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Carmen Payne SOAR Transformational Life Coaching LLC with Selina Schuh Empowered Living Strategies and Buffie ONeill Financial Specialist with WealthWave WFG

November 15, 2018 by Karen

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Carmen Payne SOAR Transformational Life Coaching LLC with Selina Schuh Empowered Living Strategies and Buffie ONeill Financial Specialist with WealthWave WFG

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Carmen Payne SOAR Transformational Life Coaching LLC with Selina Schuh Empowered Living Strategies and Buffie ONeill Financial Specialist with WealthWave WFG

SOAR TLC partners with individuals and corporations to provide proven personal and professional development methods that up level their self- awareness in order for them to show up an enhanced version of themselves. The results being: – improved personal and professional relationships – stronger leadership and communication skills – greater team work, cooperation and collaboration – increased self-worth and confidence – less conflict, stress and anxiety – They control their schedule vs. the schedule controlling them.

Carmen Payne is a personal and professional development coach. Through her company, SOAR! Transformational Life Coaching, she works with corporate professionals to develop or increase their self-awareness and create an improved version of themselves. Carmen’s services include personalized coaching, workshops, consulting and speaking.

During her corporate career, both in the UK and US, Carmen traveled the world leading international IT projects. This included developing, testing, training, and deploying global solutions with large, international teams. Carmen hails from the beautiful island of Malta. She grew up in the UK before moving to the USA more than a decade ago. Carmen currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her partner, Joshua, her step daughter, Olivia, and their two very fluffy cats, Tiffany and Stephanie.

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Empowered Living Strategies is a company that helps women who are feeling stuck and frustrated in their relationships, to build skills to create deeply connected relationships.

Selina Schuh is an educator, speaker, writer and owner of Empowered Living Strategies. For over 25 years she worked in education, collaborating with students of all ages. Since creating a marriage that feeds her soul after years of struggle, Selina combined her passion for personal growth with her experience in effective teaching to create a step-by-step system, which walks clients through the process of building deeply connected relationships.

She is the author of Becoming Your Own Knight in Shining Armor: A Guide to Love that Feeds Your Soul.

Follow Selina and Empowered Living Strategies on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

WealthWave WFG is a financial literacy company breaking the status quo of how financial solutions are being delivered to Middle Americans. We provide a basic financial education on how compound interest works, the impact of losses, debt elimination, tax reduction and how to plan and protect individuals and their money through all stages of life.

Buffie O’Neill is a single mother of three amazing successful young adult children. She is a Native of Arizona. The past 18 years she’s spent in the classroom teaching elementary academics and art. She has found her element by speaking about and educating others about money matters and basic financial concepts. She has a passion for teaching and helping others especially in this area, given the unfortunate fact we are not taught about basic personal finance concepts in school. She has honed her skill and talent as a teacher, speaking and educating others how to break down the barriers on this topic.

Buffie is an advocate for financial literacy education to anyone wanting to learn more about how money really works and is committed to change or improve their situation. She believes everyone should have access to information to make educated decisions and choices rather than randomly checking boxes and filling in the blanks with a number and hoping for the best. She is redefining how financial concepts are reaching individuals, families and business owners.

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LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Steve Miksta Product Owner of SPEAR at VIP Mortgage Partner with Howard Fleischmann Partner of Community Tire Pros and Auto Repair

October 30, 2018 by Karen

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LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Steve Miksta Product Owner of SPEAR at VIP Mortgage Partner with Howard Fleischmann Partner of Community Tire Pros and Auto Repair

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LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Steve Miksta Product Owner of SPEAR at VIP Mortgage Partner with Howard Fleischmann Partner of Community Tire Pros and Auto Repair

VIP Mortgage is a retail mortgage lender, based out of Scottsdale, AZ, although they have offices in several states across the country. VIP’s vision has always been to restore the reputation of the mortgage industry and they believe in attracting people with HEART, who can in turn accomplish more together than they ever could alone. VIP is built on relationships and is always focused on providing what is best for their employees, as well as for the end customer.

Steve Miksta was nationally ranked among the top 1% of loan originators in 2012. Instead of continuing to grow his production, Steve believed there was a greater opportunity in streamlining the mortgage process and assisting Loan Originators across the country in providing a better service to their customers. Steve partnered with VIP Mortgage in 2013 with the vision of building out an enterprise platform on Salesforce that would maximize company efficiencies, while attracting top Loan Originator talent. To date, VIP has grown over 50% since Steve’s arrival, while many competitors have continued to see volume drop. VIP continues to expand recruitment of top producing loan officers throughout Arizona, as well as in the other markets where they operate.

Steve is originally from a Chicago suburb and received a degree in Information Systems from the University of Illinois. Steve is now married to his wife, Dawn, and they recently gave birth to their son, Remington.

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Community Tire Pros & Auto Repair has been serving its communities since 1945. They strive to make a difference in their clients’ lives and believe in creating lifelong relationships. Thus allowing their clients the comfort of providing preventive maintenance service and tires when it’s timely of date, weather-worn & appropriate, rather than reacting to only break down; this allows our clients to budget and maintain a lower cost of vehicle operation. Community Tire Pros is centered around the community; both in their name andtheir company culture. They chose the name to reflect the true image and beliefs their company and associates stand for, their “Community” Tire Pros and Automotive Service Repair. They believe in giving to, and supporting, their local community and they have built a reputation for providing the highest level of honest and professional service in their industry. They center their service around you, as their valued customer, and want to earn your repeat business. With their Reward Program, you earn points with repairs and NEW CUSTOMERS 1st visit receives $25 of, Try us & Take us for a TEST DRIVE!

