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Curran Walia with Conscio Marketing

August 2, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Curran Walia with Conscio Marketing

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Curran Walia with Conscio Marketing

Conscio Marketing provides Conscious Marketing for Conscious Business.

Conscio covers the full spectrum of online marketing. This includes, but is not limited to, social media marketing, search engine marketing, content writing, copywriting, email marketing and more. Essentially, if it’s online and related to marketing, you can consider it covered.

For a long time, marketing has been a way to manipulate people into buying something or even tricking them to buy something they may not actually want or need. Conscio is here to change the narrative by using conscious marketing strategies to bring conscious businesses to the forefront they belong in.

Everything about Conscio is conscious. This includes how the business has been set up and structured, the clients worked with, the marketing that’s employed, and even to the degree of what affiliations Conscio has.

Curran Walia values being Conscious. To him, it is the most primordial force in the existence of life. In tapping into our consciousness and acting in accordance with it, he believes that we can produce more good than bad could ever exist in the world.

Curran has always had a very healthy curiosity to seek out new ventures, learn new concepts, and try new things. He has always been interested in the human mind, and marketing is, at its foundation, the ability to understand the human mind and appeal to it.

However, marketing was not and is not solely going to be a way for him to make money. More importantly, it is going to be a way he brings forth what he considers worthwhile to spread awareness about.

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Home is Where Your Business Is E65

July 29, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Home is Where Your Business Is E65

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During this episode, Austin hosts Richard Bird, Co-Founder of TYG Commercial Real Estate. Richard shares his past experience in the real estate industry and explains how his family vision helped create the company he has today and the contribution it made to his success.

Tune in to hear the challenges faced with starting a new business, partnerships, and balancing family. Austin and Richard reflected on a past conversation they had expressing the importance of being financial prepared to start a new business. Have 3-4 years worth of income prior to starting the business that you are able to live off while setting up the new business. Money is an obvious driver, but family importance is a huge attribute as well.

TYG Commercial Real Estate specializes in representing sellers and buyers in the sale and purchase of income producing commercial properties in the Western United States. We are licensed in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming.

They have also have debt and equity origination platform to assist clients in arranging financing for their commercial real estate investments.

The TYG team consists of 8 agents specializing in apartments, shopping centers, self storage facilities, industrial properties, office buildings, development land, and single-tenant net lease properties.

Richard Bird is the Cofounder and Executive Managing Partner of TYG Commercial Real Estate and serves as managing broker for the firm in Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana.

Since the firm’s inception in 2017, Richard and his team have brokered some of the largest investment transactions in the region, representing a wide variety of clients and product types including institutional and private client apartments, student housing, industrial, office, retail, and self-storage properties.

Prior to launching TYG, Richard led the Rocky Mountain Region for a publicly traded commercial real estate investment brokerage. During his tenure, he directed the firm’s activities across all product types in the Intermountain West, overseeing operations as the market leader in Denver, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, and Boise. He also spent four years as the National Director of the National Self Storage Group and was ranked the #1 self storage brokerage company in the nation.

Over the last two decades in the industry, Richard has directly managed the production of over $10 Billion in commercial real estate investment property sales. He has hired and trained more than 200 investment specialists and managed in excess of 300 agents in his career.

Connect with Richard on LinkedIn.

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-3680360-072021

Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp. and its representatives do not provide legal or tax advice. You may want to consult a legal or tax advisor regarding any legal or tax information as it relates to your personal circumstances.

The content presented is for informational and educational purposes. The information covered and posted are views and opinions of the guests and not necessarily those of Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp.

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

Visionary isn’t Ordinary E64

July 29, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

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In this episode Austin and Landon host Allan Draper, Entreprenuer on Tycoons for the second time. Allan’s first appearance on the show was inspirational, so they were excited to welcome him back and learn more from his past experiences and expertise in entrepreneurship.

Tune in to hear the struggles and benefits of entrusting someone to be your business partner. Partnerships within family and businesses can help you conquer more than you’d be able to on your own. As you listen to Allan discuss partnerships, you will learn his perspective on entrepreneurial visions. Join in on the discussion with Allan, Austin and Landon and take away a different view point.

