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Transformative BioScience Innovations Shaping Southern Arizona E18

September 29, 2021 by Karen

AZ TechCast

Transformative BioScience Innovations Shaping Southern Arizona E18

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Transformative BioScience Innovations Shaping Southern Arizona E18

In this episode of AZTechCast, the official podcast of the Arizona Technology Council, accomplished bioscience leaders from the BIO5 Institute at The University of Arizona, Souvie BioDelivery and Critical Path Institute joined Council president and CEO, Steve Zylstra, to discuss the innovative bioscience innovations shaping Southern Arizona. These leaders included Dr. Jennifer Barton, director of the BIO5 Institute at The University of Arizona; Souvenir Tachado, president and founder of Souvie BioDelivery; and Kristen Swingle, interim president and chief operating officer at the Critical Path Institute.

Throughout this hour-long episode, this panel of experts explained how Southern Arizona’s thriving bioscience industry is developing a wide range of solutions that are creating jobs, fostering economic growth, addressing public health challenges and training the next generation of bioscience problem solvers. By investing in workforce development, talent attraction and retention, world-class research facilities and business mentorship, Southern Arizona is well on its way to becoming a bioscience hotspot that growing companies want to call home.

Listeners should tune in to this episode to learn about the unique qualities that have transformed Southern Arizona into a hub of bioscience innovation, the resiliency and ingenuity the industry has demonstrated over the past year and a half in the face of COVID-19 and the promising future the industry is collectively working towards. Through continued collaboration, investments in education and research and a unified bioscience development strategy, Southern Arizona can certainly become a renowned world leader in the bioscience and biotechnology space.

The BIO5 Institute at the University of Arizona connects and mobilizes hundreds of world-class plant, animal, and human bioscientists, engineers, physicians, and computational researchers to develop creative solutions for complex challenges such as disease, hunger, water and food safety, and other health issues facing Arizona.

BIO5 is commemorating 20 years of research, innovation, and impact. We are proud of the significant work behind this milestone, and all that it means for our university, state, and world.

Jennifer Barton received her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and previously worked for McDonnell Douglas on the International Space Station program.

She is currently the Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and has additional appointments in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Medical Imaging, Optical Sciences, and Biosystems Engineering at the University of Arizona.

She has served as department head of Biomedical Engineering, Interim Vice President for Research, and is currently Director of the BIO5 Institute, a collaborative research institute dedicated to solving complex biology-based problems affecting humanity.

Barton develops miniature endoscopes that combine multiple optical imaging techniques, and evaluates the suitability of these endoscopes for detecting early cancer development. She has a particular interest in the early detection of ovarian cancer, the most deadly gynecological malignancy.

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A long standing goal in therapeutics development, that remains for the most part unmet, is the ability to deliver medicines to the tissues and cells where the therapeutic agent will produce a desired benefit. Medicines are often needed only in specific diseased organs, tissues, or even certain cells, but the vast majority of drugs are distributed throughout the body, and the bulk of the administered drug ends up in locations where it is not needed, often producing unwanted side effects.

Souvie BioDelivery is a biotech company developing a cell based novel drug delivery platform to deliver complex macromolecular payloads to specific target cells and tissues. The payload is delivered into target cells in a biologically active form that can induce phenotypic and /or genotypic changes and enable healing for the patient. This platform is scalable, multifaceted and non-immunogenic.

Souvenir Tachado, MD, is an accomplished immunologist and has 30 years of research experience. He directed research projects on HIV pathogenesis while he was at Harvard Medical School. He demonstrated that macrophages infected by HIV release exosomes that contain HIV miRNAs.

These exosomes account for how HIV delivers and spreads infection. This important observation forms the basis for his idea in developing a novel drug delivery platform using engineered exosomes as a delivery vehicle of drugs to poorly accessible sites underlying disease progression.

Following 30 years in academic medicine, Dr Tachado exited after having co-founded a drug discovery firm Capienda Biotech in 2017. In 2018, he founded Souvie Biodelivery to develop a novel exosome-based drug delivery platform.

Connect with Souvie on LinkedIn.

Critical Path Institute (C-Path) is an independent, nonprofit organization established in 2005 as a public and private partnership. C-Path’s mission is to catalyze the development of new approaches that advance medical innovation and regulatory science, accelerating the path to a healthier world.

An international leader in forming collaborations, C-Path has established numerous global consortia that currently include more than 1,600 scientists from government and regulatory agencies, academia, patient organizations, disease foundations, and dozens of pharmaceutical and biotech companies.

