#210 – Is this Gold’s Gym Innovator the Architect of the Health and Fitness Craze in America?

This week on The Alden Report, we are joined by successful architect, author and health and fitness legend Ed Connors. Ed's life and career have been fascinating to say the least. Originally born in Omaha, Nebraska, Ed graduated from Creighton Preparatory School, as well as the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a Bachelor of Architecture degree. He was drafted into the Army and served in the Vietnam War, earning a Bronze Star with two oak leaf clusters.

After returning from the war, Ed began his architecture career and worked for several prominent firms, including Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo & Associates and the office of Charles Eames. During this time, he was involved in the design of major projects such as California Plaza in downtown Los Angeles, the Headquarters for the Port of L.A. in San Pedro, and Fox Plaza in Century City.

In 1979, Ed and two partners purchased the single Gold's Gym in Santa Monica, California. They developed specific plans and programs that allowed the company to grow from a single gym operation to a multi-faceted company engaged in product distribution and licensing. Ed opened up the first gym franchise ever with a Gold's Gym in San Francisco, and the chain grew to 704 locations in 26 countries and 46 states before he exited the company in 2004.

During his time building the Gold's Gym brand, Ed helped shape the careers of hundreds of individuals, including Ms. Olympia Cory Everson and Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler. He also got several dozen athletes into professional wrestling and helped launch the careers of several TV personalities.

Today, Ed is working on his memoir entitled THE THREE MUSCLETEERS and actively pursuing the creation of a new gym model suited for the post-pandemic world.

You’re not going to miss the portion of our discussion where we debate the prevalence and effects that performance enhancing drugs have had on the industry both in its infancy and today.

Thank you very much to Ed for joining me on The Alden Report.

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#209 – From Tinnitus to Tranquility: The Healing Power of Binaural Beats

In this episode of The Alden Report, Wayne Altman shares his inspiring journey of creating Melody Clouds, a platform that has helped thousands of people find relief from tinnitus and promote relaxation and well-being.

Wayne's personal struggle with tinnitus led him to discover the therapeutic benefits of binaural beats and music. However, he couldn't find what he needed on existing subscription sites, which led him to collect tracks from producers worldwide and create Melody Clouds.
Today, Melody Clouds offers an extensive library of content, including binaural beats, music, guided meditations, audio books, solfeggio, nature sounds, calming, and relaxation sounds. With over 8000 hours of content translated into over 100 different languages, Melody Clouds has a global membership and continues to help people relax and learn.
Wayne's dedication to enriching the lives of his customers and community is evident in his multiple online businesses, and he remains committed to sharing the healing and beneficial effects of this technology with everyone who wants it.

Thank you so much to Wayne for joining on The Alden Report.

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#208 –The Art of Creating Customer Superfans: Insights from an Award-Winning Entrepreneur

This week on The Alden Report, I’m joined by award-winning entrepreneur, author, and customer experience speaker Brittany Hodak. Brittany has delivered keynotes across the globe to organizations including American Express and the United Nations. She has worked with some of the world’s biggest brands and entertainers, including Walmart, Disney, Katy Perry, and Dolly Parton. She founded and scaled an entertainment startup to eight figures before exiting, and she is the former Chief Experience Officer of Experience.com. Forbes said of her debut book, Creating Super Fans, “If you have customers, you need this book. Period.”

Thank you so much to Brittany for joining on The Alden Report.

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#207 – Marketing Legally with Robert Freund: Insights on Social Media Advertising and E-Commerce

If you have an e-commerce store, are a social media influencer, own your own brand or are thinking about starting a business, then you’re not going to want to miss this week’s episode of The Alden Report where I am joined by attorney Robert Freund. Along with very informative and engaging social media content, Robert is an experienced business litigator and advisor who focuses his practice on advertising compliance and litigation, with an emphasis on e-commerce and social media marketing issues.  His clients primarily are direct-to-consumer brands, marketing agencies, and individual creators.

