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The Accountant E93

February 24, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

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The Tycoons welcomed Max Getz to the show as he shared some time-relevant tax tips for business owners. Max discusses how his firm differentiates itself from others by providing tax compliance services and also serving as a tax advisor. They believe in proactively serving clients first and understand that every situation, even year-to-year, is different and they tailor their advice as such. When you listen to Max, you’ll understand why he has such a loyal client base.

Max shared a few tips for business owners to consider. Three of the top ones are: to make sure your accounting services are correct, setting up the right entity for your business, and to make decisions based on your actual situation. He also stressed the importance of accurate bookkeeping and to hire based on qualifications. You’ll have to listen to the whole episode to catch all the wisdom being dropped.

Casey LeSueur Getz, CPAs provide full service accounting, tax compliance, and tax advice to businesses and individuals interested in growing their wealth in a tax-efficient manner.

The firm was designed to provide business owners the peace of mind that comes from knowing their accounting is accurate and their tax compliance is being taken care of.

Max Getz graduated from Sacramento State University with his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting in 2012 and received his Master’s Degree in Taxation from Portland State University in 2020. For over ten years he has provided tax services to business owners, ranging in size from small businesses to multi-national companies.

Max has helped clients in a variety of industries, including Ecommerce, Manufacturing, Real Estate, Private Equity, and Construction. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and actively maintains and improves his tax knowledge.

Max started his career at KPMG in Sacramento California, and maintains his CPA license in both Arizona and California. His work with clients across the country has allowed him to gain an understanding of multi-state tax compliance.

When he is not in the office, his three young children keep him and his wife Ashley busy. Additionally, if you’re a golfer, you may have crossed paths with him on one of Arizona’s many great golf courses.

Follow Casey LeSueur Getz on LinkedIn 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.

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Improving Employment Outcomes E2

February 22, 2022 by Karen

Changing the Perception of Blindness

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In this episode, host David Steinmetz and AIB President/CEO Chris LaFollette talked about the importance of recognizing the abilities of candidates who are blind or visually impaired, especially in a tight labor market.

Chris stated that Corporate America in partnership with nonprofit organizations can move the needle on the 70% unemployment rate among people who are blind or have other disabilities.

While small business and fortune 500 companies struggle to find qualified candidates to fill vacancies, they should look to the disability community. People who are blind or have other disabilities have diverse backgrounds, talents and abilities that help drive an organization forward.

Arizona Industries for the Blind is an enterprise nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals who are blind to achieve their highest goals and aspiration through dignified employment while providing quality products and services to all its customers.

Chris LaFollette is the President/CEO of Arizona Industries for the Blind in Phoenix, Arizona. He currently has over twenty-one years working with National Industries for the Blind and a total of 25 years working with Department of Defense.

Chris worked with a NISH (National Industries for the Severely Handicap) organization for many years before he created a company that worked with National Industries for the blind and SourceAmerica organizations to better source commercial products for the federal government.

Chris is a graduate of Fayetteville State University and has spent most of his adult years being an advocate for the disabled and blind communities.

About Your Host

As the manager of Community and Public Relations, David Steinmetz uses his expertise, education, and personal experiences to “change the perception of blindness.”

Diagnosed with RP, a blinding retinal disease, at the age of 19, David uses his personal story to drive change that leads to improved employment outcomes and community integration for people who are blind or visually impaired.

Mr. Steinmetz graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Economics. Additionally, Steinmetz has continued his education by graduating from the Business Management Training (BMT) program provided by Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia.

In 2008, David was the national recipient of the National Industries for the Blind Milton J. Samuelson Career Achievement award. This prestigious award recognized Mr. Steinmetz for his career achievements and community service work.

David Steinmetz is a member of the Governors’ Council on Blindness & Visual Impairments, is a Board Member at the Arizona Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired (ACBVI) and serves his community through the Chandler Lions Club.

Connect with David on LinkedIn and Instagram.

About the Show

Changing the Perception of Blindness; One Conversation at a Time is dedicated to breaking down barriers, de-mystifying blindness and promoting real world solutions that empower people who are blind to live a full and inclusive life.

