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Ep 47 Michael Donnelly with Silicon Valley Bank and Lindsay Scott with PMO Flashmob

February 7, 2020 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Ep 47 Michael Donnelly with Silicon Valley Bank and Lindsay Scott with PMO Flashmob

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Ep 47 Michael Donnelly with Silicon Valley Bank and Lindsay Scott with PMO Flashmob

For more than 35 years, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has helped innovative companies and their investors move bold ideas forward, fast. SVB provides targeted financial services and expertise through its offices in innovation centers around the world.

With commercial, international and private banking services, SVB helps address the unique needs of innovators.

Michael Donnelly has been leading enterprise initiatives and organizations for over twenty years. He has grown from an “accidental” project manager to managing programs, portfolios, and PMOs.

Michael has helped transform teams from “good to great” through coaching PMI, Lean, and Agile best practices at Intel Corporation, Mutual of Omaha, and now Silicon Valley Bank, where he leads the Business Risk Office.

Connect with Michael on LinkedIn.

PMO Flashmob is a learning and networking community group in the UK which for the last 7 years has been bringing PMO practitioners together to chat, debate, grow friendships and generally get around the bars of Londontown.

It’s all about tackling the challenges together – exchanging ideas and gripes. It’s also spawned two further companies too – The PMO Conference, an annual event in London each June – and PMO Learning, a formal training company.

Lindsay Scott is passionate about PMO. Having worked as a PMO Manager back in the late nineties, she went onto the form, Arras People, a project management recruitment specialist which also focused on PMO recruitment.She’s always loved getting people together in this field and formed part of the PMOSIG at the Association for Project Management (APM) in the UK. Finding the confines of an association a little too claustrophobic, PMO Flashmob was created to break out and change the rules.

For the past seven years, she’s created the PMO Conference, which welcomes 500 PMO practitioners from around the globe to London each summer – carry on PMO Flashmobbing and co-founded PMO Learning – which focuses on formal PMO training and certifications for PMO practitioners.

She’s also PMI’s regular career columnist in the membership magazine – PM Network – and co-editor of the Handbook of People in Project Management.

Connect with Lindsay on LinkedIn and follow PMO Flashmob on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

ABOUT PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE HOURS SERIES

Project Management Office Hours is intended to provide Project Management professionals a place to drop in and discuss Success Stories, Best Practices, and Lessons Learned. Project Management Consultant Joy Gumz has shared with us, “Operations keep the lights on, strategy provides the light at the end of the tunnel, but project management is the train engine that moves the organization forward.”

Each of us has a unique story to tell, but collectively we share a message that organizations who embrace Project Management Best Practices perform better than those which don’t. Organizations which align Projects to Strategy perform better. Organizations with Engage Executive Sponsors deliver better results. Organizations which measure Project Management performance outperform those which don’t.

During our Project Management Office Hours, we hear directly from Industry leaders how to make an impact in our profession. How we, collectively, will Advance Project Management Best Practices, One Listener at a time!

ABOUT YOUR HOST

Joe Pusz started THE PMO SQUAD to bring real world PMO Leadership experience to the consulting space and to advocate for Project Management through his blog PMOJOE.com. The old saying is “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Following this mindset Joe left Corporate America in 2013 to start THE PMO SQUAD and work with fellow Natural Born Project Managers to advance Project Management Best Practices.

ABOUT OUR SPONSOR

THE PMO SQUAD focuses exclusively on PMO and Project Management consulting. Corporate America is full of Accidental Project Managers running projects who haven’t been trained to be PMs. To help solve this problem THE PMO SQUAD is on the Leading Edge with PMO As a Service. PMO As a Service allows our clients to focus on their respective core competencies while THE PMO SQUAD delivers Project Management expertise. Contact Joe at 678-591-7868. Follow The PMO Squad on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Denise and Ben Denslow with JEM Nikki Kontz with Teen Lifeline and Susan Todd with Movember

February 3, 2020 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Denise and Ben Denslow with JEM Nikki Kontz with Teen Lifeline and Susan Todd with Movember

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Denise and Ben Denslow with JEM Nikki Kontz with Teen Lifeline and Susan Todd with Movember

JEM was Founded in honor of Jacob Edward Machovsky who was lost to suicide on January 11, 2016. JEM exists to honor him by helping others. At The JEM Foundation they all have one purpose, to end youth suicide. Mental illness and treatment can be complex, JEM believes in support for the individual along with the parents/caregivers.

