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Caring for Employees Through Self Care E27

September 29, 2022 by Karen

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Phoenix Business Radio

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Culture is a hard thing to measure but that doesn’t mean that it shouldn’t be an area that companies continue to focus priority on. It might be hard to track culture with metrics (and things like self care for employees) but it is possible and your company will see the long term shifts in the revenue, retention, and overall company improvements when focusing on company culture.

Kathleen and Neville have such amazing backgrounds and experiences in the space of self care, meditation, and human centered leadership support that it led the conversation to a deeper level. Self care and mental health directly relates and connects to the culture of the company and the employees that work there.

Culture is the web that connects and fuels everything that is part of the company; feelings, values, mission, people, and more. We discussed the need to create a visual map or web that might show this, but even then we might be able to add in everything that matters in culture.
Retention
Success
Customer support
Balance

There are companies out there that are successfully starting to incorporate self care and mental health into the workplace (such as Banner Health and EvolvedMD), but we are hoping that others can start to find these ways as well.

If you are searching for a conversation about bringing self care into the workplace and hearing about the importance behind it- this is your podcast. Kathleen’s company focuses on growing culture through supporting the employees with the self care journey (we talk about the science behind this too). Neville is an executive with his company but very focused on the deeper levels of people and shows this through the conversation.

By the end of the show, they discussed that there was a need for another episode. It wouldn’t be a part two that would extend the conversation, it would be a part two that would give folks tangible steps on dealing with stressful situations, breathing techniques, and meditation practices. We will keep everyone updated, but this follow up show will be in the works soon!

Mission Federal Credit Union is a $5.5B not-for-profit, and the largest financial services organization exclusively serving San Diego.

Mission Fed received Consumer Reports highest rating for all national banks or credit unions in 2015 and 2018, the BBB Torch Awards for Ethics in 2015 and 2017, Forbes rating as one of the best State Credit Unions and highest ranked local credit union in 2018 and best in the state in 2019, the Union Tribune’s Top Workplace Award for 2020 and the highest ranked local credit union on the Forbes America’s Best Credit Unions for 2022.

Neville Billimoria is an effective communications and values leader, growing organizations through external marketing, media, and sales effectiveness, as well as internal organizational alignment, corporate communications, and leadership development. He brings experience, energy, and empowerment to his leadership role as SVP Membership/Marketing and Chief Advocacy Officer at Mission Federal Credit Union.

After graduating from UC San Diego, Neville has remained involved on the UCSD Alumni Board since 2008, as well as teaching martial arts, yoga, and meditation on campus for the last 40 years. Other current Board service includes the North County Philanthropic Council Executive Committee, Real World Scholars Board, and was recently appointment to the Girl Scouts San Diego Board.

Prior board and volunteer service includes serving on the Ackerman Foundation Board, the Alliance 4 Empowerment Board, AFP- National Philanthropy Day Honorary Committee, Mission Fed Community Foundation Secretary, San Diego Nonprofit Association Board, Cause Conference Co-Chair 3 times, Advisor to the Conscious Capitalism SD Board & Founder of the Chamber of Purpose SD.
He is a frequent speaker on topics including brand as culture, purpose-driven leadership, social capital optimization and civic engagement for maximum impact.

Connect with Neville on LinkedIn.

Kinessage LLC supports performance, culture, and wellness-conscious organizations, empowering leaders, managers, and teams to live more productively, confidently, and collaboratively.

Self-empowered health is taught through interactive self-activated body/mind programs that neutralize stress, release chronic tension and pain, and increase mental resiliency and long-term health for greater overall well-being.

Kathleen Gramzay is the Founder and CEO of Kinessage LLC. She is a Body/Mind Resilience & Self-Care Expert, Speaker, Developer of Kinessage® Mindful Resilience, and the Kinessage® Release Your Pain Virtual Self-Care System.

Kathleen applies assessment skills to business helping companies solve people issues at their root cause – chronic stress, pain, and tension. She is passionate about providing leaders and teams with self-activated body/mind skill sets that restore and build mental and physical resilience to be and do their best.

Connect with Kathleen on LinkedIn.

About Culture Crush

Culture is not just a tag word to be thrown around. It is not something you throw in job descriptions to draw people to applying for jobs within a company.

According to Marcus Buckingham and Ashely Goodall in their book Nine Lies About Work, “Culture is the tenants of how we behave. It’s like a family creed. This is how we operate and treat each other in the family.”

As a growing company- Culture Crush Business Podcast is THE culture improvement resource that supports companies and leaders. Our Mission is to improve company cultures so people WANT to go to work. Employees and leaders should like where they work and we think this is possible.

Within the company: Culture Crush has Vetted Resources and Partnerships with the right people and resources that can help improve your company culture.

