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Picked Founders Moriah Sawtelle and Preslie Hirsch

August 29, 2019 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Picked Founders Moriah Sawtelle and Preslie Hirsch

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Picked Founders Moriah Sawtelle and Preslie Hirsch

Picked is a monthly image subscription service that’s handcrafted to take content creation off the hands of the busy entrepreneur. Members have access to a private dashboard that is updated monthly with a fresh library of carefully curated photos that fill gaps in their content marketing needs. Members also have access to a private Facebook community of peers and mentors to get valuable marketing support.

Picked was founded by Preslie Hirsch and Moriah Sawtelle-two creative entrepreneurs who know firsthand how important (and time-consuming) branding and marketing is. They believe that every entrepreneur and small business should have the opportunity to put their best foot forward in their marketing, regardless of time or money.

Take advantage of a 25% Savings on your first month with the podcast code: PBRX25

If you’ve ever seen someone covered in white dog hair and typing frantically in a coffee shop, it was probably Moriah Sawtelle. She’s a photographer, web designer, and marketing nerd with a love for thick serif fonts and scrambled eggs.

Moriah currently runs Moriah Brooke Creative, a photography and website design business that helps makers and entrepreneurs give their ideas a visual reality. She’s also the writer/photographer behind Elle Fait, a blog and community that celebrates makers and creativity. Above all, Moriah is made to help creative entrepreneurs be seen and heard. Between her role running Picked and her other ventures, she gets to do just that every single day.

Arizona born and raised, Preslie Hirsch has done a little bit of everything. She’s a former bodybuilder turned CrossFit coach and national-level Olympic weightlifter, owner of multiple businesses, hobby photographer, podcast host, journalist and espresso connoisseur. Throughout the process of starting her first company, Hey Preslie Nutrition, she fell in love with the behind the scenes work, i.e.: designing efficient systems and implementing creative processes.

This tug on her heart, coupled with recognizing a need in the market for talented entrepreneurs to run their businesses more efficiently to reduce stress and scale their impact, created space for the successful launch of Hey Preslie Creative in early 2019. Picked is a perfectly aligned extension of this mission; creating a platform for other small business owners to have the resources they need to grow and thrive.

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Business Mentor Therese Skelly and Personal Styling Consultant Loren North

August 28, 2019 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Business Mentor Therese Skelly and Personal Styling Consultant Loren North

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Business Mentor Therese Skelly and Personal Styling Consultant Loren North

Due to an unexpected power outage, we lost guest Julie Foucht, who was joining us via Skype. Julie will appear on another episode in the near future.

Therese Skelly works with high achieving women in business who are committed to making a difference. A former psychotherapist and marketing consultant, she focuses on helping women show up, and be fiercely and steadfastly present, especially when they’d rather run or resist.

Working on the subtle level of energy and emotion, she supports women step into the work their soul calls them to do. From the work, her client can own their value, make more money, serve more people and have a business that makes them happy.

Therese says: “What makes me unique? My superpower is in finding those inner game blocks, helping people overcome them, and then getting my clients ALIGNED and embodied with their soul desires. Using energy clearing, crazy love, and kick ass “Mama Bear” wisdom, it’s a great combination.”

Connect with Therese on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Loren E. North is a personal styling consultancy. Owner and stylist Loren North helps her clients portray confidence and success while being comfortable in their clothes. She works with women & men who are tired of feeling like they have nothing to wear, have gone through a major transition in their lives and are ready to show up as the powerful people they are so they get what they want from their personal and professional lives.

Loren is a former geologist who traded in her steel toed boots for high heels. She started her business four years ago and is based in Phoenix, Arizona, but works with clients virtually anywhere in the US and beyond.

Connect with Loren on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

SUITS BOOTS and BACKROADS Rogue Tech Evangelist Chris Huie

August 26, 2019 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

SUITS BOOTS and BACKROADS Rogue Tech Evangelist Chris Huie

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SUITS BOOTS and BACKROADS Rogue Tech Evangelist Chris Huie

Chris Huie is a machine learning and software engineering enthusiast that loves the local tech community. He champions STEM to various local communities and schools around the valley.

Chris also works with different organizations and companies to improve diversity and accessibility to technical education in Arizona.

Connect with Chris on LinkedIn and Instagram.

