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LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Phoenix Business Journal Ilana Lowery and HMA Public Relations Abbie Fink

April 6, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Phoenix Business Journal Ilana Lowery and HMA Public Relations Abbie Fink

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LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Phoenix Business Journal Ilana Lowery and HMA Public Relations Abbie Fink

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.

Ilana Lowery has served as Editor-in-Chief of the Phoenix Business Journal since August 2001. Prior to that, the Chicago native served as managing editor. She first joined the publication as a reporter and projects editor in 1995.

As a reporter she has covered banking and finance, travel, aviation, tourism and sports business. Prior to the Business Journal, she was an editor for Independent Newspapers Inc., a community newspaper chain based in Scottsdale.

Before moving to the Valley in 1989, Ilana was a reporter and editor for Pulitzer Newspapers in Chicago. An award-winning journalist, she also worked as a scriptwriter and associate producer for the NBC-TV affiliate in Chicago.

A 1986 graduate of the University of Illinois, Ilana earned BA degrees in Mass Communications and English. Currently, Ilana is an associate professor at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

In addition to the Hon Kachina Board of Governors, she is on the board of the Arizona Newspaper Association and executive board of Gabriel’s Angels. Ilana also is a member of the prestigious women’s professional associations Charter 100 and Central Phoenix Women.

Ilana served on the advisory board for the Greater Phoenix Jewish News and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Arizona Press Club and the Arizona Newspaper Association, which in 2015 presented her with the Order of the Silver Key, an honor for journalists who have been in the profession for 25 years or more, contributed to the journalism profession both locally and nationally, and have inspired fellow journalists.

Ilana was a 2014 Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Athena Award finalist. In 2005, she was honored as a Woman of Distinction by the Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus-Pine Council and in 2008, she was honored with a Woman of Distinction award by the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America – Southwest.

Connect with Ilana on LinkdIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Abbie S. Fink is vice president/general manager of HMA Public Relations and has been with the firm since 1993. Her marketing communications background includes skills in media relations, digital communications/social media strategies, special event management, community relations, issues management and marketing promotions.

Fink, an award-winning communications professional, is often called upon to present to a wide variety of business and civic organizations on such topics as media relations, social media and digital communications strategies, issues/crisis communications and special events management, and workplace development and culture.

She is a past president of the Phoenix Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America and is a member of the Public Relations Society of America’s Counselors Academy and a former executive board member. She is the recipient of the Phoenix chapter’s Percy Award and the national Patrick Jackson Award for Distinguished Service to PRSA.

Fink has both a master’s degree in mass communications and a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism/public relations from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. She is an adjunct faculty member at Arizona State University.

Connect with Abbie on Twitter and follow HMA Public Relations on Facebook.

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.

Lost Our Home Pet Rescue with Founder Jodi Polanski and Co-Host Barbara Barnstead

April 6, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Lost Our Home Pet Rescue with Founder Jodi Polanski and Co-Host Barbara Barnstead

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Lost Our Home Pet Rescue with Founder Jodi Polanski and Co-Host Barbara Barnstead

The mission at Lost Our Home Pet Rescue is to provide compassionate services to pets and people in crisis. Founded in 2008 in response to the economic downturn and, more specifically, the Phoenix area housing market crash, what began as a grassroots, foster-based network to rescue pets abandoned as a result of foreclosures or evictions quickly evolved into a resource to help those at risk of losing their pets due to life circumstances or financial hardships.

Lost Our Home has 6 programs that are designed to prevent pets from going to overcrowded shelters where they face an uncertain future and to keep pets with the families that love them. Their Adoption Program rescues and finds new loving homes for abandoned and owner surrendered dogs and cats. Their Temporary Care Program provides up to 90 days of pet care for individuals or families who are experiencing a life challenge or crisis such as job loss, homelessness, domestic violence, illness, injury or hospitalization. Their Pet Food Bank provides pet food and supplies to those who are temporarily unable to afford them. Their Pet Friendly Rental Program has a network of realtors who locate rental properties for more difficult to place pets due to breed restrictions or number of pets, then they donate 100% of their commission to cover pet deposits. Their Low Income Boarding program, offers low cost boarding for those who are unable to afford traditional boarding rates. And they operate a Pet Companion Shelter on the campus of Sojourner Center, one of Arizona’s largest domestic violence shelters, so that families fleeing abuse can keep their pets with them while they heal. Since 2008, they have helped more than 22,000 pets. This includes finding loving homes for over 4,500 cats and dogs. Reuniting more than 750 pets with their families following a crisis and feeding over 17,500 pets through their Pet Food Bank.

