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Pensacola Business Radio-Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast Update Episode

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Kolleen Edwards Chesley has 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and spent the majority of her career as a financial advisor. In that role, Kolleen was responsible for finding her own clients and quickly learned the value of networking, networking, and even more networking. It was in 2004 and during her sales career that she, along with two other professional business women met for lunch with the purpose of helping to motivate each other after Hurricane Ivan had blown through our area and changed not only the physical landscape of the area, but also impacted the business landscape as well. Out of that lunch was born what is now a thriving not-for-profit organization for business women.

Kolleen currently serves full-time as the Founding Director of what was originally called Women’s Business Lunch and is now known as Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast. The organization advocates a culture of confidence building, lifelong learning, collaboration, empowering others and a spirit of charitable giving.

The mission of Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is to promote, advance and improve women in business and the organization accomplishes these in a number of different ways.

  • Monthly networking meetings in Pensacola and Gulf Breeze. These are open to all women and are free to attend. We run a structured meeting with open networking, an educational segment, a sponsor presentation, an opportunity to hear about the businesses of all attendees, and a whole lot of fun. We frequently hear from attendees that these meeting are chock full of value and a great way to build new relationships to help support their businesses. The Pensacola meetings include lunch paid for by our sponsors.
  • Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast Magazine. We have produced 4 editions of this print magazine. Each edition features interviewees of local successful leaders in business who share their honest thoughts on leadership, success, obstacles, and inspiration as it relates to women in business. We also include other articles on leadership, networking, and other skill development. It is geared for anyone in business or looking for business motivation and tips. Our goal is for this to be a quarterly publication, however the magazine is currently on hold as we explore graphic designers. Our latest edition can still be found on our website.
  • Annual Pursue Your Passion Women’s conference. To help celebrate National Business Women’s Week, we hold a full day conference during the third week of October along with several other events leading up to the conference. We feature a national keynote speaker, several local successful leaders in business, along with Speed Networking, an Experience Hall, structured and unstructured networking exercises and plenty of laughter, relationship building and excitement. Our attendees are not only motivated by the conference but they leave with tangible tips they can take back and implement in their businesses to lead them to success. For 2018, our conference will be held on Wednesday, October 17th and Thursday, October 18th, 2018 at Sanders Beach.
  • Power Up Challenge is a 12 week educational series where we hold classes once a week for two hours. Classes focused around four main areas of business: Networking, Marketing, Business Efficiency, and Sales Skills. Open to men and women and all classmates receive the full audio recording of each class along with class notes, expanded notes, and extra resources. Remote classes also available. Classes are affordable and attendees are elated with the amount and quality of the information that is shared.

Women in Leadership radio podcast show – sponsored by Pensacola Business Radio X. We hold monthly shows featuring local community leaders and other men and women in business. We engage our guests in conversational style in-depth interviews.

Pensacola Business Radio is brought to you by the good folks at Gulf Coast Office Supply, eightfifty:media, IT Gulf Coast, and a host of local pro-business organizations committed to Economic Development in the West Florida region. Business Radio X Studios-Pensacola is a Listener Supported Station, if you would like to support BRX Studios & Pensacola Business Radio please join us by clicking on the button below. The support from our listeners helps keep the voice of business amplified in this community, through sponsored stories and community service. All made possible by our listener support.


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Pensacola Business Radio: Women In Leadership Series E.12, brought to you by Powerful Women of The Gulf Coast

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Lacie Bowden/ A Legal Breeze
Owner/Lawyer

A true local, Mrs. Bowden was raised on Pensacola Beach with her mother, step father, younger sister and younger brother. She attended Pensacola Beach Elementary School and Gulf Breeze Middle School and High School. She attended Pensacola Junior College, now Pensacola State College, full time her senior year of high school as part of the dual enrollment program. After graduating from high school, she attended Florida State University on an academic scholarship. While attending FSU, she was employed and was on the Level Co. Dance Team. She graduated with a Bachelors degree in Mass Communications and a minor in English. She attended law school at Barry University School of Law in Orlando. While attending Barry, she received her honors certificate in children and family law. After graduating law school, she took the Florida Bar Exam and became licensed to practice law in Florida. She then began her first position as a practicing attorney at the Office of the Public Defender in Escambia County. As a Public Defender, Mrs. Bowden practiced criminal defense, where she represented over 2000 defendants. She gained great experience in and out of Court, handling misdemeanor and felony cases. After three years as an attorney at the Office of the Public Defender, she began her career in private practice at a small, local firm. There, she practiced Family Law, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury and Wills, before deciding to open her own firm, Lacie Bowden Law.

Mrs. Bowden lives in Pensacola with her husband and their four pets. She still enjoys many of the same activities that she grew up doing, including lounging on the beach, surfing, paddle boarding, boating, fishing and strolling the beach on her bike. She loves spending time with family and friends, who are all a huge part of her life. She also enjoys dancing, photography and traveling.

From the time Mrs. Bowden was in elementary school, she always had an interest in becoming an attorney. Her parents divorced when she was very young, so Family Law had been something she wanted to do from very early on. She wanted to help everyone involved in a divorce, whether it was the parents, children or extended family. She truly understands the aspects of divorce, which gives her a special connection with her clients in that particular area of law.

It is Mrs. Bowden’s passion to help others, whether it in Family Law, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury or Wills. And, it is a pleasure and commitment for her to serve the people of the community that she loves.