They are a certified partner with AskPatty.com, creating a female-focused environment and positive experience for all our women consumers. They specialize in ALL Vehicle repairs/NEW Tires/ Vehicle manufacturer required service & updates. (excluding collision repairs)

They have six service facilities, North Phoenix, Tempe/East Phoenix, West Glendale, Downtown Phoenix, Metro Center & minutes from the Sky Harbor Airport.

Howard Fleischmann Sr. has been in the industry for the past 49 years, starting his career in Tucson in 1969. After 27 years in the automotive wholesale business, he ventured into the retail auto repair business. In 2008, he went to his teams & recreated their direction of the business. Howard & his wife, Pat went to the clients instead of waiting for them… good old grassroots, Networking! We are a “Hassle-Free.Guaranteed” Tire Pros to satisfy everyone to the best of their ability! Ten years later are a few accolades to their Team Efforts: Proud to be the National “Top Shop” of the year by Tire Review /Tire Industry by our peers!

Community Tire Pros is part of their community and participate in worthwhile “Give Back” programs. They have been honored with the BBB Ethics Award, Impact Award from the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, Spirit Award from the WP Carey Business Center of ASU, twice awarded the TOP 5 SHOP national finalist in Tire Review Magazine-Tire Industry, AAA TOP SHOP Award for years running, AZ Central Reader’s Choice, Phx Business Journal Ranking AZ, Diversity Champions-Phx Business Journal, A+ BBB rating, One Community “Spotlight on Success” award, Business for Success Award by Governor Brewer, Phoenix Gay Pride Grand Marshall’s, another honor to be given yearly to a recipient is the Pride “Patricia & Howard Spirit Award” for forwarding thinking allies, etc. Their accolades deems their Customers Satisfaction! They specialize in Fleet Service and know the importance of keeping you Safe & on the Road!

The Leadership Lowdown was created to share the REAL story behind valley leaders’ rise to the top, and the truth about what it takes to TRULY succeed in life and business. Hear the raw stories of these leaders’ journeys…the pitfalls, the victories, and all of the heartaches and triumphs in between.

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ABOUT YOUR HOST

Jodi Low is an accomplished corporate trainer, inspirational speaker, and the Founder and CEO of U & Improved. Jodi has trained thousands of entrepreneurs and executives on how to build a booming business, master a mindset for success, and achieve the lifestyle they desire through heart-fueled leadership.

Through U & Improved—an award-winning personal and professional leadership development company based in Scottsdale—Jodi has redefined traditional leadership training by creating a sustainable and actionable model that is personal, challenging and meaningful to each and every individual who enrolls in any of the two-and-a-half-day experiential training classes. She and her elite training team have advanced the charge in heart-based leadership
development and empower U & Improved graduates with knowledge, tools and awareness to immediately be more effective and responsive leaders at work, home and within their communities.

Among her many accomplishments as a Valley leader, Jodi launched a teen leadership program in 2014 to empower young adults to become more confident, motivated and focused stewards of our future. In 2016, she founded a non-profit arm of the company—the U & Improved Leadership Foundation—that makes the program more accessible to deserving teens.

Jodi has been recognized by industry publications and organizations for her work in leadership development and serves as a source of inspiration within the community. In 2015, she was honored as an “Outstanding Women in Business” by the Phoenix Business Journal and by the Phoenix Suns and National Bank of Arizona with the “Amazing Women” award. She has received both the prestigious “Diversity Leader of the Year” and the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce’s “Sterling Award.” She was also awarded a Silver Stevie Award for Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 and was a finalist for the Junior League of Phoenix’s Valley Impact Award. Jodi is a devoted single parent who volunteers her time at her daughters’ school programs and with organizations such as Angel Mamas, where she’s served on the board for three years.

Tucson Business Radio: Conscious Capitalism Episode 1

October 18, 2018 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

Tucson Business Radio: Conscious Capitalism Episode 1

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The aim of this show is to have enlightening conversations that bring to light an awareness of what Conscious Capitalism is and, more importantly, what it can do. Conscious Capitalism is Elevating humanity through good business. It provides a community and a framework by which organizations can enable greater prosperity for all it encounters. Listeners will walk away with real-world examples of how a Conscious Capitalism mindset can be implemented and the results it can bring.

Eugene Carter

LegalShield
eugenecarter.org
www.linkedin.com/in/eugene-carter-a947a817

Eugene Carter was born and raised in northern California.  He comes to Arizona by way of the U.S. Air Force.  His background is in Command, Control, and Communications with a focus on international operations.  He was actively involved in air and ground operations in Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and Bosnia to name a few. 

Eugene currently offers legal and identity theft protection plans to small businesses, their employees, and individuals through a company with more than 45 yrs in the industry.  This allows him to help new and established businesses employ a Conscious Capitalism mindset and operate in ways they might not otherwise be able to afford.  He is also a strong advocate for personal development. 

Eugene supports the local business community through the Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Startup Tucson.  He also teaches Junior Achievement’s Be Entrepreneurial course to local High school students annually. 

Eugene believes the four tenets of Conscious Capitalism are an essential key to the longevity to every type of business.  They also provide a strong foundation and basis for any other type of group or organization.