C-Path US is headquartered in Tucson, Arizona and C-Path, Ltd. EU is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with additional staff in multiple other locations. For more information, visit c-path.org and c-path.eu.

Kristen Swingle is responsible for the daily operations of Critical Path Institute as well as developing and implementing C-Path’s strategy and goals. She manages the organization’s human resources, facilities, information technology and personnel.

Before joining C-Path, Mrs. Swingle served as Vice President of Operations for CBR, a part of Generate Life Sciences, where she oversaw stem cell manufacturing and quality operations and served as the site head for the Tucson facility which houses a stem cell laboratory, cryobank and call center operations. She brings nearly two decades’ worth of experience in the medical and molecular sciences industry to bear in her role as Interim President and Chief Operating Officer and currently serves as Chairwoman of AZBio Board of Directors.

Swingle holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Northern Arizona University and a Master of Science, Medical Sciences from Texas A&M University.

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About AZ TechCast

AZ TechCast is dedicated to covering innovation and technology in Arizona and beyond.

Through the art of connected conversation, AZ TechCast’s guests will share their expertise, success stories, news and analysis about the region’s leading startups, companies and emerging technologies, as well as the latest industry trends and critical issues propelling the state’s growing technology ecosystem.

About Your Hosts

Steve Zylstra serves as president and CEO of the Arizona Technology Council, a role he assumed in 2007. He is responsible for strategy, operations, finance and policy development. Zylstra is a vocal spokesman for the value technology can provide in raising social and economic standards in Arizona.

Zylstra serves on numerous councils, committees and boards, was named “Leader of the Year, Technology,” by the Arizona Capitol Times, and “Most Admired Leader” by the Phoenix Business Journal. In addition, he was awarded an honorary doctorate of science in technology from the University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, Ariz.

Zylstra earned a bachelor’s degree in automotive engineering technology from Western Michigan University.

Karen Nowicki is a successful author, speaker and the creator of Deep Impact Leadership™ and SoulMarks Coaching™. She is a two-time recipient of the prestigious national Choice Award® for her book and personal development retreat. Karen was crowned the first-ever “Mompreneur of the Year” Award in 2010 for the southwestern states. She was recognized for her leadership, business acumen, and work-life balance.

Karen has been an expert guest on regional TV and radio shows, including Fox Phoenix Morning Show, Sonoran Living, Good Morning Arizona, The Chat Room, and Mid-Day Arizona. She has been a regular contributor to many print and online magazines – publishing articles and blogs for business and education.

In addition to working with private coaching clients, Karen is also the Owner & President of Phoenix Business RadioX. The Business RadioX Network amplifies the voice of business – serving the Fortune 500,000, not just the Fortune 500. Phoenix Business RadioX helps local businesses and professional associations get the word out about the important work they’re doing to serve their market, profession, and community.

Of all the experiences Karen has had the privilege of participating in over her vast career, she shares that Phoenix Business RadioX is a pinnacle adventure!

Connect with Karen on LinkedIn and follow Phoenix Business RadioX on Facebook and Instagram.

About Our Sponsor

The Arizona Technology Council, Arizona’s only statewide organization serving the technology sector, fosters a climate of innovation to enhance technology in Arizona.

A trusted resource in strengthening Arizona’s technology industry, the Council proactively eliminates impediments that companies face, accelerates the entrepreneurial mindset in the state’s expanding innovation ecosystem, and works to create a destination for companies to be, thrive and stay.

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Nick Arambula Mike Fretto and Chris Lee with Neighbor

September 24, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Nick Arambula Mike Fretto and Chris Lee with Neighbor

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Nick Arambula Mike Fretto and Chris Lee with Neighbor

Neighbor is a Phoenix based outdoor furniture company. They launched in late 2020 with a teak lounge collection and have since expanded into dining and accessories.

Neighbor distributes with Crate&Barrel and Huckberry, but their sales are predominately through their website. They started the company driven by an desire to find a way to disconnect and build more memories with those we love, in the midst of the pandemic.

Nick Arambula is a reformed CPA, who left the world of public accounting more than seven years ago. However, his exposure to corporate tax and management consulting have made Nick pretty good with numbers and strategy.

Prior to Grand Collective, Nick was the Interim CEO and COO at Tuft & Needle. He played a key role in growing revenue from $40M to $200M through expansion of physical retail stores and product distribution, by establishing deals with Lowe’s, and Crate&Barrel. As Interim CEO, Nick led the company to its most profitable months since inception.