Before opening his own firm, Mr. Freund honed his legal skills working at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, one of the largest and most respected international law firms.  Mr. Freund has represented individuals and companies in complex commercial litigation, including consumer class actions and claims related to false advertising and unfair competition.  He also has represented clients in the entertainment, real estate, and financial services industries.

While in law school at UC Davis, Mr. Freund clerked for the Consumer Protection Unit of the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, where he worked on civil and criminal cases involving fraud, deceptive advertising, anticompetitive practices, and other economic crimes.  Mr. Freund also served as an editor of the UC Davis Law Review.

Mr. Freund has lectured about social media advertising law at the University of Southern California, the University of San Diego, the Fashion Institute of Technology, and the IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems, and he has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Bloomberg Law, Vox, Business Insider, and Forbes on those issues.

Thank you very much to Robert for joining me on The Alden Report.

For more information on Robert Freund and his law firm, you can visit: https://robertfreundlaw.com/

 Check out some of his extremely informative content on Instagram @robertfreundlaw

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#206 – Mastering the Art of Business Turnarounds

This week I am joined by my good friend David Lumley. David has a most impressive resume with almost four decades of success at several public Fortune 500, private, private equity-owned, and family businesses and a record of seven straight company turnarounds.  In 2015, he retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. which is a global and diversified consumer products company and he also served as Director from April 2010 to September 30, 2015; as President and Chief Executive Officer from June 2010 to April 1, 2015; as President, Global Batteries & Personal Care and Home & Garden from January 2007 to November 2013; as Co-Chief Operating Officer from January 2007 to April 2010. 

David’s background includes more than 25 years of experience in the consumer products industry, including executive leadership roles at Newell Rubbermaid, EAS, Brunswick Bicycles, Outboard Marine Corporation, Wilson Sporting Goods Co. and other companies. He also served as a director and member of the compensation committee of Husqvarna AB, a Swedish manufacturer of outdoor power products. He has served on the boards of numerous businesses including Husqvarna AB, Valspar, Spectrum Brands, EAS, Outboard Marine Corporation and Naked Juice.

David is also the author of the best-selling book It’s Impossible to Commit to Maybe which provides the "how-to" lessons and proven recommendations for managers of all levels which provides key business issues, his and others' learnings, and successful techniques to provide a winning approach to reaching your goals.

Thank you very much to David for joining us this week on The Alden Report. 

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#205 – Do You Have an Inner Knowing That There is a Better Way to Heal Yourself?

This week I’m joined by Best Selling Author, Speaker, Coach and Nutrition & Health Professional Neil Cannon. Neil’s mission is to help people avoid all major health conditions and minor ailments and to help them become free of symptoms, pain and medication by getting to the root cause of their health challenges.

Neil is an Amazon #1 bestselling author of The Vitality Secret; Defy Disease, Combat Common Illnesses & Stay Young which highlights the root cause of almost every common illness, chronic disease and accelerated ageing; chronic inflammation. Neil’s inspiration for The Vitality Secret came from overcoming his own life-long battle with eczema and witnessing his father suffer an avoidable stroke. Through an extensive research quest, Neil realized that his eczema and his father’s asthma, hypertension and stroke were all a result of the same underlying root cause.

Neil is also a speaker and has held talks in Bali, London and Los Angeles and he has been invited to speak at UCLA on The Vitality Secret and the root cause of almost every health challenge that exists. In 2017, Neil won the Southern California Sustainable Business Award (Seedling Round) for the accompanying online program, which helps people to implement the teachings of The Vitality Secret.

Thank you so much to Neil for joining on The Alden Report.

For more information on Neil Cannon, you can visit: https://vitalitysecret.com/ 

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#204 (Full Episode) – Are You Ready to Build Your Empire?

