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AZ BRANDCAST Rod Lenniger Owner and Principal with RAL Advisory Services

October 29, 2018 by Karen

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AZ BRANDCAST Rod Lenniger Owner and Principal with RAL Advisory Services

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AZ BRANDCAST Rod Lenniger Owner and Principal with RAL Advisory Services

Hear from a seasoned veteran, with a foot in both education and investment/management in the innovation and entrepreneurial space, speak about the realities and deep challenges of innovation, especially in established companies.

in this episode of AZ Brandcast, Rod Lenninger talks about intrepreneurship: the challenges inherent in creating space for innovation within an established organization. He discusses the potential for business and higher ed to work together and the realities of the challenge.

Since 2013, Rod Lenniger has owned and operated RAL Advisory Services. He is an Executive Advisor and Mentor for the C-Suite and often serves in “interim” executive positions to help companies maintain stability during times of change or to help lead accelerated growth initiatives as well as turnaround challenges.

Leveraging an expertise in business planning, he also functions as Lead Facilitator implementing a “Business Model Canvas” accelerator program for clients who want to design new or modify existing business models. Rod has conducted multiple BMC programs for companies ranging from startups to established businesses and continues to refine the usage to assist executive teams through the shared experience of clearly defining their business strategies and most importantly, identifying the tactics needed to actually implement them!

Rod brings more than 20 years of accomplishments in the information technology industry. He has held executive leadership positions in high tech companies ranging from early stage growth to global Fortune 500 companies. He has a successful track record in international business development, product marketing and professional services as well as mergers, acquisitions and IPOs. From 2004 to 2013, Rod was an Executive Team member for iCrossing, responsible for operations,corporate development, mergers and acquisitions and the global integration of new businesses. He firstjoined iCrossing in 2004 as VP Operations and served in various leadership roles participating in the rapid growth of several Search and technology functional units as well as the acquisition and integration of seven new businesses in North America, South America and Europe. During his tenure, iCrossing raised in excess of $100 million in venture funding and was successfully sold to the Hearst Corporation in 2010 for $325 million.

Appointed by the Governor, Lenniger has served on the Arizona Information and Technology Acquisition Council (ITAC) and the State’s eLearning Task Force. He also has been an advisor on the Arizona StateUniversity’s Computer Science Department, Senior Advisory Council. Chairman Emeritus of the Arizona Technology Council, he served as President and then Chairman for several years. He was appointed to the State’s Data Governance Council assisting the Department of Education and served as a Board member for both the Southwest Center for Chronic Disease, as well as Helping Hands For Freedom, serving families of deployed members of the military.

Awarded a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey, Rod also achieved a Master’s Degree in Business from the Columbia University School of Business in New York City. His practical leadership skills were first honed as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army wherehe served for 3 years being honorably discharged as a First Lieutenant.

RAL Advisory Services provides personalized one-on-one coaching and mentoring for the CEO and/or Exec Team members. An executive coach can see what you cannot see; they are on the outside looking in. As your advisor they help you clearly see your options and the decisions you can make to advance your leadership, as well as the organization you lead. They bring years of corporate and entrepreneurial leadership knowledge and experience to provide fresh insight and expand your thinking, build your confidence and skills, and ensure you complete your goals. Value is not only in providing expert, third party analysis of your business, but the specific guidance on steps to improve it.

Connect with Rod on Twitter.

ABOUT AZ BRANDCAST

Branding isn’t just for companies. In fact, Arizona is its own brand. Every month, Mike Jones and Chris Stadler tap into Arizona’s rich community of thought leaders and business owners to find out how the state is developing that brand. Join them as they interview business and thought leaders from in and around Arizona about higher purpose in their companies and Arizona’s development as a brand. AZ Brandcast is powered by Conscious Capitalism AZ and Resound Creative.

