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Building Trust, Honesty and Cohesion – One Soul at a Time E22

May 27, 2022 by Karen

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Phoenix Business Radio

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We had a wonderful open conversation about culture, transparency, honesty, trust, and leadership. We knew this conversation would be powerful with Andrew Kolikoff and Christine Rogers.

Here is a bit of story that started off the conversation:

During the planning of this particular Culture Crush Business Podcast episode, there was a different team member from Aspireship that was supposed to be on the podcast as our guest. As we were approaching the show date, she informed our team that she was in the process of transitioning and leaving the company so it made sense to bring Christine on the show instead.

Our team wanted to make sure that this original guest was not leaving the company because of the culture and in reality we found out the complete opposite. Not only is that individual leaving the company on positive terms, but they are leaving with grace, transparency and the support of Christine, the company COO, and the rest of the team. This should be an example that we all live by. Now this story was not the entire conversation of the show, but it gives you a taste of where we started.

This podcast was not only full of stories, but it was full of examples. There are numerous examples in this podcast of ways that leaders can improve the culture, in baby steps, within their organizations.

What does that look like:

Be intentional.
Be human.
Own your mistakes.
Be transparent.
Power of pause. Pause and take a moment if you need it.
Think- how can you show up at that moment?
Build cohesion with your team.
Create space for your staff to be vulnerable.
Be curious.

Take a listen and hear the stories and examples that can help you improve your team culture, trust, and connection. As Andrew says, “It takes one soul at a time.”

Aspireship is an industry recognized reskilling and job placement platform that helps motivated individuals pivot their career into SaaS sales.

Christine Rogers is a seasoned sales and marketing leader with over 15 years of recruiting, hiring, training, and managing high-performing sales teams. Extensive background is complemented by individual experience owning a small business, giving a unique perspective to managing and growing organizations of any size.

Recognized as a passionate people leader who maximizes team performance and drives results by multiplying talents for success.

Specializations include: Leadership development, strategic planning, organizational management and design, recruiting and hiring, sales process & methodology, training, on-boarding, and customer experience.

Connect with Christine on LinkedIn.

Aurelius is creating cultures of empowered leadership (and teams) to execute innovative growth strategies through both authentic trust building and behavior transformation.

Andrew Kolikoff is a multiple time C-Level executive/company founder, one time landing him on the Cover Page of USA today for a product he invented and received licensing from the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL in 2003.

Since that time, Andrew has dedicated his life to behaviorally elevating and transforming leaders’ lives. Now, Andrew is an inspirational speaker, author, leadership and culture transformation guru/coach.

While he brings with him his additional, wonderfully diverse experiences: 10+ years of not-for-profit board chairmanship, former chief science officer, university adjunct professor, and national director of business development,

Andrew’s true gift has always shown up in HOW he delivers the change and growth. As he says, before you can authentically create a culture of accountability, authenticity and scaled profitability… each leader first has to “see themselves for who they truly are and align themselves with themselves”.

Connect with Andrew on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

About Culture Crush

Culture is not just a tag word to be thrown around. It is not something you throw in job descriptions to draw people to applying for jobs within a company.

According to Marcus Buckingham and Ashely Goodall in their book Nine Lies About Work, “Culture is the tenants of how we behave. It’s like a family creed. This is how we operate and treat each other in the family.”

As a growing company- Culture Crush Business Podcast is THE culture improvement resource that supports companies and leaders. Our Mission is to improve company cultures so people WANT to go to work. Employees and leaders should like where they work and we think this is possible.

Within the company: Culture Crush has Vetted Resources and Partnerships with the right people and resources that can help improve your company culture.

On this podcast: We focus on everything surrounding businesses with good company culture. We will talk with company leaders to learn about real-life experiences, tips, and best practices for creating a healthy work environment where employees are finding joy and satisfaction in their work while also striving and growing within the company. We also find the companies that offer resources to help improve company culture and showcase them on the show to share their tips and tricks for growing culture.