This week on The Alden Report, I am truly honored to host author, businesswoman, empire builder and visionary, Elena Cardone. The Queen of her Empire, Elena has designed, constructed and protected a life outside of the ordinary. She has inspired a legion of followers to create their own empires – lives that are truly fulfilling and beyond the average. She counts her current job as her most important one – Chief Family Officer, where she is loving mother, fierce wife and loyal friend. 

Elena started her career in Hollywood and soon became a successful model and actress of TV and film fame.  She is the author of the best-selling book “Build an Empire: How to Have it All.” She is the executive producer of the massively successful events that include 10X Ladies, Operation 10X Badass, Build an Empire Mastermind and her own show, “Women in Power.”

Drawing upon her vast experience, Elena has developed her own curriculum to assist aspiring empire builders. In her Build an Empire course, she lays the groundwork for both men and women as she trains them how to create, grow and defend an extraordinary career and marriage. Additionally, she mentors hundreds of women with personal, one-on-one coaching sessions.

Elena’s most recent endeavor has been to partner up with EXP Realty. She is now a licensed Realtor who plans on building the largest real estate team across the globe helping thousands of people create generational wealth through real estate powered by EXP.

Elena has been happily married to Grant Cardone since 2004 and lives with her husband Grant, their two daughters, Sabrina and Scarlett, along with their two cats, Cash and Flow in Miami Beach. Together they have created a real estate portfolio of $5.2 Billion.

Thank you very much to Elena for joining us this week on The Alden Report. It was a truly inspiring episode.

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#203 – What Does Your Neurotype Say About Your Approach to Training, Nutrition and Lifestyle?

Today, I’m very happy to welcome Mike Millner to The Alden Report. Mike Millner has been a high-level nutrition coach for almost 10 years and has a gift for understanding the psychological and physiological needs of his clients, which has led to thousands of success stories. Mike believes the most important thing is connecting with you and understanding where you’re at in your journey. Personally, he has been on every end of the spectrum when it comes to dieting and everywhere in between. He’s been ashamed, insecure, overweight, orthorexic, skinny fat, and finally embarrassed to step foot in the gym. But he’s come out the other side into a place of balance, harmony and good health.

 Mike’s goal is to help as many people as possible to navigate through life as a healthy individual in a way that’s sustainable and enjoyable. As Mike would tell you – your personality is the key.

Thank you very much to Mike for joining us this week on The Alden Report.

For more information on Mike Millner, you can visit the following: 

Website: www.neurotypetraining.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/coach_mike_millner

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PersonalityDiet

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#202 – What Does It Take to Become Super Lawyer?

This week I welcome attorney Fred Penney who Injury Lawyer has rated the highest AVVO personal injury attorney rating of a 10– “Superb Lawyer”. He is an AV Preeminent rated Attorney by Martindale Hubbell, one of the most prestigious ratings system in the United States. This is the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards. Mr. Penney has also been rated AV Preeminent by the opinions of the members of the Judiciary. For over 30 years Mr. Penney and his firm have handled many high profile and substantial injury cases including product liability, trucking accidents, escalator and elevator accidents, helicopter and plane accidents, boating accidents among others.

He is also the author of numerous personal injury articles and is the host of Radio Law Talk, a radio show discussing the latest trending legal topics and news. Radio Law Talk is broadcast throughout many areas and can be found on SRN Radio networks.

His law firm, The Penney and Associates firm has now expanded to offices in Sacramento, Roseville, Chico, Rocklin and Irvine with satellite offices in Fairfield, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, San Francisco and Southern California. Penney and Associates Cases have been featured on the National Nightly News, local nightly news, radio news programs and numerous articles in print media. Thank you very much to Fred for joining us this week on The Alden Report.

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#201 – Can Clean and Sustainable Carbon-Free Solutions Be Economically Implemented?

This week I’m joined on The Alden Report by adventurer, idea generator, sustainability advocate and entrepreneur of change Ian Clifford. Ian has more than 25 years of experience in the fields of technology and marketing. His efforts to bring about environmental change started in 2000 when he co-founded a company with a vision of turning 40-year-old retro ICE vehicles into state-of-the-art electric vehicle. From 2006 to today, Ian has raised more than $80 million in equity financing for the Company. He also co-founded digIT Interactive, a full-service Internet marketing company serving Fortune 500 clients, which he sold at the peak of the market in 2000.