On this podcast: We focus on everything surrounding businesses with good company culture. We will talk with company leaders to learn about real-life experiences, tips, and best practices for creating a healthy work environment where employees are finding joy and satisfaction in their work while also striving and growing within the company. We also find the companies that offer resources to help improve company culture and showcase them on the show to share their tips and tricks for growing culture.

About the Host

Kindra Maples is spartan racer, past animal trainer, previous magician’s assistant, and has a weakness for Oreo cookie shakes. Her journey working with people actually started working with animals as a teenager (don’t worry we won’t go that far back for her bio).

She worked for over 15 years in the zoo industry working with animals and the public. Her passion of working with animals shifted into working with people in education, operations and leadership roles. From there her passion of leadership and helping people develop has continued to grow.

Then came the opportunity for leading the Culture Crush Business Podcast and she jumped on it. Leadership, growth, and strong company cultures are all areas that Kindra is interested in diving into further.

Shout Outs

We want to thank a few people for their behind the scenes effort in helping this relaunch to come to life. James Johnson with Tailored Penguin Media Company LLC.– It is a small, but powerful video production company with a goal to deliver the very best by articulating the vision of your brand in a visually creative way. Gordon Murray with Flash PhotoVideo, LLC. -Flash Gordon has been photographing since high school and evolving since then with new products that will equip, encourage, engage, and enable. Renee Blundon with Renee Blundon Design – She is not only one of the best free divers (that’s not how she helped with the podcast) but she is great with graphics design and taking the direction for the vision that you have while also adding creative ideas to bring to your vision to life.

These are just a few of the folks that supported the relaunch of the podcast. If you would like to be part of the Culture Crush team or would like to support underwriting the show- please reach out: info@culturecrushbusiness.com

Design On The Mind! E124

September 29, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

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Tycoons welcomed Sarah Walker, Principal Designer and Founder of Nuance Interior Design Showroom to the show.

Sarah’s background and where she was raised is intriguing enough let alone her business ethics and success story!

Sarah explains how her business degree and tech saavy skills have led her design company to be so successful!

You’ll want to listen in to get helpful hints on how to get your business more technologically advanced!

Nuance Interior Design clients are busy professionals looking for full-service interior design for new construction and large renovation projects from foundation to furnishings. For time-pressed professionals, a turnkey design studio with a comprehensive showroom is a revolutionary approach to the most complex phase of any residential project – the design phase. Nuance’s discerning clients enjoy the latest innovations for cabinetry, sustainable materials, and smart features for an inspirationally beautiful home that reflects their individual style with elegance and sophistication.

Through their signature process, Nuance connects with clients to deeply understand their needs. Nuance’s seasoned experts pride themselves in managing all design decisions and communicating the clients’ tailored vision clearly to the construction team through specific construction documents, renderings, shop drawings, and material schedules. Their luxury showroom differentiates them as the go-to resource for unique architectural interior finishes, fixtures, and furnishings. Nuance is the most experienced boutique design team for clients that want quality custom products and an enjoyable, stress-free experience to save time and money.

The Nuance team believe everyone deserves inspirationally beautiful spaces that enhance your quality of life. They understand trust you place in them when building or remodeling the home of your dreams deserves the utmost integrity in return. When you choose to work with Nuance, you are working with an outstanding turnkey, full-service interior design studio with top-quality artisans and products resulting in beautiful solution-driven designs. They distill your vision to create inspirationally beautiful, sustainable homes with a commitment to creativity and excellence.

Sarah Walker, the Principal Interior Designer, was born and raised in Dubai and has traveled extensively around the world. She followed a bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Business, and Art with over 15 years of experience in all phases of residential and corporate interior design, including designing stores nationwide directly with Nordstrom corporate executives for seven years. Sarah appreciates this community where people want their homes to tell their stories through their art, collections, and representations of their cultures.

Her background allows her to connect with discerning clients to provide invaluable insights to increase functionality and beauty of clients’ homes. Sarah Walker’s expertise is in combining beauty with functionality in unique ways that reflect the individual requirements and personalities of her clients. She is renowned for seamless coordination, attention to detail, and impeccable taste. She is committed to an excellent home building experience for our clients through her optimized processes, elevated products, and skilled team.

What sets her apart is her holistic take on design as a gateway to health and well-being starting with sustainable, healthy materials in her luxury showroom. She is passionate about sustainable design and living in place because she has always loved the outdoors so green design is the best way to reduce construction waste and improve clients’ quality of life. She enjoys traveling to study innovations in materials, art, and architecture to create more timeless, sustainable designs.

