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Business Wire
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
SellYourMac.com Founder Brian Burke to Speak on Breaking Through the Noise at ITAD Summit 2025
WOODSTOCK, Ill. & LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- (SYM), the leading reCommerce and IT Asset Transition Service provider dedicated exclusively to Apple products and an Other World Computing (OWC) company, today announced Founder and CEO, Brian Burke, will join a panel discussion titled, ' Standing out in the Noise – a Dive into Marketing Your Products and Services to the Masses ' at the ITAD Summit 2025 (July 29 - 30, Bellagio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV). "The ITAD Summit is the Super Bowl of tech sustainability, and I'm fired up to be on stage with Rachael and Danae,' said Brian Burke, aka The Mac Man and Founder of Share Joining Brian The Mac Man on the panel, set to take place on July 29, from 1:00 – 2:00 pm, will be Rachael Weir, Head of Marketing, Vyta, and Danae Gullicksen, Marketing Professional, URT. Together, they will dive into effective strategies for marketing ITAD products and services in a crowded marketplace, with insights on how to differentiate brands, build visibility, and engage target audiences at scale. "The ITAD Summit is the Super Bowl of tech sustainability, and I'm fired up to be on stage with Rachael and Danae,' said Brian Burke, aka The Mac Man and Founder of 'We're not just building businesses that win in a crowded market – we're driving real change, cutting e-waste, and giving tech a second life that empowers people and lifts communities. Let's goooo!" About Brian Burke, Founder/CEO, SellYourMac Brian Burke is a seasoned tech entrepreneur and thought leader who founded (SYM) and now serves as the Mac Man at Other World Computing (OWC), specializing in Apple product resale, IT asset disposition, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital innovation. Brian The Mac Man is passionate about empowering underprivileged students through gifting Apple technology. He believes gifting them a Mac can truly change their lives, their outlook on the world, and their future job prospects. As a lifelong learner, Brian is a 2x TEDx Talk speaker, has become a Sommelier, an Apple Certified Mac Technician, a Notary Public, an Ordained Minister, a PADI Certified Scuba Diver, a professional speaker on LinkedIn optimization, having now grown his LinkedIn network to 210,000+, and a professional speaker on ChatGPT! About the ITAD Summit 2025 The ITAD Summit 2025 brings together more than 1,000 professionals focusing on the IT asset disposition sector. From mobility to enterprise experts, participants include IT resellers, brokers, electronic-recyclers, and ITAD professionals engaged across the IT equipment ecosystem to collaborate on best practices, enhance procurement opportunities, and discuss the latest industry trends. To learn more, please visit: About (SYM), an Other World Computing (OWC) company, is a leading reCommerce and IT Asset Transition Service provider dedicated exclusively to Apple products. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, SYM has helped over 100,000 customers unlock the value of their used Apple devices — including MacBooks, iPhones, iPads, and more — with more than $66 million paid out to date. Founded in 2006, SYM is committed to reducing e-waste through responsible reuse, repurposing, and recycling, leveraging certified zero-landfill partners like Cohen USA. With a reputation for top-dollar payouts, a seamless customer experience, and industry-recognized service, SYM is on a mission to become the world's most trusted buyer of used Apple technology. Learn more at Founded in 1988, Other World Computing (OWC ®) is a trusted leader in high-performance storage, docks, and memory card solutions that empower professionals in video and audio production, photography, and business with the tools to maximize the performance and reliability of their workflows seamlessly. OWC's professional-grade storage, expansion, media cards, docks, and connectivity, as well as its apps and accessories, are built to last by the people who use them: creatives, businesses, and consumers. For further information, please visit OWC can also be found on LinkedIn and X. ©2025 Other World Computing (OWC). All other brand and product names contained in this announcement may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Daily Record
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
ITV Coronation Street's Gary Windass star is married to famous actress as fans are stunned
