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New Novel I Did Good, Sir by Randall N. Ross Explores Vocation, Mentorship, and the Quiet Work of Becoming

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I Did Good, Sir follows Jack Reilly from his earliest encounters with mentorship through his professional formation and adult life. Set largely within veterinary practice and rural environments, the novel explores how a sensitive individual learns to navigate authority, responsibility, and self-doubt. Through a series of reflective episodes, the story examines how vocation, care, and language shape a person’s understanding of worth and direction.

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United States, 1st Feb 2026 – A new work of reflective literary fiction, I Did Good, Sir by Randall N. Ross, has been released and is beginning to draw attention from readers interested in inward journeys, formative mentorship, and lives shaped by service rather than spectacle. The novel traces the emotional and spiritual development of its central character through moments of apprenticeship, loss, and moral testing, offering a restrained examination of how identity is formed over time.

Ross’s novel centers on Jack Reilly, a sensitive and observant young man whose early encounters with authority figures, animals, and responsibility leave a lasting imprint. Moving between childhood, professional training, and adulthood, the narrative follows Jack as he navigates expectations imposed by family, institutions, and mentors, while quietly attempting to listen for a more personal sense of direction. The book’s title echoes a pivotal moment in the story, a simple phrase that reflects both approval and misunderstanding, and becomes a touchstone for the novel’s broader inquiry into worth, language, and intention.

Rather than relying on dramatic plot turns, I Did Good, Sir unfolds through scenes of attention and presence. Much of the novel is set within veterinary clinics, rural landscapes, classrooms, and transitional spaces such as cabins and roadways. Animals appear not as symbols but as living beings requiring care, patience, and humility, mirroring the protagonist’s own learning curve. The work invites readers to consider how vocation can function not only as a career, but as a moral practice shaped by listening, repetition, and accountability.

Early readers have noted the novel’s measured pace and its emphasis on interior experience. Responses have highlighted Ross’s refusal to offer easy resolutions, instead allowing moments to accumulate meaning gradually. Several readers have pointed to the book’s depiction of mentorship as particularly resonant, emphasizing how guidance is shown as imperfect, human, and deeply influential without being idealized. Others have remarked on the quiet tension between external success and internal alignment that runs throughout the narrative.

The prose style of I Did Good, Sir is deliberately unadorned. Ross employs plainspoken language and close observation, trusting the reader to engage with what is left unsaid. The novel’s structure reflects this approach, favoring episodic movement and reflection over conventional plot escalation. This restraint aligns with the book’s thematic concern for attention, a quality that Ross has described as central to both his professional and creative life.

In a brief comment on the book’s origins, Ross noted, “I wasn’t interested in writing a story that explains itself. I wanted to write something that stays close to how learning actually feels, uncertain, repetitive, and shaped by small moments that don’t announce their importance at the time.” That sensibility is evident throughout the novel, which resists categorization as either purely coming-of-age or professional fiction, instead occupying a reflective space between the two.

Although the novel is not autobiographical in a literal sense, it draws on environments and experiences familiar to the author. The veterinary settings, in particular, are rendered with specificity and respect, reflecting years of firsthand knowledge. These details ground the story while allowing it to address broader questions about service, competence, and the ethical weight of care. According to the book’s publication details, I Did Good, Sir is a work of fiction, and its characters and events are imaginative constructions rather than direct representations  .

The book’s reception thus far suggests that it is finding an audience among readers who value contemplative fiction and narratives centered on moral attention rather than spectacle. Podcast hosts and cultural editors have expressed interest in the novel’s crossover appeal, particularly its relevance to conversations about work, calling, and the often unspoken emotional lives of those in caregiving professions. The novel’s themes also resonate with readers navigating transitions, whether professional, personal, or spiritual.

I Did Good, Sir arrives at a moment when many readers are reexamining inherited definitions of success and fulfillment. By focusing on the slow accumulation of understanding rather than decisive triumphs, the novel contributes to a growing body of literature concerned with inward development and ethical presence. Its questions are not framed as problems to be solved, but as conditions to be lived with attentively.

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I Did Good, Sir follows Jack Reilly from his earliest encounters with mentorship through his professional formation and adult life. Set largely within veterinary practice and rural environments, the novel explores how a sensitive individual learns to navigate authority, responsibility, and self-doubt. Through a series of reflective episodes, the story examines how vocation, care, and language shape a person’s understanding of worth and direction.

About the author

Randall N. Ross was raised in Torrington, Connecticut, in a family shaped by work, routine, and quiet perseverance. Drawn early to animals and the people who cared for them, he pursued a career in veterinary medicine that included years of training, farm work, and clinical practice. He later founded Vermont’s first small animal mobile veterinary clinic, which he operated for more than three decades.