Jodi Polanski has been involved with animal welfare for more than 14 years. Prior to her career in the non-profit sector, Jodi spent 16 years in sales and management in both the retail and mortgage industries. Jodi founded Lost Our Home in 2008 in response to the thousands of pets in need as a result of the economic downturn and Phoenix-area foreclosure crisis. At the time, Jodi was working in the mortgage industry and saw firsthand the devastating effects the housing crisis had on people and pets. During that time, many pets were abandoned in foreclosed homes, often times without food and water. In response to the growing need, Jodi launched Lost Our Home Pet Rescue.

From heartbreak to hope, from extreme crisis to loving care, Jodi has used her extensive past business experience to create an innovative and efficiently operated pet rescue center that helps people while saving pets. In 2011, Jodi received a scholarship from the Arizona State University Lodestar Nonprofit Management Institute and earned her Professional Certificate in Nonprofit Management. She has also been the recipient of many achievement awards throughout her career, and was most recently named an “Outstanding Woman in Business” by the Phoenix Business Journal in 2016. In 2015, she was honored as “Business Woman of the Year” by the Tempe Chamber of Commerce.

Follow Lost Our Home on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Our special guest Co-Host is Business Development Strategist, Barbara Barnstead. Her talents are in building and developing business relationships, new marketing initiatives along with strategic planning for progressive businesses looking to accelerate their market share and revenue growth.

Barbara was introduced to Lost Our Home Pet Rescue a few years ago when Jodi Polanski was being honored through the Tempe Chamber. As a dog lover and advocate for rescue animals, it made immediate sense for Barbara to volunteer for this important organization. Barbara has volunteered her time in helping Jodi make important business connections in the Valley to help her further this wonderful cause.

WINNING BUSINESS Jerry Houston CEO with HPI Solutions

April 5, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

WINNING BUSINESS Jerry Houston CEO with HPI Solutions

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WINNING BUSINESS Jerry Houston CEO with HPI Solutions

Jerry Houston is the founder and CEO of HPISolutions, formerly known as Houston Partners International. Jerry has held key management positions in industry for over thirty years. Jerry has dedicated his career to the development of human potential and process excellence through a variety of certifications. As a long-time community activist, he has served as president of various associations for developmentally disabled individuals, a homeless family program, a church leader, heavy involvement in local and regional chambers of commerce, Chair of Business Advancement Services for ASBA, and has served on multiple task forces and committees in the educational sector. He has been awarded Target Training International’s (TTI) President’s Award. Jerry was also an adjunct faculty member at Purdue University-Calumet, concentrating in the area of continuous quality improvement. He has been named to the prestigious National Directory of Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals in America. Jerry was named the Volunteer of the Year in 2009 at the Arizona Small Business Association.

HPISolutions is a performance improvement company, with an emphasis on developing the human potential in your organization and the processes to support their efforts. We do this with our threefold approach, focused on Professional Development, creating a Productive Workforce and Profitable Growth. Our goal is to help you maximize the potential of your team, as individuals and as a group.

Connect with Jerry and follow HPISolutions on LinkedIn.

ABOUT WINNING BUSINESS RADIO

What sets a successful business apart from those that fail? 80% of new businesses will fail in the first 18 months, and that statistic is not okay. Winning Business Radio connects you with business owners who are winning at business, and gives you insight into their successes, their challenges, and their strategies for winning. Tune in for some amazing discussions!

ABOUT YOUR HOST

Lisa Rehurek, the #1 leading authority on winning RFP responses, is CEO and founder of Win The Business™, a Consultancy and RFP Support Services Firm that helps businesses increase their success rate in responding to government and corporate Requests for Proposal (RFP’s). Our multi-touch point system provides RFP support services, strategy, consulting, training and team development to companies who wish to improve their response process and outcomes. The thoroughness our team provides coupled with our direct and fun approach is what separates us from our competitors. We are also home of RFP University™, an online virtual training and resource platform designed to support a business’s RFP efforts for maximum success.

