Chris Holman speaks with Maureen Donohue Krauss, CEO, Detroit Regional Partnership, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference.

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Michigan Business Beat | Mackinac Policy Conference 2025 - Maureen Donohue Krauss - #MPC25

Chris Holman speaks with Erin Skene-Pratt, Executive Director, Michigan Afterschool Partnership, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference.

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Michigan Business Beat | Mackinac Policy Conference 2025 - Erin Skene-Pratt - #MPC25

Best Life is an anthem for dreamers in love—a sonic promise that growth doesn't mean growing apart.

Built from warm fingerpicked guitars and whispered intentions, this track unfolds into an emotional crescendo celebrating the kind of partnership that makes impossible dreams feel inevitable. It's for every couple who's ever sketched out their future on a napkin at 2am, who knows that "settling" isn't in their vocabulary, and who understands that the best adventures are the ones you take together.

From the golden-light verses to the mountain-moving bridge, "Best Life" captures that electric moment when you realize your person isn't just along for the ride—they ARE the ride. It's about creating sacred space for both individual growth and shared dreams, about stumbling and learning to fly, about building a world that didn't exist until you imagined it together.

The arrangement mirrors the journey: intimate acoustic beginnings that expand into full-band crescendos, because that's what great partnerships do—they start with two people and somehow become infinite.

Perfect for: road trips to places you've never been, making plans that scare you in the best way, reminding yourself that the best is yet to come, believing in futures you're still building.

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Side by Side

Simon takes us on an exciting exploration of how the diverse elements of the city centre are woven into a unified and purposeful programme of works.

(0:00) Introduction 
(0:54) The Role of the AUDO in the City Centre
(1:29) Simon's Role in the AUDO
(2:37) The Diverse Groups are Included in Shaping City Centre Decisions
(4:42) How the City Centre Advisory Panel Works
(6:01) The Longevity of a Diverse City Centre Advisory Panel
(7:11) The Culmination of Change in the City Centre
(10:01) How Businesses Feel about Public Spaces
(13:11) How the Voluntary City Centre Targeted Rate Funds this Work
(14:14) Ratepayers Continue to Endorse Regeneration in the City Centre
(16:17) The Dramatic Changes to the City Centre
(17:12) How the Community Feels About Ongoing Regeneration
(19:40) The Lessons We've Learned About Investment in the City Centre
(21:17) The Future and Growth of the City Centre
(24:06) How Auckland Council Delivers what the Community Wants
(26:33) How to Keep the Human Centric Nature in City Planning
(28:06) Farewell

We talk to Simon Oddie - City Centre Priority Location Director at AUDO, Auckland Council

From Pilot to Platform - How Sutter Health is Scaling AI Across 3.5 Million Lives

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Ashley Beecy, Chief AI Officer at Sutter Health, as she shares their journey from targeted AI pilots to enterprise-wide transformation across one of California's largest integrated health systems. We'll explore Sutter's innovative diabetic retinopathy screening program, where AI-enabled cameras deployed across 28 primary care sites detect sight-threatening conditions in under a minute, and their strategic partnership with Aidoc as the premier West Coast hub for clinical AI innovation. Dr. Beecy brings unique insights from her journey as a cardiologist and former AI leader at NewYork-Presbyterian.

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"I Can’t Do This Alone" is a powerful modern country love song that captures the heart of every man who knows his strength comes from the woman by his side.
It’s about the quiet moments, the storms weathered together, and the kind of love that keeps you grounded when life gets heavy.
With driving guitars, steady drums, and a vocal that cuts straight to the soul, this song feels like a long drive at sunset — honest, real, and full of gratitude.

**Written by:** Randy Comer
**Genre:** Country / Country Rock
**Theme:** Love, Faith, Partnership, Strength, Gratitude
**For fans of:** Luke Combs, Kane Brown, Chris Stapleton, Blake Shelton

> “Yeah, I’m strong… but I can’t do this alone.”