Coronation Street actor Mikey North has played Gary Windass on the ITV soap for over a decade and is a firm favourite with fans - but many don't know who his famous wife is. Coronation Street fans have been left stunned after discovering Mikey North's famous spouse. Mikey, who is best known for his role as Gary Windass on the popular ITV soap, first graced the cobbles in 2008. Arriving with the rest of the Windass clan, it wasn't long before he became a beloved character. Over the years, he has been involved in numerous significant storylines. From battling PTSD to navigating failed romances on the cobbles, Gary's stint in Weatherfield has been anything but dull. Particularly recently, as this month saw Gary in a coma in hospital, with the circumstances leading to his condition yet to be disclosed. However, fans have recently been taken aback upon discovering the identity of Mikey's well-known wife. Off-screen, he is happily married to his adoring actress wife, Rachael Isherwood as reported by Leicestershire Live. The couple tied the knot in 2016, three years after they first met. Mikey and Rachael are parents to two children, son Archie, born in 2017, and a daughter Eliza, who they welcomed into the world in 2019. Rachael herself is no stranger to the limelight. The fitness instructor had a significant role in the Hollywood blockbuster, Captain America: The First Avenger, back in 2011, according to MCU Fandom. In the film, Rachael portrayed a USO dancer. Fans have reacted to a picture of Mikey North and his wife Rachael posted on a Coronation Street Facebook fan page. One person commented: "Mikey North and his wife Rachael." Another person quiestioned: "Am I right in thinking she was in a Marvel film a few years ago?" A third added: "Ahhh no way." Someone else exclaimed: "Such a gorgeous couple!". The proposal story is just as charming, as Mikey got down on one knee during a picturesque holiday in the Lake District back in 2015. Recounting the romantic moment to OK!, Mikey revealed: "I asked her to shut her eyes. When she opened them I was down on one knee with the ring. I was looking up at Rachael, with my knees getting wet, and I just said: 'Will you marry me?'". He further recounted: "In the moment before I proposed I was shaking like a leaf. Then when she said yes, I called my mum and just couldn't stop crying." Elsewhere, Mikey has expressed concerns over his potential departure from the ITV soap. Speaking on This Morning regarding Gary's intense current storyline, Mikey made a light-hearted confession about his time in Weatherfield. He shared with presenters Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard: "Gary's walked out and has gone missing. We find him in hospital in a coma." Sharon Marshall humorously remarked that Maria often seems to be a 'black widow' on the street, given her history with men. Responding to this, Mikey quipped: "I think I've been with her five or six years counting, so I've probably got about six months left." Recently, Gary has been central to a dramatic plot, now found in a coma in hospital after a savage assault left him fighting for his life. His absence from the show began following a fallout with his wife Maria. Lou had deceitfully implicated Gary in an affair, prompting him to leave Weatherfield under the pretence of visiting his mother Anna Windass. However, when Maria discovered he hadn't gone to Anna's and returned home, Gary was nowhere to be found. With Gary now lying unconscious in a hospital bed after a chilling attack, viewers are left wondering what happened and whether he will recover.
Daily Mirror
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Corrie fans are just learning that Gary Windass star has a famous wife
Coronation Street fans have been left floored after realising who Gary Windass actor Mikey North's famous wife is Coronation Street enthusiasts have been left stunned upon discovering the identity of Mikey North's famous spouse. Mikey, who is best known for his role as Gary Windass on the popular ITV soap, first graced our screens back in 2008. Arriving on the cobbles with the rest of the Windass clan, it wasn't long before he became a beloved character. Over the years, he's been at the centre of numerous dramatic storylines. From grappling with PTSD to navigating turbulent romances, Gary's tenure in Weatherfield has been anything but dull. Currently, viewers are on tenterhooks as Gary lies comatose in hospital, with the circumstances leading to his condition yet to be revealed. However, it's not just on-screen drama that's causing a stir among fans. Many have recently been taken aback upon learning about Mikey's famous wife, actress Rachael Isherwood, reports Leicestershire Live. Off-screen, Mikey is happily married to Rachael, whom he wed in 2016 after three years of dating. The couple share two children, a son named Archie born in 2017, and a daughter named Eliza born in 2019. Rachael herself is no stranger to the limelight. As well as being a fitness instructor, she had a significant role in the Hollywood blockbuster Captain America: The First Avenger in 2011, according to MCU Fandom. In the film, Rachael portrayed a USO dancer. Fans of Coronation Street have been all atwitter after glimpsing Mikey North and his wife Rachael, as one adoring fan pointed out on a Corrie Facebook fan page: "Mikey North and his wife Rachael." Curiosity was piqued when another asked: "Am I right in thinking she was in a Marvel film a few years ago?" followed by yet another chipping in with an astonished: "Ahhh no way." Echoes of their good looks spread with comments like: "Such a gorgeous couple!" The moment Mikey proposed to Rachael during a blissful retreat in the Lake District back in 2015 has been recounted. Sharing the details of his proposal with OK! Mikey reminisced: "I asked her to shut her eyes. "When she opened them I was down on one knee with the ring. I was looking up at Rachael, with my knees getting wet, and I just said: 'Will you marry me?'" He confided further: "In the moment before I proposed I was shaking like a leaf. Then when she said yes, I called my mum and just couldn't stop crying." Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Grandmother's Funny Reaction to Learning Her Real Age Goes Viral: 'I Look Pretty Good!' (Exclusive)