Allan Draper is a serial entrepreneur, investor, business growth expert, attorney and host of the successful podcast, “The Business Growth Pod.” He specializes in scaling businesses and helping entrepreneurs transform an idea into a thriving business. Through a dedicated approach to business analysis, Draper has contributed to the growth and development of startups in a variety of industries transforming them into multimillion dollar enterprises.

From humble upbringings in a small farming community in Eastern Oregon, Draper had an entrepreneurial spirit and ambition to manage and grow businesses from a young age. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and minors in Chemistry, Philosophy and Spanish from Brigham Young University before attending Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law where he graduated Cum Laude and served as an editor of the Arizona State Law Journal.

With extensive knowledge of business law, Draper decided to forgo a career as an attorney and joined forces with his brother to build proof. Pest Control, a company dedicated to providing the highest standard of pest management services to homeowners.

The Draper brothers expanded proof. Pest Control to 6 states, more than 50 employees and hundreds of sales representatives after continued success in multiple markets. Serving the community has remained a primary mission for Draper and one of his core values in business. The Drapers founded “proof. Gives Back,” a company-wide initiative dedicated to volunteerism and serving nonprofits across the country.

Draper’s diverse industry experiences led him to become a mentor and coach to business owners and entrepreneurs and his offers business consultations, legal reviews and financial planning services. Draper’s podcast “The Business Growth Pod,” offers listeners advice from CEOs and industry leaders who share their tips and personal experience on marketing, personnel hiring and management, and other aspects related to business operations.

The weekly podcast has received over 10,000 downloads in the first six months with an audience in 40 countries spread across six different continents. Draper’s passion lies in building businesses but above all serving the community. He is a proud father and husband and actively dedicates his time to volunteering in his community.

Connect with Allan on LinkedIn, Facebook 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.

Culture – The Heartbeat of Business with Jonathan Cottrell E12

July 28, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Culture - The Heartbeat of Business with Jonathan Cottrell E12

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Culture – The Heartbeat of Business with Jonathan Cottrell E12

On this month’s podcast, we hosted Jonathan Cottrell. Jonathan is a serial starter and knows life isn’t about himself. We learned about what makes a good culture tick and how to find your life’s purpose. This is a show you will not want to miss!

We work 40,50, sometimes even 60+ hours a week at our jobs. Culture is the most important aspect of us enjoying those hours. Learn more about what makes a good culture tick and how to find purpose in your pursuits.

Journeyage believes that one size training does NOT fit all. So, they’ve created a B2B platform that helps growing remote teams save up to 80% onboarding employees through personalized training at scale.

Jonathan Cottrell describes himself as a Jesus follower, family man, people lover, serial starter, community builder, tentmaker, Phoenix dweller, film nerd, iced americano addict, and cranial nudist. But really, that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Ever since the first business he started at age 11, he’s been starting things from scratch and serving the Phoenix community in myriad ways, from being the instigator behind #yesphx and PHX Startup Week all the way to his current focus as CEO of Journeyage.

Much more importantly, He’s been married to the love of his life, Nicole, since 2005, and together they have three precocious kids, Riley, Tolan, and Beckett. Jonathan invites you to learn more about—and connect with—him on his blindingly pink website at JonathanCottrell.com.

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

About Our People and Profit Co-Hosts

Sarah McCraren is an Arizona native with a strong sense of community. Sarah spent many years in the corporate finance world specializing in the operational analysis, measurement and accountability systems, project management and software implementations. However, Sarah wanted to do work which was meaningful and would positively impact her community.

She found that saving lives and reducing injuries through comprehensive safety programs fit that bill. Sarah currently leads the McCraren Compliance team by keeping everyone focused on their primary purpose, creating workplaces where we all watch out for each other, and balancing the needs of all their stakeholders.

Sarah serves on the Boards for Conscious Capitalism Arizona and the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Tucson Chapter, and is also active with the Arizona Builders Alliance, Arizona Rock Products Association , Arizona Transportation Builders and Women in Mining Az.

