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The Hardy Realty Show – Michele Rikard with Hardy Realty and Braden Keith with Romega Digital
BRX Pro Tip: Don’t Watch the News
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BRX Pro Tip: Don’t Watch the News
Stone Payton: [00:00:00] And we are back with BRX Pro Tips. Stone Payton and Lee Kantor here with you. Lee, you say it a lot. I say it a lot. I believe it serves us both well. Our counsel is, really, don’t watch the news.
Lee Kantor: [00:00:14] Yeah. I’m not a big fan of the news, especially local news. And what I like to tell people is, “Don’t watch the news. Be the news.” Like in our model, you get to be the news. You get to be the ones that are interviewing folks and telling their story, so I’d much rather be on that side of the desk.
Lee Kantor: [00:00:33] But what happened was, I was watching TV and then the local news came on. And literally in a matter of seconds, I was bombarded with just fear mongering. It was disgusting to me how every story was something terrible and trying to create fear and emotion. And they literally weaponized the news in order just to keep you engaged that something terrible is around the corner, whether it’s weather or crime, whatever it is, it’s horrible. It’s happening in your neighborhood. And they’re just trying to scare you so you just keep watching and get fired up.
Lee Kantor: [00:01:12] And when you’re watching television, your target heart rate shouldn’t be raised, you know, unless you want it to be. And this is something that they’re just totally every day, just kind of relentlessly just pounding you with these emotions for no reason other than to just keep you addicted and keep watching.
Lee Kantor: [00:01:34] So, my recommendation is to just take a break from the news. It’s not going anywhere. You’re not going to miss anything. If something really important is going to happen, you’ll find it from other places. But I would not have the news, especially local news, be part of my media diet. I would definitely get rid of that because all it’s going to do is make you angry, fearful, and suspicious every single day. And you don’t need that negativity in your life.
Rodney De Iorio with De Iorio Coaching
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Rodney De Iorio is a tenured business owner with a background in owning and operating businesses in different industries.
In 2013, Rodney purchased his first business, a Dry Cleaners he worked at in high school. He later sold that business and moved into operating roles in construction and transportation while also dabbling in life insurance sales.
In 2019 he earned his certification in coaching from IPEC and co-founded De Iorio Coaching with his wife, Janine. Rodney is passionate about helping business owners run successful businesses while living a fulfilled life, which is at the heart of De Iorio Coaching.
Connect with Rodney on LinkedIn and Facebook.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- Life coaching for business owners
- Hiring and managing employess
- Energy leadership
- Operating a business with a significant other / spouse
- Purchasing and selling a business
The Rome Floyd Chamber Small Business Spotlight – Meaghan Kennedy of Orange Sparkle Ball and Curtis Morley of Kahlert Initiative on Technology at University of Utah
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IMPACT E6: Meghan Heddings & Dr John D. Arnold
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Meghan Heddings, Executive Director
Family Housing Resources
3505 N. Campbell Ave., Suite 501
Tucson, AZ 85719
520-977-7533
mheddings@fhrinc.net
FHRTucson.org
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter |
Meghan Heddings joined FHR in December of 2018. Meghan is a native Tucsonan that is passionate about improving the local community and providing resources to improve individual and families lives and advocating for improved services. Prior to coming to FHR, Meghan worked at the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona as the Chief Operations Officer heading a team of over 50 individuals across southern Arizona.
Dr John David Arnold
www.ppep.org
Dr. John David Arnold was born in ‘Pennsylvania Dutch Country’ on a small farm located near Doylestown in Bucks County. His late father whose family dates from the early 1600s was a writer and inventor, who wrote the first motor tourist guide of Mexico for Triple-A and Popular Mechanics Magazines in the 1950s.
His mother was an artist, sculptor, and micro-business owner of Grayce’s Gift Shop in Patagonia, Arizona until the age of 97. Dr. Arnold has two sisters, Janie & Elaine. Dr. Arnold has been a resident of Arizona for over five decades and presently resides in both Tucson and Patagonia, Arizona. Dr. Arnold is a single parent with three daughters and one stepson; Loree, Renato, (born in Lima, Peru) Chaska, 19, and Tika, 16. All four have attended and excelled in traditional and public charter schools.
