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Patrick Fuller with Fuller Story Video Production

February 8, 2019 by Karen

Patrick Fuller with Fuller Story Video Production

Fuller Story helps business leaders establish meaningful connections with their colleagues and customers by sharing their unique experiences through video. Fuller Story has developed a step-by-step process that ensures that you’ll be prepared (without getting overwhelmed), you’ll have fun (without breaking the bank), and you’ll end up with a story that you’re excited to share with others.

Patrick Fuller is an entrepreneur, coach, perpetual learner, and crossfitter who owns Fuller Story, a video production company focused on helping business leaders establish meaningful connections with customers by sharing their unique experiences… their story.

Patrick is also the host of a weekly tv show, The Entrepreneur Series, where he interviews experienced and successful entrepreneurs in a way that challenges the belief of what entrepreneurship really looks like. His vision is to showcase entrepreneurs, big, small, young, old, and everything in between and to shed light in areas typically shied away from while injecting vulnerability and humor. It’s his way of giving back, and providing insights and resources to all those like him who could use a little help and insight from time to time.

Connect with Patrick on LinkedIn and follow Fuller Story on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

BEST OF HEALTH The Bridge RN Patient Advocates with Melissa Cardine

February 8, 2019 by Karen

BEST OF HEALTH The Bridge RN Patient Advocates with Melissa Cardine

The Bridge RN Patient Advocates was created to help patients, their families and caregivers navigate the complex healthcare system with ease. We provide individualized consultation, education, resources, and support to help our clients as we bridge the gaps from diagnosis to healing through personalized and holistic assessment, goal-setting, planning and advocacy. Our goal is for our clients to feel empowered and in control of managing their health and ultimately become their own advocate. We begin by creating a comprehensive timeline of your medical history, reviewing all your medications and supplements, attending appointments, facilitating communication with pharmacists, providers, insurance companies and family members on your behalf, providing resources for decision-making, and doing anything necessary to support your success. The Bridge RN Patient Advocates provides in person service to the following areas: Gilbert, Chandler, Mesa, Tempe, Ahwatukee, Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, and Phoenix. We also provide consultations and services via phone and video conferencing.

Melissa Cardine has been a nurse for over 20 years. She received her Bachelor of Nursing in 1997 and Masters in Nursing in 2002. Her passion is listening to patients, families and care givers and building relationships with every member of the medical team. She has done that at every turn in a nursing career that spans from complex home health care services and hospital nursing to opening a nationally recognized outpatient treatment center. During her Master’s program, she developed a Geriatric Care Management program in which she envisioned helping the elderly and their families navigate the health care system. She imagined empowering people to be their own or their loved one’s best advocate. Instead of pursuing that immediately, she continued her nursing career and built a family. Melissa has experienced much personal and professional growth over the last decade, but her passion for listening to patients is still the same as the first day she became a nurse.

In October 2015, that passion turned into action. She enrolled in the Independent RN Patient Advocate program through the University of Arizona and started The Bridge RN Patient Advocates. She believed that is was time to share with others how they too can manage their own health. It was time to listen and educate clients on how to ask questions, understand their options, research alternatives, look at the big picture, and discover the root cause of their ailments whether physical, emotional, or spiritual. Melissa has displayed that patient-centered devotion for the past three years as the owner of The Bridge RN Patient Advocates. Melissa’s enthusiasm and energy for health advocacy is obvious in everything she does and is a benefit to everyone she meets.

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WHY BEST OF HEALTH?

I am a Physician Assistant who has been caring for patients for over 20 years and Family Practice (cradle to grave) is my specialty.

Following the footsteps of three generations of family practice physicians (my father, grandfather and great grandfather) this was a natural and genetic calling that I do not regret.

Given this, I have a unique perspective and it’s time to share that perspective through Ask the PA. As a health care provider, teacher, business owner, patient, and advocate for my family and friends throughout the years, it has been painfully apparent there are disconnects within the current state of health care in the US and throughout the world. It can be confusing and frankly very scary.

It is my goal though this series, Best of Health, to bring people together that are passionate about their roles in the business of health care… and yes, whether or not you want to hear that it’s a business, it is — and that’s the fact. I will introduce to you great, dedicated practitioners and people with a passion for getting the word out about their personal journeys and causes. I will provide information about navigating through a confusing system, asking the right questions and share ways for saving money and time along the way.

It’s time to create change by partnering, empowering, and focusing on the patient, their families and their providers of care. It’s time for you to take the driver’s seat rather than leave your health care solely in the hands of entities such as insurance companies and the pharmaceutical industry.

