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Life And Money E18

March 23, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Life And Money E18

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Life And Money E18

Are you living the life you dreamed of or wishing for more? Are you dreaming about the day you get to retire? Have you struggled with finances? If so, then check out this episode of Collaborative Connections Radio Show and Podcast.

Host, Kelly Lorenzen was on-air with featured guests Doni and Larry Smith with Love and Money Hacks and Teresa Kuhn with Living Wealthy Financial. If you are looking for tips on saving for retirement, financial freedom, or ways to create a stream of passive income, then this episode is worth the listen.
So many great tips and resources were shared by all.

Collaborative Connections Radio Show and Podcast is sponsored by KLM Consulting, Marketing and Management.

As trainers, motivational speakers and authors, Doni and Larry Smith with Love and Money Hacks help people achieve financial freedom and communicate effectively with their partner… changing the world one hack at a time!

Have you ever struggled with money, or had relationships that leave you feeling empty? It is easy for us to understand because we have been there! We are not strangers to financial burdens and struggles!

We have had massive credit card debt, a car repossessed and borrowed money from one credit card to pay the minimum payment on another credit card. Larry even filed chapter 7 bankruptcy in 1989. We have been married and divorced. So, we know what it is like to struggle as well.

We have taken our “former lives” and transcended them into “new lives”. It all started when we became self employed! It was one of the best decisions we have ever made. It was such an honor to be inducted into the millionaire‘s club in our business after earning our first million in less than five years. Today the only debt we have is our mortgage and RV, and our net worth is in the millions!

We have been featured in numerous books, magazines, on radio talk shows, and on TV. Larry has even been featured on Fox Business News for his financial success!

Good judgment comes from experience, but experience comes from bad judgment. So, we must make mistakes in life, to learn lessons, so that we grow into what we want to become. But what if you did not have to make the same mistakes we did? What if you could bypass the mistakes because you got the education from someone who has been there?

We have been coaching and training individuals, families, and businesses for over 25 years AND we want to help YOU! Our financial education and relationship development will help YOU have a better quality of life if you follow our advice. It will SAVE you a tremendous amount of money, by providing the financial education that everybody needs and also how to improve your relationships!

We will provide lessons to you that are simple to understand and implement, and the results can be LIFE CHANGING! We look forward to helping you live LIFE the way it was meant to be lived!
~Doni and Larry Smith

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Living Wealthy Financial Group – We are financial wealth and retirement income strategists tired of seeing ordinary Americans having their wealth eroded needlessly. So many so-called financial experts continue to push worn-out, ineffective systems and methodologies that simply don’t work in the 21st Century.

Business owners, individuals, and families are confused and misinformed when it comes to how best to build their financial cornerstones. Using the unique cornerstone of Bank On Yourself, we help our clients take charge of their own money and liberate themselves from bondage to conventional financial wisdom that no longer works in the modern economy. Through proven and time-tested safe money strategies, we provide creative solutions that enable clients to remain financially sound through every life event.

Teresa Kuhn, a respected financial educator, best-selling author, and strategist; is passionate about ensuring that her clients have the tools they need to survive a changing economy.

Her diverse educational and life background, including experience as an attorney, financial advisor, and entrepreneur, makes Teresa uniquely qualified to assist individuals, families, and business owners in designing blueprints for financial and professional success. She has counseled thousands of individuals, families, and business owners across the nation, helping them how they can avoid exposing their wealth to the eroding factors such as taxes, inflation, and Wall Street losses.

Teresa lives in Austin with her husband, David, and her son, Keating. After graduating with degrees in finance and law, Teresa became a Registered Financial Consultant and Certified Senior Advisor. She is also a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, the Financial Planning Association, and the National Academy of Best Selling Authors.

Teresa is also active in the community; she is the Past-President of the Jackson Township Rotary Club (first female and youngest person to hold that position), graduate of Leadership Stark County.

Follow Living Wealthy Financial Group on LinkedIn and Facebook.

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 concierge and project management firm. They help small business owners and non-profits build, brand and brag about their businesses.

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.

