Episode 161 of the Check Your Six podcast brought a very special guest into the GRP Studios, Robin van Denderen, the founder a non profit called Stay With Me and works with freeing those that are caught in prostitution. She was special for one, she is Dutch and was born in Amsterdam, my wife is Dutch and born in Haarlem so I had fun trying to pronounce Dutch words. She shared her story about her introduction to those involved in prostitution in the red light district that very open and legal in Amsterdam, through something that her mother explained to her about those people. She knew at a very young age that helping those caught in this lifestyle and freeing them from this life. We talked about some of the myths about prostitution, some of the challenges in developing trust and overcoming the trauma that they have endured. Her non profit Stay With Me is based here in Central Florida but her vision is much bigger than that. You can find out more about her at her website...https://www.staywithme407.com/

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Episode 160 brought Morris Hartley from H & H Products into the GRP Studios for his podcast which was totally sweet. We have had several podcast in a row that guests have called in so it was good to have someone in the studio!! H & H has been around since 1964 and has been through a recession(at least a couple), oil embargo, Y2K, 9-11, 2008 crash, Covid, tariffs but have weathered the storm and are growing by nearly doubling their staff in the past year. We talked about employee issues and challenges coming out of Covid, supplier challenges, trucking issues, pivoting around product shortages, the potential changes coming from the FDA on food products used in syrups and mixes. We also talked about the culture of H & H and how their faith has been the foundation on pretty much everything that they have built over the last 65 years!! You can find out more about what they do at https://hhproductscompany.com/ and if you are in need of what they provide, then give them a call.

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The call came from across the pond into the GRP Studios for Episode 159 of the Check Your Six podcast. Katie Tamblin, author of The Lean-Agile Dilemma and mathematical guru called in from England to talk about her book and the problems that can come from companies that have become chunky, more than 10 years old, 500+ employees and investors own at least 51% of the shares. We talked about the importance of data from existing platforms, over the importance of simply adding new software to company operations. How AI, like so many businesses, may be impacting what they do and how they approach software upgrades for companies. We talked about kids and cell phones/social media and a book called the Anxious Generation that was influential in helping her husband start a non-profit called Klickster, https://klickster.org/ to help parents navigate the issues that are coming from children having access to technology. It was great having her on and you can find out more about her at her website..https://www.katietamblin.com/

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