After 20 years in the corporate arena responding to hundreds of public sector RFPs, Lisa started her own business and now transfers that knowledge to her clients to help improve their win rates. Lisa keeps herself very busy with life as a business owner, speaker, trainer, author, and radio show host. As a seasoned speaker, Lisa loves to inspire audiences large and small with her engaging and practical speaking topics. She is the author of 7 books including her ebook, 101 Ways to Win More Proposals Now! and her upcoming book, Win the {Damn} Business!. She is also the creator of the STARR Proposal System™ which brings simplicity and efficiency to the overall response process.

Lisa is a member APMP (Association of Proposal Management Professionals) and is Membership and Program Chair for the Valley of the Sun chapter. She is also a WBENC-certified Women Business Enterprise (WBE). She holds certifications in numerous talent assessment tools including Certified Professional Behavior Analyst (CPBA), Certified Professional Driving Forces Analyst (CPDFA), Certified Professional Emotional Quotient Analyst (CPEQA), and Certified Professional TTI TriMetrix HD Analyst (CPHDA).

Connect with Lisa on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Chandler Tao Healing Center and Sedona Mago Retreat

April 5, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Chandler Tao Healing Center and Sedona Mago Retreat

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Chandler Tao Healing Center and Sedona Mago Retreat

“Love Humanity, Love the Earth.” In pursuing this mission, Tao Fellowship and the Tao Healing Center provide guidance and education to people who seek practical tools to help themselves live a healthy, happy and fulfilled life. The word “Tao” simply translates as “a way”, specifically a way to live in harmony with one’s self, others and the world. Tao provides the guiding principles for creating a more balanced, sustainable, and peaceful culture on Earth.

The Tao practice is based on principles which work in harmony with people from all religions, backgrounds and walks of life. It promotes a healthy lifestyle through movement, diet and heart-based mindfulness. Their unique yoga classes help you to improve your physical health and spiritual clarity. Examples include Tao Healing Yoga, Mindful Yoga, Chakra Vibration, Detox Yoga, Tao Tai Chi and Tao Kwon do.

One of the core values of the Tao Fellowship and Tao Healing Center is called “Hong Ik”, which translates to “widely benefit all.” Along with self happiness comes the desire to help others. Helping ourselves, and helping others… this is the key to a healed world.

Our guests are Tao Instructors at the Chandler Tao Healing Center. They have been trained in Tao principles and practices. The Tao instructors are skilled at helping members to integrate Tao living into their lives so they can be healthier physically, mentally and emotionally and connect with the wisdom within themselves.

Follow Tao Healing Centers on Twitter and Facebook.

For more information on Sedona Mago Retreat visit their website.

ChandlerTaoHealingCenteronPhoenixBusinessRadioX3 — Tao Instructors: Rachel Harbour, Pat Ma, Bretta Kelly & Chun Shim

RHINO NATION Alex Schreck with Solvature Inc and Mindy Weinstein with Market MindShift

April 5, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

RHINO NATION Alex Schreck with Solvature Inc and Mindy Weinstein with Market MindShift

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RHINO NATION Alex Schreck with Solvature Inc and Mindy Weinstein with Market MindShift

Alex Schreck grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He played the violin and many sports with a focus on soccer. Since his parents moved to Wisconsin from Germany, he was involved in German societies as well. He still plays the drums for the Spielmannzug Milwaukee and represented them as Kinderprinz when he was younger.

After he graduated high school, he decided to attend Arizona State University and major in Kinesiology. While his sports background drew him towards health and fitness, half way through college he decided to change direction and start focusing on business. He started working for various internships with a sales and marketing focus. That experience lead him to doing business development for Solvature.

He decided to work for Solvature because of his excitement with the future of eCommerce. Any business that sells goods and services, whether it be B2C or B2b, technology needs to be leveraged to stay competitive and continue to achieve growth. His goal is to help companies achieve the highest possible results selling online.

With Solvature, you can grow, convert and gain trust from shoppers online. They understand the complexities of building and managing the best possible customer experience for eCommerce stores. They strive to empower your website’s performance to support your SEO, marketing and sales goals. With their Magento solutions, the growth potential of your eCommerce business is infinite.

