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Introducing Cultivating Collaboration on Avontage Podcast E1

March 4, 2021 by Karen

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Phoenix Business Radio

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In Episode 1 of Cultivating Collaboration on Avontage podcast, Sean Sarram, the host and Founder of Avontage along with co-host Mark Jamnik of Enjoy Life Daily connect and share the experiences that are taking place on Avontage platform. After many fun conversations throughout 2020, Sean and Mark decided to take those conversations and bring in the amazing users of the platform to interview and share how the community is helping to solve each other’s pain points. Sean shares the iterations of the company from its inception in 2018 to its nationwide launch in 2021. Mark, a Time Creation Coach and power user on the platform, shares his stories of connecting to the community and seeing how receptive Sean is to iterate the product and make the platform the best it can be based on Avontees interactions. This episode sets the tone and the format of the upcoming interviews with Avontage members to discuss their expertise and how they collaborated to grow their business.

Isn’t it interesting that a business owner who needs web design has to drive all sorts of new business to his business to generate a certain amount of profit so he/she could pay for a web designer to do the work? What if there was a platform that allowed you to eliminate the friction, so you can utilize unused excess capacity and get the business services you need to accomplish your goals. Learn about how Avontage works with Sean, the Founder of Avontage and Mark, a power user, and what it has meant to his business.

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.

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March 3, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

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Join us as we talk to Linda Scorzo about the Reveal hiring indicators tool. It’s more than just knowing that a person is qualified for a position. The tool has clients respond to multiple assessments that gauge their personality and behavior and what type of role is a best fit. Reveal is truly revealing in understanding if a candidate will be a good fit and their potential for future growth.

Linda connects the science behind the tool to understanding human behavior. It’s a revolutionary approach to recruiting that can be used in multiple instances, including hiring, retention, and promotion, or even taking it on a personal level to understand your own style.

Linda is an expert in her field with a wealth of knowledge gained through experience. She’s taken an innovative approach to looking at her field with a new perspective. She welcomes feedback and is interested in understanding the customer experience to further enhance the product. It’s a tool that has a significant benefit to “help businesses get the right people in the right seats.”

With Powerful Analysis, Simple Interpretation, and an Elegant and Intuitive Platform, The Reveal Application makes assessing human potential simple, fast, and illuminating. The application takes over 50 years of research and development into the DNA of what a successful candidate looks like for specific job titles – and then makes connections to well-defined elements of human success.

Candidates are assessed using a strategic medley of up to six tests, making this talent assessment tool the most well-rounded on the market. Every candidate possesses uniquely identifiable characteristics. Reveal, using C-fit™ technology, is the only HR tech provider that offers job-specific assessments, beautifully engineered into an easy-to-read report.

Quite simply, it is the simplest and most elegant recruiting assessment tool on the market today.

A self-made entrepreneur, Linda Scorzo is fearless when it comes to taking a business to the next level–making sure it serves the customer with the highest levels of trust, service, and success. Linda truly loves people, and thrives on helping her clients and their teams position themselves on the corner of success and authenticity, no matter what road they’ve traveled on previously.

Linda is genuine, grounded, and someone you’ll want to grab a coffee with to discuss human potential, the importance of individual contributors to a team, and of course life in general. She just gets it and has put that knowledge and energy into creating a tool to help others, “ensure they have the RIGHT people in the RIGHT seats.”

Linda’s passion for tapping into the potential inherent in all of us is contagious. Reveal by Hiring Indicators is the perfect vehicle to bring this vision to the masses.

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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.

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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.

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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. CRN3467232-022421

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.

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Powering the Future with Clean and Renewable Energy E11

March 3, 2021 by Karen

AZ TechCast

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One energy crisis or another has shadowed most of the past five decades. From the OPEC crunch of the 1970s to the skyrocketing cost of oil and gasoline today, the world’s concern over how to power the world has haunted scientists, elected officials, utility providers, end-of-the-world predictions, and our own sense of well-being.

Moderated by Phoenix Business RadioX, a distinguished panel of technology leaders from PayPal and Miller Policy Consulting joined Arizona Technology Council CEO Steve Zylstra for an engaging discussion on the benefits of transitioning from fossil fuels to clean energy, the Arizona Corporation Commission’s (ACC) role in adopting energy policies, how climate change is affecting us, what’s at stake and how renewable energy can sustain humankind.