Stay tuned. Here’s to your Best of Health.

~ Barb

ABOUT BARB

Barb is a Physician Assistant (PA) and a primary care provider with a passion for education and advocacy. Prior to becoming a Physician Assistant (PA), Barb was an accomplished musician and teacher. In 1992, Barb made the conscious decision to leave teaching and her musical career in pursuit of a career in medicine. She graduated from AT Still University’s first PA class in 1997 with a Masters of Science in Physician Assistant Studies.

Barb has spent several years working in clinics and family practices. Currently, Barb works for Premise Health at Insight Enterprises in Tempe, AZ as a solo practitioner providing primary care to employees and families on campus. She was also a partner in Renaissance Medical Group and Renaissance Medical Properties in Chandler and Maricopa, AZ and had a dual role of Chief Operations Officer and practicing PA for 14 years.

Along with being a PA, Barb is the author of the book Surviving the “Business” of Healthcare, Knowledge is Power! She is a certified Medical Professional Legal Consultant and Patient Advocate, speaker and influencer for change in healthcare for the patient, provider and family members. Barb is also certified by the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants and is an active member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.

In her spare time, she loves to travel, maintaining an active lifestyle that includes running, biking, swimming. She loves to spend time outdoors with her family and friends, whether it’s walking on the beach or hiking in the desert.

For more information about Ask the PA and to connect with Barb:

Askthepa.com

Facebook: Ask the PA

LinkedIn: Barb Regis, M.S.,PA-C

THINK FIT-GET FIT-STAY FIT FitLogisitx with Partners Danielle Evans and Joelle McCasland

February 8, 2019 by Karen

THINK FIT-GET FIT-STAY FIT FitLogisitx with Partners Danielle Evans and Joelle McCasland

FitLogistix known throughout Arizona, New Mexico and Utah as the final word in fitness equipment. FitLogistix does more than connect you to a world of great products — we help exercise your full brand potential. The FitLogistix experience offers its customers areas of fitness design, delivery, installation, and preventive maintenance programs. Or, put more simply — a turn key solution for all your fitness center needs.

FitLogistix is the vision and creation of Danielle Evans and Joelle McCasland. Best of friends for the past 20 years, they have worked as colleagues and as competitors building individual reputations as the top fitness sales and service professionals in the markets they serve. Sharing a love of fitness and a passion for customer service, each has been consistently recognized by their employers and peers alike for their individual successes and achievements. Believing that by combining their talents and resources, they could offer their clients a truly “best in class”, customer service based, complete fitness solution, they formed a partnership and FitLogistix was born.

Danielle Evans is married and has two children. She was born and raised in Southern California. She left her career as a LA Deputy Sheriff to pursue her passion for the fitness industry. Danielle has been an ACE certified trainer for 17 years. She has owned and operated her own gyms and has been in consulting and fitness equipment sales for the past 20 years.

Since she was 15 years old, Joelle McCasland has always loved the challenges and rewards of exercise and it has been a huge part of her life. She graduated from ASU with a degree in Exercise Science, emphasizing in Nutrition. Over the last 14 years, she has been consulting and selling Commercial Fitness Equipment and has built her relationships to a National level. Joelle and her husband are blessed with 3 girls and enjoy family time at the lake or in Rocky Point at the beach – wherever the fun in the sun takes them! “I am so thankful to God who put Danielle in my life and for us to be able to embark on this journey together…I believe there are truly no 2 stronger partners that can provide greater client care than we can.”

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ABOUT THINK FIT-GET FIT-STAY FIT and SCOTT MARSH

Scott Marsh is the Founder and Owner of Mind and Body Strengthening which is the culmination of working in the Physical Therapy and Fitness Industry for 26 years. Scott is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (C.S.C.S.) through the NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association), a Precision Nutrition Level 1 Coach and a Professional Member of the Medical Fitness Network. Scott also donates his time to the New Warrior Program, which he started to help recruits with their nutrition and physical training before they leave for Boot-camp.

Two of Scott’s favorite sayings are “Change doesn’t come from just knowing what to do, it comes from consistent daily practice” and “You need to align the way you think with the results you want”. These sayings are the basis for Scott’s THINK FIT-GET FIT-STAY FIT radio show; and, the solid foundation and wisdom that Scott uses to help people achieve their goals and maintain a healthy lifestyle over the course of their life.

