Speaking Business podcast

Dimitrios Tsivrikos - The Consumer is Not Your Friend

November 17, 2020 05:30 - 20 minutes - 9.56 MB

As consumers we are becoming increasingly cynical about who we buy from, we want authenticity, meaningful connections and a great experience. My guest this week is a business psychologist of global renown, currently a lecturer at University College London – he was the first person to establish the field of consumer psychology in the UK. He uses psychology to work out what consumers want and to help companies build solutions that are long lasting and more absorbing. Today I’m hoping he...

The Consumer is Not Your Friend with Dimitrios Tsivrikos

November 17, 2020 05:30 - 20 minutes - 9.56 MB

As consumers we are becoming increasingly cynical about who we buy from, we want authenticity, meaningful connections and a great experience. My guest this week is a business psychologist of global renown, currently a lecturer at University College London – he was the first person to establish the field of consumer psychology in the UK. He uses psychology to work out what consumers want and to help companies build solutions that are long lasting and more absorbing. Today I’m hoping he...

129 The Consumer is Not Your Friend with Dimitrios Tsivrikos

November 17, 2020 05:30 - 20 minutes - 9.56 MB

As consumers we are becoming increasingly cynical about who we buy from, we want authenticity, meaningful connections and a great experience. My guest this week is a business psychologist of global renown, currently a lecturer at University College London – he was the first person to establish the field of consumer psychology in the UK. He uses psychology to work out what consumers want and to help companies build solutions that are long lasting and more absorbing. Today I’m hoping he...

128 Lessons from the Premier League with Paul McVeigh

November 10, 2020 05:30 - 25 minutes - 11.8 MB

My guest was a professional footballer for nearly 20 years playing for clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur, Burnley and Norwich City, whilst gaining 40 Caps internationally for Northern Ireland. He made over 300 appearances and was a key member of 2 Championship winning teams and rose to the pinnacle of English football. He is also a published Author and recently finished his studies which means he is the first person in history to play in the Premier League and qualify with a Masters in Spor...

Lessons from the Premier League with Paul McVeigh

November 10, 2020 05:30 - 25 minutes - 11.8 MB

My guest was a professional footballer for nearly 20 years playing for clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur, Burnley and Norwich City, whilst gaining 40 Caps internationally for Northern Ireland. He made over 300 appearances and was a key member of 2 Championship winning teams and rose to the pinnacle of English football. He is also a published Author and recently finished his studies which means he is the first person in history to play in the Premier League and qualify with a Masters in Spor...

Paul McVeigh - Lessons from the Premier League

November 10, 2020 05:30 - 25 minutes - 11.8 MB

My guest was a professional footballer for nearly 20 years playing for clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur, Burnley and Norwich City, whilst gaining 40 Caps internationally for Northern Ireland. He made over 300 appearances and was a key member of 2 Championship winning teams and rose to the pinnacle of English football. He is also a published Author and recently finished his studies which means he is the first person in history to play in the Premier League and qualify with a Masters in Spor...

127 Setting the Stage for Greater Success with Diana Theodores

November 03, 2020 05:30 - 24 minutes - 11.3 MB

My guest this week says that “If all the world’s a stage” the greatest role you ever get to play is yourself. She applies the principles of ‘Great Performance’ from her 25 years’ experience in the world of theatre to ‘Great Performance’ on the business stage. She connects leaders with the energy of inspiration that great performances give us - to feel more alive, more courageous, more optimistic and more galvanised. Using key principles from her book about performing greatly as yourself sh...

Setting the Stage for Greater Success with Diana Theodores

November 03, 2020 05:30 - 24 minutes - 11.3 MB

My guest this week says that “If all the world’s a stage” the greatest role you ever get to play is yourself. She applies the principles of ‘Great Performance’ from her 25 years’ experience in the world of theatre to ‘Great Performance’ on the business stage. She connects leaders with the energy of inspiration that great performances give us - to feel more alive, more courageous, more optimistic and more galvanised. Using key principles from her book about performing greatly as yourself sh...