Florida Bar, member, in good standing

Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Association, member

Northwest Florida Association of Women Lawyers, member

Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast, Board member

Mystic Krewe of Nereids, member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lorie A Weekley Professional Makeup Artist

Lorie is a Professional Airbrush Makeup Artist in Pensacola and the surrounding Gulf Coast Region of Florida & Alabama.

She is a highly sought after airbrush makeup artist in Pensacola, Pensacola Beach and the Alabama Gulf Coast.

She received her training with Celebrity Artist Debra Macki and Dinair Airbrush.  She has also studied the art of color analysis.  Lorie has always had an artistic eye for color and contrast which she interrupts with makeup.

She loves working with each client to create their own unique look and style for their special event. Providing them with a high quality service that will make their special day their most beautiful day.   Whether that be the blushing bride, prom, head shot, or just a fun night on the town.  You will have a great experience.

Lorie is also a licensed esthetician and would love to assist you with your skincare routine.  Remember glowing skin is healthy skin.

Lorie has worked in television, print and pageants.  She is available to travel to your location.

Contact Lorie A Weekley Professional Makeup Artist to set up your consultation.

 

 

Kolleen Edwards Chesley has 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and spent the majority of her career as a financial advisor. In that role, Kolleen was responsible for finding her own clients and quickly learned the value of networking, networking, and even more networking. It was in 2004 and during her sales career that she, along with two other professional business women met for lunch with the purpose of helping to motivate each other after Hurricane Ivan had blown through our area and changed not only the physical landscape of the area, but also impacted the business landscape as well. Out of that lunch was born what is now a thriving not-for-profit organization for business women.

Kolleen currently serves full-time as the Founding Director of what was originally called Women’s Business Lunch and is now known as Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast. The organization advocates a culture of confidence building, lifelong learning, collaboration, empowering others and a spirit of charitable giving.

The mission of Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is to promote, advance and improve women in business and the organization accomplishes these in a number of different ways.

  • Monthly networking meetings in Pensacola and Gulf Breeze. These are open to all women and are free to attend. We run a structured meeting with open networking, an educational segment, a sponsor presentation, an opportunity to hear about the businesses of all attendees, and a whole lot of fun. We frequently hear from attendees that these meeting are chock full of value and a great way to build new relationships to help support their businesses. The Pensacola meetings include lunch paid for by our sponsors.
  • Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast Magazine. We have produced 4 editions of this print magazine. Each edition features interviewees of local successful leaders in business who share their honest thoughts on leadership, success, obstacles, and inspiration as it relates to women in business. We also include other articles on leadership, networking, and other skill development. It is geared for anyone in business or looking for business motivation and tips. Our goal is for this to be a quarterly publication, however the magazine is currently on hold as we explore graphic designers. Our latest edition can still be found on our website.
  • Annual Pursue Your Passion Women’s conference. To help celebrate National Business Women’s Week, we hold a full day conference during the third week of October along with several other events leading up to the conference. We feature a national keynote speaker, several local successful leaders in business, along with Speed Networking, an Experience Hall, structured and unstructured networking exercises and plenty of laughter, relationship building and excitement. Our attendees are not only motivated by the conference but they leave with tangible tips they can take back and implement in their businesses to lead them to success. For 2018, our conference will be held on Wednesday, October 17th and Thursday, October 18th, 2018 at Sanders Beach.
  • Power Up Challenge is a 12 week educational series where we hold classes once a week for two hours. Classes focused around four main areas of business: Networking, Marketing, Business Efficiency, and Sales Skills. Open to men and women and all classmates receive the full audio recording of each class along with class notes, expanded notes, and extra resources. Remote classes also available. Classes are affordable and attendees are elated with the amount and quality of the information that is shared.

Women in Leadership radio podcast show – sponsored by Pensacola Business Radio X. We hold monthly shows featuring local community leaders and other men and women in business. We engage our guests in conversational style in-depth interviews.

Pensacola Business Radio is brought to you by the good folks at Gulf Coast Office Supply, eightfifty:media, IT Gulf Coast, and a host of local pro-business organizations committed to Economic Development in the West Florida region. Business Radio X Studios-Pensacola is a Listener Supported Station, if you would like to support BRX Studios & Pensacola Business Radio please join us by clicking on the button below. The support from our listeners helps keep the voice of business amplified in this community, through sponsored stories and community service. All made possible by our listener support.


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Pensacola Business Radio: Women In Leadership Series Ep 11, brought to you by Powerful Women of The Gulf Coast

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Emily Elmore USAF Pilot, Professional Speaker, Management Consultant

Emily Elmore is an Air Force pilot, author, and management consultant stationed at Naval Air Station Pensacola as a flight instructor and Chief of Academics and Simulator Operations.

After earning a Master of Engineering and certification in Lean, Six Sigma, and process improvement, Emily began offering data-driven management services. She later founded Elmore Johnson Consulting, specializing in team development and executive coaching.

Emily served 8 years active duty as a pilot; she is credited with over 300 combat hours in Operations Enduring Freedom and Resolute Support. In 2016 she suffered a catastrophic shoulder injury that required a full replacement. Subsequent nerve injury significantly limited her functional abilities, but afforded her the opportunity to focus on her family. She is a married mother of two, committed to growing relationships and coaching others through their own obstacles to become influential leaders in their career and community. 8 years of experience as an USAF pilot and officer; flight commander and instructor of 400+ students for FAA and ICAO airspace requirements and defense operations for multimillion dollar training program. CPI Green Belt that has led projects that reduce critical manning shortfalls and cost savings initiatives. Summa cum laude graduate of Master of Engineering with focus on project management across all spectrums of industry (finance, production, legal, marketing).