Host, David Steinmetz connects with organizations, industry professionals and thought leaders who are working to bridge the gap that creates a world accessible for all.

About Arizona Industries for the Blind

Arizona Industries for the Blind is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating employment opportunities for people who are blind. It’s employees, more than half of whom are blind, deliver a variety of products and services, including a full-service Warehousing and Distribution Center, confidential Digital Data Scan (DDS) services for private businesses and government and the operation of Base Supply Centers located at each of Arizona’s three military bases under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Labor’s AbilityOne program.

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How People, Planet and Profit Can All be Part of Your Business E19

February 22, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

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Let’s be honest, we have been waiting to meet and record with this team for a while. It is one thing to be able to highlight companies around the world that have a great culture. It is different when we have the opportunity to highlight a company that we frequently visit. Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. is more than just a restaurant or brewing company.

They are a company with a passion to protect and conserve the great state of Arizona through growing a great culture that can help with that mission. We know that Jon and Pat will succeed in growing their company because of the purpose and the passion in what they are doing.

This conversation hit a few main areas that we were interested to dive into with this team; diversity and inclusion, passion for conservation, and the process of joining B corp. Pat and Jon’s journey through researching and joining B corp is what taught them more about diversity and inclusion and inevitably led them to searching for Johanna for the Head of People and Culture role. She hasn’t been with the team too long but has already brought her amazing background, education, and knowledge of diversity and people to the forefront of the company. Jon and Pat have always had a passion for focusing on people, but having Johanna in her role is really helping to put the processes and infrastructure in place to do so.

So what about B corp? It is very similar in some areas to Conscious Capitalism, which marks the step and repeat background in the studio. There is a focus on people, planet, and profit and how all areas can exist in the company evenly. They are still going through the process so we will look forward to hearing more about that journey for them in the future.

Then of course there is the conservation piece of it all, which we love. Their phrase “Drink like you care” is a reminder that the way they make beer—and the way people drink it—matters. One of their beers in particular, “This Beer Saves Water” is made using barley from Sinagua Malt. Every Arizona Wilderness beer uses Sinagua Malt as a base; This Beer Saves Water is made with 100% Sinagua. Since 2019, Sinagua’s efforts have kept more than 425 million gallons of water in the Verde River.

When we say we covered a lot of ground in this conversation- we mean it!

Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company is a craft brewery and restaurant created to reflect the beauty and biodiversity of Arizona.

Our mission is to produce socially, ethically, and environmentally responsible craft beer and food with the intention of inspiring and uplifting our local Arizona community.

We strive to enhance the lives of our guests, employees, and members of our community by creating unique, flavorful, and satisfying food and beer; providing legendary customer service; practicing solid business principles; participating in sustainable practices whenever possible; and treating our employees well.

Arizona Wilderness is a company born out of love for the great state of Arizona. AZW uses craft beer, inspired food fare, and community-driven atmosphere to act as a conduit between its consumer and the great outdoors.

AZW’s focus on sustainability, conservation, and community is what they believe to be the new way to operate a business in the new Arizona.

Johanna Lortsher is a certified (PHR) Human Resources professional with 17 year’s experience.

She has been with AZ Wilderness Brewing for 6 months, and prior to that spent 7 years as an HR consultant, the last 4 years as an HR Manager at a Professional Employment Organization where she helped companies of all sizes in all different industries with their HR issues large and small.

Now she is living her dream by combining her passions for employee culture, the outdoors, and craft beer.

Jonathan Buford is an avid backpacker and landscape photographer. Jonathan fell in love with the grandeur of Arizona when he moved here on 2002.

On a hike in 2010 he crossed the invisible boundary into one of the 90 protected wilderness areas of AZ, nature spoke to him. He knew his destiny would be to promote the protection and stewardship of the state he calls home.

Patrick Ware was already 5 years into his journey as a craft brewer when he began dreaming of opening his own brewery.