In his spare time, Nick can be found riding his bike or dancing to any song from Trolls with his daughters, Chloe and Eva.

Mike Fretto is our craftsman. Mike is nearing 20 years of experience in design and brand development. Early in his career Mike was a consultant supporting clients like Facebook and Coca- Cola, all while finding time to build his own non-profit that benefited poverty stricken citizens by telling their stories through design.

Before Grand Collective, Mike was the Head of Product Experience at Tuft & Needle. In his time at T&N, Mike played in pivotal role in building the brand and products. In short, if you opened a product from T&N in the last four years, Mike had something to do with every element of that process.

In his free time, Mike explores the outdoors with his kids, Eleanor, Abraham and Boone.

Chris Lee started his career managing a team in the Midwest on a factory floor. That introduction to manufacturing gave Chris a strong foundation in supply chain and process optimization.

More recently, Chris led critical operations at Tuft & Needle as the Head of Supply Chain. He was responsible for enabling the business to go from manufacturing and fulfilling a few hundred mattresses a week, to nearly 10,000 a week at its peak.

In addition to supply chain contributions, Chris facilitated the introduction of new products and played a key role is conceptualizing T&N’s award winning Mint Mattress.

When not working – which is a rare occurrence – there is a good chance you’ll find Chris crafting his latest DIY endeavor.

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Mental Health Matters – Kicking My Blue Genes in the Butt

September 23, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Mental Health Matters - Kicking My Blue Genes in the Butt

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Mental Health Matters – Kicking My Blue Genes in the Butt

The Emerson Theater Collaborative (ETC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to serve youth, under-represented communities and artists with an emphasis on diversity, by producing innovative and thought-provoking theater both in southeastern Connecticut and Sedona, Arizona. One such example is a wonderful play called Vivian’s Music 1969 by Monica Bauer that was a featured program at ETC in February 2020.

Camilla Ross is the President and Chairman of Emerson Theater Collaborative, Inc., Producer and Actress (Portray’s Harriet Tubman – Harriet Tubman’s Dream written by Lisa Giordano). She is also the President and Chairman of the Sedona Arts Academy.

“To be a catalyst for social change is really where it’s at for me,” Camilla said. “I believe theater should always be a venue for social change. I love the art of live theater and love what it does to the human soul and spirit. It moves us to look at life differently. To leave off the rose-colored glasses and really see the human condition.”ETC is a shining example. Founded in 2008 to give voice to actors’ innate talent for character development, Camilla has since produced more than 20 inspired, original performances. Emerging and professional cast and crew have blossomed under her guidance. And together they’ve created profound, can’t-ever-forget shows that illuminate social issues, and transform audience curiosity into concern and action.

Camilla has a deep well of experience and mentorship to tap into for her ETC roles—from her days at Emerson College and then in regional theaters and commercials. Among her favorite portrayals? Capturing the heart, spark, and essence of Harriet Tubman in the one-woman show Harriet Tubman’s Dream. Camilla is also deeply involved with youth, their visions for social change, and the desire to see the world as a stage of peace. To that end, she’s a tireless advocate for children and adults with Asperger’s Syndrome. She gives kids and teen real-life theatrical experience through ETC’s Summer Youth Program and enlivens their eagerness to learn about the history and genuine heroes through ETC’s school programs. Camilla is a steadfast suicide prevention advocate too, helping teens and adults avoid this tragedy and move forward to a happier, more positive future.

Camilla has taught business courses part-time at Three Rivers Community College since 2005, Sat on the Emerson College Alumni Board for ten years, and is past president of the Connecticut Alumni Chapter. In May 2014 Camilla was honored by the Writer’s Block of New London, Conn., for her past work as an instructor. In June 2013 she was named Woman of The Year by the Women’s Network of Southeastern Connecticut, and she’s been featured in many periodicals for her community service. In 2019 Emerson Theater Collaborative was nominated as Collaborator of the year in Sedona AZ. A veteran of the U.S. Navy and member of Kappa Beta Delta, Camilla earned her BA in Performing Arts: Acting from Emerson College in 1985 and her MBA in Finance from Baker College in Michigan.

Connect with Camilla on LinkedIn and follow ETC on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Kathy Bashor is a staunch advocate of peer and family driven care in the behavioral health system. Her can-do spirit has resulted in the strengthening of peer/family voice, access to care and choice in services throughout the system.

