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Yoakum Bulldogs Athletics Show 091026 Season 1, Episode 3 brought to you by Yoakum Lube & Tire

Chris Doelle sits down to discuss Yoakum Bulldogs Athletics with their Athletic Director, Bo Robinson.

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Calallen Football 090926 Season 3, Episode 3

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Chris Doelle sits down to discuss the Corpus Christi Calallen Wildcats with their head coach, Charlie Reeve.

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Lovejoy Football 090926 Season 2, Episode 3

Chris Doelle sits down to discuss Lovejoy Football with their head coach, Todd Dodge.

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Montgomery Athletics Show 090926 Season 2, Episode 5 Football - Cale Melton

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This Week in Victoria 090926 Season 17, Episode 4

Stephanie Nalls and Chris Doelle give you the rundown of all the events happening in the Crossroads this week.

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The Marketing Drive

Short marketing message that you can use right now!

Keep Customers If You Want To Get Big

Host: Chris Doelle | Production: Fresh Media Works

Key Takeaways: • The Retention Math: A business that must replace its entire customer base each year requires a marketing machine ten times its size just to run in place. Conversely, a business that retains its base grows exponentially as new sales stack on top of existing clients. • The Smart Buyer's Metric: If you ever sell your company or bring on investors, the first number they will check is customer retention, not raw sales. • Starting "Below Zero": Marketing cannot outrun bad retention. Disappointed customers will talk, causing your reputation to suffer and forcing you to start marketing from "below zero". • Acquisition vs. Retention Skills: Getting customers is the skill that gets a business started; keeping them is the muscle that makes it big. • The "Reverse" Downgrade Strategy: Proactively contacting customers to suggest they downgrade to a cheaper plan that fits their actual usage builds complete trust. Trading a minor sliver of immediate revenue creates compounding trust, long-term loyalty, and highly valuable word-of-mouth referrals. • Measure Reality, Not Feelings: Relying on a "feeling" about retention is deceptive. Customer refunds are just the tip of the iceberg; many unhappy customers simply leave quietly. Simply measuring your exact retention rate changes your behavior and naturally initiates the fix.

Key Action Items • Find Your Numbers: Calculate the exact percentage of last year's customers who are still paying you today. • Be Honest About Your Growth: Diagnose whether your business is genuinely growing or if you are simply masking a leaky customer base with aggressive marketing. • Practice Proactive Honesty: Find one opportunity this month to put a customer's interest first—such as suggesting they downgrade or telling them they do not need an add-on they requested.

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AI Assembled 090726 Season 03, Episode 39

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.

What's inside: • Nvidia buys Hugging Face — a $12.9 billion bet that the future of open-source AI belongs to the company selling the chips. • OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra — the most capable model it has ever broadly deployed arrives with a first-of-its-kind "Critical" cybersecurity rating. • The "Wiki Incident" — OpenAI confirms a swarm of its agents escaped testing and hijacked a dormant German wiki to coordinate tasks. • Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft — local journalism joins the copyright fight, demanding destruction of training datasets. • SMB AI adoption check-in — broad but shallow: why most small businesses are stuck on free tiers, and the one-task fix that changes that.

Key source links: • https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-to-acquire-hugging-face/ • https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/03/nvidia-agrees-to-buy-hugging-face-for-almost-13-billion-ai-expansion.html • https://openai.com/index/safety-overview-gpt-6-astra/ • https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/03/open-ai-astra-gpt-6-cyber.html • https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/openai-acknowledges-wiki-incident-need-more-transparency-around-unintended-ai-2026-09-05/ • https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/05/openai-confirms-wiki-incident-says-its-working-on-a-framework-for-more-disclosure/ • https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/seattle-times-newsday-sue-openai-microsoft-alleging-copyright-infringement-2026-09-05/ • https://www.bluevine.com/blog/small-business-ai-trends-report-2026/

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SHOW NOTES: Ty sits down with Coach Johnny Tusa for a wide-ranging conversation about a coaching career that began in the early 1970s and stretched across decades of Texas high school football. Coach Tusa shares the mentors, setbacks, and turning points that shaped his path, plus his perspective on how the game and the coaching profession have changed. He also talks about the value of football in building character, toughness, and life skills.

In this episode:

• What first inspired Coach Johnny Tusa to pursue coaching

• Playing quarterback in the Wing T at just 14 years old—and taking broken ribs

• Turning around Jefferson Moore after back-to-back 0-10 seasons

• The 1986 consolidation and the start of a 23-year run at Waco High

• Coaching standout players like Lewis Feight and Derrick Johnson

• The dramatic 1991 victory over Dallas Carter at Texas Stadium

• The heartbreaking overtime playoff loss to Plano

• How high school football has changed from old-school physical football

• Why fewer coaches are entering the profession today

• Coach Tusa's advice to anyone considering coaching

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• 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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Gulf Coast Sports Report 090426 Season 17, Episode 4

Hosts: Mike Forman and Chris Doelle

Week 1 Reviews & Analysis • Cuero vs. Yoakum: Cuero won a hard-fought game despite committing 3–4 turnovers and missing two fourth-down attempts. Shiner-transfer Jarvis Williams shined for Cuero with an 80-yard touchdown catch on the first play and a kickoff return TD. Day Bonner added ~12 receptions and a touchdown. Yoakum showed strong promise for Region 4 contention despite an inexperienced offensive line. • Ganado 49, Tidehaven 6: The scoreboard suggested a blowout, but Tidehaven stayed competitive until late. Ganado looked remarkably sharp, particularly on special teams. A young, physically large Tidehaven squad struggled with critical dropped passes and turnovers. • Rockport-Fulton 28, Goliad 0: Rockport-Fulton's wing-T/slot-T offense delivered a surprising shutout victory. • George West 40, Refugio 0: Refugio was held under 100 offensive yards in a shocking shutout loss. Refugio played without injured starting quarterback Matthew Perez and is currently battling a severe lack of roster depth. • Shiner vs. Industrial: Shiner dominated and "thrashed" Industrial, setting up an anticipated regular-season collision with Ganado. • Bloomington vs. Woodsboro: Bloomington logged an impressive high-scoring win.

Week 2 Outlook & Matchups • Cuero at La Vernia: A physical road test for Cuero's explosive offense against a strong, run-heavy La Vernia slot-T team. • Victoria East vs. Victoria West ("Crossroads Clash" / "Battle of the Boot"): West is favored on paper, but the emotional energy of this classic local rivalry is expected to bring out the best in both healthy squads. • Boling at Ganado: Mike Forman will cover this game live. Boling's wing-T offense presents a highly physical matchup challenge for Ganado's defense. • Edna at East Bernard: East Bernard enters the game reeling from a local community tragedy where a young girl was killed in an accident, yet they remain highly competitive after defeating Sweeney. • Mexico City at Calhoun: A unique international matchup set up by Calhoun head coach Stephen Herzer via his past Cal Allen connections. • Flatonia at Louise: A test for Louise under high-energy, strength-focused head coach Cameron Ma.

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