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Join Ty Gipson as he sits down with Jason Phillips, a former NFL football player, to discuss his inspiring journey from playing high school football under his legendary coach father to making it in the NFL. Jason shares stories of determination, overcoming adversity, and the importance of mindset and hard work.

Takeaways

• Jason's early days playing for his father at Waller High School.

• Transitioning from high school to TCU and the recruiting process.

• The pivotal moment of being drafted by the Baltimore Ravens.

• Insights into the NFL experience and learning from legends like Ray Lewis.

• The significance of attitude and mindset in achieving success.

• Jason's current endeavors, including his upcoming book that delves into what he calls "zero talent characteristics," focusing on how he manufactured his talent through consistent effort and dedication

Connect with Ty Gipson:

• Find more stories, resources, and ways to connect at tygipson.com (Gipson with a "p").
• Ty Gipson is an entrepreneur, relentless survivor, and powerhouse speaker.
• He transforms adversity into action and ignites audiences with real-world resilience and over 30 years of sales mastery.
• To book Ty Gipson as a speaker, call 512-944-4780 or visit tygipson.com.
• Remember, "your story isn't over yet. If you live like you have no options, I'll see you next time".

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Hunger Action Heroes Podcast Season 02, Episode 11 East Point Energy - Powering Good in Victoria

Each episode, host Chris Doelle sits down with someone playing a vital role in the Food Bank of the Golden Crescents mission of "Helping Heal the Hurt of Hunger."

In this episode of Hunger Action Heroes, host Chris Doelle sits down with Catherine Chapman and Sydney Harness of East Point Energy to talk about the company's growing presence in Victoria County, its work in utility-scale battery storage, and how projects like these help support grid reliability, energy resilience, and long-term community investment. The conversation also explores East Point's connection to Equinor, why Texas is such an important energy market, and how the company is working to be a strong local partner as it expands in the region. Source Source Source Chris, Catherine, and Sydney also discuss what community engagement looks like on the ground — from relationships with the Victoria Economic Development Corporation and conversations around Bloomington ISD, to meeting families at Tejas Fest and learning more about the Crossroads community through local connections and coverage in the Victoria Advocate. It's a conversation about energy, yes — but also about people, partnership, and showing up in meaningful ways. Source The episode also highlights East Point Energy's support of the Food Bank of the Golden Crescent during the food bank's 40th anniversary year. Catherine and Sydney share why supporting hunger relief felt like such a natural fit for their team and why they're excited to take part in the celebration, including the food bank's Singo Bingo 40th anniversary fundraiser — a fun-filled event featuring bingo, an air guitar contest, lip sync performances, games, raffles, and more.

Food donations always welcome at the Food Bank year-round.

The Title Sponsor is H-E-B's Hunger Relief Program. H-E-B's Hunger Relief Program works year-round to fight hunger in Texas and Mexico. Hunger relief has been a key focus for H-E-B since the first store opened in 1905. For more than a century now, H-E-B's commitment and involvement in the communities it serves has been an important part of the way the company does business. Since the inception of the Hunger Relief Program, H-E-B has donated over 1 billion pounds of food to help nourish neighbors in communities throughout Texas and Mexico.

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The Marketing Drive

Short marketing message that you can use right now!

Agentic AI

Host: Chris Doelle | Production: Fresh Media Works

CORE PREMISE One actionable marketing idea per episode, delivered in commute-length format. Business owners today have tools their predecessors could not have imagined, and most are leaving the best ones on the table. Agentic AI is the single highest-value tool available to small business owners right now.

THE PIONEER ANALOGY - A historical audiobook about settling the Ohio Valley listed 26 sheets of paper as a prized inventory item - That detail reframes how casually modern business owners treat extraordinary tools - Paper, printers, and now AI all follow the same pattern: immense value, taken for granted

HOW MOST PEOPLE USE AI TODAY - ChatGPT is the name most people know, but it was not first in every category - Common uses: writing sales letters, drafting contracts, summarizing PDFs, generating images - Image AI leaders like MidJourney, DALL-E, and Ideogram came before ChatGPT added image generation - Deep research tools like Manus and DeepSeek led that category before ChatGPT caught up

WHAT AGENTIC AI IS - An AI that holds the overall goal in memory and determines the steps needed to reach it - It can execute multi-step tasks autonomously from a single high-level instruction - ChatGPT now has an agentic mode available on its standard Pro plan at roughly $20 per month

WHAT AGENTIC AI CAN DO FOR YOUR BUSINESS - Example: instruct it to find every plumber within 100 miles of Toledo, Ohio - Output: a complete spreadsheet with company name, address, phone, email, Facebook, and X profiles - That research and formatting task would take a human employee roughly one week - Agentic AI completes it in 5 to 10 minutes for $20 a month - It can also draft outbound emails and save them as drafts for your review before sending

THE ECONOMICS - Speed and cost work together: faster results, fraction of the labor cost - Not a replacement for employees; a force multiplier - Fresh Media Works has hired more people since adopting AI, not fewer - Each team member is now producing 10 to 20 times their previous output - AI handles the volume work; people handle the higher-level decisions and prompting

UPCOMING EVENT - FIRE presentation: Friday Inspire, Renew, and Excel - Chris will walk attendees through using agentic AI live - Free training through the Business Success Academy - To get the link, message Chris on social: search Chris Doelle, D-O-E-L-L-E

📞 Contact Phone: 713-269-4620 | Web: freshmediaworks.com

The Marketing Drive

Short marketing message that you can use right now!

Aggregation Is Your Friend

Host: Chris Doelle | Production: Fresh Media Works

CORE PREMISE One actionable marketing idea per episode, delivered in commute-length format. The better you are at aggregating information, the better your results in business and in life. Collecting and analyzing data from many sources shortens your learning curve faster than trial and error alone.