ABOUT YOUR HOSTS

It’s Mike Jones‘ mission to see brands grow and succeed – to reach their full potential. He believes every brand, like every person, has DNA that’s remarkable, but not every brand knows how to act like it (and communicate it to the world). It’s not about what’s trendy, whatever consumers are demanding, or whatever will turn the fastest profit. It’s about the long game – building real relationships with your customers and your community.

Chris Stadler likes to see great plans executed. In a world looking for magic formulas, his stoic outlook tends to point people back to doing the basics really well. Accountability and measurement are his tools. In the past, Chris served as the staff copywriter for a large credit union, UX/human factors researcher at the University of Iowa and full-time teaching faculty, teaching design, copy and strategy at the University of Oregon.

Pensacola Business Radio: Women In Leadership Series Ep 11, brought to you by Powerful Women of The Gulf Coast

October 12, 2018 by angishields

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Pensacola Business Radio: Women In Leadership Series Ep 11, brought to you by Powerful Women of The Gulf Coast

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Emily Elmore USAF Pilot, Professional Speaker, Management Consultant

Emily Elmore is an Air Force pilot, author, and management consultant stationed at Naval Air Station Pensacola as a flight instructor and Chief of Academics and Simulator Operations.

After earning a Master of Engineering and certification in Lean, Six Sigma, and process improvement, Emily began offering data-driven management services. She later founded Elmore Johnson Consulting, specializing in team development and executive coaching.

Emily served 8 years active duty as a pilot; she is credited with over 300 combat hours in Operations Enduring Freedom and Resolute Support. In 2016 she suffered a catastrophic shoulder injury that required a full replacement. Subsequent nerve injury significantly limited her functional abilities, but afforded her the opportunity to focus on her family. She is a married mother of two, committed to growing relationships and coaching others through their own obstacles to become influential leaders in their career and community. 8 years of experience as an USAF pilot and officer; flight commander and instructor of 400+ students for FAA and ICAO airspace requirements and defense operations for multimillion dollar training program. CPI Green Belt that has led projects that reduce critical manning shortfalls and cost savings initiatives. Summa cum laude graduate of Master of Engineering with focus on project management across all spectrums of industry (finance, production, legal, marketing).

Professional speaker, passionate about empowering the community through training, motivation, and team development. Available for public engagements and private seminars; past topics include leadership, managing generational conflict, secrets of high functioning teams, work-life balance, communication, gender equality, and a women’s mentorship series.
Management consultant services are comprehensive and can be found in detail at ElmoreJohnson.com

Consult@elmorejohnson.com , 334-625-9032 , udemy.com/leadership-essentials-for-high-performance-teams/?couponcode=INTRO_RATE

Michele A Kobielnik CPIW, LUTCF, FSS/Affiliated Insurance Pensacola

– I can handle all of your life and health insurance needs whether you need individual, group or business insurance, or when you reach 65 and need coverage to supplement Medicare. With over 30 years experience, I can get you the coverage that best suits your needs.

Kolleen Edwards Chesley has 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and spent the majority of her career as a financial advisor. In that role, Kolleen was responsible for finding her own clients and quickly learned the value of networking, networking, and even more networking. It was in 2004 and during her sales career that she, along with two other professional business women met for lunch with the purpose of helping to motivate each other after Hurricane Ivan had blown through our area and changed not only the physical landscape of the area, but also impacted the business landscape as well. Out of that lunch was born what is now a thriving not-for-profit organization for business women.

Kolleen currently serves full-time as the Founding Director of what was originally called Women’s Business Lunch and is now known as Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast. The organization advocates a culture of confidence building, lifelong learning, collaboration, empowering others and a spirit of charitable giving.

The mission of Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is to promote, advance and improve women in business and the organization accomplishes these in a number of different ways.

