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NAVEX Recognized Among 2023 USA Top Workplaces

NAVEX Global

NAVEX, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, today announced the company has been honored as a USA Top Workplace 2023. This recognition follows NAVEX being named a 2022 Oregon Top Workplace by the Portland Oregonian and a 2022 Charlotte Metro Area Top Workplace by the Charlotte Observer. Top Workplace designation is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a survey administered by Energage LLC., an employee engagement technology and analytics company. The anonymous survey measures 15 unique culture drivers that are critical to the success of any organization -- including alignment, execution, and employee connection. In addition to the Top Workplaces honor, Energage also recognized NAVEX for cultural excellence in Employee Well-Being and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. “At NAVEX, we strive to be the one place that people want to grow their careers and thrive in life," said Cindy Raz, chief people officer at NAVEX. “Our workplace culture focuses beyond what people do professionally; we invest in them as a person through meaningful development programs and celebrate their success across the many roles they hold in life. And while this Top Workplace designation is not a goal in itself, we are deeply honored to be recognized for building and maintaining a meaningful work environment. Life is simply too short to not help people thrive.” NAVEX recognizes that people across their team have goals deeply important to them to achieve. By building a workplace culture that is focused on the total experience of a person – beyond the limited boundaries of the employee experience – NAVEX is leaning into its core value to Do the Right Things Right. Under Raz’s leadership, and with support at every level of the company, NAVEX also brings people together through community groups including groups for Women in Sales, LGBTQ+, Blacks at NAVEX, Parents at NAVEX, and more to come. “During this very challenging time, Top Workplaces has proven to be a beacon of light for organizations, as well as a sign of resiliency and strong business performance," said Eric Rubino, Energage CEO. "When you give your employees a voice, you come together to navigate challenges and shape your path forward. Top Workplaces draw on real-time insights into what works best for their organization, so they can make informed decisions that have a positive impact on their people and their business.” Learn more about Life at NAVEX: www.navex.com/en-us/company/careers-at-navex/ About Energage Making the world a better place to work together. TM Energage is a purpose-driven company that helps organizations turn employee feedback into useful business intelligence and credible employer recognition through Top Workplaces. Built on 16 years of culture research and the results from 27 million employees surveyed across more than 70,000 organizations, Energage delivers the most accurate competitive benchmark available. With access to a unique combination of patented analytic tools and expert guidance, Energage customers lead the competition with an engaged workforce and an opportunity to gain recognition for their people-first approach to culture. For more information or to nominate your organization, visit energage.com or topworkplaces.com. NAVEX is trusted by thousands of customers worldwide to help them achieve the business outcomes that matter most. As the global leader in integrated risk and compliance management software and services, we deliver solutions through the NAVEX One platform, the industry’s most comprehensive governance, risk and compliance (GRC) information system. For more information, visit NAVEX.com and our blog. Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn. Contact Details NAVEX Scott Levesque +1 617-388-5773 scott.levesque@navex.com Company Website https://www.navex.com

February 01, 2023 04:40 PM Eastern Standard Time

Programmatic Consultancy AI Digital Launches ELEVATE Optimization and Outcomes Platform with New Accountability Score

AI Digital

AI Digital, a full-service, global programmatic consultancy helping advertisers enhance digital consumer experiences with an audience-first approach, has launched its proprietary platform ELEVATE. Designed for the programmatic marketplace, ELEVATE is an optimization and measurement solution that empowers brands to make the most of their digital advertising dollars by helping marketers to make clear correlations between digital campaigns and brand and business outcomes. It’s an optimization and measurement platform built for programmatic trading by programmatic traders. ELEVATE offers a distinct metric called the Accountability Score, which is specifically designed to help brands identify growth areas within media plans that drive unique and unduplicated audiences, minimize ad fraud, and improve brand outcomes. ELEVATE includes metrics to ensure brand safety and address invalid traffic. The platform will also provide brands with total access across data, inventory, scale, and devices to their own target audience and can reach consumers at all touch points across their bespoke consumer journeys. With ELEVATE, marketers will on average see a 3% reduction in invalid traffic and fraud, a 9% improvement in unique audience delivery, and a 6% increase in brand lift. The platform is designed for all types of media buys across all channels. However, it’s especially unique for CTV and streaming, as CTV currently lacks accountability to performance metrics. “AI Digital sets out to reimagine how brands and the industry can capitalize on programmatic’s future with ELEVATE. Our experience with the platform has been very positive. We have had better campaign outcomes and are able to more easily demonstrate how campaigns are driving towards brand goals, which is top of mind for marketers,'' said Marina Miller, EVP, Marketing & Media Strategy, Media Brokers International (MBI), one of the nation's leading independent agencies. “We believe ELEVATE will push the industry forward and make media more accountable.” Following the ethos of helping marketers realize the full potential of programmatic, AI Digital’s ELEVATE shifts the programmatic definition of success away from traditional metrics of impressions, reach, and clicks to more meaningful outcomes such as brand equity and lower funnel actions. ELEVATE improves programmatic optimization, brand and business outcome measurement by providing comprehensive and accountable insights into the audiences, channels, creatives, geographies, and publishers that are driving results. “Programmatic was promised to be a marketing utopia for CFOs and corporate C-suite; greater accountability to sales/business metrics, precision audience targeting, and real-time optimization. Unfortunately, for some, the practice has been mired in brand safety challenges, invalid traffic, and performance tied to vanity metrics versus long-term returns,” said Stephen Magli, Founder and CEO at AI Digital. “ELEVATE is a solution that aims to establish a higher standard in programmatically traded marketplaces and enable marketers to realize the potential of programmatic.” About AI Digital AI Digital is a full-service, global programmatic consultancy that empowers agencies & advertisers with digital expertise and instant data enabled programmatic infrastructure across all media types and access to all leading premium publishers and inventory. Leading with an audience-first approach, the company helps agencies and advertisers navigate the digital ecosystem by delivering hands-on, unrivaled data and technology access, outcome-based audience strategy, advanced analytics driven campaign optimization and advanced measurement including detailed, real-time transparent campaign reporting. AI Digital is a priority Amazon Partner with access to over 150+ people-based data sources and in platform optimization expertise to maximize value of all walled gardens including Google and Amazon’s data and tech stack, along with 10+ DSPs. AI Digital leverages technology through its proprietary platform ELEVATE and the expertise of its world-class, global team to drive a more ELEVATED consumer experience, measurable action, and brand and sales lift for more accountable results. Learn more about AI Digital at www.aidigital.io. Contact Details Geanna Diaz +1 561-289-3229 aidigital@kitehillpr.com Company Website https://www.aidigital.io