Their mission is to prevent suicide, support positive changes to mental health care, provide individual and family support, and remove the stigma that surrounds mental illness. JEM is working diligently to enact legislation that will improve the lives of those living with a behavioral health condition.

The Founders of JEM are certified Youth Mental Health First Aid instructors actively involved in training educators, community members, and others to reduce suicides throughout AZ. Along with training, they help families understand their insurance rights and file appeals when necessary.

JEM presents at statewide conferences, creates sustainable relationships with local, state and national elected officials, and formed a statewide insurance parity coalition that has garnered national support.

Jake’s Law, named for Jacob Edward Machovsky who was lost to suicide on January 11, 2016, is a comprehensive effort to improve access to mental healthcare and reduce rising suicide rates.

To learn more about Jake’s Law:

https://thejemfoundation.com/jakes-law-talking-points-fact-sheet/

https://thejemfoundation.com/press-release-jakes-law/

Denise Denlsow is business and technical professional whose life experience led to Co-Founding The JEM Foundation whose mission is to prevent youth suicide. Denise lost to her son to suicide and faced many obstacles getting her son Jake basic mental health care.

Due to that struggle, Denise and her husband Ben created The JEM Foundation and the Arizona Coalition for Insurance Parity (ACIP). ACIP’s focus is to enact state legislation to ensure that health insurance companies cannot discriminate between physical health and mental health.

Blessed, proud father of two and stepfather of two. Ben Denslow married his best friend three years ago and he is an AZ native. He has nearly 30 years experience in the banking industry.

Passions include animals, woodworking, gardening and driving legislative changes to improve mental health care. After losing his stepson Jake to suicide in 2016, he vowed to make change happen so no other family would have to endure the pain of losing a loved one to suicide. Together we can bring an end to the epidemic of suicide.

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Nikki Kontz is Clinical Director at Teen Lifeline. Teen Lifeline’s mission to provide a safe, confidential and crucial crisis service where teens help teens make healthy decisions together.

The agency was established in 1986 to impact the devastating problem of teen suicide through a free, confidential, peer supported hotline and life skills development that empowers Arizona’s youth to reach their full potential.

The core of Teen Lifeline is its Peer Counseling Hotline which provides troubled youth throughout Arizona the opportunity to access immediate help from a Peer Counselor 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Connect with Nikki on LinkedIn and follow Teen Lifeline on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Movember is the leading charity dedicated to changing the face of men’s health around the world. Our fathers, partners, brothers and friends are facing a health crisis that isn’t being talked about. We want men to take action to live happier, healthier, longer lives. We do this by investing in these critical areas: prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention.

As the U.S. Director for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, Susan Todd brings a unique blend of expertise in the areas of non-profit management and strengthening health systems as well as a passion for community involvement.

She is deepening Movember’s U.S. investment in mental health and suicide prevention by furthering the organization’s mission through partnerships and funded programs. Previously, she served as the Executive Director of 504HealthNet, a non-profit community-based coalition of primary care and behavioral health clinics in New Orleans focused on improving access to healthcare services, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay.

Prior to that she conducted research and analysis to implement components of the Affordable Care Act as an analyst for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. While there she focused on Medicaid and Marketplace enrollment and financing issues, and participated as a core team member in the White House initiative Strong Cities, Strong Communities.

Her earlier experience also includes working for NASA as a scuba diver assisting in spacewalk training for astronauts and teaching English in Argentina. Susan earned her Masters of Public Affairs from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas and her BA in International Studies from Trinity University in San Antonio, TX. She is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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Aaron Raine with the City of Mesa and Arricka Crayton with Olive Branch HHC E30

February 1, 2020 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Aaron Raine with the City of Mesa and Arricka Crayton with Olive Branch HHC E30

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Aaron Raine with the City of Mesa and Arricka Crayton with Olive Branch HHC E30

Detective Aaron Raine started with the Mesa Police Department in July 2006. He trained as a CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) in 2008. He attended the FBI Crisis/Hostage Negotiator School and SWAT 2011.

Since 2011 he has been a Crisis/Hostage Negotiator in the Mesa PD SWAT team as a collateral duty. Detective Raine has been on over 220 SWAT/CRISIS operations as a crisis negotiator. During most of that same time, he was also a tactical flight officer in the Mesa PD Aviation Unit.

Starting in 2016 he was one of the original members of the Mesa PD Crisis Response Team. In January 2018 he was reassigned from the Police Department to the Mayor/City Manager’s Office to head up the city’s efforts on homelessness, building a better model on how Mesa deals with homelessness. In 2018 he was named the Police Officer of the year for the State of Arizona by the Arizona Chiefs of Police.

