Best Blaze Performance Podcasts (2025)

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Illana Gambrill: Liberation on the Dance Floor 1:04:28

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4d ago1:04:28

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In this electrifying episode of My Kind of People, I sit down with the unstoppable Illana Gambrill, professional dancer and founder of DanceBox - a revolutionary, soul-shaking movement that fuses dance, empowerment, and healing into one sacred space.Illana shares the incredible journey behind DanceBox: how it began as a dance class and evolved into…

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What is Context Engineering? 11:46

5d ago11:46

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In this episode, we are exploring the concept of context engineering and its potential to bring back discipline to software development in the age of vibe coding. Could context engineering bring back some needed discipline for better software outcomes? 🔥 Like and Subscribe 🔥 💰 Sponsors If you are interested in sponsoring my content, contact me dire…

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MCP Server Explained With Cloudflare 16:08

13d ago16:08

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MCP servers everywhere in tech feeds these days, and while it's becoming a crucial part of AI agents communicating with software and utilizing their services to perform powerful tasks. On today's show we talk about how much the MCP Server phenomena is impacting the developer experience. My gues is Ricky Robinett from Cloudflare. 👋 Connect With Me 📫…

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5 Reasons Load Testing Does Not Work 18:50

21d ago18:50

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Are your load testing efforts falling short? In this episode of the SMC Journal, I give you five big reasons why load testing doesn't work for many organizations based on my 30+ years of consulting experience in performance engineering. Just me talking directly to you. 📺 Watch the full video here: 👉 https://youtu.be/uqwfE9w-uVU…

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Stef Z: Women's Sports Is More Than A Ticket 1:09:59

1M ago1:09:59

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In this episode of My Kind of People, I sit down with Stef Zeh, founder of Section Z and lifelong sports enthusiast to talk about how she's using the power of live sports to build confidence, collaboration, and career skills in young women. We dive into her personal journey with sport, the inspiration behind Section Z, and how she's leveling the pl…

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Okeh Okwesia: From Beats to Breakthroughs 1:15:00

2M ago1:15:00

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In this inspiring episode of My Kind of People, host Meg Walker sits down with multi-talented Okeh Okwesia — a UK hip hop artist, personal trainer, and dance instructor who’s using his voice and movement to empower others. Okeh shares his powerful story of breaking into the music scene, building self-confidence through creativity, and how inclusivi…

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Performance and the Software Lifecycle Engineer 23:53

2M ago23:53

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Is the Software Lifecycle Engineer (SLE) the future for addressing software performance? In this video, Scott Moore will discuss a possible alternative to the Site Reliability Engineer for operational requirements across the entire software development lifecycle. 😀 For more great content like this check out the SMC Journal at https://smcjournal.com…

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Internet Performance Monitoring: Next Level Application Resilience 35:52

3M ago35:52

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What is Internet Performance Monitoring (IPM)? In this episode of the SMC Journal, you’ll learn about blind spots in current APM and Observability platforms, and why IPM is crucial for monitoring modern applications on the web. ☕ Want to support the show? Buy Me A Coffee! https://bit.ly/3NadcPK ☕ OR BUY MY COFFEE ► https://bit.ly/503blend 💵 Buy som…

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Altinity Rocks With Blazing Database Performance 23:28

3M ago23:28

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Let's explore Altinity for blazing fast database performance! Real-time analytics & open source explained. 💰 Sponsors If you are interested in sponsoring my content, contact me directly via email or LinkedIn for more information. email = heyscott @ smcjournal.com (remove spaces around the @) ☕ Want to support the show? Buy Me A Coffee! https://bit.…

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Load Testing Insights 2025 8:13

3M ago8:13

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Scott Moore and Jay Akselrud discuss load testing in 2025. Get insights on DevOps and Continuous Testing, missing Skill Sets, and don't miss the "blooper" at the end.By SMC Journal

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Cath Reohorn: Putting Kindness Into Copy 57:51

3M ago57:51

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Welcome to this episode of My Kind of People! Our guest, Cath Reohorn, is the founder of Kind Copy, helping businesses to get more out of their digital marketing.In this episode, she sits down with Meg to discuss a range of topics, from the importance of being kind with your words and how to stand out in today's marketing age. Cath shares how she w…

