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Chandria Harris, HireCultures

August 17, 2021 by John Ray

Nashville Business Radio

Chandria Harris, HireCultures

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Chandria Harris, HireCultures (Nashville Business Radio, Episode 28)

Being a first-generation college graduate, Chandria Harris worked her way through school and learned her lessons the hard way. She turned her experience into her new book, The Not So Buttoned-Up Approach. Chandria joined host John Ray to discuss her journey, her book, and how her work at HireCultures has evolved into executive coaching for CEOs and corporate leaders who want to successfully hire and lead a more diverse team. Nashville Business Radio is produced virtually from the Nashville studio of Business RadioX®.

HireCultures

HireCultures is a professional development firm that provides exceptional recommendations and best practices to recruit, retain and develop employees.

They assist manufacturing companies by providing consulting, inclusion training, recruiting, and more. People want to belong at work. Leaders want to keep employees. HireCultures makes both possible.

Since 2016, HireCultures has developed 15,000 students, staffed over 150 companies, and coached over 50 executives.

Company website | LinkedIn

Chandria Harris, CEO/Principal Consultant, HireCultures

Chandria Harris is a Global Career Development Consultant and Certified Career Services Provider who has served in human resources at Fortune 500 companies and in higher education.

Chandria has proven experience in leading people strategy, organizational design and diversity initiatives that drive impactful results. Admired for developing professionals of color and coaching mid-level managers to executive status, Chandria is a trusted Career and Human Resource professional with an exceptional history of success facilitating leadership training in higher education and health care organizations.

Prior to launching her consulting firm, Chandria served as a Program Manager for Executive Leadership within a fortune 500 company in which she oversaw executive training for Chief Executive Officers and Chief Operation Officers. She facilitated an international training event with CEOS attending from the UK and 20 US states. She also served as a Performance Coach for recent graduates entering the workforce and was recognized for helping over 300 students land business professional internships.

Chandria has a Masters’s degree from The University of West Alabama, a Bachelors Degree in Social Science from Mississippi University from Women, and an Associates Degree from Meridian Community College. She holds certifications: Global Career Development, Career Services Provider, and Certified Professional Resume Writer.

Chandra has also just published her new book, The Not So Buttoned-Up Approach.

LinkedIn | Instagram

Questions and Topics in This Interview

Chandria’s new book for recent graduates The Not So Buttoned-Up Approach
HireCultures and how we support companies with recruiting and retaining professionals of color
Chandria transition from career development to executive coaching
How organizations can embrace the gig economy to attract young professionals

Nashville Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and produced virtually from the Nashville studio of Business RadioX®. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

Andy Kalajian, Fort Leadership & Sales Consulting

June 21, 2021 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Andy Kalajian, Fort Leadership & Sales Consulting

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Andy Kalajian, Fort Leadership & Sales Consulting (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 365)

Andy Kalajian of Fort Leadership & Sales Consulting joined host John Ray to discuss his leadership and sales consulting practice, the one common character trait of all effective leaders, the biggest challenges leaders face today, and much more. North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Fort Leadership & Sales Consulting, LLC

Through Fort Leadership & Sales Consulting, Andy Kalajian offers Mastermind Teaching, Speaking and Executive, Individual and Team Coaching.

There is a synergy of energy, commitment, and excitement that participants bring to a mastermind group. Andy’s facilitated John C. Maxwell book study groups offer a combination of masterminding, peer brainstorming, education, accountability, and support in a group setting to sharpen business and personal skills. By bringing fresh ideas and a different perspective, Andy’s masterminds help participants achieve increased success.

As a Certified John Maxwell Coach, Trainer and Speaker, Andy offers customized presentations to fit individual or team needs and budget such as:

10-minute briefing
“Lunch and Learn”
Keynote speech for your company sponsored event
Half-day and full-day workshop/seminar
In-house corporate training
Executive and personal retreat
Partnership Summit

In individual, executive or team coaching, Andy can see what clients are going through now and what is up ahead. Coaching is foreseeing, paving the way, coming alongside a client while helping them achieve goals and overcome limiting paradigms.

