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Akmann Van-Mary with SpotKew and Tyler Johnson with PrivOps

January 14, 2019 by angishields

ATDC Radio

Akmann Van-Mary with SpotKew and Tyler Johnson with PrivOps

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Akmann Van-Mary is an industry leader with over 20 years of experience in the Logistics and Trucking Industry, holding a strong focus on innovation and advanced technologies. He has made it his mission to stay on top of proven, forward-thinking strategies in order to optimize the highest end result in the sector. Akmann’s inspiration to start the Driver Relay platform known as SpotKew was fueled by the recent tightening of regulations on the Hours of Service laws that exacerbate the already serious driver shortage in the trucking industry. Prior to SpotKew, he served as the Director of Logistics for the largest seed and garden company in the nation (Central Garden & Pet), followed by his next role as Founder and CEO of Track Logistics Group, a position of which he held for 10 years. Akmann then went on to build RoadSync – the first electronic payment platform that offers the solution to an age-old stressor in the trucking industry, where he remained the Founder and CEO for 3 years. Akmann’s insight and passion for the hardships of truckers and the trucking companies were at the forefront of his mind when forming SpotKew and remain his motivating force today.

Follow Spotkew on Twitter and Facebook. Follow Akmann Van-Mary on LinkedIn.

Early in his career, Tyler Johnson invented an automated testing platform for HP’s most advanced servers and was awarded 22 US patents. Over the last 20+ years, Tyler has held various technical and business roles including product leader for Rackspace’s $600 Million private cloud computing practice and leadership of strategic IT technology alliances. Most recently, Tyler launched PrivOps, an ATDC Accelerate startup focused on software for digital transformation. Tyler holds a B.S.E.E. from Florida Atlantic University, an MBA from Southern Methodist University and lives in Alpharetta, GA, with his wife and two sets of twins.

Follow PrivOps on LinkedIn and Facebook. Follow Tyler Johnson on Twitter.

NFTC: Workforce Development & Talent Attraction Initiatives Ep2

January 14, 2019 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

NFTC: Workforce Development & Talent Attraction Initiatives Ep2

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The Talent Store
33 S 5th Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85701

Devon Underwood is the Founder and Lead Strategist at The Talent Store, an Executive Search and Talent Strategy firm.  Her goal is to help clients discover the people and processes that allow them to meet their strategic goals.  This saves time, money and creates the tipping point for growth.

With an understanding of the technology and best practices available to help growing companies scale successfully, she can develop and implement custom talent attraction, acquisition and retention strategies.  She can also work to place key leadership in newly developed, shifting or re-aligned roles with a focus on long term matching of culture and values.

Devon has provided Executive Search, Recruiting and Talent Acquisition strategy consulting for clients in 40+ states for the last 15 years.  She has built, trained and developed recruitment teams and played a key role in employment branding.  She is an expert in analyzing current practices and shaping systems and solutions customized for each company’s culture, current processes and resource capacity.

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Pima Community College
1255 North Stone Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85709

Ian Roark is VP of Workforce Development at Pima Community College. His focus is developing and sustaining curricula, programs, and partnerships that will help students be successful participants in the 21st century economy. He has had the opportunity to work with many outstanding K-12 and community college professionals to develop innovative programs that have helped people realize their college and career dreams.

Ian has served on regional and state boards focused on workforce development (e.g., Texas Association of College Technical Educators and Chair of the Education & Workforce Development Committee of the West Texas Energy Consortium), and has presented at conferences on the topics of P-16 reform and CTE program innovation and at local, state, and national conferences.

Connect with Ian on LinkedIn and Facebook.

About Your Host

Tucson Metro Chamber
465 W. St. Mary’s Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85701
520-792-1212

Amber Smith is the president and CEO of the Tucson Metro Chamber. In her role, she leads the Tucson Metro Chamber in implementing the goals and visions of the Chamber’s Board of Directors to champion an environment where business thrives and the Tucson community prospers. Focusing on growing business through workforce development, talent attraction, and public policy, the Tucson Metro Chamber is a strong community partner focused on making Tucson the ideal destination for business success. Amber’s goal is to lower the amount of poverty in Tucson by growing businesses.

