Pensacola Business Radio: 05.05.16 – UWF Leadership Awards – Guests: Kishane Patel and Brandon Robinson

May 5, 2016 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio: 05.05.16 - UWF Leadership Awards - Guests: Kishane Patel and Brandon Robinson

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Kishane Patel and Brandon Robinson

The University of West Florida recently honored more than 250 students at the 28th annual Student Leadership Awards Banquet, hosted by the Division of Student Affairs. Students were recognized for various achievements, including completing thousands of hours of community service, managing millions of dollars in funding and embracing leadership roles that benefit campus life.

The ceremony and dinner, held April 10 in the UWF Conference Center and Ballroom, featured alumnus and Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare as the keynote guest speaker. The division presented 14 awards, recognizing students for their leadership on campus, in the community and beyond. For a complete list of awards and recipients, see below.

Deborah L. Ford Emerging Leader Award

Dr. Rebecca Kennedy, assistant vice president of student affairs and director of UWF Counseling and Psychological Services, awarded sophomore Kishane Patel with the Deborah L. Ford Emerging Leader Award. Named for a former vice president for student affairs, the award is presented annually to a freshman or sophomore who demonstrates a genuine commitment to the University, specifically in the area of student life.

Patel serves as chief of staff for the Student Government Association’s president’s cabinet and as sponsorship chair for the Campus Activity Board. He also is an active member of UWF MEN. In 2016-17, Patel will serve as SGA Vice President.

Outstanding Student Leaders

Zimmern recognized junior Brandon Robinson with the Outstanding Student Leader Award, given to a junior or senior who demonstrates a collegiate record of leadership and service to the University and campus life.

Robinson serves as Senate president for the Student Government Association; president, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity; public relations chair, African American Student Association; and involvement navigator, Student Involvement.

Collectively, students in these organizations recorded more than 7,500 hours of community service in 2015. Six groups received the Bronze Award for 200-499 hours of service; five received the Silver Award for 500-999 hours; and two received the Gold Award for more than 1,000 hours. These organizations included eight chapters of the University’s Fraternity & Sorority Life community, the Kugelman Honors Program, and four academic- or interest-based student organizations. Students who completed 20 hours of service or more were recognized individually for their contributions.

For more information about the Student Leadership Awards, visit uwf.edu/sla.

About the University of West Florida: Founded in 1963, the University of West Florida is a vibrant, distinctive institution of higher learning with undergraduate, graduate and targeted research programs. With multiple locations in Northwest Florida, the University serves a student population of more than 12,000. Dedicated to helping students realize their full potential, UWF favors small class sizes with quality teacher-scholars who deliver personalized, innovative, hands-on learning and leadership opportunities.

Pensacola Business Radio-05.05.16-Guests: Michael Krueger/UWF Leadership Recipient, Staci Miron / Sonshine Companion Care LLC

May 5, 2016 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio-05.05.16-Guests: Michael Krueger/UWF Leadership Recipient, Staci Miron / Sonshine Companion Care LLC

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Staci Miron, Director of Business Development

About Us

Sonshine Companion Care LLC, started in 2009 is owned and operated in Pensacola, FL. We are an expanding senior care service that specializes in non-medical in home care.

Contact Us

Sonshine Companion Care, LLC

1010 N. 12th Ave., Suite 233

Pensacola, FL 32501

Client Hotline: 850.346.0352

Caregiver Hotline: 850.764.6638

Fax: 850.266.7007

We offer the following services, among others.

Conversation/Companionship
Rides to Appointments
Medication Reminders
Shopping
Activities, Outings, and Field Trips
De-Cluttering
Restorative Cleaning
Deliver Magazines, Papers, Books
Yard Work
Care for Houseplants

Staci Miron, Director of Business Development

850.346.0352

sonshineldercare@gmail.com

Staff Management

850.764.6638

sonshinetimereport@gmail.com

Billing & Compensation

850.312.3646

sonshinetimereport@gmail.com

Information Technology

850.312.3646

sonshinetimereport@gmail.com

Michael Krueger/UWF Leadership Award Recipient

Awards for Sustained Leadership and Service

The Awards for Sustained Leadership and Service, named for two long-serving leaders in the University’s Division of Student Affairs, Linda O. Dye and Kenneth L. Curtis, recognize two seniors for their significant contributions, sustained leadership and service to campus life. Each award includes a $500 scholarship.