Outside the showroom, Sarah loves spending time outdoors with her husband, three kids, and spoiled King Charles Cavalier. She is a founding partner in non-profit organization committed to conservation of wildlife and habitat (ridgewalkers.org). Sarah has always aspired to be the next Martha Stewart (minus the embezzling) and then her love of cooking evolved into mastering kitchen design.

Follow Nuance Interior Design on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

About the Show

Tycoons of Small Biz spotlights the true backbone of the American economy, the true tycoons of business in America… the owners, founders and CEO’s of small businesses. Join hosts, Austin L Peterson, Landon Mance and the featured tycoons LIVE every Tuesday at 1 pm, right here on Business RadioX and your favorite podcast platform.

About Your Hosts

Austin Peterson is a Comprehensive Financial Planner and co-founder of Backbone Planning Partners in Scottsdale, AZ. Austin is a registered rep and investment advisor representative with Lincoln Financial Advisors. Prior to joining Lincoln Financial Advisors, Austin worked in a variety of roles in the financial services industry.

He began his career in financial services in the year 2000 as a personal financial advisor with Independent Capital Management in Santa Ana, CA. Austin then joined Pacific Life Insurance Company as an internal wholesaler for their variable annuity and mutual fund products. After Pacific Life, Austin formed his own financial planning company in Southern California that he built and ran for 6 years and eventually sold when he moved his family to Salt Lake City to pursue his MBA.

After he completed his MBA, Austin joined Crump Life Insurance where he filled a couple of different sales roles and eventually a management role throughout the five years he was with Crump. Most recently before joining Lincoln Financial Advisors in February 2015, Austin spent 2 years as a life insurance field wholesaler with Symetra Life Insurance Company. Austin is a Certified Financial Planner Professional and Chartered Life Underwriter. In 2021, Austin became a Certified Business Exit Consultant® (CBEC®) to help entrepreneurs plan to exit their businesses.

Austin and his wife of 23 years, Robin, have two children, AJ (21) and Ella (18) and they reside in Gilbert, Arizona. He is a graduate of California State University, Fullerton with a Bachelor of Arts in French and of Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management with a Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in sales and entrepreneurship.

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

Landon Mance is a Financial Planner and co-founder of Backbone Planning Partners out of Las Vegas, Nevada. He rebranded his practice in 2020 to focus on serving small business owners after operating as Mance Wealth Management since 2015 when Landon broke off from a major bank and started his own “shop.”

Landon comes from a family of successful entrepreneurs and has a passion and excitement for serving the business community. This passion is what brought about the growth of Backbone Planning Partners to help business owners and their families. At Backbone Planning, we believe small business owners’ personal and business goals are intertwined, so we work with our clients to design a financial plan to support all aspects of their lives.

In 2019, Landon obtained the Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) designation through the Exit Planning Institute. With this certification, Backbone Planning Partners assists business owners through an ownership transition while focusing on a positive outcome for their employees and meeting the business owner’s goals. Landon is also a member of the Business Intelligence Institute (BII) which is a collaborative group that shares tools, resources and personnel, and offers advanced level training and technical support to specifically serve business owners. In 2021, Landon became a Certified Business Exit Consultant® (CBEC®) to help entrepreneurs plan to exit their businesses by counseling owners about exit options, estimating the value of the business, preparing the business for exit and tax considerations.

Landon enjoys spending time with his beautiful wife, stepson, and new baby twins. He grew up in sunny San Diego and loves visiting his family, playing a round of golf with friends, and many other outdoor activities. Landon tries to make a difference in the lives of children in Las Vegas as a part of the leadership team for a local non-profit. He regularly visits the children that we work with to remind himself of why it’s so important to, “be the change that you wish to see in the world.”

Landon received his B.S. from California State University Long Beach in business marketing and gets the rest of his education through the school of hard knocks via his business owner clients.

Connect with Landon on LinkedIn.

Robert and J.J. on Tori Contracting LLC and Bleuwave General Contracting E19

September 28, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Robert and J.J. on Tori Contracting LLC and Bleuwave General Contracting E19

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Robert and J.J. did something a little different this week. Each spoke about their respective companies and shared a little about what their businesses are all about.

J.J. spoke to the beginnings of Bleuwave and what makes them different from other firms out there. His one word description for Bleuwave General Contracting was “boutique”.

Robert discussed the space that Tori Contracting LLC fills in the prefabricated light gauge steel market. Explaining their system and it’s implementation in mid-rise construction.

Learn what these guys do for their real jobs.

About Your Hosts

Meet JJ Levenske

JJ Levenske is a seasoned construction executive with over 30 years of experience in the commercial and industrial sectors. From pre-construction services to complex quality controls and close-outs, he brings a commitment to delivering the highest levels of professionalism and customer service.