Professional speaker, passionate about empowering the community through training, motivation, and team development. Available for public engagements and private seminars; past topics include leadership, managing generational conflict, secrets of high functioning teams, work-life balance, communication, gender equality, and a women’s mentorship series.
Management consultant services are comprehensive and can be found in detail at ElmoreJohnson.com

Consult@elmorejohnson.com , 334-625-9032 , udemy.com/leadership-essentials-for-high-performance-teams/?couponcode=INTRO_RATE

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michele A Kobielnik CPIW, LUTCF, FSS/Affiliated Insurance Pensacola

– I can handle all of your life and health insurance needs whether you need individual, group or business insurance, or when you reach 65 and need coverage to supplement Medicare. With over 30 years experience, I can get you the coverage that best suits your needs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kolleen Edwards Chesley has 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and spent the majority of her career as a financial advisor. In that role, Kolleen was responsible for finding her own clients and quickly learned the value of networking, networking, and even more networking. It was in 2004 and during her sales career that she, along with two other professional business women met for lunch with the purpose of helping to motivate each other after Hurricane Ivan had blown through our area and changed not only the physical landscape of the area, but also impacted the business landscape as well. Out of that lunch was born what is now a thriving not-for-profit organization for business women.

Kolleen currently serves full-time as the Founding Director of what was originally called Women’s Business Lunch and is now known as Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast. The organization advocates a culture of confidence building, lifelong learning, collaboration, empowering others and a spirit of charitable giving.

The mission of Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is to promote, advance and improve women in business and the organization accomplishes these in a number of different ways.

  • Monthly networking meetings in Pensacola and Gulf Breeze. These are open to all women and are free to attend. We run a structured meeting with open networking, an educational segment, a sponsor presentation, an opportunity to hear about the businesses of all attendees, and a whole lot of fun. We frequently hear from attendees that these meeting are chock full of value and a great way to build new relationships to help support their businesses. The Pensacola meetings include lunch paid for by our sponsors.
  • Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast Magazine. We have produced 4 editions of this print magazine. Each edition features interviewees of local successful leaders in business who share their honest thoughts on leadership, success, obstacles, and inspiration as it relates to women in business. We also include other articles on leadership, networking, and other skill development. It is geared for anyone in business or looking for business motivation and tips. Our goal is for this to be a quarterly publication, however the magazine is currently on hold as we explore graphic designers. Our latest edition can still be found on our website.
  • Annual Pursue Your Passion Women’s conference. To help celebrate National Business Women’s Week, we hold a full day conference during the third week of October along with several other events leading up to the conference. We feature a national keynote speaker, several local successful leaders in business, along with Speed Networking, an Experience Hall, structured and unstructured networking exercises and plenty of laughter, relationship building and excitement. Our attendees are not only motivated by the conference but they leave with tangible tips they can take back and implement in their businesses to lead them to success. For 2018, our conference will be held on Wednesday, October 17th and Thursday, October 18th, 2018 at Sanders Beach.
  • Power Up Challenge is a 12 week educational series where we hold classes once a week for two hours. Classes focused around four main areas of business: Networking, Marketing, Business Efficiency, and Sales Skills. Open to men and women and all classmates receive the full audio recording of each class along with class notes, expanded notes, and extra resources. Remote classes also available. Classes are affordable and attendees are elated with the amount and quality of the information that is shared.

Women in Leadership radio podcast show – sponsored by Pensacola Business Radio X. We hold monthly shows featuring local community leaders and other men and women in business. We engage our guests in conversational style in-depth interviews.

Pensacola Business Radio is brought to you by the good folks at Gulf Coast Office Supply, eightfifty:media, IT Gulf Coast, and a host of local pro-business organizations committed to Economic Development in the West Florida region. Business Radio X Studios-Pensacola is a Listener Supported Station, if you would like to support BRX Studios & Pensacola Business Radio please join us by clicking on the button below. The support from our listeners helps keep the voice of business amplified in this community, through sponsored stories and community service. All made possible by our listener support.


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Pensacola Business Radio: Women In Leadership Series Ep 10, Guests: Kristie Tobias brought to you by Powerful Women of The Gulf Coast

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Kristie Tobias

Innovative and Magnetic Healthcare Consultant, National Speaker and Trusted Mentor

As a human resources and people development expert, I have the background and knowledge base to partner with C-suite leaders, senior leaders and team members to foster an environment focused on developing talent and driving results. Through my creation of leadership development curriculum, mentorship programs and speaking workshops, I have provided professional development for over 2,000 employees and leaders. My work as a consultant provides me with the skillset to synthesize strategic plans prioritized on the top drivers that will accelerate performance for any organization. Through my diverse analytics expertise I am able to identify and assess gaps in leadership and development environments, and produce analytical solutions to measure and drive results

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kolleen Edwards Chesley has 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and spent the majority of her career as a financial advisor. In that role, Kolleen was responsible for finding her own clients and quickly learned the value of networking, networking, and even more networking. It was in 2004 and during her sales career that she, along with two other professional business women met for lunch with the purpose of helping to motivate each other after Hurricane Ivan had blown through our area and changed not only the physical landscape of the area, but also impacted the business landscape as well. Out of that lunch was born what is now a thriving not-for-profit organization for business women.

Kolleen currently serves full-time as the Founding Director of what was originally called Women’s Business Lunch and is now known as Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast. The organization advocates a culture of confidence building, lifelong learning, collaboration, empowering others and a spirit of charitable giving.

