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<v Speaker 1>Well, welcome, welcome everyone to the first and the pilot

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<v Speaker 1>episode of the Breakthrough Lab. I am your host, Giovanni Vromirez,

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<v Speaker 1>and I really appreciate you for tuning in and supporting

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<v Speaker 1>this beautiful labor of love of mine. And yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 1>a pilot episode. I'm nervous, I'm excited. You really want

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<v Speaker 1>to create something that adds a lot of value to

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<v Speaker 1>people's lives, and I just have to say it's important

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<v Speaker 1>to me to create something that passes along a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of great information. You may not know a lot about me,

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<v Speaker 1>but as your host, Giovanni, I have a career storied

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<v Speaker 1>in finance and business operations, and I've been a career

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<v Speaker 1>coach for about twelve years, mostly working with mid level

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<v Speaker 1>and entry level professionals, and it's been quite a journey

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<v Speaker 1>helping individuals get into great working opportunities, advance their careers,

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<v Speaker 1>help with writing resumes and how to interview right. A

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<v Speaker 1>lot of these educational centers and universities, they're so busy

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<v Speaker 1>trying to deal with the mental health of the students

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<v Speaker 1>and also trying to get people educated in the degree

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<v Speaker 1>that they spend many years to achieve, and sometimes these

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<v Speaker 1>institutions just forget that these individuals need to go out

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<v Speaker 1>and learn how to sell themselves and how they're going

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<v Speaker 1>to add value to organizations. And so it's been a

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<v Speaker 1>really great passion project of mine and it's the same

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<v Speaker 1>thing that I would like to do with this show.

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<v Speaker 1>It's really just about giving back and giving back and

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<v Speaker 1>just creating a lot of value and seeing if anything

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<v Speaker 1>can stick with you so you can have your breakthrough moments.

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<v Speaker 1>So I did put the slogan or the tagline for

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<v Speaker 1>the show is your next Breakthrough Start Tier, And I

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<v Speaker 1>really do believe and hope and that's my target to

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<v Speaker 1>make sure that you are getting actionable, insightful advice that

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<v Speaker 1>you can put into your everyday life, into your career,

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<v Speaker 1>into your entrepreneurial journey, or just maybe just something that

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<v Speaker 1>just gives you a bit more peace of mind. That's

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<v Speaker 1>what we're aiming here at the Breakthrough Lab. And so

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<v Speaker 1>the purpose of the show is just that just really

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<v Speaker 1>give back and have an opportunity for those actionable insightful

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<v Speaker 1>advice too, and those that wisdom that can be imparted

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<v Speaker 1>through conversations, through messages, through great communication. That's the true

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<v Speaker 1>purpose of this show and it's something I look forward

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<v Speaker 1>to do on a weekly basis. Here this show has

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<v Speaker 1>been started or I have a partnership with SOS Radio

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<v Speaker 1>dot Live, and I feel very blessed to have this

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<v Speaker 1>partnership with them. It's a community of just people that

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<v Speaker 1>want to give back, that have a heart, that understand

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<v Speaker 1>that society is not all just about making money or advancing.

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<v Speaker 1>It's really about evolving yourself and the science of survival.

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<v Speaker 1>SOS that's what it stands for. Is something that I'm truly,

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<v Speaker 1>truly proud to partner up with. For those of you

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<v Speaker 1>who know me, you guys know that we have a

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<v Speaker 1>wonderful community in Connecticut name Warm Heart Life and that

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<v Speaker 1>spearheaded by Brandon Godora as a good friend of mine,

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<v Speaker 1>and being part of that community is incredible. And just

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<v Speaker 1>finding another community here in the heart of New Jersey

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<v Speaker 1>to create something beautiful with and maybe possibly in the

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<v Speaker 1>future bringing these communities together. Wow, I'm just so blessed

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<v Speaker 1>and so hopeful that this new opportunity in partnership can

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<v Speaker 1>really bring about, you know, that impact that we all

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<v Speaker 1>seek to make around the world. I want to look

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<v Speaker 1>at my notes here and so I was thinking about

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<v Speaker 1>what this episode could be should I bring in a

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<v Speaker 1>guest right away? What should be the topic to discuss.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, a pilot episode is really just you launching