JJ’s dedication to construction has allowed him to become an industry expert which he aims to share with customers and investors alike. JJ does not believe in mediocrity and strives to see the “end at the beginning” for each project, effectuating a higher return on investment for the entire team.

Early on in his career, JJ worked as a cost engineer conducting feasibility estimates, strategic capital estimates, cost planning, and analysis of value engineering for the technology, petrochemical, and food industries. He went on to develop and implement a variety of systems for estimating, scheduling, resource management, and cost tracking while holding Project Manager and Senior Management Positions.

During his tenure, JJ has been involved in $1 billion worth of construction services. A strong entrepreneurial acumen allows him to be the perfect advocate for your facility based business solutions.

Meet Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson is a knowledgeable construction professional with over 40 years of experience. His experience ranges from residential to the commercial and industrial sectors.

Robert began working in the trades immediately out of high school and quickly advanced to Journeyman status. Robert went on to estimating, operations, senior level management and then business development.

Robert is consistently building relationships and networking with those associated with all aspects of development and construction. Robert has become a respected source for prefabricated construction solutions.

Robert enjoys spending time with Pam, his wife of 42 years, their 3 children, and 10 grandchildren.

About Our Sponsors

Bleuwave is a Phoenix-based general contractor with a specialty in land development & site improvement, pre-construction, design build, remodel and renovations, construction management, and post construction.

Bleuwave is passionate about what they do and takes pride in their partner’s success.

When you need it done right the first time, call Bleuwave.

Follow Bleuwave on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Tori Contracting’s smaller, cohesive structure results in superior workmanship and economical solutions.

The Tori Contracting team has construction experience acquired by performing highly successful work for hotels and casinos, restaurants, retail stores, healthcare facilities and a wide range of commercial and themed projects.

We provide design assist capabilities from start to finish…from schematic design and development through construction documents with the aid of our full-time AUTOCAD staff.

Tapping Into Our Hidden Potential E5

September 26, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

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What is the experience being rooted and unwavering? How does it help us lead differently? And how do we practice connecting to our deeper core? Rooted & Unwavering host Hylke Faber and Rick Gage, Growth Leaders Network Executive Director, explore lessons learned from the first four Rooted & Unwavering conversations with Toni Townes-Whitley, NASDAQ Board Member, Zoya Lytvyn, leader of the Ukrainian online school system, Rene Yoakum, Chief People and Customer Officer at Remitly and Erica Schaper, President of NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.

Core insights include:

* Being grounded in our true self helps us be stronger than our ratio can comprehend;
* Keeping our eye off the ball and on the field helps us access greater wisdom;
* Letting ourselves be supported by our inner teacher helps us to mature in the moment;
* Being humble about what is ours and what is not, helps us to stay true to our purpose.

Spend some time getting to know your inner resources as you listen to this episode of Rooted & Unwavering.

Growth Leaders Network is a team of experienced facilitators and coaches dedicated to helping individuals, teams and organizations thrive by helping them recognize their innate greatness and putting it to work.

Rick Gage: Executive Change Agent | Architect Builder of Culture & Community | Leadership Coach & Facilitator.

My passion is unleashing human potential in the workplace and beyond. Very early in life I got to see truly transformational leaders up close and personal.

I became fascinated by the powerful impact they had in the lives of people around them. Since early elementary school I have aspired to be a leader who makes a difference.

In school, I led informally and as an elected student leader. A book about servant leadership was a key influence that shaped how I have approached the role of leader. That passion carried forward into the majority my career where my greatest fulfillment was the positive team environment I could create for my team.

I’ve had the opportunity to lead in some of the great global companies of our time over the last 40 years. Working for companies with deep roots in Japan, Germany, India, France and the United States gave me an appreciation for the powerful role culture plays – both within an organization in the society that surrounds the organization.

After climbing the corporate ladder there came a point where it all shifted for me. What had driven me up to that point no longer seemed to matter. An extended sabbatical gave me the chance to think deeply about what I wanted to do and more importantly who I wanted to be. From that time forward I have been moving into deeper and deeper alignment between my work with who I authentically am.

My father taught me very early that with privilege comes responsibility. I’ve worked hard to use my voice to amplify the voices of those often not fully heard. Advocating for women is something I’ve been doing my whole life. Accepting and celebrating difference has always been easy and natural for me. I just love people. And in recent years, I’m humbled as I learn about the ways I still fall short and how much more there is to do for people of color and all marginalized communities.

My work now with Growth Leaders Network provides such rich and rewarding opportunities to engage deeply with clients who want to grow as leaders, build stronger teams and transform workplace cultures. Beyond GLN, I also am honored to lead mindful communities like the Organizational Mindfulness Network (OM Network) and support transformational teams like the one at A Human Workplace. In all of these ways I can help create the context in which every person can thrive.