Clean energy is ready to power the future. Featured guests on this episode of AZTechCast discussed the importance of working toward a clean, modern energy system that will better protect our health, protect the environment and boost the economy. This distinguished panel also discussed the challenges of clean-energy adoption and the necessary infrastructure still needed to make it all happen.

Miller Policy Consulting provides in-depth research, analysis and advocacy support on the public policy issues affecting Arizona, particularly in the areas of water, energy and natural resources.

Supporting the pursuit of energy-efficient policies, The Western Way (TWW) works to drive free-market conservation policies in western states, with its newest chapter in Arizona.

Doran Arik Miller is the Principal at Miller Policy Consulting, a Phoenix-based public policy consulting firm. Doran is an experienced attorney and policy advisor, and provides in-depth research, analysis, and advocacy services on public policy issues that impact Arizona and its citizens, primarily in the areas of water, energy and natural resources. She has written extensively on pressing state and federal policy issues.

Previously, Doran was Senior Policy Advisor at the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, where she provided key research support for the Chamber’s policy agenda and authored white papers examining the impact of critical policy issues. Earlier in her career, Doran worked for Senator Jon Kyl in his Washington, D.C. office. After law school, Doran clerked for the Honorable Victor J. Wolski on the United States Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C., and then worked as an attorney at the Institute for Justice, where she litigated complex constitutional cases in the areas of property rights, economic liberty, and school choice.

Doran received her B.A. in American Studies from Georgetown University, and her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School. Doran is a member of the Arizona and New York bars. Doran is also the President of Jewish National Fund’s JNFuture Arizona Board and a member of JNF’s Water Task Force.

Connect with Doran on LinkedIn.

PayPal is committed to democratizing financial services and empowering people and businesses to join and thrive in the global economy. Through a combination of technological innovation and strategic partnerships, PayPal creates better ways to manage and move money, and offers choice and flexibility when sending payments, paying or getting paid.

Available in more than 200 markets around the world, the PayPal platform, including Braintree, Venmo and Xoom, enables consumers and merchants to receive money in more than 100 currencies, withdraw funds in 56 currencies and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in 25 currencies. For more information on PayPal, visit https://www.paypal.com/about.

As Sr. Director of Site Reliability & Cloud Engineering at PayPal, Rich Reyher manages the day-to-day critical infrastructure services and decides strategy for all data centers, edge deployments and POPs globally for the tech company.

In addition, Reyher is responsible for a significant portion of company production infrastructure, as well as the availability, service delivery, and budget performance for all data centers in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Previously, Reyher worked for eBay Inc. as the director of global data center services.

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About the Show

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

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

About Your Hosts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

About Our Sponsor

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

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

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Making a Difference – A Scholarship Touches Lives in Many Ways E4

March 2, 2021 by Karen

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Making a difference — In the latest podcast from the Arizona Committee of MCSF, we learn how a scholarship opens the doors to success, reduces academic stress and builds toward a bright future.

Decorated Marine veteran SgtMag. Richard Romo and his daughter Carina share how an MCSF scholarship has affected their lives by opening doors, reducing financial stress and building toward a promising future.

The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation was founded in 1962 and is the nation’s oldest and largest provider of need-based scholarships for military children. For nearly 60 years, they have been providing access to affordable education for the children of Marine and Navy Corpsman attending post-high school, undergraduate, and career technical education programs.

The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation honors Marines by doing everything they can to support their children with higher education.

Carina Romo is a second-year recipient of the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation. Her father is a retired Master Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps and has supported her throughout her entire education.

Carina enrolled in Fall classes at Mesa Community College in Arizona her first year of college in 2019. She has excelled in her classes and is about to finish her last year and community college before she transfers to Arizona State University.

Carina is pursuing her undergraduate degree in Psychology, focusing on clinical. The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation has helped Carina focus solely on her academics so she can get the degree and education she has wanted.

Master Sergeant Richard D. Romo is a native of Mesa, Arizona. He graduated from Mesa High School in May 1993 and enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve in November 1993. In January 1994 he completed Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California, and was meritoriously promoted to Private First Class. He then subsequently completed Marine Combat Training in Camp Pendleton, California, and the Heavy Equipment Operators course in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

In June 1994, Private First Class Romo was assigned to Support Platoon Bulk Fuel Company D, Phoenix, Arizona. He participated in numerous Combine Arms Exercises in Marine Air Ground Combat Training Center in 29 Palms, California. Completed Heavy equipment engineering operations in Noorvick, Alaska located in the Northwest Arctic Borough. He also participated in Joint Task Force Six road improvement projects along the Texas and Mexico borders.