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Limited Views on YouTube? This may be why... 10:15

5M ago10:15

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Why one of my YouTube videos got limited views. I explain how Google Ads flagged a random keyword on my website. 🔥 Like and Subscribe 🔥 💰 Sponsors If you are interested in sponsoring my content, contact me directly via email or LinkedIn for more information. email = heyscott @ smcjournal.com (remove spaces around the @) ☕ Want to support the show? …

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Observability as Code with Checkly. Monitor your applications 19:53

5M ago19:53

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Discover how Checkly is transforming software monitoring with "Observability as Code". This approach allows developers to address the challenges of rapidly changing software. 🔥 Like and Subscribe 🔥 💰 Sponsors If you are interested in sponsoring my content, contact me directly via email or LinkedIn for more information. email = heyscott @ smcjournal…

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Your New AI Co-worker - Agentic AI 29:06

6M ago29:06

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🚀 **Check out this fascinating podcast episode about the transformative potential of Agentic AI!** 🤖 Learn how Agentic AI goes beyond task-based Generative AI, enabling goal-oriented and autonomous action. 🔧 Discover how it predicts system faults, proactively fixes issues, and streamlines IT operations. 💻 See how developers can use AI assistants to…

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Achieving Cyber Resilience: Expert Insights From LevelBlue 28:20

7M ago28:20

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Strengthen your cyber resilience! Join us as we discuss cyber resilience from a software engineering perspective with cybersecurity expert Teresa Lanowitz. We're talking with respected industry analyst Teresa Lanowitz about her new report on the 2024 Level Blue Futures for Cyber Resilience. With her deep understanding of the software development li…

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Legendary Marketing Secrets For Software Companies 51:20

8M ago51:20

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Former Mercury Interactive CMO, Chris Lochhead, reveals the company's customer-obsessed culture, aggressive execution strategies, and focus on category design that led to its legendary success in the software testing market. Learn how their unique approach can be applied to any company looking to dominate its industry. 🚀 Key Takeaways: ● Customer o…

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Ep 112: Alex Nocifera is the Co-Founder and CEO of LOMA, and Brian Monahan is Head of Retail Media Solutions for Dentsu 51:03

8M ago51:03

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Host Rob Reed welcomes some serious local retail powerhouses to the Clicks to Bricks podcast today: Alex Nocifera and Brian Monahan. Alex, a serial entrepreneur Rob has known for over a decade, returns to the show. Following a successful exit in local marketing and founding Field Day, which was featured in episode 29, he’s now focused on his latest…

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How I became a performance engineer 21:42

8M ago21:42

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This is the story of how I became a performance engineer. See the blog that goes with this video at https://scottmoore.consulting/blog/performance-engineer/ 🔥 Like and Subscribe 🔥 💰 Sponsors If you are interested in sponsoring my content, contact me directly via email or LinkedIn for more information. email = heyscott @ smcjournal.com (remove space…

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My Insights Switching From Unifi To A Peplink Wireless AP 24:36

8M ago24:36

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Why I switched from Ubiquiti to Peplink Wireless APs for better Wi-Fi performance. Use code PERFTOUR for a special discount at https://bit.ly/buypeplinksmc My insights switching from Unifi to a Peplink wireless AP. n this episode of the SMC Journal podcast, I share my journey of replacing a Ubiquiti Unify Wireless Access Point with a Peplink Wirele…

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Bites & Biohacks From The Bike - Why Carbs are NOT the Devil (especially for women!) 16:21

9M ago16:21

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Are you eating too many carbs... or not enough?! This episode will help clarify the confusion while explaining the supportive role carbohydrates have on your workouts, recovery, nervous system and, most of all, supporting healthy hormonal balance. I really love this share for SO many reasons - it is potent & clear, has a powerful message and genuin…

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Bites & Biohacks From The Bike - 4 Weird + "Woo" Performance Boosters 29:23