Beyond work, being with my sweetheart and six grandchildren is what brings me joy. I’m working to see the world through the wonder of a child’s eyes and the wisdom of grandfather eyes.

Connect with Rick on LinkedIn.

About Rooted & Unwavering

Peace, Compassion, Wisdom, Purposefulness, Creativity and Strength come online in us when we deeply connect with the true, unwavering greatness that lives within ourselves and others.

In this podcast and radio show, Hylke Faber, seasoned transformational coach and author of the award-winning Taming Your Crocodiles series, engages in deep inquiry with leaders from all walks of life about courageously connecting with our true selves, others and the world at large.

How do we stay connected to our true selves and our greatness, especially when we are challenged? How do we rest in the heart, also when our mind keeps us restless? What becomes possible when we truly stay committed to our own and others’ best selves, also when we don’t feel it? How do we practice staying connected to our true selves, in the midst of our busy lives?

Join us and leave inspired to act on your heart’s greatness and that of the people around you.

About Our Host

For as long as he can remember Hylke Faber has been curious about what this life is about. His ongoing inquiry has become his work: helping people individually and collectively to discover what is possible in life and express that authentically and fearlessly.

Hylke started his work life with Towers Perrin as consultant and then as Partner with Strategic Decisions Group, serving a wide range of industries, including financial services, manufacturing, consumer electronics and life sciences companies. A major shift occurred during this critical phase of his life. He had become the typical, hard-charging, 16-hours-a-day strategy consultant, and was burning out at a rapid clip.

When he discovered meditation, everything changed. He was so taken by his new discoveries that he chose to bring to business what he was learning: that there is a way we can have it all – we can be fulfilled, do work we love, and create extraordinary results with others. He thinks of it as creating a sense of ease in business.

He learned how to coach and facilitate human transformation completing his coaching certification with Newfield Network and by working at Axialent, the culture and leadership company. After a few years, he founded Co-Creation Partners together with other leaders in the field of transformation and personal development. Then he formed Constancee to help people grow by creating the conditions where deep personal, interpersonal and organizational shifts happen routinely.

He leads Growth Leaders Network, the culture and team development consultancy. He has also taught coaching at Columbia Business School Executive Education and has contributed to Harvard Business Review. He is currently teaching a course on Climate Conscious Leadership at Arizona State University. His award-winning book, Taming Your Crocodiles: Unlearn Fear & Become a True Leader, was published by Dover in 2018.

His next book, Taming Your Crocodiles Practices for Leadership Depth, came out in 2020. Besides helping others grow, which he loves, he is a trained opera singer, enjoys hiking and writing, is an avid reader, in particular of biographies, and is always in the process of growing himself. He integrates all of what he learns in his work with executives.

Connect with Hylke on LinkedIn.

About Our Sponsor

Realizing Your Greatness

We are a team of experienced facilitators and coaches dedicated to helping individuals, teams and organizations thrive by helping them recognize their innate greatness and putting it to work.

- Executive Coaching: we work with clients individually to help them connect to their calling and use every challenge as an opportunity to help them grow more into what makes them great.
- Team Performance: we help teams evolve to their next level of excellence, connectedness and impact by working on the root drivers of team performance.
- Culture Development: we help organizations to evolve their culture by creating clarity about where they aspire to go, and by building role models, coaches and systems that catalyze people being energized to work the new way.

Key Notes: we deliver powerful speeches at conferences and other events that help audiences become energized, more connected to themselves and each other, more open to discovery and ready to commit to the next stage of learning in their career and life journeys.

Growth Leaders Network (GLN) serves Fortune 500 companies, smaller organizations and non-profits globally.

GLN clients report that we catalyze significant business transformational impact and profound shifts in people, team and organizations at the root cause level.

Learn more about the Growth Leaders network here.

Sora Baek and Camilla Ross with Emerson Theater Collaborative and Karen Loomis with No Moss Brands

September 26, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Sora Baek and Camilla Ross with Emerson Theater Collaborative and Karen Loomis with No Moss Brands

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Sora Baek and Camilla Ross with Emerson Theater Collaborative and Karen Loomis with No Moss Brands

Sora Baek (Writer/Performer) is an award-winning actor, writer and producer from South Korea.

She has been featured on News 12 NJ and Voice of America. Select acting theater credits include: SELL ME: I am from North Korea (International Human Rights Festival, NYC, Jersey City Theater Center), The Storm, A Christmas Carol, 400 Parts Per Million, and Sworn Virgin (NYC and International Tour) with Blessed Unrest, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Calaveras Repertory Theatre), Odd Couple, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Curious Frog).