A government relations professional by trade, Amber’s strength is building relationships between the public and private sector, while identifying ways to collaborate and partner to achieve mutually beneficial goals. Amber began her career working for Senator McCain where she became adept at retaining professionalism and decorum while navigating difficult and controversial policy matters.

Amber represented the real estate and land use industry on policy matters first as a lobbyist for homebuilders and developers and then for Metropolitan Pima Alliance (MPA). MPA’s foundation is creating balanced land use policies that stimulate economic development and reasonably preserves our natural environment. Amber has continued that philosophy of finding common ground through her work at the Tucson Metro Chamber.

A Texas native, Amber moved to Tucson to attend the University of Arizona and graduated with a degree in Political Science and a Master’s in Public Administration from Eller College. Married to a second-generation Tucsonan, Amber’s husband Robert is a Tucson Fire Department Captain, who also owns a small business. Amber and Robert have three young sons, 11 goats, four dogs, three donkeys and some chickens and they enjoy the quiet life on their small ranch.

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Jeff Schmidt with Authomate, Piyush Saggi with Parmonic and Ugochukwu Ezeamuzie with Bloveit

January 14, 2019 by angishields

ATDC Radio

Jeff Schmidt with Authomate, Piyush Saggi with Parmonic and Ugochukwu Ezeamuzie with Bloveit

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Jeff Schmidt has been a leader in the security arena for over 25 years. He built and ran one if not the largest managed security services businesses at British Telecom for Fortune 500 companies across all verticals and sectors. Jeff has been part of building and delivering some of the most innovative solutions in the security space including the first cloud based managed security service (BT Counterpane), Visual Analytics for Intrusion Detection, and protected some of the most prolific clients and events including the Olympics. Jeff has spoken at numerous conferences, RSA,, Gartner, Infosecurity Europe, and others, as well has worked side by side with industry icons like Bruce Schneier and Jim Tiller. Jeff joined Authomate in 2015 in their mission to eliminate the frustrations associated with passwords, making your mobile device your one and only password.

Follow Jeff Schmidt on Twitter and LinkedIn. Follow Authomate on Twitter and Facebook.

Piyush Saggi is the cofounder & CEO of Parmonic. He grew up in the print media business working with his dad.

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Ugo Ezeamuzie is the Founder and CEO of Bloveit. Prior to starting Bloveit he was an Investment Banking Analyst and Private Equity Associate at Citigroup and Morgan Stanley, respectively. Ugo is a graduate of Georgia Tech and loves movies.

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CTWJ E5: Jamie interviews John Wilfert & Becky Wesoloski

January 14, 2019 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

CTWJ E5: Jamie interviews John Wilfert & Becky Wesoloski

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Smoothie Factory
4246 N 1st Ave.
Tucson AZ
520-850-6525

1031 N. Park Ave.
Tucson AZ 85719
520-300-5945

John Wilfert has had many years of experience in the health, wellness, coaching, and business development and management fields. Prior to being a successful business entrepreneur and helping manage and consult for business, John got a lot of his ability to lead and coach people when he was a very successful college basketball coach for several colleges/universities. John attended Washington State University, Pullman where he earned his Bachelor’s of Science in Physical Education and his Masters of Education in Athletic/Sport Administration. John performed out of the classroom as well having played for the WSU PAC-10 basketball team. John went on to become the Student Director of Activities for Northeastern College where he oversaw and developed many programs while designing and building a new 8-million-dollar state of the art Community Event Center, that housed, activities, concerts, shows, and athletic competitions for the local community. He was the lead fundraising and development director for the Event Center, while acting as the Director of Corporate Fundraising and Marketing for the college. He developed programs to build community relations and increase revenue to the Event Center, every year he was there.