He had developed the skills of a professional brewer and just needed a business plan to make his dream happen. Turns out, that isn’t that easy to do when you’re brewing all of the time!

Once he met Jonathan, and they had shared a few beers together of course, it made sense to combine their skills and passion into one, bold dream.

They went on a hike to that very sign that started the ideas and dream that Jonathan had, and the name Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. was born.

Follow AZW on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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

Quitting Is Not An Option! E92

February 17, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

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During this episode, Austin Peterson interviews special guest, Zachary Green, managing partner of Warrior Enterprises LLC.

Listen in to hear Zachary talk about his background and his struggle with ADHD as an adolescent which aided in his successful career being able to multi-task as an Entrepreneur.

Zachary developed a product from hands on experience as a volunteer fire fighter and turned a major, deadly problem into a solution that firefighters throughout the world can rely on.

He went on to create a 30 million dollar business leading the way to educate and inform other business owners and entrepreneurs through his book, Warrior Entrepreneur.

Visit warriorentreprenuerbook.com and enter code: podcast2021 for 50%.

Zachary Green is the founder of two successful start-ups. MN8 has three global brands (LumAware, Foxfire, and ClearGuard) and has grossed close to 30 Million dollars and raised $4+ Million in venture funding.

The products are now used by over 80,000 firefighters and three of the nation’s largest retailers in addition to being carried by The Home Depot.

Zachary’s book, Warrior Entrepreneur was released in late 2021 in its first week skyrocketed to #1 on Amazon.com in several small business and entrepreneurship categories and multiple countries. The book focuses on how warrior traits can help entrepreneurs, leaders, and others battle through adversity and accomplish their missions.

Zachary is a graduate of Bowling Green State University in Ohio. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former lieutenant with his local fire department, Zachary received the President of the United States “E” award in Washington DC from President Trump for exporting and has been honored as Exporter of the Year by the Ohio Small Business Administration.

Zachary was featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, the front page of Yahoo.com, MSN.com, and in USA Today along with numerous other local and national media outlets.

Zachary has testified in front of the US House of Representative Small Business committee and was named Entrepreneur of the year by Governor John Kasich. Zachary was also selected by the Obama White House as one of 10 entrepreneurs to represent the United States at the Global Entrepreneur Summit. He was also featured in the US Playing Cards Frontline Leaders playing card series as one of 52 veteran entrepreneurs.

Zachary Green lives in Hilton Head Island, SC, and was formerly a City Councilman in Wyoming (Cincinnati), Ohio.

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

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.

Business RadioX® is a separate entity not affiliated with Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp.

Exploring Sustainability in Arizona E20

February 17, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

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Thanks for getting connected for this episode of STEM Unplugged. Host Kelly Greene the Chief Operating Officer of SciTech Institute, a collaborative nonprofit organization making STEM connections in Arizona and beyond and Kaci Fankhauser, who is working to build the Arizona STEM Ecosystem celebrate Sustainability in Arizona.

During the discussion, guests share about the importance of the work in our growing economy and commerce in Arizona, their career path and what got them interested in Sustainability.

Listen in to tips from industry professionals on ways to make an impact on the lives of others, mentor students and collaborate with other organizations to launch SciTech Festival Events! The discussion encourages events, tours, showcases, STEM career panels and more.

The Arizona Sustainability Alliance (AZSA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit action and advocacy alliance that aims to create and support cutting-edge, project-based sustainability solutions in Arizona through civic engagement, collaboration, and education within our four priorities: Sustainable Food Systems, Urban Forestry, Renewable Energy, and Conservation.

AZSA has three cross-cutting themes (Workforce Development, Education, and Youth) that transect the work that they do. All of their projects have an educational component and most focus on youth in vulnerable communities.

AZSA empowers Arizona citizens to work together toward more verdant, equitable, and sustainable communities. With the focus on youth, education, and workforce development, their projects go beyond impacting individuals and impact communities in the long term.

Michele Caporali is the Education Programs Manager at AZSA. Prior to this position, she was a high school science teacher for ten years in both Chicago and in Arizona.

