Pensacola Business Radio-04.21.16-Guests: Judith Bridgeman / Creatively Organizing, Pat Madison / Campfire

April 21, 2016 by Keith

Judith Bridgeman / Creatively Organizing

Creatively Organizing is in its 11th year of business!

Professional Organizers for your home & office

This is the year to Abolish Overwhelm and replace it with ABUNDANCE

Clarity, Efficiency, Productivity, Simplicity & Beauty

are what you will find here.

Freedom . . . an end to mental clutter means room in your life for abundance . . .

We assess your space in relationship to your areas of concern and how it needs to function with your lifestyle, time demands, responsibilities & need to enjoy your life.

We help you define your vision for order and aesthetics.

We create a plan that you can implement yourself or,

We work with you hands-on taking you through and teaching you the quickest and most effective methods for organizing any space.

Or, we can work on our own, if you are available to answer question.

We teach you how to keep up and abolish “overwhelm”

We turn your space into an organized foundation that supports where you are and where you are headed.

Get Started Right Now!

We are ready to give you the Get Organized #1 Habit of Success!

Bringing you closer to your ABUNDANCE!

Pat Madison / Campfire

Where children and teens discover who they are.

Camp Fire provides a nurturing, constructive and fun environment for young people to discover their sparks—unique skills, passions, and interests—and adopt a growth mindset. They chart their own course to healthy habits, community leadership, and connection to nature in collaboration with trained, caring adults. And, in turn, Camp Fire youth give back by sharing those skills in their communities.

At Camp Fire, it’s truly a way of life.

Pensacola Business Radio 04.20.16-Guests: Dr. Richard Hough/UWF, Laurie Murphy/Emerald Coast Keeper, Donna Kirby/Pensacola Blue Wahoos

April 20, 2016 by Keith

Dr. Richard M. Hough, Sr.

Criminology and Criminal Justice

co-author of American Homicide published by SAGE, 2016

University of West Florida

11000 University Parkway 85/160 Pensacola, FL 32514

Phone Pensacola campus 850.857.6413 Fax 850.474.2334 e-mail rhough@uwf.edu

American Homicide examines all types of homicide, and gives additional attention to the more prevalent types of murder and suspicious deaths in the United States. Authors Richard M. Hough and Kimberly D. McCorkle employ more than 30 years of academic and practitioner experience to help explain why and how people kill and how society reacts. This compressive text takes a balanced approach combining scholarly research and theory with compelling details about recent cases and coverage of current trends.

Laurie Murphy/Emerald Coast Keeper

Executive Director

Founded in 1999, Emerald Coastkeeper is one of 240 (and counting) member organizations of the Waterkeeper Alliance. We are a grassroots organization that monitors four main watersheds in the Florida Panhandle. Our mission is to investigate, educate and protect our right to swimmable. fishable and drinkable water. We believe that healthy waterways are directly connected to healthy communities and healthy people.

In our four watersheds, you will find many springs, creeks, rivers, bayou’s, bays and of course, the Gulf of Mexico.

Pollution can happen anywhere, not just from large industires. Some of the greatest concerns in our region stem from residential pollution.

Some of the more common culprits are septic system failure, erosion and sedimentation, nutrient loading from fertilizers, red tide, heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, (PCBs) lead, mercury, animal wastes, industrial paint source discharge, oil spills, commercial vessel pollution, residential development, and household garbage.

Protecting our waterways and drinking water from contaminants is everyone’s responsibility. We can’t do it alone…we need your help!

Feel free to contact us if you want to volunteer or to report a problem. We look forward to creating a healthy community with you!

WE ARE LOCATED AT

P.O. Box 13283

Pensacola, Fl 32591

Tel.

850-292-5960

info@emeraldcoastkeeper.org

Donna Kirby / Vice President Operational Development

Pensacola Blue Wahoos

In December 2010, Quint and Rishy Studer announced their purchase of the Carolina Mudcats, the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. The Double-A team will move from Zebulon, North Carolina to Pensacola beginning in 2012. The Pensacola franchise will remain in Minor League Baseball’s Southern League.