Connect with Alex on LinkedIn and Twitter, and follow Solvature on Facebook.

Mindy Weinstein is the founder and CEO of Market MindShift. Mindy is also a national speaker, trainer and digital marketing strategist. She has worked with and trained companies of all sizes, including Facebook, The Weather Channel, Rosetta Stone, Investor’s Business Daily, HBO, Fandango, Telemundo, LL Bean, Cisco, Transamerica and Sportsman’s Guide. Other digital marketing agencies come to Mindy to learn the latest trends, concepts and methodologies.

Market MindShift is a boutique digital marketing firm in Scottsdale, Arizona. Their team doesn’t consist of newbies who just joined the industry—on the contrary, they are veteran digital marketing specialists who have worked with both big and small brands and are contacted regularly to share their expertise at conferences and in online journals. They have helped brands go from little to no web traffic to thousands of visitors every month.

Connect with Mindy on LinkedIn and Twitter, and follow Market Mindshift on Facebook.

ABOUT RHINO NATION

Rhino Nation is a growing community of influential entrepreneurs and small business owners that share a common trait, they don’t walk, they don’t run, they CHARGE to their destiny. We acknowledge and celebrate their business expertise, leadership and fearless attitude to be victorious in their goals. Rhino Nation is committed to making powerful connections and providing enhanced exposure to broaden the reach and promote the extraordinary talents of our community members.

ABOUT YOUR SPONSOR

Rhino Online Strategies & eCreativity helps you free up your precious and limited time, as a business owner, to do what you do best….running and growing your business. Michelle Faust and her team partner with you to identify your content and marketing needs and provide you with fresh, innovative, dynamic copy that will effectively reach your target market, leading to increased customer engagement, a higher conversion rate, and increased sales.

Great content becomes the seeds of a bountiful business harvest, so you can cultivate and grow your business. We take the time to personally understand you and your company’s purpose, so your marketing message reflects who you are and speaks directly to your target market. Let us join you as part of your team. We’ll partner with you to develop powerful messaging strategies.

We strive to create an expansive mindset through education, marketing content and access to a talented team of business consultants. Our mission is to deliver cutting edge entrepreneurial support by providing engaging targeted messaging along with online business education, ancillary business services, and enhanced exposure.

Michelle has an extensive background in sales, marketing and public speaking, primarily in the pharmaceutical industry. When she left her corporate career, she shifted into the entrepreneurial world, combining her experience, talents and passions to reinvent herself. As a marketer and copywriter, Michelle thrives on discovering what motivates people into action and what their key emotional triggers are. Michelle and her team create powerful and targeted messaging that improve conversion rates and increase sales. Michelle loves to connect people through the power and beauty of the written word. her passion is helping people create a road-map to success, so they can fulfill their dreams and live their destiny.

For more about Rhino Online Strategies & eCreativity find them at www.rhinostrategy.com, on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Shannon Teixeira with Waste Management and Kathleen Gramzay with Kinessage

April 3, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Shannon Teixeira with Waste Management and Kathleen Gramzay with Kinessage

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Shannon Teixeira with Waste Management and Kathleen Gramzay with Kinessage

Waste Management is the largest environmental solutions provider in North America, serving more than 21 million customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. They have invested in developing waste solutions for a changing world. Today, this includes not just disposal and recycling, but personal counseling to help customers achieve their green goals, including zero waste.

As North America’s leading provider of comprehensive waste management services, their mission is to maximize resource value while minimizing impact in order to further both economic and environmental sustainability for all their stakeholders.

Shannon Teixeira is a designer, architect and builder of Modern HR. Working inside startups and large enterprises has taught her that her breath is Progression, her heartbeat is People and her sight is connecting the space between ideas and reality. Fusing together her background in Interior Design, Operations, Marketing and HR has given her a creative lens and ability to use Employee Experience and Brand Culture to create Organizational Competitiveness.

Today she leads the People strategy for one of Waste Management’s leading market areas, she is SHRM of Greater Phoenix’s Immediate Past President and is Co-Founder of AZ Talent Cooperative.