Dian Oved with Empower Digital

March 22, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Dian Oved with Empower Digital

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Dian Oved with Empower Digital

Founded in 2011, the mission of Empower Digital is to empower individuals and companies to expand their businesses through authentic, intelligent, precise, and balanced creative marketing. Empower Digital employs a unique methodology that is comprehensive, holistic, and socially conscious. A customized program is developed for each client that is results and data driven.

In working closely with the client, Dian Oved, CEO and founder, helps the client to understand how to communicate and changes the way they are presented in the digital space. A Wharton grad and door-opener, Dian has connections across the digital, entertainment, tech, non-profit, cryptocurrency, and business spheres. Over the years she has worked with A-list talent and high-net worth individuals as both a PR handler and marketing strategist. Dian and her team are positive and results driven, working with the intention to elevate the client to the highest potential.

Dian Oved develops and executes digital integration and social media strategies for her clients. She consults for individuals and brands on how to build and maintain a following through digital and social media. Having experience working with high-profile projects and as a handler for well-known individuals, Dian has developed unique and effective strategies that she applies to her clients in order to successfully promote and market their products.

Dian has over ten years of deep experience in PR & Digital Strategy, beginning with her career in the music industry. She began her career in Corporate Finance in 2004 at companies such as EMI Music and The Weinstein Company. She then spent time at MySpace in Business Development, working on strategic partnerships with the major record labels to create an entirely new music portal for the social network. After launching the new music site for MySpace, Dian returned to EMI Music as the Director of Digital, where she managed digital operations for the record label’s artists.

Prior to founding EMPOWER digital, Dian was the Director of Digital Strategy & Social Media for Career Artist Management. There she managed and executed digital and social media strategy for Maroon 5, Sara Bareilles, Vanessa Carlton, 3 Doors Down, The Barenaked Ladies, Megadeth, Kenny G, and more.

A student of meditation for over 20 years, Dian’s intention is to maintain authenticity and integrity in her work. She also continues to train in practices such as Yoga, Lianggong, Wing Chun, and Kung Fu, which provides her with discipline and balance. Dian is health-conscious and strives to work positively with the planet.

Dian received a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School and B.A. in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. Currently, Dian guest lectures at UCLA Extension about PR, social media, digital marketing, and branding. Dian is based in Los Angeles.

Connect with Dian on LinkedIn.

Diets Don’t Work E45

March 17, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Diets Don't Work E45

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Diets Don’t Work E45

What is intuitive eating? How can we develop a healthy relationship with food? How do we shift our mindset in our eating behavior? How can we feel good about our food choices? If you have ever wondered about any of these questions or ever struggled with diet culture, you should listen to this episode with Brooke Spendlove. She has built her practice around helping others to stop dieting, feel at peace with food, and love their bodies again.

Brooke breaks down what whole person health is and how intuitive eating helps clients let go of the idea of weight loss goals. It’s all about healthy habits and the right mindset. She wants to cancel the diet culture and we couldn’t agree more.

Spendlove Coaching provides clients the path from years of dieting and negative body image to healing their relationship with food and their bodies. Spendlove Coaching is a weight loss neutral coaching program that provides clients with the knowledge and tools to stop dieting for good and start focusing on adding health promoting behaviors into their lives.

With various programs available, as well as 1:1 coaching, Spendlove coaching is a robust offering for anyone who is done looking for the next diet to “fix” them and is ready to start loving who they are, right now.

Brooke Spendlove spent 15 years in the Healthcare IT industry, as an implementation specialist, product manager and content specialist, before deciding that she wanted to be part of the much-needed change in healthcare on a more personal, 1 on 1 basis.

She obtained her master’s degree in Health and Wellness Coaching from Creighton University and started her path to create Spendlove Coaching. What began as a desire to help clients “fix themselves and hit their ideal weight and size”, quickly transformed into a robust coaching program that addresses the reality that 95% of those that lose weight on a diet regain it back (and then some) within a couple of years.

