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THINK FIT-GET FIT-STAY FIT Kyle McInstosh with MAC6 and Brian Mohr with Conscious Capitalism Arizona

September 17, 2018 by Karen

THINK FIT-GET FIT-STAY FIT Kyle McInstosh with MAC6 and Brian Mohr with Conscious Capitalism Arizona

Our first show is in the books for “Think Fit, Get Fit, Stay Fit”, hosted by Scott Marsh, sponsored by Mind and Body Strengthening, and his guests Kyle McIntosh with MAC6 and Brian Mohr from the AZ Chapter Conscious Capitalism.

We found out great background information on how each of them came to be in their current positions and how wellness plays an important role in all they do. Discussing their thoughts and experiences with corporate wellness programs, and the benefits to their employees, including the companies ROI. We shared the concern for obesity, including childhood obesity and the lack of physical education/activity today in schools.

Lastly we discussed how health and wellness fall under the four Conscious Capitalism tenets, 1) Higher Purpose 2) Stakeholder Orientation 3) Conscious Leadership 4) Conscious Culture.

This segment of “Think Fit, Get Fit, Stay Fit” is for anyone interested in learning more about Conscious Capitalism and what it means, what MAC6 to offer, especially in the health and fitness areas. MAC6 has a gym that anyone working in their work-space has access to with an on site Personal Trainer.

One of the main key points in a company wellness program, is that its success starts with its leaders at the top. If a company is considering incorporating a wellness program and is looking for an example, MAC6 has done a wonderful job of making it part of their culture.

With a background in marketing, in various for profit and not for profit companies, Kyle McIntosh wondered, “How can I pair the passion and commitment to community progress of a non-profit with the sustainability and reach of a for profit company?” From this question and perspective a mission evolved to tear down the false distinction between the two sectors and to promote companies with Conscious Capitalism® business models through MAC6.

Kyle is the President and Creative Excitant of MAC6. Day to day, his main operational role is on the “spaces” side of the business, focusing on creating thriving communities in the commercial office buildings, the co-working space, and the co-manufacturing space. The other role that he plays is that of EOS implementer, working with clients to bring the Entrepreneurial Operating System, from the book Traction® to their businesses. Additionally, he sits on the boards of Conscious Capitalism Arizona, telling the stories of good businesses in Arizona, and The Tempe Chamber of Commerce, sustaining Tempe’s quality of life and keeping our community and economy vibrant.

Kyle loves Arizona and wants to see us all collectively find great success based on the awesome things that are happening here every day.

Follow MAC6 on Facebook and Twitter.

Brian Mohr’s career-to-date has been a learning-based journey with an intense focus on people, purpose, values, culture, leadership, and advocating capitalism as a force for good. Brian was a founding member of Jobing.com, one of the original online job boards, which he helped grow to over 350 employees and $38M in revenue over an 11-year period. He later became director of talent strategy & acquisition for P.F. Chang’s China Bistro and Pei Wei Asian Diner restaurants before joining forces with his co-founder, Max Hansen, to create the first purpose-based leadership search firm, Y Scouts, in 2012. In the summer of 2018, Brian doubled down on his commitment to leveraging business as a powerful force for good and joined the Arizona Chapter of Conscious Capitalism as its first President. Together with Scott McIntosh, Founder & Chairman of the Arizona Chapter of Conscious Capitalism, Brian is focused on helping the Arizona business community practice capitalism with both a long-term view and a stakeholder-centric orientation; a model of business that creates prosperity for all.

Brian is on the Global Board of Trustees of Conscious Capitalism, Inc., a member of the Board of Directors of the Better Business Bureau of the Pacific Southwest, and anticipating the launch of his first book, “Hiring on Purpose – How the Y Scouts Method is Revolutionizing the Search for Leaders”. Brian’s most important and cherished responsibilities are being the lucky father to his 2 daughters, Taylor and Riley, and the proud husband to his wife, Jackie. In his spare time, you’ll find Brian practicing guitar and enjoying an occasional game of Texas Hold ’em Poker.

Connect with Brian on LinkedIn, and follow the Arizona Chapter of Conscious Capitalism on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

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.

JOURNEY RADIO Erin Lyons with Child Parent Center and Desiree Cook with I Am You 360 and Anita Scott with Diamond Daughters

September 17, 2018 by Karen

JOURNEY RADIO Erin Lyons with Child Parent Center and Desiree Cook with I Am You 360 and Anita Scott with Diamond Daughters

This Journey radio segment is a dynamic conversation with three dynamic leaders of non-profit organizations that make a difference in our community by providing services to children, youth and women. Enjoy a discussion with Erin Lyons, Desiree Cook, and Anita Scott as they share how their life’s journey has given them the tools to lead organizations that make a difference.