She is currently working on her Ph.D in Sustainability Education at Prescott College. Prior to this she received a Masters in Environmental Science from Johns Hopkins, a Masters in Secondary Education from Roosevelt University, and a Bachelors in Nutrition Management from Rochester Institute of Technology.

** The American Tree Foundation that Michele mentions in the podcast is actually the American Forest Foundation for AZSA **

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The Center for the Future of Arizona brings Arizonans together to create a stronger and brighter future for our state. We listen to Arizonans to learn what matters most to them, share trusted data about how Arizona is doing in those priority areas, bring critical issues to public attention, and work with communities and leaders to solve public problems.

The Arizona We Want is a shared vision of success around what matters most to Arizonans that expresses their highest aspirations and hopes for the future. Arizonans want a world-class education for all, to live in healthy and vibrant communities, and to have rewarding jobs that use all our talents and help our economy thrive.

Arizonans are committed to stewardship of our state’s natural beauty and resources for generations to come, and believe in equity and justice for all. The Arizona We Want is based on the things that bring us together as Arizonans and on which we can all agree. CFA’s goal is to ensure that the public values we share are realized for all Arizonans.

Melanie Baca joined the Center for the Future of Arizona in 2020 to support the day-to-day operations of the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Grant, including scheduling and logistics, communication and implementation support for schools, and support for the EIR Collaborative and the Project Management Team in order to ensure success of the project outcomes.

Before joining CFA, Melanie worked at Arizona State University on two U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) five-year education grants; a Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) project titled Ready-for-Rigor and a Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) project titled iTeachELLs.

Melanie began as an administrative assistant on the Ready-for-Rigor project and on the most recent project, iTeachELLs held the role of Business Analyst. On both projects she led the project team and community partners through the application of improvement science, monitoring, measuring and assessing change in teacher classroom practices and communicating the broader social impact of grants to community stakeholders.

At the heart of each project was cultivating a shared purpose by curating a set of experiences and connections around three main skillsets: building relationships, project evaluation, and managing the human side of change.

Follow the Center for the Future of Arizona on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

At Arizona Public Service, their mission is to serve their customers with clean, reliable and affordable energy. As the state’s largest energy company, they power Arizona’s prosperity, serving more than 1.3 million homes and businesses in 11 of the state’s 15 counties.

They are focused on delivering an exceptional customer experience – with some of the best reliability in the country, resources to help customers manage their usage and extra support for those facing difficult times.

Arizona is a beautiful place to live. Together, we can keep it that way. They are committed to providing 100% clean, carbon-free electricity to customers by 2050 and are already halfway there with an energy mix that is 50% clean today.

Palo Verde Generating Station, the nation’s largest clean energy producer, is the foundation for their carbon-free energy future. Investments in solar, wind and energy storage are vital – as are continued advances in energy technology and efficiency. Collaboration with customers, regulators and other stakeholders is key to their plan’s ultimate success.

As an Arizona-based company with 6,000 employees throughout the state, the communities they serve are also where we live and work. They are dedicated to their success and to doing what is right for the people and prosperity of our state – working to make every day brighter.

Charlene Saltz is the Manager of ESG Reporting & Data Analytics in the Sustainability organization at Arizona Public Service. Her role at APS is to lead the Sustainability team in informing and engaging employees, stakeholders, and customers about the actions APS is taking to accomplish their vision of providing a sustainable energy future for Arizona.

In more than 20 years of work in sustainability, she implemented and marketed energy efficiency programs, developed customer tools for self-service initiatives, and lead the development of enterprise -wide ESG business practices and initiatives.

Prior to joining APS, she spent time developing workshops for teachers integrating urban ecology studies into their classrooms, being a classroom and outdoor educator, and finding ways to make the world a little bit better than she found it.

Connect with Charlene on LinkedIn and follow Arizona Public Service on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Dorie Morales is the Publisher and CEO of Green Living magazine, Arizona’s premiere eco-conscious lifestyle publication. The monthly publication aims to educate, inspire and empower readers to make eco-conscious choices for a healthy life and healthy planet. Our Vision is a world where we leave the earth a better place today and for future generations.