9M ago29:23

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These 4 unusual biohacks may sound "woo woo" but if they each gave you an extra edge to rise above the rest, would you take it? While on surface level, these actionable performance enhancing boosters seem too easy to be true, I cite preliminary evidence for some of them (because we all like a bit of research these days, right?) And for the ladies -…

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Cloudflare Speed Brain - Improve Your Website Performance For Free 24:23

9M ago24:23

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Load your website 45% faster with Cloudflare Speed Brain. Speed Brain uses the Speculation Rules API to prefetch content, making pages load almost instantly. 🚀Cloudflare's Speedbrain feature uses speculation rules API from Chrome to prefetch content, reducing page load times by up to 45% for static content. 🖱️Speedbrain predicts user navigation bas…

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Bites & Biohacks From The Bike - The Buzz on Caffeine Use 19:30

9M ago19:30

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Is caffeine your friend or foe? In this bite-sized episode, you'll learn about the current research on the use of caffeine, how much to 'use', the specific impact on your training and sports performance & it's profound benefits. This is a brilliant share to understand how and why caffeine has a different impact on women as opposed to men, as well a…

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Bites & Biohacks From The Bike - Sweet Recovery (Training & Events) 38:58

10M ago38:58

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Everything you need to know to recover smarter and more effectively for the 24-48 hours following your training session or workout. Whether your sport is road cycling, running, enduro mountain biking, heavy weights or CrossFit at the gym or half marathon training on the trails, you will want to hear this episode. Whilst I thoroughly enjoy taking th…

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The P99 Conference has top performance engineering insights! P99 CONF 17:00

10M ago17:00

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The P99 Conference 2024, taking place on October 23-24, will focus on performance engineering and feature insights from industry leaders, emphasizing the significance of the 99th percentile in performance metrics and showcasing advancements in distributed databases and emerging technologies. Join the P99 Conference 2024 on Oct 23-24 by registering …

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Strength, Fitness & Cycling: Bites & Biohacks from the Bike (Premiere) 46:17

10M ago46:17

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We are taking a brilliant pivot from the initial 'Podcast Plan'. I'm called to start sharing more that will empower your fitness and strength journey - in a way that can be applied to boost your health, overall conditioning and longevitiy by optimising your exercise and eating regimes... no matter what your sport or chosen movement activity may be.…

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Scaling Kubernetes, Microservices, and Ephemeral Environments 19:32

11M ago19:32

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Speedscale addresses the challenges of scaling Kubernetes in a microservices and containerized, ephemeral environment. This includes real-traffic replays and service mocking to find bottlenecks and tune production and development environments. This episode sponsored by SpeedScale https://bit.ly/46KFWbY Insights on Scaling Kubernetes 🔍 Speedcale hel…

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Ep 111: David Skena is the Chief Marketing Officer for Krispy Kreme 46:00

11M ago46:00

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What sets Krispy Kreme apart from other indulgent food brands? It’s not just their delicious doughnuts. It’s their focus on creating memorable, shareable moments that bring people together. We are joined by David Skena, Krispy Kreme’s Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), to walk us through the legacy of this beloved brand and the innovative methods that …

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Ep 110: Sheila Ullery is the Chief Marketing Officer for Milan Laser Hair Removal 39:55

11M ago39:55

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When a brand has a clear and attractive value proposition and then goes on to deliver on that promise, then a dedicated following and exponential brand growth is all but assured. Milan Laser Hair Removal is focused on one thing – providing a guaranteed treatment with excellent service – and to explain how Milan always stays true to its promise to b…

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What is DevPerfOps? 28:48

11M ago28:48

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What is DevPerfOps, you ask? DevPerfOps is a crucial concept in software engineering, emphasizing the integration of performance engineering into DevOps to prioritize and ensure continuous performance improvements. Key Insights About DevPerfOps 🧠 Scott Moore is focused on making a contribution to improve the group as a whole, with a particular inte…

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Ep 109: Shannon Cole is the Vice President of Brand Marketing for RBC 38:50

12M ago38:50

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If you want your marketing to connect with younger demographics, then your best bet is to make sure that your initiatives are indisputably authentic and aligned with your values – especially when it comes to sponsorships. That’s the advice of today’s guest, Shannon Cole, head of brand marketing and sponsorship at Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). She joi…