Company website

Andy Kalajian, Founder and President, Fort Leadership & Sales Consulting, LLC

Andy Kalajian has been a highly sought-after public speaker for more than 25 years. He has received public acclaim for his brand, EnTheos, Latin for Spirit Within and origin to the word Enthusiasm. Andy enthusiastically delivers powerful talks and lessons steeped in the wisdom literature and their practical application into busy lifestyles. His tagline, transformational thought in action, serves as a reminder to the participant that one can, indeed, permanently change the destiny of their life by changing the nature of their thoughts and actions.

Andy was born and raised in Detroit Michigan. As a young boy he discovered his passion for serving others in medicine and his gift for public speaking. At the age of 12, Andy, at the urging of his father, began to earn his own way as a Golf Caddy. His sense of adventure also led him, along with his father, to the Boy Scouts of America where he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. In High School, Andy’s mother introduced him to the books Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill and How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.

While a golf caddy, Andy was awarded the prestigious Evans Scholarship, a full academic and leadership scholarship, to study at Michigan State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology. In 1985, he coupled his lifelong passion for medicine and serving people with his gift of enthusiastic speaking and moved to Atlanta to begin his career in Medical Sales. As a young professional, Andy’s mom continued to fuel his desire for wisdom literature from authors/speakers Zig Ziglar, Earl Nightingale, Les Brown, Stephen Covey, and John Maxwell. Andy applied the character traits instilled in him from the Boy Scouts and the leadership skills taught to him by John Maxwell, Stephen Covey, and others to enjoy over 30 years in an award-winning medical sales career. It was during this time that Andy was asked to speak to groups as small as 4 or 5 and as large as 500+ all over the US and Puerto Rico.

Andy and his wife, Sherrie, have four adult children and are active members of Pastor Andy Stanley’s congregation at North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Georgia. Andy enjoys time invested with his wife Sherrie, his family, and friends.

Questions and Topics in This Interview

What is Fort Leadership and Sales Consulting?
Your tagline is Transformational Thought in Action. What does that mean?
What distinguishes you from many of the other business curriculums out there in the marketplace?
What makes a good leader?
Character development is an “Inside Out” process.
How does character development manifest itself in a business or professional environment?

North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray, and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has grown to become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.

Kristi Hope, Leading with Hope ILEC

June 8, 2021 by John Ray

Nashville Business Radio

Kristi Hope, Leading with Hope ILEC

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Kristi Hope, Leading with Hope ILEC (Nashville Business Radio, Episode 17)

Kristi Hope joined host John Ray to discuss her wide-ranging experience and how it aids her in her leadership coaching practice, how to select a leadership coach, how the pandemic has affected leaders, and much more. Nashville Business Radio is produced virtually from the Nashville studio of Business RadioX®.

Leading with Hope ILEC

Established in 2010, the Intelligent Leadership coaching methodology has transformed the lives of nearly one thousand CEO’s, entrepreneurs, and executives and impacted the success of thousands of organizations from every corner of the globe—53 countries to date.

We are dedicated to growing leaders, building cultures, and driving results. The ILEC unique coaching methodology provides a proven philosophy, process, and tools to empower leaders and future leaders to unlock and unleash their potential.

Our coaches bring significant leadership experience to their client engagements and their clients benefit from a high ROI that delivers real results.

Company website | Facebook | Twitter

Kristi Hope, Co-Founder and Master Certified Intelligent Leadership Coach, Leading with Hope

Born in San Diego, raised primarily in Santa Barbara and Minneapolis, Kristi now calls Nashville home. While growing up, her family moved a lot and she continued that during her corporate career – she’s had in excess of 40 addresses in her life.

Kristi is an engineer and problem solver to her core but discovered early in her career that her calling is corporate strategic positioning and relationship development. Kristi has had a variety of roles including engineering, program management, business development, strategic initiatives, change management, and customer relations and now Master Certified Intelligent Leadership Coach; this variety has honed her skill at conflict resolution, risk mitigation, and finding silver linings.

She has worked for industry icons such as Lockheed Martin, Honeywell, Textron, and Stanton Chase. Kristi was “the first woman” many times over her career, but never let it intimidate her; instead, she feels a profound obligation to pay-forward the lessons learned based upon these experiences.

