Latest Success story Podcast Episodes
Attainable Housing in the Heart of Texas
What Living Means - June 20, 2024 16:36 - 19 minutesIn this episode, we explore Yes Communities newest ground-up development, Dwelling at New Braunfels. Dwelling provides much needed attainable housing in the heart of one of the fastest growing cities in America. Dwelling at New Braunfels, a premier rental community, is defined by its histori...
Visualize Your Dream Home
What Living Means - June 05, 2024 15:16 - 16 minutesHome improvement projects can be incredibly time and labor intensive, wouldn’t it be great if we could make the right decision every time? Maybe the paint sample looked great in the store, or the latest design trend just isn’t a great fit for your style of home. In this episode, we chat with ...
A Day in the Park
What Living Means - April 25, 2024 19:21 - 24 minutesSpring is finally here, and what better way to celebrate than a day in the park. In this episode, we dive deep into the transformative work of the Denver Park Trust, an organization dedicated to enhancing and preserving public green spaces in the Mile-High City. We'll explore Denver Park Tru...
Love is a Four Legged Word
What Living Means - February 29, 2024 17:30 - 24 minutesIn recent years, pets are viewed as increasingly important members of the family. They don’t just live in the backyard anymore, as people now share a larger portion of their daily lives with their pets. This shift has created demand for more pet friendly businesses, as our furry friends accomp...
Yes We Care
What Living Means - January 17, 2024 16:47 - 20 minutesIn an effort to make a positive impact in the communities we serve, YES created the YES We Care program to give back to our residents, team members, and local charitable organizations. Volunteer work is more than just contributing time. It's about creating positive change, building connection...
Fire Safety 101
What Living Means - October 30, 2023 17:16 - 17 minutesWith the holiday season quickly approaching, our home kitchens and electrical systems are busier than ever. Before hosting relatives in your home, take a few minutes to double check your fire safety equipment and prepare a family evacuation plan. In this episode, we're exploring the ins and...
Elevate Your Grill Game
What Living Means - June 30, 2023 20:15 - 23 minutesIn this episode, we’re going all in on the art of grilling. Maybe this year you want to branch out beyond hamburgers and hotdogs. Or maybe you hope to make it through the holiday with your eyebrows intact. Our special guest, Clayton Cook of LeRoy and Lewis BBQ and Mama Fried in Austin, Tex...
Striving for Greatness
What Living Means - June 15, 2023 18:51 - 21 minutesScholarships are more than just financial assistance. They're the bridge that connects ambitious students to their wildest aspirations, regardless of their background or financial situation. In this episode we’re exploring YES Communities’ Building Futures program, which is designed to uplift th...
Examining The Housing Crisis
What Living Means - April 17, 2023 15:32 - 16 minutesIn recent years, the cost of housing has increased sharply across our country. The average home sale price in the US increased 30% since 2020. At the most basic level, these higher prices are caused by a shortage of available housing units. Zoning, public policy, and a “Not In My Backyard” resi...
The Fight to End Family Homelessness
What Living Means - February 21, 2023 16:05 - 20 minutesFamilies with children make up 30% of the homeless population in our country. Clayton and Family Promise have teamed up to provide transitional housing and create long term solutions to help end this national crisis. Clayton’s Ted Rutland and Sandy Minuitti of Family Promise tell us what it mea...
Perfect Your Holiday Meal
What Living Means - November 21, 2022 20:16 - 27 minutesIn this episode, we are going to help you absolutely nail your next holiday meal. Executive Chef Joe Goetze of Founding Farmers restaurant group walks us through some simple ways to create memorable, winning meals. We'll also check in to see how YES team members are sharing their holidays with ...
Course Correction
What Living Means - November 09, 2022 17:00 - 20 minutesThe past two years have presented unprecedented challenges for education in our country. Parents, teachers, and students are finally seeing the light at the end of a very long tunnel, but studies show that a massive effort is required to catch up from the time spent away from in person learning....
Wellness in the Workplace
What Living Means - July 13, 2022 17:46 - 19 minutesFor a long time, workplace wellness meant a break room stocked with free bananas and granola. But as the conversation around work life balance becomes more wholistic, the concept of wellness has expanded to include mental health, paid leave, and even personal finance. Yes Communities' Leanna Cli...
A Sustainable Future
What Living Means - May 16, 2022 15:15 - 11 minutesAcross virtually every industry, there is a massive effort underway to use fewer natural resources and more renewables. From reusable drinking straws to the insulation in our walls, we are striving for a more sustainable pathway into the future. Manufactured housing presents a unique solution th...
Transforming the last Front(ier) of email inboxes
When It Clicked - March 15, 2022 07:05 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 57 ratingsDespite the rise of social media, SMS and countless collaboration tools, email remains a constant in most people’s lives. In the last year alone, it's estimated three hundred and twenty billion emails were sent and received worldwide (and that number is still growing). Yet as software, email has...