Arricka Crayton graduated from Mesa Community Court and received transitional life counseling. Mesa Community Court provides a way for the homeless population to receive resources in place of being incarcerated. This was a very important step for her progressive life success, and all of her charges were dropped.

Aaron Raine helped Arricka to get back into massage therapy and she created Olive Branch Holistic Healthcare in response to the opioid epidemic.

Olive Branch HHC provides complementary pain management treatments, specializing in medical massage. The idea is to release the reason for the pain so there is no reason for high dose pain medication.

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About 3C Amplified

3C Amplified puts the spotlight on change makers in our communities. Listen in as we share how businesses, nonprofits and community minded individuals are connecting, creating and collaborating to amplify their impact and create positive change in the world.

Want to be part of the conversation? Join us in The 3C Community! Our members create together a collection of stories, experiences, and practical ideas for taking action and implementing change through collaboration and community partnerships between individuals, businesses and nonprofits.

About Jacqueline Destremps

Jacqueline Destremps is a creative marketing strategist and founded Another Hand Advantage, LLC in 2014 to help community minded small business owners and nonprofit professionals move forward more confidently with their marketing strategy. After graduating from Arizona State University with a degree in Psychology, she has spent her professional career working in both the nonprofit and for-profit sector.

She now enjoys being self-employed and the flexibility it provides to allow more time to volunteer, serve on nonprofit boards, choose pro-bono projects, run 100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun (which she co-founded in 2014) and travel the world. Jacqueline believes in creating connections between businesses and nonprofits in the community to stimulate growth and collaboration.

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Jeff and Denise Malkoon with Peanut Butter Americano and Eileen Spitalny with Fairytale Brownies

January 29, 2020 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Jeff and Denise Malkoon with Peanut Butter Americano and Eileen Spitalny with Fairytale Brownies

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Jeff and Denise Malkoon with Peanut Butter Americano and Eileen Spitalny with Fairytale Brownies

The idea for Peanut Butter Americano came about while Jeff Malkoon was volunteering in the South American country of Uruguay. Jeff noticed a bizarre incidence where peanuts grew abundantly, yet people preferred to consume sugary spreads such as dulce de leche.

After much trial and error in his mother’s kitchen, 6 flavors of all-natural, low sugar, tasty spreads made their way to Arizona farmers markets. Today, alongside sister Denise Malkoon, PB Americano’s mission is to provide delicious, nutritious and socially beneficial spreads.

The origins of Peanut Butter Americano were never forgotten. To continue bettering communities both in the US and in countries across the Americas, they created their Fund for the Americas® initiative. To date, Peanut Butter Americano has contributed more than $14,000 towards economic and community development projects in 19 countries. Read their full Giving Report for more information on their giving mission!

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The Fairytale Brownies story began on the kindergarten playground. It’s where Eileen Spitalny and David Kravetz met, forged a friendship and dreamed of a magical brownie-filled future. In 1992, baking late at night with a secret family recipe, their dream came true!

Today, they’re still baking gourmet brownies, cookies, and bars with only the finest all-natural ingredients like rich Callebaut Belgian dark chocolate, creamery butter, fine cake flour, and fresh eggs, and no trans fats, preservatives or artificial colors.

Fairytale Brownies supports the national nonprofit partner KaBOOM! with its incredible work building play spaces for children across the country. Since 2001, the company has contributed more than $350,000 in dollars, brownie gifts and volunteer hours.

Eileen Spitalny, along with childhood friend and business partner, David Kravetz, turned a dream of entrepreneurship into Fairytale Brownies – a gourmet e-commerce company that bakes and ships more than 6.5 million brownies, cookies, and bars a year.

Eileen and David met on the playground when they were 5, and made a pledge as teens to share their love for chocolate and brownies with the world. Eileen put that pledge on hold while she attended the University of Southern California where she graduated with a degree in business and Spanish. While at USC, Eileen worked in the Entrepreneur Program and studied Spanish in Mexico and Spain.

After spending seven years as a top sales producer for the Spanish television network Univision, Eileen and David put their pledge to the test in 1992 when they decided to share David’s Mom’s secret family brownie recipe with the world. Although they had no experience, they started baking brownies at night in a friend’s catering kitchen. They carefully chose Callebaut as the best chocolate for their brownies, and almost 20 years later they still bake every brownie with the same loving care.

