In this episode of The Social Dentist, Dr. Desiree Yazdan unpacks the crucial topic of financial literacy, and she's tailored specifically for dental professionals like you. Dr. Yazdan makes the numbers approachable, breaking down key business metrics—think overhead, collections, marketing spend, payroll, and those all-important profit margins—so you can make smarter, more confident decisions for your practice. 

Drawing from her wealth of coaching experience, Dr. Yazdan shares real-world examples of the financial blind spots she’s seen among dentists, and she offers practical, actionable steps you can start using right away to get a better handle on your numbers. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to take your established practice to the next level, her friendly, down-to-earth advice will help you feel less overwhelmed and more empowered.

Dr. Yazdan is encouraging us to make reviewing our finances a regular habit, and she shows how this simple shift can lead to greater clarity, confidence, and growth. If you’ve ever felt unsure about the financial side of your practice, this episode is a must-listen; discover how taking control of your numbers can transform not just your practice, but your peace of mind.

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Episode 309 - Being In Control of Your Business, By Looking Into Your Numbers

Keith Friedenberg serves as Chief Analytics & Insights Officer of Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. which owns and operates Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), William Morris Endeavor (WME), IMG, 160over90, On Location, and OpenBet/IMG Arena.

Keith is founder of Endeavor Analytics, LLC, a global knowledge and insights company that provides strategic consulting, media intelligence, valuation services, and consumer insights. Endeavor Analytics boasts a global team of 80 who leverage AI & machine learning and third-party data providers to inform decision-making across media & sports properties, talent & athletes, and Fortune 500 brands.

Prior to joining Endeavor in 2008, Friedenberg spent eleven years with Warner Bros. Media Research & Insights, where he supervised consumer, media and brand research operations for divisions including domestic television distribution, gaming, consumer products and emerging technology.

Keith is an alumnus of the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California.


Keith Friedenberg

This is episode 296 recorded on June 6th, 2025, where John & Jason talk the Microsoft Fabric May 2025 Feature Summary including a REST API updates for Fabric, updates to User Data Functions, Copilot in Power BI support for Fabric data agents, CosmosDB in Fabric, DataFlows Gen 2 CI/CD support is now GA,  updates to Data Pipelines & Mirroring, and much more.

For show notes please visit www.bifocal.show

Episode 296 - Microsoft Fabric May 2025 Feature Summary

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Gary is joined by Professor, Soccermatician and co-founder of Twelve, David Sumpter. He has worked with some of the biggest clubs in the world, including Barcelona and Ajax, and his company Twelve are helping  support professional clubs all around the world with data solutions. David's approach is certainly unique. He has studied and researched the behavior of birds and fish as it relates to football tactics. He also has looked at scanning behavior and measuring motion, cues, co-ordination and decision making. This interview is guaranteed to make you think outside the box!

Please leave a comment if you enjoy it!

A Different Approach to Data! Analytics and Flying Birds with David Sumpter

This is episode 297 recorded on July 4th, 2025, where John & Jason talk the Microsoft Power BI June 2025 Feature Summary including updates to Visual Calcs, Sparklines are now GA (after 4 years), Azure Maps breaking changes, Org Apps updates & revelations, and Power Query editing of Import models in the web.

Episode 297 - Microsoft Power BI June 2025 Feature Summary

Guguma - Clickerbocker

This is episode 298 recorded on July 9th, 2025, where John & Jason talk the Microsoft Fabric June 2025 Feature Summary including lots of Notebook updates in Data Engineering, lower cost for AI functions in Data Science, Copilot for RTI dashboards, and more.

For show notes please visit www.bifocal.show

Episode 298 - Microsoft Fabric June 2025 Feature Summary

This is episode 299 recorded on July 21st, 2025, where John & Jason talk the Microsoft Power BI July 2025 Feature Summary including expanded data sharing with Microsoft 365, Copilot updates, field parameters goes GA, Organizational Themes, and more.

For show notes please visit www.bifocal.show

Episode 299 - Microsoft Power BI July 2025 Feature Summary

In this episode, I talk with Sunil Biswas, CEO of ION Corporates, Andrea Stone, CEO of Zema Global and Lee Campbell, CEO of CubeLogic on the topic of geopolitics and its impact on CTRM and related software requirements. With views on how data, transaction and risk software, and analytics are impacted, this podcast is essential listening.

Our thanks to our guests for their participation.

Geopolitics Impact on CTRM and related software Requirements - CTRMRadio 57

Mike and Adam are finding the WORST contract in men's professional sports. Today, Part 1 where they go through and nominate the worst contracts in the NFL. 