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<v Speaker 1>and being excited for it. So I'm gonna pat myself

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<v Speaker 1>on the shoulder to be able to get this thing

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<v Speaker 1>going today. But on the flip side, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>really thought about the fact that I'm a career coach

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<v Speaker 1>and I I think the pilot episode, she'll really revolve

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<v Speaker 1>around a great career advice or things that I'm seeing

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<v Speaker 1>in the marketplace when it comes to individuals applying or

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<v Speaker 1>trying to advance their career. So I thought today I

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<v Speaker 1>would make in more career centric this morning, just this

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<v Speaker 1>morning actually, so I'm taking this on Sunday in the afternoon, sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>on Saturday in the afternoon. But just this morning, I

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<v Speaker 1>had a great coaching session with a client of Minds.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a third session, and you know, it's really insightful

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<v Speaker 1>each time I meet with a client to see what

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<v Speaker 1>the latest struggles are like, what are people struggling with,

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<v Speaker 1>what are they trying to, what are they thinking over,

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<v Speaker 1>what's keeping them from moving forward? Right? And so things

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<v Speaker 1>do change. There are trends when it comes to employment.

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<v Speaker 1>There are trends that it comes to moving in advance

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<v Speaker 1>in your career. There are trends in how to promote

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<v Speaker 1>yourself in the business and employment and career atmosphere, and

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<v Speaker 1>so I thought I would focus on some data points

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<v Speaker 1>recently that I've been able to come across and find

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<v Speaker 1>super super valuable. So the first one is, I think

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<v Speaker 1>individuals are choosing a lot of remote work lately, and

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<v Speaker 1>so there's a lot of when I work with new clients,

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<v Speaker 1>usually they tell me I want a remote position, and

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<v Speaker 1>a remote position could be both a blessing and a curse.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the blessings of work and remotely obviously, is

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<v Speaker 1>that you don't you don't have to leave your home.

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<v Speaker 1>That usually means you're not spending money that you're not

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<v Speaker 1>on gas on travel, you're not using up time on

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<v Speaker 1>money on food, right food, You've got your fridge, you

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<v Speaker 1>can cook at home, make everything from home, and so

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<v Speaker 1>remote has its, you know, big, big pluses, but there's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of negatives that also come with remote work.

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<v Speaker 1>And so if you are remote working, I do want

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<v Speaker 1>to give you some pieces of advice and this will

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<v Speaker 1>also work if you are looking to get into a

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<v Speaker 1>remote opportunity, or perhaps you know you wanna, or your

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<v Speaker 1>job is switching you to a remote opportunity. So I

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<v Speaker 1>want you to look out for these things. Okay, Number

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<v Speaker 1>one is if you're working remotely, you're probably going to

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<v Speaker 1>be using a webcam a lot. And what I find

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<v Speaker 1>is individuals are using their internal webcam on their laptop.

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<v Speaker 1>And I really want you to invest in a great

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<v Speaker 1>webcam or a camera that has great footage. And I

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<v Speaker 1>also want you to invest in a really great microphone.

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<v Speaker 1>And so the reason why I'd like you to do

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<v Speaker 1>this is because sometimes these items, the audio in the

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<v Speaker 1>visual really impact the way you are the way you

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<v Speaker 1>are visualized from a quality standpoint, right. And so we

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<v Speaker 1>all like HD or high definition movies and great visuals, right,

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<v Speaker 1>great quality visuals and audio as well. You go to

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<v Speaker 1>a movie theater, you want that beautiful visual and audio experience.

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<v Speaker 1>And so as a worker, you need to do the

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<v Speaker 1>same thing you are on a camera. People are hearing

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<v Speaker 1>your voice and the crisper. The more quality you can

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<v Speaker 1>add to the audio in the visual, the more this

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<v Speaker 1>is going to come across as part of your work.