Ian is the CEO of Fuel Positive, which provides sustainable, “cradle to cradle”, clean energy solutions, including an onsite, containerized Green Ammonia production system, for use across a broad spectrum of industries and applications. Their goal to help change the course of climate change through practical solutions that can be implemented in the short term.

Thank you very much to Ian for joining us this week on The Alden Report. 

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#200 - Celebrating Our 200th Episode of The Alden Report

We are celebrating our 200th episode on this week’s episode of The Alden Report. After over 7 years of hosting the show I’ve been fortunate to host some of the most world renowned and brilliant minds in the business world who have share their inspiring and educational stories. With hundreds of episodes under our belt, join me this week as we take a retrospective trip down memory lane and we revisit some of our most memorable episodes.

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#199 – This Artrepreneur Doesn’t Take Pictures. He Makes Pictures

This week on The Alden Repot, I am joined by artist David Drebin. A graduate of Parsons School of Design in NYC, David is a multidisciplinary artist working in various art forms producing limited edition works including Photographs, Lightboxes, Neon Light Installations, Diamond Dust works and more. His work combines voyeuristic and psychological viewpoints in a unique manner, offering the viewer a dramatic insight into emotions and experiences which many of us have doubtlessly felt at some point in our lives.

Following his first solo exhibition at Camera Work in Berlin in 2005 and the release of his first comprehensive illustrated book Love and Other Stories in 2007, Drebin experienced a stream of worldwide representation by some of the finest galleries globally.

Drebin's artworks also known as “Drebins” are unique and instantly recognizable as his own. His artistic style is often described as epic, dramatic and, above all, cinematic. Drebin has released seven books with teNeues publishing including The Morning After, Beautiful Disasters, Chasing Paradise, Dreamscapes, Love and Lights, Before They Were Famous and most recently released Collectors Edition an oversized limited edition monograph created as a gift to the collectors of his works around the world.

Thank you so much to David for joining on The Alden Report.

For more information on David Drebin, you can visit: https://daviddrebin.com/

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#198 – Can We Find Empowerment Through Sports?

As a former coach of my daughter’s soccer teams, I am very excited about my guest on this week’s episode of The Alden Report. Aaron Velky is an entrepreneur, author, business coach, investor, speaker and the co-founder and chief executive officer of the Money Club. With over 9 years of coaching experience, NCAA Division I soccer playing experience, and more than 6,000 hours of coaching girls, he is the author of the book Let Her Play which is an essential guide for any parent who has a daughter playing sports and an unbiased coaching position on what’s happening in youth sports all across the globe as pressures rise and stakes get higher.

After retiring from coaching and publishing Let Her Play, he jumped full force into conscious business leadership. His company has won a 2018 BBB Spark Award, recognized as one of few organizations that have an outstanding company culture, something he now shares with his coaching clients and through his financial wellness programs for leading businesses. He has created several companies and dozens of financial education resources that have reached international audiences to help them develop financial intelligence and has coached hundreds of entrepreneurs and young athletes. His efforts to create more financial education and deliver it through the workplace have given organizations a chance to change their culture for the better.

Thank you very much to Aaron Velky for joining us this week on The Alden Report.

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#197 – Do You Go As Hard As You Feel or As Hard As You Can?

