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One of the ways you get into trouble is when you’ve got a lot of departments doing different things, with no central repository of knowledge. Stan Lee Media has recruited GI Joe creator and licensing guru Stanley Weston to lead its global licensing strategy as consulting director and be on its board of directors. It’s very much the same as the end user license agreement you’d receive for other kinds of software, or the kind of license you might get if you were licensing a photograph or music for work. Or you can print some Guru cards out, study them like flashcards, and take a Scantron to see how much of an expert you are. net/episodes John and Stewart are joined by Lyle Hysen, president of Rough Trade Publishing in the US, and founder of Bank Robber Music — a licensing company that helps indie artists and bands get placed in TV, film, video games, commercials and more.If you're looking to get into the trades for the first time, renew your license, expand your skills or just refresh your knowledge, the Contractor's License Guru can help!

We've been helping contractors get licensed for over 20 years, and can give you the best shot at passing your tests and getting to work! On the intro I’ll look at how Russian hacking and the Cambridge Analytica scandal is changing how we market ourselves and our music on social media, and the great year the music business just had, according to the RIAA.My guest on the podcast this week is Joyce Kettering, a composer who became so successful licensing her music that she did the thing that so many dream about – she was able to quit a very good day job as a financial auditor and just dedicate herself to music. As director of worldwide licensing and merchandising, Weston will oversee strategic merchandising and licensing programs for the company’s Web-based comic book properties. To talk about Windows licenses and not to mention that Windows OS cannot be bought in Volume licensing is like talking about PC internals and not mentioning CPU. It is key to make sure that your licensing partner understands and participates in the marketing and selling of the product,” she says. Everyone has questions that arise during the day and asking those questions takes others away from their job and out of their flow.