Her Certified with Cathy Droz and Superstition Springs Lexus with Denise Erickson and Publicist Lauren Rosenberg

February 7, 2019 by Karen

Her Certified with Cathy Droz and Superstition Springs Lexus with Denise Erickson and Publicist Lauren Rosenberg

The program, HER Certified® — which stands for Honesty, Excellence and Respect — is designed to train auto dealers on what women want in a car buying and service experience from how they should be treated from the minute they drive up to the dealership, to the first handshake and all the way to the service and parts department. Droz consults with dealerships that are interested in attracting female customers by acknowledging how men and women think differently and, consequently, buy differently. According to Droz, women expect more than just the amenities like WIFI, a car wash and a cup of coffee, they ultimately want to be treated with respect.
The idea for the certification program came after she published “A Women’s Guide to Buying a Car with Confidence and Street Smarts – Don’t Let These High Heels Fool You,” which served to give women self-confidence and knowledge in the car-buying experience. The book opens with the buying power of women followed by her story and if she owned a dealership. The book educates women on what is and isn’t acceptable from a car buying experience.

Cathy Droz is an accomplished automotive journalist, author, speaker and radio host with a passion for the automobile industry. A native of New York, she was just 17 when she purchased the family sedan, which evolved into a 40-year career including opening a full-service automotive advertising agency, and, most recently, publishing her first book, “A Woman’s Guide to Buying a Car with Confidence and Street Smarts – Don’t Let These High Heels Fool You.” Highly respected by industry influencers, Cathy has test driven more than 500 vehicles, giving her insight and knowledge on virtually every make and model on the market to effectively educate the car buying consumer and make the search for the perfect automobile a pleasant and rewarding experience.

Cathy is currently Founder and CEO of HER Certified® — which stands for Honesty, Excellence and Respect — the industry’s first comprehensive certified dealer program aimed to help dealerships better serve female car buyers. The full-service “trifecta” employee training is designed to ensure the dealership not only meets, but exceeds, a woman’s expectations when buying or servicing a car. To be a part of the program, qualified dealerships who meet the criteria pay a fee and then receive items and services such as sales training for up to 100 employees that focuses on how to handle sales with female customers. Additionally, employees take the sales training online and must pass with 85 percent or higher. The sales training includes downloads of a workbook and her book for each employee taking the course.

A champion of community service and leadership, Cathy is a member of the Phoenix Automotive Press Association, a past President and Executive Board Member for Silent Witness, a distinguished member of Worldwide Who’s Who of Entrepreneurs, a 2016 Phoenix Suns Amazing Women award winner, the 2018 Honoree for Outstanding Women in Business, a volunteer for the Retired NFL AZ Legends, St. Vincent DePaul, and Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock charity, and donates 4% of all sales to the Girls Scouts of America to help promote financial literacy in young girls.

Cathy resides in Phoenix, Arizona, with her husband Manny. She is the proud parent of three children and nine grandchildren.

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Superstition Springs Lexus in Mesa, AZ, is proud to be an automotive leader in our area. Since opening our doors, Superstition Springs Lexus has kept a firm commitment to our customers. They offer a wide selection of both new and L/Certified pre-owned Lexus products.

Denise Erickson is a Lexus Master Certified Technology Specialist with Superstition Springs Lexus. Denise has over twenty years in the luxury automotive industry specializing in sales, marketing and technology education. She ensures that all Lexus clients receive the benefits of the “Lexus Experience” including one-on-one tutorial sessions, as well as hosting “New Owners” and “Women’s Technology Night” events on a regular basis.

Contact Denise via email and follow Superstition Springs Lexus on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram

Any publicist can get you a story. Lauren Rosenberg Public Relations has solidified over 50 front-page feature stories and hundreds of TV interviews for her clients. LRPR is a highly qualified and “think outside the box” communications and marketing firm representing all business verticals including: Art, Automotive, Construction, Entertainment, Fashion & Beauty, Health & Wellness, Home Décor, Literary, Luxury Consumer, Medical, Non-Profit, Online, Personal, Restaurants, Retail and Sports, among others.

Lauren Rosenberg has a proven track record as a seasoned professional, who is well known for being the “Connector”, connecting like-minded individuals and business together for opportunities that would have not come about had it not been for her making the connection.

Lauren is also an entrepreneur and creator of the Elaine Ryan® Home Decorating Kit and therefore can decipher what steps must be taken in order to advance her client’s businesses to the next level.

The former corporate publicist for Mastro’s and Houston’s (Hillstone) Restaurants, Lauren was name by The Business Journals as one of the leading Public Relations professionals because of her consistently ethical, professional and results oriented representation.

