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Melissa Drake with Girls in Tech E21

June 28, 2019 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Melissa Drake with Girls in Tech E21

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Melissa Drake with Girls in Tech E21

The Phoenix chapter of Girls in Tech (GIT), a global non-profit focused on the engagement, education, and empowerment of women in technology and entrepreneurship. Our goal is to promote the growth and success of entrepreneurial and innovative women in the technology space.

Girls in Tech was born out of a need to provide a place for women to cultivate ideas around their careers and business concepts involving technology and entrepreneurship.

Girls in Tech offers a variety of initiatives for women and girls to enhance their professional aspirations. Our programs include Catalyst Conference, Lady Pitch Night Competitions, GIT M (Mentorship Program), GIT Hackathons, Bootcamps, XChange, GIT Work, and Global Classroom.

Melissa Villegas Drake is a STEM teacher at Shadow Ridge High School in the Dysart Unified School District and is also a Co-Managing director for the Phoenix Chapter of Girls in Tech. Working as an engineer for fourteen years with the aerospace industry and semiconductor industry, she has enjoyed those experiences but she gets more satisfaction out of mentoring and teaching.

Melissa has served as National President of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. Being a member of this organization has made her a bigger advocate for students to obtain technical degrees and career opportunities with industries that believe in opportunities in tech.

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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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LIFE MADE TO ORDER PHOENIX Daniel Salter with Dignity Memorial and Meghan Adams with Arizona Foundation for Women

June 27, 2019 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

LIFE MADE TO ORDER PHOENIX Daniel Salter with Dignity Memorial and Meghan Adams with Arizona Foundation for Women

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LIFE MADE TO ORDER PHOENIX Daniel Salter with Dignity Memorial and Meghan Adams with Arizona Foundation for Women

There were certainly many Life Made to Order moments in this segment. Meghan Adams with Arizona Foundation for Women shared their goals and celebrations coming up in 2020. Follow them to find out more about their 25th Anniversary Celebration and what they plan for the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment. This summer they will be offering a membership option as well. Dan Salter with Dignity Memorial shared what separates Dignity from other providers and his story about how he got into the business is very intriguing. Dignity Memorial also has a strong focus on Veterans and Military Families.

Megan Adams with Arizona Foundation for Women and Dan Salter and Debbee Donahue with Dignity Memorial are doing some amazing things in our community. Our in-house guest Debbee Donohue with Dignity Memorial realized the she had a prior connection with Dan as he spent time in Greeley, CO and she grew up there. We love how we get to facilitate a platform where peoples stories intertwine.

Dignity Memorial is the largest owner and operator of Funeral Homes, Cemeteries and Crematories. Began in 1964 by Robert L. Waltrip in Houston, Texas. Phoenix is one of several “Major” Markets in the U.S. Actually they have a significant presence in most larger metropolitan areas as well as smaller communities.

Dan Salter is a 50 year death care professional with 38 of those years spent with Dignity Memorial. Prior to his career with Dignity he was in the municipal sector managing city cemeteries. He began his career with Dignity Memorial in Florida in 1981 as it’s Regional Operations Manager. He moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in the same capacity then on to Kansas, Oklahoma City, Arizona, Texas and back to Phoenix.

Dan served the various State Association in varying roles. He served both Oklahoma and Arizona as President on 2 separate occasion. He is currently serving on the Arizona Funeral Cemetery and Cremation Association as a board member and Secretary.

At Arizona Foundation for Women, we envision an Arizona where women are safe, healthy and economically independent. Our mission is quite similar, in that we work to advance the status of Arizona’s women through research, advocacy and philanthropy to ensure their safety, health and economic independence.

Meghan Adams has a background in communications and digital marketing, and has experience supporting other nonprofits in that capacity. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Media and Communications Studies from The Catholic University of America.

Prior to coming to AFW, Meghan was the Digital Marketing Manager / Executive Assistant at Scottsdale Pediatric Behavioral Services/ Scottsdale Children’s Institute. Before moving to Arizona, Meghan lived in Washington D.C. and served as the event and communications assistant at Casey Trees.