Jen Sellers

Master Certified Coach and Author
Inspired Mastery
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https://www.facebook.com/InspiredMastery/
https://twitter.com/inspiredmastery

Jen Sellers has been coaching and developing high-potential and high-performing leaders around the world since 2002. She serves as a thought partner to those leaders who want to more consciously navigate the uncertainty and complexity that come with their roles. She holds the credential of Master Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation.

A native of Arizona, Jen has also lived in Colorado, Mexico, Japan, and the Washington, DC area. In her two previous careers, she was first an educator, then worked under contract to NASA as a facilitator of groups at each of the NASA centers in the Learning Technologies Program, a program that brought NASA mission science and math to K-12 schools. In the early 90’s they were doing the cutting-edge work of placing the Internet in schools to test its capabilities as an educational resource.

Along with two partners, Jen co-authored a mindful leadership book and card deck called Pause: 52 Ways to Shift Any Outcome in Less Than a Minute.

Jen is a member of the Arizona chapter of Conscious Capitalism and a contributor to the growth of the chapter in Southern Arizona. She’s passionate about helping leaders apply in a very practical way the inspired practices and tenet of conscious capitalism.

Sarah McCarin

CEO/President
McCraren Compliance
sarah@mccrarencompliance.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/mccraren-compliance/
https://www.facebook.com/McCrarenCompliance/

Sarah McCraren is a Tucson 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 leads the McCraren Compliance team by keeping everyone focused on their primary purpose and balancing the needs of all their stakeholders.

Sarah serves on the Board for the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Tucson Chapter, Southwest University of Visual Arts, Conscious Capitalism Arizona and are active with the Arizona Builders Alliance, Arizona Rock Products Association and Arizona Transportation Builders.

Jeremy Neis

Investment Advisor Representative
Retirement Evolutions
jneis@retevo.com
www.retevobiz.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-neis-39b9294b/
https://www.facebook.com/retevo/

Jeremy Neis is a small business operator fueled by the desire to enrich the life experience. He grew up in the Chicago area and chased the sun to get a degree at the University of Arizona in human and organizational communications. After doing so, he returned to Illinois where over the next 15 years he would find joy in co-launching and growing a technology solutions company and establishing a family. In 2014 he returned to the desert to join his current venture, Retirement Evolutions, where his focuses are: (1) Conduct planning with individuals and families so that they can maximize the likelihood of leading secure and comfortable retirements. (2) Through the business services arm, Resourceful, empower business leaders to care for the people that they will rely upon to be thriving, sustainable organizations.

Jeremy is a proud contributor to the Conscious Capitalism movement as he views it as a powerful vehicle to bring about greater prosperity and reduced suffering for our human family. Over his career he has had the privilege to work closely with hundreds of different enterprises across many markets and industries. A common theme emerges among those firms that he’s seen excel and that is to be great not just with what they are bringing to market, but also with the manner in which they are doing so.

SCOTT-FOUNDATION THOUGHT AND SERVICE LEADERS with Gretchen Jewell with HomeSmart

October 12, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

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Gretchen Jewell is a professional Real Estate Agent with a natural excitement for helping you find your dream home in your most desired neighborhood. Her philosophy is to bring dedication and loyalty to your transaction and treat you like she would her own family. Gretchen’s approach is to carefully assess your needs to find the best possible fit for your family and lifestyle. She’ll work smart to negotiate the best possible terms for your sale or purchase.

Gretchen works in all parts of the greater Phoenix area and she supports buyers, sellers and investors in all types of home sales from condominiums, townhomes, single family homes, short sale, bank-owned (foreclosure) and new home construction builds. Phoenix is a great place to own a home for the enjoyment of ownership and the strong investment opportunity. The market is exciting and complex and Gretchen would be honored to help you navigate your sale or purchase!

Gretchen has a husband and three wonderful children that they adopted through the foster care system. They are foster care and adoption advocates and want to see all children have a chance at a loving home. Part of this advocacy means supporting a great organization that provides for local foster children, Scott Foundation. Scott Foundation cares for Foster Children in many ways including a sponsorship program for foster teens who need support and guidance as they age out of the foster care system and into independent adult life. After the closing of each sale or purchase using her services, Gretchen will donate $250 to this important service organization.

Please contact her for more information to buy or sell your home. She’s committed to making this a lucrative and enjoyable process for you.

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LOVE, PEER SUPPORT & SENSE OF FAMILY

Scott Foundation has big aspirations and a different path for Arizona foster youth. They imagine a journey that changes the face of humanity and inspires their kids to be their absolute best today while making tomorrow’s world a much better place for all. They imagine an education and societal system focused on the power of community rather than competition; and they imagine a world where children are taught we are not separate, but instead, we are all a part of something much bigger than ourselves – we are one.

Scott Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that invests in the future of Arizona foster youth who wish to make the world better than they found it. The foundation produces year-round experiential programming that highlights, inspires and educate youth on the importance of social emotional well-being, while mindfully developing their heart and purposeful career path.

WHAT DO YOU LEAVE BEHIND? What kind of person do you want to be? Life/Legacy Plan – What is the history of your future? How can you make the world better than you found it?

Motivated by tragedy, youth transform to find their true self and become self- supporting, successful, community-minded, “compassionate people”.

Colleen Walski, Former Intel Manager, turned entrepreneur, who’s founded a philosophical service learning organization that also serves the social emotional well-being of youth in the Arizona foster care system; free of charge.