Diana Theodores - Setting the Stage for Greater Success

November 03, 2020 05:30 - 24 minutes - 11.3 MB

My guest this week says that “If all the world’s a stage” the greatest role you ever get to play is yourself. She applies the principles of ‘Great Performance’ from her 25 years’ experience in the world of theatre to ‘Great Performance’ on the business stage. She connects leaders with the energy of inspiration that great performances give us - to feel more alive, more courageous, more optimistic and more galvanised. Using key principles from her book about performing greatly as yourself sh...

126 Performing with IMPACT: The new rules of Communication with Dominic Colenso

October 27, 2020 05:30 - 21 minutes - 9.85 MB

My guest this week began his career as a professional actor, before training as a director at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He’s worked with some of the UK’s most well-known actors, appearing on the London stage, BBC period dramas and most famously played Virgil Tracy in the Hollywood film adaptation of Thunderbirds. He now empowers businesses, sales teams and leaders to increase the impact of their communication and perform at their best under pressure. Drawing on his ext...

Dominic Colenso - Performing with IMPACT: The new rules of Communication

October 27, 2020 05:30 - 21 minutes - 9.85 MB

My guest this week began his career as a professional actor, before training as a director at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He’s worked with some of the UK’s most well-known actors, appearing on the London stage, BBC period dramas and most famously played Virgil Tracy in the Hollywood film adaptation of Thunderbirds. He now empowers businesses, sales teams and leaders to increase the impact of their communication and perform at their best under pressure. Drawing on his ext...

Performing with IMPACT: The new rules of Communication with Dominic Colenso

October 27, 2020 05:30 - 21 minutes - 9.85 MB

My guest this week began his career as a professional actor, before training as a director at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He’s worked with some of the UK’s most well-known actors, appearing on the London stage, BBC period dramas and most famously played Virgil Tracy in the Hollywood film adaptation of Thunderbirds. He now empowers businesses, sales teams and leaders to increase the impact of their communication and perform at their best under pressure. Drawing on his ext...

125 Better Connection Through Visual Technology with Jon Hammond

October 20, 2020 05:30 - 21 minutes - 9.99 MB

My guest this week specialises in helping clients to harness the power of the virtual platform to grow their credibility, visibility and reputation. Using his years of experience in broadcasting his mission is to encourage leaders to improve their credibility by throwing away many of their traditional communication methods and embrace this opportunity with visual technology to raise engagement across their organisations. He says ‘It’s totally not complicated to motivate teams to make th...

Jon Hammond - Better Connection Through Visual Technology

October 20, 2020 05:30 - 21 minutes - 9.99 MB

My guest this week specialises in helping clients to harness the power of the virtual platform to grow their credibility, visibility and reputation. Using his years of experience in broadcasting his mission is to encourage leaders to improve their credibility by throwing away many of their traditional communication methods and embrace this opportunity with visual technology to raise engagement across their organisations. He says ‘It’s totally not complicated to motivate teams to make th...

Better Connection Through Visual Technology with Jon Hammond

October 20, 2020 05:30 - 21 minutes - 9.99 MB

My guest this week specialises in helping clients to harness the power of the virtual platform to grow their credibility, visibility and reputation. Using his years of experience in broadcasting his mission is to encourage leaders to improve their credibility by throwing away many of their traditional communication methods and embrace this opportunity with visual technology to raise engagement across their organisations. He says ‘It’s totally not complicated to motivate teams to make th...

124 How to Transform Conflict into Collaboration with Jane Gunn

October 13, 2020 05:30 - 15 minutes - 7.22 MB

My guest this week is an expert in the field of conflict resolution, a trained mediator and facilitator. She is the Chair of the Board of Management of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is a former director and board member of the Civil Mediation Council of England and Wales. She helps organisations in times of change, challenge and crisis to stay ahead of the curve in transforming conflict into collaboration saving the cost and time of formal disputes or litigation and damaged r...

Jane Gunn - How to Transform Conflict into Collaboration

October 13, 2020 05:30 - 15 minutes - 7.22 MB

My guest this week is an expert in the field of conflict resolution, a trained mediator and facilitator. She is the Chair of the Board of Management of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is a former director and board member of the Civil Mediation Council of England and Wales. She helps organisations in times of change, challenge and crisis to stay ahead of the curve in transforming conflict into collaboration saving the cost and time of formal disputes or litigation and damaged r...