Brooke saw her own obsession with tracking weight and doing everything “right” escalating and knew something had to change. She couldn’t coach clients as she struggled with her own disordered eating. Diving headfirst into Intuitive Eating, Brooke discovered that the best approach isn’t a diet after all. The best approach is healing your relationship with food and your body, embracing the body you have right now and setting goals to incorporate health promoting behaviors into your life, while putting weight loss on the back burner.

Brooke transformed her coaching philosophy and programs to guide clients, on the path to healing their relationship with food and their bodies so that they can stop hating their bodies and begin to trust them again. As an NBC-HWC Health and Wellness Coach, Intuitive Eating Certified Counselor and NASM Personal Trainer, Brooke’s programs focus on a whole person approach to health, addressing the interconnectedness of our health and wellness.

Connect with Brooke on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

About the Show

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

About Your Hosts

Austin Peterson is a Comprehensive Financial Planner and owner of Backbone Financial 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.

Austin and his wife of 21 years, Robin, have two children, AJ (19) and Ella (16) 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 founder of YourFuture Planning Partners out of Las Vegas, Nevada. His firm came to life in 2020 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 YourFuture Planning Partners to help business owners and their families. At YourFuture, 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, YourFuture 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.

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 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.

About The Tycoons of Small Biz Sponsor

Whether you’re an established local company, or a brand new start-up, you can count on GBS to be a part of your family.

We’re not just any benefits consulting firm, we’re GBS. We have nearly 30 years of experience in group benefits, a strong sense of purpose and it shows.

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 Financial and Your Future Planning Partners are marketing names for registered representatives of Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp. CRN 3486024-030921

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.

Adler Public Relations CEO Jennifer Adler and Digital Marketer Dallas McLaughlin

March 11, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Adler Public Relations CEO Jennifer Adler and Digital Marketer Dallas McLaughlin

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Adler Public Relations CEO Jennifer Adler and Digital Marketer Dallas McLaughlin

Adler Public Relations is a boutique PR and marketing firm based in Scottsdale, Arizona that specializes in lifestyle and luxury brands. With experience across most major industries, Adler PR focuses on representing food & beverage, hospitality and real estate clients. Founded on more than 15 years of experience, Adler PR prides itself on strong personal media and community relationships, along with the expertise to garner results that truly move the needle for the brands it represents.

Adler PR services include local, regional and national media relations, influencer marketing, social media, event planning and management, media training and crisis communications. Adler PR offers the best of both worlds – years of big advertising agency experience combined with a small and nimble team that enables direct access to the PR experts. Adler PR believes that every brand has a story tell and is passionate about securing its clients the earned media coverage they deserve.

Jennifer Adler is the founder and CEO of Adler Public Relations. Jennifer ran the public relations departments at prominent Phoenix-area advertising agencies before making the leap to start her own company in March 2019.

A strategic PR professional, Jennifer is highly regarded in the industry, has an innate sense of what is newsworthy and produces compelling campaigns that result in valuable earned media coverage for her clients. Over the course of her career, Jennifer has represented high profile clients across a variety of industries including hospitality, restaurant, real estate, entertainment, beauty, retail, healthcare, finance, law, gaming, sports and nonprofit.

Jennifer has been recognized with numerous prestigious accolades for her work in PR. Nationally, she was awarded a Bronze Stevie Award for “Communications Professional of the Year” in the 2019 American Business Awards and she was honored by PR Week as a “2018 Champion of PR.” Locally, Arizona Foothills Magazine named Jennifer “Best Female PR” in Best of Our Valley 2017 and she was recognized the same year by AZ Central as “Who’s Next” in communications.

Originally from Southern California, Jennifer has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from University of California Los Angeles. She is a member of PRSA Phoenix and is passionate about giving back to the community through her involvement with a number of local nonprofit organizations. She lives in Scottsdale and is an avid traveler.

Connect with Jennifer on LinkedIn and Twitter and follow Adler Public Relations on Instagram.

Dallas McLaughlin offers a modern and refreshing approach to small business digital marketing. With nearly a dozen years of big agency experience, Dallas offers direct-to-expert, one-on-one consultation and tactical execution across paid media, search engine optimization and web design.

