Exploring the workplace, workforce, and marketplace trends shaping Alabama business.
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Weekly observations on travel, work, parenting, and life as it goes on around me. Airing Fridays on Alabama Public Radio.
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To stir the hearts and minds of those that listen into action, so that our churches and country will come together in unity and love. We are not alone in our daily battles, for we have a higher power that is there to aid us. Good facts bring about good answers. We want other's (your) facts that support how you think so that we all can listen and learn. God is Omnipotent and Sovereign. Contact Host Jeff Stewart at stejd111@att.net. Moderated by Cam Marston.
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On this week's Keepin It Real, Cam tells us about some early morning attacks that are happening in his part of town. You'd be surprised at who is doing the attacking. ----- On the top of the Tangles Hair Salon on Bit and Spur Road in Mobile sits a hat and a headlamp with its light on. The headlamp is the type that an early morning jogger wears befo…
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Monte Criswell Writes The Songs the Nashville Artists Love to Record
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Monte Criswell is a songwriter. A big time, bad-a$$ songwriter. 200 of his songs have been recorded by Nashville artists and he's had several number 1 hits and a few Grammy nominations. His passion from a young age was to be in music. From the University of Alabama (and St Paul's Episcopal School in Mobile, Alabame before that) he declined a law sc…
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Jeff and Cam continue their conversation. Contact Jeff directly: stejd111@att.net or call / text: 251-465-4707.Bởi Jeff Stewart
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Jeff Invites Sid and Janine Phillips to the Show
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Jeff met Sid Phillips when he stepped into his church in Mobile. They quickly connected and Sid and his wife are guests on this week's podcast. Contact Jeff directly: stejd111@att.net or call / text: 251-465-4707.Bởi Jeff Stewart
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On this week's Keepin' It Real, Cam recalls a time when he was very much out of his element and was slightly afraid for his life. ----- About midway through the fourth quarter of Alabama’s loss to Vanderbilt, my son, who is a student at the University, sent me a text. It read, “Can I transfer?” I laughed. As a Tulane student we were fond of saying …
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Dr Matt Barber Gives me the Low Down on Testosterone Replacement - Who Needs, Why, and What you Can Expect
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Low T. What's it mean? What does a man with low T experience? What does testosterone replacment feel like? Whan changes can you expect? Dr Matt Barber has taken on this issue with his new business called Gameday Men's Health. In a private environment, you will get tested to see what your testosterone level is and whether you need their services or …
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On this week's Keepin It Real, Cam Marston tells us about a bomb maker he met who sends the bombs he makes to his friends. Oddly enough, you and I should be happy he's doing it. ----- There’s a man on the outskirts of Mobile who spends a good part of his days making bombs. He uses items he finds around town and buys from retail stores. He then send…
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Doug Ankersen's Isle Dauphine Oysters Feature the Waters in Which They're Raised, Lots of Hard Work, and Doug's Engineering Sensibilities
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The Isle Dauphine Oyster Company was born out of Doug's passion for process, the coastal waters, and Doug's fondness for oysters. A trained engineer, Doug has now created a predictable product that's ready for the big time. That's a part of his pitch when he enters restaurants in Nashville, Birmingham, Atlanta, and New Orleans - they can count on h…
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On this week's Keeping It Real, Cam Marston reacts to a book review about society and how we're raising kids. It's not the kids fault, Cam says, it's definitely the parents. ----- The Economist magazine reviewed a book called Infantilised: How Our Culture Killed Adulthood. The author, Keith Hayward, argues that western society is keeping kids less …
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Meet David Trippe - a Pastor With a Fantastic Faith
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Jeff and Cam stopped and began writing when Pastor Trippe said, "Your gift is not your calling. Your gift will make a way or a place for your calling." It's a quote David was given by one of his parishoners. David explains "spiritual muscle" and how spiritual muscle needs resistance. Contact Jeff directly: stejd111@att.net or call / text: 251-465-4…
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Ron McBay Represents NATO. He Has a JAG Background and He Explains How He Trains Eastern European Countries
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Ron McBay travels to places most of us only fainly know about to represent NATO and train these countries leadership on NATO approved engagement practices. It's very precise content and Ron, trained as an attorney and a background as a JAG, knows it very well. Curious how NATO really works? Want to know what engagement tactics are allowed? Listen i…