Hosts:

Adam Hess (https://twitter.com/TalentAloneAdam)

Mike Regan (https://bsky.app/profile/talentalonemike.bsky.social)


Email us at talentalonepodcast@gmail.com


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The Worst Contracts in the NFL

This is episode 300 recorded on July 31st, 2025, where John & Jason talk the Microsoft Fabric July 2025 Feature Summary including tags in Fabric Domains, Fabric Data Agent integration with Microsoft Copilot Studio, enhancements to Activator, manual control of Auto-Refresh in pipelines, and CosmosDB in preview now in Fabric.

For show notes please visit www.bifocal.show

Episode 300 - Microsoft Fabric July 2025 Feature Summary

Chris Holman welcomes back Shibani Putatunda, Economic Specialist, with the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics

What is going on in Michigan’s labor market this month?

How did Michigan’s unemployment rate compare with the U.S. and other states in May?

Which industries saw the greatest change in number of jobs during May?

What happened in the Michigan regions this month?

What would you say is the key takeaway for Michigan’s labor market this month?

Where can we find more information on Michigan’s labor market?

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LANSING, Mich. – Michigan’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate edged down by one-tenth of a percentage point over the month to 5.4 percent, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Employment was reduced by 5,000 over the month, and the number of unemployed people fell by 1,000. Michigan’s labor force receded by 7,000 during May.

“Michigan’s labor market remained stable over the month, with a minor unemployment rate reduction in May,” said Wayne Rourke, labor market information director for Michigan’s Center for Data and Analytics. “Statewide payroll jobs also rose over the month and over the year.”

The U.S. unemployment rate remained constant for the third consecutive month at 4.2 percent. Michigan’s jobless rate in May was 1.2 percentage points above the national rate. Over the year, the national unemployment rate rose by two-tenths of a percentage point, while the statewide rate increased by 0.9 percentage points since May 2024.

Labor force trends and highlights

After two years of jobless rates that increased or remained stable over the month, Michigan’s unemployment rate decreased in May to 5.4 percent, a rate last seen during February 2025.
Michigan’s total workforce edged down by 0.1 percent over the month, while the national labor force receded by 0.4 percent since April.
Total employment fell by 0.2 percent over the year. In comparison, the U.S. total number of employed advanced by 1.3 percent during the same period.
The May statewide labor force participation rate decreased by one-tenth of a percentage point over the month to 61.9 percent. Michigan’s employment-population ratio also fell by a tenth of a percentage point to 58.5 percent during May.
Detroit metro area jobless rate recedes in May

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metropolitan Statistical Area’s (MSA) seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.0 percent during May. Employment in the Detroit MSA rose by 4,000, while unemployment fell by 3,000, resulting in a slight labor force increase of 1,000 over the month.

Over the year, the Detroit MSA unemployment rate advanced by 0.7 percentage points. Employment fell by 5,000 and unemployment advanced by 16,000 since May 2024.  

Michigan payroll employment increases in May

According to the monthly survey of employers, Michigan seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll jobs advanced by 10,000, or 0.2 percent, during May.

Michigan Business Beat | Shibani Putatunda Reviewing Michigan's May 2025 Unemployment Statistics

This is episode 301 recorded on August 20th, 2025, where John & Jason talk with friends and fellow podcasters Andrew Connell & Julie Turner of the Code.Deploy.GoLive show about how this podcast is AC's fault in the first place, what they are doing with their new podcast, community, and general shenanigans to celebrate the BIFocal.show's 300th episode.

For show notes please visit www.bifocal.show

Episode 301 - Interview with Andrew Connell & Julie Turner of Code.Deploy.GoLive

smallData | Big Bear House Data

This is episode 302 recorded on August 20th, 2025, where John & Jason talk the Power BI August 2025 Feature Summary including Copilot in Embedded Reports for SharePoint Online, edit your data model in the Power BI service, TMDL view enhancements, Semantic Model refresh templates with Fabric Data pipelines, and more.

For show notes please visit www.bifocal.show

Episode 302 - Power BI August 2025 Feature Summary

This is episode 303 recorded on August 21st, 2025, where John & Jason talk to Mike Carlo from Power BI Tips.com about Power BI & Microsoft Fabric, how his company is doing Workloads in Fabric, a debate about Lakehouses vs Warehouses, the Power Designer & Entelexos tools, and other fun topics.