I Cant Do This Alone

A collection of beautiful and enchanting music tracks inspired by Oriental / Far Eastern culture and cultural heritage.

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John Starcluster - Shangpin Retrospective

The Sponsorship Experts Podcast focuses on sponsorship and partnership marketing opportunities in a number of segments including sports, arts, entertainment and MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) amongst others. The monthly podcast is distributed in sync with The Sponsorship Experts’ popular newsletter, giving stakeholders an opportunity to learn about sponsorship opportunities in more detail.

The podcast complements the marketing efforts by The Sponsorship Experts and also open the doors for more collaborative content.

In this episode of the podcast we take a closer look at the importance of continued education in a fast-changing world. In addition, we have confirmed the dates for next year’s training workshops, Sponsorship Part One and Sponsorship Part Two so save the date!

Paul Poole (South East Asia) Co., Ltd. is an independent marketing consultancy based in Bangkok, Thailand specialising in commercial sponsorship and partnership marketing, working with both rights holders and brands - acting as a catalyst by bringing them together and maximising the relationship.

We have packaged, sold and managed sponsorship and partnership opportunities for a wide range of rights holders and worked with many of the world’s leading brands to source and engage the right sponsorships and partnerships for them to maximise.

www.paulpoole.co.th

October 25 | The Sponsorship Experts Podcast

Tom Watts
Series: Compelling Unity
To reach the world - Romans 16:1-27
St John's Downshire Hill - Sunday 26th October 2025

To reach the world - Romans 16.1-27

The older I get, the more I ask myself what "love" is. What is "true" love? Have I "really" loved? Why do we hurt each other more when we love each other? What comes after love? In this song, I've tried to find and describe the essence of love, drawing on classics like Hermann Hesse, Marcel Proust, Rainer Maria Rilke, and others. Much of it reflects my own life and my love life...and I shed a tear or two while creating it! Hope you'll feel and enjoy it!

Love is often spoken of as if it were something that simply happens to us —
a sudden light, a miracle, a gift we receive without asking.
And sometimes it begins like that.
But the truth is that love is not the event that starts a story.
Love is the story.
It is what unfolds after the first spark fades,
after the excitement quiets,
after we discover that the other person is not perfect,
and that we aren’t either.

We think love is found in the moment our hearts open,
but its true depth is revealed in the moments when they want to close
— and we choose to open them anyway.

Love is not the certainty that someone will stay.
It is the courage to stay yourself,
even when everything inside you trembles.
It is the willingness to show your truth,
your fears,
your doubts,
the shadows you carry,
and the light you’re afraid to show.
Love grows where honesty is allowed to breathe.

And if love hurts, it is not because it is cruel.
It is because it demands that we outgrow the parts of ourselves
that tried to live alone.
It asks us to soften where we have hardened,
to listen where we have learned to speak too fast,
to step forward when we want to retreat,
and to hold on when everything feels uncertain.

Love is not a rescue.
No human being can save another from their pain.
But in love, we can offer something far more precious:
a presence that says,
“You don’t have to walk through your darkness alone.”
Sometimes that is enough to help another find their way home.

We do not love with our hearts alone.
We love with our attention.
We love with our patience.
With our forgiveness.
With the tiny choices we make every day
to show someone that they matter.
Love is a thousand quiet gestures
that no one else sees.
A thousand moments of gentleness
in which we let another person be exactly who they are.

Love is not the absence of conflict —
it is the place where conflict is met with kindness.
It is not the end of loneliness —
it is the invitation to let someone near even while we still feel alone.
It is not the promise that two paths will never change —
it is the agreement to walk together for as long as the journey allows.

We lose love when we try to own it.
We strengthen love when we let it live freely.
Two people cannot grow if one must shrink.
Two souls cannot stay connected
if either one is asked to become smaller, quieter, or less themselves.
Love is the space in which both can rise.