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On this week's Keepin It Real, Cam's family dog heard what he said to the vet. And she has something to say about it. ----- When I walked through the back door our dog, Lucy, looked at me as if to say “you and I have some unfinished business.” Lucy had been feeling bad. She was lethargic and had thrown up in four or five places in the house. On the…
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A Presence, A Knowledge, A Wisdom, A Gift Within Ourselves
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God is omnipotent and sovereign. Contact Jeff directly: stejd111@att.net or call / text: 251-465-4707.Bởi Jeff Stewart
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From YouTube How-To Videos to Becoming an International Destination Event - The Incredible Journey of Maymay
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Maymay went on to YouTube from Chilton County, Alabama many years ago out of a desire to create some beautiful paper creations. People watched. Then more people. Then many more people. Now she hosts events online with hundreds of attendees and they travel internationally to come to her hosted events in Chilton County. Social media is her advertisin…
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On this week's Keepin It Real, Cam Marston says he has a question for you. And he's curious if you have a question for him. ----- A story that lives in legend in my family is the day my mother interrupted a story about a boastful largemouth bass fisherman and my mother, in full innocence, asked “Who had the large mouth? The fish or the fisherman?” …
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Jeff Starts with a Reading of Timothy - Providing for Homes and Families
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Jeff begins with a reading from Timothy and we discuss providing for each other in the family. If we don't provide for our family, do we deny God? And what does it mean to "provide." What does it mean for families who have given everything to their kids? Contact Jeff directly: stejd111@att.net or call / text: 251-465-4707.…
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New Rules of Real Estate - the Nat's Assn of Realtors Settlement featuring realtor Angelo DePaola
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The National Association of Realtors changed home buying rules and they've been in effect about a month. Home buyers will now have a new conversation with their realtor when they go to buy a home. The realtor will need to negotiate a fee with the buyer. Previously it was in the background as the deal went forward with a typical 6% commission split …
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On Keeping It Real this week, Cam reacts to Tuesday's presidential debate and shares something he's learned about himself in the recent years. ----- Trump got waxed Tuesday night. Wow, did he get waxed. I watched the debate not knowing what to expect but man, to me, he got crushed. Trump later proclaimed it his best debate performance ever. He was …
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The Use of Questions as a Fantastic Leadership Skill with Bob Tiede
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Telling people things allows them to disagree with you. Asking them questions allows you to understand their perspective and allows you to align with their ideas before directing them. Bob Tiede is an author of the book Leading with Questions. He and I discuss the power of questions as a leadership tool. Show Sponsors: E3 Termite & Pest Control Roy…
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Jeff & Cam dig in on faith - the significance of it and the very fact that faith, by its very nature, is belief in that which cannot be proven. Contact Jeff directly: stejd111@att.net or call / text: 251-465-4707.Bởi Jeff Stewart
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Cam's back from his one month sabbatical and creating commentaries again. This one he simply calls Gettin' Lucky. ----- Dr Suchan Shenoy is one of the regulars at Restaurant Five in Tuscaloosa on Saturday mornings. I join the regulars when I’m in town visiting my son who is a sophomore at the University. Dr Shenoy is an OBGYN at the DCH Hospital th…
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Ron Holt of Pink Zebra Moving - Upending the Tired and Stale Moving Business
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The business of moving and movers. Pretty tried and true. Very little room for disruption, right? Wrong. Ron Holt has upended tradtional businesses before and is doing it again. His first was Two Maids where he based the payment of the service providers on the evaluations of the customers. The result? Huge efforts from the cleaners to please the cu…
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The Business of Weather with Rob Lightbrown
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With all the free weather apps avaialble, why pay for a forecast? Because Crown Weather offers something a bit more, a bit personal. Rob Lightbrown offers a subscription only weather forecast that gets into the weeds of the weather. I was referred to him by a retired banker who used Rob's service to help his agricultural clients try to prepare for …
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Jeff welcome's back Dr Bert Park for an extended discussion. Contact Jeff directly: stejd111@att.net or call / text: 251-465-4707.Bởi Jeff Stewart
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StoryBrand is a Simple and Compelling Sales Tool. Stephanie Greenwood Introduces It to Me.