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ABOUT YOUR HOSTS

Life Made To Order Financial – Phoenix specializes in teaching folks instead of telling them what to do with their finances by hosting live workshops across the country. Virtual Workshops are also available multiple times a week. Please visit LMTOPHXEVENTS.com to see which workshop can fit into your schedule. No Risk, No Fees – Safe Retirement Done with Ease!

Wesley and Susan Henriksen, Division Leaders with Life Made to Order Financial, enjoy educating clients first and foremost to empower them to make their own decisions when it comes to finances. Previous business ownership and sales background help clients feel at ease and completely taken care of throughout the learning process. Wesley and Sue enjoy watching baseball and love playing golf in their spare time.

Trudi Kayser, Agency Vice President with Life Made to Order Financial is making finances fun, her outgoing and fun spirited nature is what her clients love most about her. She is an expert at connecting people and gathering resources for her clients. She is a sought after speaker, financial coach and loves living her Life Made to Order!

Life Made to Order Financial – Phoenix, A proud partner with Five Rings Financial

Phone: (602) 418-1886

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CULTURE CRUSH RX Tignum with Patti Milligan and Taylor Palmer

June 20, 2019 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

CULTURE CRUSH RX Tignum with Patti Milligan and Taylor Palmer

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CULTURE CRUSH RX Tignum with Patti Milligan and Taylor Palmer

This episode of Culture Crush Rx is a can’t miss! Deb talks with Taylor Palmer and Patti Milligan with TIGNUM, a company that helps business leaders and their teams to increase their energy, resilience, and mental agility so they can become energy givers. The conversation touches on some of the key strategies TIGNUM uses to help not only their clients, but their internal team as well, create more positive impact in all aspects of life at work and at home. If you’re wondering how you can “Rule Your Impact” in all your circles, you’ll want to tune in now!

TIGNUM is the major performance building block for business professionals, designed around a skill- and data-based approach that respects individuality, focuses on the brain, evolves constantly, and creates lasting impact.

TIGNUM’s international team comes from a wide range of fields, including human behavior, elite athletics, special forces, performance medicine, executive coaching, change consultants, and more.

Patti Milligan has been in the high performance field for over 38 years. As a competitive athlete and trained nutritionist with a graduate degree in exercise science and PhD in neuroscience of taste, she  approaches performance in a truly integrated way. She combines her experience with the natural foods industry, knowledge, commitment, and enthusiasm working with hundreds of executives around the world. Her passion for impacting the way people  experience high performance foods through their choices makes her an extraordinary one-on-one specialist and presenter.

Taylor Palmer is the content manager for TIGNUM. Her science background and previous career as an attorney give her a unique perspective into the development, aggregation, and delivery of content. Taylor enjoys seeing the impact her behind-the-scenes work has on TIGNUM’s clients around the world.

ABOUT YOUR HOST

Deb Caron is the owner and principal consultant of Anahata Marketing, a Phoenix-based marketing and brand communication consultancy that focuses on empathic listening and content creation to foster real connection between businesses and the customers they serve. She hosts Culture Crush Rx as part of her personal passion for helping people live healthier, more fulfilling, well-rounded lives. Deb is also a registered yoga teacher and she truly enjoys sharing her knowledge and love for the practice with her community. Deb can be reached at deb@anahatamarketing.com and on Linkedin.

LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Michelle Mason with EventPrep and Chris Ronzio with Trainual

June 19, 2019 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Michelle Mason with EventPrep and Chris Ronzio with Trainual

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LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Michelle Mason with EventPrep and Chris Ronzio with Trainual

EventPrep® is a full-service event management and procurement company based in Phoenix, Arizona. Their reach is global with the primary focus to save their clients, time, money and anxiety while planning unforgettable events. EventPrep contracts more than 3000+ programs annually, providing buying power to the clients, corporations, associations, and non-profit organizations they work with across the country.

Whether it is an executive retreat, or a large scale conference with thousands of attendees, EventPrep offers event procurement and professional meeting management services that ensures customer satisfaction at every level.

Michelle Mason has a passion for travel and service to others that led her to the hospitality industry. Michelle is a dedicated hospitality professional with more than 25 years of global experience in hotels and the meeting procurement industry. Prior to launching her EventPrep franchise, Michelle held a diverse career in hotel operations, global hospitality project management, corporate meeting procurement, and managing a global sales organization.

