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• Living in Saint Mary's (00:00:35) Discussion about the location of Saint Mary's, Georgia.
• Sherwood's experience with social media (00:00:57) Sherwood's success on TikTok and YouTube.
• Deathtrap of the month (00:03:43) Discussion about a series featuring problematic cars.
• Client vs. customer (00:04:44) Sherwood's business philosophy on treating customers as clients.
• Challenges and benefits of social media (00:08:21) The time-consuming nature of social media and its impact on business.
• Starting a business with limited resources (00:10:23) Sherwood's humble beginnings and journey to success.
• Evolution of business model (00:13:25) Transitioning to a more sophisticated and higher-priced service model.
• Business principles and pricing strategy (00:14:08) The impact of pricing and service offerings on client base.
• Business Acquisition (00:17:23) Sherwood's experience of seizing a business opportunity and the importance of proactivity in business growth.
• Future Store Plans (00:19:13) Discussion about the potential opening of a third store in Florida and the patience required in business expansion.
• Family Involvement (00:22:14) Sherwood's family involvement in his business.
• Junior Technician Program (00:24:22) Sherwood's initiative to involve children in learning about automotive repair through hands-on experience.
• Ice Hockey Coaching (00:26:07) Sherwood's experience coaching ice hockey and the impact on his life and his son's involvement in the sport.
• Participation Trophies (00:28:16) Discussion on participation trophies and the impact on children's motivation and memories.
• Stay Out of the Rabbit Hole (00:29:44) Sherwood's class on avoiding pitfalls in automotive diagnostics and the importance of self-awareness and common sense.
• Making People's Lives Easier (00:32:38) Sherwood discusses the importance of making people's lives easier, including clients, team members, and vendors.
• Creating a Positive Culture (00:34:17) Sherwood emphasizes the significance of building a positive culture within the team and the time it takes to create it.
• Hiring Process (00:35:50) Sherwood explains his unique five-interview hiring process, including interviews with him, his son, and a team member, as well as meeting with the candidate's family.
• Weeding Out Unethical Behavior (00:37:05) Sherwood shares a story about weeding out unethical behavior during the hiring process and the importance of...

On this Episode of Business by the Numbers, Hunt reflects on his time at the STX conference in Nashville, sharing stories about the connections made and lessons learned from industry experts.

• Economic News Breakdown: We get into the latest economic updates that dropped last Wednesday. Hunt breaks down what these changes in numbers might mean for your wallet and business this year, especially when it comes to interest rates.

• Tax Talk and Government Spending: Hunt explains the proposed wealth tax and what the latest federal budget might mean for us. There’s a lot of talk about balancing the budget without raising taxes too much, and we'll explore what that could look like.

• Capital Gains and Your Money: We take a closer look at potential hikes in capital gains taxes and how these could affect your investments and long-term financial planning.

• Understanding the Numbers: Inflation, GDP... these terms get thrown around a lot. We’ll unpack what they really mean for the economy and for us as workers and business owners.

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• Definition of Dyslexia (00:01:59) Discussion on the definition of dyslexia and its importance for individuals in the automotive industry.
• Strengths of People with Dyslexia (00:09:45) Dr. Nicole Ofiesh explains the strengths inherent in people with dyslexia, such as visual spatial abilities and creative thinking.
• Training Challenges (00:10:04) Bill Greeno discusses the challenges of providing hands-on training for individuals with dyslexia and the preference for visual and kinesthetic learning.
• Strategies for Supporting Employees with Dyslexia (00:11:36) Dr. Nicole Ofiesh suggests strategies for supporting employees with dyslexia in educational settings, including providing reading support and using text-to-speech software.
• Awareness and Insights for Employers (00:15:33) The need for awareness among training companies and trainers about dyslexia and the importance of accommodating diverse learning styles.
• Personal Experience with Dyslexia (00:16:32) Bill Greeno shares his personal experience with dyslexia and the importance of teaching to different learning styles, regardless of dyslexia.
• The definition of dyslexia (00:20:21) Dr. Nicole explains dyslexia as a reading and processing challenge affecting the sequence and sounds of symbols.
• Strengths of individuals with dyslexia (00:22:15) Dr. Nicole highlights the extraordinary problem-solving and mechanical abilities of individuals with dyslexia.
• Training challenges and strategies for dyslexic employees (00:23:30) Dr. Nicole discusses the importance of empowering individuals to be independent learners and suggests techniques such as study buddies and listening while reading.
• The stigma of listening as reading (00:27:09) The speakers discuss the stigma surrounding listening as a form of reading and the need to overcome it.
• Closed captioning and universal design for learning (00:30:30) Dr. Nicole explains the significance of closed captioning as a universally beneficial tool and advocates for rethinking traditional notions of reading.
• Assessing and accommodating dyslexic employees (00:33:57) The conversation delves into the importance of assessing individual learning needs and offering a variety of learning methods to accommodate dyslexic employees.
• The importance of books and learning (00:36:42) Discussion on the significance of books and learning for...