Personally, understanding the impact of trauma on health, Kathy lead the Arizona department of Health on a successful statewide campaign to adopt Trauma Informed Care in all aspects of the Behavioral Health system.

Kathy earned a master’s degree from Arizona state University where she served on the faculty for 4 years.

Kathy recently retired from AHCCCS as the Bureau Chief of the Office of Individual and Family Affairs

Recent awards: ASU Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy 2017 Award for Leadership

In Advocacy

David’s HOPE 2018 Max Dine Award for Advocacy and Leadership

Recent publication: Recovery: Principles, Research and Practices in Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital, Stigma and Recovery

Kathy is very grateful to have the opportunity to participate in the Read Earth Theater writing class. She arrived curious and with the hope of making new friends. Through the process she gained so much more. She greatly values the opportunity to meet others who have met life challenges with courage and respect. Most importantly, through the writing process, Kathy has been able to find peace within herself.

Josh Rivedal‘s one man, live Broadway-style play Kicking My Blue Genes in the Butt includes fifteen characters and seven songs and is both comedic and poignant.

Mr. Rivedal discusses the tragic suicides of both his father and grandfather in a primal piece of live storytelling that creates an emotional connection with the audience and conveys the powerful message that suicide is preventable.

Finally, there will be a live Q&A between Mr. Rivedal and the audience on the importance of mental health and suicide prevention. Representatives of NAMI of Phoenix, will moderate the after-show discussion.

Connect with Josh on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

Who:

Emerson Theater Collaborative in collaboration with NAMI, Verde Valley Mental Health Coalition, I Am Worthy Project, and the i’Mpossible Project

Why:

Because Mental Health Matters

When:

Thursday, Friday & Saturday

September 23th, 24th, 25th @ 7-8:30pm – 2pm -3:30pm on the 25th

Where:

Sedona Arts Academy, The Collective, 7000 SR 179 Ste. C100, Sedona AZ 86351

Tickets:

In-Person theater costs. For the first time ever, pick your seats with our new “seating” map.

– Advance /Reserved Seating – $55 (sit at table with your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service)

– Advance /Reserved Table – $165 (reserve an entire table of three for your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service)

– Advance – $35

– At Door – $45

Stream from Home via On-the-Stage (video on-demand) – $20

– USE THIS LINK to purchase and “stream” on-demand – https://bit.ly/etc-blue-genes-on-demand

– Available for viewing 9/24/2021 to 10/7/2021

Following CDC COVID-19 recommendations on masks and vaccinations.

Pay to Play! E73

September 23, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Pay to Play! E73

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Pay to Play! E73

During this episode, hosts Austin and Landon interview Mike Maunu, owner of Marketing Results Group emphasizes the importance time and money have when marketing to the right clients and gaining their business. Clients need to spend money to make money! In order to be successful you need to price your time/products/services accordingly. Clients who pay less require more work and aren’t invested in the business relationship.

Mike Maunu is a serial entrepreneur the past 40+ years as an investor, founder, executive or business coach taking multiple companies to over 8 and 9 figures in annual revenue. He has personally trained over 50,000 sales reps and managed over 100+ employees at a time. Listen in on Mike’s coaching techniques and his software program that offers solutions to your business problems right on the spot.

Marketing Results Group (MRG) is a 15-year-old coaching/software company. Implementing proven processes MRG works with SMBs (small and medium-sized business) and business coaches turning their prospects into long-term repeat clients.

Using a proprietary software application, they find business owners a minimum of $100 thousand dollars in increased revenues in 45 minutes without spending another penny on advertising or marketing. A detailed roadmap guides the owner to higher profits.

MRG licenses their Pathway To Profits, paint-by-number system for business coaches and consultants to grow their businesses using the proprietary software, a group coaching system and a white-labeled MBA business academy platform.

Mike Maunu is a serial entrepreneur the past 40+ years as an investor, founder, executive or business coach taking multiple companies to over 8 and 9 figures in annual revenue. He has personally trained over 50,000 sales reps and managed over 100+ employees at a time.

He’s worked with over 100 businesses in about 75 different industries and loves working with owners that want to be the pre-eminent go-to-leader in their marketplace, working with a few clients one-on-one at any time.

He currently resides in Scottsdale, AZ, loves to play golf and his constant companion is his 19-yr old Shi Tzu Abraham. He also owns a 21-yr old, patented health supplement ecom business and has the pleasure of working with his son, Alex, a 22-yr old who has been working in the businesses the past 5-years.