With a refreshingly transparent approach, Dallas offers the no-risk guarantee of an online proposal builder, no contracts, no hidden frees and each engagement is backed by the ability to cancel at anytime.

As a 12-year veteran of ad agencies, Dallas has had the pleasure of working on and with hundreds of businesses and marketing teams across travel, hospitality, ecommerce, retail, finance and non-profit. From single person start-ups to national franchises, he’s led the strategy, managed the teams and personally executed full-funnel digital marketing strategies to help businesses meet their annual growth goals.

Arizona Innovation Marketing Association recognized Dallas with its “Rising Star” award because of his expertise and leadership in the advertising industry. He also was named to AZ Central’s “Who’s Next” list honoring outstanding young leaders in Arizona. Along the way, he’s been a featured contributor on major industry sites such as Entrepreneur, Inc., Simply Measured, Kissmetrics and was interviewed by Adam Grant, author of “Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World, as a guest on his WorkLife: TED Original podcast.

Connect with Dallas on LinkedIn.

Adapting to Change E44

March 10, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Adapting to Change E44

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Adapting to Change E44

Join Landon and guest co-host, Ryan Weissmueller, as they welcome Matt Altman of Sportiqe to the show. This episode is full of knowledge on personal and professional growth and how in order to do either, you have to stay grounded in your values and be flexible to the possibility of adapting to change.

Matt gave great advice to business owners on how he navigated challenges, especially in the midst of the pandemic. He stresses that he always relies on his values. One such value he practices is having a “can-do attitude,” which embodies being mindful, staying connected, and giving back where possible. Another value is the importance of sticking with good business practices; always know where your business stands by forecasting, budgeting, and planning.

Matt shared his interesting experience overcoming adversity and how he stayed true to himself and the brand to move forward. In the end, we are people that need to stay connected however we might do that, and we should remember to be relational and not transactional.

Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, Sportiqe is a global, lifestyle apparel brand that is committed to delivering elevated basics using premium fabrics, innovative designs and an on-trend fit that not only look and feel good, but provide superior comfort no matter the occasion.

Outfitting more than four-million people around the world since its inception in 2006, Sportiqe designs, manufactures and sells premium, Modern American comfort wear for men, women and youth with a focus on t-shirts, hoodies, sweatpants, headwear and more. All apparel is designed and decorated in Sportiqe’s home-state of Ariz.

The company was founded on the success of its wholesale division, which bridges the gap between the fan and fashion world by providing comfortable attire with on-trend garments and graphics to a number of globally recognized brands including the NBA, Nintendo, Dave Matthews Band, Peloton and Live Nation, to name a few. For more information about Sportiqe, visit Sportiqe.com.

The brand was founded on the success of its wholesale division, which bridges the gap between the fan and fashion world by providing comfortable attire with on-trend graphics to a variety of globally recognized brands across the entertainment, sporting, food and beverage, health and wellness, and tech and gaming industries.

Serving as a fashion house for clients, Sportiqe designs, creates and delivers elevated and on-trend, custom apparel for companies who can choose from a graphics package from the Sportiqe wheelhouse or work with the company’s skilled graphic design team for custom looks and themes

Sportiqe believes in making an impact that reaches far beyond its comfortable fabrics and clothing. That’s why Sportiqe is dedicated to improving the lives of children in crisis around the world by investing their time and resources in causes that support their mission.

As co-founder and CEO of Sportiqe, Matt Altman is a Phoenix native who spent more than a decade as the director of merchandise for the NBA’s Phoenix Suns, MLB’s Arizona Diamondbacks and NHL’s Arizona Coyotes where he oversaw all retail operations including buying, sourcing, designing, product development, inventory, sales and logistics for Talking Stick Arena and Chase Field.

In 2006, Altman co-founded Sportiqe, a global, lifestyle apparel company, that is committed to delivering elevated basics using high-quality fabrics, innovative designs and on-trend fit that not only look and feel good, but provide superior comfort no matter the occasion. Sportiqe quickly became a household name amongst some of the most recognizable brands, athletes and celebrities in the world after landing a licensing deal with the NBA early on and being amongst the first apparel companies to bridge the gap between the sports fan and fashion world.