Michelle is a sought after hospitality industry consultant who previously worked in a variety of roles with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, as a member of the corporate team at Best Western International, and on the corporate team at HelmsBriscoe – a global meeting procurement company. Michelle has a number of awards and accolades throughout her career for achievement and high guest satisfaction.

A graduate of Northern Arizona University, where she earned her Bachelor’s degree at the W.A. Franke College of Business in Hotel and Restaurant Management. Michelle currently resides on the NAU HRM National Council of Industry Professionals as a mentor and advisor to faculty and students. As an EventPrep ® franchise owner, Michelle and her team provide exemplary service as a partner with her clients and the hospitality community.

Connect with Michelle on LinkedIn and Twitter and follow EventPrep on Facebook.

Launched in 2018, Trainual is a leading SaaS company that helps fast-growing businesses automate their onboarding and training by documenting every process, policy, and procedure in one simple, searchable, teachable system.

In just over 18 months, the company has reached over $2M ARR, servicing customers in over 80 countries. Trainual is on a mission to make small business easier by automating training manuals for busy companies around the world.

Chris Ronzio is the founder and CEO of Trainual, a leading SaaS company that helps fast-growing businesses automate their onboarding and training by documenting every process, policy, and procedure in one simple, searchable, teachable system. After helping hundreds of entrepreneurs create scalable systems and processes with his consulting firm that he started in 2013, called Organize Chaos, Chris developed a passion for helping business leaders find the time to do more of what they love by providing a way to document and delegate what they do.

Chris is the author of “100 Hacks To Improve Your Business,” as well as “The Process Playbook,” a weekly Inc. Magazine column. As a serial entrepreneur and startup leader, he built and sold a nationwide video production company before the age of 25, and he’s invested in building 6 businesses to over $30 million in annual revenue. Now with Trainual, Chris is on a mission to make small business easier by automating training manuals for busy companies around the world.

Connect with Chris on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram, and follow Trainual on Facebook.

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.

Rani Sweis with AtticSalt and Srini Vasan with Pawgo

June 17, 2019 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Rani Sweis with AtticSalt and Srini Vasan with Pawgo

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Rani Sweis with AtticSalt and Srini Vasan with Pawgo

AtticSalt is a disruptive brand consultancy that is hyper-focused in crafting exceptional brand identities and campaigns for visionary products and organizations. Their international team has a knack for disruption, creating human experiences and building brands with a cult-like following. They work with organizations large and small as long as they’re backed by passion.

From acting on set with Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, and Rebecca Hall to working with hundreds of brands at some of the world’s leading tech companies, Rani Sweis has spent the last ten years obsessed with consumer behavior and how to design brands around it.

During his career at Google, Rani discovered the power of branding and how it can make or break a company. It became his personal mission to bring better branding to Arizona and started AtticSalt in 2014. On a daily basis the team at AtticSalt works with innovative products and organizations to define and design disruptive brands that cut through the digital noise of the modern world.

“Ever since I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by human behavior; what makes people tick and the motivations driving their decisions. Method acting gave me the ability to dive deep into a character’s psyche in order to be able to act as if I were that person. It taught me about how the tiniest of life events can be a cataclysmic shift in a person’s life choices.

My career choice in branding is driven also by that same quest to understand behavior but from the other side of the coin. How can I most effectively communicate the values and benefits of an organization so that it instantly connects with its audience and creates an inseparable bond with them?”

Connect with Rani on LinkedIn and follow AtticSalt on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Pawgo is a complete retail business platform for on demand pet care service providers.

Pawgo designs, manufactures & manages a fleet of mobile pet grooming vans in Phoenix & Los Angeles. Experienced & independent groomers use the Pawgo platform to enable their customers book, schedule & provide on demand dog, cate grooming, dog walking services.

Founded as Galloping Groomer in 1974, Pawgo is perhaps the oldest mobile pet grooming service provider in the country.

Srini Vasan is the CEO of Pawgo since 2016. Prior to Pawgo, Srini was the Senior Director of Digital Engineering at Target.

Srini is a seasoned global business leader with experiences in Fortune 500 and start-up environments. He has led organizations in fast paced environments across the globe.