About the Host

Kindra Maples is spartan racer, past animal trainer, previous magician’s assistant, and has a weakness for Oreo cookie shakes. Her journey working with people actually started working with animals as a teenager (don’t worry we won’t go that far back for her bio).

She worked for over 15 years in the zoo industry working with animals and the public. Her passion of working with animals shifted into working with people in education, operations and leadership roles. From there her passion of leadership and helping people develop has continued to grow.

Then came the opportunity for leading the Culture Crush Business Podcast and she jumped on it. Leadership, growth, and strong company cultures are all areas that Kindra is interested in diving into further.

Shout Outs

We want to thank a few people for their behind the scenes effort in helping this relaunch to come to life. James Johnson with Tailored Penguin Media Company LLC.– It is a small, but powerful video production company with a goal to deliver the very best by articulating the vision of your brand in a visually creative way. Gordon Murray with Flash PhotoVideo, LLC. -Flash Gordon has been photographing since high school and evolving since then with new products that will equip, encourage, engage, and enable. Renee Blundon with Renee Blundon Design – She is not only one of the best free divers (that’s not how she helped with the podcast) but she is great with graphics design and taking the direction for the vision that you have while also adding creative ideas to bring to your vision to life.

These are just a few of the folks that supported the relaunch of the podcast. If you would like to be part of the Culture Crush team or would like to support underwriting the show- please reach out: info@culturecrushbusiness.com

Conscious Collaboration E31

April 26, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

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Strangers meet, share an hour of meaningful conversation, form new connections, and the rest is history. This is what happens on every episode of Collaborative Connections Radio Show and Podcast. AND the guests always share some insightful tips and resources for our listeners.

This episode was no exception! Host, Kelly Lorenzen, was joined on-air by Jessica Barfield, Certified Google Developer and Paid Ad Specialist, Jon Humig, Mortgage Sales Manager, and Malcolm Avner, Leadership and Executive Coach.

Guess what?!?! All 3 of these business leaders had so much in common and tons to share about Conscious Capitalism, relationships, culture, SEO, Google, Paid Ads, Real Estate, teamwork, and business ownership.

If you want to know more, check out this amazing episode sponsored by KLM.

Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC, is a full service mortgage banker specializing in residential and refinance loans. Prosperity Home Mortgage offers a wide range of mortgage products, including fixed and adjustable rate mortgages, jumbo loans, Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Veterans Affairs (VA) loans, and renovation financing.

Jon Humig (NMLSR# 542388) is Southwestern born and bred. His professional service is founded on delivering the best possible customer experience for his clients and partners.

Jon does this by setting realistic and accurate expectations with his clients.

He strives to guide them respectfully to the product that best suits their needs by really listening to their objectives and clearly communicating all the available options.

His hundreds of five-star reviews prove he is a tried and true lending professional-let Jon help take the stress out of your next big move!

Connect with Jon on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

Jess Barfield Consulting helps businesses and communities find their online audience. As Google Developers, they use their expert knowledge of SEO and Google products to help businesses find their audience and grow their online presence.

Jess Barfield is a small business owner who began diving into SEO and Google due to her own frustrations turning online customers into coffee drinkers at a cafe she owned with her sister.

After diving into online resources, Jess took the plunge and put her BA in Marketing to work becoming a Google Developer on a mission to help other business owners find their online voice, affordably.

Jess started solo but now has a team of three working on website development, SEO and strategic online marketing for businesses across the United States.

Malcolm Avner’s clients are business owners and organization leaders who are driven to improve leadership performance and regain passion for work. Clients are empowered to achieve goals by addressing self-defeating patterns of behavior and thought.

Working 1-to-1 with Malcolm or in small group of company leaders, clients are able to more efficiently resolve business issues, increase leadership effectiveness, improve communication skills, and shift the culture of an organization.

On the personal side, clients acquire knowledge, tools and support that enhance their sense of well-being, personal relationships, and life experience.