Alongside his scientific and professional life, Ross has maintained a long-standing creative practice. He has written song lyrics performed on national television, composed music staged off-Broadway, and published poetry focused on reflection and inner experience. These creative pursuits have informed his fiction, which often examines service, mentorship, and attentiveness as lived practices rather than abstract ideals.

I Did Good, Sir reflects this convergence of experience. While fictional, the novel draws on emotional and ethical landscapes familiar to the author, exploring how individuals learn to listen, serve, and continue becoming without certainty. Ross continues to write fiction that extends the questions introduced in this work.

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Randall N. Ross is available for interviews, podcast conversations, and literary discussions related to I Did Good, Sir, including topics such as reflective fiction, vocation, mentorship, and the intersection of professional life and creative practice. Media inquiries and interview requests are welcome.

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Loox launches Reviewers.com, the first product sampling platform built exclusively for Shopify brands

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June 17, 2026

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Tel Aviv, Israel, June 17th, 2026, FinanceWire

After a decade as the social proof leader trusted by 130,000 Shopify brands, Loox announces the public launch of Reviewers.com, a product sampling platform in the Shopify App Store that helps Shopify brands get high-quality video reviews at scale from a vetted community of everyday consumers. 

Why It Matters 

Consumer trust has never been lower due to the increase in synthetic content – AI-generated copy, fake reviews, and manufactured influencer content. Trust in brands is at an all-time low, and authentic social proof has never mattered more. Visual reviews build trust and convert browsers into buyers; they convert more than textual or photo reviews – but getting them in a consistent, scalable way has always been painfully hard. Not every customer has the setup, motivation, or time to record a high-quality video. Reviewers.com changes that. 

How It Works 

Reviewers.com connects Shopify brands with real, everyday consumers who are strictly screened for clear audio, good lighting, and on-camera presence before they can enter the community. It’s a predictable, scalable way to get high-quality, authentic video reviews on demand. Brands gift their products; reviewers post honest, authentic video reviews in return. Reviewers.com saves brands hundreds of hours spent on finding creators, coordinating shipping, and validating their content. Campaigns are created in just a few minutes, fully integrated into Shopify, and every review comes with full usage rights.

“The campaign was very easy to set up, the reviews came in quickly, and there were really good, thoughtful reviews,” said Nana Adwoa Denkyiraa, founder of Ayebea’s Sankofa Marketplace. 

Key use cases 

  • Creating a steady stream of fresh video content for marketing and ads 
  • Seeding social proof for new product launches 
  • Keeping review widgets on product pages fresh and compelling 
  • Capturing seasonal content throughout the year 
  • Showcasing reviews from consumers who mirror the brand’s target audience

From the CEO 

“After 10 years helping Shopify brands collect and display social proof, we kept seeing the same problem: brands know video reviews are the strongest way to build trust with visitors and turn browsers into buyers, but they have no reliable way to get them. Reviewers.com solves that – authentically, affordably, and at scale,” said Yoni Elbaz, CEO and Co-founder of Loox. 

How is it different 

Unlike Influencer and UGC Platforms, Reviewers.com is purpose-built for honest product reviews – not polished influencer content or scripted UGC. Reviewers.com helps brands collect more compelling content by delivering reviews that are: 

  • FTC compliant – transparently disclosed, no grey areas 
  • Authentic and unscripted – real people sharing honest opinions 
  • High-quality – reviewers are screened before joining, and each review submitted is screened for audio, lighting, and content. 
  • Fully licensed – brands receive complete usage rights to every video. 

Who are the Reviewers, and how are they vetted 

Reviewers are real, everyday consumers who love trying new products and sharing honest opinions. Every Reviewer in our community is carefully vetted. Before participating, each candidate submits a sample video that we personally review for authenticity, fluent English, clear sound, and good lighting. Only those who meet our high standards are approved as Reviewers. As they join campaigns, we apply the same criteria to every video they submit, ensuring quality is maintained and continually improved. 

Availability and Pricing 

Reviewers.com is available today in the Shopify App Store to any US-based Shopify brand. Pricing is based on a monthly subscription with no long-term commitment. The monthly subscription is $150, including one campaign, with additional campaigns available for $150 per campaign. Each campaign can include up to 10 items gifted. Each merchant receives a 30-day free trial, which includes one free campaign. 

Readers can visit Reviewers.com to learn more and to start your first campaign free.

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About Loox 

Loox is the leading social proof platform for Shopify brands, trusted by more than 130,000 brands worldwide. For over 10 years, Loox has helped merchants collect, display, and leverage customer reviews and photos to build trust and drive sales. 