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<v Speaker 1>Quality and you may think it's not, and I hope

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<v Speaker 1>you don't think it's not, but it's incredible important for

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<v Speaker 1>you to look like a quality employee. And the audio

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<v Speaker 1>visual component of working from home is one of those

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<v Speaker 1>things that truly, truly will make a difference. Now, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>it won't make a difference to the quality of your

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<v Speaker 1>work in most cases, you know, you might be working

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<v Speaker 1>an Excel word emailing. However, the perception of quality of

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<v Speaker 1>work is very important. You know, people will anytime they

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<v Speaker 1>meet you, they will think about that quality image and

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<v Speaker 1>that quality audio that they can hear you, that you're crisp,

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<v Speaker 1>that they don't have to repeat themselves because you couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>hear them or they couldn't hear you. And you want

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<v Speaker 1>to really have that quality image, and this is something

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<v Speaker 1>that I totally would love for you to invest in.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are in a remote opportunity or you're looking

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<v Speaker 1>to get into a remote career opportunity. The second thing

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<v Speaker 1>is you may be missing out on connecting with some

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<v Speaker 1>great individuals because you're not in the office. It's very

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<v Speaker 1>hard to connect on a video over a laptop, and

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<v Speaker 1>so I want you to make an effort to go

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<v Speaker 1>into the office as most as possible. If you're not

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<v Speaker 1>able to make it into the office. Let's say your

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<v Speaker 1>company is in New York where you work in California,

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<v Speaker 1>then and you're always remote and you're always going to

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<v Speaker 1>be on this audio video on your laptop, what you

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<v Speaker 1>would like to do is try to connect with employees

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<v Speaker 1>that are locally and see if you can hang out

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<v Speaker 1>with them or create a digital meetup opportunities. The reason

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<v Speaker 1>being is that you want to establish a beautiful relationship

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<v Speaker 1>at work, and the in person is so important. There's

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<v Speaker 1>nothing like connecting with an individual in real life and

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<v Speaker 1>sharing things that are just outside of work, a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit of personal a little bit of the fun things,

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<v Speaker 1>the hobbies, the interests. Just you end up connecting with

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<v Speaker 1>an individual at a higher level and you can get

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<v Speaker 1>to know them really well. As Also, why I recommend

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<v Speaker 1>this is because that connection could be the difference when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to you getting laid off or not. You

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<v Speaker 1>know a lot of times companies and business they have

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<v Speaker 1>the ebbs and flows, and you really want to connect

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<v Speaker 1>with the person because if they have an emotional connection

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<v Speaker 1>with you, you know, if they are making the decision

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<v Speaker 1>as to who's going to be let go. That can

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<v Speaker 1>make the difference as well as that can make the

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<v Speaker 1>difference when you are when you are seeking a promotion. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of times, the relationship that we build up

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<v Speaker 1>really is what causes the what do we call it?

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<v Speaker 1>That relationship really solidifies how you're going to be working

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<v Speaker 1>as a team or as a manager. And so the

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<v Speaker 1>more insight you can provide your superior or your colleagues

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<v Speaker 1>as to how you're going to be particularly connecting them

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<v Speaker 1>with them in real life or you know, outside of work,

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<v Speaker 1>the more you can create these strong relationships that are

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<v Speaker 1>going to maybe drive that next promotion and if not,

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<v Speaker 1>that next salary increase as well. And the last thing

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<v Speaker 1>I want to talk about remote working is that it's

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<v Speaker 1>very hard for individuals to know what you're doing, particularly

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<v Speaker 1>when you're remote, because no one's seeing you, no one's

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<v Speaker 1>there day to day, and so that leaves a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of room to the imagination, and it leaves a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of room for perception or skewed perceptions. And so I

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<v Speaker 1>do recommend you having a wee weekly summary of everything

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<v Speaker 1>that you've broke down. You can format it as a newsletter,

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<v Speaker 1>you can format it as a simple end of week update.

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<v Speaker 1>Or even a start a week update or looking backwards. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>that sort of summary is going to keep everybody in

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<v Speaker 1>tune with all the items that you've completed over the week,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's also going to give you them insight into

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<v Speaker 1>the next things that you're looking forward to work on

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<v Speaker 1>for that week as well. And if you don't have

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<v Speaker 1>anything on your plate, then you can generate interest for

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<v Speaker 1>people to give you projects or new opportunities to use

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<v Speaker 1>that time that you have available to drive the company forward,

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<v Speaker 1>the department forward, and also get noticed by achieving more. Right, So,

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<v Speaker 1>if it looks like you're being a rock star employee

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<v Speaker 1>and you're communicating all the value you're creating for the company,

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<v Speaker 1>it's definitely going to show. And these summaries are a

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<v Speaker 1>great way for you to keep everyone up to date.