Michael Krueger received the Kenneth L. Curtis Award.

Krueger was acknowledged for his involvement with the Campus Activity Board, UWF MEN and Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He also interned with the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce and the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.

Pensacola Business Radio: On the AIR with LeaP Alumni Ep 6-Sponsored by Gilmore Services and Tony Tejas Salsa

May 5, 2016 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio: On the AIR with LeaP Alumni Ep 6-Sponsored by Gilmore Services and Tony Tejas Salsa

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It has been said that a community’s vitality can be measured in part by the voluntary contributions of it’s leaders. The vision of Leadership Pensacola is a community filled with leaders who are well informed, committed and have the desire to inspire positive change in the Pensacola area.

Scott Grisset / Andrews Institute

ANDREWS INSTITUTE FOR ORTHOPAEDICS & SPORTS MEDICINE

1040 Gulf Breeze Parkway

Gulf Breeze, Florida 32561

850.916.8700

Chad Stacy / Financial Advisor

Direct Line (850) 439-5564

Rodney Rich & Company

300 North Tarragona Street

Pensacola, FL 32501

phone (850) 434-5321 | fax (850) 434-5323

www.rodneyrichco.com

Hong Tran, MBA, MA

Operations Services Director

Baptist Heart & Vascular Institute

1717 North E Street, Suite 203

Pensacola, FL 32501

P: 850.469.7708 | F: 850.469.7739

hong.tran@bhcpns.org

ebaptisthealthcare.org

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Pensacola Business Radio: 05.04.16 – Guests: Catherine Hedden and David Gumple / Films About Me, Constance Pace Bartell / Medi Home Health Agency/Medical Services of America, Inc.

May 4, 2016 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio: 05.04.16 - Guests: Catherine Hedden and David Gumple / Films About Me, Constance Pace Bartell / Medi Home Health Agency/Medical Services of America, Inc.

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Catherine Hedden and David Gumple / Films About Me

The Science of Starting With Why

Neuroscience has proven that people don’t choose to work with you, or buy what you’re selling because of features or functions or your credentials or experience. They choose to work with you because they feel a connection to you. And, that connection grows from having a shared “why.”

Whether you’re a solopreneur or the CMO of a Fortune 100 company, we can help you create deeper connections with your viewers by telling the story of your why, as it plays out in the narrative of your customer’s life.

Marketing has changed. It’s no longer “mass.”

You don’t want to reach everyone with your message,

you want to connect with the right people, with the right message.

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Yes, we actually like each other.

We work together, we live together, we parent together. We’re married. To each other. And, we are insanely passionate about our work. Maybe that’s why being together 24/7 works for us.

David has the rare ability to switch between taking an analytical view and emotionally connecting. David communicates selectively and purposefully with a minimalist approach, making him an extraordinary film maker and gifted editor. He is discerning, perceptive and considerate. And, he loves to have fun.

Catherine is a captivative communicator who uses her high expectations and intuitive understanding of what others need to build vivid images of the positive impact you can have on your clients. She is approachable, transparent and inspired by connecting people to each other.

Let’s Talk

Films About Me

Santa Monica, CA

Pensacola, FL

New York, NY

hello@filmsaboutme.com

Tel: 310-948-5726

Constance Pace Bartell / Medi Home Health Agency/Medical Services of America, Inc.