Eileen and David haven’t forgotten the importance of play in a child’s life. The company has donated more than $350,000 and thousands of brownies to KaBOOM!, a national nonprofit that empowers communities to build playgrounds. Eileen also has donated her time to help build more than a dozen KaBOOM! playgrounds, including one with First Lady Michelle Obama in Washington, D.C.

Eileen’s current co-founder role is the Sales and PR Team Leader where she oversees corporate sales, wholesale and public relations.

In 2002, she was named the USC Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year. In 2006, she was named Arizona’s Small Businessperson of the Year by the Small Business Administration. Eileen is featured in a cookbook, Cooking with Les Dames d’Escoffier: At Home with the Women Who Shape the Way We Eat and Drink, and two homages to entrepreneurship entitled “Guts – Imagination – Vision, Conversations with Innovators-Changemakers, and “The Sleeping Giant.” She is a member of the San Francisco and Phoenix chapters of Les Dames d’Escoffier.

Eileen is married to Michael who was Fairytale Brownies’ first baker and employee, and the couple have a daughter, Bebe. Eileen enjoys eating and tasting foods of any type, especially from new purveyors (whom she likes to help as well). Personal interests include attending modern dancing performances, Bikram and ashtanga yoga, and traveling with her family. She has a shelter dog named Cutie.

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About Our Host

Along with being a Spartan racer, past animal trainer and magician’s assistant, Kindra Maples has experience working with diverse crowds of all sizes, ages, and backgrounds to support them with engagement opportunities.

Kindra is a dynamic and engaging community engagement specialist with 10+ years of proven excellence across senior leadership roles leading partnership development and community outreach and engagement.

As an ambassador of Phoenix Business Radio X she is able to continue supporting community engagement through connecting business professionals to others in the community.

Shatha Barbour with Hera Hub and Sonny Patel with Insurmi

January 23, 2020 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Shatha Barbour with Hera Hub and Sonny Patel with Insurmi

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Shatha Barbour with Hera Hub and Sonny Patel with Insurmi

Hera Hub is a spa-inspired, shared workspace and business accelerator for business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals. This flexible work and meeting space provides a productive work environment with a mission to support women business owners, helping them to thrive!

Hera Hub members have access to professional space to meet with clients, connect and collaborate with like-minded business owners, thus giving them the support they need to be prosperous. It is also a place to find additional resources, such as training, workshops, and one-on-one support essential for their business growth.. Hera Hub also offers an accelerator program with AHA to Exit to help all industries and stages of business grow and succeed, creating growth in our local economy!

Shatha Barbour is a passionate leader with a global vision! She has a diverse background with broad experience working in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry to co-founding a nonprofit organization to being CEO of Hera Hub Phoenix. After receiving her degree in Healthcare Management & Policy from Univ of Michigan in 2002, Shatha worked with the senior executive team of a hospital undergoing a 5 yr turnaround plan. From there, she moved on to work for Eli Lilly, a fortune 500 pharmaceutical company, where she covered roles from sales operations to global access strategy, improving the reach of medicine throughout the world among Lilly affiliates worldwide.

In 2010, Shatha Barbour moved to Phoenix and took a hiatus from her corporate background. She co-founded a non-profit educational organization called Good Tree Institute, that she actively participates in still. By 2014, Shatha realized she wanted to bridge these broad experiences, from her corporate background to her non-profit startup to pursue her passion: cultivating and empowering women to fulfill their goals and business ideas in a collaborative environment!

Shatha started her journey of opening Hera Hub Phoenix in the fall of 2016. After almost 2 years in the making, Hera Hub Phoenix opened its doors in April of 2018. Hera Hub Phoenix is designed as a beautiful landing space and launching pad for the women of Phoenix in all industries and backgrounds, yet not exclusive to just women. It has already become that space with many business owners, professionals, organizations, and companies using the space as a workspace and training center.

Her ultimate vision is to build bridges between communities, especially women business owners locally, nationally, and internationally! In her free time, you’ll find Shatha hiking, working and facilitation workshops with nonprofits, and spending quality time with her husband and three kids.

Connect with Shatha on LinkedIn and follow Hera Hub on Facebook and Instagram.

Insurmi is a conversational-AI powered customer engagement platform for insurance carriers. The digital engagement platform is used by top-tier global insurance carriers to give them a competitive edge on generating new business online, streamlining customer claims, and delivering an overall better customer experience through next-generation technology.