Monthly networking meetings in Pensacola and Gulf Breeze. These are open to all women and are free to attend. We run a structured meeting with open networking, an educational segment, a sponsor presentation, an opportunity to hear about the businesses of all attendees, and a whole lot of fun. We frequently hear from attendees that these meeting are chock full of value and a great way to build new relationships to help support their businesses. The Pensacola meetings include lunch paid for by our sponsors.
Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast Magazine. We have produced 4 editions of this print magazine. Each edition features interviewees of local successful leaders in business who share their honest thoughts on leadership, success, obstacles, and inspiration as it relates to women in business. We also include other articles on leadership, networking, and other skill development. It is geared for anyone in business or looking for business motivation and tips. Our goal is for this to be a quarterly publication, however the magazine is currently on hold as we explore graphic designers. Our latest edition can still be found on our website.
Annual Pursue Your Passion Women’s conference. To help celebrate National Business Women’s Week, we hold a full day conference during the third week of October along with several other events leading up to the conference. We feature a national keynote speaker, several local successful leaders in business, along with Speed Networking, an Experience Hall, structured and unstructured networking exercises and plenty of laughter, relationship building and excitement. Our attendees are not only motivated by the conference but they leave with tangible tips they can take back and implement in their businesses to lead them to success. For 2018, our conference will be held on Wednesday, October 17^th and Thursday, October 18^th, 2018 at Sanders Beach.
Power Up Challenge is a 12 week educational series where we hold classes once a week for two hours. Classes focused around four main areas of business: Networking, Marketing, Business Efficiency, and Sales Skills. Open to men and women and all classmates receive the full audio recording of each class along with class notes, expanded notes, and extra resources. Remote classes also available. Classes are affordable and attendees are elated with the amount and quality of the information that is shared.

Women in Leadership radio podcast show – sponsored by Pensacola Business Radio X. We hold monthly shows featuring local community leaders and other men and women in business. We engage our guests in conversational style in-depth interviews.

Pensacola Business Radio is brought to you by the good folks at Gulf Coast Office Supply, eightfifty:media, IT Gulf Coast, and a host of local pro-business organizations committed to Economic Development in the West Florida region. Business Radio X Studios-Pensacola is a Listener Supported Station, if you would like to support BRX Studios & Pensacola Business Radio please join us by clicking on the button below. The support from our listeners helps keep the voice of business amplified in this community, through sponsored stories and community service. All made possible by our listener support.

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.

Follow DND Jewelry on Facebook.

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.

Follow Meds from Nature on Twitter.

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.

Pensacola Business Radio: International Orlando Series, Guest: Neon Tiki Tribe

August 5, 2018 by angishields

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Pensacola Business Radio: International Orlando Series, Guest: Neon Tiki Tribe

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Greg Devlin, Co-Founder Worldwide Neon Tiki Tribe

“After surviving a massive missile explosion, I feel like I have been given a second chance in life and want to make a difference in the world by helping as many kids at an early age as possible. I feel that if we can make a positive impression on children between the 1st to 4th grade levels (before they hit the high peer pressure age groups of middle and high school), we can really make a difference as they grow older.”

Married, Father of 4 daughters, with 2 Grandsons, 1 Granddaughter.
US Air Force Veteran
Featured in book written by Eric Schlosser, titled COMMAND AND CONTROL

David Thompson, Co-Founder Worldwide Neon Tiki Tribe

Joe Lorenzano, Writer

April Sopczak, Writer

Dawn Strickland- Educational Consultant (Spanish Translations, Cross Cultural Programs)

Jennifer S. Burrows

Dr. Darolyn “Lyn” Jones

Eric M. Strong

Dr. Adrienne L. Herrell

Diana Bennett- Educational Consultant (Home School, Special Ed, Exceptional Ed, Gifted and Handicapped)

Steve Harlow, Apps

Neon Tiki Tribe book series combines comic book super heroes with real life educational values.TIKI in Neon Tiki Tribe represents Thoughtful Intelligent Kind Individuals and the world sure needs more of these.