Connect with Mike on LinkedIn and Facebook.

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.

Austin Peterson and Landon Mance are registered representatives of Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp. Securities and investment advisory services offered through Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp., a broker/dealer (member SIPC) and registered investment advisor. Insurance offered through Lincoln affiliates and other fine companies. Backbone Planning Partners is a marketing name for registered representatives of Lincoln Financial Advisors. CRN-3767447-091621

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Overcome and Heal E24

September 22, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

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Overcome and Heal E24

How does one find their voice, peace, and health after a traumatic event or past? The experts on this episode of Collaborative Connections Radio Show and Podcast explain how.

Host, Kelly Lorenzen, was joined on-air by special guests Michelle Jones, President of Trauma Integration LLC, Tristine Bogle, Owner of Good Habits Nutrition, and Amanda Schneider, Executive Director of Amplify Voices.

These amazing women shared personal stories, expert opinions, tips, and resources that will help anyone who has struggled with nutrition, dieting, trauma, sex trafficking, and/or sexual assault.

If you, or someone you know, has been through any of those things, this is a must-listen. Be prepared for chills and maybe even a few tears.

Thank you, KLM Consulting, Marketing, and Management, for sponsoring this show.

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.

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.

Connect with Michelle on LinkedIn and follow Trauma Integration on Facebook and Instagram.

Good Habits Nutrition is a private practice Medical Nutrition Therapy and nutrition counseling company who take a whole food, whole-body approach to nutrition, health, and change.

Good Habits Nutrition believes in simple, good habits that work for each individual person to improve their health. They see patients for weight management, diabetes, kidney disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, GI disorders, celiac disease, food allergies and intolerances, autoimmune issues, PCOS, disordered eating, and more! They are a safe place to discuss health goals and challenges without judgement.

Patients will walk away with knowledge, techniques, motivation, an individualized plan, and a dietitian that will guide them in meeting their health goals.

Tristine Bogle is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. She graduated from Arizona State University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics. Tristine completed an internship for Colorado State University before sitting for the National RD exam.

Tristine has experience counseling patients with a variety of health conditions including diabetes, kidney disease, GI disorders, weight loss/gain, optimal health including genetic testing, food allergies/intolerances, disordered eating, pediatric nutrition, sports nutrition, and women’s health. Tristine is empathetic and understanding of the challenges that we all face when implementing change. She enjoys finding behavioral and self-assessment techniques to guide clients into overcoming these challenges.

In addition to nutrition counseling in private practice, Tristine was an adjunct faculty member for Chandler Gilbert Community College and Mesa Community College and has taught Human Nutrition and Nutrition Management courses for 15 years. She has also worked with School Nutrition Programs, Elderly Nutrition Programs and Community Nutrition Programs throughout the state of Arizona for over 20 years.

Tristine enjoys speaking about nutrition in the school, community, business, and private setting. Her speaking engagements include those for USDA Food & Nutrition Services, Arizona Department of Education (ADE), Arizona Association of School Business Officials (AASBO), School Nutrition Association (SNA), Arizona Indian Council on Aging (AICOA), Arizona Department of Economic Security Division on Aging and Adult Services (DES DAAS) and many more!

Tristine is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as well as the Arizona Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

On a personal note, Tristine loves to spend time with her family outdoors. She enjoys running, hiking, gardening, and trying new recipes with her family.

Connect with Tristine on LinkedIn and follow Good Habits Nutrition on Facebook and Instagram.

Amplify Voices is a nonprofit that trains and supports people in using their voice through speaking publicly to create positive change in the world. It’s mission is to discover, develop and amplify the voices of those who have been historically silenced, misunderstood or oppressed to bring more compassion and understanding to our communities.

Amplify is currently working in depth in the area of trafficking and sexual assault. It will begin programming in the formerly incarcerated community next year and is looking forward to expanding its programming into the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC spaces as opportunities arise.

Amanda Schneider is passionate about creating more empathy and compassion in the world. Coming from a background in entrepreneurship, public education and corporate America, she has found her home in the nonprofit space. Her work as Executive Director for Amplify Voices is heart-centered, spiritual work that aligns deeply with her own vision for the impact she wants to make in the world. She is also one of five co-founders of the Women’s Impact Academy – an online educational platform and community geared toward empowering women through connection, creation and contribution.