Rachael filmed a casual TikTok while chatting with her elderly grandmother, Ruth In the video, Ruth confidently guesses she's 60 — and her reaction to the truth stuns viewers Rachael says her grandmother's humor and spirit have shaped their close-knit family for generationsIn a now-viral TikTok video, a grandmother named Ruth sits beside her granddaughter Rachael, calmly having a conversation when Rachael asks, 'Wait grandma, how old are you? How old do you think you are?' Without missing a beat, Ruth guesses 60, completely unaware she's off by three decades. When her grandchildren gently tell her the truth, her reaction is pure gold: 'How old?! Did you say 90? That's how old I am?!' She pauses, leans back, and with effortless flair, delivers the line that now lives in TikTok legend: 'Well, I look pretty good for 90!' The moment has struck a chord with millions online, but for Rachael, the charm of her grandmother's surprise is just a glimpse into the woman who's helped shape generations. 'She's hilarious,' Rachael tells PEOPLE. 'As you can see in the video, she's very spunky and confident, and she kind of instilled that confidence in all of us.' Ruth is the matriarch of a sprawling family that includes seven children and more than 50 cousins. For them, her youthful spirit isn't just adorable … it's defining. 'I think she's always had that perspective in life, which has then transferred to all of us,' Rachael adds. Ruth's legacy, she says, is one of laughter, togetherness and a fierce sense of self. The TikTok, overlaid with the caption 'telling my grandma how old she is,' wasn't meant to go viral. It started as a candid, lighthearted family moment during a visit with Rachael's aunt. 'We were all hanging out and I think my aunt had actually, maybe a month or so ago, they were talking about ages,' Rachael explains. 'My grandma is a little forgetful because she's 90, so I think she was just curious again, and I happened to be filming.' Rachael, who works in social media, often captures sweet slices of her grandmother's daily life. 'My grandma was just adorable, so I've been taking a lot of pictures and videos of her recently,' she says. That day, Ruth was feeling especially lively. 'She was a little bit more in an energetic mood that day, so I was like, oh, this is so fun,' Rachael says. 'And I'm sure it'll be funny just because the concept of telling your grandma how old she is, is a little funny too.' So when Ruth guessed 60, Rachael didn't flinch. 'It didn't surprise me too much just because I think she feels young at heart,' she notes. Even though Ruth's memory sometimes falters, her spirit stays sharp. 'She seems like I could totally see her believing that she's fully 60 years old, and we try to treat her as such,' Rachael explains. The family encourages Ruth's independence while helping out when needed. 'We don't want her to feel old, and even if she did, that's totally fine,' Rachael adds. Still, when Ruth finally learned she was 90, her reaction was everything. 'We were not expecting that at all,' Rachael says. 'Sometimes you never know with older people what kind of mood they're in, but she was in such a good mood that day that it was just perfect.' And then there's Ruth's signature sense of style. In the video, she wears a matching outfit; a subtle nod to the decades she's spent encouraging her family to look and feel their best. 'She always encouraged us to feel our best through putting care into the way we look,' Rachael says. 'Even at 90, before she goes to lunch, she'll ask us to fix her hair or make sure her shoes are matching.' Though Ruth doesn't insist on looking 'super proper' every day, Rachael says she still enjoys getting dressed up. 'She's very down to earth,' she adds. 'But she does like looking nicer day to day.' Despite Rachael's background in digital content, she hadn't posted her grandmother online before this. 'But she used to live with me, and she's always just had this great personality,' Rachael says. When she finally did share the video, the response was beyond anything she imagined. 'I didn't expect it to go viral,' she notes. 'But I definitely thought that people would appreciate, whoever did see the video.' What surprised her most was the outpouring of kindness. 'Sometimes on TikTok, I've seen people that are kind of mean or cruel for no reason at all,' Rachael says. 