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<v Speaker 1>Else it could be a situation where you're not you know,

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<v Speaker 1>people are just gonna assume that you're not doing anything

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<v Speaker 1>at work, or that your plate's not full, or perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>that you are misallocating responsibilities or not prioritizing correctly. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>a great summary for work will go leaps and bounds.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's for all and that's all for remote opportunities.

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<v Speaker 1>So a lot of my clients want the remote, particularly

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<v Speaker 1>that you're creating feedback loops. What ends up happening is

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<v Speaker 1>But a lot of times we're not getting feedback to

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<v Speaker 1>this is something that you could be improving on. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>it for entrepreneurs as well, is to create a great

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<v Speaker 1>feedback loop, so that starts with you asking for feedback.

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<v Speaker 1>Now you can't just ask anybody for feedback because the

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<v Speaker 1>and so be diligent about who you will ask feedback to.

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<v Speaker 1>But when you find that individual, make sure that you

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<v Speaker 1>your feedback on my last three weeks of activity or production.

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<v Speaker 1>How did you feel it went? Where do you think

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<v Speaker 1>I could improve? Right, So the second component to the

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<v Speaker 1>getting defensive or being hesitant to hear the advice. And

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<v Speaker 1>if that's you, if that sounds like you, makes you're

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<v Speaker 1>and be open to it. That doesn't necessarily mean that

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<v Speaker 1>or not there is a blind spot that's going to

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<v Speaker 1>help you. If you address that blind spot, it's going

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<v Speaker 1>efficiencies or completely transform something for the better. Right. And

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<v Speaker 1>then the third component for the feedback loop is to

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<v Speaker 1>implement the advice. Right, So we ask for the advice,

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<v Speaker 1>we listen to the advice, and the third component would

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<v Speaker 1>be to implement the advice, and you implement the advice

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<v Speaker 1>and you see how things go. Right, If things are improving,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously the advice was probably correct or maybe had an

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<v Speaker 1>were doing before, no issue, no problem. You attempted something,

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<v Speaker 1>and now you can pivot to what you were doing before,

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<v Speaker 1>or see if there's other bits and pieces of information

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<v Speaker 1>once you've done all three of these, what are you

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<v Speaker 1>back to the person that gave you the advice and

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<v Speaker 1>you say, hey, I implemented the advice. Here are the results.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have any more feedback for me, right, And

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of times, what that's going to generate is

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<v Speaker 1>the visibility that number one, you're coachable, approachable, and that

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<v Speaker 1>you're able to implement new advice into whatever business process

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<v Speaker 1>you're doing and then innovating or evolving processes. Right. If

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<v Speaker 1>you're asking your manager for the feedback loop, great way

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<v Speaker 1>for them to see how you're growing, how you're developing,

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe giving you new responsibilities. Right, new responsibilities at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the year, hopefully come with a nice

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<v Speaker 1>bonus or a position increase. Right Now, feedback loops that

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<v Speaker 1>didn't work, then that's you passing along feedback. We attempted

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<v Speaker 1>Here's what here's what we plan to do next. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a good way for you to pass feedback over

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<v Speaker 1>to your manager, to the person who's giving you the feedback,

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<v Speaker 1>to let them know that, hey, this doesn't didn't necessarily work. However,

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<v Speaker 1>we're putting in a new plan together, or do you

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<v Speaker 1>have any other piece of advice that actually could work? Right,

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<v Speaker 1>And this produces a lot of creativity, a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>while allowing you the opportunity to evolve in advance in

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<v Speaker 1>your career. So creating feedback loops at work is something

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<v Speaker 1>that I am asking a lot of my clients to do,

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<v Speaker 1>particularly if they don't know what they're doing, how they're

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<v Speaker 1>more point I'd like to go over today in this

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<v Speaker 1>along and I think this is one of the best

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<v Speaker 1>things to do for this pilot episode. So if you're