Sarah McCraren
Part of an Awesome Team
www.McCrarenCompliance.com
Creating Workplaces Where We All Watch Out for Each Other

No arm twisting is required to get Jeremy Neis, a CC Arizona leadership team member, to engage in conversation with impassioned business minds on the topic of leveraging enterprise to create long lasting advancements for humanity.

His two plus decades of entrepreneurial experience, leading strategic initiatives and tailoring solutions for organizations, families and individuals has led to a strong appreciation of the profound impact business wields over the people it serves and relies upon.

It is his delight to explore with inspiration, show guests their experiences, observations and approaches to doing business in a people centered manner.

About Our Sponsor – Conscious Capitalism Arizona

Business has the potential to be a powerful force for good.

Free enterprise capitalism has served to lift more people out of poverty than any other socio-economic system ever conceived – empowering social cooperation, human progress, and elevating humanity.

Good business is the answer to many of the global issues that humankind is facing. This is what we will dive into on the show.

We are working to change the capitalism narrative by shining a bright light on good business – telling the stories of conscious Arizona companies and encouraging others to follow in their footsteps.

Be Proactive Not Reactive E63

July 22, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Be Proactive Not Reactive E63

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Ryan Weissmueller joins the Tycoons for another great show, full of information for the business owner in today’s market. With all the new tax laws, it’s important to consult with your local CPA for tax planning, not just tax preparation. A good tax planner should also be a part of your advice team. Every business owner should know their gaps, diversify, leverage their network, and know their banking situation. Always be ready for an unsolicited offer and be able to prove you are not a risk.

The overriding theme of this episode is to be proactive in every aspect of your business, rather than reactive. What can you do now to prepare your business to withstand future challenges? As Ryan said, keep taking the next 3 steps until you’ve reached the summit. There’s a lot of relevant topics in this show, and Ryan was once again full of knowledge and experience aimed at helping entrepreneurs and business owners.

Successful businesses face new challenges as they evolve over time. Fintrepid Solutions exists to help its clients navigate those challenges, providing clarity and confidence so they can become more sustainable, more profitable and more valuable.

Having supported nearly 100 clients since its founding in 2016 the Fintrepid Solutions team delivers customized solutions for each client, combining both strategy and execution to achieve business goals.

For its efforts partnering with businesses seeking to buy and sell, Fintrepid Solutions received the 2020 M&A Firm of the Year for the Southwestern US by Acquisition International.

After serving in C-level finance and operational roles for multiple entrepreneurial companies, Ryan Weissmueller realized his dream to serve the entrepreneurial community even further by founding Fintrepid Solutions.

Using nearly two decades of experience with the creation, growth and ongoing support of small and midsize businesses, Ryan has developed a rich skill set in delivering customized, nimble solutions to support leadership teams and their companies as they face new challenges at various stages over time.

Follow Fintrepid Solutions on LinkedIn 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.

E83 Breaking Through Barriers with Erika Flora

July 18, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

E83 Breaking Through Barriers with Erika Flora

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E83 Breaking Through Barriers with Erika Flora

In this episode Erika Flora joins Joe Pusz in Project Management Office Hours to discuss organizational and personal transformation, defining your organization’s “why” and developing effective listening, coaching, and facilitation skills. Erika is President & CEO of Beyond20, an Industry Leader, Speaker, and Coach. Erika was also the Lead Editor of the core ITIL 4 publication on “Digital and Strategy”. Erika’s journey has been about exploring possibilities and thinking outside the box “We often make excuses for ourselves, that we can’t do something. Instead, think about the opportunity you have to change your life listening to others and learning new skills.” -Erika

Ask yourself this; are you a glass is half full or half empty type person? Maybe the glass is always full. Listen to hear Erika and PMO Joe discuss and whatever your answer may be, understand there are many ways we can learn in life. However, with learning comes barriers at some point and knowing how to overcome those obstacles will let nothing get in your way. So, go out there and push your boundaries today!

Visit https://www.beyond20.com/ to discover more about Erika and Beyond20.