For show notes please visit www.bifocal.show

Episode 303 - Interview with Mike Carlo from Power BI Tips

Most casino marketers track reinvestment to the dollar—but stop there. This episode digs into how to bring analytics into advertising, promotions, and digital campaigns so you can cut waste, prove ROI, and make smarter decisions. If you’ve ever wondered whether your last promotion was truly profitable—or just popular—this one’s for you.
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3 Ways Casinos Should Use Analytics (That Aren’t Reinvestment)

Tofa Fakunle is currently the assistant General Manager at Canadian Premier League cub, Cavalry FC.

Before this current role, he was the football operations manager at the same club, and then before that, a professional player.

Based in Calgary, Cavalry FC are one of 8 teams that compete in CPL, which is a relatively new league, having only started in 2019. The league is the only professional league in Canada, which offers a lot of potential to grow, especially with the World Cup arriving in 2026.

In this conversation we speak about how Tofa has to look after and manage the clubs’ budgets, the rules set by the leagues around squad building, and how Tofa and his team source players, for free, from all over the World.

We touch on data, the MLS, and a bit more on the overall football landscape within Canada.

Timestamps
0:00 – Introduction
1:28 - Tofa joins and gives some background
3:47 – Transitioning from player to front office, roles & responsibilities
7:55 – Transfer window and season timeline
10:41 – Access to data and spending rules
14:56 – Recruiting players from around the World
18:26 – The landscape of football in Canada & North America
24:25 – Cavalry FC squad profile
28:18 – Rules around building a roster
31:57 – Networking and working with agents
33:38 – Team culture
35:40 – Trading players for profit, thinking long-term
42:59 – Future thoughts on soccer in Canada
46:24 – Summary and wrap up


You can also see more of Chris chatting to analytics professionals over on his podcast too, right here: https://www.youtube.com/@chrisgill_UK



Episode 56: Tofa Fakunle, Cavalry FC

This is episode 304 recorded on September 4th, 2025, where John & Jason talk the Microsoft Fabric August 2025 Feature Summary including a new Flat list view in Deployment pipelines, Bursting controls for Data Engineering workloads, new test capabilities for User Data Functions, the ability to server real-time predictions with ML model endpoints, several updates to Data Warehouse, Database tree in edit tile and AzMon data sources for RTI, the ability to use Python Notebooks to read/write to Fabric SQL Databases, Auto table creation on destination in copy job in Data Factory, and much, much more.

For show notes please visit www.bifocal.show

Episode 304 - Microsoft Fabric August 2025 Feature Summary

The Talent Alone Podcast, powered by the wheel. Mike and Adam talk weekly (or more often) about Sports and Culture for the site TalentAlone.com

Analytics FC is a football podcast looking at the beautiful game in a different light. 

Each episode, we’re joined by a guest from the world of football analytics to talk about the ways we can use numbers, statistics and data to better understand the sport.

Hello my Name ist Ben, i' m obsessed in electronic sounds since my youth mid'  90s.
I don't care about gettin money for my sound. I just want to share it with you 😉

The Home of Business in Michigan. Get on-demand access to audio programs, articles and resources presented by savvy business leaders and industry experts.

A podcast about the data we keep on ourselves, why we keep it, and what we do with it.

Julia Carcamo is one of the best brand marketers in the casino industry. A Latina from New Orleans, she paved her career from the days of riverboat gaming to the Las Vegas Strip and beyond. She shares lessons learned along the way for marketers to create their one paths to success.

Our goal is to bring in-depth content to coaches with a combination of interviews, chats, and personal thoughts on the topics that really matter in the beautiful game and elite-level sport. Enjoy and thanks for listening! - Gary

The Social Dentist with Dr. Desiree Yazdan is an informative podcast focusing on the healthcare industry, social media and marrying the two to maximize your business.  Dr. Yazdan is a cosmetic dentist based in Newport Beach, CA.  She has over 130k followers on Instagram and over 80k followers on Facebook. Dr. Yazdan wants to help you gain a valuable social media following and increase your profitability. 

Sign up for Dr. Yazdan’s informative newsletter at https://dryazdan.lpages.co/grow-your-business-lead-page/

Follow Dr. Yazdan on Instagram @dryazdan and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DrDYazdan/.

Northwestern's Master of Arts in Sports Administration (MSA) program is pleased to host the Revenue Above Replacement (RAR) podcast. MSA faculty members Adam Grossman and Brice Clinton will interview sports industry leaders weekly on a wide range of topics including business, economics, marketing, branding, media, sponsorship, events, and public policy. The podcast will also be directly integrated into the MSA curriculum with students taking MSA 401-0: Sports Research Methods and Quantitative Analysis creating a production plan that includes an episode’s guest, questions, audience and timing as part of a group assignment for the course.

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