#Podcast studio Singapore

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Webinar Studio in Singapore

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What’s your favorite amusement park? Feels unfair to call it a favorite when it’s the only one I’ve been to, but to be fair Universal Studios in Singapore wasn’t bad at all. Only thing I hated about the trip was that gross couple in front of us who endlessly made out while my family and I were in line for one of the rides.

Do you know your social security number (or equivalent) off by heart? Nah. Our HR team currently takes care of everything relating to my social security so there isn’t really a reason for me to memorize it, at least for now lol.

What would you take to a potluck dinner? Truffle mac and cheese from my favorite Italian restaurant. 

Do you have any sisters? How is your relationship with them? I have a sister, two years younger. We’re pretty tight, but our relationship is very casual more than anything. We’ll rant to each other and occasionally share how our day went, but we’d never confide in one another or have heart-to-hearts.

When was the last time you changed your hair and what did you do to it? I had it dyed to purple and trimmed up to my neck last October. It’s since faded back to a light brown and my roots are awkwardly growing out, but I’ll likely wait til June-ish to dye it back to purple again so that it looks perfect by the time we fly to Thailand.

What’s the most romantic thing you’ve ever done? Uh. Maybe that time I got an ex-partner a pendant with some pretty significant symbols inside when you open it? I don’t remember 98% of the relationship, but that one sticks out.

Do you listen to audiobooks? If so, what was the last one you listened to and did you like it? No, my attention span is too awfully short for something like that. Also why I can never get into podcasts no matter how hard I try.

Describe yourself in five words. Loyal, (too) hardworking, passionate, resentful, sensitive.

What was your favorite class in high school? History.

When was the last time you did laundry? Couple of days ago.

Do you own a leather jacket? Do you wear it often? No. No reason to own one considering the climate we experience in this part of the world, hahaha.

Can you get Chinese food from a drive-thru in your town? Yeah, we have a Chowking just right outside the village.

If you could choose your middle name, what would you pick? I’ve always liked my second name (Isabelle). I liked it too much to the point that when I was a kid and was being teased in school about my unisex name, I tried making my second name my main nickname; it didn’t stick though. Partially my fault too because I’d never turn around when I was being called by my second name hahaha

Would you rather see a sunrise or sunset? Sunset. I don’t like waking up early, and I’ve always thought sunsets looked better and more peaceful anyway.

Do you have any plans to buy any furniture in the near future? Nope.

When you go to bed, do you go to sleep straight away? Sometimes, but most of the time I’d continue to use my phone and go through social media and Reddit until my eyes start feeling heavy.

What do you do for a living? I work as an account manager in the public relations industry.

Do you own a suitcase? When was the last time you used it? Where did you go? I do, but I haven’t used it in since 2016 when I went on a cruise and had to pack for three different countries. I don’t plan on using it for my upcoming Thailand and Malaysia trips, either.

How many pets have you had in your life? More than 10, but I don’t remember how many goldfish we owned in total.

Is there any soda in your fridge right now? We may have Coke actually but idk?? I had my birthday dinner with friends last night and my mom asked if anybody wanted soda so apparently we have some.

Do you call it soda, pop, fizzy drink or something else entirely? Soda or softdrink depending on who I’m talking to. Filipinos tend to use ‘softdrink’ so I’m likely to use that when talking to an older friend/relative.

Do you need to get any groceries right now? What do you need? MORE 3-IN-1 COFFEE. I recently ran out :(

If I was visiting your town, what would you take me to see and do? Probably one of the cafés up the mountain so you can see the Metro Manila skyline.

What was the last thing you spent money on? Beer.

What subscription services do you have? Spotify, YouTube Premium, Netflix, Disney+.

Do you like olives? I have my moods for it but otherwise I will take them out if I encounter them in a dish.

Would you rather be too warm or too cold? Too cold. These days the heat index is reaching 50ºC so being ‘too warm’ is at the VERY BOTTOM of my priorities right now.

What’s your favorite name for a girl? Olivia. I like the name Mia too, but one of my clients has the same name so for now it’s taken a backseat as my favorite lololol. I love Elliott for a girl, too.

How do you make your coffee? I rely on 3-in-1 coffee precisely because I’m terrible at making my own coffee and always fuck up the ratios for the add-ons.

Do you know anyone who has a matching tattoo with someone? (including yourself)? Apart from BTS, no not really lol.

[notalexhorne]

This shit is why I'm so grateful that Alex Horne worked his ass off to get his silly little task show available to the American audience. I know it's still difficult to watch in other markets, and they kind of have a policy of turning a blind eye toward piracy in some regards still. It's always so funny when they get an email from Singapore or whatever on the podcast, and Ed has to act like he has absolutely no idea how people watch the show from countries that should not have access to it.

But the YouTube channel exists because American networks didn't understand what this show was, but piracy had already proven there was an American audience waiting for it. The YouTube channel isn't a pirate channel. It's official, run by the production team.

First, Comedy Central bought the rights to produce an American version and then butchered it. Then, CW bought the rights to syndicate the UK version and never even aired it. They tried making their own bespoke platform, but then at the same time tried YouTube kind of as an experiment, but YouTube had better reach and better flexibility in what they could do with it.

Supermax+ still exists, but it's pretty clear by this point it's been more or less forgotten about, I think. It's been a while since it was last updated, while series 13 just finished uploading on YouTube on Thursday. Everyone has access to YouTube, it's pre-loaded on pretty much every device, and it's a known, trusted entity.

I wish more studios would recognise that making their shit available beyond a limited shelf life is good for everyone, especially in a digital age. This is why I've been going back through all my old files lately, because there are so many weird shows that have been lost to time, forgotten because they were never released on DVD or VHS. Or if they were, you can't get them in this country because of rights issues, or because of region locking, or any number of other weird issues that might have got in the way.

There's absolutely no reason for any of this to be a problem now, and yet it still is. So here I am, back to doing the same shit I was doing 20 years ago, because the same problems still persist. Only these days, I have a few extra tricks up my sleeve, which does at least make things a bit easier.

People with most mainstream tastes imaginable should not open their mouth on how anti piracy they are btw. Yea no shit you can depend on legal sources to watch Marvel and listen to tswift and Maroon 5. Thank you so much for signing the petition to close that platform that was the only one i could download this 2008 romanian dungeon synth ep from

[danukim]

W10 Poststructuralism

In today's class we were introduced to the idea of 'post structuralism'. It refers to different interpretations upon ideas that may be controversial or vary in opinion. It also means going against traditions and questioning the idea of truth. 

Adding on, I like the idea of deconstruction. It investigates the actual value of each individual item, finding out the unexpected balance or relationship of the irrelevant ideas to utilise in a more advanced, intelligent way. 

As a person who likes things organised in a certain structure, rather conservative and traditional, today’s lecture was quite inspiring. Maybe I should be able to expand my thoughts from different perspectives from now on. 

Today's word-matching activity was very interactive and enjoyable as we had to build the connections of two unrelated concepts. Out of the three text-image connections created, I am the most proud with the combination of 'flower' and the ‘mind map’.

My group partner and I tried to associate the motion of a flower gradually blooming with the mindmap expanding and stretching out through adding ideas. The visual coherence makes it metaphorically very powerful.  

This specific topic has helped me to open up my eyes especially for photography classes. I was assigned to combine a certain holiday with a certain brand in order to create visual advertisements. This WOII activity seems similar to the Photography assignment in a sense I have to connect two subjects at a greater level, implying certain messages or meanings behind. And perhaps investigating the true worth of our surroundings may help me to appreciate what I am able to access today.

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McGowan, Todd , and Ryan Engley. "Poststructuralism." Why Theory, 15 Jun. 2023. Podcast Episode.

Magritte, René . "The Son of Man." Renemagritte.Org, www.renemagritte.org/the-son-of-man.jsp. Accessed 3 Apr. 2024.

Magritte, René . "La DéCalcomanie." Artsy, www.artsy.net/artwork/rene-magritte-la-decalcomanie. Accessed 3 Apr. 2024.

Magritte, René . "Le Double Secret." Medium, diadelics.medium.com/a-lacanian-analysis-of-the-double-secret-851765b17142. Accessed 1 Apr. 2024.

Dartriana, Suci A. "What Is Singapore National Day and Why Is It Celebrated?" Winkl, 20 Jul. 2023, www.twinkl.com.sg/blog/what-is-national-day-and-how-could-you-celebrate-it. Accessed 3 Apr. 2024.

Mondrian, Piet . "Composition with Large Red Plane, Yellow, Black, Gray and Blue." Piet-mondrian.Org, www.piet-mondrian.org/composition-with-large-red-plane-yellow-black-gray-and-blue.jsp. Accessed 3 Apr. 2024.

Picasso, Pablo. "The Weeping Woman." Pablopicasso.Org, www.pablopicasso.org/the-weeping-woman.jsp. Accessed 3 Apr. 2024.

Kandinsky, Vasily. "Composition 8." Guggenheim.Org, www.guggenheim.org/artwork/1924. Accessed 3 Apr. 2024.

Kim, Danu, and Riley Ko. "Text-image Connections." 14 Mar. 2024, docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FUvmp89BzuEdnxmnSVmgUCo6GclaO1LqxaKxCgKyUVQ/edit#slide=id.g26b9c4f0649_0_129. Accessed 3 Apr. 2024.

Danu, Riley, Shannon, Adelyn, Michelle. "Studio Week3 Research Framework." 30 Aug. 2023. Accessed 3 Apr. 2024.

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The SML Podcast - Episode 937: norg noir

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We've got another Pixel Noir chat, news, reviews, and a visit from the voice of SML! Yeah, it's a long one!

The show kicks off with Aki & Bri Galgano hanging out to welcome Len Stuart & Kunal Majmudar of SWDTech Games back to the show to chat about their game Pixel Noir, now two weeks from launch. Hear stories about the development, secret characters and hidden questlines, the perils of being a self published indie, and tons more. Plus Jacob eventually shows up somewhere in there. Late again. Shocker.

After the Pixel Noir talk is up, we cover the news of the week including all the info on the Nintendo Partner Showcase! Shin Megami, World of Goo 2, Fantasy Life i, RARE returning to Nintendo Switch Online, Xbox titles on Switch, and more! Plus more news including Xbox titles on PS5, Xbox titles on Game Pass, Xbox titles that were once dead returning to life (Gigantic), and Final Fantasy XIV FINALLY starting the open beta on Series X|S, but ONLY for new players. Plus reviews including George "norg" Nowik dropping by for an EXTENDED review!

0:00 - Intro/Pixel Noir Chat 33:15 - News 1:11:04 - Skull and Bones - UBISOFT SINGAPORE, UBISOFT (Jacob & Bri) 1:31:35 - Inkulinati - Yaza Games, Daedalic Entertainment (Aki & Bri) 1:42:48 - Return to Grace - Creative Bytes Studios (Bri & Aki) 1:48:12 - qomp2 - Graphite Lab, Atari (Jacob) 1:54:13 - Please, Touch the Artwork 2 - Thomas Waterzooi (Aki) 2:03:20 - Geometry Survivor - Brain Seal (Jacob) 2:14:17 - norg intro 2:24:53 - Golfinite - Pmurph, RedDeerGames (norg)

The show ends with a really long song from norg becuase the show ended with a really long review from norg. Dedicate an hour of your life to norg on this episode. norg be praised.