A magazine veteran, Dorie Morales has been in magazine publishing since 1997. She started at Apartment Guide magazine as a sales representative and was quickly promoted to publisher.

Dorie Morales left Apartment Guide in 2004 to embark on a new business venture: partner in the start-up print publication Apartment Showcase. Three years later, at the height of Apartment Showcase’s success, The Apartment Finder purchased the magazine, and Dorie Morales continued as publisher.

In 2010, Dorie Morales partnered in her second start-up magazine, Green Living Magazine. The magazine was met with warm reception when it debuted, as it provided a functional and fun approach to leading a sustainable life, and continues to do so today.

Dorie Morales is deeply rooted in the Phoenix “green scene.” She is involved in many organizations that focus on sustainability, including the Arizona Green Chamber of Commerce, Arizona Forward, Local First Arizona, Arizona Foundation for Women and USGBC Arizona.

Currently, she sits on the board of the USGBC Arizona chapter and was a past board member of the Green Chamber of Commerce and has been on the Phoenix Final Four sustainability committee. In previous years, she served on Arizona Forward’s Environmental Excellence Awards committee, sat on the Central branch of the USGBC and was co-chair of the trade show, membership committee, associate member council, and Big Hearts for Little Hands committees of the Arizona Multi-housing Association.

Dorie Morales received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Arizona in 1993.

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About Our Sponsor

SciTech Institute™ was established as the Arizona Technology Council Foundation as the conduit for collaboration among STEM industry, academia, civic, and non-profit organizations in Arizona. Now, rebranded and named the SciTech Institute™ the goal centers around aligning assets and resources to motivate individuals to pursue STEM-related educational and career paths or find a passion while engaged in community events during the SciTech Festival.

The Chief Science Officer program highlights the 6th-12th graders that have been selected as leaders in their schools and communities to receive training to build a world-class community of diverse STEM-literate workers and knowledgeable, engaged citizens. Science For All allows for tax credit donations to provide engaging experiences for students while RAIN (Rural Activation Innovation Network) focuses on resources for the rural areas of Arizona.

As a STEM Learning Ecosystem, SciTech Institute™ focuses on collaboration and connecting individuals with opportunities! STEM Professionals are encouraged to engage with the future workforce by serving as a mentor, leadership coach, panelist, keynote and session trainer during a variety of conferences hosted or sponsored by SciTech Institute™ and The Arizona Technology Council.

Teachers and Administrators are invited to connect with the resources available while activating a large network of STEM champions for student projects, judges at events, volunteers, exhibitors and more. SciTech Festival Event Coordinators are supported during the planning and execution of community STEM events around the state by the SciTech STREET Team Members and the growing network of volunteers. The possibilities are endless! SciTech Institute™ looks forward to connecting with you today. Visit SciTechInstitute.org today for more information.

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About Your STEM Unplugged Hosts

After grow up in rural New York and joining the United States Army, Kelly Greene learned quickly to adapt to her surroundings to be successful. She attended Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio to earn her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education.

She also enlisted in the United States Army and after graduating from training, Kelly traveled the world with the military. While stationed in Misawa, Japan, she fell in love with learning about cultures around the world. Even as a deployed Soldier during Operation Iraqi Freedom for two tours, she found opportunities to connect with the local children to form the Victory Base Council Girl Scouts with her fellow servicemen.

In 2013, she was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and traveled the country by air. During this deployment, she had the opportunity to utilize the most advanced technologies available to the tactical HUMINT operations in theater. Upon return from combat, she retired with 21 years of service and began teaching. From 6th grade Math to 7th grade STEM, Kelly used her enthusiastic nature combined with her strong classroom management to design curriculum based on the Engineering Design Process!

Now, as the Chief Operating Officer at SciTech Institute, Kelly is excited to serve the communities in Arizona and beyond to share their interest in STEM!

Claire Conway is the STEM Ecosystem Programs Manager at SciTech Institute.

Connect with Claire on LinkedIn.