Connect with Shannon on LinkedIn and Twitter. Follow Waste Management on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Kathleen Gramzay, BCTMB, is a 17-year Board Certified Massage Therapist, Author, Speaker, Wellness Educator, Developer and Continuing Education Provider of Kinessage® Self-Care. Her life-long passion for movement, understanding the human body, and personal challenges created the conditions that brought Kinessage® into being.

Kathleen has an engaging knack for simplifying and sharing how the body/mind works and how you can partner with it, not just for greater physical health but to a live a more joyful life. Her interactive “Lessons from the Body/Mind” speaking presentations serve as a unique platform for stress relief and experiential team building across the spectrum of industries from architectural and financial services to healthcare, sales, and manufacturing.

Not surprisingly, for fun, she loves to move whether that is dancing or out in nature hiking, biking, or rollerblading. She also enjoys travel, nature photography, and meditation.

Kinessage LLC serves wellness-conscious companies and individuals who understand that people cannot be productive or present with clients, colleagues or loved ones if they are in pain or can’t move comfortably in their bodies. Kinessage® Self-Care is a do-it-yourself solution to relieve the stress, muscular pain, and chronic tension underlying musculoskeletal conditions without drugs or need of a practitioner.

Connect with Kathleen on LinkedIn and Facebook.

GrayShitz Marketing with Sage and Associates

April 3, 2018 by Karen

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Phoenix Business Radio

GrayShitz Marketing with Sage and Associates

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GrayShitz Marketing with Sage and Associates

Story Behind the Name

We sometimes tell people that we met at a bar and while getting to know each other, we learned of each other’s last names (Gray & Lifshitz) and thought it would be crazy to do something with it… “GrayShitz” was born and now we needed to do something with it.

Well, truth be told, we’ve known each other for a number of years and recognized two things: 1) we complement each other’s skills sets when it comes to branding and marketing; 2) we see a gap in the marketplace, specifically, how people and companies do not consistently figure out how they brand themselves… all by getting rid of the fuzziness and yuck from marketing.

So, we formed GrayShitz, and yes, GrayShitz is a funny (great, interesting, creative) name, right? You’ll be thinking about us all day. Maybe you’ll tell someone else. Now we’ve got you thinking! That’s branding.

About GrayShitz

GrayShitz is a creatively driven, full-service marketing, advertising and branding agency.
They are all about getting your Foundational Messaging™ right. Making sure you are saying what your customers need to hear.
They also help people with Short-Form Messaging™. How you are heard, seen and remembered in 2 mins or less.
They hold interactive, fun and educational workshops on presenting your brand to a group.

Andy Gray is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of GrayShitz. Gray has had a 35+ year career in marketing, branding and advertising. He took a mid-size consumer company from $70M to over $500M in five years and grew a Fortune 300 company’s national division at 5X the industry rate over a two-year period. Gray has also created industry traction and customer commitments for start-ups.

Bryan Lifshitz is Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of GrayShitz. Lifshitz has 30+ years as a design professional with an emphasis on visual communications, and a 25+ year career in marketing, branding and advertising. He is knowledgeable in consumer and B2B marketing and is co-inventor and Managing Director of the Piggyback Rider Brand (a viral sensation in 2017 & had over 100M video views and 800% revenue increase in 2 years).

The GrayShitz Marketing Team shared their studio time with Sage and Associates’ Founder, Troy Sage, and Sage and Associates Realtor Partner, Heather Sheaffer. We invited Troy and Heather to this Business RadioX interview to help demonstrate how masterfully GrayShitz Marketing Team works with their clients.

Connect with Andy and Bryan on LinkedIn, and follow GrayShitz on Twitter and Facebook.

Connect with Troy on LinkedIn, and follow Sage and Associates on Twitter and Facebook.

The Emerge Forum with Ash Krupnik Caitlin Martin and Heidi Bever

April 3, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

The Emerge Forum with Ash Krupnik Caitlin Martin and Heidi Bever

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The Emerge Forum with Ash Krupnik Caitlin Martin and Heidi Bever

The Emerge Forum is a female owned and operated company that offers workshops with a focus on style & confidence to women who have recently undergone a major life change. This company is addressing specific styling needs often left unmet for the groups they help.