February 01, 2023 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time

IQST – iQSTEL Announces Board Election and CPA Ratification Following Annual Shareholder Meeting

iQSTEL Inc.

McapMediaWire -- iQSTEL, Inc. (OTC: IQST) today released a transcript and a recorded link of the annual shareholder meeting conducted yesterday, January 31, 2023. The meeting included the election of the company’s board of directors and the ratification of the company’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit iQSTEL’s 2022 financial performance. The meeting also included a management discussion and analysis of the company’s business operations and strategy as well as response to shareholder questions. The transcript can be viewed in its entirety below. To listen to a recording of the shareholder annual meeting follow this link: iQSTEL Annual Shareholder Meeting Recording 2022 Annual Shareholder Meeting Transcript From Tuesday, January 31 st, 2023: PRESENTER Good day, everyone, and welcome to the first iQSTEL’s Shareholder Meeting Conference Call. Participants are in a listen-only mode. This conference call is being recorded. A replay of today’s call will be available on the Investor Relations section of iQSTEL’s website and will remain posted there for the next 30 days. Before we begin, I would like to remind you that today’s call contains certain forward-looking statements from our management made within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Words such as “may”, “should”, “projects,” “expects”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “anticipates”, “hopes”, “estimates” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company's annual report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC. Copies of these documents are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this call, except as required by law. Thank you for joining the annual shareholder meeting. I will now hand the call over to Mr. Iglesias for introductions and to start with the meeting. Please go ahead. CEO - Introduction Hello and welcome to our first iQSTEL shareholder´s meeting. Today, is January 31 st, 2023. My name is Leandro Iglesias, and I am the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of iQSTEL. I am joined today by Alvaro Quintana our Chief Financial Officer and member of our Independent Board of Directors Raul Perez member of our Independent Board of Directors, and the Head of the Audit Committee. Jose Antonio Barreto member of our Independent Board of Directors, and the Head of the Code of Ethics Office. Italo Segnini member of our Independent Board of Directors, and the Head of the Executive Compensation Committee Tony Abdo our CEO of our Internet of Things Business Line and our Fintech Division, and Business Development Vice President And our Presenter is Brad Listermann our Investor Relations Vice President and Head of our Ambassadors Group. This event today is a substantial milestone for iQSTEL. It is our first livestream shareholder´s meeting and in and of itself a major step forward in the advance of our management practices and procedures taking us one step closer toward our Nasdaq up-listing goal. In advance of the meeting today, we have published a number of press releases with a review of our 2022 performance and achievements, and our 2023 objectives. We have also included details on the agenda for today. We also emailed all shareholders of record with an agenda for today’s meeting and provided a link to facilitate voting prior to today’s meeting. I am very proud of everyone working here at iQSTEL and I am equally grateful for all the shareholder feedback and support that we have received over the last year that has led us to achieving or surpassing every goal and objective we set. I want to recognize and thank everyone working at iQSTEL, and our subsidiaries in addition to recognizing and thanking all our shareholders. Since we have put out three press releases in the last ten days reviewing our 2022 performance, I will recall just few things about iQSTEL’s achievements this past year. iQSTEL is expanding a core telecommunications operation both organically and through merger and acquisitions. We are focused on the international services market, and building a foundation in the domestic services market too, while continuing to prioritize the growing global migrant population. At this point is important to remark that the acquisitions of Whisl and Smartbiz injected business competitive energy as did SwissLink, QGlobal and itsBchain in the past, and specifically our partners in each of our subsidiaries have enriched our commercial, technical and negotiation skills in a determinant way. Thanks to all our partners. Our Flagship, the telecommunication division is only the beginning of our strategy to expand. We expect exponential growth to come from our diversification strategy. We are leveraging our telecommunication foundation to enter new markets with less competition and higher margins. 2022 was an important year for our diversification strategy. We have established notable and, in some instances, even award-winning traction from our efforts to enter the smart Internet of Things market, the Fintech market, the Blockchain platforms market as well as the huge electric vehicles market too. After beating our $90 million revenue forecast for 2022 and reaching profitability a full quarter ahead of expectations, I hope you can see that our $105 million 2023 revenue forecast is a base upon which we can build. You will likely see an increase to our base forecast in the event we close on another acquisition that results from our ongoing acquisition campaign. At the same time, we are going to generate revenues from all our new business lines: Internet of Things, Fintech, BlockChain Platforms and Electric Vehicles. Talking about Net Income, our Telecommunication Division generates enough profit to support all our new business lines, and the Pubco expenses. In this way we plan to show more than $1 Million of Net Income at the end of this year. We expect to achieve profitability this year from three of our expansion operations, Internet of Things, Fintech and Electric Vehicles business lines. We decided to be very conservative in our objectives for this 2023, but it´s easy to see we have several initiatives in the works. If we achieve just one of them, we will be surpassing our objectives and increasing the size of the company. In summary, we are working diligently to optimize our existing business and at the same time working on our future business by identifying the most promising technology trends to adopt which can best evolve our services to maintain a leadership position serving the growing immigrant market. We completed a revamp of our IQSTEL web site ( www.iqstel.com ), with a new section for our investors ( www.iqstel.com/investors ), I invite to visit it and share your thoughts. So, I will now hand the call over to Mr. Alvaro Quintana our CFO to start with the votes addressed in the iQSTEL definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC. CFO – Proxy Vote The first matter up for a vote is the election of the iQSTEL board members. Our bylaws provide that our business shall be managed by or under the direction of a board of directors. The Board currently consists of five directors. There are five nominees for election to the Board at the annual meeting. Each of the five nominees, if elected, will hold office for a term that expires at the next annual stockholders’ meeting. Each director shall hold office for the term for which he or she was elected and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, or removal. The Board has nominated each of the following individuals for election as a director at today’s annual meeting: Leandro Iglesias, myself Alvaro Quintana Cardona, Italo Segnini, Raul Perez and Jose Antonio Barreto. Each nomination for director was based upon the recommendation of our board of directors and each nominee for director is a current member of the board. All nominees have consented to be named and have indicated their intent to serve if elected. In the event any of the nominees shall be unable or unwilling to serve as a director, the persons named in the proxy intend to vote “FOR” the election of any person as may be nominated by the board in substitution. The Company has no reason to believe that any of the nominees will be unable to serve as a director if elected. The definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC set forth detailed information about each candidate, to include compensation and stock ownership, as well as roles and responsibilities. In advance of today’s meeting, the company has received votes amounting to over 51% of the shareholders and sufficient to elect the board members as nominated. In fact, the nominated board members were elected with more than 80% of the shares being voted in their favor. Once