Limpert Tech on iHeartRadio: 'Wild Bill' Saving Lives on the Slopes as Part of the National Ski Patrol

Rick catches up with one of his favorite characters this week… Wild Bill from the National Ski Patrol.

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The National Ski Patrol not keeps skiers safe on the slopes of North America, but also are first responders when something goes wrong.

Mission

To ensure the safety and well-being of individuals engaged in skiing, snowboarding or biking activities, through education, rescue services, and community support.

Vision

To be the preeminent provider of outdoor safety and rescue education, empowering individuals with the knowledge and skills to ensure their safety and the safety of others in all outdoor environments.

Core Values
Excellence
Service
Camaraderie
Leadership
Integrity
Responsiveness

Rick talks about all of that and more with Wild Bill, who volunteers for the National Ski Patrol in Nevada and Utah.

National Ski Patrol’s Role

The National Ski Patrol (NSP), founded in 1938, has followed its creed of “Service and Safety” since the establishment of skiing as a popular sport in the United States. As snow sports and guest services at resort areas have evolved, so has NSP — from a service organization to a professional education and membership association. Other snow sports, such as snowboarding, tubing, and snow-skating, introduced new equipment and new terrain, which in turn required developing and teaching new safety and emergency care training methods. Increased access to the backcountry beyond ski area boundaries has also meant new training regimens for NSP members. NSP’s most recent endeavor has welcomed bike patrollers as members, in response to the increasing development of summer and year-round outdoor recreation operations.

Today, the organization is composed of more than 30,000 members serving over 650 patrols. These individuals include patrollers who are paid, and patrollers who volunteer their time. While most of NSP members are in the U. S., the organization also has members in Canada, Europe and Asia.

Limpert Tech on iHeartRadio: Rick talks to Dr. Erin Shannon, for Bimini Hydrotherapy

Rick talks to Dr. Erin Shannon this week.

Dr. Erin Shannon is a Doctor of Clinical Psychology and an Energy Medicine Practitioner with 30 Degrees/ Certifications in Integrated Alternative Medicine Techniques for Deep Healing. She specializes in Sports Psychology for Professional Sports Organizations, Athletes, and their families.

A Summa Cum Laude graduate of both Loyola Marymount University and Pepperdine University, specializing in both traditional psychotherapy as well as cutting edge mind-body techniques and energy medicine. She offers multiple techniques to optimize performance, resolve chronic pain, speed injury recovery, resolve relational discord, unwanted habits, and patterns, medical-related stress, sleep issues/insomnia, negative thought patterns, life transitions, and imbalances.

She’s here to talk about Bimini Hydrotherapy

Bimini Hydrotherapy announces the release of its first at-home unit, the Bimini NanoJet® Eco, turning a bathtub into an oxygen perfusion system to help recover from sports injuries and aid in cellular rejuvenation. The device is the next generation in hydrotherapies by making oxygen more readily available, helping with inflammation treatment, pain management, sleep issues, fatigue, skin conditions and anti-aging.

The Bimini NanoJet Oxygen Perfusion System is a technological breakthrough for oxygen perfusion into the body’s soft cell tissue using ultra-fine nanobubbles. These small bubbles can penetrate the skin through pores, allowing for deep treatment. The Bimini NanoJet System is the only oxygen perfusion system that can produce nanobubbles as small as 0.02 microns.

The all-natural, non-invasive treatment allows a user to comfortably soak in a tub of water at a temperature of 85 to 100 degrees, infused with ultra-fine oxygen nanobubbles to increase the oxygen concentration in the body and enjoy benefits to their health and recovery.

The Bimini NanoJet™ Eco follows the brand’s prior systems for large, commercial whirlpools used at sports training facilities. Athletes and NFL legends will get a first glimpse of the at-home version at a Super Bowl event on Feb. 9 in Las Vegas, where they can experience the future of oxygen therapy in a new and improved delivery system.

“We’re in a league of our own when it comes to ultra-fine nanobubbles for deep tissue rejuvenation for transdermal oxygen hydrotherapy,” said Co-Founder Rick Applewhite. “Hundreds of medical studies support increasing oxygen for cellular regeneration as well as repairing soft tissue injuries, removing inflammation to anti-aging properties. With our new Bimini NanoJet™ Eco home mobile system, we encourage athletes and everyday folks to sit back, relax and let their bodies breathe for up to 60 minutes at a time.”