Paying it Forward E10

February 15, 2022 by Karen

Mind Well

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On this episode of Mind Well, host Michelle Jones interviews Meagan and Petro – two of her trauma integration students. We talk about their journey from healing their own trauma to learning the how to help others do the same. Join us as we talk about their experiences, struggles and triumphs.

Listeners who have been feeling a pull to learn more about how to help others who have experienced trauma will enjoy this episode.

Petro Vishnyakov utilizes trauma integration with clients who seek to understand their own response to experienced trauma. Integration is a mindful process of creating a safe, validating environment where a practitioner can guide an individual to address unresolved trauma.

Petro is Russian-Romani born and very passionate about culture, diversity and identity. He believes in embracing all parts of oneself. He finds joy in using his journey to connect to people from all walks of life.

As a Certified Trauma Integration Practitioner, He is passionate about supporting you as you release trauma. Through his own work with Trauma Integration, He has come to learn that we have everything necessary within us to heal and create the life we desire.

Connect with Petro on Instagram.

It Healed My Soul uses trauma integration to heal each individuals heart, mind and soul. Something that draws many people to trauma integration is the concept that once there trauma healing is done they no longer have to deal with the triggers, deep depression and anxiety that we’re associated with there trauma.

It seems to be incredibly effective at healing all forms of trauma. Trauma integration is a permanent solution to heal the lingering affects off trauma.

Meagan Espitia is a certified trauma integration practitioner.

She has a big heart and truly loves guiding each of her clients through there personal healing journey.

Follow It Healed My Soul on Instagram.

About Mind Well

Mind Well radio show and podcast is all about connecting with wellness professionals and individuals with unique perspectives about developing wholeness and well being.

We recognize that every individual has the ability to connect to wholeness.

About Our Host

Michelle Jones is the President and Co-Founder of Trauma Integration, LLC.

Michelle is an educator and Certified Trauma Integration Practitioner. She loves truly connecting with people.

Michelle firmly believes in the inherent resiliency within each of us and loves uncovering the light and strength in the people she meets.

About Our Sponsor

Mind Well is sponsored by Trauma Integration LLC. Trauma Integration is an educational company that is passionate about helping people understand their own response to trauma.

We provide resources to individuals and train practitioners to guide clients to mindfully integrate their trauma response and find wholeness within. You can find us at www.integratetrauma.com.

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How to Overcome, Find Your Path and Build Your Community E2

February 12, 2022 by Karen

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Phoenix Business Radio

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How to Overcome, Find Your Path and Build Your Community E2

On this episode of The Messy Middle, Kelly Kussman, CEO & Founder of Cayla Gray Candles, and Rachel Tarman, Business Development Executive of VIP Mortgage bring us along as we travel through their path to success.

Both women share their unique story of heartbreak, how they overcame obstacles and defined their own path on their own terms. We talk about the power of community and connection and how to find “your people” in this post-covid world.

If you are trying to find your own path and purpose this is a great episode! Kelly and Rachel share tips on how to find your community even when it is not right in front of you. Join us for a few laughs as we reminisce on business date missteps and support each other in vulnerable moments as we describe the challenges we have each faced.

You will be sure to walk away with pages of notes and ideas on how to triumph despite the tragedies in your own life.

Get ready to be inspired!

Cayla Gray is a luxury line of clean fragrances. We have cleanly formulated perfumes and candles in four core scents as well as quarterly limited-edition scent releases.

In 2017, owner Kelly Kussman suffered from a ruptured ectopic pregnancy, losing her first baby and almost losing her own life. She realized after this tragedy that life is short and not guaranteed, and decided it was time to start her dream business.

In 2020, she launched a fragrance company and named it Cayla Gray, to honor the name of her first baby.

“I am so fascinated with how deeply personal fragrance is to an individual not only in its ability to evoke emotion but also to encourage a tangible connection to past experiences; the connection between scent and memory is so strong! How many times have you smelled something that transports you back to a moment in time? I wanted to bottle that feeling and build a brand that harnesses these memories so people are wearing more than a perfume – they’re really feeling something. So often we move through life without even noticing the beauty around us. I wanted to create products that caused a moment of pause for us.” -Kelly Kussman

Kelly Kussman has 18 years of experience leading large teams in corporate retail, but always had a passion for fragrance and decided to set out on her own to start Cayla Gray.