again, I want to issue my thanks to the iQSTEL shareholders for your participation and support. The second matter for vote is the ratification of iQSTEL’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2022 fiscal year, Urish Popeck & Co., LLC. In advance of today’s meeting, the company has received votes amounting to over 51% of the shareholders and sufficient to ratify Urish Popeck & Co., LLC as iQSTEL’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2022 fiscal year. Again, more than 80% of the shares were voted in favor of ratifying Urish Popeck & Co., LLC as independent registered public accounting firm. Thanks again to the iQSTEL shareholders for your participation and support. PRESENTER – Questions received The definitive proxy statement sent out in advance of today’s meeting also invited shareholders to introduce any other business matter for discussion and consideration at the annual shareholder meeting. If any matter not described in the proxy statement is properly presented for a vote at the meeting, the persons receiving proxy cards can vote in accordance with their best judgment and discretion. We did not receive any other matters for a proposed vote at the annual shareholder meeting in response to the emailed proxy cards. However, we did receive some questions. Based on the fact that the company just issued a Shareholder´s Letter indicating all the Company Objectives for 2023, I would like to know if the Company plans to work in other business area in addition with Telecommunications & Internet of Things, Fintech, Blockchain Platforms, and Electric Vehicles?, This question will be addressed by our CEO Leandro Iglesias CEO – Answer Question 1 The company endeavors to maintain consistency in its business plan and avoid opportunity of chance distractions. Since iQSTEL’s inception we have focused on large technology arenas, specifically Telecommunications, Internet of Things, Fintech, BlockChain Platforms and Electric Vehicles. We don’t plan to enter in any new business line at this moment. We will focus our efforts on advancing our existing lines of business with our progress measured in terms of expanding revenues and delivering profits by the end of this year. This 2023 will be a successful year, growing revenues, generating positive net income, reaching thousands of users for our Fintech platform, deploying in several industrial facilities our proprietary internet of things solutions, completing the manufacture of the Second and Third batch of our electric motorcycles for the US and EU, and introducing our Mid Speed Car to the market. We consider our management’s consistent focus on our business plan to be one of our key characteristics and instrumental to our ongoing success. PRESENTER – Questions received Thanks Mr. Iglesias for your answer. Next question received is: You have been talking about Nasdaq Up-Listing for more than a year, what is the current status and when will finally happen? Our CFO – Alvaro Quintana will address this question. CFO– Answer Question 2 We have been working on the Nasdaq Up-listing for more than 2 years. The up-listing is an important milestone in the overall path to our objective of achieving a market capitalization for IQSTEL in excess of $1 Billion. Since the beginning of 2021 we have been ticking off one corporate governance requirement after another in order to qualify for a Nasdaq up listing. This shareholder meeting today marks yet another corporate governance milestone moving us that much closer to being prepared for an up-listing. The critical path to an up listing is iQSTEL’s share price. iQSTEL must sustain a minimum bid of at least $2.00 to qualify for a Nasdaq listing. Our management team and our independent board of directors believe iQSTEL has the potential to organically achieve a minimum share price to support an up-listing. In other words, we believe iQSTEL’s share price, global economy and market conditions permitting, can increase to over $2.00 without necessitating any recapitulation of the company’s share structure. We don’t believe it is the company’s operational performance that is holding us back from reaching a minimum listing price. We believe the overall prevailing market uncertainty accounts more for the current iQSTEL share price than does iQSTEL’s operational performance. We anticipate that either the overall market will turn positive and lift the burden of market uncertainty that is currently holding back iQSTEL’s share price, or iQSTEL will finally be recognized as the undervalued asset that it is, and the share price will perform in line with the company’s operational performance and counter to prevailing market trends. The final key to our Nasdaq up-listing is our share price and the key to our share price is patience. The company is performing better than ever and sooner or later the share price will respond accordingly. PRESENTER – Final Words While iQSTEL is meeting or surpassing its forecasts, goals and objectives, and we expect to continue meeting or surpassing forecasts, goals and objectives, the global economy as a whole is not enjoying iQSTEL’s success. It is the opinion of management and the board that general economic trends are casting a shadow on iQSTEL’s otherwise stellar performance. That shadow is causing an unfavorable disconnect between the company’s operation performance and share price performance. In light of what management and the board believes to be an unfavorable disconnect, and given that we anticipate economic difficulties and challenges to continue for the foreseeable future, we especially encourage shareholder participation and welcome from shareholders any suggestions for consideration that might contribute to iQSTEL reconnecting operational performance and share price performance ahead of a global upward economic shift. Please email us at any time with your comments, suggestions and even your criticisms at investors@iqestel.com. I would like to thank all in attendance here for making the time available to participate in iQSTEL’s first livestream annual shareholder meeting. Management and the Board of Directors are committed to continuing to deliver on the performance expectations we have set through our past and present successes. We continue in our belief that the “best is yet to come,” and we are committed to the effort required of us to realize that belief. Thank you About iQSTEL Inc.: iQSTEL Inc. (OTCQX: IQST) ( www.iQSTEL.com ) is a US-based publicly listed company holding an Independent Board of Directors and Audit Committee with a presence in 19 countries and 70 employees offering leading-edge services through its four business lines. The Telecom Division (www.iqstelecom.com), which represents the majority of current operations, offers VoIP, SMS, proprietary Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, and international fiber-optic connectivity through its subsidiaries: Etelix, SwissLink, Smartbiz, Whisl, IoT Labs, and QGlobal SMS. The Fintech business line ( www.globalmoneyone.com ) ( www.maxmo.vip ) offers a complete Fintech ecosystem MasterCard Debit Card, US Bank Account (No SSN Needed), Mobile App/Wallet (Remittances, Mobile Top Up). Our Fintech subsidiary, Global Money One, is to provide immigrants access to reliable financial services that make it easier to manage their money and stay connected with their families back home. The BlockChain Platform Business Line ( www.itsbchain.com ) offers our proprietary Mobile Number Portability Application (MNPA) to serve the in-country portability needs through its subsidiary, itsBchain. The Electric Vehicle (EV) Business Line ( www.evoss.net ) offers electric motorcycles to work and have fun in the USA, Spain, Portugal, Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela. EVOSS is also working on the development of an EV Mid Speed Car to serve the niche of the 2nd car in the family. Safe Harbor Statement: Statements in this news release may be "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that express our intentions, beliefs, expectations, strategies, predictions, or any other information relating to our future activities or other future events or conditions. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, and projections about our business based partly on assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may and are likely to differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news release, and iQSTEL Inc. undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this news release. This press release does not constitute a public offer of any securities for sale. Any securities offered privately will not be or have not been registered under the Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. iQSTEL Inc. IR US Phone: 646-740-0907 IR Email: investors@iqstel.com Contact Details Leandro Iglesias +1 646-740-0907 investors@iqstel.com Company Website https://www.iqstel.com/