Sora received Best Actress at the Epidemic Film Festival in San Francisco. She works with Only Make Believe(NYC) where she creates interactive theater with children in hospitals and care facilities.

She is an associate member of an internationally acclaimed theater company, Blessed Unrest.

Connect with Sora on Facebook and Instagram.

The Emerson Theater Collaborative’s mission is to serve youth, under-represented communities and artists with an emphasis on diversity, by producing innovative and exhilarating theater in Southeastern Connecticut and Sedona Arizona. ETC explores timely themes and issues through new, original works and modern theatrical classics. We develop and nurture both emerging and professional artists, and collaborate with area businesses,

Developing and producing innovative theater with a focus on diversity, equity and Inclusion, youth, and the under-represented with both emerging and professional artists.Our goals include reaching inner city youth through educational theatrical programming, to support our local communities by providing free admission to our performances to low-income families and donating profits to humanitarian causes.

Camilla Ross is an award winning, producer, actor and president of the company Emerson Theater Collaborative. She is also the Executive Director of the Arts Academy of Sedona formerly known as the Sedona Arts Academy in the VOC.

A Navy and Army Veteran and an adjunct Instructor of Business Classes at Three Rivers Community College. I’ve been on a quest to create ART from a performers’ perspective. To support playwrights whose vision is to change the world by telling a story.

To see the ALL and not just the ONE. As we come into our 14th year as a company the Emerson Theater Collaborative continues its mission of allowing people to experience the human condition live, upfront and personal. By bringing you theatrical works that can change or alter the human condition is of grave importance.

Follow The Emerson Theater Collaborative on Facebook and Instagram.

No Moss Brands is a branding, Marketing and Advertising Company in Phoenix, AZ that specializes in social change and non-profits.

Karen Loomis left a successful corporate career where she directed the branding, marketing and advertising efforts of a major retailer and finance company with over 115 stores in 20 major markets across the U.S. Through her unique branding and marketing approach the company tripled their annual revenue ($500M to $1.5 B).

Her professional branding experiences also include a two year stint with an advertising agency where she helped both consumer and business-to business clients increase their brand awareness and sales.

Karen realized several years ago, she does her best work with small business owners and entrepreneurs who perhaps do not have the resources of large corporations, but still want to see the same kind of success…doubling or tripling their income with a “memorable” brand.

Connect with Karen on LinkedIn and follow No Moss Brands on Facebook.

Dr. Donna Jagielski Michelle Bevins and Tori Toth with Arizona Sustainability Alliance

September 23, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Dr. Donna Jagielski Michelle Bevins and Tori Toth with Arizona Sustainability Alliance

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Dr. Donna Jagielski Michelle Bevins and Tori Toth with Arizona Sustainability Alliance

The Arizona Sustainability Alliance is a volunteer non-partisan group committed to protecting our environment and promoting sustainable living through action and advocacy. Through: civic engagement, collaboration and education. We empower Arizona citizens to work together toward more verdant, equitable, and sustainable communities.

We share a deep concern about catastrophic climate change, the future of our planet, and the health and well-being of generations to come. The Arizona Sustainability Alliance focuses on five priorities which are: conservation, renewable energy, sustainable food systems and urban forestry.

Dr. Donna Jagielski, known as Dr. J. has served in the volunteer role of Outreach Coordinator with AZSA and just recently transitioned into the full time role of Education Programs Manager. Both of these roles fit her STEM background perfectly.

As a professional educational leader in both formal and informal learning settings for over 20 years Dr. J. has been a dedicated advocate of the sustainable food systems priority with AZSA. Dr. J. has served as a STEM and technology director, instructional coach and currently serves as the principal for the adult learning alternative school which has a CTE, workforce development program in partnership with Rio Salado College.

Dr. J. holds two M.A. degrees and a doctorate in leadership and innovation with a focus on STEM based learning. Some of her current projects include writing about STEM based learning for the ITEEA journals, and developing STEM based family literacy programs for underserved populations.

Michelle Bevins is from Phoenix, AZ. She has been with Arizona Sustainability Alliance for almost five years. Volunteering in a full-time capacity for 2-½ years during AZSA’s beginning years and then as a full-time employee for over two years, Michelle has collaboratively helped grow AZSA to where it is today.

Currently, Michelle is the Interim Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer. She has a strong drive to protect the environment and advocate for sustainability. Michelle has incorporated many sustainability practices in her personal life and continues to add more as the opportunities present themselves.

Michelle enjoys inspiring people, gardening, hiking, camping, creating various art forms, cooking and baking, listening to music, dancing, and spending time with her husband and dogs.