Connect with Lauren on LinkedIn, and follow LRPR on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN AmeriSource HR Consulting Group with Camille French and RealWorld Marketing with Jenny Lang

February 6, 2019 by Karen

LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN AmeriSource HR Consulting Group with Camille French and RealWorld Marketing with Jenny Lang

AmeriSource HR Consulting Group provides full- scale outsourced human resource services and solutions. What makes AmeriSource HR unique is our customization. We base our involvement on what works for our clients’ HR business needs. Whether we become your complete HR department, or a resource for your already amazing team of HR experts, AmeriSource is well equipped to provide anything and everything HR, from tactical to strategic initiatives. Our team of experts walk and talk our core values of being spectacular, passionate, real and doing it together!

Camille French is a senior level strategic human resources professional with many years of experience in multi-state, multi-industry environments. She is an active member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and holds a senior level professional certification in Human Resources (SPHR), SHRM-SCP as well as a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA). Spanning nearly two decades, her career has been devoted to partnering with professionals and business owners of small to medium sized organizations. She has achieved success in helping them understand how crucial human resources is to the organization’s competitive position and overall strategic initiative. With her wealth of experience, knowledge, and locally recognized expertise, Camille founded AmeriSource HR Consulting Group.

AmeriSource HR was founded to support two of her passions: one, to partner with growing companies who strive to build a strong employee culture. Companies that have a desire to maintain compliance while staying up-to-date on the HR trends and technology solutions of today, and two, to provide a platform for other passionate, educated HR professionals to get out of the day- to-day mundane role in one organization and flourish in providing an HR partnership with many organizations. Due to Camille’s leadership and business mind, AmeriSource has begun expansion of additional offices in other states.

In addition to her professional success, she is very involved in the community and proud to serve as a Board Director for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Arizona as well as the Executive Association of Greater Phoenix.

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RealWorld Marketing is a full-service agency with a special focus on automotive marketing. As a Tier 2 marketing agency for Acura and Honda dealer associations, their clients are spread throughout the country. They always do their homework to research each new market they enter, so they can produce unique creative catered to the needs and lifestyle of each region so customers can relate to the product.

Jenny Lang is the Managing Director for RealWorld Marketing. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona. RealWorld Marketing is a full-service agency with a special focus on automotive marketing. As a Tier 2 marketing agency for Acura and Honda dealer associations, their clients are spread throughout the country. They always do their homework to research each new market they enter, so they can produce unique creative catered to the needs and lifestyle of each region so customers can relate to the product.

Jenny most currently was the Chief Operating Officer for the Henry Brown Auto Group. As well as General Manager for the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram and Chevrolet brands. Previously, she was the General Manager for Acura North Scottsdale, part of the Penske Automotive Group.

Jenny has 27 years of experience in the automotive business. Under her leadership, Acura North Scottsdale was a 9 time recipient of the Acura Precision Team Award. Acura North Scottsdale has won one of the best places to work through the Phoenix Business Journal for several years. She had served on the Executive Board for the Valley of the Sun YMCA, as well as the committee chair for the Financial Development Committee. She had also served as the President of the Acura Dealers Association for 9 years..

Prior to the Penske Automotive Group, Jenny spent over a decade working for the Lewis Brothers, a privately family owned dealer group based out of Kansas. She started out as a car sales person and worked her way through all of the positions in the dealership to achieve her first General Management job at 28 years old.

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The Leadership Lowdown was created to share the REAL story behind valley leaders’ rise to the top, and the truth about what it takes to TRULY succeed in life and business. Hear the raw stories of these leaders’ journeys…the pitfalls, the victories, and all of the heartaches and triumphs in between.

ABOUT YOUR HOST

Jodi Low is an accomplished corporate trainer, inspirational speaker, and the Founder and CEO of U & Improved. Jodi has trained thousands of entrepreneurs and executives on how to build a booming business, master a mindset for success, and achieve the lifestyle they desire through heart-fueled leadership.

Through U & Improved—an award-winning personal and professional leadership development company based in Scottsdale—Jodi has redefined traditional leadership training by creating a sustainable and actionable model that is personal, challenging and meaningful to each and every individual who enrolls in any of the two-and-a-half-day experiential training classes. She and her elite training team have advanced the charge in heart-based leadership
development and empower U & Improved graduates with knowledge, tools and awareness to immediately be more effective and responsive leaders at work, home and within their communities.

Among her many accomplishments as a Valley leader, Jodi launched a teen leadership program in 2014 to empower young adults to become more confident, motivated and focused stewards of our future. In 2016, she founded a non-profit arm of the company—the U & Improved Leadership Foundation—that makes the program more accessible to deserving teens.