Erin Lyons is Chief Executive Officer of Child Parent Center a non-profit with a 28-million-dollar budget, local and national leader in early childhood education. Desiree Cook is Founder, and Director of I Am You 360 and winner of the AKA Sorority Community Service Award, Sparkle Cleaners Non-Profit of the Month, and Vantage West Credit Union Non-Profit of the Year. Anita Scott, Founder of Diamond Daughters, is an ordained Minister in Glendale, Arizona, and author of “The Power of Transformational Thinking.”

These three women combined provide early childhood development, service for foster children, homeless youth and women. Their mission is to foster life transformation, develop literacy, and to ensure the emotional and physical well-being of those serviced.

Tune in and discover why they embody the Diamond Daughters Empowerment Summit theme “Fearless Women Called to Success.”

Child-Parent Centers, Inc. (CPC) is a community-based, not-for-profit corporation incorporated in 1967. CPC is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and a Head Start Parent Policy Council that consists of enrolled parents. Its primary purpose as the Head Start and Early Head Start grantee for southeastern Arizona is to provide comprehensive early childhood, health and nutrition, and family development services to low income families with children birth to age five. CPC has successfully implemented Head Start and Early Head Start services for over 50 years. With an annual operating budget of over 28 million dollars, 560 employees, and services provided to more than 2,800 young children, CPC has an established reputation in the local and national early childhood community as an organization that places excellence at the forefront of all of its work.

Head Start, first launched in 1965, was designed to be a comprehensive school readiness program addressing the emotional, social, health, nutritional, and educational needs of preschoolers from low-income families. A program created as part of Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty, Head Start has now grown to serve infants, toddlers, and pregnant women in addition to preschoolers, and is a nationally recognized, dual-generation approach to ending the cycle of poverty.

There are three programmatic components of CPC’s efforts: school readiness, health, and family engagement. Health services include ensuring that children are up to date on medical screenings and immunizations, are connected to health insurance and a medical home, have a dental home and dental exams, and ensuring parents have information related to healthy eating and nutrition and the importance of physical activity for their children. CPC provides these services throughout five counties in Southern Arizona, including Pima, Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, and Santa Cruz, and serves rural and urban areas including Tucson, Marana, Nogales, Rio Rico, Safford, Pima, Duncan, Bisbee, Willcox, Benson, Catalina, Sierra Vista, Douglas and Ajo

Erin Lyons joined Child-Parent Centers in October 2014 as its CEO. She possesses a diverse combination of professional experience ranging from classroom teaching to management of adolescent residential facilities and organizational and community development activities. Her most recent tenure was as Senior Regional Director with First Things First, Arizona’s statewide early childhood initiative. In this position, she worked with local Regional Partnership Councils in Pima and Santa Cruz Counties as well as the tribal communities of Pascua Yaqui and the Tohono O’odham Nation. Her work involved oversight of the planning and implementation of annual budgets that infused nearly $100 million dollars in grants and contracts for early childhood and family education services throughout the Southeast area of the state between 2009-2014.

Lyons has also established a presence in the non-profit sector in the Tucson community and has experience both as a direct service provider and senior administrator as well as a volunteer. In addition to programmatic knowledge in the fields of education, child welfare, and behavioral health, she has a breadth of experience in establishing community partnerships, strategic planning, budgeting, quality assurance and compliance activities, and various aspects of employee and organizational development. She has also been affiliated with a number of community entities such as COPE Community Services, the Behavioral Health Coalition of Southern Arizona, United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona’s First Focus on Kids Impact Council, and the Southern Arizona Association for the Education of Young Children.

Lyons began her career as a teacher and kicked off her classroom experience with preschool students at Marva Collins’ Westside Preparatory School on the west side of Chicago. She eventually taught at various grade levels ranging from first grade through high school. As an undergraduate, she attended Yale University and then Northwestern University where she completed a Bachelor of Science in Education. She is also a proud University of Arizona Wildcat and earned her Master of Public Administration at the Eller College. Erin lives with her family in Tucson where she has lived for the better part of her life.

For more information and to get involved, find ChildParentCenters on Facebook and Twitter.

I Am You 360 is a 501c3 non-profit organization that focuses on providing personalized and life skills services for primarily foster care and homeless youth in Pima County improve confidence, appearance, school attendance, academic achievement, and overall well-being.