Colleen’s soulful story of resilience and purpose began on her intended journey of re-building hope after her only son, Scott tragically passed. The transformative power of selfless service is revealed as she finds the Universe has oddly aligned the destiny of many to make an inspiring impact that continues to unfold and enrich the fortune of Scott’s legacy and her own!

Frustrated by traditional thinking of the nonprofit business model, health and crisis intervention statistics at an all-time high, a failing education system, and inadequate support for children’s social services, Colleen mindfully surrounds herself with present Thought Leaders, Change-Makers, Philanthropists and Executives that like to take action, and begins serving the market in a way that it’s never been served before.

Colleen is as a very results-driven and active community member, providing ongoing leadership in humanitarian services to local youth programs with ongoing commitment to increase awareness for peace and support of community partnerships.

Connect with Colleen on LinkedIn, and follow Scott Foundation on Facebook.

CULTURE CRUSH RX Harrahs Ak-Chin Casino with Beth Amoroso and HMA Public Relations with Abbie S Fink

October 8, 2018 by Karen

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CULTURE CRUSH RX Harrahs Ak-Chin Casino with Beth Amoroso and HMA Public Relations with Abbie S Fink

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CULTURE CRUSH RX Harrahs Ak-Chin Casino with Beth Amoroso and HMA Public Relations with Abbie S Fink

In this episode of Culture Crush Rx, Deb talks with Beth Amoroso, director of human resources at Harrah’s Ak-Chin and Abbie Fink vice president and general manager with HMA Public Relations. In the casino and hospitality industry it’s all about fun and Harrah’s actively cultivates a culture of play while simultaneously creating a culture of caring. Learn about some of the unique ways they’re keeping employees happy and encouraging loyalty among both employees and guests. The discussion also dives into servant leadership, volunteerism, and how giving back to the community makes for a better workplace.

As director of human resources for Harrahs Ak-Chin Casino, Beth Amoroso provides strategy, direction and leadership for the casino and resort. She is responsible for Recruitment, Training and Development, Employee Relations, Communication, Compensation, Benefits and Service. Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino Resort has been recognized by Phoenix Business Journal as one of the “Best Places to Work in the Valley,” Named one of Arizona’s Most Admired Companies; Valley’s Healthiest Employers won the Governor’s Award on Volunteerism and Service 2011.

All you have to do is visit Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino and you’ll know the place is special. The first clue is the personal greeting that every visitor receives from each and every Ak-Chin Casino employee. Guests feel welcomed and appreciated the minute they walk in the door.

The leadership team has worked hard to create a culture that makes people feel appreciated and that ensures every employee carries and fosters a sense of pride in their work. The culture enforces the importance of each individual role and personally acknowledges team members for excellent work and commitment.

A sense of connection and loyalty creates and champions programs that carry on the tradition of providing a great experience, excellent products, and unsurpassed service.

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HMA Public Relations, a full-service public relations and marketing communications firm, understands the importance of corporate culture and social responsibility. Throughout the company’s nearly 40-year history, the agency and its team members have impacted hundreds of nonprofit organizations by giving time and talent to help them raise awareness and funds to continue the good work they do each and every day in our community. The agency’s staff has the freedom and flexibility to serve on boards of directors, volunteer with passion projects and serve the communities closest to them.

And when working with its clients, the agency regularly emphasizes the role of social responsibility in business, incorporating these important messages into a client’s communications efforts, as it has done for Harrah’s during these nearly 10 years.

Abbie S. Fink is the vice president/general manager of HMA Public Relations, a full-service marketing communications firm based in Phoenix. She’s been with the firm since 1993. An award-winning communications professional, Abbie serves as HMA’s primary media and digital communications trainer and has conducted training sessions for a variety of corporate and nonprofit organizations, government agencies and associations.

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ABOUT CULTURE CRUSH Rx

Culture Crush Rx is an exploration of what makes a great company culture, how successful leaders create it, and how it affects the overall success of the company. We highlight the companies in our community who are crushing it with culture and get practical tips from local experts on how to do the same.

Each episode, we dive into real-life experiences, tips, and best practices for creating a healthy work environment in which everyone is functioning at their highest level and finding joy and satisfaction in their work. Whether you’re a top-level leader, a startup entrepreneur, or part of team, we aim to provide you with valuable insights to help make your work enjoyable and your life well-rounded.

If company culture isn’t consciously created, it will still be created.

ABOUT YOUR HOST

Deb Caron is the owner and principal consultant of Anahata Marketing, a Phoenix-based marketing and brand communication consultancy that focuses on empathic listening and content creation to foster real connection between businesses and the customers they serve. She hosts Culture Crush Rx as part of her personal passion for helping people live healthier, more fulfilling, well-rounded lives. Deb is also a registered yoga teacher and she truly enjoys sharing her knowledge and love for the practice with her community. Deb can be reached at deb@anahatamarketing.com and on Linkedin.

JOURNEY RADIO Designer Danielle Dickey and Coach Steve Feld and Managing Partner Warren Dickey and Volunteer Coordinator Annie Warren

October 2, 2018 by Karen

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JOURNEY RADIO Designer Danielle Dickey and Coach Steve Feld and Managing Partner Warren Dickey and Volunteer Coordinator Annie Warren

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JOURNEY RADIO Designer Danielle Dickey and Coach Steve Feld and Managing Partner Warren Dickey and Volunteer Coordinator Annie Warren

What do you get when you have four interesting people in the room with something to share? What you get is a fireside chat that includes interesting conversation, with tweetable moments.