February 01, 2023 09:24 AM Eastern Standard Time

Valant Retains Trust Relations as its Agency of Record

Trust Relations

Trust Relations, the fast-growing, strategic communications and integrated marketing agency, announced that it has been retained by Valant, the electronic health records (EHR) software provider for behavioral health practices, to further refine and amplify the company’s brand story and market position. Valant has engaged Trust Relations to promote its EHR and practice management software designed specifically for behavioral health practices, as well as generate thought leadership opportunities for its company executives. Valant’s solutions help behavioral health providers measure outcomes of clinical care and simplify practice management by freeing up clinicians' time with streamlined documentation and billing automation features, as well as creating positive patient experiences with improved scheduling processes. “Unlike other EHRs designed for a broad range of medical specialties, our solutions are geared specifically to the behavioral health industry,” said Valant CEO Ram Krishnan. “We needed a PR partner to better inform the market that a behavioral-focused EHR does exist that can help practices of all sizes and understands their patients, their practices, and providers. We’re grateful to have the Trust Relations team develop a campaign surrounding this message and build a solid brand strategy going forward.” Valant’s comprehensive solutions allow clinicians to shift to a more data-driven approach to care, resulting in more positive patient outcomes. With a large built-in library of rating scales and measures, combined with smart automation to carry the data across workflows, Valant makes it easier to provide measurement-based care. “We are excited to partner with Valant, whose core solutions and services focus on improving the quality of care for behavioral health providers and patients,” said Trust Relations CEO and Founder April White. “Having already completed our Trust Analysis branding exercise with their team, we have identified new messaging opportunities for their core product that helps behavioral health practices more easily scale. We look forward to implementing our findings as part of Valant’s ongoing brand-building campaign.” For more information about Valant, go to www.valant.io/. ### Trust Relations, founded in 2019, is a virtual strategic communications firm that creates nimble and proactive “dream teams” for clients through a national network of the industry’s best and brightest practitioners. "Trust Relations" is a term coined by President and Founder April White to describe a new approach to strategic communications focused on communicating clients' authentic actions, value and goodwill. In technology, trust relationships are an administration and communication link between two domains. In communications, they are a bond of mutual respect between a brand and the people it serves. The firm excels at identifying inspiring ways for clients to show their brand value by identifying supportive proof points and ideating creative activations that demonstrate their unique story and value proposition. For more information, visit https://www.trustrelations.agency/. About Valant Founded in 2005, Valant is a cloud-based integrated EHR software suite that supports administrative operations of behavioral healthcare practitioners, agencies, and clinicians. The software offers individual and group appointment scheduling, treatment planning, medication management, patient engagement, billing, and reporting. Valant collects and organizes data from patients and providers, documents them using guided protocols, and stores them securely. Actionable insights and reports are also generated based on the data collected. Valant is built to scale, from practices just getting started to large multi-state & specialty organizations, including psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, psychologists, therapists, and counselors. To date, thousands of behavioral health practices across all 50 states utilize Valant to run their business efficiently and help them keep up with the ever-changing mental health needs and requirements. Learn more at valant.io. Contact Details April White +1 323-216-8589 april@trustrelations.agency