Services include: Full size, new hygiene and hair care products according to ethnicity and gender to promote healthy hair and skin in a personalized backpack. Participants are served at one of three of I Am You 360 Hygiene Dispensaries, and each participant can have their hygiene bag refilled every 6 weeks to continue a healthy personal care routine.

They also provide a 9 week life skills programming which includes: Self Esteem, Self Awareness, Positive Thinking, and Be Good to your Mind.

Desiree Cook was born in Newark New Jersey and lived in Brooklyn New York. Mother of 7 children and married to Terry Cook. She has been a Tucson resident since 2002. She is an active member of Gideon Baptist, local hair stylist at Artistry since 2012, and created I Am You 360 in November of 2013 and became a 501c3 non-profit in July of 2014.

To learn more and to get involved with IAmYou360 find them on Facebook , Instagram or email iamyou360@hotmail.com

Diamond Daughters Motto – I am you, you are me and we are ONE. It is a global womens movement geared toward empowerment and transformation helping women reach the potential inside of them. We provide tools and resources to improve and enhance goals and vision. We recently held our 5th Anual Diamond Daughters we had the privilege to honor women in the community who were making an impact in different areas. This was the second year we also gave a scholarship to a young lady preparing for college. Our attendance was 300 women from all over the valley and surrounding cities. We host a fashion show annually to show women their worth. Women who come from Human Trafficking, , domestic violence and single mothers are part of the fashion show.

My name is Anita Scott and I was born in Hobbs, New Mexico. I’m married to Freddie Scott and we have three beautiful children..I’m an ordained Minister and have been a resident in Glendale, AZ since 2006. Diamond Daughters was founded in 2012 and established a 501c3 in 2014. It is my belief that every woman has the potential to be and do something great no matter the past or background. I have recently authored a book The Power of Transformational Thinking designed to change thinking patterns.

Connect with Anita and Diamond Daughters at aitruth@yahoo.com and Arise and Pray Ministries

ABOUT JOURNEY RADIO

Tune into Journey Radio to learn from successful professionals who will provide you with a roadmap for your own Journey to success. Our guests are individuals who want to share stories, tips and guidelines based on their own journey. Listeners will be encouraged to stay the course after learning that a journey that ends successfully is not a straight line but is a winding road of experiences that teaches life lessons that can be built upon, providing us grit and knowledge to complete our Journey.

Journey Radio’s mission is to ensure all listeners have the opportunity to learn from guest’s experiences, failures and successes enabling Journey listeners to complete their “Path to Success” at a faster pace, with fewer failures. Every lesson learned does not need to be through experience, but can be learned by listening and learning from other’s experience. Journey Radio connects listeners with guests who have completed the journey that the listener is on.

Journey Radio is powered by Divinity Beauty Bar

Tucson’s Leader in Extensions, Color, Healthy Hair and All your Spa Needs. Connect with Divinity Beauty Bar on Facebook and Instagram and via email.

ABOUT YOUR HOST

Journey Radio’s host and sponsor Enid Moore-Cranshaw is a consummate business professional. Enid holds a Master’s Degree in Finance and Accounting from Regis University. She is the Immediate Past District Director of Toastmasters International, District 3 (state of Arizona) with a membership of over 4,000. District 3 Toastmasters is ranked seventh in Arizona’s networking and is one of the top organizations for communication and leadership development in the world. She is a Financial Professional and owner of Divinity Beauty Bar. Divinity Beauty Bar specializes in nails, hair styling, wigs, hair extensions, maintenance and growth. Enid is the Immediate Past Board President of Child Parent Centers (Headstart). Child Parent Centers is a leader in early childhood development and serves Southern Arizona’s underprivileged children. Her passion is early childhood development, community service, personal development, effective communication and empowering others to realize their full potential.

Emerald Williams of Creative Process with Joli Love of Crowned Boutique and Trell Hayes of Hayes Photography

September 16, 2018 by Karen

Emerald Williams of Creative Process with Joli Love of Crowned Boutique and Trell Hayes of Hayes Photography

Emerald “E. Will” Williams started her fashion career in 2014. She decided to go to school at Mesa Community College in 2015 for fashion design and merchandising. While there she learned about the history of fashion along with traveling to Las Vegas for Magic fashion convention, from there she knew that this is something she should what to make a life long career of. In 2016 she started a fashion assistant intern with Lisa Acquafredda with Stay Classy TV. Emerald assistant Lisa with pulling clothes and styling fashion segments at local news stations. Including news channel 3, channel 12, and Sonoran Living. Emerald worked for Lisa for the whole year of 2016, she learned a lot about the fashion industry and personal styling. By 2017, Emerald was on her own styling local artists, athletes, models, and business men. Emerald has worked featured in magazines, music videos, and red carpets. Emerald explained the goal for Creative Process is to style the top artists and athletes and be featured in fashion shows around the world.