These experiences also drive Kristi’s passion for doing more than just talking about Diversity & Inclusion but actually making it a spectacular success by ensuring individuals bring the skills and both the individual and the company bring a positive attitude.

Questions and Topics in This Interview

About Leading With Hope
Kristi’s background
Why Nashville?
What differentiates Leading With Hope from other coaches
How COVID impacted leaders/organizations
When to know it’s time to seek out a leadership coach
If Kristi could coach anyone, who it would be

“Nashville Business Radio” is hosted by John Ray and produced virtually from the Nashville studio of Business RadioX®. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

Cory Colton, Inflection Point Coaching

May 10, 2021 by John Ray

Nashville Business Radio

Cory Colton, Inflection Point Coaching

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Cory Colton, Inflection Point Coaching (Nashville Business Radio, Episode 9)

Cory Colton joined host John Ray to discuss his practice, Inflection Point Coaching, the perils of company cultures which are not aligned, why more companies will see the need to provide coaching services for their executives, why leaders need to take on a coaching mindset with their direct reports, and much more. “Nashville Business Radio” is produced virtually from the Nashville studio of Business RadioX®.

Inflection Point Coaching, LLC

An inflection point is a turning point, or a time of significant change, in business or in life.

During those times of inflection, a leader may discover that they want more, or want to lead in a different way; Cory Colton is there to help them find their “true north” and lead from their core.

Coaching is a way to support in clearing away the noise and clutter and finding the answers that are already inside. Every leader is whole, complete, and resourceful, but sometimes they need wholehearted listening and someone to ask the right question to help connect their passion and purpose to their leadership style.

Through a process of reflective inquiry, Cory helps clients become more effective leaders, team members or colleagues, and align their passions with their day-to-day work and life.

As a coach, Cory is committed to providing an open, honest, confidential, and safe environment. He provides input, honest feedback, and operates as a guide and sounding board. He and his clients work together to expand the view of what is possible and promote the discovery of new insights.

Company website | Facebook

Cory Colton, Principal Coach and Consultant, Inflection Point Coaching, LLC

Cory is honored as one of the Top 20 Coaches In Nashville in 2021 (influencedigest.com)

Cory is passionate about helping leaders and teams succeed in a way that is joyful and fun! He has over 20 years experience in senior and executive roles in Executive Development, Talent Development, Learning, and IT. His roles include global industries such as financial services, telecommunications, automotive, academic medicine, and healthcare. Cory has led award-winning teams at the cutting edge of learning and leadership development, winning coveted awards for programs:

Bersin “What Works” award category winner for Enabling High Impact Learning

Brandon-Hall Gold Award (only Gold award given) for Mobile Learning Innovation

Skillsoft “Perspectives” Award for innovation in technology training

In addition to his corporate career, Cory is an ordained interfaith minister and a certified practitioner of Core Energetics (body psychotherapy). He is also an opera singer. He brings all of those diverse aspects to his coaching.

LinkedIn | Twitter

Questions and Topics in this Interview

The perils of company cultures that are not aligned
The value of coaching in a post-pandemic world
Leadership Development that is practical, applicable, and respectful of time
The variety of his client base and who he coaches
The value of a coaching mindset for leaders

Craig Paxson, Visionary Results, LLC

April 27, 2021 by John Ray

Nashville Business Radio

Craig Paxson, Visionary Results, LLC

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Craig Paxson, Visionary Results, LLC (Nashville Business Radio, Episode 5)

Craig Paxson used his experience as a business owner to create his propriety Visionary Results System™, which shows business owners how to reduce ownership stress and increase their bottom line. He talked with host John Ray about the components of the system and how it makes a business successful. “Nashville Business Radio” is produced virtually from the Nashville studio of Business RadioX®.

Visionary Results, LLC

An owner or executive in a small business or an entrepreneur just starting out all do so with a vision. Maybe an organization is facing new competitive threats or is struggling with profitability. Business owners have questions about who to sell to, how to get new customers, how to be more profitable, or how to make sure what everyone in the company is working on is the right thing, and that they are doing it well.

