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TMBS E19: Karl Groveneur, Vice President at MKE Tech

October 10, 2019 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

TMBS E19: Karl Groveneur, Vice President at MKE Tech

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MKE Tech Hub Coalition Bringing More Tech Workers to Milwaukee

Karl Gouverneur, Vice President of Digital Workplace, Corporate Solutions, and Head of Digital Innovation at Northwestern Mutual.

The MKE Tech Hub Coalition is a cross-industry partnership. The Coalition’s vision and the ways in which it will engage the business community, involves education institutions, organizations, and individuals who share the same goal of advancing tech and innovation in the region correct.

In this role, the Coalition’s focused on providing a digital core to enable efficiency and flexibility that enriches the experience of the company’s employees. He does this by partnering with business areas across the enterprise to integrate technology with the company’s business strategies and objectives.

There’s been a lot of great work over the last two years by dozens of Milwaukee companies and organizations that share the goal of growing technology and innovation in southeast Wisconsin. This includes a rather unique collaboration to advance this work, including five local companies, Accenture, Advocate Aurora Health, Kohl’s, Northwestern Mutual and Rockwell Automation, are forming a cross-industry partnership and investing more than $5 million to form the MKE Tech Hub Coalition, a unique collaboration to bolster and grow the Milwaukee region’s economy.

All businesses need tech workers, not just what would traditionally be labeled technology companies. So it is about bringing more tech workers to Milwaukee, which will help local businesses across a spectrum of industries. Technology is impacting the pace of change and talent needs across all industries. The primary objective of the Coalition is to increase the number of tech workers in Milwaukee, which is critical for the region to help the local business economy remain vibrant).

The MKE Tech Hub Coalition is focused on growing, attracting and retaining leading tech talent. Growing the number of tech startups in the region, expanding the number of tech companies that relocate or grow to Milwaukee, creating a vision and image for the region that attracts tech workers and calling out freelancers).

For more information please visit: MKETech.org

Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

October 10, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

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The work of Women in Technology has an incredible impact.

Since 1992, Women in Technology has had a mission dedicated to promoting the advancement of women in Georgia’s technology community. Through the WIT COMMUNITY, WIT also educates and encourages girls and young women to pursue careers in STEAM.

Tara Sconzo is a senior manager at Jabian Consulting with a passion for integrating people and processes. She has broad experience across the utilities, hospitality, media and entertainment, and health care industries. Her areas of expertise include human capital management, business strategy, and technology execution. Tara has successfully led corporations both large and mid-size through global finance and process transformations, IT and systems integrations, and M&A and consolidation activities.

Tara’s professional passions include mentorship and community engagement. She has been an active WIT volunteer for 3 years, holds several leadership and volunteer positions including Chair of the Atlanta Jabian Cares (501c3) Board, Board member with the Executive Women of Goizueta, and Auxiliary member of the Order of Malta. Her personal passions include Atlanta sports, Ballet, Opera, and theater.

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Trisha Stezzi is an award-winning change-maker with a two-decade track-record of helping Fortune 500 brands create strategic win-win cause collaborations. In 2017, Trisha founded her own purpose-driven agency and speakers bureau, Significance, to unleash the potential of people and brands to be a force for good.

People long for meaningful connection, inclusion, and for opportunities to be part of something greater. Significance’s purpose-driven strategies, experiences, programs, partnerships, campaigns, and world-class speakers help organizations bridge corporate purpose with personal purpose while generating both social impact and strategic business results.

Trisha is also the Co-Founder and the Americas Lead for Sideshift, a “social opportunity network” – think: a mix of Netflix and Facebook , but with a purpose.

The Sideshift Summit “Changing Perspectives – Redefining Sustainability” brings together more than 50 thought-leaders to share insights and create a worldwide conversation about wellbeing, sustainability, success and happiness – in ourselves, our communities, our organizations and our planet. It’s a place to learn from each other and find solutions by thinking differently – and it’s free for everyone to join! See you there: www.Sideshift.net/Summit

Trisha is the Volunteer Program Director of Women in Technology’s WIT Forums, is an active volunteer at Conscious Capitalism Atlanta, is a Giving Gracefully Awards Host Committee Member, and is a Conspiracy or Love “Co-Conspirator” and #GoodLunch and #GoodDinner Atlanta Host.

Connect with Trisha Stezzi on LinkedIn and Twitter.