Limpert Tech on iHeartRadio: Matt Fowles, Rapsodo Director of Marketing

Rapsodo, the company known for leading the revolution to affordable, pro-grade sports technology to help athletes play like never before, recently announced the addition of R-Speed for all Premium Members on the mobile app for the Rapsodo Mobile Launch Monitor (MLM) and Mobile Launch Monitor 2 PRO (MLM2PRO™).

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R-Speed is a swing speed platform that measures the speed of the golf club when swung as well as speed training clubs, without the need for impact on a golf ball. Users can measure their swing in three different units: mph, mps or kph. The feature is compatible with both golf clubs and swing speed training programs. “It’s fantastic that Rapsodo has added the ability to measure clubhead speed without ball contact. I completed my last Stack session using the MLM2PRO. The speeds were accurate and it was handy to be able to watch a down the line view of my Stack swing after each rep.” said golf biomechanist, Dr. Sasho MacKenzie, Co-Founder of The Stack.

Designed to help golfers increase the speed of their golf swing, R-Speed allows users to practice and track their swing without needing to hit a golf ball. Perfect for practice sessions, R-Speed will help users increase their swing speed which will ultimately train them to hit the ball farther.

Players can record, monitor and track their R-Speed progress through Rapsodo’s new feature R-Cloud. R-Cloud, which launched in December of 2023, is a web-based platform that allows users to access their entire performance history for MLM and MLM2PRO™ sessions. With access to their performance history, players can monitor and analyze their progress to improve their game performance.

“The addition of R-Speed to Rapsodo’s platform of innovative features will provide another opportunity for athletes at every level to improve their game and track their performance,” Rapsodo Director of Golf Shawn Curtis said.

R-Speed is only available to users with a Premium Membership. The MLM Premium Membership is $99 for one year and includes a number of extra features, and the MLM2PRO™ Premium Membership is $199 for one year, but the first year is included with purchase. The MLM, MLM2PRO™ and the Premium Memberships can all be purchased on www.rapsodo.com.

Rapsodo is on a mission to give athletes everywhere the tools they need to play like never before. Favored by MLB teams, D1 College Champions, and top-ranked PGA coaches, our motto of “Play Without Limits™,” is realized by leveling the playing field with affordable, professional grade technology. Innovation and category leadership in golf, baseball, and softball have been celebrated in MyGolfSpy’s Best Of Golf Awards and led to the Official Partner of USA Baseball. Getting more out of your game is always within reach with Rapsodo. Experience more at https://www.rapsodo.com/.

Limpert Tech on iHeartRadio 7/2/23 - John Azarian, Star Wars Collector, Auction

Talking with John Azarian this week about many of his one of a kind Star Wars items going to Heritage Auctions, including one of a kind props, and a bevy of entertainment artifacts.

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This Is the ‘Star Wars’ Auction You’re Looking For

Heritage Auctions has unleashed its blockbuster, three-day Entertainment Signature® Auction which continues through July 27-29 and features a treasure-trove of pop culture memorabilia from the collections such icons as adventure film/TV series producer-director, “The Master of Disaster”  Irwin Allen; M*A*S*H mementos from show star Alan Alda; collector John Azarian’s one-of-a-kind Star Wars props; rare Three Stooges memorabilia from a renowned collector Richard Baron Cohen, the largest selection of scarce material from the Wizard of Oz.

Heritage's The Irwin Allen Collection is comprised of more than 200 items from Allen's legacy, including significant props, models, concept art, costumes — and some of the most detailed and gorgeous storyboards to come out of Hollywood from the director behind Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space and The Towering Inferno.

Titanic, yes, but movie and TV buffs will remind you that Titanic, and all other contemporary disaster flicks and streaming shows, rest on a foundation of the great disaster-movie trend of the 1970s, which belonged to producer-director Irwin Allen.  

The Star Wars props include  one of the few surviving Imperial Stormtrooper helmets from 1977's Star Wars, Stormtrooper helmet and blaster rifle, Luke's X-wing and pistol, Carrie Fisher's Snowspeeder and Phantom Menace's trio of lightsabers.