Tori Toth is the Marketing Manager with Arizona Sustainability Alliance. With a recent move from NYC, she wanted to learn more about desert living and use her experience as a Lifestyle and Visual Marketing Strategist to advocate for cooler and healthier communities across the valley.

Tori is one of the first graduates of the 2021 Urban Heat Leadership Academy offered by Phoenix Revitalization Corporation and The Nature Conservancy. She looks forward to boosting AZSA’s visibility in the community through a variety of marketing tactics to increase awareness, participation and fundraising efforts.

Find out more about AZSA’s Sustainability Celebration.

Follow AZSA on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube.

E111 The Dynamic Career of an International PMO Leader featuring Mayte Mata Sivera

September 23, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

E111 The Dynamic Career of an International PMO Leader featuring Mayte Mata Sivera

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E111 The Dynamic Career of an International PMO Leader featuring Mayte Mata Sivera

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, PMO Joe welcomed Mayte Mata Sivera. Mayte shares her story of the personal and professional challenges and successes as a multi-cultural international PMO and Project Management Leader. Mayte and Joe also discussed The PMO Leader, Volunteering, PMI and so much more in this fast-moving hour-long discussion.

Mayte is a PMO Director, a PMP certification holder, ScrumAtScale Practitioner and recently she earned the Product Owner Certification. She enjoys public speaking engagements and is a passionate volunteer at PMI and PMI Local Chapters. For six years, she has been a volunteer at TEDxSaltLakeCity. She is also now the Americas Ambassador for The PMO Leader global community. She has more than 15 years of experience leading teams and programs & projects around the world, and her passion is to share her knowledge and nonstop learning from volunteer opportunities.

Mayte discussed her move to the United States and the challenges that can come with an international move, “Yeah, that was a big challenge. I was working with a lot of projects around France and with French speakers, so I realized that I was in a meeting and my English level was very low. And if I really wanted to succeed and if you really want to learn a language.”

We discussed some strategies for working from home in this new remote work world. Mayte shared some of her tips including, “What I did is every six months I changed my office. So if now I have the table looking at the window in the next six months, I change the table like that. I don’t get bored to be always in the same place. And like you, I set an alarm. And when I have work that is more reading emails or supporting people. Sometimes I take some calls working around the backyard, other times I answer some emails from the living room.”

Connect with Mayte:
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayte-mata-sivera-pmp/

See the guest list for upcoming shows – https://www.thepmosquad.com/podcast

Thank you to THE PMO SQUAD and The PMO Leader for sponsoring this show.

The PMO Squad is a leading provider of PMO and Project Management services in the US. They assist clients building and improving PMOs, provide Project Management Consulting services, deliver custom Project Management Training and provide Project Management staffing services.
Learn more about The PMO Squad – https://www.thepmosquad.com

Where do PMO Leaders go for Information, Learning, Networking and Services? The PMO Leader community has “Everything You Need to Become a Great PMO Leader”. One PMO World, One Community!
Learn more about The PMO Leader – https://www.thepmoleader.com

Mayte Mata Sivera works as a head of PMO. She is a PMP certification holder, ScrumAtScale Practitioner and lately she got the Product Owner Certification. She enjoys public speaking engagements and is a passionate volunteer at PMI and some PMI Local Chapters. For six years, she has been a volunteer at TEDxSaltLakeCity. She is also now the Americas Ambassador for the PMO Leader new community (a volunteer role). She has more than 15 years of experience leading teams and programs & projects around the world, and her passion is to share her knowledge and nonstop learning from volunteer opportunities.

She works as a head of PMO. She is a PMP certification holder, ScrumAtScale Practitioner and lately she got the Product Owner Certification. She enjoys public speaking engagements and is a passionate volunteer at PMI and some PMI Local Chapters. For six years, she has been a volunteer at TEDxSaltLakeCity. She is also now the Americas Ambassador for the PMO Leader new community (a volunteer role). She has more than 15 years of experience leading teams and programs & projects around the world, and her passion is to share her knowledge and nonstop learning from volunteer opportunities.

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.

ABOUT OUR SPONSOR

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.

Where do PMO Leaders go for Information, Learning, Networking and Services? The PMO Leader community has “Everything You Need to Become a Great PMO Leader”. One PMO World, One Community! Learn more about The PMO Leader – www.thepmoleader.com

Bob Fabey with Fabey Insights E3

September 22, 2022 by Karen

Deep Impact Leadership

Bob Fabey with Fabey Insights E3

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Bob Fabey with Fabey Insights E3

Fabey Insights provides world class people training for organizations that elevates dignity and the bottom line.

Bob Fabey is a people champion who has walked alongside others for over 20 years in a variety of settings. His passion is to view himself and others with Dignity and share its powerful message in speaking, training, podcasts and writing.

