Community is Everything E26

It is important for all of us to find a community that we love, as it is essential to our wellbeing and helps us thrive. On this episode of Collaborative Connections Radio Show and Podcast, host, Kelly Lorenzen highlights some of the very best resources in the Tempe community.

Denise Hart, Jill Buschbacher, and Karen Nowicki joined Kelly on-air for an enlightening conversation about Tempe, small businesses, collaboration efforts, trauma, leadership and more.

If you live in Tempe or the surrounding areas, check out this episode and hear all of the resources that are available for you through the Tempe Chamber of Commerce, The City of Tempe, and Phoenix Business RadioX.

The Tempe Chamber of Commerce represents nearly 650 businesses with more than 70,000 employees. For more than a century, the Tempe Chamber has been dedicated to sustaining Tempe’s quality of life and keeping our community and economy vibrant.

The Tempe Chamber is the recognized voice of business. They make a bottom-line impact for the community by advocating for a favorable business climate through interactive public policy engagement and providing ongoing representation in government at local, state and federal levels.

Through more than 65 annual events and programs attended by more than 8,000 business professionals, the Tempe Chamber provides a place for its members to connect with other business leaders and the community. They facilitate network development among our members through training workshops, committees, mixers and conferences. Their programs and events build relationships and develop leadership skills, while serving the greater community. By creating active and engaged leaders, the Tempe Chamber of Commerce ensures that our region has a bright future.

Denise Hart serves as the Interim President and CEO as well as the Vice President of Marketing for the Tempe Chamber of Commerce and provides strategic direction, vision, and management for overall Chamber and marketing operations.

Prior to joining the Tempe Chamber of Commerce, she held the President and CEO position at the Apache Junction Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center and has led marketing divisions at Festival Companies (luxury shopping center on Maui), Vestar (including Tempe Marketplace), The Mills Corporation/Simon Property Group (at Arizona Mills) and NIKE (in the Sports Marketing division) and has more than 20 years of leadership and marketing experience.

Denise is the past chair of the Tempe Tourism Bureau Board of Directors where she served for 14 years, the 2016 Tempe Business Woman of the Year and graduate of Tempe Leadership – Class 31.

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Jill Buschbacher has worked in workforce and economic development in the Valley for the last 20 years – with Maricopa County, City of Phoenix, and now with City of Tempe.

She is a member of the Arizona Association for Economic Development, past Chair of the AAED Professional Education Committee, a graduate of the Aspen Institute’s Sector Skills Academy, and a certified Arizona ED Pro. She has experience serving a variety of industries and especially enjoys helping clients connect with local resources and business connections.

In her current role, Jill manages Tempe’s Business Retention and Expansion Program, entrepreneurship and small business services, and leads a commute solutions initiative with major employers.

Over the last year, she’s led the city’s efforts to assist small businesses hardest hit by the pandemic, coordinating closely with Tempe Chamber, Tempe Tourism, and Downtown Tempe Authority.

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

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

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).

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.

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About Collaborative Connections

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

About Our Sponsor

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

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

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

About Your Host

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