How to Transform Conflict into Collaboration with Jane Gunn

October 13, 2020 05:30 - 15 minutes - 7.22 MB

My guest this week is an expert in the field of conflict resolution, a trained mediator and facilitator. She is the Chair of the Board of Management of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is a former director and board member of the Civil Mediation Council of England and Wales. She helps organisations in times of change, challenge and crisis to stay ahead of the curve in transforming conflict into collaboration saving the cost and time of formal disputes or litigation and damaged r...

Better Selling Through Storytelling with John Livesay

October 06, 2020 05:30 - 28 minutes - 13 MB

My guest this week is also known as The Pitch Whisperer, and shares the lessons learned from his award-winning sales career at Conde Nast. Through his “Better Selling Through Storytelling,” sessions he shows companies’ sales teams how to become irresistible so they are magnetic to their ideal clients. He has a best-selling book by the same name and is also the host of “The Successful Pitch” podcast, which is heard in over 60 countries. He has been interviewed by Larry King and appeared on...

123 Better Selling Through Storytelling with John Livesay

October 06, 2020 05:30 - 28 minutes - 13 MB

My guest this week is also known as The Pitch Whisperer, and shares the lessons learned from his award-winning sales career at Conde Nast. Through his “Better Selling Through Storytelling,” sessions he shows companies’ sales teams how to become irresistible so they are magnetic to their ideal clients. He has a best-selling book by the same name and is also the host of “The Successful Pitch” podcast, which is heard in over 60 countries. He has been interviewed by Larry King and appeared on...

John Livesay - Better Selling Through Storytelling

October 06, 2020 05:30 - 28 minutes - 13 MB

My guest this week is also known as The Pitch Whisperer, and shares the lessons learned from his award-winning sales career at Conde Nast. Through his “Better Selling Through Storytelling,” sessions he shows companies’ sales teams how to become irresistible so they are magnetic to their ideal clients. He has a best-selling book by the same name and is also the host of “The Successful Pitch” podcast, which is heard in over 60 countries. He has been interviewed by Larry King and appeared on...

Effective Virtual Leadership with Penny Pullan

September 29, 2020 05:30 - 14 minutes - 6.75 MB

My guest this week has been called a world authority on remote teams. She is an expert in Virtual and Hybrid Leadership and is the author of the best-selling book ‘Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Getting the Best Out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams’. Her experience of virtual and hybrid teams began when 9/11 forced her to run a major programme virtually. More recently she set up her consultancy, Making Projects Work supporting leaders grappling with the challenges of our v...

122 Effective Virtual Leadership with Penny Pullan

September 29, 2020 05:30 - 14 minutes - 6.75 MB

My guest this week has been called a world authority on remote teams. She is an expert in Virtual and Hybrid Leadership and is the author of the best-selling book ‘Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Getting the Best Out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams’. Her experience of virtual and hybrid teams began when 9/11 forced her to run a major programme virtually. More recently she set up her consultancy, Making Projects Work supporting leaders grappling with the challenges of our v...

Penny Pullan - Effective Virtual Leadership

September 29, 2020 05:30 - 14 minutes - 6.75 MB

My guest this week has been called a world authority on remote teams. She is an expert in Virtual and Hybrid Leadership and is the author of the best-selling book ‘Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Getting the Best Out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams’. Her experience of virtual and hybrid teams began when 9/11 forced her to run a major programme virtually. More recently she set up her consultancy, Making Projects Work supporting leaders grappling with the challenges of our v...

121 Radical Resilience with Eileen McDargh

September 22, 2020 05:30 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MB

Even before this global disruption wreaked havoc on all our lives, my guest this week had been studying, writing and speaking on the topic of resiliency … a topic area that has fascinated her for decades. Since 1980, she has helped organisations and individuals transform the life of their business and the business of their life through conversations that matter and connections that count. She believes that resiliency is a critical life skill and one that requires the energy of connection...