2:57:34 - norg - Abduction (Just Bleed)

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De Luca e Fedez, show tra tatuaggi e trap: "Ti voglio bene: metti una camicia e ti candido"

(Adnkronos) - No ai tatuaggi per i 50enni, bocciatura per la musica trap, sì alla candidatura di Fedez. Vincenzo De Luca show a Muschio Selvaggio, nel podcast di Fedez e Mr. Marra. Il governatore della Campania è ospite nella puntata in cui viene dedicato ampio spazio alle nuove generazioni, alle esigenze e ai problemi dei giovani.  De Luca e Fedez De Luca in passato ha criticato apertamente le persone tatuate: in studio, si trova accanto a due persone che "non hanno un centimetro di pelle libera... Un ambientino accogliente", dice il presidente della Campania, che si presenta con un messaggio per Fedez, 'stangato' per il celeberrimo bacio con Rosa Chemical al Festival di Sanremo 2022: "Eri avvinghiato ad un mollusco, un lombrico e ti slinguazzavi… Non lo fare più". I tatuaggi Capitolo tatuaggi: "Il mio pregiudizio è per i 50-60enni che hanno crisi di giovanilismo", sintetizza De Luca. Al governatore viene sottoposto un brano di musica trap, pochi secondi e "direi che può bastare… Il testo? Non ho capito niente, chiederò a Rocco Hunt e mi faccio fare la traduzione".  Il governatore viene aggiornato sulle guerre tra rap che anche in Italia, in particolare a Milano, sono entrate nella cronaca: "Dall’America arrivano gli esempi più idioti e demenziali… Shiva? Non lo conosco, lo proporrei per il metodo pedagogico Singapore: la polizia municipale è dotata di un frustino di bambù, ti danno venti frustate tra capo e collo…".  "Credo che voi, al di là degli impiastri che vi mettete addosso, abbiate una grossa responsabilità" verso il mondo giovanile. "Abbiamo ragazzi che hanno adottato comportamenti ed espressioni dei personaggi nei telefilm. Mi sciocca che ci siano ragazzi, il sabato sera, con il 'ferro' in tasca. Io ritengo che abbia pesato negli ultimi 20-30 anni la perdita del principio di autorità: in tante realtà, lo Stato non c'è. Ragazzi che sparano con pistole ad acqua ai professori… Queste cose negli altri paesi comportano il blocco nel percorso formativo di una persona".  Napoli e Campania Si parla di Napoli e della Campania: "Nei quartieri popolari la camorra ancora offre lo stipendio a chi fa il palo nella piazza dello spaccio. Dobbiamo ancora lavorare molto da questo punto di vista. E' chiaro che queste situazioni nascono più facilmente in un contesto che offre poche opportunità". Capitolo 'politica': "C'è un punto che separa il trasformismo dal realismo politico: bisogna avere l’onestà di dire ai cittadini italiani 'ho cambiato idea per questo motivo'… Altrimenti, sei un trasformista...". La politica riesce a coinvolgere i giovani? "Io mi metto nei panni di un ragazzo: quando sento un esponente politico, reggo 30 secondi... Immagino un ragazzo quanto possa reggere". De Luca sul Partito Democratico Nel Pd, come giudica la leadership di Elly Schlein? "I contenuti programmatici sono flebili. La dialettica? Peggio". Pierluigi Bersani? "Un amico, ma è il padre di una puttanata politica come Articolo Uno...". Negativo il giudizio sul governo: "Il sud è stato tradito e calpestato completamente. Bisogna creare un'alternativa, serve un programma che possa persuadere la maggioranza degli italiani: è difficile tenere insieme solidarietà e sicurezza, povera gente e ricchi". Lo candiderebbe Fedez? "Assolutamente, secondo me vai bene. Con una camicia accollata e un dolcevita" per coprire i tatuaggi. "Un po' di trucco? Non esageriamo...".  Chiusura "col botto" Il finale, a sorpresa, è nel messaggio che De Luca rivolge direttamente a Fedez: "Fatti dire un'ultima cosa. Avrei dovuto sfotterti per come stai combinato, invece ho esigenza di dirti una cosa. Hai avuto un'esperienza umana terribile: hai affrontato un tumore, hai avuto un'operazione chirurgica e un secondo intervento. Hai affrontato queste prove della vita con coraggio e generosità, hai utilizzato questi momenti difficili per dare coraggio agli altri. Hai dimostrato di essere un uomo e io ti voglio bene". "Mi ha quasi fatto commuovere, contraccambio", la replica di Fedez, sorpreso e toccato.  ---spettacoliwebinfo@adnkronos.com (Web Info) Read the full article

[muliannisa]

Hard to Bid Farewell: til we meet again!

Ah... akhirnya moment ini datang juga. Gak pernah kepikiran kapan aku akan menulis ini, sampai ahirnya setelah segala deadline menanti, aku tulis juga. Halo teman-teman terbaik di Tech in Asia, this writing is for you!

Friday, 27 August 2021 will be my last day at Tech in Asia Indonesia. Seperti percaya nggak percaya, tapi memang nyatanya harus melepas perjalanan yang sudah ditempuh hampir 4 tahun bersama TIA. Sedikit di luar rencana hidup, tapi aku yakin perjalanan selanjutnya akan lebih menyenangkan, doakan ya!

Kayanya baru kemarin aku join TIA, tepat seminggu sebelum ulangtahunku, yaitu 13 November 2017. Dulu, sebelum keterima aku lagi no hope banget sama hidup, sampe yang memotivasi buat dapet kerja secepatnya pun hanya karena ingin dirayakan ulangtaun bersama teman-teman kantor ahaha. Lucunya, ternyata di tanggal 19,20,21 November itu ada 3 orang yang berulang tahun, Mas Dipta (Editor in Chief, alumni juga skrg), Aku, dan Lidya (Head Marketing kita yang cihuy banget). Makasih banget sudah mewujudkan citacita recehku saat itu untuk merayakan ulangtaun di kantor baru, wkwkw. 

Long story short di tahun pertama kerja di TIA, punya beberapa teman kerja yang ujung-ujungnya bisa diajak jadi teman curhat hidup, teman sehat olahraga bareng, dan teman karaoke selama lembur. Haha. Halo tim Podcast Pantry Ekky, Mas Vicky, Mas Putra, Mas Adit, Mas Risky, Jesse, Kak Teto, Baba, Mas Cepot dan beberapa alumni Septa, Hadi, Mas Aria, Atha, Alifah, duh banyak! Ga lupa juga squad makan siang di pantry ku, jamaah #makanapaguys ku Mba Dini, Mba Ain, dan Mba Diah my luv <3 yang selalu berdebat di jam jam kritis mau pesen kopi mana lagi hari ini, mau gofood makan siang apalagi, dan tentunya yang paling seru adalah debat pembagian total bayar setelah dipotong diskon promo Grab HAHAHA :)) Kapan-kapan kita order Fried Chicken Master lagi ya!

Oh My God... time flies. Hampir empat tahun, dan aku udah banyak menyaksikan momen-momen people come and go di TIA, yang ahirnya sekarang aku yang harus pergi. Aduh. Sedih.

Untuk Lead terbaikku, Mas Putra, HALO MAAAAS YA ALLAH TERIMAKASIH, makasih banyak Mas Put, gw minta maaf banget banget kalau selama kerja sama Mas Put gw banyak kurangnya, banyak nanya, atau banyak mau. But you are the best! I learned a lot from you, and you always give me new challenge yang di awal gw merasa ga bisa tapi in the end gw bisa karena dorongan lo juga. Makasih banget Mas, semoga kapan-kapan bisa kerja bareng lagi di lain kesempatan. :D Tentunya, terimakasih juga atas saran-saran tentang kehidupannya yang walopun dijawab sambil dengerin Via Vallen, atau sambil kerja, atau sambil haha hihi, tapi means alot! Terimakasih sudah banyak dukung gw juga :) Maaf ya Mas, kalo udah burnout gw suka curhat sampe kelepasan nangis. Huhu.

My Event Team, Icha, Ka Teto, Mas Vicky, haloooo kaliaaan terbaiiiiiik!! Sebuah kebanggaan banget bisa kerja bareng kalian, orang-orang berpengalaman dibalik suksesnya event-event besar Tech in Asia! Makasih buat kerjasamanya, mohon maaf kalau gw agak banyak mau, agak beda pola pikir, dan ribet, ahaha. Senang sekali bisa kerja sama kalian. Keep it up!! Ditunggu event event lainnya!

Icha, cha... words cant describe how grateful I am to have a peer like you cha. Makasih sudah sabar ngajarin aku dari awal join tim konten, dari yang gimana ribetnya bikin konten conference, ngundang speakers, bikin aku pede kalo ngobrol sama c level, omg makasih banget cha!! Icha yang semangat terus ya, sehat dan bahagia selalu sama Rayhan & suamik :D Maaf ya cha kalo aku ada salah selama kerja bareng hihi

Kak Teto & Mas Vicky, si duo master event! Makasih ya for days and nights we spent together tiap ngerjain project event haha. Keren kalian gak ada dua! Thanks juga Mas Vicky si sobat senggol bocor, jangan galau mele, semoga cepet dipertemukan dgn yg terbaik! Makasih juga sharing-sharingnya :P

Marketing Team! Duh, sempet gabung sebentar di sini, tapi seru banget! Lili, Benita, Diah, Ekky, eh duh siapa lagi ya sekarang ahaha. 

Makasih banget ya, Lili yang walopun super sibuk super banyak workload nya tapi masih stay calm & cool tiap ngerjainnya. LILI AKU RINDU NEBENG BALIK KE KALIBATA :( Makasih ya Li, udah mau sering ditebengin dan dicurhatin sekalian haha. Semoga Lili & Eldest sehat bahagia selalu.. 

Benita, teman musisi multitalenta ku, duh ngefans banget aku mah! Jenius banget sih Ben, keren, ditunggu karya-karyanya ya Ben! Makasih juga dulu sempet cerita-cerita di Warung MJS Setiabudi bareng Baba, Fairuz, dan lainnya. I wish you joy & happiness! 

Diaaaah halo diah, masih teringat terahir kita nonton bareng Imperfect di Epicentrum ketemu Reza Rahadian wkwk terimakasih sudah pernah mau sharing sama aku juga ya. Kamu diem diem ternyata recehnya berlebihan, lucu banget deh, aku akan rindu banget jokes dan pantun kamu! 

Ekky! ahaha ekky boy yang sekarang dah jadi bapak bapak, ini saksi pertama dari awal gw kerja ampe sekarang ya ky. Ekky yang walopun lebih muda dari gw tapi SUPER WISE! Banyak sharing advise kehidupan dan juga selalu menginspirasi dengan podcast nya, konten belajarnya di vektoria hingga skrg di mudah marketing. Not to mention your career growth! so inspiring ky! semoga makin sukses! kapan kapan kita ngopi lagi ya!

Studio Team! woohoo kalian si tim gercep dalam meraih cuan ahaha keren banget pokonya apalagi leadnya Mas Dhika! 

Mas Dhika, kita belum lama kenal ya mas, tapi terimakasih banget utk semua kerjasamanya. Mohon maaf kalau belum banyak kasih impact buat tim studio, but it was great to work with you! Sehat selalu ya Mas Dhika & istri :D

Mbak Dini, halo halo halo Mbaaa? Bakal kangen aku nggak? ehehe. Mba Din, maaf banget ya suka aku ping tibatiba buat call (selama pandemi ini) mau call kerjaan ataupun call tibatiba pgn curhat wkwk Mba Din! Makasih banget buat segala kerjasamanya, huhu, sangat membantu dan maaf aku banyak merepotkan! You’re the best employee versi aku lah pokonya, jangan lupa tidur yang cukup, makan yang bener!

Mbak Ainun!! Huhu kangen banget sama sobi cileboet ku yang satu ini :( Semoga Mba Ain dan baby juga suami sehat selalu. Mba Ain semangat ya!! Semoga lancar terus pekerjaannya, kalo mumet jangan lupa break dulu ya Ain :D Hope to meet u soon!

Nadia, Abel, Kevin, hai guys aku belom kenal kalian terlalu lama dan belom pernah ketemu, tapi makasih banget ya buat kerjasamanya! Abel yang juga selalu bantuin aku cari contact person client, maaf banget merepotkan ehe. 

Artwork Team! Aduh panjang ya Bun, tapi aku bener-bener butuh say thanks sama semuanya :D

Mas Cepot, alias Emas Didik! Teman sebelah meja ku yang baru juga duduk sebelahan bentar eh udah harus WFH wkwkwk. Mas makasih sudah banyak kasih ilmu buatku! Mulai dari mindfulness, finansial, video editing, terbaik sekali kamu mas! Terimakasih sudah workcation bareng ke Singapore demi konten client ahaha. Sukses terus ya Mas!