Jodi has been recognized by industry publications and organizations for her work in leadership development and serves as a source of inspiration within the community. In 2015, she was honored as an “Outstanding Women in Business” by the Phoenix Business Journal and by the Phoenix Suns and National Bank of Arizona with the “Amazing Women” award. She has received both the prestigious “Diversity Leader of the Year” and the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce’s “Sterling Award.” She was also awarded a Silver Stevie Award for Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 and was a finalist for the Junior League of Phoenix’s Valley Impact Award. Jodi is a devoted single parent who volunteers her time at her daughters’ school programs and with organizations such as Angel Mamas, where she’s served on the board for three years.

Boys To Men Of Greater Phoenix with Steve Murphy

February 4, 2019 by Karen

Boys To Men Of Greater Phoenix with Steve Murphy

They don’t tutor, yet the boys they mentor see their grades improve. They don’t tell them what to do, but the boys have fewer behavioral issues.

Boys to Men is men and women who believe every boy deserves a chance to succeed. They take a stand for the next generation of boys, supporting them as they move toward manhood. As a 90% volunteer organization, they train men to create a safe place where boys 13- 17 can be authentic and discover their truth. Boys to Men is a 501c3 affiliated with Boys to Men USA. The work began in San Diego 22 years ago and continues to follow the tradition that it is the community’s adults who are responsible for guiding the next generation. To get results, they work with a group of boys for 1 hour a week, during the school day, beginning in 7th grade and following them into High School.

They combine a proven group mentoring model with a goal-oriented, boy-focused motivational interviewing process that allows boys to discover their inner resources and to develop emotional intelligence. Men support the boys as they face the obstacles that stand in the way of becoming good men. They will challenge the boys stories, attitudes and choices, while guiding them in learning integrity, accountability and compassion. Mentors model healthy masculinity, without fixing or rescuing the boys. They shine a light on what’s true about each boy, inviting him to step into being the man he knows he can become. Trained mentors listen, accept and encourage the boys as they step into positive change that will serve them during this challenging stage of development.

Steve Murphy is Founder of Boys to Men of Greater Phoenix. Steve has been the Executive Director for Boys to Men of Greater Phoenix since its founding as a 501c3 Nonprofit in 2015. For nine years, he saw the positive impact of being a volunteer mentor for at risk boys and chose to leave a corporate sales and marketing career to run Boys to Men of Greater Phoenix full time in 2017. From the beginning, Steve and other volunteers offered group mentoring to local boys by taking them to Rite of Passage weekends in collaboration with Boys to Men of North Central Arizona.

As a Phoenix resident and 3rd generation Arizona native, Steve has a degree in Marketing from Arizona State University. He cherished the time spent with his 4 children, 6 grandchildren and both parents, still married after 65 years.

Connect with Steve on LinkedIn and follow Boys to Men on Facebook.

BUSINESS SCORECARD Broadcaster and Lecturer Jonathan Horowitz and Evangeline Downs Racing Announcer Michael Chamberlain and Jacob Fann with Fanntastic Media

February 4, 2019 by Karen

BUSINESS SCORECARD Broadcaster and Lecturer Jonathan Horowitz and Evangeline Downs Racing Announcer Michael Chamberlain and Jacob Fann with Fanntastic Media

“Colorado Prep Spotlight” is a TV show about high school sports broadcast on Altitude Sports in the Rocky Mountain Region. 11:00 AM. The University of Denver is one of the most successful non-football Division 1 athletics programs in the country with recent national championships in men’s ice hockey and men’s lacrosse. Arapahoe Park is a Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racetrack that operates in Aurora, Colorado during the summer. The Arabian Jockey Club is the governing and promotional body for Arabian horse racing in the United States. The Sport Management department at Metro State University, based in Denver, is the only program in Colorado and one of only 32 Bachelors programs in the United States to achieve Commission on Sport Management Accreditation.

Jonathan Horowitz announces, writes about, and produces social and digital media for sports. An Emmy Award finalist for “Sports Play-by-Play” in the Heartland region for 2015 and 2016, he is both a play-by-play and public address announcer for basketball, football, horse racing, soccer, and more. He has produced sports stories for Altitude Sports & Entertainment, AT&T SportsNet, and AuroraTV in the Rocky Mountain region.

Horowitz has also authored books for the Publishing Office at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. He currently teaches in the Sport Management Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

In addition to broadcasting horse racing, Horowitz is an aspiring eventer competing on an Off-the-Track Thoroughbred he used to announce.