Dr. Arnold moved to Guadalajara, Mexico with his family when he was six years old and attended elementary school at Colegio Cervantes. He moved to Nogales, Arizona after five years in Guadalajara. His family then moved to Tucson’s south side circa 1958 where he attended Wakefield Junior High and Pueblo High Schools. Subsequently, Dr. Arnold graduated from the University of Arizona, with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Sociology, two master’s Degrees in Administration and Education, (M. Ed) with a Ph.D. in the same fields.
Main Administration
Address: 802 E. 46th Street
Tucson, AZ 85713
Phone: 520.622.3553 | Fax: 520.622.1480 | TDD: 1-800-367-8939
Email: dnoriega@ppep.org
SHOW HOST:
Barbara McClure, Executive Director
IMPACT of Southern Arizona
3535 E Hawser Street
Tucson, AZ 85739
520-825-0009 / Mobile Phone: 206-915-0919
barbara@impactsoaz.org
www.impactsoaz.org
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Barbara McClure wakes up each morning passionate about going to work at a place that improves lives and inspires futures every day! She has been the Executive Director of a Tucson social service nonprofit called IMPACT of Southern Arizona, for ten years. What is it that keeps you passionate about your role Barbara?
Barbara has been a visionary and planner with decades of experience as a small business owner and in nonprofit leadership; her innovative ideas and strategic thinking, along with a talent for bringing the community together, has helped grow IMPACT five-fold in a very short time. Her talents and interests are diverse but all center around helping people, improving the community, bolstering education, building capacity and sustainability, being vocal about the rights and conditions of others, experiencing art, nurturing all inhabitants of your garden, and enjoying life to the fullest.
And now Barbara is about to experience another exciting chapter in her life with hosting a brand-new Radio Show Podcast here on the Tucson Business RadioX Network starting in November.
IMPACT of Southern Arizona is a 20 – year old social service nonprofit stabilizing families and seniors, and moving people out of poverty. IMPACT’s programs are designed to stretch household budgets so earned income can be spent on necessities such as improved housing conditions, fuel to get to work, utilizes, and needed medical attention and prescriptions. Its clients are your neighbors! People come to IMPACT because it is a welcoming place where they are always treated with dignity and respect, and where they find resources, referrals, coaching, and help to attain the skills that can move them forward into self-sufficiency.
Barbara grew up in Pasadena CA, moved to Long Beach for college, got married and started our family then moved to Seattle area ten years later. Took our youngest son on an 11-month motorhome trip to get to Tucson – Homeschooled for 10th grade.
We vacationed at a rustic cabin when I was growing up, where we had no phone or television; and spent all our time outside fishing, hiking, horseback riding, listening to old radio shows, playing pool, reading comic books from the local small grocer, and using our imaginations all day long. I always admired the superheroes who defended people and cities like Gotham and Metropolis, so when our three boys were born, we named them after familiar character: Colin (Bryce for an overlay of Bruce Wayne, Kent, and Parker. Our first grandchild was born last year, and as in the family tradition, named Logan, after the Wolverine. I used to always tell them they were my superheroes – and they still are today!
Barbara loves working with numbers and has always loved math and the organization of things, so accounting seemed perfect, but I soon realized that I if I became a CPA I would have to spend many months inside doing tax returns, and that did not appeal to me as a long–term career! I have a great imagination and enjoy creating things, so thought I should find a better path that might nurture that side of my personality. I was working in the shipping industry in SoCal at the time and fell in love with import and export, so shifted my majors to Marketing and International Business. Those were wonderful fits, and I imagined graduating and moving to the largest port on the planet, in Germany; then, I met my future husband and things took a different turn.
A little bit about how Barbara got into Nonprofit work:
All along with my husband and I were always involved in nonprofits and community volunteer opportunities, and often said it was too bad we could not make a living doing those things we loved so much. Leadership roles in PTO, Boy Scouts, Historical Societies, Junior League, Elks, Rotary and more. Then when we moved to Tucson I looked for a local opportunity to impact my community. A Board position was about to open at IMPACT, and my local bank branch manager, Peggy Smoot, suggested I would be very passionate about getting involved in the mission work there. I worked in the Food Bank.