To date, Sportiqe collaborates with global leaders like the NBA, Nintendo, TREK, Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, Warner Bros. and the Dave Matthews Band, to name a few. Sportiqe has outfitted more than four-million people around the world since its inception.

Altman has a lifelong passion for helping people – supporting them to live their dreams and be the best version of themselves. He serves on the board of The Prem Rawat Foundation, which addresses the fundamental human needs of food, water and peace. He is a member of Entrepreneur’s Organization (EO) and serves on the board of the Arizona Chapter.

Altman holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and business from the University of Arizona. In his personal life, he enjoys spending time with his wife and family, as well as practicing yoga, skiing, travelling and living his life with the goal of always learning.

Follow Sportiqe on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram, and Twitter.

About Our Guest Host

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.

About The Tycoons of Small Biz Sponsor

Whether you’re an established local company, or a brand new start-up, you can count on GBS to be a part of your family.

We’re not just any benefits consulting firm, we’re GBS. We have nearly 30 years of experience in group benefits, a strong sense of purpose and it shows.

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

Flipping the Industry- People and Profit with Keyser and beni.fit E7

March 10, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Flipping the Industry- People and Profit with Keyser and beni.fit E7

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The conversation with Ash Hachmeister and Noah Barrasso was such an insightful conversation about servant leadership, company culture, and building business relationships. Keyser and beni.fit are both wonderful examples of companies that are turning their industry on its head. Both work in industries that are usually out to just make a buck. So how do you continue to grow a company and make money, while also focusing on the people and what is truly best for them? That’s what they discuss in this conversation.

Both Ash and Noah are doing great things in their companies to not only focus on the needs of the clients/employees, but on making everything easier for them to understand as well. Health insurance can be extremely difficult to understand but Ash and his team are there to truly help the individuals pick the plans and options that are best for them because it is not a one size situation. Speaking of size, Noah is there to not only help explain things on the corporate real estate side, but also make sure that the companies they help are really finding the space that is the right size, design, layout and feel to support their company growth and culture.

The listeners are able to get a deeper look into how things work at Keyser when it comes to serving others and how “Being a selfless servant is the most selfish thing to do for your business.” These topics of culture, growth, support, and business relations builds and draws the conversation. beni.fit is flipping their industry on the head by truly focusing on the benefit needs of the employees and making sure they are getting the benefits support they truly need. This is a great show for folks to listen to if they want to understand the benefits of selfless service and even hear ways to start activating this in their own lives. This is also a great opportunity to hear from companies that are not doing things “the same old way.” They have changed their industries for the better and they are not keeping it a secret about how they are doing this- so listen in!

With a focus on the needs of tenants, Keyser exclusively represents occupiers of space and assist them with their commercial real estate needs including leasing, purchasing, constructing or disposing of facilities. We specialize in helping companies leverage their real estate buying power to secure incentives and attract today’s work force, all while reducing cost and risk.

Whether it’s managing a global portfolio of office and industrial leases, helping a retail franchise brand roll out locations nationally, negotiating sites for specialty healthcare clinics, assisting rapidly growing technology companies with their expansion, or helping with our clients’ data center strategy and space needs, our advisors take deep pride in serving and going above and beyond for each of our clients.

Noah Barrasso believes in creating a personal experience w/ his clients by serving them in a way which leaves a lasting impression.

Through helping others and creating genuine relationships, Noah is able to truly learn about their culture, their business functions, and what ecosystem is needed to help their company & employees thrive.

From startups to Fortune 500 companies, Noah Barrasso helps companies lease and purchase commercial real estate.

Learn more about Noah on his website, and connect with him on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

beni.fit is reimagining the workplace. They deliver new ways for high-growth companies to win talent and elevate human potential.

By bringing clarity, creativity and strategy to organizations, they help leaders make sense of the confusion and overwhelm that comes with traditional approaches to benefits planning.