Leaders who become Malcolm’s clients…

believe as he does, that business has unlimited potential to elevate humanity and benefit the planet
behave as he does, treating employees and other stakeholders with genuine caring and a win-win approach
think as he does, committed to continuous improvement and greater wisdom
feel as he did, disappointed and frustrated that the business isn’t more successful and work more fulfilling

Early in his careers – both as a professional athlete and a business builder – Malcolm’s focus was guided by conventional wisdom on how to achieve success: do it alone; follow the rules; and outwork the competition. He followed that guidance and, by most measures, found success in numerous endeavors. But something was missing: a sense of meaningful impact. He eventually realized that while hard work and following the rules can generate success, the success is hollow because the guidance is incomplete.

After experiencing some painful but necessary business lessons, and doing some serious soul searching, he discovered new guidance that led to impactful, meaningful work as a coach:

Endeavors that are aligned with a higher purpose (more than just making money or impressing people) are the most rewarding – financially, emotionally, and spiritually
Updating longstanding beliefs and behavior patterns – even the ones that seem most sacred – opens the door to better results
Having fun at work isn’t a diversion of energy – it’s a source of energy…and creativity… and motivation!

Connect with Malcolm on LinkedIn.

About Collaborative Connections

Kelly Lorenzen started the “Collaborative Connections” show to bring her clients and favorite charities together to meet each other, connect and collaborate in life and business. She hopes to build a stronger community one show at a time.

About Our Sponsor

KLM is a one-stop support shop for small business owners who are starting, growing, or trying to sustain. Our purpose is to foster the growth and prosperity of small businesses in our community.

Entrepreneurs & small business owners come to KLM for support in all areas of business. KLM clients think of us as a concierge, business snuggy, another arm, or duplicate for the business owner; They call us when they need us. Business owners can continue to do what they love while having the support they need when they need it.

About Your Host

Kelly Lorenzen, CEO of KLM, is an award-winning entrepreneur with over 15 years of business-ownership experience. She is also a certified project management professional.

Kelly’s expertise is in business development, customer service, marketing, and sales.

Connect with Kelly on LinkedIn, and follow KLM Consulting on Facebook.

Cheers to Toastmasters and All They Do

March 30, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

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We mixed things up in the studio by having Kindra Maples, the host of the Culture Crush Business Podcast, step in to host the Phoenix Business RadioX house show. She was joined on the air with producer Darrol Robinson as the co-host.

Michael Holian, from Toastmasters International joined Kindra and Darrol in the studio to discuss the ins and outs of the Toastmasters organization. This conversation was an opportunity to truly learn and understand the organization, since there is way more involved than you might have known.

Did you know that there are various levels and opportunities with Toastmaster for youth, not just the main clubs that are for individuals over the age of 18?
Did you know that there is a Toastmasters club at the Florence Prison?
Did you know that there are almost 16,000 clubs in 149 countries that are involved as a mixture of in person, virtual, and hybrid?

This group does not only offer individuals the opportunity to become better public speakers, but also to become better communicators, provide opportunities to network with others, and teaches a variety of skills that are vital in thriving in the workplace.

It is never too late to get connected and work on these various skills with Toastmasters.
Head over to their website to find an “open” club near you.

Toastmasters International is a worldwide nonprofit educational organization that empowers individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders. Headquartered in Englewood, Colo., the organization’s membership exceeds 300,000 in more than 15,800 clubs in 149 countries.

Since 1924, Toastmasters International has helped people from diverse backgrounds become more confident speakers, communicators, and leaders. For information about local Toastmasters clubs, please visit www.toastmasters.org. Follow @Toastmasters on Twitter.

Michael J. Holian, DTM, of Chandler, Arizona, is an information technology specialist for CSAA Insurance Group, where he has worked for the past eight years. He is the product owner and administrator for a suite of software collaboration and developmental tools. Holian is the chair of the governance board, responsible for identifying best practices, reviewing proposed changes, and communicating the product roadmap.