In December 2002, Sergeant Romo was activated in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and was assigned as the Heavy Equipment Chief for Bulk Fuel Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion. From March through July 2003, Sergeant Romo participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom and was promoted in the Southern Deserts of Iraq to Staff Sergeant. In April 2005, Staff Sergeant Romo transferred to 3D Civil Affairs Group, Marine Forces Reserve in Camp Pendleton, California, and was assigned to Detachment 2. In March of 2006, Staff Sergeant Romo was activated in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in Ramadi, Iraq.

During this time his Team was assigned to support the 2/28th Brigade Combat Team and the 1st Battalion, 172nd Armored Regiment. Before his return, he was promoted to the rank of Gunnery Sergeant in Taqaddum Iraq in 2006. Upon his return from Iraq, Gunnery Sergeant Romo filled the role as Group Gunnery Sergeant and Group Training Chief with 3D Civil Affairs Group. He participated in Civil Affairs Training in Tuusula, Finland with the Finnish Defense Forces. In 2007, 2008, and 2009, he participated in Joint Forces Exercise Cobra Gold in Thailand to support Medical Civilian Assistant Project Missions.

In March of 2010, Gunnery Sergeant Romo was activated in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. From March 2010 to December 2010, he was attached to Headquarters Battalion 1st Marine Division and was assigned to support the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan. From January 2011 to March 2011, he was assigned as Civil Affairs Team Chief in Musa Qala District to support 1st Battalion 8th Marines. Upon his return from Afghanistan in 2011, he was promoted to Master Sergeant in Camp Pendleton, California. He then participated in Operation Balikatan in Palawan Province, Philippines in 2012. He served as the Civil-Military Operations Chief for the Combine Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force.

In 2012, Master Sergeant Romo transferred to Bulk Fuel Company C, Phoenix, Arizona as the Heavy Equipment Chief and Headquarters Platoon Commander from May 2012 to December 2012. From December 2012 to May 2013, Master Sergeant Romo filled this final billet as the acting Company First Sergeant.

Personal Awards: Navy Commendation Medal (2nd Award), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Navy Achievement Medal (3rd Award), Army Achievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon. Other Awards include Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (3rd Award), Iraq Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medal (5th Award), Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Nation Defense Service Medal (2nd Award) Navy Artic Service Ribbon, and NATO Service, Medal.

The Future of Work – Mental Health with Michael Harris Julie Gustafson and Karen Nowicki E26

February 27, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

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During this show we discuss the impact of mental health and the Future of Work. The future is normalized mental health conversations.

We were joined by three powerful guests who have a deep understanding of trauma, pain, recovery and redemption. Michael Harris, CEO of Restore My Civil Rights, shared his story of addiction and incarceration and how he uses his past to create his future. Julie Gustafson, Trauma Practitioner with JMG Consulting. She tells us about her own personal struggle with trauma. Through the pain and discovery process she underwent she also found her life’s purpose. Finally, we were joined by Karen Nowicki, CEO of Phoenix Business RadioX and also a Trauma Practitioner. Karen shares a bit of her own journey and the power trauma integration can have on leaders and organizations.

This is an open, vulnerable and honest conversation. It reminds us all that we are adaptive and resilient beings and hope can be found even in our darkest moments. If you are curious about what trauma integration can do for you or your organization, this is definitely worth the listen!

Restore My Civil Rights, LLC is an organization that assists pro per individuals with the preparation of their legal motions to Set Aside Judgments of Guilt, Restore Civil Rights and Restore the Right to Possess a Gun or Firearm following a felony conviction and the completion of all of the terms of their sentences.

Restore My Civil Rights, LLC believes all eligible felons should be able to enjoy the benefits of complete American citizenship IF they are willing to step up to the social responsibilities that come with those privileges.

After being sentenced to a total of 13 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections and surviving 7 years of prescription opioid addiction, Michael Harris has done everything conceivable to turn his life around. While incarcerated, Michael completed his Paralegal Studies and began working for a local law firm immediately upon his release.

