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First Flight with Hendrik Hoppe

Hendrik Hoppe on Airplane Wing

For hobbyist pilot Hendrik Hoppe, the journey into the skies was a long and winding one. Growing up in Eastern Germany, achieving a dream of personal aviation simply wasn’t an option. “I was born and grew up in Eastern Germany,” Hoppe said. “(General) aviation was not existing at all, because somebody could easily take a…

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First Flight with Jimmy Fordham

After 50 years in the air, it may be a fair question to ask Jimmy Fordham if he has spent more time on earth or in its skies. “My dad was really the person that got me interested in flying. I was very thankful that he enjoyed aviation because he put a real love of…

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First Flight with Larry Gaines

Larry Gaines is the leader of B2OSH, or Bonanzas to Oshkosh! Every year he groups up with other pilots to make the trek to Oshkosh in their Bonanzas. Aspen Avionics took some time to sit down with Larry and find out where his passion for flying came from, and why he continues to fly today….

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Personal Branding Now Drives B2B Success, Customer Trust, and Competitive Advantage
December 5, 2025

Personal branding has rapidly shifted from a “nice-to-have” to a strategic imperative in B2B marketing, reshaping how companies communicate, differentiate, and build trust. As industries evolve and professionals take on more dynamic, multi-stream careers, visibility and authenticity have become critical assets. Key findings from the Edelman + LinkedIn Thought Leadership Impact Report show that…

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Real-World IT Practices Are Streamlining AV Deployments and Raising the Bar for Consistency
December 4, 2025

For years, the AV industry has discussed the long-anticipated convergence with IT—but that shift is no longer theoretical. With cloud adoption accelerating, hybrid work normalizing, and organizations rebuilding digital infrastructure after years of rapid change, AV systems now sit squarely on the IT backbone. In fact, the majority of newly upgraded conference rooms require network-centric…

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ROI
ROI Case Study
December 3, 2025

Denials are no longer a slow leak in the revenue cycle—they’re a fast-moving, rule-shifting game controlled by payers, and hospitals that don’t model denial patterns in real time end up budgeting around losses they could have prevented. PayerWatch’s four-digit, client-verified ROI in 2024 shows what happens when a hospital stops reacting claim by…

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Clip 2 – Fighting for Coverage: One Patient’s Story
December 3, 2025

Health insurers love to advertise themselves as guardians of care, but the real story often begins when a patient’s life no longer fits neatly into a spreadsheet. In oncology especially, “coverage” isn’t a bureaucratic checkbox—it’s the fragile bridge between a treatment that finally works and a relapse that can undo years of grit…

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