Kids are online and texting like never before. Do this relatively new and “virtual” interactions affect them in real life? It seems that for the heavy users of these social media that it does. Kids who text over 100 times a day and are online using social media for over 3 hours a day seem to be also dabbling in illegal drugs and drinking alcohol at a far larger rate than their more Luddite peers. So parents – pay attention.
We interviewed Dr Patricia Riley and Bill Whalen from Ampli5. According to these guys – these wristbands actually
produce strength, balance and coordination. And who wouldn’t want some more of all that? They are designed to somehow increase performance (just by wearing them) by balancing the natural energy field and frequencies of the body. All of this must be true because Dr Riley is a specialist in the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. They patiently explained why their magic bracelets are better than all the other guys magic bracelets. Is this a scam or can this really help you – listen for yourself and you decide.
Everyone knows stress is bad for you. But it’s everywhere morning til night. So how do you keep it under control? Here are a few things you can try
Mr. Alan W. Urech is Managing Partner and Principal at Stoney River Capital Partners LLC, an Angel-backed consultancy with over 17 direct partners. Using over 30 years of executive experience growing companies, he and his partners provide senior level business commercialization and exit strategies to rapidly expanding entrepreneurial growth companies. His support enables Stoney River Capital Partner’s (SRCP) clients to understand and methodically implement resource and team strategies through different business growth stages.
His background includes HBO & Company where he was part of a team that saw the organization’s expansion from an initial start-up of under $3 million to over $180 million dollars in revenue within 12 years. During this period, Mr. Urech was instrumental in developing very successful healthcare product lines which significantly expanded the Company’s overall growth and profitability. HBOC was sold in 1998 for US$13.8 Billion to McKesson Corporation, starting their information technology division.
Mr. Urech is an Instructor in Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business. He instructs multiple Graduate and Undergraduate level programs in entrepreneurship and family business at the Herman J. Russell, Sr. International Center for Entrepreneurship. He is also on numerous corporate and non-profit Boards including Blank Stage Productions, TAG Health, MIT Forum (Atlanta) Programs, Georgia State University Health Advisory Board, Digitainment Georgia and the Stage2 Business Accelerator.
His non-profit work includes visioning and expanding St. Vincent de Paul Society (Atlanta) from 2 people in a 1,800 square foot facility with 1 program (direct aid) into over 24 people in a 20,000 square feet facility with multiple programs. He also worked at the Vatican to help transition the church into having a strong internet presence.
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thusiasm and passion, Mark Myette serves as the president of the Atlanta chapter of ASTD, the American Society for Training and Development. What a fun and fascinating interview, especially having SHRM-Atlanta’s president Tamara O’Neill in the same studio as my co-host. In this interview Mark makes a compelling case for employers to prioritize training as a way of driving employee and customer engagement. In fact, he strongly encourages companies to actually begin to correlate their investment in training to other key scorecard metrics.
The payoff of Mark’s interview is at the end of the interview when asked if he would relate a real-life story of how training help impact and even transform lives. Listen in as he reveals a very positive, personal experience his wife had with a company who invested in training. You will be entertained and inspired.
stream.2011-03-21.133007(2)This week on Heel to Heel, Elizabeth Gordon, founder of Flourishing Business, talks business with Tanya Mack , President of MackWorks, LLC and Henna Inam, CEO of Transformational Leadership.
Tanya Mack is the President and CEO of MACKWORKS, a woman-owned business strategy consulting company that specializes in business transformation, change management, brand renovation and revival, and establishing a trust foundation in corporate environments.
In its first year of operation, MACKWORKS secured a diverse client roster that included a famous foods company run by a celebrity chef, one of the foremost creative advertising agencies in the Southeast, a law firm, and a national IT staffing, services, and healthcare company.
Tanya dispels the myth that a corrective course of action in an industry can only be provided by an individual or firm with experience in that industry. Tanya’s solid business experience as an operations and business development leader in small, medium, and large companies alike, allows her to analyze and create process and performance solutions for any business in any industry.
Here are just some examples of Tanya’s business transformation perspective as she brings wisdom and vision to her clients:
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Henna Inam is CEO of Transformational Leadership Inc. She is an Executive Coach focused on helping women become transformational leaders in their organizations. She also helps organizations engage, promote and retain their women leaders. What differentiates Henna as a Coach is that she has been in the heels of many of the women she coaches. She is a season C-suite executive, having run a P&L of over half a billion in sales and run a 600+ person organization.
Twitter:@hennainam
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/EmpowerWomenLeaders?feature=mhum
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/TransformLeaders
Is using your cellphone dangerous? Cellphones placed next to your head do increase neuron activity. But is that a bad thing? Who knows. Dr Fitness thinks there is something to this so he uses a crazy headset that looks like it is out of the movie Sleeper to give him protection from these supposedly harmful rays. Sure he can’t hear his calls that well but he thinks he is protecting that precious brain of his from cellphone radiation. So that makes him feel better. Other simpler things you can do are: use a headset, use the speaker system in your car and text instead of talk.
Hearthstone Senior Services was founded in 1993, and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Their mission is to provide quality and affordable assisted living care and services that offer value and exceed the expectations of our residents and their families. That is exactly what Rhonda Bitner, Executive Director of Hearthstone at Irving, and her team strive to do every day. Though Rhonda didn’t start her career in senior services, she tells us that it has been a blessing to her for the past ten years, and she can’t see doing anything else. Liz Johnson is Hearthstone at Irving’s Resident Care Director. She is in charge of all aspects of care for Hearthstone’s residents. And while she downplays her role, Rhonda confides that Liz does yeoman’s work, and is an absolutely essential part of the team! One of Hearthstone’s differentiators is their food. Chef Mike Gantz is the responsible for truly making food something extraordinary at Hearthstone. From the fresh ingredients to the nutritionally balanced meals to the recipes contributed by residents and their families, Mike make the dining experience at Hearthstone exceptional. For more information about Hearthstone at Irving, stop by for a tour at 2425 Texas Drive in Irving, call them at 972-659-6800, or visit them on the web at www.hscsal.com.
“You don’t find hospice, hospice finds you!” This is the sentiment of all three of our guests from Compassionate Care Hospice. Linde Bors, Jona Payne and Tammie Yost are all Hospice Liaisons for Compassionate Care. And while they all have different life experiences that led them to hospice as a career, they all feel that hospice found them! Jona and Linde are native Georgians, while Tammie is a foreigner (from Alabama). They were drawn to Compassionate Care Hospice because this organization is dedicated to “creating and experience” for their patients and families. Specifically, they recommend that families not wait to start celebrating a loved one’s life, and planning for that loved one’s ultimate departure from life. Tammie noted that studies show that patients actually live longer, and their final days are more fulfilling if they take advantage of the benefits of hospice. One of Compassionate Care Hospice’s differentiators is the Cardiac Program. This program enables cardiac patients to stay in their homes longer, and receive certain services that may not be available in other hospice programs. To learn more about Compassionate Care Hospice, call them at 770-220-2723, or visit them on the web at www.cchnet.net.
Special thanks to Griswold Special Care, A Tradition in Home Care Excellence since 1982, for hosting today’s show!