They believe it’s time to transform this cost center into a power center that fuels performance, elevates culture and are driving a conversation around aligning benefits, culture, wellbeing and technology.

beni.fit is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona serving modern, high-growth companies across the U.S.

Ash Hachmeister aims to change the view of insurance and bring benefits into alignment with company culture and purpose. Ash knows the industry inside and out, understanding deeply the frustration and complexity leaders face.

Breaking free from convention, he started beni.fit to simplify, educate and work with partners to create new, high-impact strategies.

Follow beni.fit on LinkedIn, 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.

E74 PMOs Project Management and Tennis with Bill Dow

March 9, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

E74 PMOs Project Management and Tennis with Bill Dow

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E74 PMOs Project Management and Tennis with Bill Dow

What do Project Management, PMOs, and Tennis have in common? Take in this episode to hear from Bill Dow as he shares his journey to becoming one of the top PMO Leaders in the world and an avid tennis fan.

Bill chats with PMO Joe about starting his career as an Accidental Project Manager and then finding his passion in project management. Bill is now leading his 10th PMO and he shares many of his lessons learned along the way and how to avoid a failed PMO. We also learn about the books has written during his career including his most current, The PMO Lifecycle, Building, Running and Shutting Down.

Bill is also a trainer and has a long list of project management training courses for Project Managers and PMO Leaders. In addition to training PMs, Bill is also a certified tennis coach. His most current passion is training wheelchair tennis. We also learn he is a huge Roger Federer fan!

Listen to the full episode to hear more of our discussion about project management careers, PMOs and PMO Leadership, industry trends and the fun side of Bill and his love for tennis.

Visit Dow Publishing – https://www.dowpublishingllc.com
Visit Bill Dow – https://www.linkedin.com/in/billdow/

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Thanks to our sponsors The PMO Squad and The PMO Leader.

Learn more about The PMO Squad visit www.thepmosquad.com
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Dow Publishing, LLC will help you take the frustration out of publishing a book. It is often said that writing the book is easy and the hard part is when you go to publish it. Unless less you are going to go with one of the big publisher’s your only choice is self-publishing and that is where we are here to help you.

It can be a physical book, an eBook, a business book or a romance novel, we can cover them all. Dow Publishing LLC will take the pain out of this process and will help you publish your book.

Bill Dow, PMP is a recognized expert in Project Management by the Project Management Institute (PMI) for specifically developing and managing Project Management Offices (PMOs.) His extensive experience with Project Management and PMOs have enabled him to co-author several comprehensive books available through Amazon.com.

Bill has taught at the college level for more than 15 years in Washington State, British Columbia and Ontario, Canada, and has worked at Microsoft for more than 14 years. Bill is now the PMO Director at the University of Washington Medical. He has spoken at multiple Project Management Institute (PMI) conferences, breakfasts and events nationally. Projectmanagement.com and projecttimes.com host numerous articles by Bill.

As a PMP and subject matter expert, Bill is available to author white papers, articles and blog posts on specific topics relating to the trends within Project Management. He is also poised to deliver training, however basic or complex, that make practices immediately applicable to audiences that may be just beginning or those having lengthy experience in Project Management methods.

Connect with Bill by email, on LinkedIn and Twitter, and follow Dow Publishing on Facebook.

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

The Future of Returning to Work with Dr. Scott Ostdiek and Eddie Fredericks E27

March 4, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

The Future of Returning to Work with Dr. Scott Ostdiek and Eddie Fredericks E27

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The Future of Returning to Work with Dr. Scott Ostdiek and Eddie Fredericks E27

On this episode of The Future of Work we are joined by Dr. Scott Ostdiek and Eddie Fredericks, Co-Founders of WorkingAware. They share their fascinating story of how they met and how their mutual love of great local restaurants brought them together to start WorkingAware. WorkingAware provides customized post-pandemic workplace infection control planning solutions and Safer Workspace Certifications. Dr. Scott Ostdiek shares his experience as an infectious disease doctor and how he wants to leverage his knowledge and experience to help businesses get back to work and do it safely. Eddie brings his business background and a powerful partnership was formed.