Srini is a Chemical Engineer and a graduate of Thunderbird School of International Management. In his free time, he enjoys Tennis, Golf & hiking the great trails of the world.

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Daniel Burrell with AZPetVet and Blake Woody with Gabriels Angels E20

June 15, 2019 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Daniel Burrell with AZPetVet and Blake Woody with Gabriels Angels E20

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Daniel Burrell with AZPetVet and Blake Woody with Gabriels Angels E20

AZPetVet is a family of 21 animal hospitals united with one vision: to provide the best comprehensive care for their highly valued patients and their pet parents. They provide complete veterinary care, from routine wellness and preventative care exams, vaccinations, spays and neuters, to treatments for dental care, illness, surgery, and advanced care such as acupuncture, stem cell therapy, chemotherapy and more.

Thirty-five years ago in 1984, the first location (Arrow Animal Hospital) was opened in Glendale, AZ. Since then, AZPetVet has experienced continued growth, while staying true to their community roots; each of their 21 hospitals across the Greater Phoenix area is locally owned and operated. With more than 100 veterinarians and over 600 veterinary and support professionals, the AZPetVet family provides a network of outstanding primary and preventative healthcare for pets.

As animal lovers and pet owners, they understand the connection between pet and owner – the human-animal bond. They are dedicated to providing their clients with the services, information, and resources to serve the total needs and enhance the life of every pet.

Daniel Burrell currently serves as the Director of Marketing for AZPetVet, a family of 21 animal hospitals with locations across the Greater Phoenix area. He has an incredible combination of sound financial/business smarts, strategic vision, and methodologies that help enhance every project he oversees. Under his watchful eye as a brand steward, teams are kept moving forward on task, on time, and on budget. He has a keen sense of how and when to ask the right questions, when to refocus the team on key points, and when to step back and watch the magic happen.

Daniel has successfully lead organizations through the development and implementation of strategic marketing plans, focused as a champion for brand consistency while increasing the marketing channel matrix. He understands how to restructure in order to expand capacity and adapt to changing market conditions, and has served as a driver for developing collaborative workflow management systems that positively impact both business financials as well as company morale.

Before joining AZPetVet, he ran a local advertising agency for 8 years (of which AZPetVet was a client), and prior to that he oversaw the operations of an architecture design/build firm for nearly a decade. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Arizona State University, is an Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of America, and believes that change begins on a local level. He’s an active donor and volunteer for organizations that are working to empower the next generation of leaders; such as New Pathways for Youth, Dress for Success, One-N-Ten, and the Arizona State University Alumni Association.

Connect with Daniel on LinkedIn, and follow AZPetVet on Facebook and Instagram.

Gabriel’s Angels is a non-profit whose mission is to inspire confidence, compassion, and best behaviors in at-risk children through pet therapy. Pet Therapy Teams visit crisis nurseries, domestic violence and homeless shelters, group homes, and at-risk children in after-school programs and self-contained classrooms all in an effort to intervene in children’s lives and enhance their emotional and behavioral development by teaching core behaviors – attachment, confidence, self-regulation, affiliation, empathy, tolerance, and respect.

Currently, Gabriel’s Angels has 190 registered Pet Therapy Teams serving over 15,00 children annually through 122 partner agencies in Maricopa, Pinal Pima, Cochise, Santa Cruz and Yavapai Counties in Arizona.

Blake Woody is responsible for the fundraising and development programs to support the work of Gabriel’s Angels. She has experience working with non-profits in education, animal husbandry, wildlife conservation, community engagement, and child-welfare. Past responsibilities have included special events, marketing, major and planned giving, volunteer management, curriculum development, and community outreach. Blake and her family live in Mesa with their two dogs Luna and Brenly.

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AZ BRANDCAST Chris Ronzio with Trainual

June 15, 2019 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

AZ BRANDCAST Chris Ronzio with Trainual

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AZ BRANDCAST Chris Ronzio with Trainual

Arizona gives new companies a place that’s poised for growth, proven by the growing number of companies being built here, and where they can help take a leadership role in its formation.

Sure Arizona’s different from California or Massachusetts. But how? Chris Ronzio gives us a glimpse into the challenges and advantages that face Arizona startups.

