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By Carm Capriotto, AAP | Jun 29, 2026

Do you have an app that silences your phone for a set period of time? I do. Whenever I record a podcast, and every recording is important, I put my phone into silent mode for the exact amount of time I need. No interruptions. No distractions. No temptation. The best…

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By Carm Capriotto, AAP | 03/08/2015

David Fishof’s book ‘Rock Your Business’ was a great read. If you wanted to know about Rock ‘n’ Roll…

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