Sonny Patel is the founder and CEO of Insurmi, an AI-based engagement platform for insurance carriers.

He started the company just three years ago at the age of 21 while working as a sales director and financial advisor at a top life insurance company where he realized the process of buying and selling insurance was unnecessarily cumbersome and outdated. He was determined to change this, and went to work to develop a solution that would simplify and take the guesswork out of the insurance buying process. That solution would eventually become Insurmi.

Now, Insurmi is being used by a number of top-tier global insurance carriers to easily generate new business online, streamline customer claims, and deliver excellent customer service through conversational AI.

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About Our Host

As an ambassador of Phoenix Business RadioX she is able to continue supporting community engagement through connecting business professionals to others in the community.

Stacey Williams with AZCLG and Angelo Rossetti with FPC Financial Coaching E8

January 22, 2020 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Stacey Williams with AZCLG and Angelo Rossetti with FPC Financial Coaching E8

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Stacey Williams with AZCLG and Angelo Rossetti with FPC Financial Coaching E8

Stacey Williams specializes in strategic marketing, sales and networking. Originally born in Belize, Central America, Stacey has lived in New York, Florida, California, and now resides in Arizona.

She made the move from California over two years ago to explore opportunities for her family and help create awareness of programs available to buyers in Arizona.

Stacey serves on several committees including: Community Outreach Committee, The Young Professional Network, the Affiliate Committee for the South East Valley Regional Association of Realtors (SEVRAR), Women’s Business Council (Tempe Chamber), and Kiwanis Satellite Member.

She is passionate about serving her community. Stacey loves that she works in an industry that allows her to give back. Her motto is “You should be able to do good while doing well”. Leaving a positive social impact is what motivates her the most.

Connect with Stacey on LinkedIn.

Angelo Rossetti is a Personal Financial Coach with FPC Financial Coaching. He is a full-time Ramsey Preferred Coach and graduated from the Ramsey Master Coaching Program. Angelo has over 35 years of experience as a Classroom Teacher, Staff Developer, Business Owner, and Financial Professional.

Over the last 10 years, he’s guided over several hundred people in the areas of debt reduction, wealth building, setting up a plan for a “Debt-Free Degree or CTE Certification”, developing a legacy plan, or facing life’s unexpected financial challenges.

Connect with Angelo on Facebook.

About This Show

Lawgitimate and its awesome guests highlight everyday financial topics including credit scores, debt management, small business, and real estate.

Lawgitimate’s goal is to raise awareness and provide the full perspective, including the legal lens attorneys use to address these complicated and fun topics.

About Your Host

Rochelle Poulton is an attorney and owner of AZCLG. Rochelle has been helping people with Credit and Debt issues since 2012, owns several small businesses, and has nearly 20 years of real estate experience.

Rochelle created Lawgitimate to bring in a network of awesome people to raise awareness and educate people about the litany of legal issues she faces everyday at AZCLG.

About AZCLG

The Arizona Credit Law Group, PLLC aka AZCLG is a consumer rights law firm in Tempe, AZ helping people with Credit Repair, Debt Settlement, and Bankruptcy.

We are small but mighty and love helping people get back on track financially. Learn more about us at azclg.com.

Exploring Women in STEM E1

January 21, 2020 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Exploring Women in STEM E1

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Exploring Women in STEM E1

SciTech Institute was established as a nonprofit organization as a conduit for collaboration among STEM industry, academia, civic, and non-profit organizations to align assets and resources to motivate individuals to pursue STEM-related educational and career paths. Together, we will build a world-class community of diverse STEM-literate workers and knowledgeable, engaged citizens.

Jacob Lounsbury graduated from Western Michigan University in December of 2000 with quadruple minors Elementary Education, Math, General Science, and Language Arts. In January he started teaching full time for the Saginaw Public School District. In the District Jacob was responsible for Seventh and eighth Grade Science Education at North Middle School. Jacob Was also involved in the Schools Basketball Program and Track Program, coaching the School’s Girls Basketball Team and coaching the School’s track team.

Jacob was also a member of the Michigan National Guard, serving as a Cavalry Scout. Jacob spent nearly 10 years in service, including 5 years active time. The active time in the Guard included a combat deployment to Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In Afghanistan Jacob was a Gunner, Truck Commander, Squad Leader, Biometrics Security Specialist, and Key Leader Engagement Team Lead.