Eileen McDargh - Radical Resilience

September 22, 2020 05:30 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MB

Even before this global disruption wreaked havoc on all our lives, my guest this week had been studying, writing and speaking on the topic of resiliency … a topic area that has fascinated her for decades. Since 1980, she has helped organisations and individuals transform the life of their business and the business of their life through conversations that matter and connections that count. She believes that resiliency is a critical life skill and one that requires the energy of connection...

Radical Resilience with Eileen McDargh

September 22, 2020 05:30 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MB

Even before this global disruption wreaked havoc on all our lives, my guest this week had been studying, writing and speaking on the topic of resiliency … a topic area that has fascinated her for decades. Since 1980, she has helped organisations and individuals transform the life of their business and the business of their life through conversations that matter and connections that count. She believes that resiliency is a critical life skill and one that requires the energy of connection...

The Great Rewrite with Leonard Brody

September 15, 2020 05:30 - 28 minutes - 13.3 MB

My guest this week is a management thinker and a leader of the new world order. He is an award-winning entrepreneur, venture capitalist, best-selling author and a 2-time Emmy nominated media visionary. He has helped raise hundreds of millions in capital for start-up companies as well as taking a company to a 6 Billion market cap IPO. Currently, he is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Creative Labs, a joint venture with CAA (Creative Artists Agency in LA), the largest sports and ente...

120 The Great Rewrite with Leonard Brody

September 15, 2020 05:30 - 28 minutes - 13.3 MB

My guest this week is a management thinker and a leader of the new world order. He is an award-winning entrepreneur, venture capitalist, best-selling author and a 2-time Emmy nominated media visionary. He has helped raise hundreds of millions in capital for start-up companies as well as taking a company to a 6 Billion market cap IPO. Currently, he is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Creative Labs, a joint venture with CAA (Creative Artists Agency in LA), the largest sports and ente...

Leonard Brody - The Great Rewrite

September 15, 2020 05:30 - 28 minutes - 13.3 MB

My guest this week is a management thinker and a leader of the new world order. He is an award-winning entrepreneur, venture capitalist, best-selling author and a 2-time Emmy nominated media visionary. He has helped raise hundreds of millions in capital for start-up companies as well as taking a company to a 6 Billion market cap IPO. Currently, he is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Creative Labs, a joint venture with CAA (Creative Artists Agency in LA), the largest sports and ente...

119 Nature, Nurture and Toaster Moments with Jez Rose

September 08, 2020 05:30 - 29 minutes - 13.8 MB

My guest this week is a broadcaster, honeybee farmer, award-winning author and Behaviour Expert. He is known for his energy, humour and passion. Growing up in the countryside, he discovered his love for nature and the environment early in life. In 2017, he moved to a small decommissioned farm, turning it into the world’s first certified Carbon Neutral honey farm, home to the native British honeybee. He is a regular on television and radio, including his own show for ITV1. He works with...

Nature, Nurture and Toaster Moments with Jez Rose

September 08, 2020 05:30 - 29 minutes - 13.8 MB

My guest this week is a broadcaster, honeybee farmer, award-winning author and Behaviour Expert. He is known for his energy, humour and passion. Growing up in the countryside, he discovered his love for nature and the environment early in life. In 2017, he moved to a small decommissioned farm, turning it into the world’s first certified Carbon Neutral honey farm, home to the native British honeybee. He is a regular on television and radio, including his own show for ITV1. He works with...

Jez Rose - Nature, Nurture and Toaster Moments

September 08, 2020 05:30 - 29 minutes - 13.8 MB

My guest this week is a broadcaster, honeybee farmer, award-winning author and Behaviour Expert. He is known for his energy, humour and passion. Growing up in the countryside, he discovered his love for nature and the environment early in life. In 2017, he moved to a small decommissioned farm, turning it into the world’s first certified Carbon Neutral honey farm, home to the native British honeybee. He is a regular on television and radio, including his own show for ITV1. He works with...