Enjoy this podcast to learn from our guest that includes 14 year old entrepreneur, jewelry designer Danielle Dickey; Special Olympics Volunteer Coordinator, Annie Warren; Business Coach Steve Feld; and 25 year sales veteran Warren Dickey. This diverse team of experts will share information on strategic marketing; services and confidence Special Olympics of Arizona provides to participants; benefits of a business coach to help you develop a successful business; how SCORE Mentors support small businesses; and the importance of having work life balance. As Eunice Kennedy Shiver did when created the Special Olympics, our guest are putting their visions into action.

DND Jewelry was started October 18th, 2015, by 11 year old Danielle Nicole Dickey with the idea of creating beauty to help people express their individual style. The business has grown into hair accessories as well as jewelry to provide a wide variety of options for self-expression in beauty.

Danielle Dickey is now a 14 year old high school freshman attending Basha High part time, taking several electives and is also home schooled, studying her core curriculum with her mother. This first year in public school has been an adventure for her.

As a home schooler, the flexibility has allowed creativity in art and fashion, so after some encouragement and support from mom and dad, Danielle decided to step out and build a business to be proud of.

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Steve Feld provides training and business performance coaching to business owners, professionals and executives. This can be accomplished through either one-on- one coaching in an environment of continuous learning, positive support and results-driven accountability. Or, through his online E-Learning system for smaller businesses. Steve also conducts workshops and training on a variety of subjects for business owners, executives and their staff which he customizes to every organization to provide the greatest positive impact. Steve has spoken to a large variety of organizations in different industries of all sizes.

All businesses have the same basic foundation and that is what Steve focus on. Growing and getting positive results in the business, the leader of the organization as well as every else involved within the business. He is in the business of business.

Steve is a certified business coach. He owned a district office for Farmers Insurance, where he recruited, trained, coached, and consulted agents. Steve was a COO/CFO for a large non-profit organization, the director of global merchandise for the Harlem Globetrotters, general manager for Rawhide an 1880’s Western Theme town, and in a division of Warner Brothers working for many different musical acts, he has owned two managerial consulting practices working with start-ups, small and medium sized businesses. Steve has over 30 years in business operations/marketing experience in a variety of industries and sizes, along with being part of 3 different Fortune 500 companies – always contributing to their profitability and growth. Steve also mentors for Score and is an area director for Toastmasters.

Since graduating from Colorado State University with a B.S. in Economics he has obtained his M.B.A., and is 6-Sigma Green Belt certified. He is the recipient of numerous local and national business awards for his unique practices in growing businesses.

Steve is the author of two books. “45 Minute Business Breakthroughs” that showcases 8 simple steps any business owner can take to increase the number of leads, which leads to more customers, and increased revenue. His second book, “10 Secrets businesses should know” highlights just 10 simple areas many business owners have either failed to put into place within their business or forgotten about which has hindered their success. Both books are available on Amazon and through his website.

Connect with Steve on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Meds From Nature was started in 2011 by Warren D. Dickey with the goal of raising the awareness and availability of natural Homeopathic medicines for consumers looking for safe, natural and effective alternative health products. The business has since expanded into vitamins, herbs and supplements to provide consumers with a full range of natural products including big brands from the top natural products companies.

Meds From Nature seeks to help people live healthier lives through the use of medicine from nature. Always Free Shipping and competitive pricing is what distinguishes Meds From Nature from its competitors.

Warren D Dickey has over 25 years of sales experience working with companies such as Pepsi, McLane Grocery Distribution Company and Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation. He has managed Buyers, Sales Reps and Product Categories with sales ranging from $3 million to $600 million.

Warren also owns a natural products broker business that presents and sells products to the headquarter offices of major supermarket and health food chains in Arizona.

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The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

For people with intellectual disabilities, Special Olympics is often the only place where they have an opportunity to participate in their communities and develop belief in themselves. For athletes, Special Olympics sports provide a gateway to empowerment, competence, acceptance and joy. The lessons learned in Special Olympics also impact their life skills. Sports training enhances focus and gives participants a structure for learning important lessons about perseverance, endurance and setting goals. Many people are surprised to know, more than half of adult Special Olympics athletes in the United States are employed, versus 10 percent of intellectually disabled persons who do not participate in Special Olympics.

Annie Warren is a recent graduate of Arizona State University where she received her undergraduate degrees in Political Science and Economics and graduate degree from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law in Sports Law and Business. Annie grew up in Salt Lake City, UT but moved to Arizona to play for the women’s soccer team at Arizona State.

Initially interested in politics, Annie began her professional journey interning on campaigns for Prop. 123, John McCain, and then transitioned into a staff role as the Campaign Coordinator for Sal DiCiccio in 2017. Annie, however, found her true love and passion at Special Olympics Arizona in January of 2018. Annie credits her younger brother who has autism as her main inspiration and motivation for working for the organization. Beginning as an intern, Annie moved up to a full-time position on staff just two months later.

Connect with Annie on LinkedIn and follow Special Olympics Arizona on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

ABOUT JOURNEY RADIO

Tune into Journey Radio to learn from successful professionals who will provide you with a roadmap for your own Journey to success. Our guests are individuals who want to share stories, tips and guidelines based on their own journey. Listeners will be encouraged to stay the course after learning that a journey that ends successfully is not a straight line but is a winding road of experiences that teaches life lessons that can be built upon, providing us grit and knowledge to complete our Journey.