Entrepreneurs aren’t experts at everything a business needs to be successful or have time to read all the business books by the experts. What they need is a system that distills the wisdom and knowledge of those experts into a method that can be used to guide their organization.

The Visionary Results System is that system.

The Visionary Results System, powered by Cascade, brings plans, actions, and results together in a way no other system can, so clients and their teams can succeed faster, without the constant ‘lots of output, little outcome’ challenge.

The Visionary Results System is a proven method to help organizations improve their Leadership, define their Vision, determine measurable Results, craft their Strategy, and create a Culture to execute, so they can realize their vision.

The Visionary Results System implementation includes:
1. An online learning system to learn the system at your schedule
2. One-on-One coaching sessions and “homework” feedback
3. The Cascade strategy execution platform to make tracking metrics, initiatives, and results easy

Company website | LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube

Craig Paxson, Small Business Consultant, Visionary Results

Craig Paxson is a coach-sultant who partners with small business owners and executives to help them create and execute a plan that increases profits, reduces stress, and achieves their desired results. As a former small business CEO, Craig implemented his proprietary Visionary Results System™, which drives strategic planning and execution throughout the organization. He is the founder of Visionary Results, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in small business owner and executive coaching.

Craig is the author of The Goal Discussion Guide and co-author of Unstuck: 10 Proven Strategies for Breaking Through the Barriers to Small Business Growth. He is a mentor for SCORE and the Nashville Entrepreneur Center and a Certified Executive Coach.

Craig holds an MBA from Belmont University.

Questions and Topics in this Interview

What is the biggest challenge small businesses face?
How do they know they have that problem? What are the symptoms?
What is the number one tip for small businesses?
What book or concept has been the most impactful in your experience?
What is strategy and why does it matter?
How do you keep your team on the same page and accountable?
Do I need to measure anything? Really?
What are common misconceptions about strategy?

Executive Coach Grant Porteous

April 27, 2021 by Jacob Lapera

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Coach The Coach

Executive Coach Grant Porteous

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Grant‘s worked in the public, private, and non-profit sectors in a variety of industries in sales, management, and customer service before spending almost 20 years in counseling and coaching. He started Grant Porteous Coaching a little over a year ago and serves successful, mission-driven men and women who are ready to create the life, relationships, and business they REALLY want.

Connect with Grant on Facebook and LinkedIn.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

How is a coach’s mindset central to their success – whether in their relationship to money, their beliefs about themselves or their business, or the stories they tell themselves about their clients
A powerful mindset is crucial to cast a clear vision for who they are becoming, what they want their business to be, and the why behind what makes it so important

Beth Miller, Executive Velocity; Matt Hyatt, RocketIT; and Uli Dendy, TrueLanguage (Profit Sense with Bill McDermott, Episode 20)

April 15, 2021 by John Ray

North Fulton Studio

Beth Miller, Executive Velocity; Matt Hyatt, RocketIT; and Uli Dendy, TrueLanguage (Profit Sense with Bill McDermott, Episode 20)

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Beth Miller, Executive Velocity; Matt Hyatt, RocketIT; and Uli Dendy, TrueLanguage (Profit Sense with Bill McDermott, Episode 20)

Host Bill McDermott welcomed Beth Miller to discuss leadership development, Matt Hyatt with commentary on IT services and cybersecurity, and Uli Dendy to discuss her translation and language services business. “ProfitSense with Bill McDermott” is produced and broadcast by the North Fulton Studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.

Beth Miller, Leadership Development Advisor and Executive Coach, Executive Velocity

**Beth Miller, Founder, Executive Velocity**

Executive Velocity is a leadership development advisory firm committed to ensuring the success of top-level executives, business leaders and high potential employees. We are dedicated to helping companies hire great people, develop leaders and have solid succession plans for future success. EV leaders maintain certifications in such assessment tools as Myers-Briggs, Business DNA and Hogan Assessments.

In 2006, Beth founded Executive Velocity as an outlet for her trademark enthusiasm and energy for assisting clients with their most valuable asset – their people. Through her proven approaches, she provides expert advice on leadership capabilities and builds succession plans for organizational continuity.