February 01, 2023 09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time

Digital Addiction is Affecting Adolescent Brain Development, Mental Health Experts Warn

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Is your child addicted to social media? New research shows that social media could be reprogramming children’s brains—and psychologists warn parents that they need to pay closer attention. “Once a habit like constantly checking social media is formed, it’s difficult for adolescents to self-regulate, so parents may need to step in,” said Dr. Michele Nealon, Psy.D., President of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. The new research focuses on overuse of screen time by adolescents in a three-year neurological study by the University of North Carolina. Results published this month in the Journal of the American Medical Association, show significant changes in the brains of 12 and 13-year-olds who reported habitually checking Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. An earlier neurobiological study reported in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS One, showed another troubling effect: compulsive adolescent tweeters had widespread and significant decreases of functional connectivity in their brain’s cortico-striatal circuits. According to these studies, social media may alter neurodevelopment, significantly changing the ways in which the adolescent brain responds to its environment. Dr. Nealon said that since the brain undergoes significant structural and functional reorganization during adolescence, habitual checking of social media may further increase the already enhanced activity in the amygdala and insula, creating hyperactive neural responses to the anticipation of more “likes” and social media feedback. “The result is an ever-increasing need for digital social rewards and a reduction of ability to resist urges to check for feedback on social media platforms,” she explained. “This never-ending loop could interfere with school, athletics, friendships and other real world social interactions that are important for normal psychosocial development.” To counter addiction to digital media, Dr. Nealon has recommendations for parents: Limit screen time to under three hours a day, depending on your child’s age and activity level. Set parental controls on social media sites and monitor the content your child is viewing. Facilitate play dates and extracurricular activities to help develop other social skills About The Chicago School of Professional Psychology: Integrating theory with hands-on experience, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology provides education rooted in a commitment to innovation, service, and community for thousands of diverse students across the United States and globally. Founded in 1979, the nonprofit, regionally accredited university now features campuses in iconic locations across the country (Chicago, Southern California, Washington, D.C., New Orleans, Dallas) and online. To spark positive change in the world where it matters most, The Chicago School has continued to expand its educational offerings beyond the field of psychology to offer more than 30 degrees and certificates in the professional fields of health services, education, counseling, business, and more. Through its engaged professional model of education, commitment to diversity and inclusion, and an extensive network of domestic and international professional partnerships, The Chicago School’s students receive real-world training opportunities that reflect their future careers. The Chicago School is proud to be a part of TCS Education System, a nonprofit, integrated system of colleges and universities that works collaboratively to advance student success and community impact. To learn more, visit www.thechicagoschool.edu. Contact Details Vivien Hao +1 323-893-4743 vhao@thechicagoschool.edu

January 31, 2023 11:11 AM Pacific Standard Time

Asure Software (NASDAQ: ASUR) and H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) Partner to Streamline Tax Preparation for Small Businesses, Analysts Raise Price Target on ASUR