SUPER HEROES SHOULD DO MORE THAN JUST ENTERTAIN.
TO TEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN (AND YOUNGER) VALUABLE LIFE LESSONS BEFORE THEY REACH THE HIGH PEER PRESSURE AGE OF MIDDLE SCHOOL SO THAT THEY’LL BE ABLE TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS WITHOUT THE HELP OF THEIR PARENTS OR TEACHERS, WHEN FACED WITH CHALLENGING CHOICES.
IF YOU KEEP A CHILD’S ATTENTION LONGER, THE EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE WILL BE STRONGER.
READING IS THE BASIS OF LEARNING AND EVERY CHILD, IN EVERY COUNTRY SHOULD HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.

It goes without saying; that we never want to lose our children, ever. Empowering them when they’re young (1^st to 5^th Graders) with “real life” lessons will position them to make the right decisions when we’re not around.

The topics in red ink above are serious, but by using fictional TIKI Super Heroes and funny cartoon like settings we’re able to keep the children engaged without the stories being overly scary.

WE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Pensacola Business Radio: International Series Orlando, Guests: John West, World Trade Center, Orlando

August 5, 2018 by angishields

John R. West

Vice President of Programs

World Trade Center Orlando

770-880-1918

johnw@worldtradecenterorlando.org

www.worldtradecenterorlando.org

International management consultant. Specialties: Team building, system wide assessments, continuous improvement, customer satisfaction, leadership.Global trade. You are welcome to hold your global trade event at a location that is sure to attract global attention. The Orlando region and Florida would love to help you expand your international trade and to help you celebrate significantly increased success! We would be honored to serve you!

Pensacola Business Radio: Spot Light Edition: José Ramón Arroyo, Ph.D., P.E.

June 28, 2018 by angishields

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Pensacola Business Radio: Spot Light Edition: José Ramón Arroyo, Ph.D., P.E.

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Professor
Ph.D. University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
Office SA-209
Mayagüez, PR 00680
(787) 832-4040, Ext. 3789
E-Mail: jose.arroyo5@upr.edu

Professional Affiliations

Technical and Professional Associations:
American Society of Civil Engineers
International Conference of Building Officials
Precast / Prestressed Concrete Institute
Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico

Professional Preparation

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, 1999.
M.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, 1995.
B.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, 1992.