Galih, ahahaha, si super satu ini, yang ga masalah banget gw senggol jam berapa pun buat revisi artwork wkwkw Gaaal, happy banget kerja sama lo! Makasih yaaa, maaf gw banyak mau :D

Baba, Babaaaa sayaaaang apakabar Ba? Kangen banget liburan bareng lo lagi. Ba, sehat selalu yaa! Kalau ke Bandung kabarin hihi Semangat terus kerjanya Ba, i love your artworks! <3 Makasih udah suka mau random curhat sama gw, semoga semakin happy ya ba!

Kevin, master keviiiin ahaha si introvert yang serba bisa! makasih ya mz dulu kita sempet banyak kerjasama, lebih banyak main nya sih ya ahaha, keep up the good work ya kev! Makin rajin olahraga dan masaknya! Semoga segera bertemu tambatan hati hihi

Editorial & Product team, yang aku gabisa mention satu satu, terimakasih banyak ya atas kerjasama, dukungan, dan feedbacknya! Semoga kalian bisa terus kasih inovasi terbaik buat Tekinesya! <3

Queena, Queen!!! Ya Allah kapan coba kita terahir ketemu? :( Si sobat HDI ku yang keren banget, yang suka tibatiba curhat di pantry ahaha i miss you so much! Semoga makin sukses ya Queen di kantor dan di yang lainnya <3 lets meet up soon!

Jessenia, Jes! ahaha Ya Allah sama kamu mah never ending saying thankyou nih kayaknya aku. Makasih bangeeeet atas segala bimbingannya dari awal aku masuk sampe sekarang. Dari mulai kerjaan sampe kehidupan, dari mulai pantry, teras Menteng49, sampe google meet. Makasih ya, I’m very happy working at Tech in Asia <3

Last but not least, Ko Hendri, terimakasih banyak Ko Hen sudah kasih kesempatan gw kerja di TIA. Terimakasih atas segala perjuangannya mempertahankan TIA ID :D Semoga ke depannya semakin sukses lagi!

Huhu jadi banyak banget tapi aku bener bener harus say thanks sama kalian semua. Karena berkat kalian aku bisa ada di sini sekarang. Awwwww. Semoga pandemi ini segera berakhir, dan kita semua selalu diberi kesehatan supaya masih bisa bertemu secara offline kembali! :D

Terimakasih, til we meet again! 

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How DAOs Are Reshaping Investment

Within 20 minutes of its crowdfunding round going live on token launchpad MISO earlier this week, BitDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO,) backed by Singapore-based derivatives exchange Bybit, had raised $230 million from 2,497 investors.

By the time the sale ended, the project was richer by $365 million, much of which will be used to invest in decentralized finance (DeFi) and other crypto projects.

Add that to the $230 million raised on BitDAO’s June launch—in a fundraising round led by Peter Thiel, Founders Fund, Pantera Capital and others—and the BitDAO treasury is on course to become one of the largest pools of assets controlled by a DAO.

It’s just the latest example of funds pouring into DAOs, which are quickly becoming the Gen Z investment tool of choice. Over $8 billion is currently held by DAOs according to tracker DeepDAO, and even Moneyweek has declared the 2020s “the decade of the DAO.”

What are investment DAOs?

Traditional funding organizations are often hierarchical, elitist, localized, and not very transparent. DAOs are the antithesis of this, made up of loose grassroots networks with anything from a handful to thousands of participants.

Radical transparency and anonymity are the norm. DAOs have no company HQ, or formal organization at the center—and consequently no one point of failure. Rules are written in open source code, and the decision-making processes are encoded into smart contracts which execute autonomously on a blockchain. Crucially, DAOs are designed to exist as communities that operate globally, which means a much bigger, richer playing field.

“If we want to turn our business from billions to trillions, we cannot exist in a company-form, but a ‘social phenomena form,’” Ben Zhou, co-founder and CEO of Bybit, told Decrypt back in June.

But this novel concept had a rocky start. In 2016, the first DAO suffered a major hack, and enthusiasm for the concept dived—until not-for-profit funding platform MolochDAO re-popularized it.

Its model is expressly designed to minimize the possibility of an attack, and has now been forked many times to create for-profit DAOs which distribute and transfer assets between members.

Metacartel Ventures and the LAO are two examples of investment DAOs; the recent non-fungible token (NFT) boom has also seen collector DAOs such as PleasrDAO and FlamingoDAO, which buy up digital artwork on behalf of participants, flourish. But there are many more.

How do investment DAOs work?

DAO participants use the entity’s own governance tokens to vote on which projects to invest in. An investment DAO will also have an address, which holds all of its assets in a multi-sig wallet, used to allocate capital in a very fluid way.

The aim is a laudable one: to encourage a healthy venture capital ecosystem that provides Web3 projects with easy access to funding and help the technology to flourish. It also means that experts working with these cutting-edge technologies have the opportunity to invest in the same advancements.

“Web 3.0 projects need support in the long term. We think a Web 3.0-specific investment model will fit in these spaces,” said Toshi Kamei, cofounder of Fracton Ventures. The Japanese startup is keen to emulate the success of MetaCartel and the LAO.

To simplify and secure the process of establishing a DAO, there are a growing number of DAO-creation platforms including Aragon, Colony, Gnosis Safe, Moloch, and DAOStack.

And owning more tokens doesn’t necessarily mean that someone has a bigger vote in some DAOs. Take Komorebi Collective, a DAO focused on funding female and non-binary crypto founders; the impact of a member’s vote can increase based on the amount they have contributed to the project, and the outcome of a vote can be based on the degree of participation as well as voting preference.

Are investment DAOs legal?

DAO designers have learned many lessons from the first DAO hack, and the turbo-charged fundraising that characterized the ICO era, which alerted regulators and tainted the fledgling crypto ecosystem.

Some DAO projects, such as Metacartel Ventures, are registered as limited liability companies (LLCs) in crypto-friendly Delaware, in a bid to stay compliant with U.S. securities laws. But a bill recently enacted in Wyoming now grants DAOs the legal status currently enjoyed by traditional corporations. Other states could soon follow suit. “It should let a million—if not a billion—DAOs blossom,” said Aaron Wright, founder of the LAO, a DAO that’s attracted $25 million in funding and has baked-in legal protections.

But legal minefields abound, especially in relation to token projects that might be deemed to be securities in the U.S. “If you have a very flat, non-hierarchical organization, where ownership and decision making is very participatory, and all the information related to the organization is available, I, personally, make a strong argument that those interests should not be considered securities,” said Wright.

In order not to run afoul of the law, DAOs have often limited participation to accredited investors, or have limited membership to only 99 participants in total.

However, DAO members and other DeFi community members are marshaling forces to protect the industry from future legal threats. Last week, the DAO behind yield maximizer Yearn Finance launched a legal task force, the LeXpunKArmy, and others are following in its wake.

Into the future

DAOs are still in the first stages of their evolution, and the prospects of new models of community ownership and governance are exciting. They hold the promise of a future Internet that’s more community-oriented and participatory.

New tools make the process of setting up and participating in DAOs ever more user-friendly. Protocols such as Vocdoni and Snapshot offer digital voting solutions which don’t require participants to pay pricey fees to go on-chain to vote. Digital assets startup Messari has launched an “Uber for DAOs” to make it easier for members to contribute human capital. And investing platform Syndicate Protocol is aiming to make it easier for people to create DAOs by lowering the amount of capital needed to get started to as little as $500.

These advances could encourage new types of DAOs, with members providing specialized services and leveraging economies of scales, accelerating the provision of services to the entire ecosystem.

The Defiant contributor and DeFi Rate editor Cooper Turley described DAOs as “Internet communities with a shared cap table and a bank account.” Today there are over 100 DAOs managing millions of dollars in assets. “We’re seeing a lot of DAOs raise capital to a community-owned bank account and use that capital to pay people in the same way you would a company, except it’s all being done on-chain by crypto tooling,” he said on a recent edition of the Alt Asset Allocation Podcast.

The concept introduces some interesting questions, such as how a DAO’s underlying token should be valued. José Nuno Sousa Pinto, chief legal officer for Aragon, one of the first DAO-creation platforms, told Decrypt that, after the tokenization of assets, the next trend will be the tokenization of companies. But this won’t involve regular shares. Instead, there will be tokens, which can be traded on different markets, and which correspond to different types of participation—or stakes—in the company.

Syndicate protocol founder Ian Lee believes that joining a DAO, or community, will be much like staking your allegiance to a digital tribe and enjoying the status that comes with that.

“We believe [the] DAO will play a starring role as the world makes the shift to Web 3.0.”

Jademont Zheng

The vision is a powerful one. By democratizing investment and blending it with social networking, DAOs stand to empower and enrich the ecosystem they emerged from—in an even more dramatic way than Spotify changed music and YouTube disrupted TV.

“We believe [the] DAO will play a starring role as the world makes the shift to Web 3.0, paving the way for fully decentralized companies that can secure the same levels of significance and influence that centralized tech giants currently enjoy in the Web 2.0 world,” Jademont Zheng, a partner at China-based Waterdrip Capital, which backs DAO-creation platform Metis, told Decrypt.

No wonder then, that so many in the Industry say: “Let’s DAO it.

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[INTERVIEW] “REVOLUTION” Singer AleXa Talks About Her New EP “Decoherence”, Podcast, Online Concert And More

KHIGH: Can you please tell us briefly about the making of the “Decoherence” album?

AleXa: We started recording it during the summer, starting with “Villain”. We were recording and fixing songs up until the first week of September, actually. I was in and out of the studio multiple times a week for MONTHS. Thankfully, I was able to contribute to the creative process of the album in writing some of the lyrics to the tracks~ It was a very stressful time, but at the end of the day, music helps me get through my struggles; in creating this album, it was a healing process for myself. Very grateful for the wonderful and skilled teams that we worked with while creating the album.

KHIGH: For this music video, you filmed all of your own stunts and we heard that you were also injured in the process. Fans recently saw on your Instagram that you had gone to a Korean Action School too. So, as a fan of action and stunts can you tell us what that entire experience was like? How did you think of implementing action in your MVs?

AleXa: It was SO FUN!!!! I’ve always wanted to try stunt work, specifically combat. Albeit, the fight choreo changed completely the day of the shoot, but thanks to the awesome team of stuntmen we worked with, the shoot went flawless and without injury! Or, at least the *fight* choreography did, haha… the explosions? That’s another story. It was super exciting, and honestly not scary in the slightest. The scariest part of that portion of the filming was getting hit- BUT, getting hit sent my adrenaline RUSHING and my brain was like “THERE IS A LION CHASING YOU RUN FASTER!!!!” Very fun process. Absolutely no regrets and would 100% do it again.

KHIGH: Your song “Moon And Back” has a very different vibe from the rest of your music, what was your inspiration for that track?

AleXa: The team figured it was time that we gave a ballad song a try, and I could not be more grateful for the song that I received. As a child, my parents frequently read me the book Guess How Much I Love You- in the book, there’s a quote, “I love you right up to the moon and back”, which my mother would tell me all the time as our goodnight. I tell it to my fans on Twitter at the end of ‘menpas’ (mention parties/interactive session with fans), most of the time. That was the inspiration for the title.

KHIGH: Since your entire concept quite stands out in the K-Pop industry, what do you think are the advantages of having a unique concept, and what different concepts would you like to try in the future?

AleXa: Rather than having just a unique concept, I am so blessed to have such a unique and special company. There are several perks of being a part of the ZB Label/ZanyBros family, as their artist. Our company is a creative powerhouse full of hardworking visionaries who strive to make their ideas a reality. We would love to try MANY concepts in the future, but personally, I would like to try a chic and mature sexy concept, like Gain’s “Paradise Lost”, or Sunmi’s “24 Hours” or “Full Moon”.

KHIGH: The covers of your albums have a huge artistic aspect in terms of animation and design. Have you ever taken part in designing these images like what you would wear or what your hair would be like?

AleXa: The album art is a TREMENDOUS thank you to Malcolm, aka RocketBoi Art, who lives in South Africa! He’s a joy to work with, and all of us fell in love with his art style! I anticipate seeing the cover art every comeback~ As for character design and whatnot, it all comes from Malcolm’s incredible mind. Our team provides the hair color and outfit inspiration, and he runs with it.