Be More, Do More, Have More with Gavin Ingham

September 01, 2020 05:30 - 23 minutes - 11 MB

My guest this week has been obsessed with high performance for over twenty years. He’s been looking for answers to questions such as: What differentiates high performers from good performers? What helps one person to achieve great results when another is merely average? What skyrockets one team to be more motivated, more productive and make more sales when another wallows in mediocrity? The answers to these questions inspired him to create his #IAM10 methodology for high performance and t...

Gavin Ingham - Be More, Do More, Have More

September 01, 2020 05:30 - 23 minutes - 11 MB

My guest this week has been obsessed with high performance for over twenty years. He’s been looking for answers to questions such as: What differentiates high performers from good performers? What helps one person to achieve great results when another is merely average? What skyrockets one team to be more motivated, more productive and make more sales when another wallows in mediocrity? The answers to these questions inspired him to create his #IAM10 methodology for high performance and t...

118 Be More, Do More, Have More with Gavin Ingham

September 01, 2020 05:30 - 23 minutes - 11 MB

My guest this week has been obsessed with high performance for over twenty years. He’s been looking for answers to questions such as: What differentiates high performers from good performers? What helps one person to achieve great results when another is merely average? What skyrockets one team to be more motivated, more productive and make more sales when another wallows in mediocrity? The answers to these questions inspired him to create his #IAM10 methodology for high performance and t...

Richard Watson - The Future and how to get there

August 25, 2020 05:30 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MB

My guest this week is a futurist and scenario thinker who featured the pandemic in 4 out of his 5 books. He is probably best known as a maker of highly provocative maps and data visualisations intended to stimulate deep debate. The Financial Times called these maps “Brave”, while Business Insider said they might “Blow your mind”. He has worked with the Tech Foresight Practice at Imperial College London and is currently their Futurist-in-Residence at the Centre for Languages, Culture and ...

The Future and how to get there with Richard Watson

August 25, 2020 05:30 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MB

My guest this week is a futurist and scenario thinker who featured the pandemic in 4 out of his 5 books. He is probably best known as a maker of highly provocative maps and data visualisations intended to stimulate deep debate. The Financial Times called these maps “Brave”, while Business Insider said they might “Blow your mind”. He has worked with the Tech Foresight Practice at Imperial College London and is currently their Futurist-in-Residence at the Centre for Languages, Culture and ...

117 The Future and how to get there with Richard Watson

August 25, 2020 05:30 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MB

My guest this week is a futurist and scenario thinker who featured the pandemic in 4 out of his 5 books. He is probably best known as a maker of highly provocative maps and data visualisations intended to stimulate deep debate. The Financial Times called these maps “Brave”, while Business Insider said they might “Blow your mind”. He has worked with the Tech Foresight Practice at Imperial College London and is currently their Futurist-in-Residence at the Centre for Languages, Culture and ...

The Emotional Pandemic Infecting Organisations with Susan Armstrong

August 18, 2020 05:30 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MB

My guest today is an International Talent Development expert, Speaker and Author, who specialises in Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace. Her programmes have won the ATD Gold Award for Excellence in Training, and, she has a Leadership programme listed as one of the top 5 Leadership Programmes in the world by HR.com. Currently she is a sought-after expert in leading and working in this new COVID reality. But she has a shocking past, which I am going to ask her to share with us today....

Susan Armstrong - The Emotional Pandemic Infecting Organisations

August 18, 2020 05:30 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MB

My guest today is an International Talent Development expert, Speaker and Author, who specialises in Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace. Her programmes have won the ATD Gold Award for Excellence in Training, and, she has a Leadership programme listed as one of the top 5 Leadership Programmes in the world by HR.com. Currently she is a sought-after expert in leading and working in this new COVID reality. But she has a shocking past, which I am going to ask her to share with us today....

116 The Emotional Pandemic Infecting Organisations with Susan Armstrong

August 18, 2020 05:30 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MB

My guest today is an International Talent Development expert, Speaker and Author, who specialises in Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace. Her programmes have won the ATD Gold Award for Excellence in Training, and, she has a Leadership programme listed as one of the top 5 Leadership Programmes in the world by HR.com. Currently she is a sought-after expert in leading and working in this new COVID reality. But she has a shocking past, which I am going to ask her to share with us today....