Amanda values connection and believes in the power of collaboration between like-minded individuals and communities. Her greatest joy in life is watching her three boys discover their own connection to the world around them. They are currently 13, 11 and 9. She is happily married to her husband of 18 years and is also the proud Mama to three rescue pittie mixes.

Follow Amplify Voices on Facebook and Instagram.

About Collaborative Connections

Kelly Lorenzen started the “Collaborative Connections” show to bring her clients and favorite charities together to meet each other, connect and collaborate in life and business. She hopes to build a stronger community one show at a time.

About Our Sponsor

KLM Consulting is a business development firm with over 18 years of award-winning business savvy. Their purpose is to foster the growth and prosperity of small businesses in our community.

Everything KLM does is to help small businesses build, grow, and sustain. They enable owners to get back to doing what they love about their business and bring them happiness.

By offering business development strategy sessions, concierge services, consulting, marketing, project management, and social media training, KLM’s clients can continue to do what they love while having the support they need when they need it.

About Your Host

Kelly Lorenzen, CEO of KLM Consulting, is an award-winning entrepreneur with over 15 years of business-ownership experience. She is also a certified project management professional.

Kelly’s expertise is in business development, customer service, marketing, and sales.

Connect with Kelly on LinkedIn, and follow KLM Consulting on Facebook.

Blowhorns and Play- How to Improve Company Culture Through Meetings E14

September 22, 2021 by Karen

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Phoenix Business Radio

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Our Culture Crush team has gotten into the groove of making great matches. We used to say that the matching was like great wine and cheese, but this time it was more like great soup and a bread bowl (get it?).

Katie Wall from CutlureBiz and Louis Basile from Wildflower Bread Company were a great pairing to discuss the importance of growing company culture in a way that is intentional, consistent and fun. Whether you are bringing a blow horn to a meeting or starting your meeting off with a facilitated game (from CultureBiz), it is important to bring a level of play into the workplace.

This episode is great for all audiences to listen to.

If you are in leadership trying to improve meetings and overall participation and morale of your team- you should listen in.
If you are determining the various ways to improve company culture- then listen in.
If you are wondering how easy it is to improve company culture, it’s not- so listen in.
If you are looking for another resource to help grow the culture of your team- listen in?
If you are looking for another great company in Arizona to support or work for- you should listen in.

Wildflower is a local Arizona fast casual restaurant chain that believes success comes down to three things — outstanding food, great service and clean restaurants. It is easy to say, but it takes a strong commitment to consistently execute.

Attention to detail, putting the customers’ needs first and a deep desire to be a great company help make the Wildflower a place where customers want to be.

Louis J. Basile Jr. is the Founder & President of Wildflower and has worked in the restaurant industry since his childhood growing up in Union, NJ. His father owned a local luncheonette in East Orange, NJ where he learned the restaurant business.

In the beginning of his career, Mr. Basile served as a Construction Project Manager, renovating existing steak houses into Cisco Café Mexican Restaurants for the Chart House/Cork n’ Cleaver Corporation. In 1981 Mr. Basile joined a three-store chain called Au Bon Pain (Boston, MA), an upscale quick service restaurant and bakery.

Louis was a key Senior Manager who helped Au Bon Pain grow to over 250 Stores during his tenure. Mr. Basile held numerous Senior Management positions including Vice President of Operations, Construction, Research & Development and Domestic & International Franchising. Mr. Basile and his family moved to Arizona in 1994. Before following his dream to create his own fast casual restaurant and bakery concept, Mr. Basile held the position of President/COO of the Coffee Plantation (Tempe, AZ).

Mr. Basile founded the Wildflower in Scottsdale, AZ in 1995. The first Wildflower opened in November, 1996. Today, he oversees multiple restaurant locations and a growing, fresh dough Central Production Facility as well as a wholesale bread division operating throughout Greater Phoenix and Northern Arizona.

Wildflower Bread Company is part of the fastest growing segment in hospitality called Fast Casual. Wildflower prides itself on delivering the most memorable restaurant bakery experience and impacting its local communities through various charitable outreach programs. In recognition of these efforts, Wildflower was awarded the 2018 Restaurant Neighbor Award by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation.

Mr. Basile started and was Chairman of the Fast-Casual Industry Council an affiliate of the National Restaurant Association. Louis is a National Restaurant Association Board Member. He is a past Chairman of the Arizona Restaurant Association and Arizona Restaurant Association Educational Foundation.