Their two workshop tracks: Rapid Weight Loss and Just For Moms, focus individually on these two groups and the specific issues they face when getting dressed. The beauty of these workshops is that they provide a personalized experience in which participants can listen to a panel of style & beauty industry professionals address their concerns and get individualized advice for less than the cost of hiring even just one of these professionals. Personal Stylist, is Ash Krupnik, a local wardrobe stylist who specializes in working with clients who have recently experienced major life change; Caitlin Martin of Callista Glam, a local make-up artist and hair stylist who burst onto the Phoenix fashion scene with charisma and a desire to see women love themselves and embrace their natural beauty; and, Heidi Bever, The Emerge Forum Community Manager who’s smile and kind heart puts you right at ease and makes you feel special before she even utters a word. Heidi navigated her way through her own 90 lb weight loss journey after surgery, making her a perfect fit to help educate, support and manage the growing Emergent Community. Together, these style & beauty professionals are excited to share their knowledge and passion for women to help them become more successful as individuals.

The driving force behind this company, according to Personal Stylist Ash, is working to address the ever-growing dilemma of women who, plagued by culture shoving impossible standards of beauty in their faces, are increasingly left confused, isolated and feeling inadequate. Ash has a passion to help women understand and love their bodies and how to work with their shape instead of against it to style themselves. She wants women to embrace their inherent beauty and to learn to see themselves in a new light. For those in the Rapid Weight Loss community, the focus is on: loose skin, hair loss, and drastic body shape changes, and figuring out how to not only dress an ever changing body, but to extend the life of their clothes while dropping up to 10-15 lbs per week. The goal for these workshops is to help participants boost their success in their long term weight loss goals through style and confidence. Ash firmly believes in their company’s slogan “Knowledge = Confidence = Success” and is excited to help participants realize and achieve their weightloss goals in this unique fashion. For the Mamas, they host a workshop called “Just For Moms” that focuses on the issues facing moms as they move into this new phase of life and identity. They target such issues as: style for breastfeeding, self-care, and being confident in themselves as women.

The Emerge Forum will be launching new workshops for women in 2018 and Ash- Personal Stylist is thrilled to be publishing a workbook to compliment these workshops and help expand on the teachings the participants receive. Their Facebook group: The Emergent Collective is their online community of women where the panelists can interact with the members, offer encouragement and style advice, host in-person meetups, and continue to foster a sense of community.

Ash Krupnik is a Personal Stylist in Phoenix, Arizona with a passion for empowering clients and designers through fashion and style. Working with nationally known designers such as Dooney & Bourke and Journey by NC, her innovative creativity has served her well in producing, directing and styling for fashion shows, magazines and designer lookbooks. She has been featured in local newspapers and magazines and is a style columnist for several Lifestyle magazines. As a certified color analyst, she also is able to help clients by offering them style options that compliment their natural beauty to bring out their best. Becoming more recognized for her style and charismatic approach to her business, she has begun specializing in clients who have recently undergone a major life change. Whether it’s weight loss surgery, gender correction, or moms in their 4th trimester postpartum period, she has a passion for helping her clients build confidence and empowering them to embrace their new bodies.

As the founder of The Emerge Forum, a company that hosts style & confidence workshops, she is thrilled to have found her passion in working to help people build confidence through style knowledge. She enjoys connecting with women and empowering them to make style choices that reflect their lifestyles, their natural beauty and their personalities.

She also is mom to 4 kids & 2 dogs, and she is a happy wife of nearly 12 years to her high school sweetheart, Tim. In her spare time, Ash enjoys traveling with her husband, trips to Disneyland, reading, discovering new music, and eating tacos.

Follow The Emerge Forum on Facebook, and Instagram, or contact them at hello@theemergeforum.com.

BEST OF HEALTH Dementia Research and Care

April 2, 2018 by Karen

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Best Of Health

BEST OF HEALTH Dementia Research and Care

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BEST OF HEALTH Dementia Research and Care

Ben Readhead is an Australian born medical practitioner, passionate about innovation in the life sciences, with a focus on the application of biomedical informatics to enable precision medicine and improve patient care. ASU is intimately involved in the war against this disease and has recently formed a path breaking, interdisciplinary contingent of leading researchers known as the ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center (NDRC). The center, headquartered at ASU’s Biodesign Institute, has just received a portion of a new $5 million grant, with Ben being one of six researchers named in the new award belonging to the NDRC, including the center’s Interim Director Eric Reiman, M.D, a world-renowned leader in the fight against Alzheimer’s.