Connect with E Will and Creative Process on Instagram and Email

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While pursuing a double major in bioinformatics and medical physics, Joli Love needed to find a way to provide for my daughter and I. Having a full time job, while going to school full time wasn’t something that worked for me, so I needed to find a source of income that would work with my 16 credit school schedule. I’ve always wanted to start an online boutique, but didn’t know where to start. After months of doing research, I was able to find the perfect vendors for hair extensions, eyelashes, apparel, and the information I needed to make sure my business succeeds and looks the way I need it to. Finally, after I got all the resources I needed I was able to start Crowned Boutique.

Connect with Joli and Crowned Boutique on Instagram and Email

CULTURE CRUSH RX Scott Peltin the Chief Performance Officer with Tignum

September 15, 2018 by Karen

CULTURE CRUSH RX Scott Peltin the Chief Performance Officer with Tignum

This episode of Culture Crush Rx is a can’t miss! Deb talks with Scott Peltin, Chief Performance Officer with TIGNUM, the world leading Sustainable High Human Performance development firm. You get some excellent tips that you can use right now to start showing up as your best self in all your roles in life. You’ll also learn about the power of mindset and how the stories you believe about who you are impact the choices you make in life. If you’re wondering how you can “Rule Your Impact” in business, at home, and with your social circles, you’ll want to tune in now!

And, when you do listen in, you’ll here Scott refer to “cat thrower” blog. We want you to have the link for this great story and metaphor.

Tignum is the world leader in creating executive Sustainable High Performance. They work with top leaders and their must win teams to help them maximize their impact on themselves and on everyone they touch. Tignum helps clients develop a Performance Mindset and then support this Mindset with their Performance Nutrition, Performance Movement, and Performance Recovery strategies. Whether it is preparing for a key presentation, a must win negotiation, a critical meeting, or an important personal event, Tignum helps business professionals show up and perform at their best.

Scott Peltin is the co-founder and Chief Performance Officer of Tignum, the world leading Sustainable High Human Performance development firm. He is the key developer of the Tignum content and methodology and the co-author of Sink, Float, or Swim. Over the past 15 years, Scott has helped numerous CEOs, C- level executives, business professionals, professional athletes, professional coaches, and military leaders maximize their performance and impact. Scott’s unique personal experience and education, combined with his authentic and practical approach, allows him to help his clients develop their best Performance Mindset so they can multiply their impact on others by giving them more energy, being more resilient, and being more mentally agile.

ABOUT CULTURE CRUSH Rx

Culture Crush Rx is an exploration of what makes a great company culture, how successful leaders create it, and how it affects the overall success of the company. We highlight the companies in our community who are crushing it with culture and get practical tips from local experts on how to do the same.

Each episode, we dive into real-life experiences, tips, and best practices for creating a healthy work environment in which everyone is functioning at their highest level and finding joy and satisfaction in their work. Whether you’re a top-level leader, a startup entrepreneur, or part of team, we aim to provide you with valuable insights to help make your work enjoyable and your life well-rounded.

If company culture isn’t consciously created, it will still be created.

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.

Dioly Alexandre with BlackShield Sentinel and Todd Davis with Ideaology Consulting Group

September 15, 2018 by Karen

Dioly Alexandre with BlackShield Sentinel and Todd Davis with Ideaology Consulting Group

In today’s technology-driven world, innovation moves much faster than the security that protects it. Cybersecurity has now become more of a critical subject than ever. With that being Said, few companies understand what it truly entails and many of the self-proclaimed “IT Security” companies have very little to no understanding of the modern threats facing this industry. BlackShield Sentinel comes into this industry with a very strong advantage.. the company was started by Hackers and those with the same mindset. BlackShield is concerned about not just how to protect the business from bad hackers getting in, but also what happens after those hackers get into your network. BlackShield originally began with an emphasis on small to medium businesses, but their expertise and advanced strategies have also attracted city and government organizations. With some of the highest profit projections in the industry, BlackShield is the innovative and impactful Cyber Warfare company you’ve never heard of.