How a plug-in to simplify Salesforce is empowering neurodiverse people worldwide
When It Clicked - March 01, 2022 08:05 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 57 ratingsIf you work in sales, your CRMs, or customer relationship managers, run your life. And among the most notable CRMs, Salesforce is the biggest. Still, the process of using this necessary tool puts many sales people in a cold sweat on a routine basis. What’s more, if you’re among the roughly 20% o...
How Shopify beat Ebay by betting on small business
When It Clicked - February 15, 2022 08:05 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 57 ratingsHeinz ketchup, Kylie Cosmetics, Gymshark. What’s the invisible thread that connects them all? Shopify. Today, Shopify powers more than 1.7 million merchants with enough combined sales to make it the second largest online retailer in the U.S. Yet getting here meant making some unconventional cho...
CEO Parker Conrad on how Rippling revolutionized HR software
When It Clicked - February 01, 2022 08:05 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 57 ratingsAs much as business owners know the importance of hiring, they also know it means paperwork. Lots of it. Health insurance, taxes and payroll typically require separate software, while the hardware, security passwords, and applications employees need to do their job exist within their own set of ...
How deleting the save button defined Google Docs
When It Clicked - January 18, 2022 08:05 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 57 ratingsAdobe and Google both wanted it. Bill Gates wanted it shut down. The “it” is Writely, the online word processor that would become Google Docs. Today, Google Docs is ubiquitous, used by millions to draft and collaborate on documents in real-time. But back in 2005, co-authoring a document with o...
Giving Back
What Living Means - December 20, 2021 19:59 - 22 minutesIn this episode, we chat with restauranteur extraordinaire Mark Bucher. Mark's Medium Rare steakhouses were sidelined during the 2020 pandemic shutdown. Instead of waiting it out, Mark utilized his kitchens to feed hundreds of thousands of hungry families and keep the greater restaurant communi...
Introducing When It Clicked
When It Clicked - October 22, 2021 18:44 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 57 ratingsEvery business success story has a moment when everything hangs in the balance. Join host Ilana Strauss as she takes you behind the scenes to meet the people building the businesses and products you THINK you know to hear about the one moment when it all finally clicked.
Back to School
What Living Means - September 24, 2021 17:15 - 22 minutesAfter an exceptionally challenging year, our kids are finally going back to school for in-person learning. The road ahead may get bumpy! Our special guest, Ann Dolin founder of Educational Connections Tutoring and Test Prep, shares with us some strategies for both parents and students to tak...
Growing Community
What Living Means - August 10, 2021 18:39 - 19 minutesHave you ever wanted to be more self-reliant? Gardening can be a unifying force. Everyone needs to eat after all. Community gardening in particular provides a place where generations of people can gather and cultivate both food and friendships. On this episode, we have two special guests that...
Thank You For Your Service
What Living Means - May 24, 2021 16:55 - 35 minutesIn this episode, we recognize the incredible service that veterans perform each and every day in our own community. Our two amazing guests reveal the challenges of life on active duty and what makes veterans so valuable in the workforce. David Glatfelter is a marine corps veteran and Team Rub...
Building Futures Scholarship
What Living Means - April 19, 2021 17:37 - 21 minutesAn investment in education is an investment in the dreams of our children. Last year in 2020, YES Communities launched the Building Futures Scholarship Program to help fund the higher education of YES residents and staff. In this episode, we'll catch up with previous scholarship recipients and...
Building Community from the Ground Up
What Living Means - March 17, 2021 19:57 - 21 minutesIn this episode, we’ll take a complete look at a brand new manufactured housing development in New Braunfels, Texas called Dwelling. Dwelling's unique approach to shared amenity space and thoughtful design elements provide quality housing options in the booming central Texas region. First, we’l...
Acts of Kindness
What Living Means - February 16, 2021 15:41 - 20 minutesAre you in search of a quick fix to instantly improve the course of your day? Try being the hero for someone else in need. While our situation at times can seem overwhelmingly negative and divided, unsolicited acts of kindness can help spread joy and bring us together. Our special guest, Nicol...
Living Affordably
What Living Means - December 03, 2020 13:00 - 22 minutesThis special bonus episode continues to explore the idea of home as a personal sanctuary. We speak to two industry professionals about how manufactured housing may relieve the financial stresses of high rents and long-term mortgages. Whether you are an empty-nester looking to downsize or a trave...
How to Create Harmony at Home
What Living Means - October 26, 2020 14:01 - 28 minutesDo you have trouble staying organized at home? With more days of remote work and virtual school ahead, we’ve got some helpful organization tips that will boost productivity and curb cabin fever. Our guests Kari and Katie of The Home Sanctuary started their own home organizing business to help b...
Let's Rock
What Living Means - September 24, 2020 22:18 - 21 minutesMusic is an integral part of the human experience, whether you are a classically trained pianist or just belting out tunes to the shampoo bottles in the shower. Even for us that aren’t musically inclined, music brings folks together across language and geographical barriers. Music connects peopl...
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