The mission of Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is to promote, advance and improve women in business and the organization accomplishes these in a number of different ways.

  • Monthly networking meetings in Pensacola and Gulf Breeze. These are open to all women and are free to attend. We run a structured meeting with open networking, an educational segment, a sponsor presentation, an opportunity to hear about the businesses of all attendees, and a whole lot of fun. We frequently hear from attendees that these meeting are chock full of value and a great way to build new relationships to help support their businesses. The Pensacola meetings include lunch paid for by our sponsors.
  • Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast Magazine. We have produced 4 editions of this print magazine. Each edition features interviewees of local successful leaders in business who share their honest thoughts on leadership, success, obstacles, and inspiration as it relates to women in business. We also include other articles on leadership, networking, and other skill development. It is geared for anyone in business or looking for business motivation and tips. Our goal is for this to be a quarterly publication, however the magazine is currently on hold as we explore graphic designers. Our latest edition can still be found on our website.
  • Annual Pursue Your Passion Women’s conference. To help celebrate National Business Women’s Week, we hold a full day conference during the third week of October along with several other events leading up to the conference. We feature a national keynote speaker, several local successful leaders in business, along with Speed Networking, an Experience Hall, structured and unstructured networking exercises and plenty of laughter, relationship building and excitement. Our attendees are not only motivated by the conference but they leave with tangible tips they can take back and implement in their businesses to lead them to success. For 2018, our conference will be held on Wednesday, October 17th and Thursday, October 18th, 2018 at Sanders Beach.
  • Power Up Challenge is a 12 week educational series where we hold classes once a week for two hours. Classes focused around four main areas of business: Networking, Marketing, Business Efficiency, and Sales Skills. Open to men and women and all classmates receive the full audio recording of each class along with class notes, expanded notes, and extra resources. Remote classes also available. Classes are affordable and attendees are elated with the amount and quality of the information that is shared.

Women in Leadership radio podcast show – sponsored by Pensacola Business Radio X. We hold monthly shows featuring local community leaders and other men and women in business. We engage our guests in conversational style in-depth interviews.

Pensacola Business Radio is brought to you by the good folks at Gulf Coast Office Supply, eightfifty:media, IT Gulf Coast, and a host of local pro-business organizations committed to Economic Development in the West Florida region. Business Radio X Studios-Pensacola is a Listener Supported Station, if you would like to support BRX Studios & Pensacola Business Radio please join us by clicking on the button below. The support from our listeners helps keep the voice of business amplified in this community, through sponsored stories and community service. All made possible by our listener support.


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Pensacola Business Radio, Women In Leadership, brought to you by Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast ep 9

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Alyssa Warren is the owner of Innovative Direction – Counseling and evaluation services. Innovative Direction is a group of powerful women clinicians helping children to adults with life stressors, relationship issues, and mental health disorders. Innovative Direction is located in Pensacola. Call them today at 850-583-1342.

www.alyssahelps.com

Christine​ ​was​ ​born​ ​in​ ​Orlando,​ ​FL,​ ​and​ ​grew​ ​up​ ​in​ ​Satellite​ ​Beach,​ ​FL.​ ​She received​ ​her​ ​Bachelors​ ​in​ ​Nursing​ ​from​ ​the​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Southern​ ​Mississippi​ ​and​ ​her Master’s​ ​Degree​ ​from​ ​the​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Colorado.​ ​Christine​ ​has​ ​25​ ​years​ ​of​ ​combined experience​ ​as​ ​a​ ​Registered​ ​Nurse​ ​and​ ​Nurse​ ​Practitioner. For​ ​the​ ​last​ ​10​ ​years,​ ​Christine​ ​has​ ​specialized​ ​in​ ​bio-identical​ ​hormone​ ​therapy​ ​and currently​ ​holds​ ​certifications​ ​in​ ​endocrinology​ ​and​ ​bio-identical​ ​hormone​ ​pellet​ ​therapy. She​ ​has​ ​been​ ​a​ ​BioTE​ ​affiliate​ ​provider​ ​since​ ​2013​ ​and​ ​provides​ ​what​ ​we​ ​consider​ ​to​ ​be​ ​the best​ ​bio-identical​ ​hormones​ ​on​ ​the​ ​market​ ​today.​ ​Christine​ ​has​ ​been​ ​working​ ​with​ ​The Hormone​ ​Restoration​ ​Center​ ​since​ ​2014​ ​and​ ​is​ ​able​ ​to​ ​optimize​ ​vitality​ ​and​ ​well being​ ​by treating​ ​hormones​ ​in​ ​both​ ​women​ ​and​ ​men.

Kolleen Edwards Chesley has 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and spent the majority of her career as a financial advisor. In that role, Kolleen was responsible for finding her own clients and quickly learned the value of networking, networking, and even more networking. It was in 2004 and during her sales career that she, along with two other professional business women met for lunch with the purpose of helping to motivate each other after Hurricane Ivan had blown through our area and changed not only the physical landscape of the area, but also impacted the business landscape as well. Out of that lunch was born what is now a thriving not-for-profit organization for business women.

Kolleen currently serves full-time as the Founding Director of what was originally called Women’s Business Lunch and is now known as Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast. The organization advocates a culture of confidence building, lifelong learning, collaboration, empowering others and a spirit of charitable giving.

The mission of Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is to promote, advance and improve women in business and the organization accomplishes these in a number of different ways.