John later went on to serve as the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation Chairman at Odessa College. There, John had a long list of responsibilities and accomplishments that helped shape his career and really exemplifies his dedication to his craft and team development. During his time at Odessa College, John was responsible for having revamped “The Fitness Center” with new equipment ($400,000), raised over $900,000 in one year for a capital project “ET 130” Dick and Amelia Saulsbury Community Conference Room, cultivated a Donor to Donate Golf Driving Range to the college ($450,000 Tax write-off), and raised additional funds for different projects for the college. He also oversaw multiple national championships in both men’s and women’s athletics, with numerous other national-level accomplishments. After his term at Odessa College, John remained in Odessa and become the President/CEO of the Odessa YMCA. There he created Partnership in the community while directing a full and part-time staff of over 175, and a growing budget of $4 Million. During his career he established his own Life Skills and Fitness-Health Coaching/Counseling business, helping individuals and companies develop healthier ways of living and advancing their professional careers.

In 2011, John went on to open Smoothie Factory franchises, and after 7+ years he now has grown to own 4 stores in 2 states. For nearly a decade, John has successfully operated and grown each store every year with large profits. John’s dedication to constantly developing physically, mentally, and professionally is the reason he is so successful today. He possesses the great capability of positively impacting any person, group, or project he sets his sight upon.

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Becky Wesoloski
920-264-5153

Becky Wesoloski is originally from Green Bay, WI and moved to Tucson 4 years ago. Growing up in Wisconsin, hockey was her entire life. Beck and her younger brother both played competitively all year round which kept her parents on the go constantly. Becky also coached a younger girls team. During the off season, she worked with multiple trainers and coaches in performance training gyms to stay on top of her game. Eventually, she switched over to working with and training horses which lead her to a degree in veterinary technology that she used for a while before getting back into the fitness world.

When Becky moved to Tucson, she started working out with a personal trainer again and realized how much she missed being in the gym, so she decided she wanted to make a career out of it. She worked a small local gym, where she met friend and mentor Jamie, and was able to branch out on her own and start her business when he opened Start a Movement Personal Training.

Becky has been a personal trainer for 2.5 years and has been fortunate to have had a few great mentors and experience many aspects of the fitness industry including pole fitness, silks, lyra, CrossFit, yoga, TRX, Tough Mudder, sports performance, functional movement training, nutrition, corrective exercise, and stretch therapy. Recently, she also became a brand ambassador for Smoothie Factory and SF Nation.

Connect with Becky on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

About Your Host

Jaime Overturf
Farmers Agent, Entrepreneur
2555 N Campbell Ave
Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 293-2900
joverturf@farmersagent.com

As a local Farmers® agent in Tucson, AZ, Jaime Overturf helps customers identify the insurance coverage that best fits their needs. This process is straightforward and personalized to help make them more informed about their insurance options.

Jaime has the knowledge and experience to help customers better understand their coverage options–whether that’s auto, home, life, business insurance and more. You can connect with Jaime on Facebook.

Tucson Business Radio: Conscious Capitalism Ep 4

January 14, 2019 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

Tucson Business Radio: Conscious Capitalism Ep 4

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Barker Contracting
2127 East Speedway, STE 101
Tucson, AZ 85719
info@barkerone.com

Alice Templeton is the Business Development Director for Barker Contracting. Alice has decades of experience in enhancing business practices and communications on behalf of the A/E/C industry.

A Tucson native, Alice brings long standing relationships and a solid understanding of our community to every effort she pursues. As a former president and current board member of the Metropolitan Pima Alliance, Alice has insight into and knowledge of the real estate development community and knows how to bring diverse interests together to find common ground solutions.

Alice is equally at ease working with all sectors of the public, whether government staff, developers, businesses or neighborhoods. She is a dynamic speaker who has presented at regional and national conferences on a variety of subjects including client relations and project management.

Connect with Alice on LinkedIn.