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Mastering OpenTelemetry and Observability 18:20

12M ago18:20

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"Mastering OpenTelemetry and Observability" is a new book by Steve Flanders. Observability in complex systems is crucial, and OpenTelemetry is the future of providing open source and vendor agnostic instrumentation and data collection for better understanding and troubleshooting system behavior. Key Insights on Mastering OpenTelemetry 🔍 Observabili…

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Ep 108: Erin Newkirk is the Chief Brand & Marketing Officer for Caribou Coffee 40:04

12M ago40:04

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Today on Clicks 2 Bricks, we are joined by the chief brand and marketing officer of Caribou Coffee to discuss the brand’s innovative TikTok campaign. Tuning in, you’ll hear all about Caribou Coffee and what sets it apart from other coffee brands, how it fits into the Panera portfolio, and how the coffee industry has changed in terms of market dynam…

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Using eBPF for Better Kubernetes Performance 26:15

12M ago26:15

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eBPF is a powerful tool for improving performance in Kubernetes and microservices, providing real-time analysis and management, but its complexity may be a barrier for some developers. Donald Lutz shares his experience using it, and some of the pitfalls to watch out for on this SMC Journal #podcast. Key Insights on eBPF Performance 🚀 The use of eBP…

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Ep 107: Ash ElDifrawi is the Chief Commercial & Brand Officer for The Aspen Group 41:16

12M ago41:16

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In today’s episode of Clicks2Bricks, we are joined by Ash ElDifrawi in his capacity as the Chief Commercial and Brand Officer for The Aspen Group (TAG), a portfolio of health-services brands. Ash is here to talk about the unique challenges of growing and supporting a national dentistry brand, and he is perfectly situated as two of the brands under …

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Ep 106: Christian Kuhn is the Chief Marketing Officer for Blaze Pizza 43:31

1y ago43:31

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There is always space for learning and innovating; regardless of how old you or your brand are! Today on Clicks 2 Bricks we are joined by the new CMO at Blaze Pizza, Christian Kuhn to discuss the exciting changes he has incited at the company. Tuning in, you’ll hear about Christian’s fascinating career and some fun facts about him we may not have k…

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Ep 105: Nick Scarpino is the Chief Marketing Officer for Portillo’s 35:53

1y ago35:53

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As a Chief Marketing Officer, you have to be passionate about the brand you’re working for. With more than 10 years of experience working for Chicago-style fast-casual restaurant, Portillo’s, CMO Nick Scarpino joins us for this episode of Clicks 2 Bricks to share his marketing expertise and love for this multi-generational brand! Tuning in, you’ll …

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Ep 104: Bronze Major is the Head of Marketing for Carrabba’s Italian Grill 35:58

1y ago35:58

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Customers aren’t interested in being marketed to or having products sold to them. What they seek is a genuine connection with brands that truly understand their needs. This is where the opportunity lies to inspire a deep affinity for your brand and products. Marketing today is less about selling and more about building relationships, creating conne…

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Motivation to Move - The Mind-Body Loop: Move How You Want to FEEL | Sarah McLachlan 27:15

1y ago27:15

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If you want to shift a bad mood, feel better or perhaps feel FREAKEN GOOD, you'll find brilliant motivation to get going and move your body with this episode! Through clinical practice, evidence-based reasoning & physiological, emotional and energetic mind-body principles, today I unpack the ways that movement and exercise are creating how you FEEL…

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Ep 103: Chris Duncan is the Global Head of Marketing for Claire's 42:31

1y ago42:31

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If you’re a teenage girl, then you definitely know this global retail brand that specializes in ear piercing, affordable jewelry, and fashion. Today on Clicks 2 Bricks, we learn about the dynamic retail brand, Claire’s, as we welcome its Global Head of Marketing, Chris Duncan. Our conversation begins with exploring Claire’s complex retail network a…

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Ep 102: Keith Sheldon is the President of Entertainment and Brand Management for Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming 37:02