  • Monthly networking meetings in Pensacola and Gulf Breeze. These are open to all women and are free to attend. We run a structured meeting with open networking, an educational segment, a sponsor presentation, an opportunity to hear about the businesses of all attendees, and a whole lot of fun. We frequently hear from attendees that these meeting are chock full of value and a great way to build new relationships to help support their businesses. The Pensacola meetings include lunch paid for by our sponsors.
  • Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast Magazine. We have produced 4 editions of this print magazine. Each edition features interviewees of local successful leaders in business who share their honest thoughts on leadership, success, obstacles, and inspiration as it relates to women in business. We also include other articles on leadership, networking, and other skill development. It is geared for anyone in business or looking for business motivation and tips. Our goal is for this to be a quarterly publication, however the magazine is currently on hold as we explore graphic designers. Our latest edition can still be found on our website.
  • Annual Pursue Your Passion Women’s conference. To help celebrate National Business Women’s Week, we hold a full day conference during the third week of October along with several other events leading up to the conference. We feature a national keynote speaker, several local successful leaders in business, along with Speed Networking, an Experience Hall, structured and unstructured networking exercises and plenty of laughter, relationship building and excitement. Our attendees are not only motivated by the conference but they leave with tangible tips they can take back and implement in their businesses to lead them to success. For 2018, our conference will be held on Wednesday, October 17th and Thursday, October 18th, 2018 at Sanders Beach.
  • Power Up Challenge is a 12 week educational series where we hold classes once a week for two hours. Classes focused around four main areas of business: Networking, Marketing, Business Efficiency, and Sales Skills. Open to men and women and all classmates receive the full audio recording of each class along with class notes, expanded notes, and extra resources. Remote classes also available. Classes are affordable and attendees are elated with the amount and quality of the information that is shared.

Women in Leadership radio podcast show – sponsored by Pensacola Business Radio X. We hold monthly shows featuring local community leaders and other men and women in business. We engage our guests in conversational style in-depth interviews.

Pensacola Business Radio is brought to you by the good folks at Gulf Coast Office Supply, eightfifty:media, IT Gulf Coast, and a host of local pro-business organizations committed to Economic Development in the West Florida region. Business Radio X Studios-Pensacola is a Listener Supported Station, if you would like to support BRX Studios & Pensacola Business Radio please join us by clicking on the button below. The support from our listeners helps keep the voice of business amplified in this community, through sponsored stories and community service. All made possible by our listener support.


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Pensacola Business Radio: Women In Leadership Series Ep 7, brought to you by Powerful Women of The Gulf Coast

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John Rigsby/
www.theudc.org

Soft Skills Training Institute of Florida, The Urban Development Center

The Soft Skills Training Institute of Florida

Jun 2006 – Present

Pensacola, Florida Area

SSTI is a soft skills training and development company focusing on workforce, business and organizational advancement within urban communities. We specialize in curriculum, program and resource development.

 

 

 

 

 

Kolleen Edwards Chesley has 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and spent the majority of her career as a financial advisor. In that role, Kolleen was responsible for finding her own clients and quickly learned the value of networking, networking, and even more networking. It was in 2004 and during her sales career that she, along with two other professional business women met for lunch with the purpose of helping to motivate each other after Hurricane Ivan had blown through our area and changed not only the physical landscape of the area, but also impacted the business landscape as well. Out of that lunch was born what is now a thriving not-for-profit organization for business women.

Kolleen currently serves full-time as the Founding Director of what was originally called Women’s Business Lunch and is now known as Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast. The organization advocates a culture of confidence building, lifelong learning, collaboration, empowering others and a spirit of charitable giving.

The mission of Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is to promote, advance and improve women in business and the organization accomplishes these in a number of different ways.

  • Monthly networking meetings in Pensacola and Gulf Breeze. These are open to all women and are free to attend. We run a structured meeting with open networking, an educational segment, a sponsor presentation, an opportunity to hear about the businesses of all attendees, and a whole lot of fun. We frequently hear from attendees that these meeting are chock full of value and a great way to build new relationships to help support their businesses. The Pensacola meetings include lunch paid for by our sponsors.
  • Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast Magazine. We have produced 4 editions of this print magazine. Each edition features interviewees of local successful leaders in business who share their honest thoughts on leadership, success, obstacles, and inspiration as it relates to women in business. We also include other articles on leadership, networking, and other skill development. It is geared for anyone in business or looking for business motivation and tips. Our goal is for this to be a quarterly publication, however the magazine is currently on hold as we explore graphic designers. Our latest edition can still be found on our website.
  • Annual Pursue Your Passion Women’s conference. To help celebrate National Business Women’s Week, we hold a full day conference during the third week of October along with several other events leading up to the conference. We feature a national keynote speaker, several local successful leaders in business, along with Speed Networking, an Experience Hall, structured and unstructured networking exercises and plenty of laughter, relationship building and excitement. Our attendees are not only motivated by the conference but they leave with tangible tips they can take back and implement in their businesses to lead them to success. For 2018, our conference will be held on Wednesday, October 17th and Thursday, October 18th, 2018 at Sanders Beach.
  • Power Up Challenge is a 12 week educational series where we hold classes once a week for two hours. Classes focused around four main areas of business: Networking, Marketing, Business Efficiency, and Sales Skills. Open to men and women and all classmates receive the full audio recording of each class along with class notes, expanded notes, and extra resources. Remote classes also available. Classes are affordable and attendees are elated with the amount and quality of the information that is shared.