“I am extremely proud and excited for the actions that are being announced today,” said Quint Studer. “Bringing affiliated baseball to Pensacola will continue to add to the rich sports history that already exists in the area. Seeing the future stars of Major League baseball in a fun, family friendly atmosphere will bring a new level of enthusiasm for the citizens of Pensacola and Northwest Florida.”

The new home of the Reds Double-A affiliate will be located at Blue Wahoos Park, the premier waterfront mixed use development on the Gulf Coast. The team will play the 2011 season in North Carolina before relocating to the new state-of-the-art facility starting in April of 2012. The Class A-Advanced club moving to North Carolina in 2012 will retain the Carolina Mudcats name.

“The Southern League is one of the most respected leagues within baseball. With this move we are joining several upstanding franchises, including the Mobile BayBears who graciously allowed us to share their territory to make this all possible for the City of Pensacola. It is an honor to be associated with a league that boasts talented alumni like Chipper Jones, Joey Votto, Alex Rodriguez, Tim Hudson and Miguel Cabrera,” added Studer.

Mission

The vision of Northwest Florida Professional Baseball, LLC (aka the Pensacola Blue Wahoos) is to operate the most successful professional sports franchise in the United States. Local ownership and management are committed to achieving this by emphasizing the following five basic pillars:

Service

Financial

People

Growth

Quality

Values

We believe that our core values accurately communicate the things that drive us as an organization. As members of the Northwest Florida Professional Baseball, LLC organization, we are expected to live the values and embrace the spirit of our behavior standards.

Living the values is essential to create an environment that reinforces our dedication to our values/mission.

The importance of core values:

Core values are part of the ideology so deeply held that they will never be compromised
The core values of the company will withstand any change in leadership
Future employees are hired with similar values
These values guide all behaviors, guidelines, and standards
We continually ask ourselves if decisions or activities are in alignment with our core values

Our core values:

Teamwork: Respectfully caring for each other and those we serve

Respect: Humility in our successes and grace in our challenges

Integrity: Honesty and integrity in all our interactions

Generosity: Being thankful for and sharing our opportunities and blessings

Learning: Passionately pursuing making a difference in professional baseball by being a lifelong learner and teacher

About the Southern League

The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs is one of the oldest and most respected leagues within professional sports with roots dating back to 1885. The League is currently home to ten teams located in the South.

The ten teams and their affiliates include: Blue Wahoos (Cincinnati Reds); Biloxi Shuckers (Milwaukee Brewers); Birmingham Barons (Chicago White Sox); Chattanooga Lookouts (LA Dodgers); Jackson Generals (Seattle Mariners); Jacksonville Suns (Florida Marlins); Mississippi Braves (Atlanta Braves); Mobile BayBears (Arizona Diamondbacks); Montgomery Biscuits (Tampa Bay Rays); and Tennessee Smokies (Chicago Cubs). The 2012 season is set to open on April 5th.

Pensacola Business Radio-04.20.16 – idgroup-Special Edition-“Brand On Us”

April 20, 2016 by Keith

Mona Amodeo/idgroup: President and Founder

Kristin Fairchild/Chain Reaction: Executive Director and Founder

Ray Palmer/Pensacola Sports: Executive Director

Sarah Humile/Humane Society: Executive Director

Susan Byram/Autism Pensacola: Executive Director

Giving Back

We believe in lifting up small, local not-for-profit groups that have a big impact in our community.

For years, idgroup has partnered with local not-for-profit organizations to fulfill a variety of their branding and organizational development needs. Through our past work, we know that our community is full of compassionate, giving hearts, and we know that building strong identities and increasing awareness for these organizations has had a meaningful impact on our community.

If you’ve ever visited us in our office, you’ve heard the idgroup saying, “Trust the Process.” Looking at our past not-for-profit work, we realized that we were not empowering these organizations with our strongest tool, the idgroup process. Since then, we’ve made a commitment to dedicate our time and talents to a small, local not-for-profit group annually. We commit to building firm foundations that create the most important part of a brand: a strong brand reputation that lasts.

To stay true to our beliefs and impact our community in a big way, we created Brand On Us™. Through the Brand On Us initiative, one deserving not-for-profit group will be chosen each year to receive a comprehensive and integrated brand makeover. During a seven-month Branding from the Core engagement, the selected organization will receive over $100,000 in idgroup services.