If Mark Zuckerberg had chosen to hack a network instead of rate college girls in his dorms, his name would be Dioly Alexandre. An immigrant born in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere of Haiti, Dioly immigrated to the United States at the age of five and lived in one of the highest crime rate areas in the United States. From a young age he possessed an entrepreneurial mindset and a determination to overcome the overwhelming statistics around him. He did so by starting his first business at the age of seven selling artwork to tourists in the markets of Charleston, South Carolina. With the cultural difference of a new country, Dioly had a growing interest in computers due to a lack of friends and very little family. As he states, “Computers brought me to exploration, which led me to gaming. Gaming led to graphic design, which led to coding, which ultimately led to hacking simply because I wanted to know more and more about everything”.

After discovering the world of hacking, Dioly practiced many of his new found skills on his own school system, infiltrating library networks and district servers as his skills and tactics became more advance. After gaining some recognition among peers but never directly being caught due to lack of proof he did the acts, his skills landed him a job at the largest electronic retailer in the world at 16 years old. By the age of seventeen Dioly was working for the largest restaurant chain in the world, and after several years as a Naval Sea Cadet through high school, Dioly graduated to work for the largest department of criminal justice in the country at 18 years old.

After doing many short term contracts for Fortune 500, Fortune 100, government, and small to medium businesses alike, Dioly decided it was time to launch the company which would utilize the skills he had learned over the years to protect small to medium businesses in Arizona, and eventually across the country. Now at the age of 20 years old, Dioly heads BlackShield Sentinel Corporation, a fast growing cyber security company located in northern Scottsdale which specializes in small to medium business cyber security. His whole concept of operation is to go well beyond the antivirus and firewall standard of the industry. His favorite motto’s which moves his company forward are, “Not all Hackers wear Hoodies”, “Technology can’t stop people, it takes people to do that” and “Information is Power”.

Dioly also leads a non profit corporation named BlackShark, which aims to serve underserved and minority youth within our communities across Phoenix by providing the education and resources they need to enter the IT field out of high school. The Motto of BlackShark is “Competition, Innovation, Future”. In his own words Dioly states, “Competition is the only fuel required to push Innovation into the ever moving Future.” Alexandre shows just how much his passion for security and information assurance has brought him this far, and as he and many would agree, there is a long and bright road ahead of him.

Connect with Dioly on LinkedIn.

iDeaology Consulting Group is a brand and business development company that takes a brand through its idea stage and to its launch. They develop a specialized development and marketing methodology that creates ongoing growth for a small to large business. They teach, train marketing to individuals and businesses.

Todd Davis speaks marketing( leads, solutions, strategy, and content) for Nonprofits, Lawyers, Realtors, Doctors, Financial Advisors, Startups, Kidpreneurs, and Mompreneurs. He’s also am an evangelist for podcasting for professionals.

He believes in utilizing Social Media Channels to create a balance between traditional marketing and a Fluid Digital Marketing Strategy(DMS). His insights about the process of establishing the right social channels and developing the right social media programs will help you generate leads and understand the return of relationship.

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

E14 Dimitri Ponomareff Co-Founder Kanban Zone

September 14, 2018 by Karen

E14 Dimitri Ponomareff Co-Founder Kanban Zone

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, Joe Pusz, PMO Joe has a great discussion with special guest Dimitri Ponomareff, Co-Founder & Agile Coach with KanbanZone.com. We also had scheduled Laura Barnard, Founder & CEO with PMO Strategies but due to technical challenges we weren’t able to have Laura join us. Laura was going to discuss her leadership experience assisting organization with Value driven PMOs. Laura is also organizing the PMO IMPACT Summit which starts on September 10th with over 40 presentations from top industry experts sharing their knowledge and experience with Project Management Offices, PMOs. PMO Joe is presenting on September 12th, his topic is Improve Project Management Results by Repairing your Plumbing!

Dimitri provides an energetic detailed overview of the Agile world and specifically Kanban. He provides technical insights but also speaks at a level which doesn’t require you to be an Agile expert to follow along. He utilizes real life examples to help paint a picture of what is a Kanban board, how to use a Kanban board, different types of Kanban boards and the differences between Kanban and Scrum. In addition, Dimitri shares with us some experiences from Coaching engagements and how his organization sets expectations upfront on how to gets lasting benefits from their engagements. This was a fantastic episode to learn about Agile, Kanban, Scrum and Coaching from an expert in the field, Dimitri Ponomareff.

Joe also shared with his audience that he is running the 2018 Marine Corps Marathon and is fundraising for charity Team Red, White, and Blue which enriches the lives of Veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity. Joe is leading the nation in fundraising for this marathon and would to get your support. To assist our Veterans and support Team Red, White and Blue please visit Joe’s fundraising page today and make a donation!