Dan Cobley - Success through Failure - the Pretotyping Framework

August 11, 2020 05:30 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MB

My guest this week is the former MD of Google’s $5Bn UK business. He spent the dot.com crash in Silicon Valley, the financial crisis leading Google UK, and the past 6 years building some of Europe's top fintech start-ups. He has learnt a lot about how to drive success and even more about how to fail. While he was MD at Google, he came across pretotyping a novel approach to validating ideas for new products or services quickly, objectively and accurately, often by failing efficiently. An...

115 Success through Failure - the Pretotyping Framework with Dan Cobley

August 11, 2020 05:30 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MB

My guest this week is the former MD of Google’s $5Bn UK business. He spent the dot.com crash in Silicon Valley, the financial crisis leading Google UK, and the past 6 years building some of Europe's top fintech start-ups. He has learnt a lot about how to drive success and even more about how to fail. While he was MD at Google, he came across pretotyping a novel approach to validating ideas for new products or services quickly, objectively and accurately, often by failing efficiently. An...

Success through Failure - the Pretotyping Framework with Dan Cobley

August 11, 2020 05:30 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MB

My guest this week is the former MD of Google’s $5Bn UK business. He spent the dot.com crash in Silicon Valley, the financial crisis leading Google UK, and the past 6 years building some of Europe's top fintech start-ups. He has learnt a lot about how to drive success and even more about how to fail. While he was MD at Google, he came across pretotyping a novel approach to validating ideas for new products or services quickly, objectively and accurately, often by failing efficiently. An...

Terence Mauri - Only dead fish go with the flow

August 04, 2020 05:30 - 22 minutes - 15.9 MB

My guest this week is an award-winning author and regarded as one an exciting new business thinker challenging leaders to own the future rather than be disrupted by it. His thinking has featured in The Economist, Forbes, Reuters, The Huffington Post, CNN, and Wired Magazine. He has been described as ‘an influential and outspoken expert on the future of leadership’ by Thinkers50, the global ranking company of the world’s top 50 management thinkers. His new book The 3D Leader is out in the s...

Only dead fish go with the flow with Terence Mauri

August 04, 2020 05:30 - 22 minutes - 15.9 MB

My guest this week is an award-winning author and regarded as one an exciting new business thinker challenging leaders to own the future rather than be disrupted by it. His thinking has featured in The Economist, Forbes, Reuters, The Huffington Post, CNN, and Wired Magazine. He has been described as ‘an influential and outspoken expert on the future of leadership’ by Thinkers50, the global ranking company of the world’s top 50 management thinkers. His new book The 3D Leader is out in the s...

114 Only dead fish go with the flow with Terence Mauri

August 04, 2020 05:30 - 22 minutes - 15.9 MB

My guest this week is an award-winning author and regarded as one an exciting new business thinker challenging leaders to own the future rather than be disrupted by it. His thinking has featured in The Economist, Forbes, Reuters, The Huffington Post, CNN, and Wired Magazine. He has been described as ‘an influential and outspoken expert on the future of leadership’ by Thinkers50, the global ranking company of the world’s top 50 management thinkers. His new book The 3D Leader is out in the s...

113 Superfast - Lead at Speed with Sophie Devonshire

July 28, 2020 05:30 - 24 minutes - 17 MB

My guest this week is currently CEO of The Marketing Society, a global network of progressive leaders and former CEO of The Caffeine Partnership, a unique business consultancy which helps leaders to work with purpose and pace. She is an experienced business leader, entrepreneur and brand specialist. She is constantly curious about how to speed up success, she hates wasting time and believes impatience is usually a virtue. She a passionate advocate of flexible working as the future of effec...

Superfast - Lead at Speed with Sophie Devonshire

July 28, 2020 05:30 - 24 minutes - 17 MB

My guest this week is currently CEO of The Marketing Society, a global network of progressive leaders and former CEO of The Caffeine Partnership, a unique business consultancy which helps leaders to work with purpose and pace. She is an experienced business leader, entrepreneur and brand specialist. She is constantly curious about how to speed up success, she hates wasting time and believes impatience is usually a virtue. She a passionate advocate of flexible working as the future of effec...

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