Selected Publications and Presentations

Arroyo, J. and Suárez L., “Response of Multiple Horizontal Soil Layers Using Higher Order Frequency Response Functions,” Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures II, Wessex Institute of Technology, WIT Press, Southampton, UK, 1999.
Arroyo, J. and Suárez L., “Response of Multiple Horizontal Soil Layers Using Higher Order Frequency Response Functions”. Paper presented in the Second International Symposium on Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures 99 (ERES 99), University of Catania, Italy, June 15-17, 1999.
Suárez, L. and Arroyo, J., “Applications of the Volterra Series to the Analysis of Nonlinear Layered Soil Deposits,” invited paper presented in the 1999 ASME Applied Mechanics and Materials Conference, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, on June 27-30, 1999.
J.R. Arroyo, “Response of Multiple Horizontal Soil Layer Using Higher Order Frequency Response Functions in the Frequency Domain”, FoPER ’99, RUM, October 1999.
J.R. Arroyo, “Brief History, Structural Details And Actual Conditions Of Historic Bridges Built In The 19th Century In Puerto Rico”, paper presented in the Preserving the Historic Road in America Conference, sponsored by the National Park Service, Morristown, New Jersey, April 2000.
J.R. Arroyo, “Brief History, Structural Details And Actual Conditions Of Historic Bridges Built In The 19th Century In Puerto Rico”, Proceeding of the Preserving the Historic Road in America Conference, sponsored by the National Park Service, Morristown, New Jersey, April 2000.
Arroyo, J., “Response of Multiple Horizontal Soil Layer Using Higher Order Frequency Response Functions in the Frequency Domain,” paper presented and published in the Proceedings of the EM2000 Fourteenth Engineering Mechanics Conference, American Society of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, May 2000.
J.R. Arroyo, “Response of Multiple Horizontal Soil Layer Using Higher Order Frequency Response Functions”, Proceedings of the European Congress on Computational Methods (ECCOMAS 2000), Barcelona, Spain, September 2000.
Arroyo, J., “Response of a Single Horizontal Soil Layer Using the Volterra Series in the Frequency Domain,” International Journal of Computational Engineering Science (IJCES), Vol 1, No. 2 (2000) 235-255, Imperial College Press.
J.R. Arroyo, “New Methodology to Calculate the Seismic Response of a Stratified Soil Deposit”, DIMENSION, Revista del Colegio de Ingenieros de Puerto Rico, Año 14,Vol. 4, 2000.
J.R. Arroyo, “Effects of Damping Matrix in the Response of Structures with Added Viscous Dampers”, Paper submitted for publication on the Third International Conference on Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures (ERES 2001), Malaga, Spain, September 2001.
Suárez, L.E., and Arroyo, J. R., “Seismic Analysis of Soils Deposits with Moderate Nonlinear Behavior Using Higher Order Frequency Response Functions”, XXI Southeastern Conference on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (SECTAM XXI), Orlando, Florida, 2002.
Suárez, L. E., and Arroyo, J. R., “Application of the Volterra Series in the Frequency Domain for the Seismic Analysis of Nonlinear Soil Deposits”, VI Congreso Internacional Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas, CIMENICS 2002, Caracas, Venezuela, 2002.
Arroyo, J. R., Ebeling, R., and Barker, B., “Analysis of Full-Scale, Low-Velocity, Controlled Barge Impact Experiments at Robert C. Byrd Lock, December 1998, Using the Impulse and Linear Momentum Principle for a Single-Degree-of-Freedom Barge Flotilla Model”, Technical Report, Information Technology Laboratory, US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Innovations for Navigation Projects Research Program, 2002.
Arroyo, J. R., and Ebeling, R., “A Numerical Method for Computing Barge Impact Forces Based on Ultimate Strength of the Lashings between Barges”, Technical Report, Information Technology Laboratory, US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Innovations for Navigation Projects Research Program, 2004.
Arroyo, J. R., and Ebeling, R., “Barge Train Maximum Impact Forces using Limit States for the Lashings between Barges”, Technical Report, Information Technology Laboratory, US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Innovations for Navigation Projects Research Program, 2005.
Arroyo, J., “Mitigation of Seismic Hazard of Reinforced Concrete Residential Structures with Non-rigid Connections”, Final Report, FEMA – HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM – 1372 – DR – PR – RESEARCH PROJECT – PR – 0006, 2005.
Arroyo J.R. and Ebeling R., “Glancing-Blow Impact Forces by a Barge Train on a Lock Approach Wall”, Vol. 12, No. 2, ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, June 2006.
Arroyo J.R. and Vazquez D., “Seismic Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Residential Structures with Non-rigid Connections, Part I – Vulnerability Analysis”, DIMENSION, Revista Del Colegio de Ingeníeros y Agrimensores de P.R., Año 20, Vol. 3, 2006.
Arroyo, J.R. and Vázquez, D., “Seismic Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Residential Structures with Non-rigid Connections, Part II – Connection Analysis”, DIMENSION, Revista Del Colegio de Ingeníeros y Agrimensores de P.R., Año 21, Vol 2, 2007.
Arroyo, J.R. and Vázquez, D., “Seismic Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Residential Structures with Non-rigid Connections, Part III – Retrofitting Techniques”, DIMENSION, Revista Del Colegio de Ingeníeros y Agrimensores de P.R., Año 22, Vol. 2, 2008.
Arroyo, J.R., “Mitigation of Landslide Hazard Based on Parametric Analysis”, Final Report, FINAL REPORT, FEMA – HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM 1552 – DR – PR – Research Project – PR – 00030, 2008.