About Your Host

Angela Felix has been in technology for over 15 years, but her passion is and always will be helping people. She believes that there are people you must meet….and people you must experience. She recognizes the fact that technology pays the bills…or in her words “buys food and toilet paper”, but the real reward is the fulfillment she finds in helping others accomplish their goals. She’s a mother, a veteran, an advocate, and a firm believer in the American Dream.

About the Suits, Boots, and Backroads Podcast

With the help of technology, Phoenix Business RadioX, and some dear friends, Angela introduces you to people who are making a positive impact in the world. Suits, Boots, and Backroads guests are passionate about helping others. They are individuals who’ve run with an idea because they saw a need and want to be a part of the solution, not the problem. Angela believes these folks are out there making a real difference for our youth, homeless, education, veterans, and entrepreneurs; and with that in mind, Angela knows you need to get to know them too. So hang up the suit, throw on your boots, and let’s take a backroad!

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THE DAY BEFORE MONDAY La’Vista Jones with 31 Marketplace

August 26, 2019 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

THE DAY BEFORE MONDAY La'Vista Jones with 31 Marketplace

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THE DAY BEFORE MONDAY La’Vista Jones with 31 Marketplace

31 Marketplace is a consultancy focused on operational efficiencies. It was founded in 2005 and they specialize in conducting system audits and creating customized step-by-step implementation plans that save their clients time and money.

La’Vista Jones, CLBC is a certified coach and business strategist. She’s also an author, speaker and community builder.

Before launching her company, 31 Marketplace, she served as an Assistant Vice President at the nation’s third largest financial institution. She uses her former corporate experience and acumen to support other entrepreneurs.

Her desire is to help business owners set foundations for sustainability and growth. La’Vista helps other entrepreneurs get ‘ish done without burning themselves out by bringing order to the overwhelm that many experience in business. Her work focuses on streamlining processes, identifying operational gaps and outsourcing opportunities.

La’Vista’s creative approach to business analysis and implementation saves her clients valuable time. In 2018 La’Vista founded and began hosting Boss Talk, a local and online community for entrepreneurial women. It was created to fulfill a need she saw in the marketplace – a safe and supportive space to communicate business needs and to share stories.

The Boss Talk culture is rooted in one of her core believes that no matter what stage your business is in, we are all connected through our experiences – and we support and learn from one other by sharing the stories about our entrepreneurial journeys.

La’Vista is a native of Ohio, but currently resides in Arizona. She is married to her college sweetheart, and they have a son, publicly known as The Cub. They share their home with their Mastiff fur baby, Bull Dozer.

As a busy wife, mom and business owner, La’Vista prioritizes her self-care routines and helps her clients do so as well. She believes that to truly fulfill the vision, you must take purposeful care of the visionary.

Connect with La’Vista on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

ABOUT THE DAY BEFORE MONDAY PODCAST

An encouraging and practical podcast giving you the tools to have a happier “work” experience. We tend to do our best work in a healthy environment with/for people we respect, and this podcast will help you to identify and navigate toward the more fulfilling work you crave.

ABOUT YOUR HOST, BRENDA M. CUNNINGHAM

A former engineer and project manager within corporate America, Brenda M. Cunningham now runs Push Career Management and helps super smart professionals get back to work, get positioned for promotions, and get paid what they’re worth.

She is the President of the Resume Writers’ Council of Arizona, served on the board of the National Resume Writers’ Association, and holds credentials in resume writing, career management, and job search strategy (CPRW, CCM, and CJSS).

Working with corporations to provide more personal outplacement services, Brenda has already made an impact for several companies in manufacturing, retail sales, R&D, and financial services facing reductions in force (layoffs).

An author, public speaker, career strategist, and unapologetic encourager…Brenda is on a mission to make sure no one is limited by boundaries in their own career. You can connect with Brenda at LinkedIn.com/BrendaMCunningham.

ABOUT OUR SHOW’S SPONSOR

Push Career Management, LLC, is a Career Transition firm that works with professionals who are ready for promotion or who are eager to get back into quality positions in the workforce. They provide corporate outplacement services, 1:1 portfolio development (resume, LinkedIn profile, cover letter, etc…), and job search/interview coaching.

Their clients get a huge surge of confidence after working with them. Their signature Discovery Process helps them to extract the things that make their clients marketable so they can demand and get paid what they’re worth…while accelerating their transitions. To find out more, visit pushcareermanagement.com and schedule a complimentary consultation or a more in-depth strategy session.