Women in Leadership radio podcast show – sponsored by Pensacola Business Radio X. We hold monthly shows featuring local community leaders and other men and women in business. We engage our guests in conversational style in-depth interviews.

 

 

Pensacola Business Radio: Women In Leadership Series Ep 8. Brought to you by Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast

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Laura Griffin/ Owner
The UPS Store at Milestone

Laura Griffin owns The UPS Store franchise at 2172 W Nine Mile Rd in Pensacola with her husband, Dan. She started out as a Manager of a The UPS Store location 18 years ago and worked for The UPS Store Area Office for 15 years before purchasing her current store in August of 2016. Laura is a proud member of the Junior League of Pensacola where she has chaired the Membership Development Committee and recently was honored with the League Leadership Award. She is currently the co-chair of the Research, Development and Evaluation Committee with the Junior League. In her free time, Laura enjoys spending time with her husband watching movies together and discussing current events.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michelle Salzman / Salz Studio
Founder
Manager, recognized award winning community volunteer, and proven leader with extensive logistical and marketing experience. Performs well in a variety of roles from sales to project management and customer advocacy. In addition to corporate, educational, and community roles, Michelle Salzman is also a decorated former service member in the U.S. Army.

 

 

 

 

 

Kolleen Edwards Chesley has 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and spent the majority of her career as a financial advisor. In that role, Kolleen was responsible for finding her own clients and quickly learned the value of networking, networking, and even more networking. It was in 2004 and during her sales career that she, along with two other professional business women met for lunch with the purpose of helping to motivate each other after Hurricane Ivan had blown through our area and changed not only the physical landscape of the area, but also impacted the business landscape as well. Out of that lunch was born what is now a thriving not-for-profit organization for business women.

Kolleen currently serves full-time as the Founding Director of what was originally called Women’s Business Lunch and is now known as Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast. The organization advocates a culture of confidence building, lifelong learning, collaboration, empowering others and a spirit of charitable giving.

The mission of Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is to promote, advance and improve women in business and the organization accomplishes these in a number of different ways.

  • Monthly networking meetings in Pensacola and Gulf Breeze. These are open to all women and are free to attend. We run a structured meeting with open networking, an educational segment, a sponsor presentation, an opportunity to hear about the businesses of all attendees, and a whole lot of fun. We frequently hear from attendees that these meeting are chock full of value and a great way to build new relationships to help support their businesses. The Pensacola meetings include lunch paid for by our sponsors.
  • Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast Magazine. We have produced 4 editions of this print magazine. Each edition features interviewees of local successful leaders in business who share their honest thoughts on leadership, success, obstacles, and inspiration as it relates to women in business. We also include other articles on leadership, networking, and other skill development. It is geared for anyone in business or looking for business motivation and tips. Our goal is for this to be a quarterly publication, however the magazine is currently on hold as we explore graphic designers. Our latest edition can still be found on our website.
  • Annual Pursue Your Passion Women’s conference. To help celebrate National Business Women’s Week, we hold a full day conference during the third week of October along with several other events leading up to the conference. We feature a national keynote speaker, several local successful leaders in business, along with Speed Networking, an Experience Hall, structured and unstructured networking exercises and plenty of laughter, relationship building and excitement. Our attendees are not only motivated by the conference but they leave with tangible tips they can take back and implement in their businesses to lead them to success. For 2018, our conference will be held on Wednesday, October 17th and Thursday, October 18th, 2018 at Sanders Beach.
  • Power Up Challenge is a 12 week educational series where we hold classes once a week for two hours. Classes focused around four main areas of business: Networking, Marketing, Business Efficiency, and Sales Skills. Open to men and women and all classmates receive the full audio recording of each class along with class notes, expanded notes, and extra resources. Remote classes also available. Classes are affordable and attendees are elated with the amount and quality of the information that is shared.

Women in Leadership radio podcast show – sponsored by Pensacola Business Radio X. We hold monthly shows featuring local community leaders and other men and women in business. We engage our guests in conversational style in-depth interviews.

Also Happening with Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast

 

 

We had the honor to meet with a delegation of business women from Russia last week. It inspired some amazing conversations. I wanted to pass on the news! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out! Thank you for your consideration in running this.

PENSACOLA BUSINESS WOMEN MEET WITH RUSSIAN DELEGATION ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP

June 2018

Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast discussed women entrepreneurship with Congressionally sponsored Open World Program

At the invitation of the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council, Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast met with a group of 6 women entrepreneurs from Russia visiting Pensacola through the Congressional sponsored Open World Program. This program brings emerging leaders from participating countries to the United States in order to give them firsthand exposure to the American system of participatory democracy and free enterprise.

The women from Russia were in their 30s and are business owners or hold positions equivalent to higher-level management and were from various areas of Russia. They were in Pensacola for the week and met with Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast (PWGC) and several other local organizations and businesses for conversations about women in business or entrepreneurship.

Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast’s mission is to promote, advance, and improve women in business and about a third of their membership is entrepreneurs. The conversation included an introduction of PWGC, how they started and how they operate by Founding Director, Kolleen Edwards Chesley. PWGC was able to include several advocates of their organization in the conversation including: Michelle Salzman of Salz Studio (PWGC member), Kaila Barrington of Levin Rinke Realty (PWGC Board Member), and Margie Kalaluhi of Heart Centered Wellness (PWGC member and Board Member). These ladies shared their experience with PWGC, spotlighted their own businesses, their passion for women-helping-women and they talked about their thoughts of women in business.