About Reviewers.com 

Reviewers.com helps brands collect authentic, high-quality video reviews through a trusted community of vetted reviewers who are excited to try products for free in exchange for sharing their honest review. Launching a campaign takes just minutes. Simply create your campaign, gift your products, and we handle the rest – from matching you with the right reviewers who place their orders directly through your website. Within weeks, you’ll receive high-quality video reviews with full usage rights, ready to use across your marketing channels, social ads, email campaigns, landing pages, and product review widgets. Whether you’re launching a new product, targeting a new audience, preparing for a seasonal campaign, or refreshing your brand content, Reviewers.com gives you authentic video reviews tailored to every marketing need.

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Mita TechTalks Convenes 125 Investors and Builders in Punta Mita for an Invite-Only Summit on Bitcoin, AI, and Energy

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Punta Mita, Mexico, June 16th, 2026, FinanceWire

Running October 25–27, the summit pairs beachfront sessions and private villa workshops built to turn three days of conversation into strategies attendees can act on.

Mita TechTalks, an invite-only summit on the convergence of Bitcoin, artificial intelligence, and energy, will gather 125 guests October 25–27, 2026, in Punta Mita, Mexico. The summit brings together high-net-worth investors, family office allocators, corporate leaders, and builders for three days of oceanside sessions, private workshops, and unhurried conversations along the most exclusive stretch of Mexico’s Pacific coast. 

Sessions take place at the Kupuri Beach Club, an oceanview, open-air venue inside the private, residential community of Punta Mita, home to the Four Seasons, St. Regis, Montage, and Pendry resorts and two Jack Nicklaus Signature golf courses. The agenda opens with a beachfront welcome dinner, followed by full sessions and private-villa breakout workshops, evening dinners under the palapa, and a closing afternoon of Jack Nicklaus Signature golf or ocean sports. Because guests and speakers stay within the same community for the full three days, the schedule gives way to long, off-record conversations, and the chance to build authentic relationships with the people rather than collect badges.

Confirmed speakers include Jeff Booth, founder of ego death capital and author of The Price of Tomorrow; Lisa Hough, founder of BTM Energy; Sam Callahan, Director of Strategy and Research at OranjeBTC; Andre Neves, ZBD Co-Founder & CTO and more. Additional speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.

The summit is built on a simple premise: Bitcoin, artificial intelligence, and energy are no longer separate stories. Bitcoin is moving onto corporate balance sheets and into treasury strategy, AI is working its way into finance and the Bitcoin economy, and the power demands of both AI data centers and Bitcoin mining are redrawing the energy map. Programming spans three tracks, covering macro and corporate strategy, energy, and AI, where speakers and guests dig into how the three feed one another.

“Technology is inherently deflationary, and AI is about to accelerate that beyond anything we’ve seen. The real question for investors and companies is how you position for a world where the cost of almost everything trends toward zero,” said Jeff Booth, founder of ego death capital and author of The Price of Tomorrow. “In a fast paced world, the most meaningful breakthroughs happen when you slow down. That’s what Mita TechTalks is built for, and it’s why Bitcoin, AI, and energy belong in the same room, in a place like Punta Mita.”

Mita TechTalks is organized by Lynne Bairstow and Israel Muñoz, partners at Base Layer Advisors and co-hosts of the Build With Bitcoin podcast. Bairstow began her career on Wall Street at Merrill Lynch before moving to Mexico, where she founded MITA Ventures in 2012 and has spent more than two decades backing early-stage tech across Mexico and Latin America; she is also a co-founder of La Casa de Satoshi, a Bitcoin and freedom-tech hub in Mexico City. Muñoz co-founded an early cross-border payments startup and helped launch 500 Startups’ Miami operation, and now invests in early-stage Bitcoin infrastructure ventures.

“Some of the best moments at these gatherings happen away from the sessions. They happen at dinner, walking the beach, in a villa after the sessions end,” said Bairstow. “When a small group of people share the same place for three days, you leave having actually gotten to know the people at the forefront of capital market innovation.”

“Bitcoin, AI, and energy are the technologies that will redefine the global economy,” said Muñoz. “We wanted to bring the people at the center of that shift together somewhere they could actually talk, and there’s no better place to do it than in Punta Mita.”

Registration is open by application at 2026.mitatechtalks.com. Passes are released in tiers starting at $2,750 and rising as each phase sells out, and the summit is capped at 125 guests; once that number is reached, registration closes. Every pass includes full access to sessions and workshops, all meals, and evening events. Punta Mita is located 40 minutes from Puerto Vallarta International Airport.