TMBS w/ John Doc Fuller, Prison Coach Ep 18

October 10, 2019 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

TMBS w/ John Doc Fuller, Prison Coach Ep 18

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John Doc Fuller, President CEO
Prison Coach Speaking & Consulting
24 William Street,
North Arlington, NJ 07031
732-406-2834
Email: docfuller@prisoncoachspeaking.com
prisoncoachspeaking.com
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter |

John experienced the worst of humankind behind bars. But, he refused to let that destroy him. He vowed that he would turn his life around and encourage others living on the edge to do so as well. As soon as John was released in 2002, he began coaching others who were facing incarceration about how to make the best of their time in prison. In 2004, he formalized his coaching by founding Prison Coach Speaking. He is the most sought-after prison coaches in the world.

In addition to being a nationally-renowned prison coach, John is also an acclaimed motivational speaker and author. John energizes his audiences to live his motto – Motivation. Determination. Transformation. John is living proof that no matter how bleak a situation is, motivation and determination can lead to transformation.

John is active throughout the country assisting organizations looking to implement prison re-entry programs

John is also the author of two books:

The Ten Prison Commandments: The Ten Rules You Must Know Before You Enter a County Jail, State or Federal Prison

John is an active contributor to ABC, NBC, FOX, Entertainment Tonight and Hollywood Access.

BRX Pro Tip: Have Your Prospect Poll Their Network

October 10, 2019 by angishields

BRX Pro Tips

BRX Pro Tip: Have Your Prospect Poll Their Network

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BRX Pro Tip: Have Your Prospect Poll Their Network Transcript

Stone Payton: [00:00:01] And we are back with Business RadioX Pro Tips. Stone Payton and Lee Kantor here with you. Lee, lots of strategies, tactics in helping someone make the right decision to invest their energy and resources in using the Business Radiox platform to help people and grow their business, one of which is to have the prospect poll their network.

Lee Kantor: [00:00:23] Right. This is one of my favorite tactics in order to move somebody that’s on the fence about doing this or not, because it works pretty much every time. What I like to do is say, you know what? I don’t know if this show idea is a good idea or not, but one way that kind of test it in a safe way is, why don’t you just go out to your LinkedIn, and then ask them, and say, “Hey, my company is thinking I’m sponsoring a radio show on the Business RadioX network that targets business attorneys. Do you know any local business attorneys that I can interview that you think that would make a good guest on my show?” Just pull them, ask the question. And then, all of a sudden, these people are gonna be getting bombarded with their people in their network of, “Yeah, you should talk to Bob,” “Oh, you should talk to Bill,” or “How about me? Why don’t—I’d be happy to come on your show.”.

Lee Kantor: [00:01:15] When they see all this positive feedback, number one, they’re gonna be encouraged that this is viable. And number two, they’re pretty much announcing that they’re going to do a show because, now, if they don’t do the show, they’ve got to explain to people because the people are going to ask, “Hey, what happened to that chair you were thinking of doing?” They’re gonna have to say, “Yeah, I decide not to do it.” So, people don’t like to do that because it feels like they’re losing something. They’d rather be gaining something, and this is a very simple way to move the relationship forward, so they buy a show from you.

Geoff Wilson with 352, Aman Bhardwaj with Liberty Defense Technologies and Robby Gulri with Proliant

October 10, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Geoff Wilson with 352, Aman Bhardwaj with Liberty Defense Technologies and Robby Gulri with Proliant

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Geoff Wilson is a true entrepreneur. He’s passionate about helping companies find, build and grow their next big idea. He launched his first venture at age 16, when he started a computer store in a shopping mall in Sarasota, Florida. Since then, he’s built eight more companies.

Geoff is president and founder of 352, a firm helping industry-leading companies find new market opportunities and build new products and services. Geoff and his team have helped some of today’s most recognizable brands—including Microsoft, Nationwide Insurance, Cox and GoFundMe. Thanks to 352’s insight and consultation, clients have generated hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue.

Being true to his entrepreneurial spirit, Geoff often can be found at TechStars Atlanta and Atlanta Tech Village coaching startup founders to help them achieve success by accelerating business growth. His involvement in his wife, Kim Wilson’s, high-growth startup, Social News Desk—the world’s leading social media tool set for journalists and media, used by 85% of the television newsrooms in the US—led to its acquisition in 2014 by Graham Holdings, a Fortune 500 company.