'But I have seen not one mean comment about my grandma.' She's been thrilled to share the love with Ruth. 'I've been so excited to show my grandma the comments and tell her because she loves that kind of stuff too,' Rachael says. For Ruth, the idea that she's now an Internet star is still a bit abstract. 'I don't think she understands the full gauge of how many people saw her and how many people loved her,' Rachael says. 'Like, wait, is that a lot?' Still, Ruth has been excited and appreciative. 'It's honestly been a really fun thing to even bond over more,' Rachael says. 'Because sometimes when you get to a certain age you forget, or maybe life just looks a lot different.' The rest of the family has embraced the moment, too. 'A lot of my cousins were sending it around and laughing about it or commenting,' Rachael says. 'We're all used to her personality, but for everyone to see the response has been really sweet for all of us.' So does Ruth remember now that she's 90? 'That's funny because there's been a time since where she kind of joked about it,' Rachael says. 'But then I think it was last week my aunt texted me she was with her and she forgot again.' For Rachael, growing up with Ruth has been a lifelong lesson in love and nurturing. 'The biggest lesson I learned from my grandma is that nurturing is really important,' she says. 'She always encouraged the family to be close, and she was very nurturing for all of us.' Ruth helped raise Rachael after her husband died. 'She's kind of always lived with different family members and helped take care of us,' Rachael says. 'She's always just been herself,' she adds. 'And it's been amazing to see that for all 90 years, or at least for the 28 years I've gotten to see.' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Now, she hopes the video inspires others to celebrate the elders in their lives. 'Letting or allowing the older generations to have the floor sometimes, even if it's a silly video, is important,' Rachael says. 'They have things to share, too.' Recording these moments, Rachael believes, is a way to honor the time we often take for granted. 'Growing to 90 is such a blessing,' she says. 'And also recording your grandparents … it's important, not in a weird way, but just appreciating them more.' Because one day, those videos won't just be funny — they'll be priceless. 'Time is precious,' Rachael says. 'So I love that I have that funny video to remember her with.' Read the original article on People
Daily Mirror
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Woman thought she hit the Postcode Lottery jackpot until she opened her prize
One People's Postcode Lottery winner has been left floored after a man in red turned up at her door and handed over her prize - it was the last thing she was expecting to open A woman was left floored by her Postcode Lottery win and it's far from what she expected. Rachael, an artist who goes by the name Rachael Robinson Art, participates in the People's Postcode Lottery and was delighted when a man in a red knocked on her door and handed her a prize. In a video on TikTok, she shared: "Well, this is an unexpected parcel in the morning, isn't it? From the Postcode Lottery. Is this my invitation? Are you knocking on my door soon? "Because, I mean, the guy at the door was in red, but he didn't hand me like a ridiculously sized envelope that then had £240,000 in it. I got this." In the clip, Rachael held a small brown parcel up to the camera that boasted a Postcode Lottery sticker on the top that read "Congratulations". Unsure of what could be hidden inside, she began opening the package while on camera and said, "If this isn't one of those envelopes, I'm going to be mad." Taking the prize out of the box, Rachael looked puzzled and asked: "What is it?" After a closer inspection, she discovered that it was a "never fall down mug". Baffled by her unexpected win from the Postcode Lottery, she exclaimed: "What?" before adding, "You're not even funny, you're not. You're not funny at this point. This is an insult. No one wants your mug." Rachael admitted that while she likes a mug, she still wants her "oversized envelope". In the caption she wrote: "@postcodelottery what you playing at! Here's me ready for my life changing money." In the comments, she added: "Someone knocked at my door… without money." People's Postcode Lottery has shed light on how winners can claim non-cash prizes, stating: "Throughout the year you can check using the Prize Draw Calendar for a full list of any non-cash prizes available each month. "If you're lucky enough to win one of these prizes, you can enjoy them or gift them to family and friends. Prize Vouchers for our Lotteryshop." If you strike it lucky, you will receive a voucher code, which you can use at the Lotteryshop. The shop offers a selection of over 30 enticing prizes. In addition to that, there's a chance to snag an e-Gift card, which is spendable across various nationwide retailers. What's more, winners might receive a letterbox voucher that can be exchanged for a variety of preselected prizes.