KHIGH: Back in July, you had your very first online concert which was a huge success having a count of 7,000 viewers. Can you share what it was like performing for your fans through a screen?

AleXa: As much as I do miss performing in front of a live audience, I was immensely happy to have been given the opportunity to perform for my fans online. It was truly an amazing experience that will always stay with me throughout the course of my career. I was so nervous if I would even break 100 people, so imagine my surprise when our wonderful CEO broke the news to me that we had near 7K fans in attendance. It really blew my mind, and I am so grateful to everyone who attended.

KHIGH: If people are hearing about AleXa for the very first time, what song of yours would you recommend as a first listen?

AleXa: I would recommend ‘Bomb’!!! It’s my debut song and it definitely gives you the signature AleXa sound right off the bat.

KHIGH: Recently you became a co-host for one of the Dive Studios’ podcasts, what has the experience of working on a podcast been like?

AleXa: It’s a lot more fun than I expected. Dive is such a chill place to be and the team makes the recording sessions fun~ Stan Day6 lol

KHIGH: You have completed a year as an Idol, what things stood out the most for you after debuting?

AleXa: Now that it’s been a year after debut, some of the key moments for me have been my first live stage at Music Bank for debut, performing in Singapore two weeks after debut, and attending the Soribada Awards, where I won my first award.

KHIGH: Please share a message for A.I Troopers!

AleXa: Hello you lovely, lovely humans. Thank you for all the love and support, from all over the world. I hope and pray that we can continue to walk down this path together for the next few years and watch each other grow. Stay safe, happy, and healthy! Hopefully, I can see you all soon. Love you all to the moon and back~

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(Southern Vangard) Episode 289 - Southern Vangard Radio

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep289: COVID-19 Edition 87! Take heed, that dandy duo of Doe & Meeks are back this week with more Smithsonian Grade for your earholes! We have gobs of brand new screw-face inducing music this week per the usual, and head north for our Thursday interview session to rap with PRO DILLINGER, who’s been on the warpath with his ONE NINE label and THE UMBRELLA collective he co-founded with PNC SNOTTY. Interview snippets are at the end of the mix to tide you over until the full drops on Thursday. Get right Vangardians it’s that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #boombap #DJ #mixshow #interview #podcast #ATL #WORLDWIDE #RIPCOMBATJACK

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Talk Break Inst. - "H2-OH" - Idryis Da God

"Squeeze Da Mac" - Lunatic ft. Pro Dillinger & Stack Skrilla

"Glowing Mics (Founders Remix)" - Gang Starr ft. Big Shug

"Doomsday Kids (The Apocalypse)" - Singapore Kane  (prod. D.R.U.G.S. Beats)

"Outsiders" - Plex Diamonds (prod. Damn Dave)

"Tell Me" - Hus Kingpin  (prod. By Prynce P)

Talk Break Inst. - "whatnow" - Idryis Da God

"Street Gospel" - Bronze Nazareth & Recognize Ali ft. Salute Da Kidd

"Like This" - King Author

"Beaumont" - Doza The Drum Dealer ft. Ill Bill & D. Goynz

"Failure = Death" - The Quarter Inch Kings x Zagnif Nori ft. Bugsy Da God & Dj Enyoutee

"The Shutdown" - Nivek Boogeezi X Craig G ft. Zagnif Nori

Talk Break Inst. - "ISSAVIBE" - Idryis Da God

"Fire Diamonds" - John Creasy ft. Mickey Diamond (prod. The Prxspect)

"Social Distancing" - Snotty ft. Hus Kingpin (prod. Shaolin Luciano)

"Last Place You Wanna Be" - Ty Farris X Machacha

"Nostalgic Zaza" - Jae Haze ft. Gzus Piece

"Bruiser Brody" - Conway the Machine (prod. JR Swiftz)

".40" - Asun Eastwood & Finn ft. Flee Lord

"Schism" - Blizz From Juice ft. Eto & Lord Goat

"Phone Tap"- John Creasy (prod. The Prxspect)

Talk Break Inst. - "Spazzmadik" - Idryis Da God

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“I always work off the motto of, ‘if you think you’re working hard, there’s always someone else who’s working harder’… there is nothing easy about the sport or music industries, and you have to work so hard to be successful.” - Niall Horan

On The Loose: released official fourth single from Flicker, including a radio edit, lyric video (rip), official video, behind the scenes video, Basic Tape remix, Slenderbodies remix, acoustic version, acoustic video, and vertical video So Long: performed unreleased song on piano throughout Flicker World Tour dates Mirrors EP: released on vinyl for Record Store Day 2018 Seeing Blind: released acoustic video, live video, and radio single in Australia Finally Free: released song for Smallfoot soundtrack and live video recorded at the Greek Theatre, Los Angeles Flicker (song): released as a radio single in the Netherlands Flicker featuring the RTÉ Concert Orchestra: released live album in Ireland, featuring nine songs including an official live version of previously unreleased song So Long

81 tour dates: across Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and the Americas, playing arenas, amphitheatres, state/regional fairs, and large theatres Featured opening acts & special guests: including Wild Youth (Killarney), Julia Michaels (Europe), RuthAnne (Dublin), Lewis Capaldi (Glasgow), Hailee Steinfeld (London), Maren Morris (NZ, Australia, the Americas), Jayda (Manila), Ming Bridges (Singapore), Sugar Me (Tokyo) Setlist: featured 14-15 original songs and 3-4 covers Regular covers: Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen), Crying in the Club (Camila Cabello), Drag Me Down and Fool’s Gold (One Direction) Covers for select tour dates: Dancing in the Moonlight (Thin Lizzy - Dublin night 1), Where the Street’s Have No Name (U2 - Dublin night 2), Won’t Back Down (Tom Petty - Greek Theatre LA, Red Rocks & others), New York State of Mind (Billy Joel - Jones Beach Theater, Long Island), Life in the Fast Lane (Eagles - final September tour dates) Filmed Red Rocks show: for potential future release Top 50 worldwide tours of 2018: selling more than 445,000 tickets

BBC Biggest Weekend: played a six-song set on the second day of the festival in Swansea Reputation Tour: special guest for Taylor Swift’s first night at Wembley Stadium, performing Slow Hands together RTÉ Concert Orchestra special: performed nine songs from the Flicker album for broadcast in Ireland, later broadcast in France & South Africa Sounds Like Friday Night: performed acoustic version of On The Loose & interview  New York State Fair: played the headline show on the final day of the fair Official livestream: of Flicker World Tour Amsterdam show, in partnership with Live Nation, for a global streaming audience Late Late Show: performed Slow Hands on London episode Virtual reality concert: made London Flicker Sessions show available on MelodyVR platform

Sounds Like Friday Night: interview on BBC RTE: interview with Eoghan McDermott, as part of RTE Concert Orchestra Special The Project: interview on Australian TV The Voice Australia: guest mentor with Delta Goodrem Today Show: interview on Australian TV Sunrise: interview on Australian TV Studio 10: interview on Australian TV Late Late Show: guest on London show, brief appearance on show in October

TalkSport: co-hosted breakfast radio show in January & September Dubai Desert Classic: played in Pro-Am with Rory McIlroy and a competition winner, and participated in a golf clinic, helping two of his Modest! Golf clients gain entry to the pro event US Golf Masters: ambassador for Drive, Chip & Putt competition Ladies golf: signed Maguire sisters to Modest! Golf, announced Ladies event for NI Open in 2019 Ryder Cup: played in celebrity match & Team Europe ambassador BMW PGA Championship: played in Pro-Am with the winner of a BBC Children in Need charity auction Sky Sports British Masters: played in Pro-Am Interviews: ESPN, SkySports, BBC Radio 5, Golf Channel, Bunkered, Ladies European Tour, The Irish Times, Golf Magic, among others LUFC: provoked an infamous Twitter clapback from Leeds United Modest! Golf: supported four players who have secured tour cards for 2019

Irish referendum: supported the yes vote to legalise abortion March for Our Lives: supported cousin’s participation in march for gun control US politics: publicly denounced Trump (again) US mid-term elections: urged US citizens to vote

Horan & Rose: hosted the second edition of the charity gala & golf event, upping the total money raised for charity to £1.5 million to date Charity t-shirt: released second charity t-shirt raising funds for Cancer Research UK and the Kate & Justin Rose Foundation Rays of Sunshine: hosted teens at Flicker World Tour London soundcheck & show, donated Jingle Bell Ball Santa shirt for charity raffle Charity auctions: donated items for multiple fundraisers, including a signed guitar & VIP concert experience for a Grammy auction raising $4,500 for Musicares Foundation; signed boots to a Small Steps charity auction, raising £1,130; signed artwork; signed guitar to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation auction, raising €4,000 Anti-bullying Week: supported efforts to stop cyber-bullying on Twitter Instituto Projeto Neymar Jr: supported Brazilian football superstar’s work providing education for kids in Praia Grande, Brazil World Cancer Day: supported Cancer Research UK’s Unity Band initiative LauraLynn Hospice: spent time with kids in hospice care before Flicker World Tour Dublin show

BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw: how real are these Niall Horan ‘facts’?, can Niall Horan remember his own lyrics? BBC Radio 1 Biggest Weekend: when Niall Horan met Shawn Mendes BBC Radio 1 Biggest Weekend with Matt & Mollie: Niall Horan answers questions he’s never been asked before EW: Niall Horan listens to Dua Lipa, Springsteen and more on tour - check out his exclusive playlist Billboard Pop Shop podcast: Niall Horan on new song 'Finally Free,' 'disappearing' after tour to work on next album & 8 Years of One Direction MORE FM: Niall Horan talks about his “intimate” connection with NZ The Edge afternoons with Jono, Ben & Sharon: Niall Horan talks about being mates with Dan Carter The Edge 30: Niall Horan says NZ is his favourite country to perform in Nova 969 Smallzy’s Surgery: could new Niall Horan music be on the way? Nova 969 Smallzy's Surgery: Smallzy’s backstage tour with Niall Horan Nova 969 Fitzy & Wippa: exclusive chat On Air with Ryan Seacrest: Niall Horan recalls best Flicker World Tour moments so far FUN 107 The Michael Rock Show: Niall Horan surprising secret to great hair Walk 97.5 Christina Kay: interview Coup de Main: interview - Niall Horan on his upcoming NZ show, recording live, and honesty in writing ‘Flicker’  Coup de Main cover story: interview - eye to eye with Niall Horan GQ Italia cover story: Niall Horan: my life after One Direction George Ezra & Friends the podcast: Series 2, Episode 1 Zeit Leo: "I get restless very quickly." Singer Niall Horan has a slight obsessive-compulsive disorder. How music helps him, he tells here.

GQ Italia: Music Issue cover shoot Paul Smith: guest at Paris fashion show and spent time with the designer in his studio Revista GQ: Niall Horan is, right now, the only person who knows how to wear a shirt with undershirt as it’s done in 2018 Fashion Bean: best-dressed men of the week

US RIAA certifications: Slow Hands 3 x platinum, This Town 2 x platinum UK Official Charts certifications: Flicker x gold Australia ARIA certifications: Slow Hands 5 x platinum, Flicker x gold Canada Gold/Platinum certifications: Slow Hands 5 x platinum, Too Much To Ask x platinum Chile certification: Flicker x platinum Songwriting awards: BMI London Pop Awards Song for Slow Hands, BMI Los Angeles Award Winning Songs for Slow Hands & This Town  Spotify milestone: Flicker surpassed 1 billion streams in June 2018 Billboard #1s: achieved his 9th solo Billboard chart number 1, with Too Much To Ask reaching #1 on the Dance Club Songs Chart Billboard Year-End 2018: achieved album, song, radio, social and artist entries on the year-end charts US radio: On the Loose became Niall's fourth Top 20 single on Hot AC radio, and fourth single to chart on Mainstream Pop, Hot AC & AC radio formats, reaching #22 on pop radio Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Finally Free nominated for Original Song - Animated Film RTE Choice Music Prize: Slow Hands nominated for Irish Song of the Year iHeartRadio Awards 2018: winner of Best New Pop Artist & Best Lyrics (Slow Hands)

April: using soundchecks to come up with ideas October: wrote a tune on the piano November: ‘3 days into making tunes and it’s feeling good !!!!!’, ‘exciting watching ideas come to life in the studio’, in the studio with Julian Bunetta & John Ryan in Los Angeles I / II / III / IV, RuthAnne Cunningham tells CelebMix she will be writing with Niall for NH2 December: ‘exciting week of writing’, writing session with Jamie Scott, Mike Needle & Dan Bryer in London, ‘very much in writing mode’

Everyone loved Niall: and Niall loved everyone, but especially Hailee Steinfeld, whom he quietly dated while avoiding the media circus which often surrounds celeb relationships.