MIND MONEY MOTION Cindy Gordon with Business Rescue Coaching and Kathleen Gramzay with Kinessage

August 22, 2019 by Karen

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Phoenix Business Radio

MIND MONEY MOTION Cindy Gordon with Business Rescue Coaching and Kathleen Gramzay with Kinessage

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MIND MONEY MOTION Cindy Gordon with Business Rescue Coaching and Kathleen Gramzay with Kinessage

Our mindset and our mind/body connection are key factors that impact our health, success, and happiness in life. Cindy Gordon from Business Rescue Coaching, LLC and Kathleen Gramzay from Kinessage, LLC share tips, tools and strategies as well as research on why and how listeners can act on this Mind, Money, Motion connection. Starting with your “why”, your values, and how it matters to you is the best starting point. Then both guests share specific tools, skills, and new habits you can use to take action on achieving a healthier you whether it relates to Mind, Money, or Motion. In the process, Cindy helps women close the gender income gap and Kathleen helps everyone recognize and move forward with their “stress sandwich.”

Need a nudge or a refresher on why each area of Mind, Money, Motion is crucial to your overall physical and financial health? And looking for practical “ok, I’m motivated so what do I do now to make changes in the right direction?” tips? Listen in to what our guests have to share and challenge yourself to act on one of their tips to make a difference in your own life.

Business Rescue Coaching is a boutique coaching firm focused on helping women earn what they are worth and achieve financial independence. The company offers an array of workshops which builds a community of women to help them gain more self-confidence. The mission of the organization is to provide women with the tools and strategies they need to close the gender income gap. They work with women at all stages of business to become stronger leaders in their careers and communities.

Cindy Gordon is the founder of Business Rescue Coaching. She offers engaging workshops to help women become more confident, see their value and learn strategies to be more financially successful. Cindy offers Executive Club Mastermind groups to seasoned female entrepreneurs who have built 6-figure businesses. She brings them together to share best practices to scale their businesses and reach the next level.

Cindy is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach who has been working with small business owners to build financial wealth for over 30 years. Cindy started her professional career as a Canadian CPA and worked in a public accounting firm with business owners from a variety of industries.

As a CPA, her guidance focused on practical business advice that was useful but didn’t always promote the changes her clients needed to build a thriving business. The training she received as a coach gave her new tools that enabled her clients to change their thoughts and behaviors and make more money.

For the past 2 years, Cindy has focused on supporting women to close the gender income gap. Women can no longer wait for others to make the changes needed to even the playing field. Change must come from each and every woman. Cindy is dedicated in educating women so that they have the tools and strategies to get out of their own way and live the life they desire.

Connect with Cindy on LinkedIn and follow Business Rescue Coaching on Facebook.

Kinessage LLC supports performance and culture-conscious organizations, empowering their leaders and managers to lead more productively, confidently, and collaboratively. Kinessage LLC offers body/mind programs that increase mental resiliency and long-term health, and decrease stress, chronic tension, and pain.

Kathleen Gramzay is a Body/Mind Performance & Self-Care Expert, Speaker, Educator, 20-year Board Certified Massage Therapist, & Developer of the Kinessage® Release Your Pain Self Care System.

For over two decades, Ms. Gramzay has forged her own trail. Prior to the healing arts, her entrepreneurship included real estate development, writing, and international distribution business

Connect with Kathleen on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

ABOUT MIND, MONEY, MOTION

In order to experience LESS WORRY and MORE LIFE, it’s crucial to recognize the inter- relationship between our mindset, money habits, and the motion of our minds and bodies.

Each episode of MIND, MONEY, MOTION reveals research, insights and practical application takeaways to help you:

Enjoy a positive, engaged MIND which is more likely to lead to a happy life.

Learn how to think about and use MONEY as a tool to avoid feeling confused and overwhelmed.

And stay physically active to keep your body in MOTION therefore be healthier, which is also less costly.

You don’t have to do this alone; let Mind, Money, Motion help you get the money monkey off your back so you can live what you value.

ABOUT OUR SPONSORS

The Women’s Enterprise Foundation (WEF) is a 501(C)3 charitable organization that supports and inspires women business owners within the greater Phoenix area. For over 10 years we have sponsored women through scholarships and grant funding. Our monthly scholarship applications and bi-annual grant opportunities have assisted over 20 women in 2018 and 2019. These women continue to develop themselves as business leaders. The grants give them the increased capital to help generate greater revenue in their business. Scholarships help support their business growth through leadership and business training. We know when women grow their businesses, they benefit entire communities.