Thank you to our Sponsor, THE PMO SQUAD. Deploy the SQUAD to rescue your PMO or Projects. Serving clients across the United States, THE PMO SQUAD, quickly deploys Project Management experts to assist with PMO startups and improvements, Project Managers to lead your key Projects, customized Project Management Coaching and Training, and Support selecting and implementing Project Management Software. They are focused exclusively on PMOs and Project Management. Deploy the SQUAD!

Tune in for upcoming shows with Project Management leaders discussing a wide range of current topics and events! Our next show will be September 19th.

KanbanZone.com is a visual process management solution that leverages every aspect of the Kanban methodology. It promotes prioritization, focus and clarity by helping individuals, teams and entire organizations improve the way they collaborate in real-time.

Torak.com provides coaching and training services for Agile, Scrum, Kanban and DevOps. We focus on building happy effective teams and transforming organizations to flow work more efficiently to achieve greater results.

Dimitri Ponomareff is a passionate coach, facilitator and public speaker. He has the ability to relate to people from all walks of life and at every level within an organization. He can motivate and energize individuals, teams or entire organizations. Dimitri is consistently recognized as an effective and successful change agent who is able to mobilize people on a path of continuous improvement. Dimitri is a certified coach and “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” facilitator and uses his vast experience to build highly- focused, productive and happy teams. Dimitri has coached for such organizations as American Express, Charles Schwab, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Choice Hotels, Best Western, JDA Software, LifeLock, First Solar, and Infusionsoft.

Follow Kaban Zone on Facebook and Twitter.

ABOUT PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE HOURS SERIES

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

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

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

Project Management Office Hours is powered by The PMO SQUAD and TALAIA OpenPPM.

TALAIA OpenPPM is a 6 years old solution. TALAIA started in 2012 and is today present in more than 15 countries. TALAIA is a business line of the company SM2 Software and Service Management. SM2 is a 120 person company established more than 20 years ago. SM2 provides end to end solutions delivering projects and Consulting services, integration systems, outsourcing services, software products; helping to empower its customers with the latest IT Technology.

Sign up for a free 30-day trial and learn more about this PMBOK aligned solution.

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.

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

SCOTT-FOUNDATION THOUGHT AND SERVICE LEADERS KIDS and HORSES

September 4, 2018 by Karen

SCOTT-FOUNDATION THOUGHT AND SERVICE LEADERS KIDS and HORSES

LOVE, PEER SUPPORT & SENSE OF FAMILY

Scott Foundation has big aspirations and a different path for Arizona foster youth. They imagine a journey that changes the face of humanity and inspires their kids to be their absolute best today while making tomorrow’s world a much better place for all. They imagine an education and societal system focused on the power of community rather than competition; and they imagine a world where children are taught we are not separate, but instead, we are all a part of something much bigger than ourselves – we are one.

Scott Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that invests in the future of Arizona foster youth who wish to make the world better than they found it. The foundation produces year-round experiential programming that highlights, inspires and educate youth on the importance of social emotional well-being, while mindfully developing their heart and purposeful career path.

WHAT DO YOU LEAVE BEHIND? What kind of person do you want to be? Life/Legacy Plan – What is the history of your future? How can you make the world better than you found it?

Motivated by tragedy, youth transform to find their true self and become self- supporting, successful, community-minded, “compassionate people”.

Colleen Walski, Former Intel Manager, turned entrepreneur, who’s founded a philosophical service learning organization that also serves the social emotional well-being of youth in the Arizona foster care system; free of charge.

Colleen’s soulful story of resilience and purpose began on her intended journey of re-building hope after her only son, Scott tragically passed. The transformative power of selfless service is revealed as she finds the Universe has oddly aligned the destiny of many to make an inspiring impact that continues to unfold and enrich the fortune of Scott’s legacy and her own!

Frustrated by traditional thinking of the nonprofit business model, health and crisis intervention statistics at an all-time high, a failing education system, and inadequate support for children’s social services, Colleen mindfully surrounds herself with present Thought Leaders, Change-Makers, Philanthropists and Executives that like to take action, and begins serving the market in a way that it’s never been served before.

Colleen is as a very results-driven and active community member, providing ongoing leadership in humanitarian services to local youth programs with ongoing commitment to increase awareness for peace and support of community partnerships.

Connect with Colleen on LinkedIn, and follow Scott Foundation on Facebook.