Journey Radio’s mission is to ensure all listeners have the opportunity to learn from guest’s experiences, failures and successes enabling Journey listeners to complete their “Path to Success” at a faster pace, with fewer failures. Every lesson learned does not need to be through experience, but can be learned by listening and learning from other’s experience. Journey Radio connects listeners with guests who have completed the journey that the listener is on.

Journey Radio is powered by Divinity Beauty Bar

Tucson’s Leader in Extensions, Color, Healthy Hair and All your Spa Needs. Connect with Divinity Beauty Bar on Facebook and Instagram and via email.

ABOUT YOUR HOST

Journey Radio’s host and sponsor Enid Moore-Cranshaw is a consummate business professional. Enid holds a Master’s Degree in Finance and Accounting from Regis University. She is the Immediate Past District Director of Toastmasters International, District 3 (state of Arizona) with a membership of over 4,000. District 3 Toastmasters is ranked seventh in Arizona’s networking and is one of the top organizations for communication and leadership development in the world. She is a Financial Professional and owner of Divinity Beauty Bar. Divinity Beauty Bar specializes in nails, hair styling, wigs, hair extensions, maintenance and growth. Enid is the Immediate Past Board President of Child Parent Centers (Headstart). Child Parent Centers is a leader in early childhood development and serves Southern Arizona’s underprivileged children. Her passion is early childhood development, community service, personal development, effective communication and empowering others to realize their full potential.

LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Phoenix Business Journal Publisher Ray Schey and Catherine Alonzo Founding Partner with Javelina

September 29, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Phoenix Business Journal Publisher Ray Schey and Catherine Alonzo Founding Partner with Javelina

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LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Phoenix Business Journal Publisher Ray Schey and Catherine Alonzo Founding Partner with Javelina

Javelina turns their clients (and their clients are nonprofits, businesses, and campaigns) into change engineers, working with them to identify the change they want to see in the world and making it happen by bringing together strategies from the worlds of marketing and political campaigns.

Javelina’s purpose is to advance equality and human dignity through social, political and economic change. All of their clients are aligned in this mission. They work with their clients to develop change-focused campaigns. From message research and development to political campaign consulting and fundraising, they design and launch initiatives that bring together powerful storytelling and effective advocacy, with life-altering results.

A co-founder of Javelina, Catherine Alonzo has been advancing Arizona’s marketing and advocacy industries for over a decade. Catherine has been an integral part of significant policy and communications campaigns in Phoenix, including the teams that elected Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, Tempe Mayor Mark Mitchell and passed the MovePHX Campaign in support of Prop 104, a sales tax increase to support comprehensive transportation expansion in the city of Phoenix.

Originally from the UK, Catherine moved to Arizona in 2005 to complete her Master’s Degree in Public Administration at Arizona State University. She has been instrumental in building Javelina into one of the Valley’s leading branding and marketing agencies.

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The Phoenix Business Journal is a weekly business publication reaching over 60,000 business professionals in the Phoenix, AZ area. In addition to a weekly print and digital edition, the Phoenix Business Journal publishes a morning and afternoon digital edition highlighting business news and information.

The Phoenix Business Journal is owned by American City Business Journals headquartered in Charlotte, NC which operates 43 business journal publications throughout the United States.

Ray Schey is the Market President & Publisher of the Phoenix Business Journal, a weekly business publication reaching over 60,000 business professionals in the Phoenix, AZ area. Ray is responsible for managing all day to day aspects of the publication.

Within one year of joining American City Business Journals, Ray was promoted to the role of Publisher in May 2014 after leading a successful sales effort as Director of Advertising at the Milwaukee Business Journal. Both the Phoenix Business Journal and the Milwaukee Business Journal are owned by American City Business Journals headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Prior to his roles with American City Business Journals, he was the Director of Advertising at the Rochester Business Journal from June 2008 through April 2013. Most of his earlier career was spent in sales and sales management in radio and television.

Ray has been involved in numerous community and charitable organizations in his career. He is a member of Greater Phoenix Leadership and serves on the board of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. He is also a board member of Downtown Phoenix, Visit Phoenix, the Arizona Tech Council and the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation Board

Ray received a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Bonaventure University in Journalism and is a graduate of McQuaid Jesuit High School in Rochester, NY.

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LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Kay Eskridge with Images by Kay and Tiffany Divelbiss with Wildfire Crossfit

September 20, 2018 by Karen

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LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Kay Eskridge with Images by Kay and Tiffany Divelbiss with Wildfire Crossfit

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LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Kay Eskridge with Images by Kay and Tiffany Divelbiss with Wildfire Crossfit

Combining her passion for photography and her love of people, Kay Eskridge’s studio, Images by Kay & Co. has earned a sterling reputation for high-quality lifestyle portraiture. Kay takes great pride in not only the imagery she creates but also the high level of customer service she provides. Her state-of-the-art residential studio boasts many different vignettes perfectly placed throughout the one-acre portrait garden. Clients may be photographed in areas representing Arizona with a desert and western flair as well as the beautiful green and lush garden in the back. A waterfall and Koi pond are a huge hit with the kids as they are able to feed the fish when the session is complete. An old pickup truck bed makes for a perfect vintage backdrop and the corrugated metal wall can give any image an urban feel. The camera room is light and bright and features natural window light for a soft feeling image. A large dressing suite provides a spacious place to prepare for your image and the feeling of ‘home’ gives each client a sense of peace.