Beth served as a Chair with Vistage, the most prestigious CEO and business owner peer advisory organization in the world for 13 years. As a Vistage Chair, Beth facilitated peer advisor meetings and coached business owners and executives to grow and develop in their roles and careers.

Company website | LinkedIn | Facebook

Matt Hyatt, CEO, RocketIT

Rocket IT is the outsourced IT department for all kinds of businesses, providing the strategy, security, and support needed to help organizations thrive. The organization virtually manages all of its clients’ day-to-day technology requirements for a flat monthly fee, with no contracts to tie them down.

With businesses becoming more dependent on technology every day, it’s almost impossible for companies to keep up with all the complexity. It’s more than one internal IT person can handle, and it requires more strategic insight than most IT support companies offer. That’s where Rocket IT comes in.

Rocket IT’s unique three-pronged approach includes 1) services built around the people instead of technology, 2) real strategic foresight, not just break/fix hindsight, and 3) a better way to ensure trust and accountability.

Rocket IT gives small businesses the capability of a full IT department, with a 98% client satisfaction rate and a 25- year track record of helping people thrive. Since 1995, Rocket IT has helped businesses meet their goals through the effective use of technology. Today, the organization actively supports a long list of growing companies in diverse industries including finance, healthcare and manufacturing.

Company website | LinkedIn | Facebook

Uli Dendy, CEO, TrueLanguage

At TrueLanguage, Uli Dendy leads a dedicated team of experts in providing the full spectrum of language services, from translation and proofreading to desktop publishing, typesetting, subtitling and dubbing, and more. Uli and her team have a deep understanding of the value of clear, complete and consistent communication. They support a broad portfolio clients on the world stage with the latest in quality assurance solutions, centralized project management, and the best expert resources available, in any language, in any medium.

TrueLanguage is an ISO 9001:2015 and WBENC-certified business, and its team has accumulated more than 50 years of professional experience in the language industry. They are also proud to support the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) in lobbying the US Government for greater national recognition and establishment of standards for the language industry.

Company website | LinkedIn

About “ProfitSense” and Your Host, Bill McDermott

“ProfitSense with Bill McDermott” dives into the stories behind some of Atlanta’s successful businesses and business owners and the professionals that advise them. This show helps local business leaders get the word out about the important work they’re doing to serve their market, their community and their profession. The Show is presented by McDermott Financial Solutions. McDermott Financial helps business owners improve cash flow and profitability, find financing, break through barriers to expansion and financially prepare to exit their business. The show archive can be found at profitsenseradio.com.

Bill McDermott is the Founder and CEO of McDermott Financial Solutions. When business owners want to increase their profitability, they don’t have the expertise to know where to start or what to do. Bill leverages his knowledge and relationships from 32 years as a banker to identify the hurdles getting in the way and create a plan to deliver profitability they never thought possible.

Bill currently serves as Treasurer for the Atlanta Executive Forum and has held previous positions as a board member for the Kennesaw State University Entrepreneurship Center and Gwinnett Habitat for Humanity and Treasurer for CEO NetWeavers. Bill is a graduate of Wake Forest University and he and his wife, Martha have called Atlanta home for over 40 years. Outside of work, Bill enjoys golf, traveling, and gardening.

Connect with Bill on LinkedIn and Twitter and follow McDermott Financial Solutions on LinkedIn.

Leadership Strategies for the Virtual World E12

April 1, 2021 by Karen

AZ TechCast

Leadership Strategies for the Virtual World E12

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Leadership Strategies for the Virtual World E12

Without question, the pandemic suddenly and dramatically upended the working world, creating unanticipated business and leadership challenges. The rapid shift to remote work brought on countless challenges for organizations. The inability to bring external and internal stakeholders together in person for the foreseeable future adds more difficulty to decision-making and increases the potential for conflict.

During the ongoing crisis, senior leaders must rethink key decision-making processes in order to enhance trust, transparency and teamwork. More than ever, leaders must be attuned to the needs of their businesses, their workforce and other key partners and stakeholders, even though the stresses in their own lives may have increased during the pandemic.

Moderated by Phoenix Business RadioX, a distinguished panel of leadership experts from jdh Insights, Michael Beach Consulting and Andy Maurer Consulting joined Arizona Technology Council for an engaging discussion on best practices to deal with toxic stress, as well as strategies to improve the quality and impact of leadership while working virtually in these turbulent times.