This week I’m very happy to welcome to The Alden Report, CEO, Motivational speaker and the National Director of Nike Sports Camps Joel Green. After retiring from professional basketball, Joel founded Pro Level Training, which has become a 7-figure company. He is also an accomplished speaker who has been fortunate to speak to thousands and also deliver his very own TED Talk.
Even with diligent focus on his family and business, Joel also finds time for professional sports/fitness modeling & acting. This has allowed him to be featured in multiple commercials, ads and even a spot on a TV show. He was recently the face of Cheez-It crackers Celebrity Crunch Classic campaign, in which he was solely featured on millions of the brands snack boxes. This was along with features on Famous Amos cookies, Rice Crispy Treats and Pringles packages.
​His ultimate goal is to inspire others with his words and motivate them through his actions. In his newest book, Filtering: The Way To Extract Strength From The Struggle, Joel uncovers his trials, triumphs, and the lessons he extracted using a unique method referred to as “Filtering.” This is the process of extracting the good and essential from our daily occurrences. Instead of continuing to emotionally react to life, you will learn to intelligently respond to it. Utilizing this method will help readers resolve their problems and not revolve them.

Thank you very much to Joel for joining us this week on The Alden Report.

For more information on Joel Green, you can visit: https://www.joelbgreen.com

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#196 – Do You Have What It Takes to Never Sit in the Lobby on A Sales Trip?

This week I’m very happy to welcome sales coach, business executive, author and public speaker, Glenn Poulos to The Alden Report. Glenn is the co-founder, Vice President, and General Manager of Gap Wireless Inc., a leading product and service distributor for the mobile broadband and wireless markets. With over three decades of experience in sales, he has spent thousands of hours in the field or on the phone with customers and working with salespeople to help create several very successful companies.

After entering the sales field in 1985 as a Technical Sales Rep, Glenn founded his first company, mmWave Technologies Inc. in 1991 and simultaneously served as President of Anritsu Electronics Ltd. for 9 years. Using his extensive knowledge and experience in the industry, he lectures groups on sales strategy, consumerism, and what motivates people at a raw emotional level.

After three decades in the office trenches, Glenn figured out exactly what to do—and what to avoid—to get the deal done. It is with this experience that he authored his book Never Sit in the Lobby: 57 Winning Sales Factors to Grow a Business and Build a Career Selling. Inspired by real-life lessons that shaped Glenn’s career, this guide provides 57 factors for navigating the interpersonal dynamics of selling and the art of negotiation to help you sidestep common costly mistakes—before you lose the sale.

Thank you very much to Glenn Poulos for joining us this week on The Alden Report.

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#195 – Can We Enable the World Differently for Those Who Are Differently Abled?

This week I am honored to host one of the most inspirational guests I have ever had the pleasure to have on The Alden Report. My guest, Emmanuel Kelly was found as an infant half dead in a box on a battlefield on the border of Iraq. With no birth certificate, passport and no known identify he was taken to an orphanage where he lived out his early life. At a very early age, he experienced the worst of mankind often witnessing horrific events such as executions and bombings. Miraculously, at the age of 7, he was brought to Australia by humanitarian Moira Kelly for life-changing surgery. Over the next 14 years, Emmanuel had 6 surgeries all the while learning how to walk and feed himself using a knife and fork.

After overcoming enormous obstacles, and at just 18 years of age, Emmanuel became an Australian X-Factor sensation by showcasing his angelic voice, accumulating over 500M views online. Since then, he has become a media sensation and has captured, inspired and entertained close to 1 billion people worldwide as he has toured with Coldplay, opened for Snoop Dog, performed with David Foster and legendary DJ Paul Oakenfold, performed at the United Nations Assembly multiple times and released a song called “Never Alone” which was produced by Paul Oakenfold and Chris Martin of Coldplay.

 In 2022, Emmanuel helped launched The Outlyer Group with a vision that aims to change the approach to business, in the differently abled sector globally by representing and championing multi-abled talent through its three core divisions - Outlyer Talent Agency, Outlyer Record Label and Outlyer Film and TV Production House.

 Thank you very much to Emmanuel Kelly for joining us this week on The Alden Report.

For more information on Emmanuel, you can visit: https://www.theoutlyergroup.com/

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#194 – Does this Individual Have the Golden Touch in the Online Gaming World?