Inc. magazine has named Geoff one of America’s Top 30 Young Entrepreneurs, and his alma mater, University of Florida, recognized him as the Warrington College of Business’ Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

Outside of his professional pursuits, Geoff passionately cheers on the Florida Gators, collects sports cards and enjoys time with Kim and their three kids.

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Aman Bhardwaj, President of Liberty Defense Technologies, is a product development and operations executive with over 25 years of experience in bringing consumer electronics products and services to market in mobile phone, Smart TV and e-learning industries.

Mr. Bhardwaj has built and led global teams in U.S, Canada, China, and India for large multi-national and start up companies such as Panasonic, Flextronics, Educo, Hisense and Liberty Defense.

Mr. Bhardwaj holds both a Bachelor and Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology specializing in RF and Electromagnetics. He also received an Executive MBA from Georgia State University and currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration from Northcentral University.

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Robby Gulri is Chief Marketing Officer with Proliant. His mission is to use his technology, business, and marketing skills for a better world. Robby brings over 25 years of technology product marketing, product management, and sales experience and has brought 13 SaaS products and solutions to market in the areas of predictive analytics, machine learning software, information security, mobile device security, email encryption, business email and IM, and artificial intelligence platforms totaling in over $200M ARR since 2000.

Robby works or has worked in senior marketing and leadership roles at companies such as Proliant, ENGAGE Talent, Solvati, Illuminate360, Echoworx, BellSouth, Yahoo!, Portal Software, and Sirius Systems. He also runs a non-profit called Community Consulting Teams of Atlanta, where they provide over $1M of consulting expertise all pro-bono to 15 non-profits every year in the areas of marketing, strategy, IT, and board development. In April 2017, Robby was appointed to the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2018.

Robby has a BS in Electrical Engineering with a Minor in Mathematics from Georgia Tech, Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus in Management of Information Systems & Marketing from the Robinson School of Business at Georgia State University. He is a proud father of 2 beautiful daughters, ages 17 and 12.

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About Your Host

Joey Kline is a Vice President at JLL, specializing in office brokerage and tenant representation. As an Atlanta native, he has a deep passion for promoting the economic growth and continued competitiveness of communities in and around Atlanta, as well as the Southeast as a whole. He has completed transactions in every major submarket of metro Atlanta, and works primarily with start-ups, advertising/marketing agencies, and publicly-traded companies. With a healthy mix of tenacious drive and analytical insights, Joey is a skilled negotiator who advises clients on a myriad of complex real estate matters.

With a strategy and business development background, Joey is first and foremost a pragmatic advisor to his clients. Most recently, he was the Director of Business Development for American Fueling Systems, an Atlanta-based alternative energy company. While at JLL, he has become a member of the Million Dollar Club, and has built a reputation as an expert on the intersection of transit-accessibility and urban real estate. With intimate involvement in site selection and planning/zoning concerns, Joey approaches real estate from the perspective of the end user, and thus possesses a unique lens through which to serve his clients.

Joey holds a Master of Business Administration from Emory University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Washington University in St. Louis. He is a founder, board member, and the treasurer of Advance Atlanta, and also sits on the Selection Committee for the Association for Corporate Growth’s Fast 40 event. In addition, he is a member of CoreNet and the Urban Land Institute. Finally, he is part of LEAD Atlanta’s Class of 2019.

Connect with Joey on LinkedIn.

SBBV E11: Youth On Their Own, Elizabeth Slater, CEO

October 9, 2019 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

SBBV E11: Youth On Their Own, Elizabeth Slater, CEO

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GUEST;

Elizabeth Slater, CEO
Youth On Their Own
1660 N Alvernon Way,
Tucson, AZ 85712
(520) 293-1136
eslater@yoto.org
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube

Elizabeth Slater is a youth advocate who is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer for Youth On Their Own. YOTO is a nonprofit organization that supports the high school graduation and continued success of teens experiencing homelessness. Over the past two decades, Elizabeth has worked with teens in professional and volunteer capacities including education coach, health advocate, and safe housing proponent. Elizabeth completed a decade of service with AmeriCorps, developing and evaluating dropout prevention programs in urban public schools. She is also a professional fundraiser and has secured over $900M in funding for education programs and health services for low-income youth and families.