In times of change and disruption, strong leaders are needed for business continuity. Because working effectively in a virtual environment requires a high level of independence, business leaders not only have to elevate their communication skills to connect personally with team members, they must also tap into emotional intelligence.

Andy Maurer Leadership Consulting coaches the world’s highest-level executives, CEOs, leaders, founders and entrepreneurs

Andy Maurer is a keynote speaker and an emotional wellness coach for leaders. He has a background as a licensed therapist specializing in leadership, trauma, and emotional health.

With a background as a licensed therapist specializing in leadership, trauma and emotional health, Maurer utilizes cutting-edge neuroscience and performance research, paired with therapeutic best practices and strategies to help high-performance leaders, CEOs, founders and entrepreneurs operate at a higher caliber and in a healthy and sustainable way within their life, work and relationships.

After years of working with leaders, Maurer has come to believe that any leader can change the world, but only whole and emotionally healthy leaders are empowered to change it for the better.

Connect with Andy on LinkedIn and Facebook.

jdh Insights, LLC provides coaching and consulting services focused on cultivating leadership excellence and creating extraordinary employee experiences resulting in high performance organizations.

Visit https://jdhinsights.com to learn how jdh Insights can help your company leverage its greatest assets…their humans.

Joani Hibdon is the principal owner of jdh Insights, LLC. Hibdon has more than 20 years of experience as a human resources leader responsible for leading all facets of human resources in a variety of global organizations.

Cultivating cultures where people thrive is what Hibdon is passionate about. She has gained the reputation of being a trusted advisor, coach and valuable business partner. Through executive coaching, Hibdon helps leaders discover the best version of themselves, allowing them to exceed their potential and feeling fulfilled in their lives.

The impact of executives and leaders who experience personal transformation creates high-performing cultures. Her experience in this area has proven that with the right leaders, teams and individuals achieve extraordinary performance results. Her ability to listen to others and share critical insights is essential for human and business results.

Hibdon has spent her career leading various human resource functions, working across diverse global industries including financial, cable, food services, software and telecommunications.

In addition to having expertise in executive coaching and leadership development, Hibdon knows how to align business strategy with human performance, create organizational and team effectiveness, and lead change management efforts. Joan believes that making an investment in people has a direct correlation to being a competitive differentiator for companies in their industry marketplace.

Companies Hibdon has worked for include Level 3 Communications, tw telecom, Webroot Software, JD Edwards, Oracle, Reiss Media and Time Warner Cable.

Hibdon graduated from the University of Phoenix with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management. She holds several certifications in Leadership Coaching and Team Effectiveness.

Connect with Joani on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Michael Beach Coaching & Consulting sharpens the leadership abilities of C-Suite Executives, leadership teams and emerging leaders. As Certified Professional Business Coaches with decades of business experience and seasoned leadership acumen, the company equips your leaders and emerging leaders to understand and leverage their strengths and to develop new leadership capabilities.

Focusing on leadership development, emotional intelligence, communications excellence, and other disciplines, Michael Beach Coaching & Consulting have successfully led teams in organizations big and small, from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups.

Fast-growth companies rely on Michael Beach Coaching & Consulting to help them maximize opportunities to grow business quickly and profitably, serving their customers in a game-changing way.

Linda Drake is a seasoned leadership coach and business consultant for C-level, senior and emerging leaders. She has a focus on individual and team development and breakthrough results. Her clients appreciate her keen insights as she brings large company executive experience and deep understanding of deliverables and team management for global clients and supplier companies.

Drake’s coaching engagements with CEOs, entrepreneurs, and senior executives represent multiple disciplines both domestic and international including health care, tech sectors, insurance, advertising, banking and public relations.

Drake is the recipient of numerous state and national awards, including Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year, the Philadelphia Business Journal Women of Distinction Award, Ernst & Young’s Delaware Valley Entrepreneur of the Year, and the coveted Pioneer Award from PACE, the Professional Association for Customer Engagement.

Linda also won the Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) Member of the Year Award for leadership as Membership Chair.