WHY SINGLE PIECES OF ADVICE FAIL - Any one piece of advice has near-zero chance of working specifically for you - Every individual is different; what works for one person may not work for another - One-off tips lack the pattern recognition that only volume and repetition reveal

THE POWER OF AGGREGATED EXPERIENCE - Chris has conducted thousands of interviews over 21 years of podcasting - Millions of listeners across those shows represent a wide data pool - Repeated conversations with business and inspirational people reveal reliable trends - Aggregating those lessons compresses years of learning into actionable insight

APPLYING AGGREGATION TO YOUR MARKETING - Put your content and campaigns out into the market - Track and compile your results consistently - Look for trends: what performs, what underperforms - Use those patterns to guide future decisions - AI tools now make data aggregation faster and more accessible than ever

AGGREGATION AS A LIFE MENTALITY - Ask everyone how they achieved success - Standard answers and unique answers both contain signal - In aggregate, wisdom emerges that no single conversation could provide - Trying everything is still valid: you either succeed or you learn, there is no failure - Aggregation simply shortens the path

📞 Contact Phone: 713-269-4620 | Web: freshmediaworks.com

This Week in Victoria 031826 Season 14, Episode 07 Welcome to This Week in Victoria! Each week, Brother Gary Moses and Chris Doelle sit down and go over all the happenings in the Crossroads area.

Chris and Gary encourage everyone to go out and support the sponsors and local events mentioned.

Solitaire Homes Adopt-A-Hive Birdie Bays Board Game Legends Fresh Media Works

Theme music is Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com

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In this episode of the Building Brands podcast, Boyd Black, a shareholder and patent attorney at Kinney & Lange, discusses the firm's focus on intellectual property law, particularly patent law. He emphasizes the importance of training new attorneys to maintain a consistent quality of service and the competitive advantages this brings. Boyd also shares insights into client acquisition strategies, the challenges of building relationships with in-house counsel, and the significance of digital marketing and their website. He highlights the role of authored books in their marketing efforts and suggests creative outreach techniques to engage potential clients.

Takeaways

1. Kinney & Lange specializes in patent law and intellectual property.

2. Training new attorneys ensures consistent quality across the firm.

3. The firm's competitive advantage lies in high-quality patent applications.

4. Location in the Midwest allows for competitive pricing.

5. Building relationships with in-house counsel is crucial for client acquisition.

6. Challenges include competition and identifying in-house counsel.

7. The client journey often involves multiple interactions before work is assigned.

8. Industry experience is important for gaining client trust.

9. Outreach strategies are tailored based on technical expertise.

10. The firm's website serves as a recruiting tool and client confirmation.

Summary In this episode of the Building Brands podcast, host Braden Popp speaks with Celine Doulatt, co-founder of Excel CSR Services, about the unique challenges and strategies in the insurance industry. Celine shares insights on building trust with clients, the importance of organic growth versus paid advertising, and the significance of storytelling in branding. The conversation highlights how Excel CSR Services addresses the needs of insurance agencies by providing trained virtual assistants, fostering a culture of authenticity, and focusing on client retention.

Takeaways

• Excel CSR Services specializes in providing virtual assistants for insurance agencies.
• Building trust with clients is crucial, especially in niche industries like insurance.
• Organic growth has been effective for Excel CSR, relying on referrals and authentic engagement.
• Paid advertising can complement organic growth but requires a different approach to messaging.
• Measuring success involves tracking conversion metrics and client retention rates.
• Storytelling is essential for connecting with clients and building a relatable brand.
• Authenticity in marketing helps differentiate a brand in a crowded market.
• Celine emphasizes the importance of sharing real stories and experiences.
• Excel CSR aims to grow its brand independently of its founders.
• The future includes more focus on video content and personal storytelling.

SHOW NOTES: We admit this title is a bit misleading because we have no idea what the science is behind why restaurants use certain colors or smells trigger memories or make you feel some kind of way, but we did explore a few of them and how they affect people. Apparently, they all make us giggle!

Social caption: What does "that new car smell" do for you? What about ads with the color blue? Why don't you paint classrooms red? We don't know, but come listen anyway!

AI Assembled 031626 Season 03, Episode 15

AI Assembled is a cutting-edge podcast where AI takes center stage. Hosted by Chris Doelle, the show features content sourced by ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, Deep Seek, Manus, and others and expertly crafted into engaging discussions through Genspark. Each episode dives into the latest developments in artificial intelligence, blending human insight with the power of machine-generated storytelling. Tune in to explore how AI is reshaping industries, all with the help of innovative AI tools working behind the scenes.

March 16, 2026 Coverage Window: March 9–15, 2026 This week on AI Assembled, the big theme is control: who controls the agent, who controls the platform, who controls the customer relationship, and who carries the liability when AI starts acting like a professional.

Story Headings Meta Acquires Moltbook Microsoft Brings Claude Cowork Into Microsoft 365 Copilot Genspark Launches Genspark Claw Amazon Blocks Perplexity's AI Shopping Assistant OpenAI and Stripe Push Agentic Commerce Into Checkout Nvidia Prepares Open-Source NemoClaw Small Business AI Advancement Act Keeps Moving New York SB 7263 Targets Chatbots Giving Licensed Professional Advice AI Readiness Still Lags AI Hype

SMB Takeaway Small businesses are being pushed toward a new set of choices: whether to adopt AI inside an existing suite, use an independent AI worker, prepare for agent-based commerce, and tighten compliance around customer-facing bots.

Mentioned Resource For listeners who want to benchmark where they stand, take the free AI readiness test at freshmediaworks.com/aichecklist.

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