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Who is the hero of your business? Too often, it's you. It SHOULD be the customer. Stephanie Greenwood is a StoryBrand consultant and explains it all so simply to me. She's with IMMIX Strategic and walks me through the process. The customer is the hero. You - the business - are a guide that helps the hero overcome their problem. You bring them to so…
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Jeff and Cam discuss their memories. Contact Jeff directly: stejd111@att.net or call / text: 251-465-4707.
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Brandon Smith & Wills Moore - Author v Editor Book Review
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Leadership consultant and author Brandon Smith has written a book that I've had referenced to me too many times in the past weeks to simply ignore. Called Author vs Editor Dilemma, the book is a management and leadership guide with simple plans for turning your employees into a more highly productive team. It's a simple concept - as the leader, too…
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More Time Digging Deep w Dr Bert Park
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Dr Bert Park continues with us, digging deep into his Biblical knowledge. Contact Jeff directly: stejd111@att.net or call / text: 251-465-4707.Bởi Jeff Stewart
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One-Third of the Nation's GDP is Moved Across the US's Inland Waterways. That's a LOT!
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Cline Jones spent time as a boy watching the locks and dams near his home take and receive tow-boats on the river. The attraction of the work was deep and he signed up to be a part of that industry. Today he's the Executive Director of the Tennessee River Valley Association and the Tennessee-Cumberland Waterways Council. He knows the numbers: the 1…
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On this week's Keepin' it Real, Cam Marston wonders if we prefer entertainment to anything of substance. And frets over the consequences. ----- I hope everyone had a nice July Fourth holiday. On July 4th, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was officially adopted and signed. It has proven to be one of the most influential documents in world histo…
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jeff and Cam continue their conversation with Dr Bert Park. Contact Jeff directly: stejd111@att.net or call / text: 251-465-4707.Bởi Jeff Stewart
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Yowza! Economist Connor Lokar Reads the Economic Tea Leaves.
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Economist Connor Lokar says it's goign to get worse before it gets better. Then it's going to get much worse. Connor is with ITR Economics. He and his firm work with businesses to help them prepare for economic change. Avowedly apolitical, Connor and his team only say the November election is unlikely to change our economy in any meaningful way, re…
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The roost is full at Cam's house. And on this week's Keepin' It Real, Cam shares that it may never be this way ever again. ----- My wife and I had thought our summer would be quiet and a bit boring. Two of our four children would be living away and the other two would be at home but either working during the day, away at camp for a few weeks, or pl…
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Another Chat with the Extremely Knowledgeable Dr Bert Park
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Dr Bert Park sits for another chat and we continue to dig deeper. Contact Jeff directly: stejd111@att.net or call / text: 251-465-4707.Bởi Jeff Stewart
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What's New in Workplace Law - Attorney Windy Bitzer Updates us on Changes that May Impact You
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Lots of changes coming to workplace rules ranging from the legality of non-compete agreements to changes to the salary of exempt employees. Windy Bitzer of the Hand Arendall law firm explains the changes and what they mean for you and me. Show Sponsors: E3 Termite & Pest Control Roy Lewis Construction Allison Horner - State Farm Agent Angelo DePaol…
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On this week's Keepin It Real, Cam is having a harder and harder time walking his dog due to his neighbor's dog that won't go away. ----- “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Cain asked this of God after his brother Abel went missing and God asked Cain, “Hey. Where’s Abel?” Cain claimed he didn’t know. Cain had killed Abel, by the way, and was trying to hid…
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