She took her decades of experience and launched her direct to consumer brand in 2020, all during the pandemic.

Connect with Kelly on LinkedIn and follow Cayla Gray on Facebook and Instagram.

The Bates Team at VIP Mortgage is a leader in the mortgage industry. Continually ranked among the top teams in the nation, The Bates Team specializes in residential purchase and refinance loans.

VIP Mortgage is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, but does business on a national scale.

Following an impressive endeavor in the title industry, Rachel Tarman joined The Bates Team at VIP Mortgage. As the Business Development Representative for the team, Rachel is responsible for bringing in over $100 million in business during her tenure at VIP Mortgage.

A former teacher, Rachel’s mission is to educate her clients regarding the loan process. Similarly, she partners and plans with real estate agents to help them increase their production and level of service.

A national speaker on building business within the mortgage industry, Rachel has been featured on numerous podcasts, including The Loan Officer Leadership Podcast. Rachel has also been recognized in her local community for her dedication to helping others thrive.

Rachel is an Ambassador for the Scottsdale Chamber, on the board of Scottsdale Rising Young Professionals, President of Scottsdale Profit Builders BNI, and volunteers with the Scottsdale Area Association of Realtors.

Rachel holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, as well as a Master’s degree in Education from Arizona State University. In her spare time, Rachel enjoys traveling (especially to the Dominican Republic), watching baseball, reading, and spending time with her rescue Boxer, Olive!

Connect with Rachel on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

About The Messy Middle Podcast & Radio Show

“Beginnings are usually scary, and endings are usually sad but it’s the middle that counts the most.”- Hope Floats

We often talk about the beginnings and endings of things. We celebrate our firsts and mourn our lasts. We often ignore the in between, or what we like to call the messy middle. In this nebulous space, often there are no awards or recognition.

It is frequently characterized by the long days, hard work, uncertainty, self-doubt, small wins, setbacks, persistence, and sheer determination to simply keep moving forward. And, yet, it is also where the magic happens. The middle part of our journey is what shapes us, prepares us and fills our lives with meaning.

Welcome to the Messy Middle Podcast & Radio show! Each month we invite guests to share their own version of the Messy Middle and the lessons they’ve learned along the way.

Whether you’re in the messiness of growing a business, healing from trauma, or navigating the wild world of parenting; this show is for you! We’re so excited to celebrate the messiness of life and business with you!

About Mother & Founder Co

Mother & Founder Co was created to help people who are experiencing change and are looking for growth, healing & transformation. The only thing that is constant is change…and change is really difficult for most people. When remaining where you are is more painful than the unknown, change happens.

*And*

Mother & Founder is there to help you create, maintain, and navigate the changes you wish to make.

In addition to the amazing community of women, we provide trauma healing sessions, clarity courses designed to re-imagine what’s possible, individual coaching and small business strategy masterminds.

About Jen Burwell

Jen is the Founder of Mother & Founder Co. and Co-Founder of Jens LIGHT Events.

She is a recognized public speaker and enjoys working with audiences of all sizes. She is a fierce advocate of self-development and believes a kinder world begins from within.

Her goal is to help as many leaders heal themselves as possible. A healed world is a better world for all of us. In 2020, she received the prestigious honor of Business Woman of the Year by the Tempe Chamber of Commerce.

She loves being right in the messy middle of growing business(es), mothering 3 young kiddos (2 on the Autism Spectrum) and navigating a healthy and happy marriage amid it all.

In her spare time, she enjoys morning solo runs accompanied by her AirPods and her latest Audible book. Her other joys include spa days, being near the ocean, travel and learning something new.

Follow Mother & Founder Co on Facebook and Instagram.