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Evangeline Downs is a full entertainment complex located in Opelousas, Louisiana (outside of Lafayette), which includes a casino, racetrack, hotel and Eeventcenter. The casino is open 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.

Michael Chamberlain has been the Racing Announcer at Evangeline Downs since March 2015. Prior to that, he worked as Announcer at Sam Houston Race Park, Turf Paradise, Vernon Downs, and several other racetracks as well.

Michael has been working in the racing industry since 1997. In addition to his announcing duties, he has also been an oddsmaker, track handicapper, media personality and writer.

Michael was the Voice of the NTRA Great State Challenge in 2002 at Houston and has been a 3- time participant in Breeders’ Cup All-Star Announcers’ Day (in 2002 at Arlington Park, 2004 at Lone Star Park and 2006 at Churchill Downs).

Connect with Michael on Twitter and follow Evangeline Downs on Facebook.

Fanntastic Media, located in Scottsdale, AZ, specializes in growing small businesses by professionally creating powerful brand presence, capturing new customers, and targeting untapped markets thus dramatically increasing sales.

In 1963, Jacob Fann’s grandfather Floyd and his brother Don owned Fann Toyota, and in their commercial they would state, ” My Toyota is FANNtastic.” The Fann legacy holds tradition for respected ethical practice, trust, and valued work. As a 22 year old college graduate, Jacob founded Fanntastic Media based on those same principles.

Jacob has been involved in working with small businesses his whole life, and noticed the complete lack of professional internet and social media marketing. His mission is to help businesses increase revenue and build a stronger relationship with their customer base.

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ABOUT BUSINESS SCORECARD AND YOUR HOST

Daniel Liguori is currently a graduate student at Grand Canyon University’s Colangelo College of Business and the Studio Ambassador / Production Intern here at Business RadioX. Daniel graduated from The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism in 2012 with a Bachelors Degree in Broadcast Journalism. Daniel went on to work for The Arizona Diamondbacks in the merchandise department and was awarded the 2013 MVP of The Arizona Diamondbacks team shop and was presented an award by Arizona Diamondbacks President and CEO Derrick Hall and former Diamondbacks player Luis Gonzalez. Daniel also has experience working for the Arizona Cardinals Inside Sales Department.

Daniel has followed Arizona Sports since childhood and has a strong passion for the local teams and the current trends going on in Arizona Sports. Daniel has launched a new show called Business Scorecard on Phoenix Business Radio X. The show airs on Tuesday afternoons at 1pm. Business Scorecard takes an approach to Arizona Sports and the business and fan side of sports. Some featured guests to the show have been Arizona Diamondbacks play-by-play announcer Mike Ferrin and former NFL player Edward Smith.

Daniel has a passion for helping people and connecting the business community in Arizona.

Perimeter83 and Juuice with University of Advancing Technology

February 1, 2019 by Karen

Perimeter83 and Juuice with University of Advancing Technology

Perimeter83 at University of Advancing Technology is a one-of-a-kind corporate training and technology startup coworking space nestled on the UAT campus in Tempe, Arizona. Perimeter83 provides vibrant events and lecture series, access to a wider breadth of technology and tech-focused mentors, as well as elite training from the regionally accredited University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, AZ. We offer coworking space for those companies that need to grow wisely and affiliate memberships to those larger businesses looking to “plant their ag” at UAT with students and the amenities on campus such as: Cyber Security War Room, VR/AR labs, Robotics lab, Makers lab, digital studio, etc.

Russ Yelton is President/CEO of Yelton and Associates. Yelton and Associates is a consulting firm that provides community development services to municipalities and scaling businesses. Utilizing extensive business incubation experience and professional contacts, the firm assists business incubation projects, as well as private companies, to scale to obtain angel investment, private equity, as well as venture capital.

Previously, Yelton served as Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle Transplant Technologies (PTT). PTT is a regenerative medical company, which operates a human tissue bank. PTT develops allograft tissue for transplant, along with an amnion fluid product line. Yelton was responsible for strategic direction, corporate culture and overall growth management. Under Yelton’s leadership, PTT scaled from 20 to over 100 associates, grew to distribute products in every state in the United States, as well as 19 countries, increased processing and administrative space from 25,000 to 40,000 sq. ft. and grew revenues from $3.6m to over $18.5m. PTT also was named to the Inc. 5000 list in 2016 and 2017. Russ currently sits on the Advisory Board for PTT and retains an ownership interest.