Benzinga

By Spotlight Growth Each year, millions of Americans file their taxes, a process that can be both time-consuming and complicated. The tax code is complex, and the burden of understanding and completing tax forms accurately falls on the individual taxpayer. One way small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can help compete with larger companies for top talent is through leveraging human capital management (HCM) technologies to help offer their employees the ability to streamline their filing process. Asure Software (NASDAQ: ASUR), a global provider of cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) software solutions, just recently took big steps to help employees of SMBs to streamline their tax prep and filing headaches after announcing an integration with H&R Block (NYSE: HRB). Asure and H&R Block Integration Aims to Help SMBs Streamline Tax Season In January 2023, Asure Software announced it has entered into collaboration with H&R Block, in which Asure’s tax platform will be integrated with the tax prep company’s systems. The integration will specifically allow employees to electronically access their W-2 forms directly from Asure into the H&R Block tax software. This eliminates the need for manually entering tax information, which not only saves time and productivity but also helps prevent potential errors. Aside from saving time and money, the integration is seen as a meaningful development in giving SMBs the ability to compete against larger competitors for top talent. By integrating with a household-name brand like H&R Block, SMBs can demonstrate to their employees that their time and convenience is valued. "We are excited to partner with H&R Block to provide employees of our customers with a seamless and efficient way to prepare their taxes. This integration is a great example of how technology can make life easier for employees and allows small businesses to offer services previously only available at large companies," stated Pat Goepel, Chairman, and CEO of Asure. H&R Block is among the largest tax preparation companies across the United States. As of December 2022, H&R Block maintained a footprint of 8,940 locations across 4,080 cities in 51 U.S. states and territories. In 2021, the tax prep company prepared over 21.6 million tax returns. ASUR: 4 Analysts Reiterate “Buy” and Update Price Targets in January 2023 Unlike the overall stock market in 2022, Asure had a very successful year. As once-tried-and-true blue chip technology stocks saw performance collapse, Asure posted a positive 8.5% gain during the calendar year 2022. The stock's performance was backed by very strong and meaningful fundamental developments made by the company. As a result of the continued underlying growth in its HCM solutions and SMBs looking to streamline operations and cut costs during an economically unstable period, analysts covering the stock have recently taken the opportunity to reiterate their bullish view of the company. In January 2023 alone, Asure has already received several analyst reiterations on its stock: Jeff Van Rhee of Craig-Hallum was the first to reiterate his bullish stance on the HCM provider. Mr. Van Rhee reiterated his “buy” rating for Asure and increased his price target to $14 from $10. Joshua Reilly of Needham reiterated his “buy” rating on Asure in mid-January and set a twelve-month price target of $14. Eric Martinuzzi of Lake Street is the latest analyst covering Asure to reiterate a “buy” rating and increase their price target to $12 from $11. Equity research analysts covering the HCM industry for Cowen reiterated an “outperform” rating and raised their price target to $13 from $8. “We anticipate a clean beat supported by healthy demand, stable US SMB employment trends, increasing retention & attach rates, and ASUR's more consistent & strengthened execution on various strategic initiatives,” stated the Cowen analysts. Raymond James Highlights Asure’s Outperformance in HCM Report The notable investment bank, Raymond James (NYSE: RJF), highlighted Asure’s 2022 outperformance in its end-of-year report for the HCM industry. The bank highlighted Asure as the top-performing software & internet subsector of the HCM industry over the last month, last three months, and the last twelve months. In fact, the report shows that Asure greatly outperformed during all three surveyed periods in 2022 compared to its competitors. Over the last month, Raymond James list Asure Software’s stock performance at 19%. The runners-up, Docebo, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCBO) and Xero Limited (ASX: XRO) (OTC: XROLF), returned 3.8% and 0.8%, respectively. During the prior three-month period, Asure’s 63.3% performance was nearly double of the second best performing company, New Work SE's 34.6%, and Oracle Corporation's (NYSE: ORCL) 33.8% returns. The last twelve months have not been kind to the stock market overall. The HR tech and HCM sector was not completely immune from the overall economic slowdown. Despite these headwinds, Asure Software's 19.3% return is not only the best, but it is also the only company in the software & internet subsector to post a positive gain. HealthStream (NASDAQ: HSTM) was the next best-performing stock with a return of -5.8% and Oracle took third with a -6.3% return. Despite Asure’s outperformance, Raymond James continues to see strong potential in the company in 2023. The investment bank estimates the HCM software provider’s estimated total enterprise value-to-revenue (TEV/Revenue) for 2023 to reach a multiple of 2.2x. The total enterprise value-to-EBITDA (TEV/EBITDA) estimates for 2023 come in at a multiple of 15.2x. These valuation estimates become only more impressive when compared to the software & internet subsector's average metrics. For 2023, Raymond James estimates the subsector will see a TEV/Revenue multiple of 5.0x and a TEV/EBITDA multiple of 17.7x. This data suggests that Raymond James may believe Asure Software is still undervalued compared to its competitors, despite its impressive rally in 2022. Overall, Asure is off to a hot start in 2023 after announcing a tax prep integration with H&R Block. Asure continues to strengthen its HCM solutions through key partnerships with brands like Equifax (NYSE: EFX), PrisimHR, Jackson Lewis Law Firm, and now H&R Block. Analysts continue to see a strong outlook for the company, as strong partnerships, meaningful growth, and an ideal economic backdrop all work in Asure’s favor. The Post “ Asure Software (NASDAQ: ASUR) and H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) Partner to Streamline Tax Preparation for Small Businesses, Analysts Raise Price Target on ASUR,” First Appeared on Spotlight Growth. Disclaimer: Spotlight Growth is compensated, either directly or via a third party, to provide investor relations services for its clients. Spotlight Growth creates exposure for companies through a customized marketing strategy, including design of promotional material, the drafting and editing of press releases and media placement. All information on featured companies is provided by the companies profiled, or is available from public sources. 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January 31, 2023 10:45 AM Eastern Standard Time

Entering Its 25th Year, Gary Kompothecras and 1-800-ASK-GARY Remain Focused on Helping Victims and Making a Difference