Thank you 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

Beyond20 is an organizational transformation accelerator that combines IT professional development and software development with expert consulting to help clients attain their most ambitious evolutionary goals.

We do this by focusing on the strategic shifts our clients want to make, not just the service management or cyber skills they want to gain. We apply our integrated training, software, and consulting methodologies – all led by industry-recognized experts – to craft skill-building solutions that reflect our clients’ ways of working.

We chart custom paths to success based on our clients’ existing talent maturity and organizational abilities, and we actively manage their progress along that path so they’re free to focus on their core mission.

The result is an organization that’s able to perform at a higher level, deliver more value, and keep pace with demand – goals beyond the reach of just training or consulting alone.

After starting her career as a microbiologist, Erika Flora became a Program Manager and discovered a passion for improving how organizations manage work and deliver great products and services.

In 2006, she co-founded Beyond20. She has more than 15 years of experience leading and advising organizational transformations, served as an adjunct professor at San Diego State University, and is a prolific writer and speaker. Erika was also the lead editor of the core ITIL 4 publication on “Digital and IT Strategy.”

Connect with Erika on LinkedIn and follow Beyond20 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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

E82 Strategic Implementations with Antonio Nieto Rodriquez

July 18, 2021 by Karen

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Phoenix Business Radio

E82 Strategic Implementations with Antonio Nieto Rodriquez

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E82 Strategic Implementations with Antonio Nieto Rodriquez

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, Antonio Nieto Rodriquez joins Joe Pusz to chat about #strategyimplementation and reinventing #projectmanagement . Antonio is a leading expert in Project Management and Strategy Implementation, recognized by Thinkers50 with the prestigious award “Ideas into Practice.”

Antonio and Joe discuss this year’s trend: Strategic Implementation. “The most significant disruption of the 21st century is not technology, artificial intelligence or big data, but it is the way organizations and countries will be managed – through Projects.” -Antonio.

Take a step back to discuss the impact value and the benefits of project management evolution. We often don’t know the value and what we need to deliver at first. By understanding the evolution of the process, we can progress further with our projects. Antonio urges us to re-invent the wheel and open new doors. We change the world with projects. We as PM’s get to create and develop these fascinating outcomes, but we sometimes might get lost in the noise. It’s our job to change the mindset and deliver new ideas. “Start thinking about how you would reinvent the PMO and the tools we have to deliver something further?” -Antonio. By developing something stronger, we are implementing new ways of understanding the project management tools and knowledge we have now to advance our career.

To find out more about Antonio visit https://antonionietorodriguez.com/ and see what he’s doing now at https://www.strategyimplementationinstitute.org/

Thank you 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

The Strategy Implementation Institute provides the training, certification, and resources to people looking to acquire the knowledge and skills to be implementation specialists.
Organizations are crafting strategies more frequently than at any other time in history.

This places a great demand on the ability to implement that strategy. Part of the challenge is that the current generation of leaders has been taught how to plan but not how to implement—at a time when implementation skills are highly required.

The high failure rate demonstrates this missing skills gap among leaders. It also drives the need for leaders to enhance their abilities and become recognized implementation specialists.

Whichever type of strategy you are implementing, the Institute provides you with the required skills through our online certification course.

Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez is a leading expert in project management and strategy implementation, recognized by Thinkers50 with the prestigious award “Ideas into Practice.”

He is the author of Leading Successful Projects, The Project Revolution and The Focused Organization, currently writing the HBR Project Management Handbook. He has been teaching project management for more than a decade to senior executives at Duke CE, Skolkovo, Solvay Business School, and Vlerick.

Antonio has held executive positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers, BNP Paribas, and GlaxoSmithKline.

Former Chairman of the Project Management Institute, he is the co-founder of the Strategy Implementation Institute and the global movement Brightline.

Connect with Antonio on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

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Your Story Doesn’t End Here E3

July 14, 2021 by Karen

Mind Well

Your Story Doesn't End Here E3

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In this episode of Mind Well, host Michelle Jones interviews Mandy Aidukaitis. They discuss Mandy’s lived experience with trauma including the loss of her beautiful daughter Lauren. She shares insights about the role of spirituality in healing, things we avoid when we have been through trauma and most importantly how she came to understand that our trauma experiences do not define the end of our story.