Within a year of his release, Michael founded a non-profit that presently assists up to 25 men recently released from prison with mentoring, housing and job placement. Michael is certified by the Arizona Department of Health Services as a Peer Support Specialist and Behavioral Health Technician in the Mental Health and Substance Abuse fields.

Since his release from custody, Michael has passionately advocated for restorative justice for non-dangerous offenders such as himself. In the past 5 years, Michael has assisted pro per filers in having more than 200 felony convictions set aside in the State of Arizona. In 2020, Michael had all of his 15 felony convictions set aside and all of his civil rights restored after living under the stigma of being a felon for 30 years. Michael is currently completing his Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies at the University of Dubuque and Rio Salado College with possible plans to attend ASU College of Law in 2023.

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

Knowing firsthand the staggering toll that anxiety and depression can have in our lives, Julie 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.

Julie is a Certified Trauma Integration Specialist with JMG Consulting. She is part of a group of trauma educators and integration practitioners. Our goal is to empower people to understand and integrate trauma and create wholeness within.

When Julie is not working, she enjoys her children, animals, friends and husband in Chandler. Julie’s happy place is the beach.

Karen has been an expert guest on regional TV and radio shows, including Fox Phoenix Morning Show, Sonoran Living, Good Morning Arizona, The Chat Room, and Mid-Day Arizona. She has been a regular contributor to many print and online magazines – publishing articles and blogs for business and education. Karen is an impeccably trained Integrative Coach Professional through The Integrative Coaching Institute at John F Kennedy University (2006) and has mentored more than 200 coaches worldwide. In addition to this intensive 3 year coaching certification program, Karen is also a Tao Healing Guide (2014) through the Sedona Mago Retreat Center; and most recently, has become a certified Trauma Mentor (2020).

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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.

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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.

Shawna Fellenz with AZCEND Kristy Morgan With Candle Wishes Foundation and Jennifer Kiernan with Saving Amy

February 26, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

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At AZCEND, they know that there are people who are isolated, who are hungry, who are living on the streets. They provide help and hope so people can get back on their feet and they don’t have to face their crisis alone.

AZCEND offers the convenience of a one-stop environment to address a myriad of individual and family basic needs. Their mission is to change lives by nourishing minds and bodies to create a connected, thriving community.

AZCEND has provided basic needs services for over 50 years. As they have grown, they have added wrap around services to not only address the immediate crisis, but also to provide support to reach a higher level of stability and prevent a future crisis. Case management, financial coaching and early literacy equip families and communities and provide long lasting outcomes.

AZCEND strengthens individuals, families and communities through food boxes; parenting, health and literacy classes; rent and utility assistance; senior nutrition; meals on wheels; homeless services; and other comprehensive programs and resources.

They want to do more than simply help people maintain their current situation – they want to provide people with the tools they need to change their lives for the better. Last year, over 17,000 people benefited from their services.

Shawna Fellenz has over 25 years of experience with social service and community action programming —including grant writing, program design, development and implementation, data collection, compliance and reporting.

She has a BA in Sociology and has continued her education with training in resiliency, trauma informed cared, mental health first aid, nonprofit management, leadership, and communication across barriers.

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Candle Wishes throws birthday parties and gives birthday presents for underprivileged and homeless children in our community.

Dr. Kristy Morgan is, first and foremost, a servant leader at heart. As the Arizona Director of The Candle Wishes Foundation, Dr Morgan has dedicated herself to making sure underprivileged and homeless children in her community have the ability to celebrate their birthdays no matter their circumstances.

As a business owner, COO and Vice President of an Integrated Medical Practice, she has spent the last 16 years helping patients live a healthier, pain free life. One of her many other passions has been in the world of Real Estate where she incorporates a strong hearted team approach to building a successful business and channels that into helping families through investing and home ownership.

She is committed to leaving a positive impact on her patients, clients, family and friends and is determined to create a legacy that can be passed on for generations.

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Saving Amy was founded with a mission to empower individuals and families transitioning out of homelessness by transforming lives through mentoring, teaching life skills, educational advancement, and financial stability through employment.

Amy’s story represents the impact that community can have on changing lives and ending the cycle of homelessness.

Jennifer Kiernan is Saving Amy’s Founder and Executive Director and has been with Saving Amy since the day it was born. She has a heart for helping others. She works closely with our Saving Amy community in every aspect of the day to day operations.

