In this episode of "In the Interim…", Dr. Scott Berry talks with Dr. Alun Bedding, a professional certified coach and statistician who spent decades in pharmaceutical statistics, including as global head of statistical methods, collaboration, and outreach at Roche, before founding his own coaching and consulting practice. The conversation traces Alun's path from statistician to coach and unpacks what coaching is: a forward-facing partnership built on exploring a client's own thinking, not on advice, mentoring, or therapy. Alun and Scott draw a direct line between good coaching and good statistical consulting as both begin by questioning the stated goal rather than accepting the first request at face value, whether that request is "I want to be a better manager" or "I need a power calculation." The episode covers why coaching must be uncomfortable to produce real change, why self-coaching runs into the limits of blind spots and self-bias and where AI coaching tools genuinely help and where they fall short. Key Highlights Coaching is a partnership exploring a client's own thinking, not advice or mentoring. The parallel between coaching and statistical consulting: determining the real goal behind a request. Why effective coaching must feel uncomfortable to produce genuine progress. The limits of self-coaching, and why blind spots require an outside challenger. How sports and performance coaching shifted from instruction to inquiry. Where AI coaching helps and where human presence and challenge remain irreplaceable. The difference between coaching and therapy: forward-facing versus backward-facing. For more, visit us at https://www.berryconsultants.com/

After three episodes with Roger Ferguson Jr. on building a 1Hundred Year Family, Justin and Mena sit down with his son, Roger Ferguson III, an Investment Manager at AWM, to reflect on what it’s like to grow up inside those lessons and why generation two, not generation one, is where families actually keep or lose their wealth. *Connect with Us* • Call or text us: 626-862-0355 • Website: https://www.athletefamilyoffice.com/ • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc1NxpK21N1vKWEExC45YEA • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/awmcapital/ • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awmcapital/ • X: https://twitter.com/awmcapital • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/awmcapital/ *Chapter* [00:00] Introduction: Justin and Mena welcome Roger Ferguson III to reflect on the three-part series with his father, Roger Ferguson Jr. [00:02] Roger reflects on interviewing his dad and discovering lessons he didn’t realize were being taught. [00:03] Why Generation Two Is The Real Test: “It’s not the first generation you have to worry about, it’s gen two and beyond.” [00:05] The Power Of Repetition: How hearing the same lessons for thirty-plus years built the instinct to make better decisions. [00:09] Values In Practice, Not Just Words: Diversification, right-sized positions, and saving relentlessly as lived principles. [00:11] The CEO Who Sat In The Middle Seat: Living the say-do ratio, no matter the title or the balance. [00:15] Discipline Over Dollars: Why more resources demand more discipline, especially in a social-media-comparison world. [00:16] Rethinking “$100 Million Isn’t Enough”: Unpacking the generational wealth debate and the power of compounding time. [00:20] Closing Thoughts: Own your wealth, make an impact, always be a pro.

On this week's episode: most people assume tax deductions come from spending money you don't want to spend, and never ask what the tax code has already built in for anyone willing to take on real risk. The math nobody walks you through: 1. Every other investment keeps active and passive income in separate buckets — but a working interest in oil and gas gets treated as active, even when you're 100% passive. That's not a workaround. It's written directly into the tax code. 2. Buy $100,000 of Apple stock and you get zero deduction, just a higher basis for later. Put that same $100,000 into oil and gas, and you deduct it this year, against your active income — a difference no other asset class offers. 3. Intangible drilling costs can turn a $100,000 investment into a 90%+ first-year deduction, not a rough estimate but a calculated share of what actually goes into the well. 4. Six out of ten retail oil and gas investments lose money. The fix isn't avoiding the asset class — it's buying leases that are already producing, which removes the industry's biggest failure point, the dry hole, almost entirely. Get in touch: https://www.revotaxpayer.com/?utm_source=revo-taxpayer&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=s4e28-oil-gas-tax-plan&utm_content=show-notes#contact-1 Connect With Us • Website: https://www.revotaxpayer.com/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revotaxpayer/ • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/revotaxpayer/ • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/revo-taxpayer-advocacy • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HiddenMoneyPodcast Chapters [00:00] Introduction: oil and gas, and the tax code's best-kept secret [00:02] Why "don't let your tax tail wag the dog" is bad reasoning [00:03] Tax 101: active, passive, and portfolio income [00:08] The exception: how oil and gas becomes "active" even when you're passive [00:12] Real numbers: turning a $100K investment into a 90%+ deduction [00:16] The Apple stock test: why this deduction is unlike any other investment [00:17] The real risk: why most retail oil and gas investments lose money [00:19] De-risking with insurance and the year-two flip to limited partner [00:35] The strategy with zero dry-hole risk

Eight months after breaking escrow, Paul Bennett gives a project-by-project update on Growth Fund 2 — AAA Storage's $40 million ground-up development fund across Texas and North Carolina. Paul walks through where each of the fund's six active projects stands, why the national self-storage development pipeline keeps shrinking, and why he thinks that sets up a seller's market later this decade. He also shares an early read on Growth Fund 1's performance and explains how AAA Storage manufactures value through development rather than relying on appreciation. Ready to talk about your investment strategy? Reach out at https://www.aaastorageinvestments.com/contact New episodes every two weeks. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts, and send this to an investor in your network who needs to hear it. Follow and Connect with Us • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aaa-storage-investments/ • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaastorageinvestments/ • X: https://x.com/investments_aaa • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/AAA-Storage-Investments-LLC/61575027573292/ Download our free guides to take your investing to the next level: 10 Due Diligence Questions to Vet Any Real Estate Sponsor: https://www.aaastorageinvestments.com/info/10-due-diligence-questions-to-vet-any-real-estate-sponsor First-Time Real Estate Syndication Investor Checklist: https://www.aaastorageinvestments.com/info/first-time-real-estate-syndication-investor-checklist Chapters [00:00] Introduction [00:16] Growth Fund 2 overview: $40 million across seven storage and four small-bay projects [01:00] Why the self-storage development pipeline is shrinking [03:45] Eight months in [04:00] Huffmeister and Buda: the first two projects near initial lease-up [06:00] Elgin and Hutto: the fund's best financing yet, and a Samsung-driven pivot to small-bay [10:00] Six projects, eleven planned [12:00] Cap rates, cycles, and the return of institutional buyers [13:57] Growth Fund 1's track record, and why Fund 2 is still raising capital [16:00] How AAA Storage manufactures value and the target return for investors

Marques explains why AV budgets so often blow up long before a project breaks ground. From a sanctuary's camera and lighting problems to a four-story building caught with zero floor boxes before the concrete was poured, this conversation makes the case for bringing a low voltage partner into the design process during programming, not after the building exists. Chapters: (00:00) Introduction: Why AV budgets are decided before the building is finished (01:00) The "black magic" problem, why architects aren't equipped to plan for low voltage (02:00) A sanctuary's 60-to-80-foot camera problem and what it revealed (04:00) The real cost of a shot that works: $5K prosumer versus $35-50K production-grade (07:00) Catching a missing floor box before four stories of concrete were poured (11:00) Who actually needs to hear this message: the construction project management team (13:00) What "programming phase" means and why AV needs to be there first (18:00) Page flips and 3D coordination: How trades avoid clashing designs (20:00) Why more meetings early on actually save money later (25:00) How Bluebeam, Teams, and drone footage have sped up decision-making (28:00) Closing takeaway: Talk earlier, spend a little more upfront Connect with us: • Website: https://www.kontek.com/ • Email: info@kontek.com • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kontek-systems • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/konteksystems/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/konteksystems • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KontekSystemsDurham