NetReputation.com

By Adam Petrilli, Founder and CEO at NetReputation For victims of an auto accident, all of the legal and medical jargon associated with their claim or medical diagnosis can be confusing and scary. Fortunately, 1 800 Ask Gary is a free helpline available for those dealing with the aftermath of an auto accident. With a stellar reputation backing its 25 years in business, accident victims can find the answers they need from a service they can trust. The Remarkable History of 1 800 Ask Gary Gary Kompothecras opened a multi-disciplinary medical clinic back in 1996, bringing something entirely new to the process of healing for accident victims. His unique vision led him to invest in more than just the immediate trauma of an injury, bringing on board neurosurgeons, nurse practitioners, radiologists, massage therapists and a number of other medical professionals. Focusing on a broad perspective of healing led Dr. Gary to secure the latest in medical equipment. This reliance on technologically-advanced machines and diagnostics tools allowed the clinic to evaluate injuries and reveal more about a victim more efficiently than what a traditional physical exam would allow. This was a groundbreaking approach to treating accident injuries. The patients receive the highest quality of care from a medical team that relies on their combined experience and the latest tech advancements to diagnose a specific injury. This had a profound impact on the claims process, as prior to this approach, many victims were forced to settle claims on the grounds of a non-specific soft tissue injury. This model of care impacted an accident victim financially, physically and mentally. The Move from Physical Care To 1 800 Ask Gary While the Physican’s Group, LLC made significant progress in providing quality care to accident victims, Dr. Gary realized the services offered weren’t always enough. His model of care of practice became the first of its kind to earn accreditation by the gold standard of excellence in the industry-the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations- but yet his patients needed something more. Through conversation with his patients, Dr. Gary realized there was a lack of awareness concerning the health care benefits afforded through auto insurance. Dr. Gary realized that many individuals were suffering from pain and injury because these individuals wouldn’t seek help from a medical professional. For many, finances and lack of resources were the primary reasons why. To solve this problem, Dr. Gary established the accident helpline 1 800 Ask Gary. Through one phone call, accident victims could find out their rights and connect with a doctor or lawyer. The launch of this helpline has been incredibly successful, and Dr. Gary trademarked the name to ensure the consistency of the quality care and concern he started the resource with. The Growth of 1 800 Ask Gary Years ago, Dr. Gary’s vision of care and assistance only reached Florida residents. Now, more than 200,000 people across three different states have found help through the hotline. The service costs nothing, and it’s available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to accident victims in Minnesota, Florida and New Mexico. Callers receive information on how to behind their recovery and get connected with the professional services needed to both find healing and financial compensation for their auto accident. More recently, 1 800 Ask Gary announced an expansion of services through the launch of AskGary.com. This is simply an extension of the quality services offered over the last 25 years, and it will allow more individuals to find the answers they need concerning legal and medical support in their geographic area. The Staying Power of 1 800 Ask Gary Accident victims have come to trust Dr. Gary’s brand and approach to quality care. Even as it goes into its 25 th year, 1 800 Ask Gary remains committed to helping accident victims when they need it most. NetReputation.com is an industry-leading online reputation management solutions provider focused on helping businesses and individuals repair, improve, and maintain positive brands on the web. Headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, NetReputation.com utilizes the latest in digital processes and technology to restore online reputations and empower long-term success online. NetReputation was established by online services innovator Adam Petrilli in 2015. This post contains sponsored advertising content. This content is for informational purposes only and not intended to be investing advice. Contact Details Caroline Hunter Caroline@netreputation.com Company Website https://www.netreputation.com/

January 31, 2023 10:28 AM Eastern Standard Time

MIAX® Is Making Volatility Trading More Accessible To Retail Investors With Its Volatility Products: SPIKES Options, Futures, And ETFs

Benzinga

By Rachael Green, Benzinga With persistent inflation and the aggressive interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, the stock market in 2022 experienced its most volatile year since 2009. The S&P 500 has been on a shaky decline since January 2022, and despite a few short-lived rebounds, it was down 19.4% at the end of 2022. Intraday volatility — the percentage change in share price from market open to market close — averaged 1.84% in 2022, compared to its 40-year average of 1.3%. Since volatility is often negatively correlated with equities — when equity prices decline, volatility increases — using a volatility index to hedge portfolios with profitable trades based on volatility assumptions is becoming an increasingly popular way for investors to make lemonade out of lemons and turn market swings into profitable trades. To make this kind of volatility trading strategy accessible to more investors, MIAX, a technology-driven leader that builds and operates regulated exchanges, is developing a portfolio of trading products based on the SPIKES® Volatility Index (SPIKE). What the SPIKES Index does differently and why that matters MIAX collaborated with T3 Index to create products based on the SPIKES Index. The SPIKES Index is intended to provide an improved measure of equity market volatility and act as an alternative to the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s Volatility Index (VIX). The SPIKES Volatility Index tracks SPY options to measure the expected 30-day volatility in the SPDR S&P 500 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), the most actively traded ETF in the world. By tracking SPY options rather than the SPX options, with the latter used by VIX, and by pulling pricing data from all 16 U.S. options exchanges rather than just the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe), SPIKES seeks more accurate, real-time pricing data to use as a basis for its volatility measure. Its proprietary price-dragging technique for capturing live options prices also aims to offer more precise and stable index movements by using the pricing data from actual trades rather than approximating prices based on the midpoint of the bid-ask spread of the options. These methodology features and the fact that it updates every 100 milliseconds rather than every 15 seconds are among the key reasons MIAX built its ecosystem of volatility trading products around the SPIKES Index. SPIKES Options and Futures While investors cannot invest directly in the SPIKES Index, MIAX offers a portfolio of products based on the index that traders can use to trade their volatility assumptions. The SPIKES options and futures offered by MIAX, turn volatility into a tradeable asset class. Trading in penny increments since October 1, 2022, SPIKES Options and Futures are designed to be more cost-efficient by offering the potential for reduced trading costs, tighter bid/ask spreads, and improved execution prices. Investors feeling anxious about current market conditions can use SPIKES Options (SPIKE) for downside protection by buying call options that could increase in value in the event of a market decline. In futures trading, investors can hedge their positions with SPIKES Futures (SPK): when taking a long position in S&P futures, they can buy long SPIKES Futures to hedge against potential losses since the volatility index is negatively correlated with the market. Investors, however, are not limited to hedging strategies. SPIKES Futures can also be used to trade term structure. Term structure refers to the relationship between implied volatility and time to expiration in futures contracts. If futures prices are trending up, an upward-sloping term structure suggests that volatility is currently lower than it’s anticipated to be in the future. If futures prices are trending down, a downward-sloping term structure suggests volatility is currently higher than it’s anticipated to be in the future. For traders, then, a basic term structure strategy is to buy futures during downward slopes (when expected future volatility is lower) and sell (or short) them during upward slopes (when expected future volatility is higher). SPIKES Volatility ETFs The latest addition to the SPIKES ecosystem, Convexity Shares 1x SPIKES Futures ETF (SPKX) and Convexity Shares Daily 1.5x SPIKES Futures ETF (SPKY), launched on August 16, 2022. Intended as an alternative way for traders to hedge or capitalize on volatility, the SPKX and SPKY seek to match the performance of the SPIKE Front 2 Futures Index, which tracks the returns from a daily rolling long position in the SPIKES Futures contracts traded on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX™). This article originally published on Benzinga here. This post contains sponsored advertising content. This content is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be investing advice. The information contained in this document is the proprietary information of Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH), however its accuracy and completeness is not expressly nor implicitly guaranteed. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The information in this document is provided for information purposes only, and is not intended to provide, and should not be relied on for financial or legal advice. 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January 31, 2023 09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time