This year’s Mita TechTalks is supported by ArcadiaB as Platinum Partner and Punta Mita as Host Partner, with Base Layer Advisors and Build With Bitcoin as Organizing Partners and Forager and Gannett Trust as Bronze Sponsors. If you are interested in sponsoring, please contact lynne@baselayeradvisors.com. 

About Mita TechTalks 

Mita TechTalks is an invite-only summit exploring the intersection of capital markets, Bitcoin, artificial intelligence, and energy. Held in the private, gated community of Punta Mita on Mexico’s Pacific coast, it is designed for wealth managers, family offices, corporate executives, and industry leaders shaping the future of capital. Organized by Base Layer Advisors and Build With Bitcoin, the summit returns October 25–27, 2026. For more information, users can visit 2026.mitatechtalks.com.

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Nocera Strengthens AI Growth Strategy with Strategic Investment in CampaignPulse.ai

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June 17, 2026

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Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 16th, 2026, FinanceWire

Nocera, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCRA) has taken another significant step in its transformation into a diversified technology holding company by announcing a strategic investment in CampaignPulse.ai, an emerging artificial intelligence company focused on simulation-driven campaign intelligence, predictive analytics, and decision-support technologies.

The investment underscores Nocera’s commitment to building a portfolio of innovative businesses positioned at the forefront of artificial intelligence and digital transformation. As organizations across industries increasingly seek data-driven tools to improve planning, communication, and operational effectiveness, CampaignPulse.ai is developing solutions designed to help users evaluate strategies before committing valuable resources in real-world environments.

Expanding Nocera’s AI Ecosystem

The investment aligns with Nocera’s broader vision of evolving into Nocera Holdings, a technology-focused platform targeting high-growth sectors including artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, robotics, biotech, blockchain, and digital assets.

By adding CampaignPulse.ai to its growing portfolio, Nocera gains exposure to a rapidly emerging segment of the AI market focused on predictive analytics, audience intelligence, and advanced simulation technologies. These capabilities are increasingly viewed as essential tools for organizations seeking to make faster, smarter, and more informed decisions.

“Our investment in CampaignPulse.ai represents another important step in the execution of Nocera’s strategy to build a diversified portfolio of technology-driven businesses operating in high-growth markets,” said Andy Jin, Chief Executive Officer of Nocera.

Building the Future of Campaign Intelligence

CampaignPulse.ai is developing an innovative platform designed to leverage large language models and artificial intelligence to simulate audience reactions, test messaging effectiveness, and evaluate strategic outcomes before implementation.

The platform’s planned capabilities include:

  • AI-powered campaign simulations
  • Predictive audience intelligence
  • Message testing and optimization
  • Sentiment and narrative analysis
  • Strategic communications support
  • Reputation monitoring
  • Performance analytics and reporting
  • Content creation and campaign development tools
  • Localization and personalization technologies

By combining advanced AI with predictive modeling, CampaignPulse.ai aims to help organizations reduce uncertainty, improve communication effectiveness, and optimize resource allocation.

Addressing a Growing Market Opportunity

The global demand for AI-powered analytics and decision-support solutions continues to expand as businesses, governments, advocacy groups, and institutions seek more sophisticated ways to forecast outcomes and improve strategic planning.

Nocera believes that technologies capable of integrating simulation, predictive analytics, and audience intelligence will play an increasingly important role in helping organizations navigate complex decision-making environments.

CampaignPulse.ai’s development roadmap also includes the creation of a global ambassador network intended to accelerate market awareness, foster strategic partnerships, and support future platform adoption across international markets.

Long-Term Vision for Shareholder Value

The investment reflects Nocera’s ongoing strategy of identifying innovative companies that can benefit from the accelerating adoption of artificial intelligence. Through a combination of strategic investments, acquisitions, and partnerships, the company aims to build a scalable portfolio of technology businesses capable of delivering sustainable long-term growth.

“We are excited to welcome Nocera as a strategic investor and partner,” said Ash Wright, President of CampaignPulse.ai. “We believe the combination of AI-powered simulations, predictive analytics, and decision-support capabilities can create a powerful new approach to campaign intelligence and strategic communications.”

As Nocera continues its transformation into a diversified technology platform, investments such as CampaignPulse.ai demonstrate the company’s focus on emerging technologies that have the potential to reshape industries, improve efficiency, and create meaningful value for shareholders and stakeholders alike.

With artificial intelligence rapidly becoming a cornerstone of modern business strategy, Nocera’s latest investment positions the company to participate in one of the most dynamic and transformative sectors of the global economy.

For more information visit – https://www.nocera.company/

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