Constance Bartell is an enthusiastic advocate for access to health care and community services. With a background and training in the field of Social Work, she applies specific principles to conduct her business endeavors. Service, respect, and dignity are integral, along with the greater overarching vision of social justice for all persons. She puts the interests of her clients/patients first. She incorporates collegial relationships with professional peers by providing professional courtesies of respect & fairness. She maintains competency through continued education, personal development and pure community networking & research to maintain awareness and knowledge of community & healthcare resources. Constance works hard to help improve the general welfare of those she serves and connects with in the community. She is known for being a compassionate and caring individual, team mate and co-worker, who puts others’ interest and needs at the forefront of her professional focus.

In her role as Transitional Care Coordinator, she conducts and coordinates community relations on the behalf of Medi Home Health Agency. She serves as an educational resource to hospitals, physician offices, clients and other health care facilities. Constance also coordinates activities of referral sources and Medi to ensure continuity of patient care and provides technical assistance and support to professional organizations and other members of the health care community. Constance most enjoys meeting new people and providing valuable information to address specific needs as well as equipping others with the tools to serve one another.

Constance, who was born in Milton, FL in an Air Force family, now lives in the Pace community with her retired Navy husband Joe. Together, they have 3 adult children – Cody, Nicholas, and John – and one minor child – Haley. The family has resided in the area since 2008 and has also lived on the East coast and in the Northwest during Joe’s active duty service. Constance is a member of Margaret Street church of Christ, National Association of Social Workers, Florida Healthcare Social Workers, Gulf Coast Falls Coalition, Sims Middle School’s School Advisory Council, and the Gulf Coast Veterans Council.

Medi Home Health Agency is Medicare certified, governed at the state of Florida level by Agency for Health Care Administration, accredited by Accreditation Commission for Homecare, a member of Florida Homecare Association, and has a 4-Star Medicare rating.

Pensacola Business Radio: 5.3.16-Guests: Chad Franklin/Volunteers of America Florida

May 3, 2016 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio: 5.3.16-Guests: Chad Franklin/Volunteers of America Florida

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Chad Franklin / Volunteers of America

About Volunteers of America of Florida

What does it take to help America’s most vulnerable citizens? Commitment. Innovation. A willingness to step forward when the task is most difficult. Volunteers of America of Florida strives to uplift people in desperate need by working in the trenches where we can effect real change.

Nationally, Volunteers of America touches the lives of more than 2.5 million people each year in over 400 communities across 46 states and Puerto Rico, with nearly 16,000 employees. Volunteers of America of Florida contributes to this total by providing health services, housing and training, education and employment to our most needy residents. We are recognized as the largest provider of supportive housing for homeless veterans in Florida, serving 13 communities from Pensacola to Key West.

Through our wide-range of programs and services, we are able to reduce public expenditures for homelessness, hospitalization and institutionalization. We focus on results, continually improving the delivery of services to ensure that those we serve thrive.

Volunteers of America of Florida is a faith-based, human service organization that has been serving our community for decades. We are the first to step forward, taking on the most crushing problems. We are passionate, spiritual, creative problem solvers working together with vulnerable people and their families to achieve long-term, sustainable and meaningful change. Our Mission: To Uplift All People.

Click here to read our manifesto and understand Why We Do What We Do.

Click here to learn about our Accreditation and why being accredited is so important.

Pensacola Main Office

1617 Blackwell Lane, Apt 204

Pensacola, FL 32514

(850) 479 3444

Email: bchambers@voa-fla.org

Pensacola Business Radio-4-27-16 Guests: Bob Pitts / Willow Bend Mortgage, Steve Cox / Modern Woodmen

April 27, 2016 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio-4-27-16 Guests: Bob Pitts / Willow Bend Mortgage, Steve Cox / Modern Woodmen

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Bob Pitts / Willow Bend Mortgage

bpitts@wbm.com

Willow Bend Mortgage was founded in North Dallas by Bill Shaddock in December 1993. It was formed as a small brokerage shop built on servant leadership principles. Over the next 20 years, the leadership, which is still in place today, has organically grown Willow Bend Mortgage into a full scale mortgage banking operation with offices now across Texas in the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, McAllen, and Corpus Christi metroplexes as well as across the state of Alabama. The company is headquartered in Plano, Texas and annually generates $500+ million of single family and reverse mortgages.