This is a great episode for business owners who are looking for information and resources on what strategies to put into place to create a healthy work environment. If you are swimming in the recommendations and are unsure which protocols are effective and what things apply to you and your business – this is a great episode, packed full of advice and offers listeners ideas on first steps.

WorkingAware provides customized post-pandemic workplace infection control planning solutions and Safer Workspace Certifications. They help your company meet and exceed all the relevant guidance in a way that works right for your own unique business operation, utilizing the knowledge of an infectious disease physician with over 20 years of experience in the management and development of infection control planning. From providing education and training, to onsite assessments or full certification, WorkingAware helps businesses work safer for their employees, partners and customers.

Dr. Scott Ostdiek is the Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of WorkingAware. He leads the workspace evaluation and authors the customized recommendations in our reports, incorporating all of the guidelines that are relevant to a particular business setting. He grew up and went to college and medical school in Nebraska before moving to Phoenix to start his pediatric training in 1990. He went on to do three years of specialty fellowship training in pediatric infectious diseases and then came back to serve the children of Arizona in 2000.

He is a Board-Certified Pediatric Infectious Diseases physician with over 22 years in practice and has had 18 years of experience as the Medical Director of the Infection Prevention Department at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. He is currently the Section Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Phoenix Children’s Hospital and is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Child Health at the University of Arizona College of Medicine (Phoenix).

He is an active member of national infection prevention and infectious diseases organizations and spent four years on the Steering Committee for the Infection Prevention Directors Forum of the Children’s Hospital Association, an international organization of over 200 of the largest children’s hospitals from around the world.

Eddie Fredericks is Managing Director and co-founder of WorkingAware. He manages the business operations, with a focus on business development and partner relationships. He is integrally involved in our reporting process, ensuring that WorkingAware always provides best-in-class quality of content in a manner that results in an excellent experience for our customers.

Eddie has spent most of his career in business development and sales management, creating business-to-business solutions that are equally high in integrity as they are business-friendly. His experience consulting and advising local and national businesses of diverse sizes, from Fortune 500 companies to startups, helps guide our services so that they are readily actionable and easier for companies to implement. He has worked in or supported a broad range of businesses, including, manufacturing sectors, retail, and the food service industry.

Eddie moved to Arizona in 1993 to attend Arizona State University and lives in Tempe, AZ with his wife and family. He is passionately committed to supporting local Arizona businesses in his community.

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ABOUT THE FUTURE OF WORK: WATER COOLER CONVERSATIONS

Welcome to Future of Work: Water Cooler Conversations Radio Show and Podcast – where business leaders share how they integrate humanity and technology through innovative approaches, healthy culture, flexible workspaces and seamless virtual technology.

ABOUT YOUR CO-HOSTS

With a background in marketing, in various for profit and not for profit companies, Kyle McIntosh wondered, “How can I pair the passion and commitment to community progress of a non-profit with the sustainability and reach of a for profit company?” From this question and perspective a mission evolved to tear down the false distinction between the two sectors and to promote companies with Conscious Capitalism® business models through MAC6.

Kyle is the President and Creative Excitant of MAC6. Day to day, his main operational role is on the “spaces” side of the business, focusing on creating thriving communities in the commercial office buildings, the co-working space, and the co-manufacturing space. The other role that he plays is that of EOS implementer, working with clients to bring the Entrepreneurial Operating System, from the book Traction® to their businesses. Additionally, he sits on the boards of Conscious Capitalism Arizona, telling the stories of good businesses in Arizona, and The Tempe Chamber of Commerce, sustaining Tempe’s quality of life and keeping our community and economy vibrant.

Kyle loves Arizona and wants to see us all collectively find great success based on the awesome things that are happening here every day.

Follow MAC6 on Facebook and Twitter.

Jennifer Burwell, joined MAC6 in 2013. Jennifer is their VP and Director of Programs.

She uses her experience in real estate, team development and management to seamlessly integrate each of the MAC6 business units to assure they are all focused on the long-term company vision. She is also a student of human behavior.

