Breaking Trail. Every other week, Lisa Gerber talks to people who are working to make the world more habitable, more humane, and more loving. In the words of author and environmentalist David Orr, they are the “peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of every kind” that this world needs so desperately. Through their stories, we cover themes of hope, courage, and action. This is a show for people who want to contribute to the world rather than take from it. We are living life ...
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“Planted” with Sara Payan, is an ongoing conversation encompassing the vast world of cannabis, with a focus on education. Sara Payan, educator, policy advocate & author, engages policy makers, media professionals, industry leaders and more, about their relationship with cannabis in the era of legalization.
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The Successful Bookkeeper Podcast is a weekly show to help increase your confidence, work smarter and build a business you love. Each week you'll listen to inspiring guests who will share their success secrets, so you can take your bookkeeping enterprise and life to another level. Some of them include New York Times Best-Selling Author of E-Myth, Michael E. Gerber, Pure Bookkeeping Co-Founder, Debbie Roberts, the host of The Productive Woman podcast, Laura McClellan and the author of *I Know ...
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EP496: Spotlight - Paul Lodder - Turning Cash Flow Into Strategic Advisory
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39:56“The opportunity now is huge with accountants and bookkeepers to provide more of a proactive service, more forecasting, more future visibility. But certain things have to be in place for that to happen.” -Paul Lodder Paul Lodder, VP of Accounting Product and Strategy at Dext, discusses how bookkeepers and accountants can use cash flow forecasting a…
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EP495: Lisa Campbell – Habits That Transform Your Bookkeeping Business - Part 1
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26:20“ Beginning with the end in mind is very helpful for people who are starting, but also for people who are already in the weeds and they just like, ‘I can't do this anymore. I need to do something else.’ Figure out what it is that you want to build and then reverse engineer it and build it.” -Lisa Campbell Lisa Campbell, founder of Accelerate 2 Adv…
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Planted – Bryan Gerber, Hara Supply
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1:20:40Sara sits down with Bryan Gerber, CEO of Hara Supply, to talk innovation, entrepreneurship, and the future of cannabis culture. [Ep 178]
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EP494: Etinosa Agbonlahor - The Science Of Pricing For Bookkeepers - Part 2
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EP493: Etinosa Agbonlahor - The Science Of Pricing For Bookkeepers - Part 1
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24:05"You should be distinct enough and positioned just a bit enough that people go, 'Oh, I am caring about the value they're gonna bring to me, to the point where I wanna double click.’” -Etinosa Agbonlahor Etinosa Agbonlahor, behavioral economist and CEO of Decision Alpha, shares how pricing is about more than numbers. She explains why understanding y…
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Sara records live from MJ Unpacked with Nohtal Partansky, a former NASA engineer and the CEO of Sorting Robotics. Discover how he’s bringing space-age innovation to cannabis tech! [Ep 176]
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Sara sits down with Lisa Williams, CEO of Hello Again, to talk about breaking taboos, women’s wellness, and the power of plant medicine. [Ep 175]
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EP492: Jess Jensen - How To Differentiate Your Business Through Storytelling - Part 2
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22:12“Just having the courage to allow some of your real story to come through publicly is your differentiator. It builds trust, opens doors to sales conversations, and draws future customers to you.” –Jess Jensen Jess Jensen, co-founder of Co-pilot Communications, is back for the second part of this powerful conversation. In part one, she revealed why …
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EP491: Jess Jensen - How To Differentiate Your Business Through Storytelling - Part 1
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27:59"People are interested in other people. So you can talk about your practice or where you see perhaps the industry going down the road, but from a point of view that is informed and experienced and maybe has a little bit of vulnerability woven in.” -Jess Jensen Jess Jensen, co-founder of Co-pilot Communications, has helped leaders at Microsoft, Qual…
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Sara Payan chats with cannabis legend James Loud about genetics, sustainable growing, and the future of cannabis. [Ep 174]
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EP490: Jennifer Kahnweiler - How To Thrive As An Introverted Leader
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46:05“A woman came up to me and said, ‘You know, you really get me.’ And I thought that's really the mantra I want to kind of go with. I want people to understand that I get what they're saying. I can't be them, but I can translate the pain and the successes that they're having.” -Jennifer Kahnweiler Introverted leaders bring unique strengths to the wor…
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Sara sits down with Heisman Trophy winner, yogi, and cannabis advocate Ricky Williams. They dive deep into cannabis, wellness, astrology, and breaking the stigma in sports and society. [Ep 173]
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EP489: Jenny Groberg - Turning Small Steps Into Big Wins - Part 2
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33:22“ I think it's important that you go for it. You imagine what that looks like. I didn't go into this with the intention of having a big company. It happened one employee at a time. How do you get the 30 employees? Well, start with one.” -Jenny Groberg In this episode, we wrap up a two-part conversation with Jenny Groberg, founder of BookSmarts Acco…
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Planted – Scott Schmidt and Stephen Post
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1:00:08Sara is on location at The Woods in West Hollywood with Scott Schmidt of Emerald Village WeHo & Stephen Post of The Last Prisoner Project, diving into the powerful intersection of cannabis, LGBTQ+ activism, and the fight for justice. [Ep 172]
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EP488: Jenny Groberg - Turning Small Steps Into Big Wins - Part 1
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35:55“ When I'd go on appointments I would say, ‘You know, I do work with so and so’, and then that would kind of just help them feel reassured that I knew what I was doing, but I never pretended to know everything. I would be very upfront. If there's something I don't know, let me do some research and I'll get back to you.” -Jenny Groberg Jenny Groberg…