Synergistic Activities

Principal Investigator of the research project “Improved Structural Analysis of Buildings With Added Dampers”. This research project is sponsored by FEMA with duration of two years. The project began in October 2000.
U.S. Army Summer Faculty Research and Engineering (SFRE) Program of the Army Research Office, summer 2000. During ten weeks I worked with Dr. Robert Hall, director of the Geotechnical and Structures Division of the Engineering Research and Development Center of the USA Corps of Engineers in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The research was related to the development of a soil-structure interaction model of dams subjected to dynamic loads.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Research and Development Center, summer 2001. During ten weeks I worked with Dr. Robert Ebeling, ITL-ERDC in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The research was related to the development a numerical method for computing barge impact forces.
Principal Investigator of the research project “Research into a Numerical Method for Computing Barge Impact Forces”, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Research and Development Center, December 2001 to September 2002.
Principal Investigator of the research project “Mitigation of Seismic Hazard on Reinforced Concrete Residential Structures with Non-Rigid Connections between a New and Existing Level”. This research project is sponsored by FEMA with duration of two years.
Principal Investigator of the research project “A Numerical Method for Computing Barge Impact Forces Based on Ultimate Strength of the Lashings between Barges”, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Research and Development Center, 2003-2004.
Principal Investigator of the research project “Barge Train Maximum Impact Forces using Limit States for the Lashings between Barges”, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Research and Development Center, 2004-2005.
Chair of a technical session in the EM2000, Fourteenth Engineering Mechanics Conference, American Society of Civil Engineering, May 2000, held at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
Reviewer of technical papers for the 79th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Recent Advances in the Numerical Modeling of Layered Media, sponsored by the A2K05 Committee on Modeling Techniques in Geomechanics and the A2B05 Committee on Strength and Deformation Characteristic of Pavement Sections, Washington, DC, January, 2000.

LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Jay Feitlinger Founder and CEO with StringCan Interactive and Charlie Hess President of St Clair Technologies

June 11, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Jay Feitlinger Founder and CEO with StringCan Interactive and Charlie Hess President of St Clair Technologies

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LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Jay Feitlinger Founder and CEO with StringCan Interactive and Charlie Hess President of St Clair Technologies

StringCan Interactive, located in Scottsdale, Arizona is a growing online marketing agency that has twice earned the “Best Places to Work” award in Phoenix. They are passionate about helping grow businesses that sell products and services to families, such as swim schools, gymnastics facilities, and fitness clubs.

Consumers live in a busy world, filled with millions of messages from billions of people. It’s easy for businesses to get lost and even lose contact with their customers. While connecting the right people at the right time may be difficult, it can be done. At StringCan, they believe in simplifying and focusing on building valuable and meaningful relationships between businesses and their customers.

They know customers want to be heard as much as they want to communicate with them. So they keep communication as simple as two cans and a string. Multi-location businesses in particular understand the importance of presenting a seamless brand experience and consistency in communication. They step in to help discover and resolve online company obstacles and fine tuning the brand experience by personalizing for each local market. They specialize in creating a strategy that connects the company with their localized customers and connecting brands with their ideal customers through strategic inbound marketing.

Jay Feitlinger, serial entrepreneur, is the founder and CEO of StringCan Interactive, his 8th company, which is a strategic online marketing agency in Scottsdale, Arizona. Since StringCan’s launch in 2010, Jay oversees strategy and vision, building culture that makes going into work something his team looks forward to, recruiting additional team members to help exceed clients’ goals, leading the team and allocating where StringCan invests time and money. One of Jay’s proudest accomplishments is earning Phoenix’s Best Places To Work award, on two occasions, recognizing StringCan for its dedication to its staff personal and professional development.

Practicing what he preaches around helping companies stay focused, Jay has positioned StringCan to help grow businesses that cater to families, such as health clubs, swim schools and gymnastic schools, frequently multi-location companies with their inbound marketing and online advertising needs. This commitment has earned multi-year contracts with large family-oriented companies such as The Little Gym with over 250 locations and GameTruck with over 175 locations.