For details on applicant requirements and project timelines, download our Brand on Us 2017 Application or contact:

Lindsey Braxton Shook

lindsey@idgroupbranding.com

850-438-7823 ext. 101

Kristin Fairchild / Chain Reaction

Kristin Fairchild is the founder and executive director of Chain Reaction, and has been leading the teen leadership institute for 13 years. She has a Bachelor of Human Sciences, Family and Child Development degree from Auburn University (1992-1996). Additionally, she is a keynote and motivational speaker for several schools here in Pensacola.

About Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction is a teen leadership institute with a character education program that uses volunteerism as a teaching tool. They are focused on helping teens become all they can be and learning life’s lessons through volunteering. The organization utilizes each teen’s passion and talent to create volunteer opportunities that are fun and educational. Their scientific approach to service is what makes us different. By mixing our teens like chemicals in laboratory, they create a positive force that impacts the local community. They leverage a proven curriculum to mix their teens with the elements of service—empowering teens to discover their innate strengths and untapped abilities while uniting as a team of connected, committed citizens who aspire to see the good in all things. They seek to create opportunities for our members to learn servant leadership skills through community service learning and civic projects within a safe, fun and empowering environment.

Sarah Humile is the Executive Director at the Pensacola Humane Society and is a life-long animal lover and shelter pet advocate. She has been with the Pensacola Humane Society for 4 years, and in that time has taken them through a re-brand, built their low-cost spay and neuter clinic, and started the organization on its 10-year endeavor to make all of Escambia County no-kill.

About The Pensacola Humane Society

The Pensacola Humane Society is an organization comprised of passionate advocates that love animals as much as they love us: unconditionally. We are a unique mix of dreamers, idealists, and optimists grounded in reality and fueled by an overwhelming commitment to the wellbeing and care of all animals within our community. We are known both within our community and nationally as an exemplar animal agency. We are the Pensacola Humane Society, changing our community four paws at a time.

Ray Palmer/Pensacola Sports: Executive Director

Pensacola Sports

Pensacola Sports is a private 501(c)4 not-for-profit agency primarily funded from revenues generated from membership and events. It is one of the oldest sports events organization in the country; their history dates back to 1955 when they led efforts to manage local and national golf tournament events right here in Pensacola.

Since then, their reach has grown to encompass more than golf. Today, they reach over 25,000 people across a variety of sport events, activities and initiatives, including baseball, basketball, football, running, soccer, tennis and more. They are committed to improving the quality of life for the citizens of Pensacola and the surrounding communities through the virtues of sports.

Susan Byram / Autism Pensacola

Susan Byram is the President/CEO of Autism Pensacola, Inc. (API). She has a master’s degree in Elementary Education and briefly taught elementary school. In 1994, she co-founded the Purchase Area Autism Society and after moving to Florida in 2001, co-founded the Autism Society of the Panhandle (now Autism Pensacola, Inc.) She served as a volunteer advocate and leader in the autism field from her son’s diagnosis in 1994. In 2006, she began serving as director of API. Under her leadership API has grown from a small parent led support group to a non-profit business with strong community support and leadership. Susan and husband Mike have 2 adult sons, who both live in the Pensacola area.

Pensacola Business Radio-04.19.16-Guests: Karen Sindel / Candidate, Sharron Pitts / Kelly Services, Tina Morrison / Perdido Key Events, Angela Grace and Adam Bollinger / Gulf Coast Celebrity Golf Classic

April 19, 2016 by Keith

Who is Karen Sindel?

Karen is a highly accomplished business executive with experience in operations, P&L management and strategic planning with both startup and growth companies. Results oriented, decisive leader with a proven success in new market identification, client management and retention, strategic thinking and problem solving. She has a proven track record of increasing client involvement and profitability. Karen has a tendency to thrive in dynamic environments while remaining a self motivator and focused.

Why I am Running for District 1

Running for District 1 Commissioner is a natural progression of my over 20 year of public and community service for the citizens of Escambia County. I have served on the County’s Planning Board and the Santa Rosa Island Authority Board and in various senior management positions for groups ranging from the National Flight Academy and Naval Aviation Museum Foundation to the Florida Association of Local Housing Finance Authorities and the NW Florida March of Dimes.