Upon returning home from Afghanistan Jacob returned to the classroom. Teaching in Bridgeport Michigan, Jacob taught 8th grade Science and Writing, as well as was the advisor of the Schools Student Council, Girls Track and Basketball Coach, Team Achieve Committee Chair and Karaoke Club Advisor. Through active involvement in the school’s STEM engagement plan, Jacob became part of the CSO community as an Advisor, then moved to a team member, first going to Kuwait for their initial Leadership Training Institute, then moved to working of the guides as part of the Global Implementation Team.

Jake is now the Director of Global Partnerships for Chief Science Officers International. In this role, Jake serves as a “Jake of all Trades” working on government and corporate partnerships, implementation and logistics of new and continuing programs, the Middle East Liaison team lead, diplomatic advisor and much more. You will still find Jake in the front of the programs many cabinets both nationally and internationally leading training with both the students and advisors alike.

Connect with Jake on Instagram.

Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) is a global communications company that believes everyone and everything in the world can be connected. Tempe, AZ hosts Viasat’s Space and Commercial Networks division and a satellite manufacturing facility, which is designing and building the most powerful satellite broadband constellation to-date.

Sarah Shepis graduated from the University of Arizona in 2017 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Science and Engineering. For the past two years she has worked at Viasat Inc. as a materials/mechanical hybrid engineer. Her work focuses on optimizing the design of commercial, military and space technologies used to connect the world.

In addition to her fervor for technological advancement, Sarah feels passionately about making STEM opportunities more accessible to women and all youth. Sarah is an avid outreach volunteer and mentor of the CSO of the year, CSO Shalae!

To find balance in the life of an engineer, Sarah enjoys the great outdoors, being a Viasat photo ambassador and unofficial yoga teacher for other engineers.

Connect with Sarah on LinkedIn and follow Viasat Inc. on Twitter.

Katy Reno, Community Outreach Manager, SciTech Institute.

Chief Science Officer (CSO) Shalae Clemens is a member of the International Leadership Council and the current CSO of the Year.

She is a freshman at McClintock High School and a 3rd year CSO.

Shalae has a passion for STEM and is using her leadership skills to prepare the STEM workforce of tomorrow.

Connect with Shalae on Instagram.

About Our Sponsor

SciTech Institute™ was established as the Arizona Technology Council Foundation as the conduit for collaboration among STEM industry, academia, civic, and non-profit organizations in Arizona. Now, rebranded and named the SciTech Institute™ the goal centers around aligning assets and resources to motivate individuals to pursue STEM-related educational and career paths or find a passion while engaged in community events during the SciTech Festival.

The Chief Science Officer program highlights the 6th-12th graders that have been selected as leaders in their schools and communities to receive training to build a world-class community of diverse STEM-literate workers and knowledgeable, engaged citizens. Science For All allows for tax credit donations to provide engaging experiences for students while RAIN (Rural Activation Innovation Network) focuses on resources for the rural areas of Arizona.

As a STEM Learning Ecosystem, SciTech Institute™ focuses on collaboration and connecting individuals with opportunities! STEM Professionals are encouraged to engage with the future workforce by serving as a mentor, leadership coach, panelist, keynote and session trainer during a variety of conferences hosted or sponsored by SciTech Institute™ and The Arizona Technology Council.

Teachers and Administrators are invited to connect with the resources available while activating a large network of STEM champions for student projects, judges at events, volunteers, exhibitors and more. SciTech Festival Event Coordinators are supported during the planning and execution of community STEM events around the state by the SciTech STREET Team Members and the growing network of volunteers. The possibilities are endless! SciTech Institute™ looks forward to connecting with you today. Visit SciTechInstitute.org today for more information.

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About Your STEM Unplugged Host

After graduating from Bolivar-Richburg High School in rural western New York and joining the United States Army, Kelly Greene learned quickly to adapt to her surroundings to be successful. She attended Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio and played shortstop on the Tiger softball team while earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education.

After graduating from Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training, she traveled the world with the military. While stationed in Misawa, Japan, Kelly fell in love with learning about cultures around the world. Even as a deployed Soldier during Operation Iraqi Freedom for two tours, she found opportunities to connect with the local children to form the Victory Base Council Girl Scouts with her fellow servicemen.

In 2013, she was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and traveled the country by air and had the opportunity to utilize the most advanced technologies available to the tactical HUMINT operations in theater. Upon return from combat, she retired with 21 years of service and began teaching 6th grade Math.