Complete 360 Solution E91

February 10, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Complete 360 Solution E91

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Complete 360 Solution E91

In this episode of Tycoons of Small Biz, Chris Rebsamen talks about important life lessons coupled with important business lessons. Chris’ personal health forced him to look at his business practices with a fresh view perspective of what’s working or not.

Jupiter Sales is a 360 degrees solution for any consumer product. A large part of their success is due to their retail-supplier relationship and the balance between the two. The more you do for them, the more they’ll lean on you in the future. One thing Chris would like companies to understand is that your sales team adds to the bottom line!

Tune in to hear an open and genuine conversation about loving where you live, being thankful, and building efficient value-add to your business.

Since 2010 Jupiter Sales CPG Executive team has provided end to end support for consumer products businesses in retail sales, marketing, business development, operations, product ideation to retail shelf.

Jupiter provides solutions that are tailored for your business.

Jupiter’s deep experience and knowledge in consumer products we understand how things work at the across all channels of retail distribution. We create and execute the game plan, reduce the cost of time and expenses for your business.

For 30 years Chris Rebsamen has been working with consumer product goods companies, creating strategies to increase sales, retail placement, and streamline process in order to grow their companies profitability.

Following his career in executive roles in the consumer products industry, Chris started Jupiter Sales to help others with his knowledge and experience.

He enjoys working with people to grow their companies and being part of the adventure.

Chris is often found in the great outdoors – skiing, golfing or hiking in the mountains where he lives.

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.

Business RadioX® is a separate entity not affiliated with Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp.

E96 Finding Passion in Your Work with Louise Gardner

February 9, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

E96 Finding Passion in Your Work with Louise Gardner

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E96 Finding Passion in Your Work with Louise Gardner

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, Louise Gardner and PMO Joe discussed the PMO space and how to push the start button, entrepreneurship, strategies that have helped resolve organizational resistance to new PMOs and much more.

Passion goes a long way when you’re thinking about starting your own business. Louise shared how starting her own company has made her feel that she has a purpose. “I dance to work every day. I’m having an awesome time and I’ve never quite felt like that. There’s lots of positive things to be said about corporate life, but I’m having more fun than I’ve ever had right now.”

Louise started her PMO career as a Project Controller in the Water industry in the late 90’s. Working with topflight engineering companies on large projects, she developed a passion for supporting project teams and creating transparency around project data. After moving to Sydney, Australia in 2004, Louise continued to work with Utilities across water, power, and transport before establishing Pledge Consulting in 2012.

“PMO is such a people centric Department team. It’s about giving people a level of comfort that you are there to support them on the journey. And these things that they think can’t be done shouldn’t be done. Let’s just deal with them one step at a time. Evolution, not revolution, is one of my favorite things” -Louise

Driven by passion for creating efficiency, quality and an overarching desire to help organizations get more value from their project controls and project delivery teams. Pledge Consulting’s mission is ‘To help organizations deliver value by doing projects better’.

Connect with Louise:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/pledge-consulting-nsw-pty-ltd

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Pledgeconsulting

Twitter https://www.twitter.com/pledgeconsult

To catch up on previous episodes or see the guest list for upcoming shows visit the Project Management Office Hours website – https://lnkd.in/g_zP8gU8

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 – 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 – www.thepmoleader.com

Pledge Consulting are specialists in PMO and project delivery support. We are driven by a passion for creating efficiency, quality and an overarching desire to help organisations get more value from their project controls and project delivery teams. Pledge Consulting’s mission is ‘To help organisations deliver value by doing projects better’.

Our three service areas are Advisory, Delivery and People (which includes bespoke training and professional development)

Louise Gardner started her PMO career as a Project Controller in the Water industry in the late 90’s. Working with top flight engineering companies on large projects, she developed a passion for supporting project teams and creating transparency around project data.

After moving to Sydney, Australia in 2004, Louise continued to work with Utilities across water, power and transport before establishing Pledge Consulting in 2012.

Over the past 10 years Pledge has worked across multiple industries in both public and private sector, including Federal, State and Local government as well as a number of large Australian and global corporations.

ABOUT PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE HOURS SERIES

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

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

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

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