Trainual is on a mission to turn best practices into standard practices and make small business easier. By enabling fast-growing teams to capture every process, every policy, and every standard operating procedure for every role in one place, companies can effectively build the instruction manual for their business and automate onboarding and training. Trainual is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Chris Ronzio built a nationwide video production company that sold over $3 million in youth sporting event videos before he was 25 years old. In 2013, he sold that business and founded an Operations Consulting firm that helps other entrepreneurs create scalable systems and processes. Over the last 5 years, the firm, Organize Chaos, has worked with hundreds of companies in dozens of industries and invested in building 6 of those businesses to over $30 million in annual revenue.

Now, Chris’ third business, Trainual, is an online platform for business owners and employees to document what they do in simple step-by-step processes. Chris and his team are on a mission to systematize 25,000 small businesses through their technology.

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

ABOUT AZ BRANDCAST

Branding isn’t just for companies. In fact, Arizona is its own brand. Every month, Mike Jones and Chris Stadler tap into Arizona’s rich community of thought leaders and business owners to find out how the state is developing that brand. Join them as they interview business and thought leaders from in and around Arizona about higher purpose in their companies and Arizona’s development as a brand. AZ Brandcast is powered by Conscious Capitalism AZ and Resound Creative.

ABOUT YOUR HOSTS

It’s Mike Jones‘ mission to see brands grow and succeed – to reach their full potential. He believes every brand, like every person, has DNA that’s remarkable, but not every brand knows how to act like it (and communicate it to the world). It’s not about what’s trendy, whatever consumers are demanding, or whatever will turn the fastest profit. It’s about the long game – building real relationships with your customers and your community.

Chris Stadler likes to see great plans executed. In a world looking for magic formulas, his stoic outlook tends to point people back to doing the basics really well. Accountability and measurement are his tools. In the past, Chris served as the staff copywriter for a large credit union, UX/human factors researcher at the University of Iowa and full-time teaching faculty, teaching design, copy and strategy at the University of Oregon.

Conscious Capitalism Chapter at Arizona State University W P Carey School of Business and the 2019 Business Case Competition Winner

June 13, 2019 by Karen

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Conscious Capitalism Chapter at Arizona State University W P Carey School of Business and the 2019 Business Case Competition Winner

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Conscious Capitalism Chapter at Arizona State University W P Carey School of Business and the 2019 Business Case Competition Winner

Conscious Capitalism Credo

We believe that business is good because it creates value, it is ethical because it is based on voluntary exchange, it is noble because it can elevate our existence, and it is heroic because it lifts people out of poverty and creates prosperity. Free enterprise capitalism is the most powerful system for social cooperation and human progress ever conceived. It is one of the most compelling ideas we humans have ever had. But we can aspire to even more.

Conscious Capitalism is a way of thinking about capitalism and business that better reflects where we are in the human journey, the state of our world today, and the innate potential of business to make a positive impact on the world.

Conscious businesses are galvanized by higher purposes that serve, align, and integrate the interests of all their major stakeholders. Their higher state of consciousness makes visible to them the interdependencies that exist across all stakeholders, allowing them to discover and harvest synergies from situations that otherwise seem replete with trade-offs. They have conscious leaders who are driven by service to the company’s purpose, all the people the business touches, and the planet we all share together.

Conscious businesses have trusting, authentic, innovative and caring cultures that make working there a source of both personal growth and professional fulfillment. They endeavor to create financial, intellectual, social, cultural, emotional, spiritual, physical and ecological wealth for all their stakeholders.

Conscious businesses will help evolve our world so that billions of people can flourish, leading lives infused with passion, purpose, love and creativity; a world of freedom, harmony, prosperity, and compassion.”

Conscious-Capitalism-Chapter-at-Arizona-State-University-W-P-Carey-School-of-Business-and-the-2019-Business-Case-Competition-Winner — Jacob Green and Carrie Houston in the Conscious Capitalism Arizona and MAC6 Studio with Phoenix Business RadioX CEO/President, Karen Nowicki

Justin Zebb is the incoming president and founding member of the Conscious Capitalism W.P. Carey Chapter. After the summer, he will be completing the second year of his Master of Business Administration at Arizona State University, with concentrations in Entrepreneurship and Supply Chain Management.