The first Friday in November each year, we hold our annual fundraiser at the Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch. This year our featured guest speaker will be Dr. Connie Mariano, the first military woman to serve as a White House Physician to the President. Info for scholarships and grants, as well as our upcoming event may be found at .

WEF is proud to sponsor Marie Burns in her podcasts, Mind, Money and Motion, that will positively educate women about money habits. We are excited for Marie Burns to spread her message, as it is consistent with the success for women in business, as well as their personal financial growth.

Our financial support of Marie’s grant continues to create a foundation that WEF fosters. We believe that women are the glue for their communities as they participate in, orchestrate and mediate relationships, opportunities and business growth. We are confident that her support and success will multiply and benefit many others.

Mind Money Motion is an education business whose mission is to help women worry less about running out of money by keeping their mind and body healthy so they can enjoy LESS WORRY, MORE LIFE.

Money is the number one stressor in American’s lives and one of the main reasons for divorce. Women are often uncomfortable with financial decisions OR don’t have the time or interest to take care of financial matters OR don’t know where to begin or if they are on track.

As the founder, Marie Burns provides tools and resources through her podcast, books, speaking events, website and social media to be the financial advocate women need.

ABOUT YOUR HOST:

Marie Burns, a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), has been advocating for clients’ financial health for almost 20 years.

Originally from Wisconsin, she has helped clients with their financial lives in a fiduciary capacity in a bank setting, accounting firm, at Vanguard, at a financial planning firm and now has an independent advisory practice where she offers financial planning and investment management called Focus Point Planning.

She is a volunteer ambassador and board member for The Financial Awareness Foundation, member of the Financial Planning Association, board member for the Senior Advocacy Group of Ahwatukee, author of a financial checklist book series, and podcast host of Mind, Money, Motion, where she strives to help women enjoy LESS WORRY, MORE LIFE!

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LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Brad Klein with Paid in Full and Thomas Ferraro Jr with ajile Media Group

August 21, 2019 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Brad Klein with Paid in Full and Thomas Ferraro Jr with ajile Media Group

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LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Brad Klein with Paid in Full and Thomas Ferraro Jr with ajile Media Group

Paid In Full began collection operations in 2002 and since that time has grown to become one of the most effective service organizations in the industry. We have found that to be successful, the collector must utilize non-alienating communication techniques to achieve payment, because if the collection process makes an enemy of your consumer, payment is much less likely to be secured.

We contact each account in a spirit of cooperation, not as an adversary. Our goal is to help the consumer to get their bill paid.

Bradley S. Klein graduated from Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Arizona in 1985 and received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Commercial Communications in 1989 from Fort Lewis College located in Durango, Colorado.

After graduating from Fort Lewis, Brad managed the group tour division of Cerkvenik-Anderson Travel. He was responsible for the sales, coordination and implementation of vacations for over 10,000 people each summer from Arizona as well as other states in the Southwest, West and Northwest. Brad went on to form his own automobile brokerage which became Azcar Capital, Inc.

For over twelve years, Brad specialized in acquiring and selling low mileage off-lease vehicles to more than a thousand satisfied customers. Brad transitioned the company from an automobile brokerage to an investment company in 2004.

Brad is currently the President of Paid In Full, Inc., a Phoenix, Arizona collection agency which he and his wife formed in 2002. Brad is charged with managing and overseeing the daily operations of Paid In Full. His duties include the monitoring of collection letters, calls and processes, coordinating legal efforts, client relations, business development, etc.

Through Brad’s efforts and those of his staff of highly talented collection professionals, Paid In Full achieves a successful recovery rate that is nearly three times the industry average. Brad also manages several other companies that specialize in the acquisition, collection and litigation of charged-off consumer credit portfolios.

Brad is a Director of the Arizona Collectors Association, a Delegate of ACA International (formerly American Collectors Association), a member of the Receivables Management Association and he is a member of the Executives’ Association of Greater Phoenix.

ajile Media Group is a laser-focused Digital Marketing Agency run by passionate Internet Marketing Consultants, focused specifically on developing and executing highly-successful digital online strategies for Small-to-Medium sized businesses. They are experts in lead generation, and help their customers scale their companies properly and proportionately based on their needs.

ajile Media Group customizes every solution for their clients based on their unique, individual businesses and specific online marketing goals. They take pride in sincerely listening to their customer’s challenges and tailor solutions to help them meet and exceed their objectives. They take trust and respect very seriously and have a genuine concern for every customer’s investment and helping them achieve maximum ROI.