After being selected as a Westside Impact Teacher of the Year and having her Fiesta Bowl Charities Wish Granted for a morning news studio, she was asked to begin a new class on campus – 7th grade STEM! Using her enthusiastic nature and combined with her strong classroom management she was able to design curriculum based on the Engineering Design Process to have her 7th graders complete a new project every 2 weeks!

She is excited to serve as the Director of Student Success for the rapidly expanding Chief Science Officers Program. Her goal is to push students just a bit outside of their comfort zone so they can see for themselves the power of their own ideas.

Ep 46 Craig Jones and Terra Thrash with USAA and Kandi Tilman with Kandi Tilman Consulting

January 21, 2020 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Ep 46 Craig Jones and Terra Thrash with USAA and Kandi Tilman with Kandi Tilman Consulting

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Ep 46 Craig Jones and Terra Thrash with USAA and Kandi Tilman with Kandi Tilman Consulting

Are you a Veteran or do you know a Veteran struggling to transition to the civilian workforce? What services are available for our Veterans, Military and Veteran Spouses and Servicemembers to assist with the transition? Listen to this episode to hear Kandi Tillman, Terra Thrash and Craig Jones discuss the challenges and opportunities that face our Veterans with this transition.

Kandi is a Veteran Spouse and advocate who discussed several tools available to help such as Skillbridge, LinkedIn, and Mentoring. She also provided great insight to the nuances and differences between a Military Spouse and a Veteran Spouse.

Terra is a Project Manager at USAA and also still active duty within the US Air Force. She shared her story and the challenges as a 17 yr old recruit working her way into leadership roles within the military. She speaks to the importance of building relationships within the military and how those relationships will be important for the transition.

Craig shared his story with his transition from the Marines to now working as a Program Manager at USAA. Craig provides great perspective on why a civilian Project Manager role is a great career choice for a transitioning Veterans. He shares to “start with the end game” as advice for Servicemembers to think where you are headed and not just where you are today.

Tune in for upcoming shows with Project Management leaders and subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcast, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Spreaker, Stitcher,or your favorite podcast platform!

Thanks to our sponsor THE PMO SQUAD. Visit www.thepmosquad.com to learn about the Purpose Driven PMO and all their project management services.

The United Services Automobile Association (USAA) is a San Antonio-based Fortune 500 diversified financial services group of companies including a Texas Department of Insurance-regulated reciprocal inter-insurance exchange and subsidiaries offering banking, investing, and insurance to people and families who serve, or served, in the United States Armed Forces. At the end of 2017, there were 12.4 million members.

USAA was founded in 1922 in San Antonio by a group of 25 U.S. Army officers as a mechanism for mutual self-insurance when they were unable to secure auto insurance because of the perception that they, as military officers, were a high-risk group. USAA has since expanded to offer banking and insurance services to past and present members of the Armed Forces, officers and enlisted, and their families. The company ranked No. 100 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.

Craig Jones retired from the United States Marine Corps in 2010 following his service during Operation Iraqi Freedom that resulted in extensive combat wounds.

Along with the award of the Purple Heart, Craig also earned the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with a combat distinguishing device among his many unit and individual awards. Craig began his civilian career in the public safety sector where he led operations, programs, and projects in support of emergency first responders.

Presently, Craig is a Program & Project Manager that leads key strategic initiatives in support of governance, planning, and controls for USAA; along with leading their veteran’s employee resource group, VETNet, for the Phoenix Region. Additionally, Craig is the Founder of & Chief Consultant for Corps Consulting, the Founder of & Organizer for Vets Meet-Phoenix, and a mentor for Veterati.

A native of Ohio, Craig moved to Arizona with his family as a child and made it his home. He holds a Master’s degree in Personal Financial Planning, a Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, and is certified as a Project Management Professional, SAFe Agilist, and in change management.

Connect with Craig on LinkedIn.

Terra Thrash has been a USAA member since 2004 and had been a USAA employee since 2010. She is currently serving as an IT Technical Project Manager II. Before moving over, she was a Senior Processor in the Real Estate department for 9 years.

Terra graduated from Arizona State University in December 2018 with a Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice. She is currently serving in the United Stated Air Force as a Security Forces member. She joined the Air Force May 25th, 2004, only 5 days after her high school graduation. Terra has been deployed to Iraq once and has been stationed in at Kunsan AFB, Korea and Luke AFB, Arizona.

Terra also serves on core team for VETNET. She is the Diversity & Inclusion Lead as well as the marketing and communications lead. She is also a member and supporter of the multiple DBG groups across campus.