Soundcheck Q&A and Meet & Greets: made fan engagement a central part of his Flicker World Tour experience Golf events: made time for fans who came out to see him play at pro-am events Maintained boundaries: called out fans for taking creep shots & obnoxious behaviour Calmed audiences: and looked out for the wellbeing of fans at his shows, especially in Latin America Twitter & Instagram: read and responded to fan tweets and questions with a mixture of sincerity, gratitude, brutal honesty, and humour Jade: made one young fan’s night (/life) by inviting her up on stage to dance at the Allentown Fair show

Baby Marit: melted hearts everywhere offering reassurance to two new dads

[nonprofitarchitect]

How to Shift Your Focus from Money to Purpose with Eric Levine

Do you need to shift your focus from money to purpose? When you have a goal of improving people’s lives your focus will shift and your nonprofit will succeed. 

Remarkable Quotes:

Eric: Success in any way is to have a disciplined morning 

Travis: Provide value to people first, when you're focused on money, you end up closed-handed

Eric: You want to be at the beginning of the wave, ride it up to the crest. Timing is everything,

Eric: We're all architects of our own lives

  Highlights:

{01:15} The importance of starting your day off right. 

{05:00} Going to Asia to build a Gym Empire

{10:25} Trusting your instincts 

{16:15} Be at the Beginning of the Wave

{26:15} Having the goal of improving people’s lives, not just making money

{39:32} Knowing your self worth

  Eric Levine bio:

Eric Levine started in the fitness industry in 1979, when he was the first franchisee for Golds Gym, and opened a chain of six clubs. These six clubs were the most profitable in the entire Gold chain of more than 100 clubs. During that time Mr. Levine established Super Gym Advertising and Marketing company, the exclusive worldwide agency for all Gold’s Gyms, winning many international awards including the silver medal at Cannes! Eric then became a partner with Ray Wilson Family Fitness Centers, which grew to 72 locations. Eric went on to Asia and created California Fitness in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, and Australia. His clubs broke every imaginable record for fitness centers around the world.

Eric then sold the chain of California Fitness centers to 24Hour Fitness, retaining a share in that company. In 2004 24Hour Fitness sold for an incredible US$1,700,000,000. Eric was also the founder of Planet Yoga and Bikram Yoga in Asia, the first large yoga studio anywhere! Eric is currently an investor with Mark Mastrov in New Evolution Ventures which owns and manages such companies as UFC gyms worldwide. Eric has an exciting new company, combined with Revolution Recrafted, in a partnership with world champion boxing legend Manny Pacquiao! The new company is called Hitt by Manny and provides a boxing and full-body workout in a boutique setting. Eric is also the CEO of Eric Levine Global Fitness Expert, a fitness consulting company specializing in all aspects of the industry!

Connect with Eric:

ericlevine55@gmail.com

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9 Sep 2021

amBX Interview Dogu Taskiran on Digital Twins and Smart Buildings

9th of September, 2021 – Smart lighting and building software expert, amBX interviewed Dogu Taskiran, a software developer, a smart city thought leader and the CEO of Stambol Studios, based in Canada. He has previously worked for Microsoft and has shared his thoughts on digital twins, how they work, the benefits and how they can make a building or even a city smart. The global digital twin market size was valued at USD 3.1 billion in 2020 and is projected to reach USD 48.2 billion by 2026. It is expected to grow at a CAGR of 58% during the forecast period.

Digital Twins create virtual replicas

The potential for growth and development is outstanding – amBX SmartCore software uses a digital twin to create a virtual replica of each space within a building. This enables rapid setup and re-configuration of building and lighting systems, real-time data can be capture and analysed and changes can be made instantly.

Firstly, Dogu states that there are many definitions of a digital twin, but the actual source definition was created by Michael Greaves, at the University of Michigan in 2003, in a course on product lifecycle management. He described it as a virtual digital equivalent to a physical product. There are three main prerequisites for something to have a digital twin. It’s a physical product in real space, a virtual product in virtual space, and the interconnectivity of data and information to tie these two things together.

A digital twin can tell the user how their building is used, and the current ‘state’ of it- it can show whether a specific door is open or closed but taking that one step further and integrating it with virtual and augmented reality, the user can actually see if the door is open in the virtual model and walk around the building. The digital twin can be used to control physical assets or gather information and simulate changes, predicting what will happen in the future. Historical data collected from the digital twin allows anomalies to be highlighted. This, therefore, facilitates predictive maintenance, extending the life of assets, or improving operational efficiencies.

In addition, this can be done automatically; AI can make decisions. It can decide to turn the AC on in a certain area and the lights off in another.

A main question a lot of people have, is how do Digital Twins Link into Construction 4.0. Construction 4.0 is referred to as the fourth industrial revolution. Construction is one of the latest industries to adopt technology; it’s basically one level above agriculture.

BIM is an interesting concept. Dogu observes BIM as being the main driver up until the construction and handoff of a building. It starts with the design concept, and then that is turned into constructible plans. At that point, it is still a static model. That means the BIM model lives up until the handoff stage, and then its life ends.

Merging BIM with a digital twin presents the opportunity to extend its lifecycle from concept all the way to the end of life of the building. Integration with IoT devices, machine learning and all the other assets that enable users to visualise context. Storing and gathering data about every asset makes predictive analytics and operational excellence easier to achieve. It will allow adverse environmental effects to be anticipated; maintenance can be forecast and carried out much earlier to avoid breakdowns or inefficient running.

For example, if a boiler in a shopping mall is going to break down in the next couple of weeks, the Facility Manager will know because of the sensor data being analysed by AI and machine learning. They will know who maintained it last, the warranty, maintenance records etc. It will act as a single source of truth—a common database for everything that happens within the lifecycle of the building. In addition, this can all be monitored remotely by the Facility Manager.

However, there are factors hindering Mass Adoption. Dogu considers that standardisation is essential. Creating open, interoperable protocols so that technologies don’t just evolve by themselves; no company will achieve full smart buildings and cities by themselves. The industry needs standards to create a unified approach. Any device/system should then be able to integrate and provide or receive information.

On a larger scale, a digital twin can benefit urban planning because it allows planners to predict what would happen if a building was constructed in a particular area, e.g., how long does traffic need to be blocked for? What will the new pedestrian flow be? All these simulations can take place before construction even happens.

Some cities are visionary, they have taken the BIM model from every architect in the city and created a virtual replica of it. Singapore is a city that has led this innovation; they even gave sensors to their citizens so that they could understand the pedestrian pathways and how they’re utilising the city. This allows necessary changes to be made at the planning stage, which in turn reduces carbon emissions.

The benefit to a normal person walking down the street is that it adds a lot of advantages from a safety point of view, having streetlights that turn on because they sense that you’re there, reducing crime rates because more is monitored etc. Or even benefits such as the traffic lights only turning red when there is a need, improving your journey, reducing commuting times and working in your favour, or letting emergency vehicles through, showing a pathway with the streetlights. This becomes a trade-off; people are less reluctant to be monitored and have data captured about them if it benefits them. It’s when it’s not working in their favour that the issues arise. It’s going to be important that people are aware of what the data is for, how it is collected, what’s going to be done with it and how it will be stored. That transparency will go a long way.

amBX asked Dogu about his vision of the future of smart cities. He summarises lots of things can come out of this, but today, we have virtual/augmented reality and mixed reality and we’ve got conversational interfaces (Alexa, OK Google, etc.). The best technology is invisible; you don’t even notice that it is there. Such as walking into a room and it knowing that a person prefers a certain temperature and as such the AC temperature is adjusted to that level – whilst it is a benefit, it isn’t apparent until there is an issue.

Dogu comments, “My vision for the future city is that we have a digital replica that allows us to collect analytics, meaningful data, helps us make much more meaningful decisions, derive better insights and visualise that in context. That’s going to happen in the next 5-10 years, but in 20 years, that’s a bit of a hard guess; I think it will start with ambient immersive user experiences that automatically do everything for the occupant. However, as with a lot of these things, you have no idea you need them or that they exist until the moment they actually do.”

To listen to the full podcast, go to https://anchor.fm/ambx/episodes/Ep–12-Digital-Twins-in-Smart-Buildings-and-Cities-e15f34p . For more information on amBX and its services, contact amBX.

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Welcome, adventurers! This is MuseCast XIV — or, rather, an update blog post from MuseCast XIV. I’m your co-host, Emi. Recently, you may have read that we’ve been hit pretty hard with some real-life issues that put us on a temporary hiatus. But worry not – we are both working hard to get back on our feet. On that note, I have good news!

In our early April update, I mentioned that I moved halfway across the country. My sister helped scout out a good place to live, I secured a job…

…and when I got there, I found that the house was located directly next to a noisy street and railroad.

When I tested the acoustics in the room I had rented out, I found that there was simply no way to be able to record a full episode in one sitting. Every time a car or train went past outside, the microphone would pick it up. This was good confirmation that my equipment was undamaged during the move... but not so great for actually producing content. With such a variety of excess noise, even my professional editing skills were no match for the ceaseless disruptions, and I’d never be able to remove the noise from the audio file.

After the move, it would have taken me a while to recover financially before being able to invest in a soundproofing solution. Normally, we would turn to our Patreon and PayPal donor savings; however, having respectfully suspended Patreon donations while we weren’t producing content, these savings had already been drained by monthly hosting bills. Luckily, thanks in part to some generous MuseCast listeners, we were able to afford supplies to create a proper recording space. I split my closet in half, treated the walls with acoustic foam and lined the doors with neoprene foam. A cozy yet economical DIY solution.

Listen to the audio clip at the beginning of this post as it compares before and after. There, you can hear how the difference in quality (and ambient noise) goes from noisy room to soundproof studio – for just under $80. In fact, my sound quality is even better than it was before the move!

Here, I want to profusely thank the folks who made special donations through PayPal during this time: Ian (Taliz Marvelous) and “Heromix” – a mystery hero from Singapore!

On behalf of both of us, thank you so much for supporting us and sticking with us through everything. Remix is still working on managing her health situation, but both of us are so excited to bring you more episodes of our podcast soon. After all, we have made much progress since our first post in April - and a lot has changed in the world of Eorzea since our last episode!

Until then, happy adventuring, and may you ever walk in the Light of the Crystal.

~ Emi

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EOD Drinks With Dia Simms CEO of Lobos 1707 Tequila and Mezcal

In this episode of “End Of Day Drinks,” VinePair’s editorial team is joined by Dia Simms, CEO of Lobos 1707 Tequila & Mezcal. Simms details life before entering the spirits industry, explaining how her prior experiences working in the U.S. government and at Combs Enterprises laid the foundation for where she is today.

As president of Combs Enterprises, Simms oversaw the meteoric rise of Cîroc. Her leadership helped ease the transition into the spirits industry. Lobos 1707’s forward-thinking approach — with its focus on diversity and inclusion — caught the eye of celebrity investors such as LeBron James and Arnold Schwarzenegger as well as the tequila-drinking population as a whole. Finally, Simms lists Lobos 1707’s current lineup, which includes a Joven, Extra Añejo, Reposado, and Mezcal coming soon.