Margie Kalaluhi, commented, “It’s an honor to have been invited into this conversation. I have been involved with PWGC for 13 years and to be able to discuss what a women’s organization dedicated to business development has done for me and my business with women from Russia who hold such high positions in business in their own country was amazing.” The women from Russia shared their experiences and talked about what is available in Russia for business women. One of the Russian women is alumni from the largest business school in Russia, another is on the board for a large women’s business organization, and they all shared a passion for women’s leadership and women supporting other women.

Michelle Salzman added, “Having a community conversation with the purpose of sharing our views on how we can work better together as women and how to support all women in business is exciting; however to share that with women from across the globe really took it to the next level.” Kolleen Edwards Chesley added, “Conversations like this one help us to be proud of what we have in our community and inspire us all to continue to grow and make our communities even better.”

About Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast

The mission of the Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is to promote, advance and improve women in business.  Based in Pensacola, Florida, this not-for-profit organization advocates a culture of confidence building, lifelong learning, collaboration, empowering others, and a spirit of charitable giving.  Through monthly networking meetings, an annual fundraising conference supporting the Gulf Coast Kid’s House, podcasts, and educational series, Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast supports women who are making a positive impact in their business, the lives of others, and the community.  Founded in 2004, the organization continues to grow under the leadership of Kolleen Edwards Chelsey, serving as founding director.

Contact

Kolleen Chesley, Executive & Founding Director

Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast

(850) 529-0908

directors@powerfulwomengulfcoast.com

www.powerfulwomengulfcoast.com

www.facebook.com/PowerfulWomenoftheGulfCoast

Instagram @powerfulwomengulfcoast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pensacola Business Radio: Women in Leadership Ep 6 brought to you by Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast

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Sherry Moore is the Market Manager for Manpower covering Pensacola, Mobile and Ft Walton Beach. She has been with Manpower for 34 years and started as a temp employee after being laid off from a previous employer. She fell in love with the company and pursued a full time position within the company. She hasn’t looked back since!

Bethany Lauren is a Pensacola native and is the Marketing Director for Digital Now printing company as well as the co-founder and Marketing Director for DeLuna Winery and Court of DeLuna event space. She is passionate about Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast because as a single mom, she believes in promoting and encouraging other hard working women who want to achieve success in their own companies.

Margie Kalaluhi has been into health since 1976, when she graduated from Pensacola Junior College with a degree in Dental Hygiene, joining the United States Army in that year and serving honorably for 4 years, after which she learned several different healing modalities, including Reconnective Healing with Eric Pearl, the LifeLine Technique with Dr Darren Weissman, and the Body Code with Dr Bradley Nelson.  She is also a PTSD intervention practitioner and uses one or a combination of these techniques to assist her clients in dealing with any problems they might have, whether in body, mind, or spirit.  She is an intuitive holistic practitioner who is passionate about life and loves to help those who come to her with an open mind and a sincere desire to help heal themselves.

Kolleen Edwards Chesley has 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and spent the majority of her career as a financial advisor. In that role, Kolleen was responsible for finding her own clients and quickly learned the value of networking, networking, and even more networking. It was in 2004 and during her sales career that she, along with two other professional business women met for lunch with the purpose of helping to motivate each other after Hurricane Ivan had blown through our area and changed not only the physical landscape of the area, but also impacted the business landscape as well. Out of that lunch was born what is now a thriving not-for-profit organization for business women.

Kolleen currently serves full-time as the Founding Director of what was originally called Women’s Business Lunch and is now known as Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast. The organization advocates a culture of confidence building, lifelong learning, collaboration, empowering others and a spirit of charitable giving.

The mission of Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is to promote, advance and improve women in business and the organization accomplishes these in a number of different ways.

  • Monthly networking meetings in Pensacola and Gulf Breeze. These are open to all women and are free to attend. We run a structured meeting with open networking, an educational segment, a sponsor presentation, an opportunity to hear about the businesses of all attendees, and a whole lot of fun. We frequently hear from attendees that these meeting are chock full of value and a great way to build new relationships to help support their businesses. The Pensacola meetings include lunch paid for by our sponsors.
  • Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast Magazine. We have produced 4 editions of this print magazine. Each edition features interviewees of local successful leaders in business who share their honest thoughts on leadership, success, obstacles, and inspiration as it relates to women in business. We also include other articles on leadership, networking, and other skill development. It is geared for anyone in business or looking for business motivation and tips. Our goal is for this to be a quarterly publication, however the magazine is currently on hold as we explore graphic designers. Our latest edition can still be found on our website.
  • Annual Pursue Your Passion Women’s conference. To help celebrate National Business Women’s Week, we hold a full day conference during the third week of October along with several other events leading up to the conference. We feature a national keynote speaker, several local successful leaders in business, along with Speed Networking, an Experience Hall, structured and unstructured networking exercises and plenty of laughter, relationship building and excitement. Our attendees are not only motivated by the conference but they leave with tangible tips they can take back and implement in their businesses to lead them to success. For 2018, our conference will be held on Wednesday, October 17th and Thursday, October 18th, 2018 at Sanders Beach.
  • Power Up Challenge is a 12 week educational series where we hold classes once a week for two hours. Classes focused around four main areas of business: Networking, Marketing, Business Efficiency, and Sales Skills. Open to men and women and all classmates receive the full audio recording of each class along with class notes, expanded notes, and extra resources. Remote classes also available. Classes are affordable and attendees are elated with the amount and quality of the information that is shared.
  • Women in Leadership radio podcast show – sponsored by Pensacola Business Radio X. We hold monthly shows featuring local community leaders and other men and women in business. We engage our guests in conversational style in-depth interviews. They share their advice on topics such as mentoring, keys to success, time management tools, personal mantras and favorite inspirations, and what men can do to help support women in business.
  • Membership in Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is also available.