Louis serves as a Board Director for Child Crisis Arizona. Mr. Basile served on the Advisory Board for People Report/Black Box Intelligence and PeopleMatter. Louis is a founding member of Changers of Commerce, a movement of leaders who believe there is a better way of practicing Capitalism.

Louis is married to Tracy Basile and they have three children Zachary, Jessie and Max.

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TheCultureBiz is on a mission to help teams cultivate their unique cultures through play, with pre-packaged crates and interactive workshops that are approachable, affordable, and original. Created in October 2019 by Colorado-based entrepreneurs, Katie Wall and Courtney Jacobson, TheCultureBiz inspires connection and culture building at work with play.

Cultivating a cohesive, psychologically safe, and productive workplace culture means focusing first and foremost on the specific individuals on your team. Their products and services are perfect for culture building at retreats, team meetings, and conferences.

Play is proven to relieve stress, improve brain function, boost creativity, provide energy and bring us closer to others. Make meetings matter with TheCultureBiz. Now…go play!

Katie Wall, TheCultureBiz CEO, is a certified and accomplished facilitator with over 14 years of experience creating meaningful engagements for all participants. Her background in experiential learning and an expertise in play helps teams connect, ideate, and design more efficiently and effectively, generating participant consensus, leveraging the expertise in the room, and driving toward practical application.

Katie has experience working with nonprofit and for-profit teams, with expertise in culture and team development, DE&I, strategic planning, human-centered design, arts integration, trauma informed care, conflict resolution, leadership team development, and innovative design.

Katie has a BFA in Theatre Performance from The University of Colorado-Boulder and is certified in facilitation and Design Thinking. She is an advocate for collaboration, inclusivity, and psychological safety in every workshop.

Katie lives in Denver, CO with her husband, her two children, and a very destructive fur baby.

Follow TheCultureBiz on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

About Culture Crush

Culture Crush is officially relaunched! We are thankful to Debra Caron who launched and hosted the show originally. Culture Crush is back with a new host but the same focus- highlighting what makes a great company culture and how it affects the overall success of a company.

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.”

On this long form podcast we will highlight companies local to Arizona and beyond that are crushing it with great 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.

About the Host

Kindra Maples is your new host taking the lead on the relaunch of Culture Crush! She 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 relaunching the Culture Crush 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: culturecrushpodcast@gmail.com

About Our Sponsor

For 23 years Catholic Education Arizona has helped serve underserved children with $268 million in scholarships. Catholic High Schools have a 99.4% graduation rate and 97% move on to higher education or military service.

Participating partners like APS, BBVA, and Grand Canyon University receive a dollar-for-dollar Arizona State Tax Credit. The corporate partners enjoy helping our future work force, Building the Arizona community and future leaders!

The partners also enjoy promotion in Catholic Education Arizona’s newsletter, social media channels and podcast! For more information, call 602-218-6542 or visit www.ceaz.org – they are changing lives one scholarship at a time!

Corrine Casanova With Corinne the Content Queen and Writer Taylor Stilwell

September 22, 2021 by Karen

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Corrine Casanova With Corinne the Content Queen and Writer Taylor Stilwell

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Corrine Casanova created Corrine the Content Queen because of her love for storytelling and books. Her love for the written word runs deep. She is a professional writer, book coach, and developmental book editor.

Over 80 percent of people that want to write a book never do. Why? They don’t know where to start. Should they look for a traditional book publisher or attempt to self-publish? Many people don’t know where to start. What will make the best book? And once they write it, will people buy it? Corrine will get you laser focused on the topic and then guide you through the publishing process.

In Corrine’s world, content is always queen and deserves a sturdy crown.

Corrine is a Minnesota girl with roots so deep in the Midwest you can practically smell the dirt on her. She never considered leaving until an opportunity that seemed too good to be true (it was) came up in 2010. She couldn’t resist. With majestic Lake Superior in her rearview mirror, she left the land of 10,000 sky blue waters to hunker down in Reno, NV, the biggest little city in the world. And she’s never looked back. She now has clients all over the world.

She’s a proud graduate of the University of Minnesota with a BA in Journalism. Her love for writing all started at age 12. Her mother gave her a daisy flower diary. There, she recorded all her secrets securely under gold lock and key. Her diary became her BFF.

Her love for words and story telling came early and never went away. She’s spent over 20 years of her career guiding people through the process of writing books as a developmental editor for national book publishing companies. In recent years, she has become a specialist in self-publishing, as well.