He is currently located in Silicon Valley, working in Strategy and Business Development for Cenergy Solutions, a company that focuses on utilizing clean and abundant biogas to dramatically reduce dependence on fossil fuels throughout the world. In his free time, Justin can be found either planning or actively pursuing his next international backpacking trip.

Jacob Green is the founder and outgoing president of Conscious Capitalism W.P. Carey Chapter, the first collegiate chapter of the global Conscious Capitalism movement. He is a recent MBA graduate from ASU who concentrated his studies in Supply Chain Management and Business Analytics.

Jacob enjoys spending his free time with his wife and son exploring the culinary offerings and playgrounds of the greater Phoenix area.

Carrie Houston will be joining Intel this summer as a Demand Supply Planner after recently earning her MBA from Arizona State University with a focus in Business Analytics. She previously worked in various supply chain, logistics, and analytics roles in the San Francisco Bay Area for popular food brands such as Nestle and Clif Bar.

Carrie also has a strong interest in supporting her local community through volunteering and serves on the junior board for the Arizona Animal Welfare League. Outside of work, Carrie enjoys road trips, cooking, and spending time with her husband and rescue pup, Teyla.

Caitlin Styres currently works as a Senior Business Intelligence Analyst at Katerra. She recently graduated from ASU with her MBA concentrating in Business Analytics and Supply Chain Management where she was named one of Poets & Quants ‘Top 100 Best and Brightest MBAs’ of the Class of 2019.

Caitlin’s professional background includes working at large Fortune 100 companies such as Amazon as well as serving as an economic development Peace Corps Volunteer in the Dominican Republic. In her spare time, Caitlin enjoys working out, singing karaoke, and playing with her puppy Diego.

Elvis Diaz just graduated from Arizona State University with a Master of Business Administration focusing on Finance and Consulting. He will be joining Intel as a Senior Financial Business Analyst supporting Global Supply Chain.

Prior to starting the MBA, Elvis was a Program Associate at The Bonner Foundation. In this role he supported the Bonner Scholars Program which funds over 3,000 diverse, low-income, first-generation college students annually across 60 universities.

As a recipient of the scholarship himself, Elvis was proud to give back by working for the foundation. Elvis enjoys community engagement work as he was involved with various nonprofits throughout his undergrad and through his work. He is excited to officially call Phoenix home, explore Arizona, and get involved locally.

Follow the Conscious Capitalism Arizona State Chapter on Facebook.

ConsciousCapitalismWPCareyChapterLeadership — ASU W.P. Carey Concious Capitalism Chapter Leaders: Nick Tyler, Ryan Gunderson, Jacob Green, Justin Zebb and Sawyer Eddy

ConsciousCapitalismCaseCompetition2019Judges — 2019 Business Case Competition Judges: Alison Rapping, Dr. Elizabeth Castillo, Morag Lucey, Jill Bernard, Scott McIntosh, Dr. John Wisneski (not pictured)

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Arizona Technology Council with Steve Zylstra Bob Witwer David Lee and Eric Miller

June 12, 2019 by Karen

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Arizona Technology Council with Steve Zylstra Bob Witwer David Lee and Eric Miller

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Arizona Technology Council with Steve Zylstra Bob Witwer David Lee and Eric Miller

The Arizona Technology Council is the driving force behind making Arizona the fastest-growing technology hub in the nation by connecting and empowering the state’s technology community.

As Arizona’s premier trade association for science and technology companies, the Council is recognized as representing a diverse and professional business community. That has contributed to its growing into the largest technology council in North America. Its mission is to promote, advocate, educate, inform and connect members and their enterprises.

Listen in with Host Karen Nowicki and members of the Arizona Technology Council Steve Zylstra Bob Witwer David Lee and Eric Miller as they discuss the surge in innovation, growth and attraction of technology-based industries to Arizona and what that means for our economy.

Steven G. Zylstra, age 65, serves as president and CEO of the Arizona Technology Council, a role he assumed in December of 2007. He is responsible for strategy, development, and accomplishment of policy development business goals and objectives and all financial matters related to the Council.