Through years of experience, trial and error, success and failure, heartache and joy, Jay has found that our professional and personal lives are not in fact separate entities. In fact, it’s only when our home lives thrive that our businesses can be free to thrive too. And this is a truth that every entrepreneur deserves to hear. In 2015, Jay took the lessons he has learned from his last 8 businesses and created a 4-day family retreat to help entrepreneurs and business executives who desire more out of their family lives. The results of this process helped Jay with his own family issues and as he shared the process with others, he was inspired to have his first book published, FAMILY 2.0: Harness Business Principles to Reboot your Family in 4 Days, which focuses on helping entrepreneurs strengthen their families – and in turn strengthen their businesses.

Connect with Jay on LinkedIn and Twitter, and follow StringCan Interactive on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

At St. Clair Technologies, we take pride in listening to our customers’ needs and how they want to do business. “Full Service” and “Partnership” are not just jargon or buzz-words to us. We realize your success depends on our ability to respond to change, to deliver quality and reliability and to reduce manufacturing costs. From a simple connector to a complete wire harness system, let us put our ability and experience to work for you.

Charlie Hess was born in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada, and enjoyed playing Canada’s 2 national sports: hockey and lacrosse, growing-up in the small town where St. Clair Technologies Inc. (SCT) originated. He graduated from The University of Waterloo, Ontario, in 1994 with degrees in Business, and Environmental Science & Resource Management. He began his career in the family business after graduation, with plans to continue his education focusing on Environmental Law. Before he could return to a post-graduate program, SCT requested a volunteer to relocate to Mexico in order to greenfield the company’s first international division. Charlie answered this call, and while his ability to speak Spanish was non-existent, his background in manufacturing had been developed over several years of employment in numerous positions working for the company he now partly-owned.

In the summer of 1996, Charlie and a small crew from the Canadian Operation opened a plant in Empalme, Sonora, Mexico. Having only 4 direct employees in the beginning, the learning curve was steep in this developing nation, but soon a profitable 2-shift operation was growing under his guidance. SCT needed second manufacturing location to manage growth, and after 4 years a facility in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, was constructed. Through a partnership with The Offshore Group (of Tucson, AZ, USA) SCT expanded into automotive and non-automotive electrical system manufacturing in Mexico. Several US Tier 1, and OEM customers were being supplied with electrical harness system utilizing a just-in-time, and in some cases a ship-to-vin sequence process. Under the mentorship of Dave Thomas, President of SCT, and former President of Stoneridge’s harness division: Alphabet (a major competitor to SCT), Charlie expanded his management of the company to include all manufacturing operations, which totaled 4 plants through most of the 1990’s. He was responsible for many facets of the business, and became a driving force behind
the Shareholders’ decision making.

In 2005, he became SCT’s President, and took on all facets of the company’s directions, including: operations, sales, marketing, P&L, asset management and strategic plan development. Since that time, the company’s overall revenue has increased by 225%, and profitability has been successfully maintained through the automotive crash in 2009/10, and into the past 7 years of stable economic growth in the US automotive marketplace. Charlie’s vision is to continue investing in technology and developing his management team to ensure that SCT has a bright future.

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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.

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.

ITEN WIRED Radio Ep. 6-2018: 1 Million Cups

May 30, 2018 by angishields

ITEN Wired Radio

ITEN WIRED Radio Ep. 6-2018: 1 Million Cups

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ABOUT 1 MILLION CUPS
Based on the notion that entrepreneurs discover solutions and engage with their communities over a million cups of coffee, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation developed 1 Million Cups in 2012—a free program designed to educate, engage and inspire entrepreneurs around the country. Through the power of volunteers, 1 Million Cups has grown to more than 180 communities.