Willow Bend Mortgage loan officers pride themselves on building relationships with their clients by putting their clients’ interests first and navigating them through today’s over-regulated mortgage environment with a product mix, expertise, and operations staff that is second to none.

A reverse mortgage is a loan available to homeowners who are 62 years or older that enables them to convert part of their equity in their home into tax-free cash! FHA, who insures the reverse mortgage, for the benefit of the borrower, terms this a “Home Equity Conversion Mortgage” (HECM).

The product was conceived as a means to help retirees improve their quality of life utilizing the accumulated equity in their homes. The “tax free” proceeds may be used to cover living expenses, pay for long term health care, pay off their existing mortgage and even to take that long awaited vacation. The attractive part of the HECM is that there are no restrictions on how the proceeds can be used…IT IS YOURS TO DO WHAT EVER YOU WANT!

The loan is called a reverse mortgage because the traditional mortgage everyone is used to has a payback stream that is in reverse. Instead of making payments to a lender, as with the traditional mortgage, the borrower makes no payments, with a HECM and the lender makes payments to the borrower. The HECM also has many varied options the borrower can take advantage of.

How is a Reverse Mortgage Repaid?

Borrowers want to sell:

The property is sold
HECM loan balance (principal plus accumulated interest and MIP) is repaid
Remaining equity goes to the existing borrower(s) or their heirs.

Borrowers want to sell and purchase a new home using a HECM for home purchase:

Combine a new reverse mortgage with the proceeds from the sale above to purchase a new home

One borrower passes away:

Nothing changes — the loan is not due and payable until the surviving borrower moves or passes away

Both borrowers pass away:

The heirs may pay the balance due on the reverse mortgage, refinance the property into their own name, or sell the home, for fair-market value, and use the proceeds to pay off the reverse mortgage. Any remaining equity after the reverse mortgage is repaid is theirs to keep.

Steve Cox / Modern Woodmen Financial

SJMC125@bellsouth.net

About Modern Woodmen of America

Modern Woodmen of America is a member-owned fraternal financial services organization. We secure futures with financial guidance and products. We touch lives with fraternalism. Since 1883, Modern Woodmen has brought people together, supported families and strengthened communities nationwide.

The Basics

Modern Woodmen was founded by Joseph Cullen Root in 1883 in Lyons, Iowa.
Our home office is located in Rock Island, Ill.
As a fraternal benefit society, we are not-for-profit, have a representative form of government and have a system of local chapters.
Serving nearly 770,000 members, Modern Woodmen is the nation’s third largest fraternal benefit society.
Approximately 500 people are employed at the Rock Island home office. Modern Woodmen has regional offices in 47 states, and has more than 1,600 financial representatives.
Modern Woodmen has $37 billion of life insurance in force.
Modern Woodmen has $14 billion in assets.
Modern Woodmen has an A+ (Superior) rating from A.M. Best, an independent insurance industry rating agency. A+ (Superior) is the second highest of 15 ratings.

Products and Subsidiaries

Modern Woodmen’s main product lines are life insurance, annuity and investment* products designed for the family market.
Established in 2001, MWA Financial Services Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Modern Woodmen that functions as a full-service broker dealer and distributes securities products.
Modern Woodmen Bank opened for business in 2003, and provides a complete array of personal banking products and services.

Member Benefits

Through fraternal programs, benefits and activities, Modern Woodmen put more than $19 million into members’ local communities in 2014.
Approximately 3,000 local chapters nationwide offer social, educational and volunteer service opportunities.
Nearly 800 youth service clubs nationwide provide members from age toddler to teen opportunities to volunteer, learn and have fun.

