Legendary actor and mental health advocate Glenn Close is on a quest to change how we think about mental health, starting with her decision to speak out about her own family's struggles — a brave choice considering the stigma that pervades the topic. This week, we're revisiting this sweeping conversation with TEDWomen curator Pat Mitchell, where Close shares the inspiration behind the advocacy group she founded to combat the crisis, underscoring the transformative power of community and the critical need for comprehensive mental health care systems. Want to help shape TED’s shows going forward? Fill out our survey ! Become a TED Member today at ted.com/join Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
In this episode of the Copy and Design Brew Podcast, James and Chris ‘ave a chin wag with their guest from across the pond, Chris Cambell (graphic designer/copywriter, a freelancing double threat) about the challenges of finding your audience.
In this episode of the Copy and Design Brew Podcast, James and Chris ‘ave a chin wag with their guest from across the pond, Chris Cambell (graphic designer/copywriter, a freelancing double threat) about the challenges of finding your audience.
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CDB 065: Marketing Health with Dr. Marie and Dr. Graham of East Coast Chiropractic Blending modern online strategies with traditional local techniques, Marie and Graham have managed to grow an impressive community with their company East Coast Chiropractic. But marketing chiropractic care can be an uphill battle. Here are some of the things we talk about on today’s Brew: http://www.eastcoastchiropractic.ca/…
CDB 064: Sweat and Tears with Ryan Jacobson of Yanky Sports International Pocketless running shorts and crowded marathons led to Ryan Jacobson’s innovative breakthrough. He takes us through his journey taking his Yanky, The Original Sports Hanky, from idea to product to distribution and success. Here are some of the things we talk about on today’s Brew: http://yankysports.com/ https://www.chicagomarathon.com/ https://www.worldmarathonmajors.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velcro https://www.ignitefredericton.com/ https://jeffalpaugh.com/ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27220736-shoe-dog https://www.kickstarter.com/ https://radicaledge.ca/ https://www.thenorthface.com/ http://www.patagonia.ca/…
CDB 063: Pain, Suffering and Failure with Gene Fowler of Loogaroo Visible success is usually the result of exponentially more invisible (and sometimes very visible) failure. Gene Fowler of Loogaroo has had his fair share of both. He talks about the importance of your people, and the need for slow growth. Here are some of the things we talk about on today’s Brew: http://loogaroo.com/ http://nbcc.ca/campuses/miramichi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatkat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy http://en.caillou.com/ https://www.tonyrobbins.com/ https://www.zelda.com/ http://ddmacs.ca/ http://www.domehome.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rushmore…
CDB 062: Growing the Beard of Your Dreams with Matt White of Sussex Beard Oil Merchants When Matt White realized growing the beard of his dreams didn’t necessarily mean growing it on his own face, he founded the Sussex Beard Oil Merchants. His journey from 80’s mustache to the Dragon’s Den is an inspiration to shavers and non-shavers alike. Here are some of the things we talk about on today’s Brew: https://www.google.com/about/ https://trello.com/ https://sussexbeard.ca/ https://www.ctbarberexpo.com/ https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/jefffsbeardboard/canola-oil-t40072.html https://sussexbeard.ca/product/if-you-must-shaving-soap/…
CDB 061: Conversion Optimization with Peep Laja of CXL Taking his deep CRO knowledge and enthusiasm for optimizing websites offline, Peep explores the need to optimize all aspects of your life. We talk running a conference, starting an institute and figuring out how to balance family and business life. Here are some of the things we talk about on today’s Brew: https://conversionxl.com/ https://conversionxl.com/institute/ https://conversionxl.com/live/ https://www.facebook.com/thinkbrewing/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/oligardner/ https://www.pagefights.com/ http://abc.go.com/shows/american-idol https://www.sassyworld.co.uk/pages/sass-fest https://angel.co/ https://www.indeed.ca/…
CDB 060: Taking the Plunge with Kate Butler of She Said Feck Records Starting a record label can suddenly seem like the most normal thing in the world, if you allow yourself to be open to the possibility. Kate set herself up for success over the years and then jumped when the opportunity presented itself. Here are some of the things we talk about on today’s Brew: https://www.facebook.com/shesaidfeckrecords https://thetortoisetheharethemillionaire.bandcamp.com/ https://thebandchips.bandcamp.com/ http://picaroons.ca/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181875/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001081/ https://www.rollingstone.com/ https://allmanbrothersband.com/ https://pennyblacks.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/newbrunswickmusiciansemerge/ https://frontporchrecords.com/ http://dinealonerecords.com/ http://www.umusic.ca/ http://sixshooterrecords.com/ http://sixshooterrecords.com/artists/luke-doucet/ http://cunjak.com/ http://www.forwardmusicgroup.com/ https://www.discogs.com/label/41276-Monopolize-Records https://soundcloud.com/thegalpines https://calltoactionconference.unbounce.com/recap-2017/ https://gooselane.com/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0725200/ http://www.jamesvictore.com/ http://www.sethgodin.com/sg/ https://www.thecapitalcomplex.com/ http://www.tideandboar.com/…
CDB 059: Luxury Goods with Raphael Paulin-Daigle of SplitBase Sometimes you find your niche, sometimes your niche finds you. Raphael outlines the pivots that brought him to where his agency sits today: as THE conversion optimization solution for luxury goods and high-end lifestyle and fashion brands. Here are some of the things we talk about on today’s Brew: http://splitbase.com/ https://us.hendricksgin.com/ https://blog.bulletproof.com/ https://www.fever-tree.com/ https://www.kiehls.ca/ http://www.ryschwartz.me/ https://www.frankandoak.com/ https://www.lorealparis.ca/en http://www.prada.com/en https://www.louisvuitton.com/ https://world.dvf.com/home/ https://www.tombihn.com/ <== The best bags EVER! https://www.shopbentley.com/en https://www.vice.com/en_ca/topic/fashion http://toddherman.me/ https://www.hermes.com/ca/en/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk https://store.dolcegabbana.com/en/ https://moosehead.ca/brands/alpine http://www.chanel.com/ http://www.ritzcarlton.com/ http://www.myessentia.com http://www.supremenewyork.com/…
CDB 058: Giving Back with Esther Vaswani of freeflo The devil is in the details, they say, and when it comes to reproductive rights, it’s all details. Assumptions are made, details get missed, skipped or avoided. Esther started freeflo to make sure someone was taking care of the details for women in need. Here are some of the things we talk about on today’s Brew: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hole_(band) http://www.pixiesmusic.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Love http://divacup.com/ http://www.theshelters.ca/ https://www.yorkcountycider.net/ http://www.clinic554.ca/ http://fsacc.ca/en https://www.change.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sildenafil https://www.facebook.com/Code-Red-1020843774692156/ http://planb.ca/ http://web1.nbed.nb.ca/sites/asd-w/Pages/default.aspx http://www.toms.ca/ https://tampax.com/en-us http://www.greenervillage.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chef_Boyardee https://www.doolys.ca/ https://www.shoptilleul.ca/…
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