As a program of the Kauffman Foundation, 1 Million Cups works with entrepreneurs, empowering them with the tools and resources to break down barriers that stand in the way of starting and growing their businesses. Mr. Kauffman believed it was a fundamental right for anyone who had a big idea to be able to bring it to life—and we’re here to fulfill that mission.

OUR CULTURE
Diversity, equity and inclusion are key to the success of our programs. Nationwide, 1 Million Cups communities aim to present an inclusive and supportive front door to their local entrepreneurial ecosystems. These qualities are essential for 1MC to fulfill its mission to educate, engage and connect entrepreneurs with their communities. And they are too essential to leave to chance as the number of 1MC communities continues to grow.

ABOUT THE KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION
Founded by Ewing Marion Kauffman, the Foundation is driven to provide uncommon ways to create opportunities and connect people to the tools they need to achieve success, change their futures and give back to their communities. We believe that if you have an idea, you have a fundamental right to start a business to make it a reality.

We also believe that opportunity lies in the fields of education and entrepreneurship. Our team is based in Kansas City and made up of connectors and doers who dream big, solve problems with the communities we serve and take calculated risks to drive results.

Kelly Reeser

Kelly Reeser serves as the Director of Entrepreneurial Development for FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance. In this role, Kelly is tasked with supporting our region’s high-growth entrepreneurs with both startup and growth strategies. She accomplishes this goal by managing the Gulf Coast Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship- an innovation and technology-based incubator, partnering with local entrepreneurs to host Startup Weekend Pensacola, ITEN Wired and by coordinating entrepreneurial efforts with community partners.

Kelly currently serves on the Board of Directors for Junior Achievement and The Global Corner, and is a member of the International Business Innovation Association. She was a member of the Leadership Pensacola Class of 2013 and also serves as a volunteer with middle school students at Olive Baptist Church.

Kelly holds a Master of Arts degree in Development Management & Public Policy from Georgetown University and bachelor degrees in Spanish & Latin American Studies from Southern Methodist University. She is a native of Pensacola, an avid traveler and loves being a mom—she enjoys spending time with her husband, Chris, daughter, Evangelina, and baby boy, Elliot.

Jim Rhodes

Jim has actively participated in the planning of the annual ITEN Wired Summit since 2012 and is in his 5th year serving as its director.

He is a native of Pensacola and a graduate of Tate High School and the University of West Florida, where he received his degree in finance. He moved to Charlotte, NC in 1997 with a goal of furthering his career in banking, but later developed a passion for information technology. Upon graduating ECPI College of Technology, he officially entered into the world of IT in 2001. After working several years as a network engineer, he and his family relocated back to Pensacola in 2007.

Jim has been employed by AppRiver since 2008 and currently manages the mobile solutions team which provides mobile device support for a global customer base of almost 300,000 users. He also serves as an advisor to the board of directors for IT Gulf Coast and as a board member for Innovation Coast.

He is married and has two sons. He enjoys golfing, kayaking, and fishing.

TIFFANY KRUMINS SHOW: Don Muntner & Noah McNeely from Product QuickStart

May 11, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

TIFFANY KRUMINS SHOW: Don Muntner & Noah McNeely from Product QuickStart

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Steven Julian, Don Muntner, Tiffany Krumins, Noah McNeely

Tiffany and Steven are joined by Don Muntner and Noah McNeely of Product QuickStart to answer Frequently Asked Questions about launching a new product.

Don Muntner & Noah McNeely/Product QuickStart

Product QuickStart was created out of a passion to meet the product development, prototyping, and manufacturing needs of entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small companies. In their careers, they’ve met way too many inventors and would-be product entrepreneurs that have been taken advantage of in this industry, so they decided to do something about it. There is no shortage of engineers, marketing people, and “submission companies” that will gladly take your money and get you nowhere. That’s not Product QuickStart. Their goal is to be honest operators, and do everything they can to help clients understand what they are getting into and their odds of success.