Prior to PTT, Russ was President/CEO of the Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NACET). At NACET, Russ oversaw the development of multiple business incubation sites across the State of Arizona, including the Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation at Gateway Community College (CEI), the Maricopa Center for Entrepreneurship (MCE) in the City of Maricopa, as well as the Native American Incubation Network (NAIN). Upon his departure, 62 companies were in the current portfolio, and clients raised over $82 million in capital in 4 years. He also served as the founding President of the Arizona Business Incubation Association (AzBIA).

He has also worked with a community college in North Carolina to convert an abandoned 141,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility into a mixed-use incubator consisting of an FDA approved commercial food kitchen, biotechnology research labs, light manufacturing, and executive offices. The program also established agreements with seven incubators in six foreign countries, which led to its recognition by the International Business Incubation Association (INBIA) as the second most innovative program in the world in 2008. Yelton has served as President and Vice-President of the North Carolina Business Incubation Association (NCBIA), Chair of the Mountain South Incubator Alliance, past Founding President of the AzBIA, former Chair of AzBIO from 2015-2017, and currently serves as Past Chairman of the Board of AzBIO, Chair of the Flinn Bioscience Entrepreneurship Committee, a Member of the Arizona District Export Council (DEC), a Member of the Arizona Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee as well as several others. Russ has performed feasibility studies for multiple municipalities and groups ranging from business incubations to co-work spaces to specialized programs such as the processing of native herbs.

Russ received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) from Appalachian State University and his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Western Carolina University, where he also completed continuing doctoral coursework. He also completed Economic Sustainability training from the Vienna School of Economics, and he is a Flinn-Brown Fellow.

Carolyn Vasos is the Director of Business Development for Perimeter83 inside the University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, AZ. Vermont/Scottsdale, AZ born and raised, Carolyn attended the University of Arizona majoring in Communications/Radio/TV. She worked for eight years in the Phoenix Broadcast Talk Radio market as their Business Manager. This put her into the conversation with many Valley leaders and politicians. She also helped implement the first Bloomberg radio affiliate nationwide at KFNN Business Talk Radio and a national financial trade show.

Carolyn moved into the emerging sector of Global Branding for SHR Perceptual Management in Scottsdale, AZ supporting client brands: Coke, General Mills, Boeing, Starwood, Mattel, BMW, Ford, etc. And helped with their Arizona Innovative Thinking (IT) Conference, similar Ted Talk Conference. Carolyn, then helped co-found Brian Fidler Interactive Web Design & Development, which was recognized by Tauchen as One of the 1000 Best Websites globally. Clients included: MGM Grand Hotels, Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Robson Communities. She expanded into Social Media Sales by joining Yelp.com, as they expanded into the Scottsdale market.

Along the way, she is Boys Team Charity Board Member, a key parental leader of Villa Montessori School, a leading Pi Beta Phi Alum and an active member of the Brophy College Prep Mothers Guild. She supports many activist causes in our Phoenix community every single chance she gets.

Carolyn brings her unique insight to create a lively and active community at Perimeter83. She’s a Tech Evangelist, mentoring and managing P83 clients to develop unique pathways to success. It’s the access and synergy of a coworking space and Carolyn enjoys advising and adding to the Tech Ecosystem. The ultimate goal? Growing our robust Tech Sector for Arizona. So go ahead, imagine it and Carolyn will make it happen. Eventually, She’ll meet everyone on the planet, share the story of your brand and get the word out-it’s that simple. Quote for a recent client, “watch her, she’s going to meet everyone in this room.”

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Mobile people need access to mobile power. Juuice is “extending the power grid” by rolling out portable, battery-powered phone chargers — at scale — throughout cities.

Stephanie Hockridge is a native Texan who moved to Arizona 7 years ago. She’s an Emmy-award winning broadcast journalist, who spent the past 15 years as a news anchor. This year, she joined the Juuice team to establish strong, strategic partnerships in the community… in order to push forward the company mission: to ensure everyone has access to affordable power on-the-go.

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The University of Advancing Technology is the technophile’s college experience—a community uniquely suited to provide students passionate about technology an ideal place to live and grow. UAT is a private and family-owned University that merges the values of the traditional academy with the modern technology campus, a fusion that enhances our ability to fulfill the mission of educating students in the fields of advancing technology who innovate for our future.

Provost Bolman has focused his career upon addressing the profound need within Arizona and the nation for a substantial and diverse creative class workforce. As its long standing provost Dr. Bolman has built the University of Advancing Technology (UAT) into a unique all-STEM institution that marries the best of traditional small private college learning with the genetics of innovation that come with agile technology organizations. As an educator, he has focused on cultivating a base of technology students and future inventors who are as diverse as the people who ultimately use their creations. As a technologist, he has worked to create a university where the culture of innovation and creation is so regular and celebrated that the goal for each student is to graduate having routinely worked on numerous teams and built again and again complete solutions using the technologies that excites their imagination.