 

Contact directors@powerfulwomengulfcoast.com for more information or visit our website at www.powerfulwomengulfcoast.com or Facebook at “Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast” for all of our meeting information.

 

Pensacola Business Radio: Women In Leadership Series Ep 5, Brought to you by Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast

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Stacey Kostevicki/Gulf Coast Kids House

I graduated from Florida State University with a BA and earned my MBA at the University of West Florida. My most recent job before accepting the Executive Director position at GCKH was at Studer Group.  My heart has always been with not-for-profit organizations though and I have a decade of experience in this area.  I have been with GCKH since December 2010. I serve as the President of the Florida Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers, a statewide membership organization representing all of the children’s advocacy centers in Florida. I am a proud Cordova Rotarian and United Way of Escambia County volunteer.

Leslie Donovan/ Gulf Coast Kids house

     Prevention Coordinator

 

Leslie received a BS from Florida State University in Interpersonal Communication and Child Development and an MS from FSU in College Student Personnel Administration and Health and Wellness.  For 17 years she worked at various colleges and Universities in Student Affairs.  Positions include: Student Affairs Counselor and Coordinator of Orientation; Student Activities Director; Assistant Dean of Students; Wellness Coordinator; and Director of Orientation.  Leslie also was a stay at home mom to her 4 kids for 12 years.  Leslie is currently a Child Abuse Prevention Coordinator at GCKH and a Certified Yoga Instructor.

 

Her passion is protecting children and teens and empowering them to be safe and successful throughout life.

 

 

 

 

Joan Irby 

Guardian ad Litem
Air Force brat from Atl. Went to the  University of Ky (go Blue) , Business owner in Atl,  Navarre/ Gulf Breeze area to raise my 3 kids the last 16 years and sell Real Estate.  A man came to my church 6 years ago to talk about GAL and I started volunteering.  I was so passionate about the program they offered me the Recruiting position 4 years ago.  Took me a long time to find my calling but incorporated my Passion for orphans and at risk children and my sales background to replicate myself to bring other advocates in.

 

 

 

 

 

Kolleen Edwards Chesley has 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and spent the majority of her career as a financial advisor. In that role, Kolleen was responsible for finding her own clients and quickly learned the value of networking, networking, and even more networking. It was in 2004 and during her sales career that she, along with two other professional business women met for lunch with the purpose of helping to motivate each other after Hurricane Ivan had blown through our area and changed not only the physical landscape of the area, but also impacted the business landscape as well. Out of that lunch was born what is now a thriving not-for-profit organization for business women.

Kolleen currently serves full-time as the Founding Director of what was originally called Women’s Business Lunch and is now known as Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast. The organization advocates a culture of confidence building, lifelong learning, collaboration, empowering others and a spirit of charitable giving.

The mission of Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is to promote, advance and improve women in business and the organization accomplishes these in a number of different ways.

–          Monthly networking meetings in Pensacola and Gulf Breeze. These are open to all women and are free to attend. We run a structured meeting with open networking, an educational segment, a sponsor presentation, an opportunity to hear about the businesses of all attendees, and a whole lot of fun. We frequently hear from attendees that these meeting are chock full of value and a great way to build new relationships to help support their businesses. The Pensacola meetings include lunch paid for by our sponsors.

–          Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast Magazine. We have produced 4 editions of this print magazine. Each edition features interviewees of local successful leaders in business who share their honest thoughts on leadership, success, obstacles, and inspiration as it relates to women in business. We also include other articles on leadership, networking, and other skill development. It is geared for anyone in business or looking for business motivation and tips. Our goal is for this to be a quarterly publication, however the magazine is currently on hold as we explore graphic designers. Our latest edition can still be found on our website.

–          Annual Pursue Your Passion Women’s conference. To help celebrate National Business Women’s Week, we hold a full day conference during the third week of October along with several other events leading up to the conference. We feature a national keynote speaker, several local successful leaders in business, along with Speed Networking, an Experience Hall, structured and unstructured networking exercises and plenty of laughter, relationship building and excitement. Our attendees are not only motivated by the conference but they leave with tangible tips they can take back and implement in their businesses to lead them to success. For 2018, our conference will be held on Wednesday, October 17th and Thursday, October 18th, 2018 at Sanders Beach.

–          Power Up Challenge is a 12 week educational series where we hold classes once a week for two hours. Classes focused around four main areas of business: Networking, Marketing, Business Efficiency, and Sales Skills. Open to men and women and all classmates receive the full audio recording of each class along with class notes, expanded notes, and extra resources. Remote classes also available. Classes are affordable and attendees are elated with the amount and quality of the information that is shared.

–          Women in Leadership radio podcast show – sponsored by Pensacola Business Radio X. We hold monthly shows featuring local community leaders and other men and women in business. We engage our guests in conversational style in-depth interviews. They share their advice on topics such as mentoring, keys to success, time management tools, personal mantras and favorite inspirations, and what men can do to help support women in business.

–          Membership in Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is also available.

 

Contact directors@powerfulwomengulfcoast.com for more information or visit our website at www.powerfulwomengulfcoast.com or Facebook at “Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast” for all of our meeting information.

 

 

 

 

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