1y ago37:02

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Having been established for over 50 years, Hard Rock is one of the most instantly recognizable and revered global brands. But with such remarkable success and widespread expansion, it's easy to forget what the brand truly values at its core. To refresh our memories and to explain what Hard Rock stands for today, we are joined by the President of En…

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The Science of Sleep | Solo with Sarah McLachlan 44:52

1y ago44:52

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Diving into the science, research and mind-blowing data in this incredible episode, you'll learn how to foster a deeper, more restorative night's sleep whilst better understanding how sleep impacts your mental and emotional capacity. I unpack the 4 stages of sleep and what happens to our brain, emotions and body when we don't sleep well, through to…

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Burning Desire, Fire & Discipline | Solo Episode by Sarah McLachlan 29:26

1y ago29:26

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Has your burning desire or drive felt lacklustre lately, as though your spark is wavering? Maybe 'life' has got a little in the way... Or you've lost contact with feeling your vibrant zest and hum for life. Then this truthful episode is a great listen for you. In this potent solo share, I guide you to re-member and reconnect with your passions, lov…

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Ep 101: Flooring the Market: Marketing Mastery with Wendy Martin 33:53

1y ago33:53

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In this episode, we sit down with Wendy Martin, Chief Marketing Officer for Floor & Decor, to unpack the intricacies of marketing for a specialized retailer in the hard surface flooring industry. Floor & Decor is a leading specialty retailer in the hard surface flooring market, offering an unparalleled selection of tile, wood, stone, and flooring a…

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Ep 100: Ryan Ostrom is the Chief Marketing Officer for Jack in the Box 40:51

1y ago40:51

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To celebrate 100 Episodes, we welcome back Ryan Ostrom, CMO and EVP at American fast-food chain, Jack in the Box. Since his first appearance on the podcast three years ago, Ryan has left his role in marketing leadership at GNC and pioneered an innovative turnaround for Jack in the Box. His strategy? A step-by-step process based on the principles of…

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Ep 99: Casey Terrell is the former CMO of SPB Hospitality (Logan’s Roadhouse, Gordon Biersch Brewery) 44:54

1y ago44:54

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In today’s episode, we delve into the world of digital transformation in the restaurant industry with industry expert, Casey Terrell. Casey is a highly respected marketing professional with vast experience in the restaurant industry, particularly in digital transformation, technology adoption, and multi-location marketing roles. In our conversation…

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How To Make Tough Decisions & Get Unstuck | Solo Episode with Sarah McLachlan 42:28

1y ago42:28

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Ever been stuck in not knowing what to do? Which path to take? Or experienced the heavy spiralling paralysis of trying to "figure it out"? This solo 'Sarah Download' is perfect for you! Whether it's a decision to leave your relationship, change jobs or career path, a health or diet shift, or perhaps moving house, this episode will provide you with …

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Ep 98: Vivian Acosta is the Director of Social Media for Cricket Wireless 51:02

1y ago51:02

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In today’s crowded and competitive marketing landscape, many brands strive to break through the noise by creating memorable social media moments that bring their brand personality to life. In this episode of Clicks 2 Bricks, we take a look at Cricket Wireless' recent viral campaign with WWE, featuring the Cricket Chair Phone. What is a Chair Phone,…

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Protein & Plants for Optimal Nutrition & Fuelling Performance | Nina Gelbke, Acc. Sports Nutritionist 34:04

1y ago34:04

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Are you fuelling your body with enough of the good stuff? Getting your fill or requirements of protein, plants and vital nutrients is no easy feat, and it can be even trickier if you're looking for plant-based options. Nina Gelbke is an Accredited Nutritionist, Sports Nutritionist, Presenter and CrossFit Coach and Athlete, with a big passion for al…

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Ep 97: Maria Hokanson EVP, Marketing, U.S. and Canada for Dairy Queen 38:26

1y ago38:26

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In 2025, Dairy Queen turns 85 and in its eight-plus decades, it has evolved from being a simple soft-serve ice cream company to becoming one of the biggest QSR and burger brands in America! Dairy Queen’s philosophy is one of emotional connection, and bringing us closer to the brand today is its Executive Vice President of Marketing, Maria Hokanson.…