Pensacola Business Radio-4.27.16 Guests: Carrie Fonder / University of West Florida, Department of Art-BEFORE I DIE WALL

April 27, 2016 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio-4.27.16 Guests: Carrie Fonder / University of West Florida, Department of Art-BEFORE I DIE WALL

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Carrie Fonder / University of West Florida, Department of Art

Carrie Fonder currently teaches art and art appreciation at the University of West Florida. Before coming to UWF in 2015, she taught at several institutions in the greater Detroit Metro Area, including the College for Creative Studies, and was the director of the Summer Art Studio at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay.

The Before I Die Wall is a participatory public art project created by New Orleans artist Candy Chang: http://candychang.com/work/before-i-die-in-nola/

Before I Die

BEFORE I DIE IS A PARTICIPATORY PUBLIC ART PROJECT that invites people to contemplate death, reflect on life, and share their personal aspirations in public. After losing someone she loved, Chang channeled her grief and depression into this project on an abandoned house in her New Orleans neighborhood to restore perspective and find consolation with her neighbors. She covered the crumbling house with chalkboard paint and stenciled it with the prompt, “Before I die I want to _____.” The wall quickly filled up with responses, from the poetic to the profound: Before I die I want to… see my daughter graduate, abandon all insecurities, get my wife back, eat all the candy and sushi in the world, be a Youtube sensation, straddle the International Date Line, tell my mother I love her, be completely myself.

The wall gained global attention and many people have contacted Chang about creating a wall in their own community. Chang created a project sitewith step-by-step resources and thanks to passionate people around the world, over 1,000 Before I Die walls have now been created in over 70 countries, including Iraq, China, Brazil, Kazakhstan, and South Africa. Revealing the community’s longings, anxieties, joys, and struggles, the project explores how public space can cultivate self-examination and empathy among neighbors and compassionately prepare us for death and grief. It has also inspired dozens of remixes that offer new ways to engage with the people around us. The Before I Die book is a celebration of these walls and the stories behind them. See much more on the project site and follow the latest Before I Die walls and responses on Twitter,Instagram, and Facebook.

2011, New Orleans, LA. Chalkboard paint, spray paint, chalk, abandoned house. 41′ x 8′. With permission from the property owner, residents of the block, the neighborhood association’s blight committee, the Historic District Landmarks Commission, the Arts Council of New Orleans, and the City Planning Commission. Installation assistance by Kristina Kassem, Cory Klemmer, Anamaria Vizcaino, James Reeves, Alan Williams, Alex Vialou, Earl Carlson, and Gary Hustwit.

Pensacola Business Radio 4.26.16 Guests: Craig Jernigan and Sandra McGuire / American Heritage Financial, Merv Griffin Fresh Coat Painters

April 26, 2016 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio 4.26.16 Guests: Craig Jernigan and Sandra McGuire / American Heritage Financial, Merv Griffin Fresh Coat Painters

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Sandra McGuire and Craig Jernigan / American Heritage Financial

We are your local insurance and financial planning firm assisting in creating financial & protection plans catered to meet your specific needs.

Our core sectors of expertise are financial security, medicare, executive benefits, business succession strategies, retirement, leaving a legacy, estate preservation, social security options, lifetime income, and spousal survivor income.

I’m super excited to finally introduce American Heritage Financial to everyone on the gulf coast. Newly formed in 2013 with

100% focus on our clients and producers we have nearly every possible carrier in the industry. We don’t work for the insurance

companies…We work for our clients! We have 7 in-house Certified Financial Planners (CFP) for assisting agents and clients in

building the perfect plans to meet their clients’ unique needs. For those with questionable health we have 2 in-house

underwriters to assure our clients get the best possible rates. If you want to learn a little more about an AHF please give us a call

today! We’re very excited to share our story…If all the financial aspects of your life aren’t well coordinated let us help!!!

Sandra McGuire- sandramcguire@ahfplanners.com

After working in the benefits industry for many years, I transitioned to a career as an insurance and financial professional

believing I can make a difference in people’s lives. As a single woman who raised a child alone, I can relate to the financial

challenges we all face and desires for a secure financial future for our families.