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Cat Wolinski: Hello and welcome to “End of Day Drinks” with VinePair. I am Cat Wolinski, VinePair’s senior editor recording in Brooklyn, New York. I’m here with members of our editorial team. We have our tastings director and producer Keith Beavers, our assistant editor Emma Cranston, and we have Elgin Nelson, editorial assistant. We are speaking today with Dia Simms. She is the CEO of Lobos 1707 Tequila & Mezcal. It’s a brand that launched last year, and it’s just the latest in a long line of very impressive things that Dia has been involved in. She previously served as the president of Combs Enterprises, as in Sean “Diddy” Combs Enterprises. She was in that role as the company’s investment in Cîroc vodka transformed that brand into a billion-dollar ultra-premium vodka brand. She’s also been on Ebony’s Power 100 list and Billboard’s Women In Music list. And on our list, as someone we’ve really been looking forward to speaking with and having on the show. So before I give too much away, Dia, take the mic. Say hello!

Dia Simms: Ooh, la la. That’s a wonderful intro.

C: You’re a wonderful guest. I had to pull out the stops.

D: Thank you for having me. I’m so excited to be here today.

C: First of all, where are you joining us from?

D: I’m in sunny Los Angeles, and I know this is probably cliche to say out loud, but it is actually enormously, incredibly gorgeous today. It’s extra L.A. today.

C: Surprisingly, it’s actually a nice day here on the East Coast, too, but that’s pretty rare. Are you usually in L.A.?

D: I mostly grew up in Queens, N.Y., and I am between New York and Maryland most of the time. However, we have lots of exciting things going on with Lobos 1707 in L.A., Miami, and all over the country. I travel wherever I have to go to move this wonderful tequila.

C: Absolutely. And where is the company operating right now? Is it mostly in Maryland?

D: No, the company is in the Lower East Side in New York. We would love to have you by our office. We had great investors behind the brand, and we could have gotten a swanky office. No, we want to be at the heartbeat where culture is being created. The Lower East Side is so famous for everything from the height of sneakers to the coolest trends coming out for the last 100 years. In some ways, it is very much one of the last zip codes that represents the tradition of old New York. We built our office in the spirit of a wolf pack to be able to be an actual den. We have a full stage, a huge bar, and a super-long table that our founder actually built with his own hands. Once we start to move out of the pandemic, which I believe is happening, we already extended our reach to the community. They can hold community board meetings here. If you’re a young artist and you need to shoot your campaign or cover art, you can come to shoot here because it actually used to be a studio, so the lights are incredible. We wanted to build an office that serves the consumer. It is not just a one-way experience, and we want to walk it like we talk it. We love the space, and we’d love to have you guys there.

C: Wow. We would, of course, like to come by. VinePair is actually based in Manhattan. We’re all remote right now. Some of us are Brooklyn, some of us are in New Jersey, Elgin is actually in the Bahamas.

D: Oh, OK.

C: Anyway, that sounds like such a cool space. Is it part office and experiential marketing space?

D: Yeah, we can host events and dinners. We actually have a kitchen in there. We’re having dinner actually on Monday, Covid-19 safe, with an amazing chef. It’s a flex space, but it was more important to us. After last year, we are living in a transition of what an office even is, because obviously, it doesn’t matter where we are. Train, plane, or hotel, you’re at your office if you have your device with you. We thought that it doesn’t need to be so traditional. It’s really an opportunity for us to survive as a company.

C: That is so true, and I think what you’re saying speaks to your adaptability as a businesswoman. I’d love it if you could take us through your career track, what led you here, where did you start, and everything in between.

D: Oh, yeah. My career track was not at all linear. It definitely wasn’t the plan to go to school and then going into the spirits business. It was 100 percent not the case. I am a super geek, and I love to learn. The only thing that was consistent was how can I bring the utmost excellence in every single thing I do. My job title was so very different from tequila. I started off working for the Department of Defense, negotiating defense contracts, and I was very young. I was 21, and I was handed a $120 million contract to negotiate.

C: Wow!

D: Exactly. As you can imagine, the contract I was negotiating, people were thinking, “What is this whippersnapper doing in the room? You really should be getting my coffee.” It was the absolute best training ground for every single thing I did. After that, I was sent to what was called then the Defense Acquisition University, where I was trained in negotiations. I had a secret clearance. I felt that was very cool, but most importantly, I had to be in a space with people who had been in the industry, respectfully, for 50 to 60 years. I was brand new, and I understood very much on day one that frankly, extensive knowledge is going to be my only weapon. If I had to memorize the federal acquisition regulations and know them backward and forwards, if I had to fight for the taxpayer’s money like it was my own money, then I would do so. Beyond that, it was the things I learned there, negotiating for trainer jets, helicopters, and integrated logistics support for jets at a tripartite agreement with Singapore friends. That was it. I didn’t know it then, but when I had to negotiate deals for Puff Daddy, fast-forward 15 years, or when I wanted to pick the movie with my husband in the kitchen, everything I learned, the Department of Defense had everything.

C: Wow. That is just worlds away from what we think of as being in the spirits industry, but it’s transferable skills, right? I love the example about watching the movie with your husband. We’re negotiating things every day, and whatever we’re doing involves the entire globe.

D: Yes, so from defense I obviously got bored, and I had an opportunity to apply for a job in advertising, sales, and radio in Maryland. I applied, I got it, and took the job. Again, very different from the rigor of working for the U.S. federal government. This was basically sales, but it’s what you call “eat what you kill.” You get a certain amount you’re paid, but you have to sell enough in order to cover it. I always say it’s like selling crack without any addiction. It’s drama and excitement, but there’s no addiction. You really have to sell the thing. It was one year of learning a lot about advertising and marketing. Again, I got great training. I was working with Clear Channel, so they trained me on out-of-home, television, and radio ads. This is way back when we were getting trained on a fax machine. Now, what I really learned is the right marketing demographic, how the demographic focuses, how to segment your marketing approach, and how to sell. Again, it is just an invaluable thing no matter what job you’re in. And after actually doing it for a year, it occurred to me I could be doing it for myself. I got with some girlfriends, and we launched our own marketing company called Madison Marketing, which is where I really first got into spirits. I got Seagram’s as a client, and then I ran a small on- and off-premise promotions team in the D.C., Maryland, Virginia area. I’ve always been focused. If I send a promotional model to a liquor store, I want to ensure that we sell enough bottles that we pay for ourselves. I always wanted to go back to Seagram’s and say, “You may have paid us X, but we moved this many bottles.” That was intuitive as an entrepreneur. It helped build a good reputation in the beginning and give me my first entree into the service industry. Then, I was on and off in sales for a while and ended up back in New York working for Power.105 Radio, which was, at that time, a brand new hip hop station.

C: Oh, my gosh, yes.

D: It was a big deal back then because Hot97, in hip hop, it’s the first biggest hip-hop station in the world. Puff, at the time, refused to advertise on the other station Power105 out of his great loyalty to Hot97. When I started working there, I ended up inheriting all the music labels as clients and I was told Bad Boy Records will not advertise on that station so we really wanted to get them as a client. I made it a mission and eventually convinced them, the executives, to take a chance on them, and we started to get more business for Bad Boy Records. At some point, one of the marketing executives called me and said, “Look, Puff is looking to hire a chief of staff. I think you guys would get along, and you send me a lot of emails at 3 in the morning. So I think you don’t sleep, he doesn’t sleep, so you can interview for the job.” So I took the interview. It was a super-fast interview, maybe five minutes. I had no idea how it went, but they called me and said, “I would like you to come to take the job but because you haven’t managed really large teams before, would you be willing to start as an executive assistant?” I told them I didn’t care what they called me, and I’ll be there in a couple of weeks.

C: Wow, that’s amazing. OK, so did he end up advertising on Power105?

D: Oh, yeah.

C: As president of Combs, if I’m correct, you were the first person to also become president of that company ultimately?

D: Yes. I was there for 14 years and again, I started off as an executive assistant, and then I grew to become the first president in the history of the company. Puff always acted as the president himself so I am always forever honored and grateful that he gave me a chance to run the company because that’s been his real baby since he was 19. It felt like a family business to him, and I am always grateful for that chance.

C: Wow. Were you also involved with Cîroc? Could you tell us about how that happened?

D: Before I had a baby, Cîroc was my first baby. Puff, as you can imagine, was offered tons of opportunities to work in the spirits industry, but he took it really seriously. When this opportunity came about with the Diageo, we were really thinking about how the approach would be, how we’d make sure there was responsible consumption, and if minorities were going to be supportive of this brand, how do we make sure that they benefit economically? When we had the chance I went to him and said, “Look, I am actually trained in negotiations. I know I’m your chief of staff today, but I would like to be on the team to negotiate with you for this plan. Would you include me?” He said, “Sure.” It was a very small group of us. We worked with Diageo for about 10 months, and they were phenomenal partners throughout. When we finished the deal and were getting ready to launch Cîroc, we went back and said, “All of your legacies have been rooted in exceptional marketing.” At that time, the marketing team was very small. I said, “I would like to relaunch the agency you had before called Blue Flame and take lead on Cîroc, which would mean I would step away from my current role.” As chief of staff, I managed all of his estates, security, everything to do personally as well as all the businesses. It would mean stepping away from that and focusing on this one vertical. He basically said, “Sure, if you replace yourself, you can do it.” I went to get Blue Flame funded and then started hiring people and did both jobs for a year. A year later, when Cîroc was doing crazy numbers, up 1,000 percent in multiple zip codes, I knew I needed to just work on this. If you look at the efficiency of our time, this is why we have an amazing brand here that people are really responding to. He finally agreed and then we were off to the races.

C: That’s obviously its own job completely. I can’t believe you’re doing both for a year.

D: Yeah, it was intense. It’s funny because I started in 2005. It was the same year I got married too, so that was a crazy year of my life.

C: Oh my gosh, you had time for a wedding? That’s amazing.

Emma Cranston: Hey, Dia, this is Emma just chiming in. Fast-forwarding to Lobos, what has it been like to move from vodka to tequila? What do you think you’ve been able to really do with Lobos that you couldn’t do with Cîroc? Is there anything, possibly in terms of the mission statement, that you feel are really proud of Lobos?

D: Well, I’m incredibly proud of Lobos 1707 as the brand and for the team. I previously worked in that space. I worked with Sean on another tequila at one point. I’m super familiar with the category and was excited to have this chance to launch a brand at this time. I think the biggest difference is less about the specific brands and a little bit more about the timing. We’re living in such unprecedented times. It was really important to the founder, and we launched 1707 to be really respectful of that. I mentioned earlier about the way we built the office, we wanted inclusion to be built into the core of what we do. It is not an afterthought where it is something you do on Tuesday night and one person does during left-handed purple hair day, it needs to be part of the footprint and the heartbeat of the way we build the company. I’m really proud to say now, coming up a year later, we’re intentionally 50 percent women-led and we’re over 60 percent diverse. I think the foundation of who we are being set before we spent the time on what we are, I think makes a difference all the way down to the liquid.

EC: Yeah, that’s awesome. Specifically, I’d read so much about Lobos’ mission to build a bigger table and everything you were talking about with your offices, it sounds like you have a super-dynamic, inclusive space. How has the Lobos team reflected that, and what does that look like in action?

D: Absolutely, so a couple of things. Here’s a simple thing that I think is a good example, though. When we did our launch creative, and fortunately I built a lot of brands where you come up with some cool idea, shoot it, and it’s all about the cinematography. We really said, “Look, the easy thing to do is tell the truth.” Our creative featured the actual jimadors who worked on this brand. The actual owners of the brand and everybody in our launch creative commercial are a real part of the Lobos family, which is different from a lot of other brands. Even in tequila space, you’ll see the jimadors blurred out, obviously a lot of times in the background. They really are the rock stars of the brand when you think about it. Even though we’re so fortunate to have huge luminaries like Arnold Schwarzenegger and LeBron James behind the brand for us, the liquid, the people, and the humanity in the way our brand operates? That’s the real superstar.

Elgin Nelson: That is a perfect segue to my question. Last year, VinePair published an article on why celebrities want to create a tequila brand. That’s the thing now, everyone wants to make a tequila brand, and celebrities are backing that. Given your investment from LeBron James, how has Lobos benefited from that? Also, what is your position regarding celebrity tequila, because it is a big thing right now?