About Your Host, Stephanie Rising

A business coach and author, Stephanie Rising has helped over 100 small business owners achieve greater proficiency, profitability, and sanity. She specializes in navigating the complexities of family-owned companies and partnerships with 5 to 25 employees. An expert small business advocate, she provides objective problem solving and accountability that has led many of her clients to award-winning achievement. Her clients have represented a total of over $60M in annual revenues and 1,000 employees.

Stephanie specializes in DISC behavioral analysis and her book, DISC: Leverage Your Nature, Increase Your Sales, is available on Amazon. She outlines step-by-step tactics for building a marketing plan that is sustainable for each reader’s personality and speaks to their specific target market. Stephanie has led numerous well-received workshops on DISC-based marketing and applying behavioral analysis in business.

As an extension of her belief in promoting an educated and healthy community, Stephanie is a monthly sponsor of Youth On Their Own, which provides stipends, supplies, and mentorship to Tucson teens who are homeless through no fault of their own.  She also supports Temwani Children’s Foundation, which provides education, food, and hope to orphaned children impoverished by the effects of HIV/AIDS in Lusaka, Zambia in Africa. 

Stephanie’s podcast, Small Biz, Big Voices, is broadcast monthly on Tucson Business Radio X. Show notes, interview questions and additional coaching tips can be found on her Small Biz, Big Voices Facebook page.

Stephanie is available for executive team coaching, strategic planning retreats, and public speaking.

Tuesdays with Corey Episode 25

October 9, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Tuesdays with Corey Episode 25

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Tana Gildea is a Principal who began her career as a financial advisor with a phone call out of the blue in 2005. At the time, she didn’t even know what a financial planner was but quickly realized that she had found her “next chapter” in life after staying at home with four young children and serving in various PTA, Girl Scout, and booster club leadership roles.

The phone call led Tana to join Compass Financial Consulting, a fee-only wealth management firm where she moved from part-time client service administrator for the small but growing firm all the way up to Principal in 2014. She served as the Chief Compliance Officer at Compass, helped with many of the administrative aspects of running the business, and worked with a variety of clients. She also became a Certified College Funding Specialist in 2011 just as her first child headed off to college. Compass merged with Homrich Berg in January 2018 at which time Tana became a Principal at HB.

Prior to joining the Compass team in 2005, Tana had earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting. She had served as a corporate audit specialist, an operational manager, and an adjunct accounting teacher at Chattahoochee Technical College. She is slated to return to the classroom as an instructor for Kennesaw State University’s new certified financial planner program in 2018.

A published author, Tana has shared a wealth of financial advice for young people and other financial novices in her award-winning book, The Graduate’s Guide to Money, and in other publications. She enjoys speaking to college students about how to start their financial lives on the right foot. Tana also writes a financial blog for Working On Your Now, an online community supporting women through the various stages of their careers, and she often speaks to women’s groups about the emotional aspects of money management. She supports various local and national organizations and has served on various community boards.

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Corey Rieck is the President and Founder of The Long Term Care Planning Group, a firm that specializes in delivering Long Term Care education and coverage to companies, high net worth individuals and large organizations. Since 2001, Corey has devoted his career to Long Term Care as a result of multiple personal experiences.

A neutral provider of Long Term Care Solutions since 2001, Corey brings a unique and comprehensive consultative perspective to this issue. Since 2003, part of his commitment to the Long Term Care Industry includes his having trained over 3,500 advisors from San Francisco to Wall Street on how to properly position Long Term Care to clients through the CLTC organization. Additionally, he has authored dozens of published industry articles on Long Term Care and has assisted many of the nation’s leading LTC carriers on operational and educational matters.

The Arizona 100: Preview of the October 10 Issue

October 8, 2019 by angishields

Valley Business Radio

The Arizona 100: Preview of the October 10 Issue

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The Arizona 100

The Arizona 100 is a twice-monthly digital publication that provides quick and concise, yet thorough, news of the people, events, activities and news shaping Arizona. Each of the 100-word stories or 100-second videos focus on the arts, entertainment, history and restaurants to business news, management, healthcare and real estate.

The Arizona 100 has international and national “100” partner markets, which publish any article/ video upon request providing a combined reach of more than 300,000 readers across 15 markets.

The Arizona 100 is a project of HMA Public Relations, a full-service public relations and marketing communications firm in Phoenix.

To subscribe to The Arizona 100, visit thearizona100.com. Submit story ideas to editor@thearizona100.com