BEBUZEE, INC. (OTC: ENGA) Readies for Imminent Beta Test Launch of Proprietary mobile “SuperApp” & Complimentary Website

Engage Mobility, Inc.

McapMediaWire -- The executive management team of Bebuzee, Inc. (OTC: ENGA ) announced today that the corporation’s Cayman Islands-based development team has entered into the final stages of preparation for a beta launch of its revolutionary “SuperApp” and complimentary website. Bebuzee’s proprietary SuperApp and mirror marketplace website. The Company recently said that it is poised to enter the revenue rich multi-billion super app market with its launch of the first super app focusing on western countries… now the website of the super app is about to be launched as the migration of the App and website to new servers is completed. Bebuzee’s App may be the first super app produced in and aimed at users in the West. “This is a critical milestone in the history of Bebuzee as we aim to offer a truly unique and unrivaled offering in the mobile application ecosystem,” stated Bebuzee founder and Chief Executive Officer Joseph Onyero. “Our core development team has worked tirelessly to reach this important beta testing stage and I have complete faith in our team’s abilities to bring us to the next stage - a full public launch of the SuperApp and marketplace website,” he continued. Founded in 2012, Bebuzee was conceived with the core mission of developing new composable applications and architecture strategies to power new digital business opportunities across a wide swath of disparate industries and adjacent markets. Bebuzee management anticipates that the beta launch will occur in the next few weeks. Mr. Onyero noted. The beta launch will initially be focused on the United States, United Kingdom and Europe, with preliminary plans to expand to Africa, Asia, Australia and South America as the beta phase progresses and circumstances warrant. Bebuzee, Inc. (OTC: ENGA) Based in Miami, Florida with offices in George Town, Cayman Islands, Bebuzee. offers a unique, proprietary video-sharing platform and streaming service that allows our members to watch a wide variety of content such as movies, series, documentaries and talk shows on any internet-connected device. Bebuzee’s technology scans the world’s news, features and information flow to give its dedicated readers the best of the Internet in one place. A one-stop platform for breaking news, interesting and important blogs, videos, and photos. Bebuzee offers an addictive resource for those millions of people without time to scavenge the Internet and other sources for news and information. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, about Bebuzee, Inc. and the company’s industry that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release, including statements regarding the proposed terms of the shares, the completion, timing, and size of the proposed offering of the shares, and the anticipated use of the net proceeds from the proposed offering of the shares are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “going to,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” or “would” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions. Snap cautions you that the foregoing may not include all of the forward-looking statements made in this press release. You should not rely on forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Bebuzee has based the forward-looking statements contained in this press release primarily on its current expectations and projections about future events and trends, including its financial outlook and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, that it believes may affect the company’s business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties related to: Bebuzee’s financial performance; the lack of historical profitability; the ability to generate and sustain positive cash flow; the ability to attract and retain users, publishers, and advertisers; competition and new market entrants; managing Bebuzee’s international expansion and growth and future expenses; compliance with new laws, regulations, and executive actions; the ability to maintain, protect, and enhance Bebuzee’s intellectual property; the ability to succeed in existing and new market segments; the ability to attract and retain qualified and key personnel; the ability to repay outstanding debt; future acquisitions, divestitures or investments; and the potential adverse impact of climate change, natural disasters, and health epidemics, as well as risks, uncertainties. In addition, any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on assumptions that Bebuzee believes to be reasonable as of this date. Bebuzee undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. Contact Bebuzee, Inc. 801 Brickell Avenue 8th Floor Miami, FL 33131 www.Bebuzee.com press@bebuzee.com Contact Details Bebuzee, Inc. Joseph Onyero. press@bebuzee.com Company Website http://www.bebuzee.com/

January 31, 2023 08:30 AM Eastern Standard Time

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