Tempe Community Action Agency with Sophia Campbell and Theresa Mckenzie E8

September 4, 2018 by Karen

Tempe Community Action Agency with Sophia Campbell and Theresa Mckenzie E8

Tempe Community Action Agency (TCAA) is fulfilling the vision of its two co-founders, Barbara Norton and Lupe Esquer, two local Tempe residents who saw the great need experienced by their Tempe neighbors in 1966 and sought to make a difference by organizing their community into action. 52 years later, they are still furthering their vision with an expanded array of basic need programs and services that promote independence and self-reliance.

They now run Tempe’s longest running and largest Food Pantry program, including a partnership with Tempe Schools, Tempe’s I-HELP shelter program (Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program) for men and women experiencing homelessness – the ONLY homeless shelter program in Tempe, their Family Economic Advancement program –helping single parent households improve their financial stability through credit repair, increased wages, microenterprise and home-ownership opportunities, a Community Action Program – providing rent and utility assistance to prevent homelessness, two community gardens (Escalante Community Garden and Clark Park Community Garden), Health Start – a pre and post-natal program for low income expectant families, three Senior Centers offering a lunch service and activities, and a Home Delivered Meals program which delivers nutritious meals and wellness checks to homebound seniors and individuals with disabilities. As you can imagine this is a huge undertaking and thankfully TCAA is supported by more than 1,000 volunteers resulting in more than 27,000 volunteer hours.

Listeners will be inspired by the stories our guests shared about the impact their programs are having on Tempe residents and the numerous opportunities for businesses and/or individuals to get involved. TCAA has ongoing volunteer orientations every month for folks to learn about TCAA and how they can volunteer in any of their programs and services. They also have the ability to facilitate corporate presentations throughout the community to increase awareness of their services and ways to get involved. This includes volunteering in their Food Pantry, serving meals in the I-HELP shelter program, conducting a variety of drives including food, laundry pod and dryer sheet drives for their new mobile laundry trailer – first of its kind in AZ, holiday gift drives, administration support, onsite volunteer opportunities at your place of work, conducting a variety of workshop or classes to seniors, volunteer work days at the Community Gardens (great for families), and helping out with any number of special events.

If you’re looking for a unique fundraiser featuring an elegant evening event that showcases Tempe’s culinary and cultural diversity, along with a fabulous silent auction, music and entertainment all under the Arizona stars, mark your calendars for VICINITY Friday, Oct. 19, 2018 at Big Surf Waterpark. All proceeds go to support TCAA’s programs.

Since 1966, Tempe Community Action Agency (TCAA) has endeavored to be the voice and catalyst of empowerment and opportunity, providing hands-on assistance to Tempe residents in need and responding promptly to emerging human services issues. What started off as a small grass-roots neighborhood self-help initiative eventually incorporated in 1971 and expanded its array of basis need programs and services for those in need.

Tempe Community Action Agency (TCAA)’s mission is to foster dignity and self- reliance for the economically vulnerable in the communities it serves. It accomplishes this mission through five focus areas: Hunger Relief, Homeless Prevention and Intervention, Senior Independence, Healthy Families, and Family Economic Advancement. Current programs include: Tempe’s largest and longest running Food Pantry program, I-HELP- the City’s only homeless shelter program for adults, a Community Action Program (providing emergency rent/utility assistance), three senior centers, Home-Delivered Meals, Health Start – providing home-based pre/post-natal support, two community gardens (Escalante – the City’s first community garden and Clark Park), and the Family Economic Advancement program which seeks to improve the economic stability of families by moving them out of poverty through employment, education and/or homeownership. As Tempe’s largest social service agency, TCAA operates from four sites in Tempe and Scottsdale. It remains the primary entry point for low- income households experiencing crisis and seeking to improve their quality of life. Its capacity to bring about positive change impacts over 22,000 unduplicated children and adults annually.

Sophia Campbell currently works as the Director of Philanthropy at the Tempe Community Action Agency (TCAA). She is an experienced non-profit professional with a demonstrated history of successful fundraising within the human services sector. Sophia is a highly skilled grant writer and fundraising professional whose passion includes donor cultivation, building corporate and foundation partnerships, volunteer management and special events. A licensed social worker for many years, Sophia has worked with a variety of vulnerable populations including at-risk children, youth and families, the homeless and survivors of domestic violence.

No longer working directly with clients as a social worker, Sophia currently enjoys utilizing her fundraising skills, and expertise to build TCAA’s organizational capacity to support vulnerable individuals and families in need. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Sophia moved to Phoenix, AZ in 1999. She resides in Chandler with her husband, children and three dogs.