As true consultants, they are continually striving to add value to their customers by helping to identify areas of opportunity and ways to improve their business as a whole. Whether by tracking other marketing endeavors or assisting with streamlining internal processes, they truly believe in your success, is our success.

Thomas Ferraro is originally a native of New York for 26 years and moved to Arizona nearly 17 years ago to attend art school in Phoenix. The son of an Italian immigrant, he learned how to work hard from a very early age, helping his father in his construction & excavation business.

He was taught from day 1 to be honest in all things, work as hard as possible, and have integrity and do the right thing at ALL costs. He met his lovely wife, a transplant from Minnesota, just after graduation from school and decided to stay in Arizona. Now they have 2 beautiful children and reside in Gilbert.

Working his way through college in the wireless industry, Thomas always had a passion for helping small businesses such as his father’s. After excelling in business development role at GoDaddy and then ReachLocal, he started ajile Media Group. His priority was, and always will be, delivering results-based online marketing solutions specifically for local businesses, that can they can A. afford and that will B. have their best interest at heart.

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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.

Brooke Walker with 100 Years of Bliss Mycal Anders with Crossfit PHX and Caitlin Barth with Macros and Metcons

August 20, 2019 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Brooke Walker with 100 Years of Bliss Mycal Anders with Crossfit PHX and Caitlin Barth with Macros and Metcons

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Brooke Walker with 100 Years of Bliss Mycal Anders with Crossfit PHX and Caitlin Barth with Macros and Metcons

Many people are stuck in the past, living a life that is still effected by a trauma. Others are stuck in the future, concerned about tomorrow’s doom and gloom or waiting for a better circumstance to enjoy now. “I’ll be happy when I get the job, the relationship, the money.”

What if you have to be happy first? What if the biggest problem you face is your perspective? What if everything you want is available, as soon as you allow it to come to you and remove the impeding mindset that tells you it isn’t possible.

Sounds like a bunch of woo-woo, unless you realize there is science behind it. That is why 100 Years of Bliss was created. Time to be in the now and create the amazing life you want!

It takes some training, habit breaking, reforming and pixie dust! The Life Blueprint is the map to achieve your 100 Years of Bliss. They assist you to build a blueprint, a plan, that is based around your values and goals. Then you just implement the steps we lay out for you and the results happen naturally.

Brooke Walker is a life architect who instills new habits into people so they can build an undefeatable mind. She earned her Psychology Degree Summa Cum Laude, in 2012. She is a public speaker and the founder of 100 Years of Bliss, a science and research based program that excels people’s growth through habits and mind training.

100 Years of Bliss is a wholistic program that addresses several key areas of your life, mindset, nutrition, fitness, relationships, career, and your finances.

Brooke’s background in psychology, law, finance and medical have given her a unique perspective that made customizing a ground up emotional program a perfect fit. She uses emotional intelligence, NLP and other habit forming methods to train and rewire, so you can achieve goals.

Connect with Brooke on LinkedIn and Twitter and follow 100 Years of Bliss on Facebook and Instagram.

CrossFit PHX is a fitness network built on the foundation of culture, coaching, and process. In 2017 they were rated the number one CrossFit gym in America by Men’s Journal. Their focus is to bring the collegiate/professional athlete experience to the masses.

Offering experienced & educated training application in classes, as well as individualized personal training and programming. Nutritional guidance & meal prep. Massage & physical therapy. All in the same facility. The members want for nothing because it’s all right here.

Mycal Anders is a Marine Corps veteran, with close to 20 years of experience in the fitness industry. He played football in college and was also an accomplished bodybuilder and local CrossFit competitor.

His credentials include a Bachelor’s degree in Health & Human Performance, a Master’s degree in Fitness & Conditioning, as well as an NSCA – Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist certification.

Above and beyond training, Mycal now consults with business professionals, in and out of the fitness space, on building not only quality products and services, but also organizational cultures that facilitate growth and scale. He is the author of the best-selling book, “Inner Circle: Focus & Fulfillment Habits of the Enlightened” and host of the 20 Percenters Podcast.

Connect with Mycal on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

Macros & Metcons is a one on one nutrition coaching service that believes in helping clients create a sustainable nutrition lifestyle. Through consistent and personal communication with each client, a variety of measures of progress, they help clients achieve results and habits they can maintain.