Listeners will want to tune in if they have experienced traumatic grief, child loss, avoidant behaviors because of trauma or if they have questioned if they can still write a different end to their story.

As a Certified Trauma Integration Practitioner, Mandy Aidukaitis mindfully guides people through trauma. She is passionate about helping people identify and resolve issues, past and present, that create anxiety, depression, and unhappiness in their lives.

Mandy helps people develop self awareness through a variety of strategies. This includes anger and grief awareness, mentoring, creative visual imagery, meditation, and relaxation exercises. Mandy’s goal is to provide a safe place to talk and inspire balanced thinking, so you can make clear decisions.

Mandy was born and raised in London, England and has been living in Arizona with her husband, Lee, for several years. She is a mother of five including one that passed away 20 years ago. She enjoys eating all kinds of food, working out, playing with her eight grandkids and spending time with her children.In addition to all of this, she truly enjoys the work that she does connecting with her clients. She is a Certified Trauma Integration Practitioner. Her goal is to empower people to understand and integrate trauma, create wholeness within and form a mind, body, spirit connection.

Knowing firsthand the staggering toll that anxiety and depression can have in our lives, Mandy is passionate about helping others find peace. She focuses on personal growth by working through trauma. Self discovery will act as the guide regarding behavior, thoughts, emotions and spirituality. Mandy’s end goal is to help others find peace in their journey through life.

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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Exploring Keeping Cool with STEM E12

July 14, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

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SciTech Institute encourages you to get involved in the STEM community. Maybe you are an industry professional seeking ways to make an impact, a student searching for a mentor or a community collaborator hoping to meet the right people to help make it happen! Listen in to learn about engaging opportunities at Biosphere2, Tucson Children’s Museum and Kartchner Caverns.

In this episode of STEM Unplugged, we will be sharing ways to Keep Cool with STEM over the summer. Our guests are John Adams, Deputy Director of Biosphere2, Sinda Sutton and Stefany Boleyn, Park Rangers at Kartchner Caverns State Park and Vanessa King, Director of Education at Tucson Children’s Museum. Each unique location and facility allows for hands on learning and immersive experiences with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

Owned by The University of Arizona, Biosphere 2 in Oracle, Arizona, is a major regional attraction and also serves as a laboratory for controlled scientific studies, an arena for scientific discovery and discussion, and a far-reaching public education center. Research at Biosphere 2 focuses on the issues of global environmental change using a multidisciplinary approach. Biosphere 2’s research tackles scientific “Grand Challenges” facing science and society—including issues of global climate change, the fate of water and how energy travels through Earth’s ecosystems.

The University of Arizona takes advantage of the facility’s unique spatial scale providing a bridge between small-scale, controlled, laboratory-based understandings of earth processes and experiments in field settings where it is difficult to control all environmental conditions. Biosphere 2’s size allows researchers to do controlled experimentation at an unprecedented scale, providing the missing link between the laboratory and the real world.

For two decades, John Adams has helped drive the evolution of Biosphere 2 through positions of progressive responsibility and oversight. Starting in 1995, Adams became Senior Research Specialist at Biosphere 2, leading all terrestrial experiments inside Biosphere 2.

Building on his deep knowledge of the facility and its science, Adams became Biosphere 2’s Media Coordinator and Public Spokesperson at Columbia University in 1999, fielding B2 inquiries from around the world, building public understanding of the University’s groundbreaking earth systems science research and developing its K-12 education programs (Passport to Learning™).

At the same time, Adams assumed leadership for B2’s exhibits and public outreach staff. After a year in the private industry biotech sector overseeing R&D as well as aspects of sales, marketing, engineering and design for an innovative water treatment technology, Adams’ returned to B2 in 2004, bringing his unique institutional knowledge of the facility to bear as a critical member of the B2 transition team.