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This week, Sara sits down with cannabis icon Steve DeAngelo—activist, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Harborside and the Last Prisoner Project. Together they explore the myths and history of cannabis and break down his Three Golden Pillars vision for the future of the plant. [Ep 171]
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EP487: Lynn Gagne-Webb – Building & Selling A Bookkeeping Firm - Part 2
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38:16“ One of the most famous quotes ever from Tony Robbins, this one I take with me every single day. ‘Fall out of love with yourself and fall in love with your customer and watch the magic happen’. And you gotta fall in love with your customer. When you fall out of love with what you offer or your package, and you fall in love with your customer, you …
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Ready to unlock the healing potential of plant medicine? Join us on this enlightening episode of Planted as Sara chats with neuropharmacologist Stephanie Karzon Abrams about cannabis, psychedelics, and holistic health practices. [Ep 170]
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EP486: Lynn Gagne-Webb – Building & Selling A Bookkeeping Firm - Part 1
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25:47“ You're on your own as a business owner. You're trying to figure out, there's no course that anybody gives you to tell you how to be a business owner.” -Lynn Gagne-Webb In the first of a two-part series, Lynn Gagne-Webb, founder of Custom Bookkeeping, shares her journey from the corporate world to running and selling a successful bookkeeping firm.…
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Sara sits down with the legendary Montel Williams—cannabis advocate, veteran, and Emmy-winning media icon. They dive deep into his first cannabis experience, the science behind the plant, industry challenges, and the future of legalization. Don’t miss this candid, insightful, and inspiring conversation! [Ep 169]…
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EP485: Geni Whitehouse - The Secret To Making Clients Feel Smart & Seen - Part 2
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31:23“But we just don’t have the time if we're on the gerbil wheel of doing the same thing over and over again every month is just a new month. Where do I find time to ask three or even one new question when I'm busy doing the stuff that I have to do, and we've got to focus our attention on fewer clients, but deeper work for those clients. And that's wh…
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Planted – Redman and Sephida Artis-Mills
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1:20:17Hip-hop icon Redman and his sister, activist Sephida Artis-Mills, join Sara for a powerful conversation on cannabis culture, equity, and the movement behind the United Empowerment Party. [Ep 168]
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EP484: Geni Whitehouse - The Secret To Making Clients Feel Smart & Seen - Part 1
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29:34“Nobody knows what we're really doing, and so if we wanna increase the value of what we deliver, we've gotta break down those barriers to understanding and find ways to make the information meaningful and relevant to what they're trying to accomplish.” -Geni Whitehouse In part one of a two-part series, Geni Whitehouse, founder of The Impactful Advi…
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Join Sara & Grammy-winning musician Oteil Burbridge for a deep, honest, & often hilarious conversation on cannabis, creativity, & breaking down stigma. [Ep 167]
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EP483: Cameron Davis - Turning Failure Into A Thriving Bookkeeping Business - Part 2
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27:08“ If I don't have a clear pathway for somebody to come in fresh, and get the experience they need and teach them what they need to know so that they can do what we do, I've really limited who I can even help get into this industry, who I can hire.” -Cameron Davis In the finale of this 2-part series, Cameron Davis shares how he grew Imago Dei Bookke…
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Planted was LIVE at the CA Cannabis Awards at the State Fair! Join Sara with Nicole Elliot of @CAcannabisdept , Scott Vasterling of @HumboldtFarms, & Dustin Moore of @Embarcsupply We dive into the cannabis market, regulations, & innovations. Don’t miss it!
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EP482: Cameron Davis - Turning Failure Into A Thriving Bookkeeping Business - Part 1
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32:06“ I couldn't have moved to the next stage if I didn't learn what I learned there. Although the time there was difficult, it was such a key time period to launch me into the next phase of failing an insurance agency, which also taught me what I needed to learn in order to do what I'm doing now.” -Cameron Davis In part one of this two-part series, Ca…
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In our latest episode Sara visits with the incredible Jake Howard, Editor-in-Chief of Surfer Magazine! We dive deep into surf culture, cannabis, unexpected life lessons, and finding common ground. [Ep 165]
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EP481: Dia Bondi - Unlock The Power Of Your Voice To Win Better Clients - Part 2
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25:26“More powerful and more comfortable don't usually go hand in hand. Usually more powerful is more uncomfortable. When you're clear about your own voice and what you're bringing to the table, you can see a pathway to saying the more powerful thing and not perceiving it as a threat to the relationship, but instead you're like fueling a better conversa…
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This one’s a game-changer. On the latest Planted, Sara dives into a bold new collaboration that’s turning heads and reshaping the conversation around cannabis. Scott Vasterling of Humboldt Family Farms, Dustin Moore of Embarc, and Jake Howard of Surfer Magazine break down how their unique media and retail partnership is putting sungrown cannabis in…
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EP480: Dia Bondi - Unlock The Power Of Your Voice To Win Better Clients - Part 1
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27:28“You are your most powerful when you speak from who you truly are.” -Dia Bondi In part 1 of this 2 part series, leadership communications coach, keynote speaker, and author of Ask Like An Auctioneer, Dia Bondi shares how bookkeepers can unlock their full potential by discovering and owning their true voice. In this interview, you’ll learn... Why yo…
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Sara sits down with Scott Vasterling of Humboldt Family Farms to explore his journey, his passion for sun-grown cannabis, and why normalization matters. [EP 163]
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