As an advocate for Arizona as a remarkable state where innovation is encouraged in all spaces, including education, Dr. Bolman has grown UAT from a single classroom of 13 students into a STEM private college campus that is unique not only to Arizona but also the country. UAT and its community are dedicated to advancing society through students who learn the tools, techniques, concepts, and responsibilities of applying technology in ways that lift up human society. Dr. Bolman has researched, written and spoken on the nature of technology as a foundational human force and how to successfully lead innovation. He is an alumni Valley Leadership and currently serves as its Past Board Chair. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Arizona Technology Council. He is an alumni of the FBI Citizens Academy and serves on the AZPBS community board.

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Alejandre Richards of Matrix Media Consulting Group with Karen Loomis of No Moss Brands and Lisa Guice of Lisa Guice Global-Vision

February 1, 2019 by Karen

Alejandre Richards of Matrix Media Consulting Group with Karen Loomis of No Moss Brands and Lisa Guice of Lisa Guice Global-Vision

Matrix Media Consulting Group offers a comprehensive suite of interactive solutions to help your organization succeed online and in general. Our solutions combine leading-edge technologies, interactive design, and our team members’ expertise, creativity and experience. Our specialty is Branding & Visibility.

Alejandre Richards is the CEO and Owner of Matrix Media Consulting Group. She is the Founder and Chair of the Annual Women In Business Conference. Richards brings 200+ women together to learn how to master their businesses and sustain longevity in a continually failing economic society.

Alejandre is a product of New York City. She was born to immigrants from the island of Barbados in the Caribbean. She was a professional athlete playing soccer, field hockey and rugby nationally and internationally. She subsequently owned three semi-pro soccer teams: The Orlando Falcons women’s soccer team which played in the WPSL, The Orlando Falcons men’s soccer team – which played in the PMSL and the Thomasville Lay Jackets, which later became the South Georgia Jackets.

Her career spans far and wide including Dr. of Optometry, Director of Marketing, Officer in the USAF and now owner of her business for 22+ years. She’s most passionate about helping women understand how business works and know how it can advance their growth. “I have done a lot of things in my life, been a lot of places, and there is not one thing that I have ever wanted to do the I have ever hesitated to do!”

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No Moss Brands specializes in creating a memorable brand that will be remembered by your prospect in their time of need. Memorable brands increase your brand awareness, leads, and sales, leading to doubling or tripling of annual revenue. I creatively execute your new brand via your logo, tagline, website and other marketing and advertising materials (videos, radio, TV, print ads, brochures, etc).

As a business owner, Karen Loomis spent 18 years in the fitness industry followed by a major career shift into the marketing and advertising industry. After a two year stint with an advertising agency, she spent 10 years as the Creative Director of a $1.5b local retail company with 114 stores in the U.S. In 2012, No Moss Brands was formed…a branding and marketing company.

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Lisa Guice Global-Vision, LLC is a transformational coaching company that focuses on bold success through self-realization which connects personal elevation and business achievement resulting in maximum profits.

Lisa Guice is America’s number one Self Relationship Expert™, International Speaker and Greatness Strategist who partners with CEOs, entrepreneurs and those looking for personal and professional next-level breakthroughs. After uncovering the true power that self-belief has on an individual’s success outcome, Lisa embarked on a journey to live out her true passion of uplifting others and teaching them how to solidify a positive relationship with the most valuable person there is, YOU. Understanding that how we feel about ourselves will continue to be the basis of what we attract to us, feel we deserve and propel or stunt our success, she developed empowering workshops and business programs teaching women how to walk into, leverage and monetize their greatness power.

Lisa studied business, and earned certifications in human management, seminars and presentations. She has become an Empowerment Specialist, Be Great Now Academy creator ,but prides herself on her ability to help others breakthrough what has held them back from reaching their highest potential and purpose. Lisa has received awards as an outstanding leader of women, which led to her becoming the program coordinator of the mentoring program at one of Arizona’s top women’s foundations.

Lisa has been featured in several national publications to include the Huffington Post and Forbes. Her dynamic work landed her an invite to become a business coach for the prestigious Forbes Coaches Council. Lisa is committed to helping those with the desire to be bold and live their greatness out loud. She provides training and a road map for the willing by guiding, empowering and elevating them to their God given purpose. Lisa’s personal mantra is “Walking in your greatness is your obligation, not your option™”.

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