Jennifer sees her role as bringing volunteers and families in need together to coalesce the Saving Amy vision; ‘A world where all people come together as one community; empowering each other to experience life changing ways of living through inner transformation, compassion and love’. She brings people together to work as a team, each individual adding their own unique strengths, to implement strategies and programs to reach the shared goal of breaking the cycle of homelessness.

Jennifer has a practice where she leads groups and meets with people one on one to help guide them into living a life of purpose and joy. Many of the people she works with become volunteers for Saving Amy. Most importantly she is a mom of four amazing children, three young adults, and one teenager, who each know they have a call to change the world in their own unique way.

Jennifer believes we are all called to make a difference in the world. She states, “I have a front-row seat to the generosity and kindness of humankind. The Saving Amy community is an example of what can be accomplished when we come together for the collective good of all people. Love and compassion is the way we change the world.”

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An Introduction to the Culture Crush Business Podcast E0

February 26, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

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This quick episode is a look into how the Culture Crush Business Podcast started and where it is headed. This show started as a passion project to do on the side and it has quicky grown into something bigger. This show is growing into a brand that is needed in our world today.

This show will highlight the companies that are growing with a great company culture, while also providing resources to those that need the support to do so. We hope you join us o the journey in highlighting and supporting companies in growing a great company culture.

About the Show

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

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

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

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

We will talk with company leaders to learn about real-life experiences, tips, and best practices for creating a healthy work environment where employees are finding joy and satisfaction in their work while also striving and growing within the company.

Follow Culture Crush on Instagram and Twitter.

About the Host

Kindra Maples is your new host taking the lead on the relaunch of Culture Crush! She is spartan racer, past animal trainer, previous magician’s assistant, and has a weakness for Oreo cookie shakes. Her journey working with people actually started working with animals as a teenager (don’t worry we won’t go that far back for her bio).

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

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

Connect with Kindra on LinkedIn.

Shout Outs

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

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

Celebrating Women In Agile with Maria Matarelli, Patty Aluskewicz E7

February 25, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Celebrating Women In Agile with Maria Matarelli, Patty Aluskewicz E7

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Celebrating Women In Agile with Maria Matarelli, Patty Aluskewicz E7

Don’t know how to start or where to get the resources from? Look no further, these ladies have the answers you need. Their journeys are so unique, this is worth the listen! In this episode you can grasp some valuable insight from them and learn how to overcome those challenges you’re facing now!

Alway wanted to be involved in the Agile community, but don’t know where to start? Well, these ladies have the answers you need. Their journeys are so unique, this is worth the listen! In this episode you can grasp some valuable insight from them and learn how to overcome those challenges you’re facing now!

At Formula Ink we inspire people to push past limiting beliefs, leverage their strengths and reach unparalleled individual and business results.

Our market differentiator is in bridging the gap; helping corporations think like entrepreneurs and helping entrepreneurs get what they need to develop their companies.

“We show entrepreneurs how to implement and leverage the same systems and processes used by large corporations.”

“We show corporations how to tap into that raw passion and excitement that’s so common in the start-up culture.”

With more than ten years of experience consulting organizations on business strategy, planning, process improvements, and organizational change, our consultants have the industry knowledge and experience to help take your organization to the next level.

Through organization consulting, training classes, and workshops, Formula Ink helps organizations enhance their effectiveness, reduce conflict, and increase communications to achieve better results.

Maria Matarelli is an international business consultant, experienced Agile Coach, and Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) who consults and trains companies on reaching true agility. Maria travels to consult Fortune 100 companies and speak at industry conferences with locations from Shanghai to Singapore and Thailand to Nova Scotia.

While looking for ways to continue to expand Agile outside IT, Maria and her team have been applying Agile to the Marketing realm with incredible results, which led to Maria co-founding the Agile Marketing Academy. Maria also co-founded the Personal Agility Institute, helping people use Agile to do more of what matters in their lives and shift the culture of organizations.

Maria is also the Founder and President of Formula Ink, an international consulting company and is passionate about working with people and organizations to increase speed to market, increase efficiency, and get greater results in business.

Connect with Maria on LinkedIn.

Patty Aluskewicz, Founder of Agile Mindset Consulting, is a Scrum Master, Agile Coach and Consultant, and Professional Educator.