The impact of the Navy Federal expansion, the development of OLF8 and the influx of nearly $60 million in RESTORE funds requires a leader with my long history of public service and proven success at problem solving, consensus building and a common sense approach to smart growth. My 10 years of experience on the County’s Planning Board give me the substantial experience you need to address the significant potential developments planned for District 1. It is critical that we plan for and accommodate the impact that the developments will have on current residents and business owners as well as the County.

My husband, Tod, and I have owned land in Nature Trail and are planning to build our home there. We are happy that we have commenced that process having selected a builder and hope to be in our new home by August.

Positive Leadership. Proven Results.

Karen has a history of fiscal responsibility as well as “turning around” organizations. Junior Achievement of Northwest Florida, March of Dimes, National Flight Academy, to name a few. Whether it’s working with volunteers or Boards of Directors, Karen’s proven ability to gather support and work with groups, large and small, makes her a necessity for communities, local and state governments.

Karen Sindel

Sharron Pitts / Kelly Services

About Us

A people company, staffing the world

Kelly founded the temporary staffing industry in 1946, and has maintained a leadership position for more than 70 years of sustained innovation that’s based on a valuable premise: we invest in people. Today that same focused expertise benefits our customers wherever they operate around the globe—in a growing number of specialized fields. And we’ll continue to meet the evolving challenges of workforce flexibility with staffing solutions tailored to your precise business needs, both locally and worldwide.

As a global leader in providing workforce solutions, Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:KELYA, KELYB) and its subsidiaries, offer a comprehensive array of outsourcing and consulting services as well as world-class staffing on a temporary, temporary-to-hire, and direct-hire basis. Kelly® has a role in managing employment opportunities for more than one million workers around the globe by employing 550,000 of these individuals directly with the remaining workers engaged through its talent supply chain network of supplier partners. Revenue in 2015 was $5.5 billion. Visit kellyservices.com.

Connect with us on

For details on how Kelly can meet your business needs, contact your local Kelly branch today for more information.

Tina Morrison / Perdido Key Events

32nd ANNUAL FRANK BROWN INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITERS’ FESTIVAL

NOVEMBER 3-13, 2016

Join us for an unforgettable musical journey where the white sand beaches meet the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico. During this festival, Grammy Award winning songwriters and the up and coming stars of tomorrow come into the spotlight to perform original songs in multiple locations in beautiful Perdido Key and Pensacola, Florida and Orange Beach and Gulf Shores, Alabama. Festival attendees enjoy an up close and personal concert experience and are often able to learn the stories behind the songs as told by the original author. Venues of all kinds welcome over 200 songwriters that come from around the country and around the world. Whether you are looking for a “listening room” experience, a pleasant dinner and music venue, a family friendly musical adventure or a gritty roadhouse, FBISF has a place for you. Most venues are free to attend, a few charge a modest cover at the door.

Angela Grace and Adam Bollinger / Gulf Coast Celebrity Golf Classic

Gulf Coast Aerospace Partners presents the inaugural Gulf Coast Celebrity Classic! Our goal is to help raise money for ALS through The Goode Foundation and create a phenomenal event in the panhandle.

WE are looking for businesses, individuals and the community to help us support this great effort to fund research to someday cure this awful disease.

Pensacola Business Radio 04.19.16 Guests: Barb Wagner / doTERRA, Bruce Watson / Early Learning Coalition, Melanie Pritt and Marcia Nowlin / Title One

April 19, 2016 by Keith

Barb Wagner / doTERRA

Independent Product Consultant

Barb Wagner dedicated most of her career to teaching high school English and math. She now travels the country providing educational opportunities for all people interested in learning how therapeutic grade essential oils may be used as a self care wellness alternative.

MydoTERRA.com/BarbWagner

Bruce Watson, Jr. / Executive Director

Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County

elcescambia.org

Mission Statement

To identify and meet the needs of children and families to lay the foundation for lifetime success by: maximizing each child’s potential, preparing children to enter school ready to learn, and helping families achieve economic self-sufficiency.