Coaches encourage balance and quality of life to help their clients build a healthy, happy relationship with food and instill confidence in decision-making, in the kitchen and out of it. At Macros & Metcons, discipline and habits create food freedom.

A longtime Arizonan, Caitlin Barth didn’t find her passion for fitness and nutrition until after college. Naturally athletic and competitive, she found CrossFit in 2012 and fell in love with the intense workouts and supportive community.

Wanting to do more, she approached the owner of her gym about implementing a nutrition program to better help members achieve their strength and aesthetic goals. An experienced “flexible dieter” herself, Caitlin ate up everything she could about sport and exercise nutrition and got certified through Precision Nutrition.

She then founded Macros & Metcons in 2017. She’s learned through personal experience and working with clients that nutrition not only impacts performance and body composition, but overall quality of life.

Her clients will tell you she’s their biggest cheerleader, that she meets them where they’re at, and that she’s tough but fair.

Caitlin received her Bachelor’s in Human Communication, so she can easily convey complex nutrition concepts to even those just starting their journey.

Connect with Caitlin on LinkedIn and follow Macros and Metcons on Facebook and Instagram.

Teen Strong Founder Sherry Eklund E23

August 19, 2019 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Teen Strong Founder Sherry Eklund E23

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Teen Strong Founder Sherry Eklund E23

Teen Strong is an organization that was formed for the sole purpose of creating the website www.teenstrongaz.com. The website is a place for teen girls in AZ to go to find information and resources to support their physical and emotional health & well-being.

Components of the website include Trending Articles, Resource Directory, Q & A with Health & Wellness Team, Money Matters, Essential Job Skills, and Animated Videos.

Sherry Eklund is the founder of Teen Strong. With a B.S. in Child Development and M.S. in Educational Computing, children and youth has always been a passion.

She is now dedicating her time to getting the word out to our teens…You are not alone and there are people who are ready to help!

For the last 13 years, Sherry, along with her husband, has been the owner of Desert View Aerial Photography.

Connect with Sherry on LinkedIn and follow Teen Strong on Facebook and Instagram.

About 3C Amplified

3C Amplified is a space to highlight businesses, nonprofit organizations and individuals collaborating to amplify their impact in the community. We share real world examples for how partnerships allow for growth both within our businesses and our communities. Listen in as we share how others are connecting, creating and collaborating and how you can be part of something greater.

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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E36 Debra Hildebrand with Hildebrand Solutions

August 19, 2019 by Karen

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Phoenix Business Radio

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E36 Debra Hildebrand with Hildebrand Solutions

What are the differences between corporate Project Management training and PM courses offered through universities. Check out this episode to hear Debra Hildebrand share her experiences delivering training to both corporate clients and university students.

Unfortunately we experienced technical difficulties with our internet connection on this show and lost guest Colin Ellis early in the episode. We will have Colin back on the show on September 19th.

Debra shared with us her experience from a 20 year career as Consultant, Trainer and Educator. We learn how she helps to prepare students at Stanford and the University of Washington for careers in Project Management. We also hear her technique for helping small to mid-sized businesses establish a project management discipline.

Thanks to our sponsors PM Master Prep and THE PMO SQUAD. PM Master Prep is offering 20% off all services by using code PMOJOE at checkout on www.pmmasterprep.com.

Hildebrand Solutions is a consulting firm that specializes in project management training, consulting and implementation. Their combined 25+ years of experience in these areas allows them to create smart, efficient, strategic and SIMPLE solutions for clients.

Hildebrand Solutions believes in making their clients successful. Services include Predictive and Agile Project Management training for individuals and corporations including exam prep training, project support system design and implementation, course development design development and coaching, and online course solutions for higher education.

Debra Hildebrand is the Founder and CEO of Hildebrand Solutions, a project management training and consultation firm. Her 20-year professional career as a Management Consultant includes assisting clients from both private firms and public agencies. Her consulting specialties include project management audits, project management, portfolio and project support system implementation and corporate PM training.

In addition to her consulting, Debra has eight years’ experience instructing project management classes for Stanford University and the University of Washington (UW). She sits on the Advisory Board for the UW Project Management Certificate Program and is highly involved in the development of project management curriculum. Additionally, she has scripted and filmed over 200 educational videos.

Debra is a certified PMP and has an MBA from Columbia Business School in New York, NY. She currently resides in the Phoenix area and enjoys golf, cooking and travel.

Follow Hildebrand Solutions on LinkedIn.

ABOUT THE 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!

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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.

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