Specializing as a lifestyle portrait artist, Kay’s clientele has come to rely on her to capture images from all of life’s special events, from maternity to newborns, tots to ‘tweens’, High School Seniors to summer family vacations and even intimate images captured through the CelebrateSexy division of her studio. Her focus on relationships, creative approach to portraiture, unique perspective on customer service and clear vision about business has provided her with much success doing something she loves.

Kay is a member and Past President of the Arizona Professional Photography Association and is one of Kodak-Alaris’ Approved Speakers. She is a PPA Certified, a Master-Photographic Craftsman and holds numerous awards, including the National Award, the Arizona Photographer of the Year, the Kodak Gallery Elite Award, the Phoenix Portrait Photographer of the Year, and the Arizona Illustrative Photographer of the Year. In addition to running a successful local business, Kay is an accredited and sought-after educator for her industry. She has traveled to China, Japan and Europe to teach other photographers and is well known for leading workshops and seminars throughout the United States. She is considered by her peers as a leader in her field and serves as a Trustee for the Professional Photographers of American’s Charity.

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WildFire CrossFit is a fitness program like no other where we believe that every person deserves to live life to its fullest surrounded by a community that encourages them. Everyone is welcome who wants the opportunity to be better at life.

“Set your life on fire, seek those who fan your flames”.

This fitness program develops all ten areas of physical fitness using functional movements that are constantly varied and performed at high intensity. We combine weight lifting, cardiovascular endurance, body weight movements, and flexibility in a professionally coached program that produces results, never gets boring, and creates a strong community of people who work together to improve their lives through fitness. The workouts and exercises can be infinitely scaled to fit whatever fitness level each person may be or even to accommodate an injury concern. The environment produces results in areas beyond what we typically think of in fitness such as increased confidence, teamwork, positive attitude, stress relief, productivity and more.

WildFire CrossFit’s programs include: CrossFit, WildFire Weightlifting Club, Endurance, Gymnastics, CrossFit Kids & Teens (ages 5-17), WildFire Nutrition, Competition Classes, WildFire Boot Camp, Personal Training, and currently the Off Ice Training for the Pinnacle Hockey Club.

WildFire CrossFit is the spark that ignites life into those it touches. Through fitness, nutrition and/or the positive influence of its community.

As a Justice Studies major at ASU, fitness and nutrition wasn’t exactly a huge priority for Tiffany Divelbiss. She discovered it after she got a job at a weight loss clinic in Scottsdale. She found she had a passion for helping people. She understood how challenging losing weight could be and was able to help people by developing specific plans of action that would hold them accountable and produce results.

In 2008, Tiffany rented an office in a Wellness center to start her own Nutrition Consulting business. The personal trainer at the center started offering CrossFit classes and she started training with them as a compliment to her own nutrition program. It wasn’t long before she began coaching fitness in addition to her nutrition consulting and became a Level 1 CrossFit trainer. She helped to launch CrossFit Scottsdale, one of the first CrossFit affiliates in the area, and for the next few years coached adults, ran the gym and the nutrition program, and even started a CrossFit program for kids.

Tiffany’s mission in life has always been to help people be their best selves. She understands that by helping people to focus on fitness and nutrition, they will have the building blocks for a strong foundation of living their best life. Coaching people to find and build that strong foundation has become more than just a passion for Tiffany, it is a way of life.

In October of 2012, Tiffany and her husband, Skip, started WildFire CrossFit in North Phoenix where they are celebrating their 6-year anniversary next month. They have built a fitness community where everyone is welcome. They believe that everyone, no matter what their fitness background, deserves the help they need to live their best life, and that’s what they provide.

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JOURNEY RADIO Erin Lyons with Child Parent Center and Desiree Cook with I Am You 360 and Anita Scott with Diamond Daughters

September 17, 2018 by Karen

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JOURNEY RADIO Erin Lyons with Child Parent Center and Desiree Cook with I Am You 360 and Anita Scott with Diamond Daughters

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JOURNEY RADIO Erin Lyons with Child Parent Center and Desiree Cook with I Am You 360 and Anita Scott with Diamond Daughters

This Journey radio segment is a dynamic conversation with three dynamic leaders of non-profit organizations that make a difference in our community by providing services to children, youth and women. Enjoy a discussion with Erin Lyons, Desiree Cook, and Anita Scott as they share how their life’s journey has given them the tools to lead organizations that make a difference.

Erin Lyons is Chief Executive Officer of Child Parent Center a non-profit with a 28-million-dollar budget, local and national leader in early childhood education. Desiree Cook is Founder, and Director of I Am You 360 and winner of the AKA Sorority Community Service Award, Sparkle Cleaners Non-Profit of the Month, and Vantage West Credit Union Non-Profit of the Year. Anita Scott, Founder of Diamond Daughters, is an ordained Minister in Glendale, Arizona, and author of “The Power of Transformational Thinking.”

These three women combined provide early childhood development, service for foster children, homeless youth and women. Their mission is to foster life transformation, develop literacy, and to ensure the emotional and physical well-being of those serviced.

Tune in and discover why they embody the Diamond Daughters Empowerment Summit theme “Fearless Women Called to Success.”