To support this mission, the Coalition upholds these values:

Early learning programs shall prepare children for success in school.
Early learning programs shall involve parents as their child’s first teacher and support family skill building,
Early learning programs shall be an integrated and seamless system of services and shall be implemented by the local coalition working with partnering agencies and programs.
Early learning programs shall be coordinated and public funding integrated to achieve effectiveness and efficiency.
Early learning programs shall be supported in their efforts to expand professional development and promote program quality.

We are opened to the public Monday – Thursday 7:30a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

What’s Happening:

http://blabtv.com/thedailybrew/interview/early-learning-is-key-to-success/ – Early Learning Keys to success

http://pensacolatoday.com/2015/04/vpk-gives-children-an-early-start-in-school/ The Importance of VPK Services

Melanie Perritt and Marcia Nowlin / Title One

No Child Left Behind

Title I — Improving The Academic

Achievement Of The Disadvantaged

The purpose of this title is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and state academic assessments.Read more

Our Goal

To improve the teaching and learning of children in high-poverty schools and continue the focus on parental involvement. In order to accomplish this goal, Title I supports new roles for school districts, states, and the federal government. Schools will decide themselves on how to allocate Title I resources. Districts will play a new critical role through providing consulation, coordination, and highly qualified professional development.

Click here to Visit our Page for Parents!

Click here to access eBooklets for Parents!

Click here to see the list of 2015-2016 Title 1 Schools!

ITEN WIRED RADIO: 04.19.16-Episode 1-The LAUNCH!!

April 19, 2016 by Keith

Jim Rhodes / AppRiver

Kelly Reeser / Florida West

Jay Smith / Data Revolution

Jim Nitterauer / AppRiver

ITEN Wired is a conference hosted by IT Gulf Coast and Florida West Economic Development Alliance. The annual summit provides networking and learning opportunities for executives, entrepreneurs, technology professionals and academia to foster local economic development efforts surrounding innovation, technology and entrepreneurship.

The ITEN Wired planning team is composed of volunteers from IT Gulf Coast, Florida West Economic Development Alliance, and other members of our local IT community.

Jim Rhodes (AppRiver), Director

Programming Committee

Kelly Reeser (Silver Bullet Technology), committee chair

Dallas Snider (UWF)

Brent Hutfless (Austal)

Sean O’Brien (Sean O’Brien Consulting, LLC)

Dave Dawson (UWF Innovation Institute)

Terry Enos (Navy Federal)

Harry Huelsbeck (Northrop Grumman)

Patrick G. Rooney (Coastal CXO Services)

Sponsorship Committee

Tina Wheeler (Mediacom), committee chair

Charles McCown (City of Gulf Breeze)

T.J. Edwards (Konica Minolta)

Jay Smith (Data Revolution)

Rhonda White

Bob Foster

Logistics Committee

Lindsay Ryman (Greater Pensacola Chamber), committee chair

Briton Smith (Cat Country / News Radio 1620)

Marketing Committee

Beth McClean (AppRiver), committee chair

Ann Novakowski

Keith Hoffert (Pensacola Business Radio)

Bryan McCall (Duncan McCall)

Smantha Merritt (Duncan McCall)

Janusz Chudzynski (UWF), mobile app development

Pensacola Business Radio: The Power of E3 Conference- Guest: Dr. Joan Connell / Mainstay Financial Group

April 13, 2016 by Keith

Dr. Joan Connell holds a PhD in Nursing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. After

retiring as Department Head for Nursing from Pensacola Junior College, she made the transition

to financial services and is currently a partner at Mainstay Financial Group, a full service estate

and financial planning firm in Pensacola and Mobile.

Combining her nursing and education background with her insurance knowledge and

experience, Dr. Connell specializes in assisting individuals and businesses identify their risks and

options for paying the costs associated with long-term care. She has a passion for helping

individuals turning 65 to understand their Medicare choices and to obtain appropriate and

affordable Medicare Supplemental insurance.

Joan Connell, PhD, CSA, CLTC, LTCP

Medicare & Long Term Care Planning Specialist

Mainstay Financial Group

2810 E. Cervantes Street

Pensacola, FL 32503

850-437-3127 (office)

251-607-7070 (office)

http://www.mainstaypensacola.com

A day for women, by women!