The still wildly-popular comedy film and Vaudeville legends The Three Stooges collection from Richard Baron Cohen in includes Larry Fine’s custom-made violin, a complete set of Fleet Stooges trading cards, and a Columbia Pictures signed contract by four of the Stooges.

Some specific items up for bid:

Carrie Fischer's Star Wars snow speeder mini - gifted by George Lucas to Carrie Fischer and Azarian bought it from Carrie. She gave him an autographed picture of her holding the piece.

Darth Maul’s light saber - donated by George Lucas to benefit the survivor families of 9/11.  

First Order Stormtrooper helmet donated by Lucas for a charity auction

 One of the few surviving Imperial helmets from 1977's Star Wars

 Luke Skywalker's Stunt Blaster from 1980's The Empire Strikes Back

 Arnold’s Terminator 2 ensemble with bullet-ridden jacket which was gifted by Arnold to Matt Sorum (Guns n Roses drummer), who Azarian bought it from.

Friends Central Perk mugs autographed by the cast - obtained by an NBC exec at the wrap party.

Limpert Tech on iHeartRadio 2/12/21 - Mark Prows, ChargerGoGo's COO

Rick is joined by Mark Prows, COO of ChargerGoGo this week!

Mark is an experienced Senior Vice President Operations with a demonstrated history of working in the hospitality industry. Skilled in Production Management, Marketing Strategy, Casino Management, Sports, and Leadership. Strong operations professional with a Bachelors focused in Finance from University of Wyoming.

He is now leading ChargerGoGo.

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ChargerGoGo, the world’s leading network of on-demand phone charging systems, announces its partnership with RMDS Lab to offer data solutions for commercial venues of all kinds. ChargerGoGo’s charging stations securely capture multiple data sets with charger usage data, including when, where and how long users used a portable charger for, the type of phone the user charged and the user’s preferred payment method such as Apple Pay, Visa, etc. In addition, digital signage interactive data and IoT plus data is also recorded, allowing commercial venues to answer deeper questions about their business’s performance, gain insight for critical business decisions and attain competitive advantages in the marketplace.

As a first-of-its-kind service to debut at this scale, ChargerGoGo allows customers to pick up a portable battery, charge their phones and then return the battery to any nearby ChargerGoGo kiosk.

Ideal for installation at restaurants, bars, nightclubs, coffee shops, stadiums, convention centers, hotels, hospitals and retail centers, ChargerGoGo allows users to charge their phones on the go, without wasting time or missing important notifications. Emerging as an essential amenity at a fast-growing number of businesses, ChargerGoGo’s kiosks may be found in Las Vegas at the Miracle Mile Shops, The Shoppes at the Palazzo, Las Vegas Convention Center, MGM Grand Garden Arena and AREA15 and in Southern California at Westfield Century City and Westfield Santa Anita among hundreds of others.

With smartphones now considered essential to daily life, battery life has not kept pace with user consumption. In fact, 80 percent of all phones experience a low battery charge at least once a week while users are away from home, and nine out of 10 people experience “panic mode” when their phone battery goes below 20 percent. This occurrence can result in them leaving the business early, causing potential decreases in revenue. Offering a convenient mobile charging station enables retail venues to retain these customers and increase sales.

In addition to its portable batteries, other features unique to ChargerGoGo include the kiosks’ customizable LED screens that can display the host’s promotional messages and a compact, modern design with custom wrapping options so the host venue can brand them with their logos or other imagery. ChargerGoGo also offers 24/7 customer support as well as charging station monitoring, enabling venues to monitor charging sales in real time.

"ChargerGoGo recently partnered with RMDS Lab to provide data analytics solutions for its location partners, which allows the businesses to combine multiple data sets with charger usage data and digital signage interactive data to answer deeper questions about their business performance and provide insight for critical business decisions,” said Alex Liu, chief executive officer of RMDS Lab and former chief data scientist at IBM. “ChargerGoGo’s cellphone charging solution provides an ideal touchpoint for the offline businesses to capture user data. Starting from charger usage data analytics, we will partner to further develop IoT plus data analytics solutions to retail malls, restaurants, hotels and more.”

“Our mission is to improve people’s lives by saving them from constantly dying phones, while helping host venues boost sales, grow revenue and elevate their customer experience,” said June Zhu, founder, ChargerGoGo. “Our vision is to bring ChargerGoGo charging stations to every commercial facility with foot traffic nationwide.”