As a Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst, she uses her knowledge to facilitate culture-focused leadership programs with organizations of all sizes to integrate the company’s values and create higher-performing teams.

To learn more about MAC6 Communities, call 480-293-4075 or find them on Facebook

ABOUT OUR SPONSOR

MAC⁶ offers flexible spaces and programs to help your team grow, and a community of thriving businesses, just like yours. Advocating Capitalism as a Force for Good, MAC6 is Accelerating the shift to Conscious Capitalism (where Purpose and Profit Unite) through Creativity, Collaboration, Community and Change.

Customer Experience to Drive Better Results with Lindsey MacNeil E2

March 4, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Customer Experience to Drive Better Results with Lindsey MacNeil E2

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Customer Experience to Drive Better Results with Lindsey MacNeil E2

In Episode 2 Sean, and co-host Mark have Lindsey (Lindz) founder of Lean In to Human Design. Lindz shares how the direction of her company was shaped by her early singing career and a vocal injury took her to the Doctors office as a child. Over the years, that interest in the experience helped her develop User Experience (UX) for several large corporations.

Sean inquires about her why and she shares how her services contribute to Avontage community to support their business growth. Mark inquires about what patterns many businesses overlook when it comes to Design and Systems thinking. This episode has the most amount of acronyms UX, DX, CX out of our 2 episodes so far and may carry the title for episodes to come. Come listen to Lindz help you connect more customer experiences together.

Consumers are spoiled by the customer experience when purchasing products on Amazon or Apple. Lindz explains the importance and the amount of design thinking that goes into creating Customer Experience for smaller businesses and ultimately providing a consistently delightful experience for your customers and clients.

Through Lean In, Lindsey MacNeil helps organizations across the private, public, and social sectors revive profitability, retain customers and cultivate change that matters.

From the C-suite to the front lines, she partners with clients to transform their organizations, build enduring capabilities, and leverage technology.

She combines global insights and local expertise to help you turn your aspirations into reality.

Lindsey stumbled into service and process design in ’03 and soon moved into experience design and business analysis. Her career has equipped her with a depth of expertise to help organizations identify shortcomings and points of failure. Her breath of design knowledge enables her to help these organizations ensure success going forward.

Connect with Lindsey on LinkedIn.

About Cultivating Collaboration on Avontage

Sean Sarram, CEO and Founder Avontage is the host of this interview-style live radio/podcast show to highlight the members of the Avontage community. His co-host, Mark Jamnik, is Owner and Time Creation Coach at Enjoy Life Daily.

On this podcast we learn about the skills and services offered on our platform and how our members collaborate to grow their businesses; hence the name “Cultivating Collaboration on Avontage”.

About Avontage

Avontage is the future of work. We are a like-minded community of experts, forward-thinking entrepreneurs, and highly skilled freelancers solving each other’s pain points. We do that by trading skills and services on a trusted and safe platform.

Business barter trading is on the rise and it is the smartest way to achieve scalable growth during these challenging times.

About Your Hosts

Sean Sarram, the CEO and Founder of Avontage, is a seasoned executive with an entrepreneurial mindset. With a software engineering degree in Computer Science from Arizona State University, Sean enjoys building technology to solve hard problems that affect everyday life.

His mission is to build a trusted community marketplace for local business owners, marketers, entrepreneurs, freelancers, and creatives to collaborate, gain high quality clients, and help them grow your businesses without spending money.

Sean believes in Collaborative Capitalism, where small businesses collaborate and trading-exchange their skills and services to elevate one another.

Connect with Sean on LinkedIn, and follow Avontage on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Mark Jamnik lives and breathes productivity & coaching. After a decade in advertising sales, he was recruited by the Tony Robbins’ organization, to be 1 of 100 active global coaches. He coached over 300 CEO’s, entrepreneurs, & sales professionals, maximizing their effectiveness in achieving their goals.

Over the last decade he focused on his own entrepreneurial journey creating a healthy relationship with time. Now he consults CEOs and entrepreneurs with time creation and organization strategies to maximize productivity stress-free.

Connect with Mark on LinkedIn and Facebook.