And yes — love will challenge us.
It will show us where we cling,
where we fear,
where we hide.
But every challenge love brings
is an invitation to become more human,
more compassionate,
more alive.

The essential truth about love is this:
Love is not something we fall into.
It is something we build.
Brick by brick,
moment by moment,
through the soft courage of choosing each other again and again.

And the miracle of love is not that someone else completes us.
The miracle is that love reveals we were always whole —
and yet still capable of becoming more.

To love is to say:
“I see you.
Not as I wish you were,
not as I fear you could be,
but as you truly are.
And I choose to walk beside you.”

This is the quiet, enduring truth of love:
not possession,
not perfection,
not certainty —
but presence.
A presence strong enough to hold joy,
wide enough to carry sorrow,
and gentle enough to let both people grow into who they were meant to be.

And when we understand this,
we discover something extraordinary:
Love is not what we receive.
Love is what we become.

The Quiet Truth About Love

The Sponsorship Experts Podcast focuses on sponsorship and partnership marketing opportunities in a number of segments including sports, arts, entertainment and MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) amongst others. The monthly podcast is distributed in sync with The Sponsorship Experts’ popular newsletter, giving stakeholders an opportunity to learn about sponsorship opportunities in more detail.

The podcast complements the marketing efforts by The Sponsorship Experts and also open the doors for more collaborative content.

Paul Poole (South East Asia) Co., Ltd. is an independent marketing consultancy based in Bangkok, Thailand specialising in commercial sponsorship and partnership marketing, working with both rights holders and brands - acting as a catalyst by bringing them together and maximising the relationship.

We have packaged, sold and managed sponsorship and partnership opportunities for a wide range of rights holders and worked with many of the world’s leading brands to source and engage the right sponsorships and partnerships for them to maximise.

www.paulpoole.co.th

Raised in Concrete Washington, I learned to play the guitar when I was 12 years old.  We had a music teacher by the name of Daryl Cooper who was like my older brother.  He started a guitar class and I couldn't wait to be in it.  By the 2nd or 3rd week I had probably outgrown the class but I enjoyed every minute of it.  I was in his band by the time I was 14 playing dances all over Western Washington.  I was awarded the National Choral Award Scholarship my senior year of high school.  This goes to one student in the United States.  I wasn't smart enough to use it.  I joined the United States Navy in 1979 and stayed for almost 22 years.  During that time I was a submariner and eventually the pilot of a small submersible (DSV3 Turtle) that would dive to 10,000 feet deep.  I was in bands playing guitar and singing throughout my military career.  We actually had a couple songs play on DC101 in the 80's.  Now in my 60's, I'm able to relax and write songs without any pressure or dreams of grandeur.  I like the songs I write and hope you like them too.

Born in Wiesbaden/Germany, since 2020 living in Brașov/Romania. 

Startet as kid with church organ, then came the synthesizers! Keyboarder in a rock band for twenty years...can you ever leave a band?? 

Then making music on my own, instrumental, just for fun. Never had the experience to play with lyrics...thought it to be minor...just ticking in harmonies and melodies! 

Recently detected AI...mind blowing and turned my world upside down!!! Now I'm sitting creating/writing/modifying lyrics for days!!! And the music is just minor? Not really. The combination of lyrics and music fascinates me for every song!!!

My style....is to have no style....not even stopping at the language barrier....Rock, Irish Folk, EDM, House, Meditation or Indian Folk....english, romanian, french, hindi....everything which expresses the emotional intention of the lyrics. So don't expect me to be as expected 😂. Just enjoy the different kinds of songs, funny, touchy, dynamic, weird! 

Looking always forward for your comments!

I just post my own original music for me, but glad to share it here with you.

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All our music is available for easy licensing for use in media creations, such as videos, films, games, TV, online, social media, corporate use, etc. To obtain a Master Synchronization license for any of music, contact us via www.LynnePublishing.com

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