She is also a professional writer and editor for businesses, corporations, nonprofits, magazines and educational institutions.

Connect with Corrine on LinkedIn.

Taylor Stilwell is an independent consultant and humorous writer in the San Francisco Bay Area.

By day, she turns tedious corporate policies into comical, yet appropriate documents and leads start-ups from visualization to moving into a space that defines their culture and values.

By night, she is a writer, focusing on humor and forgiveness to get through life’s lessons. Throw in a swear word or two, and that about covers her. She just finished my first book about surviving divorce, co-parenting with a jackass, and loving all of it!

Also, she’s on a one-woman mission to find the line between not enough and too much coffee.

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

E87 The Story of The Lucky PM with Marisa Silva

September 21, 2021 by Karen

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E87 The Story of The Lucky PM with Marisa Silva

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, Marisa Silva, The Lucky PM, joins PMO Joe to discuss PMOs, Project Management in the education system, advice for project managers, navigating your journey throughout the project management world, and becoming The Lucky PM.

Marisa is the author of “Bedtime Stories for Project Managers” where it combines both the fairytale aspect of a bedtime story with relating it to real work project management scenarios. She is a Senior Consultant at Wellingtone, a UK-based leading project management consulting firm dedicated to enable step change in organizational PPM maturity.

PMO Joe and Marisa discuss the importance of Project Management in the education system. What is special about PM? What makes PM so valuable to learn in school for success in the future?

Marisa talks about how she came up with the title of The Lucky PM, I really do feel lucky to work in a profession that I love and the clients that I work with. The more you plan the luckier you’ll get -Marisa.

Connect with Marisa through LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/theluckypm/
Visit https://www.linkedin.com/company/wellingtone/ to learn more about the Wellingtone Project

Thank you to THE PMO SQUAD and The PMO Leader for sponsoring this show.
Learn more about The PMO Squad – www.thepmosquad.com
Learn more about The PMO Leader – www.thepmoleader.com

Established in 2001, Wellingtone has worked with organizations of all sizes and industries. Uniquely, Wellingtone is the only organization worldwide that is a Microsoft Gold Partner with the PPM competency, an AXELOS P3M3 Consulting Partner and an APM Accredited Training Provider.

In fact, Wellingtone has authored more training courses that have been independently accredited by the APM than any other organization. The ground-breaking courses, industry-leading publications and reputation set Wellingtone apart.

Marisa Silva, the Lucky PM, is an experienced PMO and PPM advisor, educator, author, and international speaker.

Marisa is the author of “Bedtime Stories for Project Managers” and a Senior Consultant at Wellingtone, a UK-based leading project management consulting firm dedicated to enable step change in organizational PPM maturity.

Connect with Marisa on LinkedIn.

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

Heather Locke with Hammersmith Support

September 17, 2021 by Karen

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Heather Locke with Hammersmith Support

Hammersmith Support focuses on helping clients move through every phase of the web development process: building, hosting, and maintenance. Hammersmith Support is built on a foundation of close client relationships.

They seek to know who you are, the challenges your company faces, and then use that knowledge to build a fresh, engaging, custom-designed website that reflects your organization’s core values and personality.

They are not a large faceless organization, they are a certified woman-owned boutique technology company that prides itself on providing outstanding service and delivering exceptional websites, on-time and on-budget. Keeping your business running smoothly is their mission.

After graduating from the University of Tennessee, Heather Locke began her career as a web developer and quickly moved into the role of managing a team of programmers, designers, animators, and digital video producers for a wide variety of multimedia interactive corporate applications including marketing, communications and elearning.

From there, she worked as a project manager for an agency where she managed projects for Fortune 1000 companies, including Subway, Disney, HBO, and Target.

This expertise led her to found Hammersmith Support, a full-service web development company focused on helping clients of all sizes move through every phase of the process: site building, hosting, and maintenance. But most importantly, Hammersmith Support is built on a foundation of close relationships with clients.

Heather seeks to know who you are, the challenges your company faces, and then use that knowledge to build a fresh, engaging, up-to-date website that reflects your organization’s core values and personality.

Heather’s design background, combined with her practical coding and server maintenance expertise, ensures clients receive the perfect combination of form and function: a contemporary, up-to-date look and user experience that is properly managed to ensure the site works smoothly and consistently.

Connect with Heather on LinkedIn and follow Hammersmith Support on Facebook and Instagram.