Pam Crim, Executive Director
Southern Arizona Better Business Bureau m,klp[-=
120 N Stone Ave Ste 200,
Tucson, AZ 85701
(520) 888-6161
pcrim@tucson.bbb.org
www.bbb.org/
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Since 1952, the BBB of Southern Arizona has helped consumers find and recommend businesses, brands, and charities they can trust. Fast forward 68 years and the BBB is headquartered in Tucson with employees who now handle 24 phone lines, digital inquiries, and mail, and over 2,000 calls a week. The BBB of Southern Arizona serves consumers and businesses in the Arizona counties of Pima, Cochise, Santa Cruz, Graham, and Greenlee. Sonora, Mexico is also a part of the BBB’s service area. There are thousands of free and subscription websites that offer a range of information, but the BBB is the one place where you can find it all. More than 3,200 SouthernArizona businesses have earned the coveted Accredited Business Seal,a trusted symbol of a company’s commitment to integrity, ethical business practices, and customer service.
About Your Host, Stephanie Rising
A business coach and author, Stephanie Rising has helped over 100 small business owners achieve greater proficiency, profitability, and sanity. She specializes in navigating the complexities of family-owned companies and partnerships with 5 to 25 employees. An expert small business advocate, she provides objective problem solving and accountability that has led many of her clients to award-winning achievement. Her clients have represented a total of over $60M in annual revenues and 1,000 employees.
Stephanie specializes in DISC behavioral analysis and her book, DISC: Leverage Your Nature, Increase Your Sales, is available on Amazon. She outlines step-by-step tactics for building a marketing plan that is sustainable for each reader’s personality and speaks to their specific target market. Stephanie has led numerous well-received workshops on DISC-based marketing and applying behavioral analysis in business.
As an extension of her belief in promoting an educated and healthy community, Stephanie is a monthly sponsor of Youth On Their Own, which provides stipends, supplies, and mentorship to Tucson teens who are homeless through no fault of their own. She also supports Temwani Children’s Foundation, which provides education, food, and hope to orphaned children impoverished by the effects of HIV/AIDS in Lusaka, Zambia in Africa.
Stephanie’s podcast, Small Biz, Big Voices, is broadcast monthly on Tucson Business Radio X. Show notes, interview questions and additional coaching tips can be found on her small Biz, Big Voices Facebook page.
Stephanie is available for executive team coaching, strategic planning retreats, and public speaking.