D: It is. I don’t believe in celebrity brands for the sake of celebrity brands and the consumer is too smart. They can read very quickly through inauthentic pairing, right? With LeBron, that’s really natural. I can spend a little time on this to help give a heartbeat to this. Lobos means wolves in Spanish. Our overarching cry is this famous Kipling quote, which is very familiar with us: “For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and for the strength of the wolf is the pack.” LeBron — besides falling in love with the actual liquid, the heritage, and the true story of the fact that our founders’ family have been in the industry for 400 years and that we use barrels from his bodega in Spain — all of that truth was really attractive to LeBron. Beyond that, he’s such a big believer in the need for respecting every member of your team, and the fact that each one of you being strong together makes all of us strong as a collective. His presence is quite natural to the brand. I think the other key piece is that all the people who are behind our brand wrote checks as investors. It is not an endorsement deal, this is not somebody who doesn’t really drink the brand and is doing it because they’re getting a check every couple of weeks. They believe in it as businessmen, they believe in the proposition, and they believe in the product. I think you can very much sense the difference when something is authentic and when it’s forced.

EN: As a team, when you say wolf pack and LeBron bringing that mentality to the Lobos team, what other investors helped bring the brand along that weren’t necessarily part of the wolf pack? That is central in launching a global brand, and you see that a lot with these celebrity tequila brands as well.

D: Well, a lot of times the people, frankly, are not necessarily the names everybody knows. People that we’ve hired, I’ve worked with for years on other brands, and they are the difference makers. The real experience makes it different. This is not the sexy answer, but I think the reason why our brand is five times our original forecast is that we have experienced people who understand how to build a brand and industry. Especially on this podcast, you guys get it more than most. It’s not as easy as having a cool idea, adding a celebrity, and then you can go sell it. You need to really understand and respect every liquor store owner who is busting their butt and feeding their family on this. I think our team, when I look at who really makes a difference, it’s the woman who used to be my assistant, my chief of staff, and now she’s running business development. She goes into this as her family business. That is a difference-maker. LeBron and Arnold Schwarzenegger would say that as well: “You guys have built an incredible team that I’m proud to work alongside everyday.”

E: I think that’s really exciting. You mentioned earlier, too, about your team and how it’s 50 percent women-led and 60 percent diverse. I’m just curious, where do you see the future of women and people of color in general entering the world of spirits? It’s something we talk about a lot on this podcast. How do you see other spirits brands creating those entryways? And how has that become such a priority for Lobos? Do you think other brands should be adopting this approach?

D: The good news is we’re at an inflection point where we can now speak unabashedly around why diversity is just very simply good for business. The first thing that has to change is the idea that adding diversity to a business is some type of charitable endeavor. Every bit of research shows that when you have diversity of thought, you have higher profits, are better for business, are better for retention, and you drive more sales. I think you have to change the approach. The second piece is we look at at a broader level, not just spirits, but as a country. There’s a lot of outstanding conversation and great passion around civil rights but I actually feel the thing that we don’t talk enough about is entrepreneurship, real equity, real ownership. I’ll give you just an example that I spent a lot of time on, but I think this likely reverberates to many diverse populations. In America, the average white American is worth 13 times than the average Black American is worth. When you get down to just business owners, that drops to just three times, which is very exciting news. If you believe there’s been 400 years of civil inequity in this country, and it’s already just a three-times difference, we have to focus on entrepreneurship and ownership as a path forward. We look at the spirits industry and the number of founders who have built a company successfully. We look at the Aviation stories, the Casamigos stories. Less than 1 percent of them, in a meaningful way, have Black and Brown constituents. Women are a little bit better, but it’s still in the single digits. That doesn’t make any sense. Women are 50 percent of the population. The spirits industry has a lot of work to do at every level, from every tier, but the great news is every conversation I’m having, everybody’s ready to do the work. The more we have these conversations, I feel like we’re progressing forward. It just needs to be a math-based, metric-based approach, not just theory.

C: Absolutely. I couldn’t have said it better myself. This is actually a perfect way to conclude our conversation. I know you’re a very busy woman, probably on the way to somewhere.

D: I’m so grateful, guys, for the time and the chance to talk about this. We’re really thrilled. Lobos 1707, we have our Joven out now, our Reposado, our Extra Añejo, and our Mezcal coming soon. If you guys haven’t personally tried and you guys indulge, please do try and let me know what you think about it. I’m really proud of it.

C: The Extra Añejo sounds amazing to me.

D: Incredible.

EN: Dia, can you also shout out your socials? Anywhere we can follow you?

D: I’m on all social media accounts Instagram, Twitter @diasimms.

C: Thank you so much, Dia, it’s been a pleasure.

D: Thank you so much. Have a great one.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode of “EOD Drinks.” If you’ve enjoyed this program, please leave us a rating or a review wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps other people discover the show. And tell your friends. We want as many people as possible listening to this amazing program.

And now for the credits. “End of Day Drinks” is recorded live in New York City at VinePair’s headquarters. And it is produced, edited, and engineered by VinePair tastings director — yes, he wears a lot of hats — Keith Beavers. I also want to give a special thanks to VinePair’s co-founder, Josh Malin, to the executive editor Joanna Sciarrino, to our senior editor, Cat Wolinski, senior staff writer Tim McKirdy, and our associate editor Katie Brown. And a special shout-out to Danielle Grinberg, VinePair’s art director who designed the sick logo for this program. The music for “End of Day Drinks” was produced, written and recorded by Darby Cicci. I’m VinePair co-founder Adam Teeter, and we’ll see you next week. Thanks a lot.

Ed note: This episode has been edited for length and clarity.

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EOD Drinks With Dia Simms, CEO of Lobos 1707 Tequila and Mezcal

In this episode of “End Of Day Drinks,” VinePair’s editorial team is joined by Dia Simms, CEO of Lobos 1707 Tequila & Mezcal. Simms details life before entering the spirits industry, explaining how her prior experiences working in the U.S. government and at Combs Enterprises laid the foundation for where she is today.

As president of Combs Enterprises, Simms oversaw the meteoric rise of Cîroc. Her leadership helped ease the transition into the spirits industry. Lobos 1707’s forward-thinking approach — with its focus on diversity and inclusion — caught the eye of celebrity investors such as LeBron James and Arnold Schwarzenegger as well as the tequila-drinking population as a whole. Finally, Simms lists Lobos 1707’s current lineup, which includes a Joven, Extra Añejo, Reposado, and Mezcal coming soon.

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Cat Wolinski: Hello and welcome to “End of Day Drinks” with VinePair. I am Cat Wolinski, VinePair’s senior editor recording in Brooklyn, New York. I’m here with members of our editorial team. We have our tastings director and producer Keith Beavers, our assistant editor Emma Cranston, and we have Elgin Nelson, editorial assistant. We are speaking today with Dia Simms. She is the CEO of Lobos 1707 Tequila & Mezcal. It’s a brand that launched last year, and it’s just the latest in a long line of very impressive things that Dia has been involved in. She previously served as the president of Combs Enterprises, as in Sean “Diddy” Combs Enterprises. She was in that role as the company’s investment in Cîroc vodka transformed that brand into a billion-dollar ultra-premium vodka brand. She’s also been on Ebony’s Power 100 list and Billboard’s Women In Music list. And on our list, as someone we’ve really been looking forward to speaking with and having on the show. So before I give too much away, Dia, take the mic. Say hello!

Dia Simms: Ooh, la la. That’s a wonderful intro.

C: You’re a wonderful guest. I had to pull out the stops.

D: Thank you for having me. I’m so excited to be here today.

C: First of all, where are you joining us from?

D: I’m in sunny Los Angeles, and I know this is probably cliche to say out loud, but it is actually enormously, incredibly gorgeous today. It’s extra L.A. today.

C: Surprisingly, it’s actually a nice day here on the East Coast, too, but that’s pretty rare. Are you usually in L.A.?

D: I mostly grew up in Queens, N.Y., and I am between New York and Maryland most of the time. However, we have lots of exciting things going on with Lobos 1707 in L.A., Miami, and all over the country. I travel wherever I have to go to move this wonderful tequila.

C: Absolutely. And where is the company operating right now? Is it mostly in Maryland?

D: No, the company is in the Lower East Side in New York. We would love to have you by our office. We had great investors behind the brand, and we could have gotten a swanky office. No, we want to be at the heartbeat where culture is being created. The Lower East Side is so famous for everything from the height of sneakers to the coolest trends coming out for the last 100 years. In some ways, it is very much one of the last zip codes that represents the tradition of old New York. We built our office in the spirit of a wolf pack to be able to be an actual den. We have a full stage, a huge bar, and a super-long table that our founder actually built with his own hands. Once we start to move out of the pandemic, which I believe is happening, we already extended our reach to the community. They can hold community board meetings here. If you’re a young artist and you need to shoot your campaign or cover art, you can come to shoot here because it actually used to be a studio, so the lights are incredible. We wanted to build an office that serves the consumer. It is not just a one-way experience, and we want to walk it like we talk it. We love the space, and we’d love to have you guys there.

C: Wow. We would, of course, like to come by. VinePair is actually based in Manhattan. We’re all remote right now. Some of us are Brooklyn, some of us are in New Jersey, Elgin is actually in the Bahamas.

D: Oh, OK.

C: Anyway, that sounds like such a cool space. Is it part office and experiential marketing space?

D: Yeah, we can host events and dinners. We actually have a kitchen in there. We’re having dinner actually on Monday, Covid-19 safe, with an amazing chef. It’s a flex space, but it was more important to us. After last year, we are living in a transition of what an office even is, because obviously, it doesn’t matter where we are. Train, plane, or hotel, you’re at your office if you have your device with you. We thought that it doesn’t need to be so traditional. It’s really an opportunity for us to survive as a company.

C: That is so true, and I think what you’re saying speaks to your adaptability as a businesswoman. I’d love it if you could take us through your career track, what led you here, where did you start, and everything in between.

D: Oh, yeah. My career track was not at all linear. It definitely wasn’t the plan to go to school and then going into the spirits business. It was 100 percent not the case. I am a super geek, and I love to learn. The only thing that was consistent was how can I bring the utmost excellence in every single thing I do. My job title was so very different from tequila. I started off working for the Department of Defense, negotiating defense contracts, and I was very young. I was 21, and I was handed a $120 million contract to negotiate.

C: Wow!

D: Exactly. As you can imagine, the contract I was negotiating, people were thinking, “What is this whippersnapper doing in the room? You really should be getting my coffee.” It was the absolute best training ground for every single thing I did. After that, I was sent to what was called then the Defense Acquisition University, where I was trained in negotiations. I had a secret clearance. I felt that was very cool, but most importantly, I had to be in a space with people who had been in the industry, respectfully, for 50 to 60 years. I was brand new, and I understood very much on day one that frankly, extensive knowledge is going to be my only weapon. If I had to memorize the federal acquisition regulations and know them backward and forwards, if I had to fight for the taxpayer’s money like it was my own money, then I would do so. Beyond that, it was the things I learned there, negotiating for trainer jets, helicopters, and integrated logistics support for jets at a tripartite agreement with Singapore friends. That was it. I didn’t know it then, but when I had to negotiate deals for Puff Daddy, fast-forward 15 years, or when I wanted to pick the movie with my husband in the kitchen, everything I learned, the Department of Defense had everything.

C: Wow. That is just worlds away from what we think of as being in the spirits industry, but it’s transferable skills, right? I love the example about watching the movie with your husband. We’re negotiating things every day, and whatever we’re doing involves the entire globe.