Now as an independent agent licensed in Florida, Alabama and Georgia, I am happy to work for my clients and make

recommendations that are truly in their best interests. I joined AHF because I believe my client’s needs are my top priority

and at AHF I have the resources to find the right solution for them.

These days when I’m not working I stay active and you can find me training for a triathlon, water-skiing, on a stand-up paddle

board with my Australian Cattle Dog, on a boat, at the beach and enjoying time with my Mom, daughter, and two

granddaughters.

I am an Ambassador for the Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, a member of TriGulfCoast Triathletes, member of the

Pensacola Ski Club, and an associate member of Pensacola Association of Realtors.

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Merv Griffin / Fresh Coat Pensacola

Owner

Painters You Can Trust

Fresh Coat of Pensacola is a professional painting company that services communities in and around Pensacola, FL. Our team of experienced painters are bonded and insured for your peace-of-mind, and we’ll get the job done on time and on budget. Whether you just need a touch-up, or your entire property painted, we’re here to help make your vision a reality.

Service You Can Rely On

What makes Fresh Coat different is our commitment to customer service. We approach every project as it were for ourselves, and we understand that your time is important. That’s why we offer flexible scheduling, and why we’ll be on time, every time. We’ll work hard to get you the look you want.

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About Fresh Coat of Pensacola

“Painting Done Right!” is more than a slogan for us – it is our commitment to provide the best quality and craftsmanship to every painting project we complete. We offer a wide range of services for both residential and commercial painting projects. Coupled with years of experience and quality painting products from Sherwin Williams, you can count on Fresh Coat to deliver the highest quality of service at an affordable price.

Fresh Coat of Pensacola is a locally owned and operated painting company dedicated to providing the highest degree of customer service and satisfaction to our clients in and around Pensacola, FL

You can rely on us for quality work and prompt completion dates. Our team of expert painters are fully bonded and insured for your safety and peace of mind. Plus, all our work carries a warranty, and we won’t call the job finished until you are completely satisfied! With FREE quotes, on-time appointments, our 3-3-3 Customer Service Pledge, superior quality workmanship, and commitment to the community, Fresh Coat is the #1 choice.

So remember, when you want your home or business painted, call Fresh Coat of Portland – the Painters you can trust to get Painting Done RIGHT!

Pensacola Business Radio-04.21.16-Guests: Judith Bridgeman / Creatively Organizing, Pat Madison / Campfire

April 21, 2016 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio-04.21.16-Guests: Judith Bridgeman / Creatively Organizing, Pat Madison / Campfire

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Judith Bridgeman / Creatively Organizing

Creatively Organizing is in its 11th year of business!

Professional Organizers for your home & office

This is the year to Abolish Overwhelm and replace it with ABUNDANCE

Clarity, Efficiency, Productivity, Simplicity & Beauty

are what you will find here.

Freedom . . . an end to mental clutter means room in your life for abundance . . .

We assess your space in relationship to your areas of concern and how it needs to function with your lifestyle, time demands, responsibilities & need to enjoy your life.

We help you define your vision for order and aesthetics.

We create a plan that you can implement yourself or,

We work with you hands-on taking you through and teaching you the quickest and most effective methods for organizing any space.

Or, we can work on our own, if you are available to answer question.

We teach you how to keep up and abolish “overwhelm”

We turn your space into an organized foundation that supports where you are and where you are headed.

Get Started Right Now!

We are ready to give you the Get Organized #1 Habit of Success!

Bringing you closer to your ABUNDANCE!

Pat Madison / Campfire

Where children and teens discover who they are.

Camp Fire provides a nurturing, constructive and fun environment for young people to discover their sparks—unique skills, passions, and interests—and adopt a growth mindset. They chart their own course to healthy habits, community leadership, and connection to nature in collaboration with trained, caring adults. And, in turn, Camp Fire youth give back by sharing those skills in their communities.