Adams’ experience and vision filled critical roles throughout that period in the positions of Facilities Manager, Health & Safety Supervisor, Public Outreach Coordinator and Biological systems manager, culminating in his being named Assistant Director of Planning and Facilities, a mantle he held for seven years.

In 2014, Adams advanced to his current leadership role of Biosphere 2 Deputy Director. In part, the promotion marked a return to his roots, engaging as a key member of the team that plans and directs all research and related activities inside Biosphere 2 and the surrounding campus.

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Kartchner Caverns is the 25th state park in Arizona which was opened to the public in 1999. It is a world-famous cave for families to come and explore. Visitors have an opportunity to take a guided tour in the Rotunda-Throne room (year-round) and the Big room (October to May).

Each room is littered with brilliant colors and pristine calcite formations from ceiling to floor that visitors come and discover and enjoy. During the tours guest get to learn all about the development of the cavern system and the important part water has played through the history of the cave.

While at the park visitors get to learn about the discovery of the caves in 1974, and the dedication by Gary Tenen and Randy Tufts to protect the pristine, untouched cavern they found. Visitors will gain an understanding of the hard work and planning that went into the development the park, and the future discoveries still to come.

There is plenty to see and do while at the park. To learn more or make a reservation for a cave tour, or learn more about other state parks please visit their website https://azstateparks.com/kartchner/ or https://azstateparks.com/.

Sinda Sutton is a born and raised Arizonian and has a deep-rooted love for this state. She grew up in a small town in the White Mountains and moved to Southern Arizona this year. She has a deep passion for all of Arizona’s vast natural resources.

That passion started at a young age, but grew when she started with Arizona State Parks and Trails as a Seasonal Ranger June of 2013 at Kartchner Caverns State Park outside of Benson. There she fell in love with the world of Interpretation and using the skills she learned to protect and present the importance of all-natural resources.

After her seasonal career, she moved to Show Low Arizona where she worked as Park Ranger II at Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area. There her interpretation passion grew deeper and she received a certification from National Association for Interpretation as a Certified Interpreter Trainer.

The certification has allowed her to pass on her passion for interpretation. And with the help of the other certified trainer at Arizona State Parks and Trails they work hard to certify other interpreters throughout her agency.

After many years at Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area she recently returned to Kartchner Caverns where she continues to fuel her love for Interpretation and the natural resource where she works.

Originally from the Midwest, Stefany Boleyn is a Park Ranger at Kartchner Caverns State Park, where she combines her background of children’s librarianship with her passion for all things nature to educate the public about the unique world of caves.

Personally, she’s a bird enthusiast who spends her free time exploring and looking for the many bird species of the world.

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Children’s Museum Tucson is a non-profit educational organization in Tucson, AZ that provides fun, play-based, interactive, hands-on learning experiences for children and their families through in person exhibits and programs as well as virtual programs and outreach.

Vanessa King began her career as a teacher–first in Tanzania and then later in Oregon and the Kingdom of Tonga. She later transitioned to administrative roles and managed educational programs in the Marshall Islands and Arizona.

She currently is the director of education at Children’s Museum Tucson and oversees their education and volunteer programs.

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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 Host

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!

About Your Co-Host

Nikhil Johnson is a 4^th year Chief Science Officer at North High School in the Phoenix Union High School District. When he was first elected to serve as a CSO at Vista Del Sur Elementary in Laveen, Nikhil knew the opportunity to connect with the community through STEM experiences would be exciting.

As a Laveen Elementary School District CSO, Nikhil was integral in the planning process for the district wide STEM Pathways event which celebrated a $10,000 donation from Viasat! This year, in spite of the pandemic, he was able to support an additional district wide online coding event with Skill Struck.

As a sophomore at North, Nikhil started an environmental club on campus and his Action Plan included a day at Cesar Chavez park focusing on clean up and planting 15 trees! In 2021-22, Nikhil will serve on the CSO International Leadership Council and was selected as the Arizona CSO of the Year of 2021.

Now, Nikhil confirms that his participation in the CSO Program has been life changing and he is motivated to continue to #MakeItHappen.