Zylstra is a leading advocate for improving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. As a spokesman for the value technology can provide in raising social and economic standards in Arizona, he was named “Leader of the Year, Technology,” by the Arizona Capitol Times, a “Most Admired Leader” by the Phoenix Business Journal, and “Executive of the Year” by the Arizona Society of Association Executives (AzSAE).

Prior to serving as President of the Arizona Technology Council, Zylstra served as president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Technology Council, Catalyst Connection and the Pittsburgh Biomedical Development Corporation, an affiliated organization of the Pittsburgh Technology Council that invested in start-up biomedical and biotechnology companies.

Connect with Steven on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

Bob Witwer retired in 2017 after 40 years with Honeywell. He was the Vice President of Advanced Technology for Honeywell Aerospace for the last 8 years of his career, responsible for defining and implementing the technology strategy for Honeywell Aerospace’s entire product portfolio.

Bob has a passion for STEM and has engaged with hundreds of Arizona students over the last two decades to share that passion. He has also taught adult classes on leadership, innovation, human-centered design, and aircraft avionics.

Bob was Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Arizona Technology Council for 3 years, is the current Board Chairman of the Az Tech Council Foundation (aka SciTech Institute), and is on the Advisory Board for the Northern Arizona University School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems.

A pillar in the Arizona business community since 1986, MSS Business Transformation has guided organizations through foundational business and digital transformation in a quickly changing technology landscape, while helping them evolve their cultural identity. MSS leverages a holistic approach adapted to each unique organization to meet their strategic goals and objectives as we extend your business knowledge with our depth of expertise.

David Lee is a truly global executive who has helped build agile, responsive organizations at Fortune 500 and global enterprises, state & city government, and a Big 10 University among others. He has led transformation, facilitated innovation, and taught change management techniques across five continents and 60 countries.

David speaks and facilitates advanced programs on topics related to transformation and innovation including Responsive Change, Mature Innovation, Customer-Centric Strategy, and High Performance Team Development. He is a founding member of Responsive Org (Phoenix), and on advisory councils at Thunderbird, the School for Global Management at Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, and Norther Arizona University.

Connect with David on LinkedIn.

PADT is an engineering product and services company that helps customers who develop physical products by providing Numerical Simulation, Product Development, and 3D Printing solutions. PADT’s worldwide reputation for technical excellence and experienced staff is based on its proven record of building long-term win-win partnerships.

The company was founded in 1994 in Tempe, Arizona by PADT Co-founders and Principals Eric Miller, Ward Rand and Rey Chu. The group started the company because they saw the promise of driving product development through the proper application of simulation and 3D printing tools early in the design process. Today, PADT is dedicated to providing a full spectrum of simulation services to its customers and is the only ANSYS engineering simulation software Elite Channel Partner covering the entire Southwest.

PADT inserts innovation into all that it does, whether that is helping NASA get to deep space, introducing the first 3D Printing factory in the Southwest, or helping the local technology community grow. The company was founded on the idea of being the premier provider of “making innovation work,” and it takes a true innovator to hold to that promise for 25 years.

With over 90 employees, 80 of whom are in Tempe, PADT services customers from its headquarters at the Arizona State University Research Park and from offices in California, Colorado, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah.

As an industry veteran of 33 years, Eric Miller has perfected a diverse set of skills that he implements as co-founder and principal of Tempe-based PADT. His role encompasses oversight of simulation and product development consulting, IT, marketing, operations, human resources and administration.

Miller graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He began his career as a summer intern at Lockheed doing design work on satellite subsystems. After college, Miller provided simulation and process improvement services to Garrett Turbine Engines in Phoenix (now Honeywell) for a total of eight years.

Miller is not only a successful businessman and engineer but also a mentor to start-ups and small businesses. He often speaks on the use of simulation to drive product development, as well as the effective application of 3D printing. Eric also serves on the board of directors at the Arizona Technology Council, the BioAccel Advisory Council, the screening committee of Arizona Technology Investors and is a mentor for the Arizona Commerce Authority’s Venture Ready program.

Miller writes a weekly column for the Phoenix Business Journal’s TechFlash section, and recently published his first book, “Better Blogging for your Business.”

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