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<v Speaker 1>path and what to do, or perhaps they already more clearly,

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<v Speaker 1>they already chose what they wanted to do for work, right,

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<v Speaker 1>they sort of they know where they'd like to go,

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<v Speaker 1>So this is the ultimate hack. Now, this is why

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<v Speaker 1>the decentralization of information is so important with the World

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<v Speaker 1>Wide Web right what we call the Internet, And so

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<v Speaker 1>a good way for you to see what you need

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<v Speaker 1>to do to achieve that almighty career goal is to

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<v Speaker 1>best things you can do because it gives you the roadmap,

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<v Speaker 1>it gives you the playbook. Right. You can see very

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<v Speaker 1>clearly how an individual went to school, what certifications they received,

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<v Speaker 1>what degree they got, which companies they went to work for. Right.

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<v Speaker 1>And so pick the top three people that are in

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you want to be the director of a you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe that's your career trajectory that you would like to do.

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<v Speaker 1>You could go to LinkedIn, pick the top three individuals

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<v Speaker 1>that have achieved that certain status, that position and see

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<v Speaker 1>what they've done. Maybe not all the details are there,

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<v Speaker 1>but usually with the very high up individuals in an

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<v Speaker 1>bullet points that made them get or allow them to

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<v Speaker 1>get to where they are. Right now. You know, part

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<v Speaker 1>of it is networking, of course, and the relationship that

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<v Speaker 1>you build, but the other part is putting in the groundwork. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>and so you will clearly see certifications education, work experience

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<v Speaker 1>organizations that they volunteer at, who they're connected with. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to give you the playbook. It's going to

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<v Speaker 1>And if you take your top three, you can pick

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<v Speaker 1>and choose which things are attractive to you as you

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<v Speaker 1>pursue this almighty career trajectory. And I can tell you before,

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<v Speaker 1>in the past, before there was LinkedIn, this path didn't

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<v Speaker 1>really exist. Right. We had social media for fun, but

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<v Speaker 1>LinkedIn created this opportunity for you to have insights as

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<v Speaker 1>to go, particularly if you wanted to achieve something incredibly

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<v Speaker 1>high up there in the corporate ladder or or in

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<v Speaker 1>any organization. To be clear as well, if you're an entrepreneur,

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<v Speaker 1>you can clearly see the trajectory of a very famous

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<v Speaker 1>entrepreneur in the space you want to succeed in. You

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<v Speaker 1>can find it there too, but it's a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>easier from the career ladder perspective. And so yeah, these

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<v Speaker 1>three bullet points I thought were a great way to

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<v Speaker 1>start this journey of the breakthrough lab. You know, actionable,

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<v Speaker 1>insightful advice that you can put into your daily life today,

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<v Speaker 1>and hopefully by passing these along you can go out

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<v Speaker 1>and create more opportunities or advance for yourself. I look

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<v Speaker 1>forward to all the amazing guests that I will be

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<v Speaker 1>bringing on to help all of us grow, including myself,

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<v Speaker 1>as they share their wisdom, their achievements, or highlights even

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<v Speaker 1>their low lights. Right, we can all learn from the disasters,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm sure I'll share a lot of stories with

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<v Speaker 1>you guys where I've I didn't make the best decision

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<v Speaker 1>later on in future episodes. But we're here to learn,

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<v Speaker 1>we're here to achieve, and we're here to inspire others.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's what I'm hoping to bring about with the

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<v Speaker 1>Breakthrough Lab here. And it's this beautiful studio in New

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<v Speaker 1>Jersey and at our wonderful studio in Stanford, Connecticut. So

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<v Speaker 1>thank you so much for tuning in to this episode.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the first one of many throughout the next twelve months.

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<v Speaker 1>I look forward to creating a lot of value and

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<v Speaker 1>I look forward to growing and listening from you as

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<v Speaker 1>the audience. You know, feel free to leave a comment,

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<v Speaker 1>Feel free to donate also to an organization. There's a

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<v Speaker 1>donate button, I believe right next to this video, and yes,

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<v Speaker 1>so the Breakthrough Lab pilot episode in the bag, and

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<v Speaker 1>don't forget your next breakthrough starts here. Thank you.