Mrs. Green’s WORLD
520-230-3911
info@mrsgreensworld.com

Gina Murphy-Darling is the Founder and CEO of Mrs. Green’s World. Gina is a dreamer at heart. But she doesn’t just dream – she makes things happen. She has spent most of her adult life working to improve the lives of at-risk children and families, and now our at-risk planet. She is madly and passionately in love with this great planet of ours and is tireless in her efforts to preserve it.  Her big dream?  Raise the consciousness, of every human being on this planet, about the reality of our climate and the health of our planet. Then, educate, inspire and engage them to be the change they wish to see in the world.

Gina hosts a global podcast dedicated to preservation of planet & interviews guests from all over the globe. The tag line is “We don’t tell you what to think. We just want you to.

In addition to hosting the show, Gina represents clients at national & local green living events, provides clients with partnership opportunities and green consulting services.  She is also a public speaker and author. Her most recent book is – Your Mother Called: Mother Earth. You’d Better Call Her Back

The Mrs. Green Team also maintains a blog and are active on LinkedIn, Google+, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest & Instagram – all of which are dedicated to promoting eco-friendly practices & sustainability in every aspect of life.

Gina is a game changer, early adopter & an international spokesperson for sustainability. Gina is The Disruptor for Good.

About Your Hosts

McCraren Compliance
sarah@mccrarencompliance.com

Sarah McCraren is CEO and President of McCraren Compliance and is a Tucson native with a strong sense of community. Sarah spent many years in the corporate finance world specializing in the operational analysis, measurement and accountability systems, project management and software implementations. However, Sarah wanted to do work which was meaningful and would positively impact her community. She found that saving lives and reducing injuries through comprehensive safety programs fit that bill. Sarah leads the McCraren Compliance team by keeping everyone focused on their primary purpose and balancing the needs of all their stakeholders.

Sarah serves on the Board for the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Tucson Chapter, Southwest University of Visual Arts, Conscious Capitalism Arizona and are active with the Arizona Builders Alliance, Arizona Rock Products Association and Arizona Transportation Builders.

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Retirement Evolutions
jneis@retevo.com
www.retevobiz.com

Jeremy Neis is an Investment Advisor with Retirement Evolutions and a small business operator fueled by the desire to enrich the life experience. He grew up in the Chicago area and chased the sun to get a degree at the University of Arizona in human and organizational communications. After doing so, he returned to Illinois where over the next 15 years he would find joy in co-launching and growing a technology solutions company and establishing a family. In 2014 he returned to the desert to join his current venture, Retirement Evolutions, where his focuses are: (1) Conduct planning with individuals and families so that they can maximize the likelihood of leading secure and comfortable retirements. (2) Through the business services arm, Resourceful, empower business leaders to care for the people that they will rely upon to be thriving, sustainable organizations.

Jeremy is a proud contributor to the Conscious Capitalism movement as he views it as a powerful vehicle to bring about greater prosperity and reduced suffering for our human family. Over his career he has had the privilege to work closely with hundreds of different enterprises across many markets and industries. A common theme emerges among those firms that he’s seen excel and that is to be great not just with what they are bringing to market, but also with the manner in which they are doing so.

Connect with Jeremy on LinkedIn and follow Retirement Evolutions on Facebook.

Andrew Gowasack with TrustStamp, Charu Thomas with Oculogx and Zachary Aten with Grassroots Labs

January 14, 2019 by angishields

ATDC Radio

Andrew Gowasack with TrustStamp, Charu Thomas with Oculogx and Zachary Aten with Grassroots Labs

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Andrew Gowasack is the CEO and a co-founder of TrustStamp. His primary focus is seeking out and building the strategic partnerships needed to open new identity-related markets around the world. As the CEO of Trust Stamp, Andrew has participated in a number of the leading accelerator programs in the U.S. and overseas and built relationships with some of the world’s largest financial institutions. Andrew is an accomplished public speaker who can regularly be found addressing leaders in both financial services and real estate. Andrew received a BA in both Finance and Economics from Benedictine College and began his career in financial services with a focus on sales and marketing prior to co-founding Trust Stamp. Andrew is actively committed to ongoing learning, studying at world-class institutions such as the Harvard Business School and the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Follow Andrew Gowasack on Twitter and LinkedIn. Follow Trust Stamp on Facebook.

