain to dig into one of the fastest-growing, least-understood line items on the P&L: AI inference and token spend. They debate whether AI costs ultimately belong to the CTO or the CFO, why the shift from "experimentation budgets" to real operating costs is forcing companies to rethink ownership, what's actually different about AI spend compared to the early cloud transition, and how tools like OpenRouter (acquired

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If the construction boom ended tomorrow, would your business simply survive the shock or come out of it stronger than your competitors? Data center construction is booming while other parts of the construction industry are experiencing a very different market. Bradley Hartmann sees that divergence as a reason for leaders to think ahead while conditions are still favorable. Drawing from Nassim Nicholas Taleb's Antifragile, Bradley explores how construction leaders can prepare for the inevitable

Prediction markets incentivize truth. Everything else incentivizes clickbait. That's the core argument Luana Lopes Lara makes for Kalshi — the prediction market platform she co-founded that has gone from $5 billion to $22 billion in valuation in under a year, and is now being sued by New York's attorney general for $36 billion. Luana joins Rapid Response to make the case that Kalshi is fundamentally different from DraftKings — even though 75% of its volume is sports — explain why George Santos got