Child-Parent Centers, Inc. (CPC) is a community-based, not-for-profit corporation incorporated in 1967. CPC is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and a Head Start Parent Policy Council that consists of enrolled parents. Its primary purpose as the Head Start and Early Head Start grantee for southeastern Arizona is to provide comprehensive early childhood, health and nutrition, and family development services to low income families with children birth to age five. CPC has successfully implemented Head Start and Early Head Start services for over 50 years. With an annual operating budget of over 28 million dollars, 560 employees, and services provided to more than 2,800 young children, CPC has an established reputation in the local and national early childhood community as an organization that places excellence at the forefront of all of its work.

Head Start, first launched in 1965, was designed to be a comprehensive school readiness program addressing the emotional, social, health, nutritional, and educational needs of preschoolers from low-income families. A program created as part of Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty, Head Start has now grown to serve infants, toddlers, and pregnant women in addition to preschoolers, and is a nationally recognized, dual-generation approach to ending the cycle of poverty.

There are three programmatic components of CPC’s efforts: school readiness, health, and family engagement. Health services include ensuring that children are up to date on medical screenings and immunizations, are connected to health insurance and a medical home, have a dental home and dental exams, and ensuring parents have information related to healthy eating and nutrition and the importance of physical activity for their children. CPC provides these services throughout five counties in Southern Arizona, including Pima, Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, and Santa Cruz, and serves rural and urban areas including Tucson, Marana, Nogales, Rio Rico, Safford, Pima, Duncan, Bisbee, Willcox, Benson, Catalina, Sierra Vista, Douglas and Ajo

Erin Lyons joined Child-Parent Centers in October 2014 as its CEO. She possesses a diverse combination of professional experience ranging from classroom teaching to management of adolescent residential facilities and organizational and community development activities. Her most recent tenure was as Senior Regional Director with First Things First, Arizona’s statewide early childhood initiative. In this position, she worked with local Regional Partnership Councils in Pima and Santa Cruz Counties as well as the tribal communities of Pascua Yaqui and the Tohono O’odham Nation. Her work involved oversight of the planning and implementation of annual budgets that infused nearly $100 million dollars in grants and contracts for early childhood and family education services throughout the Southeast area of the state between 2009-2014.

Lyons has also established a presence in the non-profit sector in the Tucson community and has experience both as a direct service provider and senior administrator as well as a volunteer. In addition to programmatic knowledge in the fields of education, child welfare, and behavioral health, she has a breadth of experience in establishing community partnerships, strategic planning, budgeting, quality assurance and compliance activities, and various aspects of employee and organizational development. She has also been affiliated with a number of community entities such as COPE Community Services, the Behavioral Health Coalition of Southern Arizona, United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona’s First Focus on Kids Impact Council, and the Southern Arizona Association for the Education of Young Children.

Lyons began her career as a teacher and kicked off her classroom experience with preschool students at Marva Collins’ Westside Preparatory School on the west side of Chicago. She eventually taught at various grade levels ranging from first grade through high school. As an undergraduate, she attended Yale University and then Northwestern University where she completed a Bachelor of Science in Education. She is also a proud University of Arizona Wildcat and earned her Master of Public Administration at the Eller College. Erin lives with her family in Tucson where she has lived for the better part of her life.

For more information and to get involved, find ChildParentCenters on Facebook and Twitter.

I Am You 360 is a 501c3 non-profit organization that focuses on providing personalized and life skills services for primarily foster care and homeless youth in Pima County improve confidence, appearance, school attendance, academic achievement, and overall well-being.

Services include: Full size, new hygiene and hair care products according to ethnicity and gender to promote healthy hair and skin in a personalized backpack. Participants are served at one of three of I Am You 360 Hygiene Dispensaries, and each participant can have their hygiene bag refilled every 6 weeks to continue a healthy personal care routine.

They also provide a 9 week life skills programming which includes: Self Esteem, Self Awareness, Positive Thinking, and Be Good to your Mind.

Desiree Cook was born in Newark New Jersey and lived in Brooklyn New York. Mother of 7 children and married to Terry Cook. She has been a Tucson resident since 2002. She is an active member of Gideon Baptist, local hair stylist at Artistry since 2012, and created I Am You 360 in November of 2013 and became a 501c3 non-profit in July of 2014.

To learn more and to get involved with IAmYou360 find them on Facebook , Instagram or email iamyou360@hotmail.com

Diamond Daughters Motto – I am you, you are me and we are ONE. It is a global womens movement geared toward empowerment and transformation helping women reach the potential inside of them. We provide tools and resources to improve and enhance goals and vision. We recently held our 5th Anual Diamond Daughters we had the privilege to honor women in the community who were making an impact in different areas. This was the second year we also gave a scholarship to a young lady preparing for college. Our attendance was 300 women from all over the valley and surrounding cities. We host a fashion show annually to show women their worth. Women who come from Human Trafficking, , domestic violence and single mothers are part of the fashion show.

My name is Anita Scott and I was born in Hobbs, New Mexico. I’m married to Freddie Scott and we have three beautiful children..I’m an ordained Minister and have been a resident in Glendale, AZ since 2006. Diamond Daughters was founded in 2012 and established a 501c3 in 2014. It is my belief that every woman has the potential to be and do something great no matter the past or background. I have recently authored a book The Power of Transformational Thinking designed to change thinking patterns.