Connect with Linda on LinkedIn.

About AZ TechCast

AZ TechCast is dedicated to covering innovation and technology in Arizona and beyond.

Through the art of connected conversation, AZ TechCast’s guests will share their expertise, success stories, news and analysis about the region’s leading startups, companies and emerging technologies, as well as the latest industry trends and critical issues propelling the state’s growing technology ecosystem.

About Your Hosts

Steve Zylstra serves as president and CEO of the Arizona Technology Council, a role he assumed in 2007. He is responsible for strategy, operations, finance and policy development. Zylstra is a vocal spokesman for the value technology can provide in raising social and economic standards in Arizona.

Zylstra serves on numerous councils, committees and boards, was named “Leader of the Year, Technology,” by the Arizona Capitol Times, and “Most Admired Leader” by the Phoenix Business Journal. In addition, he was awarded an honorary doctorate of science in technology from the University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, Ariz.

Zylstra earned a bachelor’s degree in automotive engineering technology from Western Michigan University.

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

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

In addition to working with private coaching clients, Karen is also the Owner & President of Phoenix Business RadioX. The Business RadioX Network amplifies the voice of business – serving the Fortune 500,000, not just the Fortune 500. Phoenix Business RadioX helps local businesses and professional associations get the word out about the important work they’re doing to serve their market, profession, and community.

Of all the experiences Karen has had the privilege of participating in over her vast career, she shares that Phoenix Business RadioX is a pinnacle adventure!

Connect with Karen on LinkedIn and follow Phoenix Business RadioX on Facebook and Instagram.

About Our Sponsor

The Arizona Technology Council, Arizona’s only statewide organization serving the technology sector, fosters a climate of innovation to enhance technology in Arizona.

A trusted resource in strengthening Arizona’s technology industry, the Council proactively eliminates impediments that companies face, accelerates the entrepreneurial mindset in the state’s expanding innovation ecosystem, and works to create a destination for companies to be, thrive and stay.

Follow Arizona Technology Council on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.

You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know E19

September 10, 2020 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

You Don't Know What You Don't Know E19

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You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know E19

Tune in to hear Alison Claerhout and Tom Goodman discuss valuable business tips and what they’re doing differently than other business leaders and why.

Claerhout and Goodman are passionate about what they are doing, but more importantly how they are doing it to make sure that they are the best they can possibly be in their field. If you are trying to grow or improve your business, you won’t want to miss this episode.

Arizona Tile & Stone Specialist is a family owned and operated company that has been serving the Phoenix Valley since 2001. They offer tile and grout cleaning and sealing services, and their specialty lies with restoring natural stone surfaces such as Travertine, Marble, Slate, Granite, Flagstone, and Limestone. Through honing and polishing with state of the art diamond pads, their highly skilled technicians can bring your flooring, counter tops, showers, and pavers back to life, and for a fraction of the cost to remove and replace.

Before becoming owner of Arizona Tile & Stone Specialist, Alison Claerhout served as the Director of Philanthropy for a bio-tech non-profit that restored sight to more than 8,000 people each year through corneal transplantation.

Responsible for fund development and community education, she chaired multiple non-profit boards, organized outreach campaigns, and managed a team of staff and volunteers, in conjunction with community partners, to bring awareness of eye, organ and tissue donation throughout the state of Michigan.

Claerhout holds a master’s degree in Administration and a bachelor’s degree in Integrative Public Relations, both from Central Michigan University. Her fields of specialty include marketing, event planning, management, and process improvement. Vistage is an organization that Austin Peterson and his current guests are members of. Vistage is not affiliated with Backbone Financial, YourFuture Planning Partners, or Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp. CRN-3232551-090820A

Vistage is the world’s largest CEO executive coaching and peer advisory board organization, with over 24,000 members worldwide. Executives join Vistage groups to connect with other high-performing presidents & CEOs to help them become better leaders and accelerate their company’s growth and profitability.

Vistage members do three things differently compared with other CEOs and business leaders:
1. They step away from their day-to-day duties on a regular basis to think about and focus on their business, rather than work in their business. They get out of the weeds and are able to focus on strategy.
2. They connect with other leaders in like roles and share learnings to help each other make important, more informed decisions. They become better decision-makers and are more confident in the decisions they make.
3. They are constantly looking for outside perspectives for new and innovative ideas to bring into their businesses.