Terra was recently accepted into Manager Candidate School 2019

In Terra’s free time she loves spending time with her family and coaching competitive cheer.

Connect with Terra on LinkedIn.

Kandi Tillman helps organizations identify and activate opportunities, partnerships, programming and messaging that drive social impact. She is focused heavily within the military veterans space and works closely with partners to drive community engagement and workforce development.

Kandi’s background includes 20 years with Fortune 100 companies including Procter & Gamble, Henkel, Oracle and SAP across strategy, biz dev, eCommerce, brand launches & activation, solution marketing, strategic partnerships & organizational readiness.

Kandi’s husband is a veteran of the U.S. Army and with her experience in Corporate America, she and many others directly supported his 2-year transition into steady civilian employment. Based on this personal knowledge and eager to learn the landscape of veterans support, she made a significant career shift herself in 2 years ago and took a staff role with the congressional office of Kyrsten Sinema as the lead of veterans outreach.

She translated that into consulting with employers and organizations that directly serve veterans and just completed a large project consulting with ASU across all veterans initiatives at ASU, including student services, career placement, research/curriculum opportunities & community engagement.

Connect with Kandi on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Brian Wood with MARS Coaching Shawn Snyder with Looking Forward Consulting E4

January 17, 2020 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Brian Wood with MARS Coaching Shawn Snyder with Looking Forward Consulting E4

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Brian Wood with MARS Coaching Shawn Snyder with Looking Forward Consulting E4

MARS Coaching is passionate about supporting continuous personal growth and organizational development. MARS continues to support major corporations, professional sports organizations and municipalities. They provide confidential, professional and discreet executive coaching, online learning resources and leadership assessments with customized summaries and action plans. MARS Coaching can accommodate the learning and development needs of any organization with the emphasis on leadership, communication, organizational culture and social styles.

Brian Wood is a previous Chairman of The Board for the Tempe Chamber of Commerce. With 30 years of experience at American Airlines and Waste Management, he combines a corporate perspective with his background as an athlete and a certified professional coach to provide clients with unique support and guidance toward the next level of greatness.

Brian was certified as a professional coach (leadership, success and transition) through the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching. He uses a model that identifies the mindset and energy that is constructive while attacking the opportunities to convert catabolic thinking. Brian is enthusiastic about helping people find their passion, leverage their gifts while identifying and achieving their definition of success.

He is also an executive coach with the American Express Leadership Academy – hosted by the ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and nonprofit innovation.

Additionally, Brian is :

* A mentor with New Pathways for Youth
* A Certified Player Agent with FIBA, the NBA and WNBA Players Associations
* A Certified Leadership Circle Profile practitioner
* A graduate of Valley Leadership
* An international Speaker
* Co-author of bestselling book – “Journey of Riches”
* Featured in the upcoming movie “Adversity”

Originally, from NJ, Brian earned his BA in Communications from William Paterson University and earned his MBA in 2014 from the University of Phoenix. He loves travel, community involvement, adventure, generating positive influence and “the experience” of life. Also loves spending time with his wife Vivian and kids – and watching them compete in sports and life.

Connect with Brian on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram, and follow MARS Coaching on Facebook.

Looking Forward Consulting is trusted by many of the worlds most successful companies to help them solve their toughest challenges through improving employee performance and leadership skills. We specialize in leadership development, employee training, learning gamification, workforce assessment, leadership coaching, and organizational development. Our proven processes will help our client’s accomplish their business objectives.

Shawn Snyder is an accomplished organizational development expert with a proven ability to develop and implement training strategies as well as organizational change initiatives. He is recognized as an expert in human performance and developing tomorrow’s leaders. He has also led multi-million dollar change initiatives for Fortune 500 companies.

Shawn is an accomplished speaker and innovator. He has traveled the world inspiring leaders at all levels. He has helped many organizations drive higher sales, increase employee morale, and reduce employee turnover. Innovation and technology are a cornerstone to Shawn’s success with clients. Shawn has several apps available in market that enable interaction with learners in new and different ways.

Connect with Shawn on LinkedIn.

About the Show

Kelly Lorenzen started the “Collaborative Connections” show to bring her clients and favorite charities together to meet each other, connect and collaborate in life and business. She hopes to build a stronger community one show at a time.

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KLM Consulting is a business concierge and project management firm. They help small business owners and non-profits build, brand and brag about their businesses.

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Kelly Lorenzen, CEO of KLM Consulting, is an award-winning entrepreneur with over 15 years of business-ownership experience. She is also a certified project management professional.