His new book, The Dignity Gap comes out in the Fall of 2022. His relatable approach to life makes his teaching practical and compelling all while adding a dash of humor! Bob is happily married to his college sweetheart, Amy, and currently resides in Arizona with their dog Max. He believes coffee is a gift from God.

Connect with Bob on LinkedIn and Facebook.

ABOUT Deep Impact Leadership The Art of the Connected Conversation

Negativity, sabotage, self doubt, and more are a part of cyclical thinking, leading to cyclical results. The National Science Foundation summarized a study on human thoughts per day. It is said that the average person has about 12,000 to 60,000 thoughts per day. Of those thousands of thoughts, 80% are negative, and 95% are the very same repetitive thoughts as the day before.

If our minds are prone to negative and cyclical thinking, how do we move beyond this mundane programming to achieve professional and organizational success and significance?

We must master our intrapersonal and interpersonal communication. Impactful leadership requires effective communication within ourselves and with others.

This radio show and podcast is dedicated to exploring the magic in “connected conversations”. Listen in as these pros share the tips, tricks, strategies and disciplines that keep them at the top of their game day-in and day-out serving their industries at the highest levels.

About Your Host

Success. It is like a puzzle. You must have the puzzle box lid to see the big picture and know what your life, influence, income, and reach should be.

No matter if we are talking about:

How to take your skillset and grow it into a multi-million dollar business.
How to take your business brilliance and build it into lifelong influence and buying customers.
How to overcome those moments of overwhelm and self-sabotage (all together or at least a heck of a lot faster), so you can hit those next levels of success sooner and stronger.

Karen Nowicki has you covered.

The ultimate problem solver and solution finder, Karen’s natural perspective is understanding what you want, need, and how to make it a reality.

With advanced training and certifications in several modalities and disciplinary specialization, including: Facilitative Leadership, Organizational Development, Strategic Planning, Trauma Integration & Shadow Integration, Karen knows the business of business as well as the business of people. She will nudge you, walk alongside you, and guide you along the way.

No matter if you are building your industry influence, client relationships, or working on how to grow, scale, or accelerate your business to the next level, Karen is dedicated to helping you build your success puzzle while showing you the hidden opportunities that await.

Connect with Karen on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

Jumping Into NonProfit! E123

September 22, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

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Jumping Into NonProfit! E123

Steven Nisbet, Veteran Entrepreneur, President and Co-Founder of Shields and Stripes shared his traumatic, life altering experiences with guests and explained how his life changed. His background paved the way for his future of helping others and bettering the care for service members.

Service members all over the world are risking their lives and deserve the best quality care out there and Steven has figured out how to make that happen and help others get the help they need and deserve!

Shields and Stripes is a 501c3 that provides therapeutic and health services to first responders, active duty military members and veterans.

Shields and Stripes are bringing Special Operations resilience experience to care for our first-line defenders. Our innovative solution treats a sub-population suffering in silence to increased levels of mental health issues.

Additionally, Shields and Stripes encourages help-seeking culture change among the service members, veterans, and first responder community. Our compassion and determination decreases negative perceptions, minimizes bias and eliminates discrimination against those isolated and in pain so they don’t get left behind.

Steven Nisbet is a Veteran Entrepreneur. He served nearly 16 years and medically retired in June 2021 from the U.S. Air Force as a Special Warfare Pararescueman. Steven is the Co-Founder and current President of Shields and Stripes Inc.

Steven grew up in Tucson Arizona with aspirations to go to college and play soccer. After graduating high school and attending a local community college studying Astronomy, Steven decided to enlist in the military to become a Pararescueman in October of 2005.

Steven always had a drive and passion to help others, which made his decision to become a Pararescueman a no brainer. Steven served in 10 combat deployments in various operating areas to include Afghanistan, Africa, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. Over this period, Steven has lost over 15 team mates to combat or combat related circumstances and has himself experienced mental health injuries due to sustained combat operations.

As Steven transfers from military to civilian life, his passion to help others is just as strong as when he began. His personal experiences with PTSD and other trauma related symptoms have made him acutely aware of those groups that are in need of the very treatment he received. Steven identified a lack of mental and physical health support within the Law Enforcement and First Responder communities, thus creating Shields and Stripes.

He is the son of a 30 year Law Enforcement veteran and knows first hand how these careers can affect the individual. Steven’s mission with Shields and Stripes is to change the way public service professionals are cared for when they sustain mental and physical injuries caused by the career path they have chosen.

About the Show

About Your Hosts

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

Landon received his B.S. from California State University Long Beach in business marketing and gets the rest of his education through the school of hard knocks via his business owner clients.

Connect with Landon on LinkedIn.