Vistage peer advisory boards work: a D&B study showed that Vistage member companies grew on average 2.2x faster than did other similarly-sized companies.

Before becoming a Vistage CEO Chair, Tom Goodman founded and led two technology companies that spearheaded commercialization and business development for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies; frequently he embedded with the clients’ executive teams to develop and implement successful growth strategies for business, technology and manufacturing.

Prior to focusing on his passion for developing executives and their businesses, Goodman performed in a wide range of roles from R&D, product & process engineering and manufacturing, to sales & marketing and management. He was worked extensively developing international businesses and markets, particularly in Asia.

Goodman holds Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees in science and engineering. His fields of specialty include business consulting, international business, product development, strategic development and technology. Vistage is an organization that Austin Peterson and his current guests are members of. Vistage is not affiliated with Backbone Financial, YourFuture Planning Partners, or Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp. CRN-3232551-090820B

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About the Show

Tycoons of Small Biz spotlights the true backbone of the American economy, the true tycoons of business in America… the owners, founders and CEO’s of small businesses. Join hosts, Austin L Peterson, Landon Mance and the featured tycoons LIVE every Tuesday at 1 pm, right here on Business RadioX and your favorite podcast platform.

About Your Hosts

Austin Peterson is a Comprehensive Financial Planner and owner of Backbone Financial in Scottsdale, AZ. Austin is a registered rep and investment advisor representative with Lincoln Financial Advisors. Prior to joining Lincoln Financial Advisors, Austin worked in a variety of roles in the financial services industry.

He began his career in financial services in the year 2000 as a personal financial advisor with Independent Capital Management in Santa Ana, CA. Austin then joined Pacific Life Insurance Company as an internal wholesaler for their variable annuity and mutual fund products. After Pacific Life, Austin formed his own financial planning company in Southern California that he built and ran for 6 years and eventually sold when he moved his family to Salt Lake City to pursue his MBA.

After he completed his MBA, Austin joined Crump Life Insurance where he filled a couple of different sales roles and eventually a management role throughout the five years he was with Crump. Most recently before joining Lincoln Financial Advisors in February 2015, Austin spent 2 years as a life insurance field wholesaler with Symetra Life Insurance Company. Austin is a Certified Financial Planner Professional and Chartered Life Underwriter.

Austin and his wife of 21 years, Robin, have two children, AJ (19) and Ella (16) and they reside in Gilbert, Arizona. He is a graduate of California State University, Fullerton with a Bachelor of Arts in French and of Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management with a Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in sales and entrepreneurship.

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Landon Mance is a Financial Planner and founder of YourFuture Planning Partners out of Las Vegas, Nevada. His firm came to life in 2020 after operating as Mance Wealth Management since 2015 when Landon broke off from a major bank and started his own “shop.”

Landon comes from a family of successful entrepreneurs and has a passion and excitement for serving the business community. This passion is what brought about the growth of YourFuture Planning Partners to help business owners and their families. At YourFuture, we believe small business owners’ personal and business goals are intertwined, so we work with our clients to design a financial plan to support all aspects of their lives.

In 2019, Landon obtained the Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) designation through the Exit Planning Institute. With this certification, YourFuture Planning Partners assists business owners through an ownership transition while focusing on a positive outcome for their employees and meeting the business owner’s goals. Landon is also a member of the Business Intelligence Institute (BII) which is a collaborative group that shares tools, resources and personnel, and offers advanced level training and technical support to specifically serve business owners.

Landon enjoys spending time with his beautiful wife, stepson, and new baby twins. He grew up in sunny San Diego and loves visiting his family, playing a round of golf with friends, and many other outdoor activities. Landon tries make a difference in the lives of children in Las Vegas as a part of the leadership team for a local non-profit. He regularly visits the children that we work with to remind himself of why it’s so important to, “be the change that you wish to see in the world.”

Landon received his B.S. from California State University Long Beach in business marketing and gets the rest of his education through the school of hard knocks via his business owner clients.

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