2016 date

April 30, 2016

Annalee Leonard, Founder & President of Mainstay Financial Group had a dream….that dream was to have an annual day of education, enlightenment & empowerment for women in the 55+ age group. In addition, the event would generate donations to help women that may not be able to afford their own health care. That dream became a reality when Mainstay Financial partnered with Sacred Heart Senior Services to present the first Power of E3 day in March 2014. The successful event was followed by the second E3 day in 2015. E3 2014 generated a modest donation and E3 2015 resulted in a $5000 donation to Sacred Heart Hospital Foundation!

E3 2016 Annual Day of Education, Enlightenment and Empowerment for women 55 and over will be even bigger & better!

This women only event with WEAR-TV Anchor Sue Straughn as emcee will feature speakers Kathleen Logan, Annalee Leonard, Suzanne Bush, MD and Laticia “Action” Jackson. Each speaker will focus on topics particular to women 55 years and over. See the Speaker tab for further information about the speakers.

All net proceeds of E3 2016 will be donated to the Sacred Heart Hospital Foundation to benefit women in need of healthcare.

www.powerofe3.com

Pensacola Business Radio: Debb Alonso – The Power of E3

April 13, 2016 by Keith

Debb Alonso / Sacred Heart Senior Services

Debb Alonso, manager of Sacred Heart Senior Services for over 11 years. Debb truly enjoys her position and has a passion for working with seniors. Focusing on bringing educational programs to help individuals become better informed about their health through seminars to offering various resources for taking better preventive health measures. Sacred Heart Health System’s Senior Spirit is a special program for persons 55 and older that empowers seniors to develop an active role in their health. Membership is Free to anyone 55 or older.

“Aging with an Attitude”

Membership includes free monthly health and wellness seminars

Healthy Living Series talks are held throughout the Gulf Coast Ministry which includes Pensacola, Pace, Gulf Breeze, Miramar Beach, Port St. Joe, and Providence Hospital – Mobile. Including Financial Matters lectures that are informative, discussing topics living in Retirement; such as Social Security, Medicare, Long-term care, ect.

Member Benefits & discounts:

Special inpatient benefits; receive a visit from a volunteer, a get well gift bag and guest meal tickets for a family member or caregiver.
Monthly newsletter, keeping members informed about important health issues and upcoming programs, events and screenings.
Monthly Free Health screening (mission in motion) 416-7826
Free Prescription Discount Drug Card. Receive a discount off medications when presented to a pharmacy, this is not insurance, and the card may be used for drugs NOT covered or in while in the “donut hole”

Pre-Paid Lab Screening Program (includes 5 lab screenings)

Coupon Book $30

Anemia, Diabetes, Blood type, Cardiac Risk, Prostate Cancer

CareLink – our preferred medical alert system offering 24/7 monitoring and assistance. Members receive a discount and free installation.
AARP Driver Safety Course – Held monthly at the Sacred Heart Cancer Center

Ready to take charge of your health and join Senior Spirit? Please call (850) 416-1620.

or check us out online www.sacred-heart.org/seniorspirit

A day for women, by women!

2016 date

April 30, 2016

E3 2016 Annual Day of Education, Enlightenment and Empowerment for women 55 and over will be even bigger & better!

All net proceeds of E3 2016 will be donated to the Sacred Heart Hospital Foundation to benefit women in need of healthcare.

Pensacola Business Radio-04.08.16-Senior Voices Awareness Day

April 8, 2016 by Keith

Sharyon Miller / Greater Pensacola Chamber

Lou Donaldson / TLC Caregivers

Kay Mitchell / BCBS of Florida

PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Greater Pensacola Chamber’s Senior Voices Alliance will hold a senior awareness day on Friday, April 15, from 9 A-M to 1 P-M at the Vickrey Center,

2-1-3-0 Summit Boulevard.

More than 70 local vendors from the elder care arena will provide education and other information. There will also be free hearing checks, vision and bone density screens, fall prevention assessments and massages. Attendees will receive a resource toolkit that includes information on senior care, housing and health, and tools for veterans and caregivers. There will be Bingo and lots of other fun activities.

For more information about this event or the Chamber’s Senior Voices Alliance, contact Sharyon Miller 850-438-4081