Theresa Mckenzie has 13 years of experience in the arena of volunteer/event management. Her passion for connecting volunteers to their sweet spot is evident in the leaders that have grown out of her mentoring. Theresa began her volunteer leadership in Mesa, AZ at Central Christian Church as
the director of the 450 member First Impressions Team. She has worked in volunteer management at House of Refuge in Mesa and Hilltop Community Resources in Grand Junction, Colorado. She is now motivating the amazing volunteers at Tempe Community Action Agency and recently led the agency through Service Enterprise training and hopes to have the certification process complete by January 2019. Theresa is also certified in Volunteer Administration through the International Council for Volunteer Administration. Theresa also loves to volunteer and until recently was a volunteer on air programmer for KAFM 88.1 in Grand Junction, CO. She has 3 children, 2 1⁄2 grandchildren and one cat named Kosmo Kramer.

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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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BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Local First Arizona Founder Kimber Lanning with Giving Coach and Rainmaker Andrew Kolikoff

September 4, 2018 by Karen

BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Local First Arizona Founder Kimber Lanning with Giving Coach and Rainmaker Andrew Kolikoff

Local First Arizona Foundation is a statewide organization focused on building a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable Arizona economy. They do this by creating innovative programs that enable every Arizonan the chance to build a healthy and prosperous life for themselves and their families.

Kimber Lanning is an entrepreneur, business leader and community development specialist who works to cultivate strong, self-reliant communities and inspire a higher quality of life for people across Arizona. Lanning is the founder and executive director of Local First Arizona Foundation, a statewide organization focused on creating a diverse and inclusive Arizona economy. LFAF is leading the nation in implementing systems and policies to ensure a level playing field for entrepreneurial endeavors and communities of all sizes. LFAF programs include increasing healthy local food production and access, growing entrepreneurial development in underserved communities, and expanding rural community development – each of which plays a part in building sustainable and resilient local economies.

Lanning is also the founder of Local First Arizona, the largest advocacy organization for independently owned businesses in North America. Lanning has received national numerous awards for her diverse work and extensive leadership and speaks regularly around the country. Her work in promoting adaptive reuse in Phoenix’s urban core was recognized by the American Planning Association, who presented Lanning with the Distinguished Citizen Planner Award in 2013. She has also been named one of the “50 Most Influential Women in Arizona” (Arizona Business Magazine, 2011), was the recipient of the Athena Award by the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce in 2013, and was named Citizen Leader of the Year from the International Economic Development Council.

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Kolikoff & Company is a leadership coaching and giving mentoring firm with highl y specialized programs designed to make you a better business developer, rain maker, leader and human being.

Andrew Kolikoff is a former chief science officer, 3-time successful business own er (once landing him on the front page of USA Today), author, adjunct professor, coach and consultant now helping lead the charge in one of Arizona’s fastest growing tech companies. Andrew has mentored and changed the lives of over 500 business owners and professionals.

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ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS SOLUTIONS RADIO HOST

In 2014, Jon Deiter was working on the leadership team of a company which began implementing the Entrepreneurial Operating System® (EOS®). Jon experienced first-hand the value and power of EOS and its simple tools to establish a clear vision, gain traction toward that vision, and grow a healthy team.

He also came to realize his true motivation and passion ….. to help many more companies achieve great things through implementing EOS! He was trained as a Professional EOS Implementer and since 2015 has been working with organizations to help them implement EOS. He offers his implementation/coaching services through his company, Jon Deiter Solutions, LLC.

EOS is a people-centric management system that embodies successful, proven ways of working with people and a team. In addition to company growth and achieving the life you desire, implementing EOS has positive impacts to employees, culture and team health.

Jon has worked for over 30 years in leadership/management positions in privately held and family owned entrepreneurial businesses as well as smaller divisions of public companies. He earned an MBA in Finance from Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois and he has worked as a licensed CPA with Accreditation in Business Valuation and Certified Global Management Accountant. He has held positions in a variety of industries as Tax Advisor, Consultant, Controller, Vice President, CFO, and President.

His leadership career in manufacturing, distribution and service businesses, along with experience as both a user and implementer of EOS, give Jon a unique perspective to pursue his passion of helping business owners and leadership teams achieve all they want from their business.

Jon is active in the Conscious Capitalism movement and is a founding member and Treasurer of the Arizona Chapter of Conscious Capitalism. Jon lives in Chandler, Arizona with his wife Julie, having moved to Arizona from Chicago suburbs in 2003.

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