If it’s the Friday before a long Labor Day weekend, then you know it’s time to drop Ep. 33 of the Between 2 Brands #podcast with Bill Petrie. This week, Bill talks about the 2025 PPAI board slate and shares what he feels the board might be missing. After that, he welcomes Jessica Gibbons Rauch from PPAI where they talk about the shifting needs of education in the promotional products industry before Bill asks Jessica the questions most are afraid to ask, getting to the real truth during a lightning session of “Five Easy Questions.” You don’t want to sleep on this. 

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Ep. 33 - (JGR) Jessica Gibbons Rauch from PPAI

🚀 Welcome to Weekly AI News with Shaily! Hosted by Shailendra Kumar (Shaily), this episode covers the latest machine learning developments and deep learning breakthroughs from the week starting November 3, 2025. Dive into Google Research’s game-changing Nested Learning, a major step forward in continual learning—this could help AI remember old skills while acquiring new ones, just like human memory! Understand why lifelong learning in Artificial Intelligence is set to fuel next-gen adaptive systems.

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In this weekly podcast - available in both audio and video formats - industry thought leader Bill Petrie, CAS, welcomes a guest week to share some candid thoughts on the world of marketing, branding, and branded merchandise with a heavy dose of wit and humor. Also, Bill asks "Five Easy Questions" to each guest that are not always what they seem. Tune in every Friday at 7:00 AM Central!

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