D: Yes, so from defense I obviously got bored, and I had an opportunity to apply for a job in advertising, sales, and radio in Maryland. I applied, I got it, and took the job. Again, very different from the rigor of working for the U.S. federal government. This was basically sales, but it’s what you call “eat what you kill.” You get a certain amount you’re paid, but you have to sell enough in order to cover it. I always say it’s like selling crack without any addiction. It’s drama and excitement, but there’s no addiction. You really have to sell the thing. It was one year of learning a lot about advertising and marketing. Again, I got great training. I was working with Clear Channel, so they trained me on out-of-home, television, and radio ads. This is way back when we were getting trained on a fax machine. Now, what I really learned is the right marketing demographic, how the demographic focuses, how to segment your marketing approach, and how to sell. Again, it is just an invaluable thing no matter what job you’re in. And after actually doing it for a year, it occurred to me I could be doing it for myself. I got with some girlfriends, and we launched our own marketing company called Madison Marketing, which is where I really first got into spirits. I got Seagram’s as a client, and then I ran a small on- and off-premise promotions team in the D.C., Maryland, Virginia area. I’ve always been focused. If I send a promotional model to a liquor store, I want to ensure that we sell enough bottles that we pay for ourselves. I always wanted to go back to Seagram’s and say, “You may have paid us X, but we moved this many bottles.” That was intuitive as an entrepreneur. It helped build a good reputation in the beginning and give me my first entree into the service industry. Then, I was on and off in sales for a while and ended up back in New York working for Power.105 Radio, which was, at that time, a brand new hip hop station.

C: Oh, my gosh, yes.

D: It was a big deal back then because Hot97, in hip hop, it’s the first biggest hip-hop station in the world. Puff, at the time, refused to advertise on the other station Power105 out of his great loyalty to Hot97. When I started working there, I ended up inheriting all the music labels as clients and I was told Bad Boy Records will not advertise on that station so we really wanted to get them as a client. I made it a mission and eventually convinced them, the executives, to take a chance on them, and we started to get more business for Bad Boy Records. At some point, one of the marketing executives called me and said, “Look, Puff is looking to hire a chief of staff. I think you guys would get along, and you send me a lot of emails at 3 in the morning. So I think you don’t sleep, he doesn’t sleep, so you can interview for the job.” So I took the interview. It was a super-fast interview, maybe five minutes. I had no idea how it went, but they called me and said, “I would like you to come to take the job but because you haven’t managed really large teams before, would you be willing to start as an executive assistant?” I told them I didn’t care what they called me, and I’ll be there in a couple of weeks.

C: Wow, that’s amazing. OK, so did he end up advertising on Power105?

D: Oh, yeah.

C: As president of Combs, if I’m correct, you were the first person to also become president of that company ultimately?

D: Yes. I was there for 14 years and again, I started off as an executive assistant, and then I grew to become the first president in the history of the company. Puff always acted as the president himself so I am always forever honored and grateful that he gave me a chance to run the company because that’s been his real baby since he was 19. It felt like a family business to him, and I am always grateful for that chance.

C: Wow. Were you also involved with Cîroc? Could you tell us about how that happened?

D: Before I had a baby, Cîroc was my first baby. Puff, as you can imagine, was offered tons of opportunities to work in the spirits industry, but he took it really seriously. When this opportunity came about with the Diageo, we were really thinking about how the approach would be, how we’d make sure there was responsible consumption, and if minorities were going to be supportive of this brand, how do we make sure that they benefit economically? When we had the chance I went to him and said, “Look, I am actually trained in negotiations. I know I’m your chief of staff today, but I would like to be on the team to negotiate with you for this plan. Would you include me?” He said, “Sure.” It was a very small group of us. We worked with Diageo for about 10 months, and they were phenomenal partners throughout. When we finished the deal and were getting ready to launch Cîroc, we went back and said, “All of your legacies have been rooted in exceptional marketing.” At that time, the marketing team was very small. I said, “I would like to relaunch the agency you had before called Blue Flame and take lead on Cîroc, which would mean I would step away from my current role.” As chief of staff, I managed all of his estates, security, everything to do personally as well as all the businesses. It would mean stepping away from that and focusing on this one vertical. He basically said, “Sure, if you replace yourself, you can do it.” I went to get Blue Flame funded and then started hiring people and did both jobs for a year. A year later, when Cîroc was doing crazy numbers, up 1,000 percent in multiple zip codes, I knew I needed to just work on this. If you look at the efficiency of our time, this is why we have an amazing brand here that people are really responding to. He finally agreed and then we were off to the races.

C: That’s obviously its own job completely. I can’t believe you’re doing both for a year.

D: Yeah, it was intense. It’s funny because I started in 2005. It was the same year I got married too, so that was a crazy year of my life.

C: Oh my gosh, you had time for a wedding? That’s amazing.

Emma Cranston: Hey, Dia, this is Emma just chiming in. Fast-forwarding to Lobos, what has it been like to move from vodka to tequila? What do you think you’ve been able to really do with Lobos that you couldn’t do with Cîroc? Is there anything, possibly in terms of the mission statement, that you feel are really proud of Lobos?

D: Well, I’m incredibly proud of Lobos 1707 as the brand and for the team. I previously worked in that space. I worked with Sean on another tequila at one point. I’m super familiar with the category and was excited to have this chance to launch a brand at this time. I think the biggest difference is less about the specific brands and a little bit more about the timing. We’re living in such unprecedented times. It was really important to the founder, and we launched 1707 to be really respectful of that. I mentioned earlier about the way we built the office, we wanted inclusion to be built into the core of what we do. It is not an afterthought where it is something you do on Tuesday night and one person does during left-handed purple hair day, it needs to be part of the footprint and the heartbeat of the way we build the company. I’m really proud to say now, coming up a year later, we’re intentionally 50 percent women-led and we’re over 60 percent diverse. I think the foundation of who we are being set before we spent the time on what we are, I think makes a difference all the way down to the liquid.

EC: Yeah, that’s awesome. Specifically, I’d read so much about Lobos’ mission to build a bigger table and everything you were talking about with your offices, it sounds like you have a super-dynamic, inclusive space. How has the Lobos team reflected that, and what does that look like in action?

D: Absolutely, so a couple of things. Here’s a simple thing that I think is a good example, though. When we did our launch creative, and fortunately I built a lot of brands where you come up with some cool idea, shoot it, and it’s all about the cinematography. We really said, “Look, the easy thing to do is tell the truth.” Our creative featured the actual jimadors who worked on this brand. The actual owners of the brand and everybody in our launch creative commercial are a real part of the Lobos family, which is different from a lot of other brands. Even in tequila space, you’ll see the jimadors blurred out, obviously a lot of times in the background. They really are the rock stars of the brand when you think about it. Even though we’re so fortunate to have huge luminaries like Arnold Schwarzenegger and LeBron James behind the brand for us, the liquid, the people, and the humanity in the way our brand operates? That’s the real superstar.

Elgin Nelson: That is a perfect segue to my question. Last year, VinePair published an article on why celebrities want to create a tequila brand. That’s the thing now, everyone wants to make a tequila brand, and celebrities are backing that. Given your investment from LeBron James, how has Lobos benefited from that? Also, what is your position regarding celebrity tequila, because it is a big thing right now?

D: It is. I don’t believe in celebrity brands for the sake of celebrity brands and the consumer is too smart. They can read very quickly through inauthentic pairing, right? With LeBron, that’s really natural. I can spend a little time on this to help give a heartbeat to this. Lobos means wolves in Spanish. Our overarching cry is this famous Kipling quote, which is very familiar with us: “For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and for the strength of the wolf is the pack.” LeBron — besides falling in love with the actual liquid, the heritage, and the true story of the fact that our founders’ family have been in the industry for 400 years and that we use barrels from his bodega in Spain — all of that truth was really attractive to LeBron. Beyond that, he’s such a big believer in the need for respecting every member of your team, and the fact that each one of you being strong together makes all of us strong as a collective. His presence is quite natural to the brand. I think the other key piece is that all the people who are behind our brand wrote checks as investors. It is not an endorsement deal, this is not somebody who doesn’t really drink the brand and is doing it because they’re getting a check every couple of weeks. They believe in it as businessmen, they believe in the proposition, and they believe in the product. I think you can very much sense the difference when something is authentic and when it’s forced.

EN: As a team, when you say wolf pack and LeBron bringing that mentality to the Lobos team, what other investors helped bring the brand along that weren’t necessarily part of the wolf pack? That is central in launching a global brand, and you see that a lot with these celebrity tequila brands as well.

D: Well, a lot of times the people, frankly, are not necessarily the names everybody knows. People that we’ve hired, I’ve worked with for years on other brands, and they are the difference makers. The real experience makes it different. This is not the sexy answer, but I think the reason why our brand is five times our original forecast is that we have experienced people who understand how to build a brand and industry. Especially on this podcast, you guys get it more than most. It’s not as easy as having a cool idea, adding a celebrity, and then you can go sell it. You need to really understand and respect every liquor store owner who is busting their butt and feeding their family on this. I think our team, when I look at who really makes a difference, it’s the woman who used to be my assistant, my chief of staff, and now she’s running business development. She goes into this as her family business. That is a difference-maker. LeBron and Arnold Schwarzenegger would say that as well: “You guys have built an incredible team that I’m proud to work alongside everyday.”

E: I think that’s really exciting. You mentioned earlier, too, about your team and how it’s 50 percent women-led and 60 percent diverse. I’m just curious, where do you see the future of women and people of color in general entering the world of spirits? It’s something we talk about a lot on this podcast. How do you see other spirits brands creating those entryways? And how has that become such a priority for Lobos? Do you think other brands should be adopting this approach?

D: The good news is we’re at an inflection point where we can now speak unabashedly around why diversity is just very simply good for business. The first thing that has to change is the idea that adding diversity to a business is some type of charitable endeavor. Every bit of research shows that when you have diversity of thought, you have higher profits, are better for business, are better for retention, and you drive more sales. I think you have to change the approach. The second piece is we look at at a broader level, not just spirits, but as a country. There’s a lot of outstanding conversation and great passion around civil rights but I actually feel the thing that we don’t talk enough about is entrepreneurship, real equity, real ownership. I’ll give you just an example that I spent a lot of time on, but I think this likely reverberates to many diverse populations. In America, the average white American is worth 13 times than the average Black American is worth. When you get down to just business owners, that drops to just three times, which is very exciting news. If you believe there’s been 400 years of civil inequity in this country, and it’s already just a three-times difference, we have to focus on entrepreneurship and ownership as a path forward. We look at the spirits industry and the number of founders who have built a company successfully. We look at the Aviation stories, the Casamigos stories. Less than 1 percent of them, in a meaningful way, have Black and Brown constituents. Women are a little bit better, but it’s still in the single digits. That doesn’t make any sense. Women are 50 percent of the population. The spirits industry has a lot of work to do at every level, from every tier, but the great news is every conversation I’m having, everybody’s ready to do the work. The more we have these conversations, I feel like we’re progressing forward. It just needs to be a math-based, metric-based approach, not just theory.

C: Absolutely. I couldn’t have said it better myself. This is actually a perfect way to conclude our conversation. I know you’re a very busy woman, probably on the way to somewhere.

D: I’m so grateful, guys, for the time and the chance to talk about this. We’re really thrilled. Lobos 1707, we have our Joven out now, our Reposado, our Extra Añejo, and our Mezcal coming soon. If you guys haven’t personally tried and you guys indulge, please do try and let me know what you think about it. I’m really proud of it.

C: The Extra Añejo sounds amazing to me.

D: Incredible.

EN: Dia, can you also shout out your socials? Anywhere we can follow you?

D: I’m on all social media accounts Instagram, Twitter @diasimms.

C: Thank you so much, Dia, it’s been a pleasure.

D: Thank you so much. Have a great one.

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And now for the credits. “End of Day Drinks” is recorded live in New York City at VinePair’s headquarters. And it is produced, edited, and engineered by VinePair tastings director — yes, he wears a lot of hats — Keith Beavers. I also want to give a special thanks to VinePair’s co-founder, Josh Malin, to the executive editor Joanna Sciarrino, to our senior editor, Cat Wolinski, senior staff writer Tim McKirdy, and our associate editor Katie Brown. And a special shout-out to Danielle Grinberg, VinePair’s art director who designed the sick logo for this program. The music for “End of Day Drinks” was produced, written and recorded by Darby Cicci. I’m VinePair co-founder Adam Teeter, and we’ll see you next week. Thanks a lot.

Ed note: This episode has been edited for length and clarity.

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