There are thousands of nonprofits in Tucson. What makes IMPACT Unique is that they bring the community together to stabilize families and move people out of poverty. Our true success lies in partnering with a large number of businesses, agencies, social clubs and other nonprofits. We invest $2.5 million in the community each year, and we do it all with a lean staff of amazing professionals supported by more than 170 volunteer shifts each week! We have put great systems in place to run efficiently, effectively and with a commitment to sustainability and integrity, protecting the community’s investment in our work, striving for perfect audits, being innovative, building capacity and most importantly – treating everyone with dignity and respect. We are an award-winning nonprofit with numerous nods to incredible customer service. Our clients are your neighbors… We improve lives and inspire futures of people living in Southern AZ.
So, IMPACT is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and you have been at the helm half that time. Share with me the things IMPACT has accomplished over the years, and the things you have planned for this celebratory year.
Lucas Barra with Radical Sales Coaching
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Lucas Barra is the founder/owner of Radical Sales Coaching. Radical Sales Coaching is based out of San Diego, California.
Lucas coaches all sorts of entrepreneurs and sales professionals with different techniques and best practices to help them grow their sales.
Connect with Lucas on LinkedIn.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- Techniques for business owners/coaches to use to break their limiting beliefs so they can grow their business
- Strategies for becoming more effective at phone prospecting
- Strategies for generating more referrals
- Techniques for dealing with the rejection that comes with sales
BRX Pro Tip: Clear Instructions for Better Execution
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BRX Pro Tip: Clear Instructions for Better Execution
Stone Payton: [00:00:00] And we are back with Business RadioX Pro Tips. Stone Payton and Lee Kantor here with you. Lee, let’s talk about clarity. And for today, the idea of providing clear instructions to get the best execution.
Lee Kantor: [00:00:16] Yeah. Everybody knows the importance of delegating. But when you’re delegating, if you’re not able to communicate clearly with the person you’re delegating to, then you are going to become frustrated by their lack of execution. So, you got to really take a hard look at yourself and make sure that the person that you’re delegating to and you’re frustrated with are not failing because of something you’ve done and you haven’t set them up for success.
Lee Kantor: [00:00:46] So, always look at your own communication first. Were you clear enough? Where was the miscommunication? What could you have done to explain things better? The sooner you can get better at giving clearer instructions, then the sooner you can really benefit from delegating more effectively. And this will help you scale faster. This will help you grow your business more effectively.
Lee Kantor: [00:01:09] So, remember, write down everything. Try to tell somebody who doesn’t understand anything about your business. Try to find holes in the instructions before you delegate. So, it’s important, whatever the task is you’re trying to delegate, get that down on your own, as good as you can get it, communicate it with other people. And then, once you have it tight and then anybody can understand it, then now you’re ready to hand it off to somebody else. And you’ll see you’ll be less frustrated by their poor execution because you did your work up front and got a nice, tight system for them to follow.
The Manco Logistics Show – Pete Schluckebier from West Walker Steel
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TMBS E160: Norman Bacal Author, Take Charge
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About Norman Bacal
After founding the Toronto office of Heenan Blaikie in 1989, Bacal went on to build and lead the law firm for fifteen years, in which time it became one of Canada’s leading firms and employed more than 1100 people.
At the pinnacle of his career, he was among the world’s leading entertainment attorneys, representing major studios and helping finance Canadian films, television programs, and a number of Hollywood films.
Take Charge removes the guesswork for today’s graduates and professionals who want tried and true advice to help them build skills, gain experience, and enjoy success. With career lessons from Bacal and more than twenty other successful professionals and leaders, Take Charge is an essential manual for graduates, young professionals, and those who mentor them.
Norman Bacal, in his clear and insightful book, Take Charge, faces these questions and challenges young professionals to build the skills which will empower them toward professional success.
“You can float along, hoping everything works out, or you can take charge of your future beginning right now. There are tools you need to survive and thrive,” says Bacal.
“Only you can be in charge of your future and the moves you make to increase your experience,” shares Bacal, “and more importantly, to experience your relevance.”
“If you’re struggling with how to move forward in your career, regardless of whether you’re in business or almost any other field, this book…is full of realistic action steps that show how to do just that.”
“The final nail to hammer home is this: your career is entirely in your hands,” reminds Bacal. “Do not let anyone convince you otherwise. Keep an eye open for opportunity, don’t be afraid to take risks, and realize that fear is the only thing holding you back from reaching your full potential.”
Take Charge: The Skills That Drive Professional Success (ebook) $7.88, ISBN 978-1988387215 (Paperback) $12.85, 2021, Iguana Books, 203 pages, available at Amazon and Barnes&Noble.