This week on The Alden Report, I am very happy to welcome entrepreneur and CEO Brian Goodman. Brian is CEO of Golden Matrix (Nasdaq: GMGI) which is an established online gaming technology company that develops and owns online gaming IP and content and builds configurable and scalable white-label gaming platforms for its international customers. Among other things, we discuss the customer acquisition and marketing strategies of Golden Matrix as well as how the company is able to perform profitably at a consistent level.

Thank you very much to Brian Goodman for joining us this week on The Alden Report.

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#193 – Do You Truly Need to Experience Pain to Achieve Success?

I’m not going to lie, things have been pretty rough around here both on a personal and professional level. So today, I thought I’d open up more than I believe I ever have here on The Alden Report. Today I’m talking straight to the mic again about some personal pain that I am experiencing. Some people say that experiencing pain is one of the universal laws of success. That is, most successful people experience pain and pain brings wisdom. If you can make it through and come out of the other side, success will be waiting. Well, I’ve experienced my share of pain and I’ve seen how it has led to success. But in down times like these, I often have to question why it is we must go through these negative experiences at all?  I elaborate on these experiences on my latest blog which you can read here. As I say in the blog, I’m not opening up this way so that you can pity me. I understand that being an entrepreneur can bring extremely difficult times. I’ve built a number of businesses over the last two decades, most of which actually failed.

But we are strong. I am strong. Successful entrepreneurs are strong and enduring. I know it will be fine in the end. I know I am on the right path. I know pain is a necessary part of the human experience. But right now, I welcome the other side more than ever.

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192 – Do You Have A Good, Better, Best Plan?

This week I am honored to host Jessi Park who is an inspiring and driven entrepreneur with a captivating life and career story. Five years ago, Jessi was dialing aged leads out of Orlando Public Library to try and start her insurance business while also job hunting. Within 8 months she wrote over $1 million in business. Within 1 year, she was making 6 figures and within 3 years she was debt-free, bought her first home, and a 6000 square foot commercial building for her agents to work in. If it isn’t enough that she now is the owner of Inspired Insurance Solutions, a top-rated nationwide brokerage that assists clients in navigating the complex worlds of health, life, Medicare, and annuities, she also has taught the “Good, Better, Best” method to thousands of agents nationwide and helped countless agents start successful careers. Among her many ventures are an upcoming luxury fragrance line and a leather goods line. Entrepreneurship and creativity are something she is genuinely enthusiastic about, and she enjoys speaking to organizations and individuals about the mindset required for success. Outside of her career in insurance and many entrepreneurial endeavors, she is also an internationally collected artist, a keynote speaker, and a certified life coach. She also is the author of the best-selling book Soul Beneficiary, Jessi’s part-memoir, part-industry-guide for people willing to push through the daily grind and build a remarkable career.

Thank you very much to Jessi Park for joining us this week on The Alden Report.

For more information on Jessi, you can visit: https://www.jessipark.com/

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#191 – What Does It Take to Build A $50 Million Dollar Business In Eight Years From the Ground Up?

This week I’m very happy to welcome entrepreneur and best-selling author Jamie Prickett to The Alden Report. Jamie is a former freestyle wrestler turned financial advisor who spent ten years struggling to put gas in his car. But the problem wasn’t just Jamie, it had a lot to do with the organization he worked with from the age of twenty-one to thirty-one.

Two years after leaving that company, and now, over the past eight years, Jamie and his wife Lee-Ann “turned over the tables” of the entire insurance and financial services industry. In 2014, they founded Experior Financial Group which now consists of a 1500+ team of well trained and provincially licensed associates available across Canada and the USA specializing in a number of insurance needs. Headquartered in Ontario, Canada and Cheektowaga, New York USA, Experior Financial Group Executives cumulatively boast hundreds of years in the financial industry.

Thank you very much to Jamie Prickett for joining us this week on The Alden Report.

For more information on Jamie, you can visit: https://www.jamieprickett.com/

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