Connect with Ben on LinkedIn.

Carol Becker, CCHt created Universal Resources with a mission and passion to help people understand themselves and help them learn to experience a better quality of life.

Carol is a Dementia Therapy Specialist who has been fascinated by and exploring the field of memory loss after recovering from her own brain infection thirty years ago. As a certified master hypnotherapist, Master Practitioner in NeuroLinguistic Processing and TimeLine® Therapy, and a Trauma and Dementia Therapy Specialist, Carol has worked over 20 years helping people find hope and meaning in their lives. As a knowledge junkie, Carol loves learning how things work like internal combustion engines, magnetism, and human beings. She brings that innate curiosity and passion for learning to her work with dementia clients and their care partners in the work she does through her company Universal Resources, blending alternative health practices with proven treatment methods to provide holistic services and techniques that reduce the overwhelming stress, fear and anxiety that often plagues clients dementia journeys, improving their confidence, memory and quality of life.

Follow Universal Resources on Facebook, and connect with Carol on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.

Jan Dougherty is a Special Projects Consultant at Banner Alzheimer’s Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. She is a known expert and leader in crafting innovative programs to support people living with dementia and their family caregivers. As the former Director of Family & Community Services at BAI, she designed a new standard of care while also directing the Native American Outreach Program. This included raising awareness about dementia, evaluating culturally sensitive cognitive assessment, brining novel brain health programs, and identifying health disparities among Southwest tribes. Obtaining grant funding of over $3.5 million, Jan has pioneered unique dementia programs being used in Arizona, nationally and internationally. These programs include Dementia Care Paths and Best Practices for Dementia Care Management; Hospice Care for Dementia; and Palliative Care for Advanced Dementia. Most recently, Jan is leading the efforts in helping Tempe, Arizona to become the first “Dementia Friendly Community” in the state. These innovations have resulted in major changes in care practices.

Jan completed her BSN from Valparaiso University and her MS in Gerontological Nursing from the University of Arizona. She was named “Gerontologist of the Year” in 2003 by the Arizona Geriatrics Society and received the “Caring Spirit Award” in 2005 from the Area Agency on Aging, Region One. Jan was named a finalist by the Phoenix Business Journal as a Health Care Hero – Nursing in 2009 and for Community Outreach in 2011. In 2013 she was recognized as “Preceptor of the Year” by the ASU College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation. She is a noted speaker and author in the field of dementia. Jan is a Fellow in the Academy of Nursing and a 2014 Piper Fellow.

Connect with Jan on LinkedIn, and follow Banner Alzheimer’s Institute on Twitter and Facebook.

The City of Tempe‘s commitment to Dementia Care & Education is evident! Since March 2016, Dementia Friendly Tempe has been taking shape & action to improve the lives of people living with this condition and supporting family caregivers. Their weekly Memory Café helps to minimize social isolation by bringing together the affected person & family member(s). Joining over coffee and then providing specific programs for both people with dementia and caregivers provides needed socialization, education & support. Their monthly lectures have brought valuable information to over 500 community members and our 3^rd annual DFT Summit will bring together experts to provided practical tools & assistance to family caregivers. They are leading the efforts to raise awareness about dementia to remove the stigma associated with this condition. The program known as “Dementia Friends” builds understanding and brings action to support those who are affected. To date, over 800 community members have become Dementia Friends and we hope that many more around Tempe & our state will join their efforts.

Dementia Friendly Tempe will host its free annual summit on Saturday, April 7 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Pyle Adult Center, 655 E. Southern Avenue. Working from the theme: “Tools for Building Resilient Caregivers,” this free two-hour community gathering will feature medical experts and local resources that specialize elder-care and Alzheimer’s or dementia-related diseases. And you will hear personal stories from caregivers who have cared or are caring for someone experiencing memory loss.

To download a caregiver summit flyer, please click here.

Respite Care will be provided for those with memory loss. Please register in advance so we can accommodate your loved ones during the event.

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WHY BEST OF HEALTH?

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

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

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

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

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

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

~ Barb

ABOUT BARB

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

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

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

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

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

Askthepa.com

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