Charu Thomas is an entrepreneur and internationally published wearable computing researcher. She collaborates with the inventor of Google Glass, Thad Starner, and has developed her own wearable computers. Her company, Oculogx, has worked with clients like Newell Brands and is participating in an accelerator partnered with Walmart.

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Zachary Aten is a Co-Founder and the CEO of Grassroots Labs. He has worked in digital health for over 8 years and has a passion to solve cost and access problems in health care. Zachary is a software developer and got his B.S Economics from Georgia Tech in 2010.

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Dr. Andrea Goeglein with Serving Success

January 14, 2019 by angishields

Coach The Coach

Dr. Andrea Goeglein with Serving Success

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Dr. Andrea Goeglein altered the truth of her age and got a job at a Wall Street brokerage firm at 14. By 24 she opened her first operating business – a Haagen-Dazs ice cream store in Reno, Nevada. Many businesses and a PhD in Organizational Psychology later she felt she had experienced enough stress and anxiety to be an expert.

Today she is a Success Catalyst and known as Dr. Success™ at Serving Success. Andrea is the founder, curator and author of the Don’t Die™ self-development collection of books. Her latest book is Don’t Die Waiting to Be Brave. As an expert in Applied Positive Psychology, she is your success Sherpa, guiding you as you climb the mountain of success.

Follow Dr. Andrea Goeglein on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter.

Trusted Advisor Radio Episode 1

January 14, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Trusted Advisor Radio Episode 1

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Archie Emerson is the Owner and Broker at Dedicated Realty, LLC. Experienced Broker with a demonstrated history of working in the real estate industry. Strong real estate professional skilled in Sellers, & Buyer Representation, Real Estate Owned (REO), Foreclosure, and New Home Sales as well as Housing Counseling(HUD APPROVED). Follow Archie Emerson on LinkedIn.

Erica Hayward is the Owner at The Ultimate Tax Experience.

Ericka Dukes is the Founder and Owner at Social Ink Co. A lot of business owners are busy running their businesses and just don’t have the time to think of content to post, let alone actually post it and engage with customers. That’s where Ericka comes in! She is experienced in helping small-mid size business owners increase their reach and engagement on social media. Her goal is to relieve all the stress of having to manage your social media everyday, so the client can take care of things that make their business run better. Follow Ericka Dukes on LinkedIn.

Christopher Seabrook is the host of Trusted Advisor Radio and serves as a Financial Representative at Country Financial. He prides himself on working hard to provide the best possible service to his clients. Being able to help people is a central part of his life, and is happy to be of service to his clients and community. Christopher also enjoy meeting new people and building one-on-one relationships. Open and honest discussions are an easy way for him to connect with clients and ultimately help them secure their financial security goals.

Follow Christopher Seabrook on LinkedIn, Facebook and www.christopherseabrook.com.

Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

January 12, 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.

Rachel Bagnell is the Program Director at Women in Technology. As a technology senior leader and change management champion, Rachel has more than 15 years of experience leading innovation, building quality programs, championing department startups and reorganizations, driving profitable growth, managing risk, recruiting talent, and driving process improvements that align business units with companywide strategic and financial objectives. As an organization transformation and restructuring expert, she has built critical technology teams and shared services departments that set the standard for program innovation and service excellence. Her experience is across a broad range of business segments including Information Technology, Internal Audit, Operations and Claims. Follow Rachel Bagnell on LinkedIn.

Patti Dismukes is the Board of Directors and Executive at Hunter International. A seasoned business leader with a rich mix of technical, business development, operational and P&L management. Experienced in launching start-ups, growing existing business and developing service offerings and practices to expand revenue streams. Experienced in assessing needs, solving problems and developing creative solutions. Follow Patti Dismukes on LinkedIn.