With over 14 years of experience, she assists businesses and their employees in building Agile skills and successfully implementing them into their daily operations.

She is passionate about helping those new to Agile learn the fundamentals for accelerated career development and progress.

Connect with Patty on LinkedIn.

About The Lurnist – Celebrating Women in Agile

We highlight fantastic women who are doing great things in the Agile field, all the while creating role models to inspire young women in high school and college to want to have a career in Agile.

Who do you know that leads scrum teams? Builds great products as a product owner or product manager? Coaches leading agile transformations? Or, is an agile teacher or trainer? We’d love to get to know her with the hope to feature her story and journey to success on The Lurnist Radio Show & Podcast.

About Your Co-hosts

Debra Hildebrand is the Founder and CEO of LurnAgile and has over 20 years’ experience in project management; including consulting and training in the public and private sector and teaching in higher education.

She is one of the architects for the Project Management Certification program at the University of Washington, where she received the Team-Teaching Excellence Award and currently instructs in the online portion of the program. Additionally, she developed and currently teaches traditional and agile project management courses at Stanford University.

Her passion projects include Celebrating Women in Agile through her Business RadioX Show, The Lurnist Show, and helping veterans transition into meaningful careers in project management after service disconnection through her work on the board of Veteran Project Manager Mentor Alliance (VPMMA).

She is a certified SAFe Program Consultant (SPC 5.0), Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute and has an MBA from Columbia Business School in New York, NY.

Lauryn Jenne is a senior student at University of Washington Bothell (UWB), majoring in Management Information Systems with a minor in Computer Science IT. Lauryn currently works for UWB School of Business and is also the Digital Marketing Manager at Veteran Project Manager Mentor Alliance (VPMMA), a non-profit that assists veterans and military spouses in gaining careers in project management.

Additionally, she is the Vice President of Fundraising for Delta Sigma Pi, a professional business fraternity at the University.

Lauryn aspires to work for an organization as a project manager and eventually create her own brand and startup company.

Lauryn currently lives in Seattle, WA

About Our Sponsor LurnAgile

LurnAgile is a Boutique, Woman Owned Small Business that delivers top quality Agile Certification courses and Agile Coaching. We are a Scaled Agile Silver Transformation Partner, which shows our clients that we have invested in and are committed to the Scaled Agile training standards and coach offerings.

Each of our team of Elite coaches/instructors have over 10 years of leading and coaching Agile Transformations in some of the largest Fortune 100 and 500 companies in the world. This means that your organization is learning from someone who has “been there and done that”.

Inspire, Empower and Lead EP 42

February 25, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Inspire, Empower and Lead EP 42

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Inspire, Empower and Lead EP 42

If you want to hear an inspirational story from a true business leader that shares some really valuable thoughts on running successful organizations, you won’t want to miss this episode. We only talked about one of her businesses. She will definitely be back on the show in the coming months.

Using gentle, alternating micro-vibrations called BLAST (bilateral alternating stimulation tactile), TouchPoints give the user a gentle vibration that affects the brain and alters the body’s stress response to restore calm. This also relieves the associated body sensations that often accompany stress (i.e. stomachaches, headaches, or tightness in the chest).

Vicki Mayo is a self-made serial entrepreneur and the business powerhouse behind The TouchPoint Solution, for which she invented of a patent-pending technology that alleviates stress in 30 seconds.

A mental health advocate, Vicki founded TouchPoints to help children and adults increase their quality of life by reducing stress and anxiety, improving sleep and increasing focus. By the end of 2020, Vicki has helped 12 Million people “press and destress” with TouchPoints.

Vicki sold her first company for profit at the age of 17 and has continued to find success as a successful entrepreneur and business leader. As a first generation American, Vicki has been a trailblazer as a minority woman in the male-dominated technology industry.

In addition to The TouchPoint Solution, Mrs. Mayo is also the owner of GMI, a total technology solutions company and Valor Global, an industry-leading customer care company, both headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

Vicki specializes in Six-Sigma business process with a passion for creating a workplace of diversity and inclusion. She has devoted her career and personal time to changing the status quo for minority and women leaders in both the profit and non-profit sectors.

“I believe it is our greatest obligation to humanity to help others. It’s not about money, it’s about how we can make an impact on society.” – Vicki Mayo

Follow Touchpoints on LinkedIn and Instagram.

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.