Holian attended Chubb Institute of Computer Technology, where he earned a certification in computer programming. He is a community impact champion for his employer and coordinates volunteer activities for fellow employees. Additionally, Holian volunteers his time for the Special Olympics, a local foodbank, and other organizations through his employer.

A Toastmaster since 1992, Holian is a member of his home club, Leader’s Plus Toastmasters, in Mesa, Arizona. He has held a number of high-profile leadership positions within Toastmasters such as District Director and has attained the Distinguished Toastmaster designation—the highest level of educational achievement in the organization.

“Throughout this journey in Toastmasters, I have honed my emotional intelligence, listening, and leadership skills in such a way that I’m able to use these skills every day in my professional life to provide leadership, regardless of organizational standing,” Holian said. “My Toastmasters experience has also expanded my understanding of other people and cultures, providing opportunities for friendships and increasing my understanding of diverse experiences and perspectives.”

As a member of the Toastmasters International Board of Directors, Holian is a “working ambassador” for the organization. He works with the Board to develop, support, and modify the policies and procedures that guide Toastmasters International in fulfilling its mission.

Follow Toastmasters International on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

E97 Building Your Network with Kandis Porter

February 27, 2022 by Karen

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Phoenix Business Radio

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E97 Building Your Network with Kandis Porter

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, Kandis Porter, MBA MSPM PMP and Joe Pusz – PMO Joe discussed entrepreneurship in project management and change management space, serving the military, mentorship and much more.

Some of the themes in the show were building your network, along with helping people. Kandis explains that building your network and explaining the passion you have for something helps create deeper connections with someone. “Project management, change management, that leadership development. I think that’s one area that I especially enjoy working with people on, because if you don’t have support at that leadership level with project management or with change management, it’s going to be a lot harder than it has to be or it’s not going to be successful.” -Kandis Porter

Kandis Porter is the Founder and Managing Director of Effective Flow Connections (EFC), a management consulting company that helps transform organizations through project management, process improvement, change management, facilitation of key meetings, and training.

Kandis describes the most challenging projects she’s had to face, “I’d say just about any project that involves people is a challenging one. And I say that lightheartedly. That’s what makes project management, change management so rewarding as well, because you’re making a difference. There’s project outcomes and objectives. You’re trying to do something. People are everywhere. And if you forget about them, you’re not going to succeed with your project.”

Before joining the consulting industry, Kandis proudly served more than seven years in the United States Air Force and is passionate about giving back to veterans and their families.

Connect with Kandis:
LinkedIn https://lnkd.in/eJgABw6T
Website https://lnkd.in/ewfG74Km
Facebook https://lnkd.in/eUqSM6Ce

Learn more about veteran programs and lend a helping hand visit:
Veteran Project Manager Mentor Alliance (VPMMA) https://thevpmma.org/

To catch up on previous episodes or see the guest list for upcoming shows visit the Project Management Office Hours website – https://lnkd.in/g_zP8gU8

Thank you to THE PMO SQUAD and The PMO Leader for sponsoring this show.

The PMO Squad is a leading provider of PMO and Project Management services in the US. They assist clients building and improving PMOs, provide Project Management Consulting services, deliver custom Project Management Training and provide Project Management staffing services.
Learn more about The PMO Squad – www.thepmosquad.com

Where do PMO Leaders go for Information, Learning, Networking and Services? The PMO Leader community has “Everything You Need to Become a Great PMO Leader”. One PMO World, One Community!
Learn more about The PMO Leader – www.thepmoleader.com

EFC is a management consulting company that helps transform organizations through project management, process improvement, change management, facilitation of key meetings, and training. EFC enables organizations to do what they do, even better!

Kandis Porter is the Founder and Managing Director of Effective Flow Connections (EFC), a management consulting company that helps transform organizations through project management, process improvement, change management, facilitation of key meetings, and training. Kandis also works one-on-one with clients, focusing on Leadership development and growth. EFC enables organizations to do what they do, even better!

Kandis has more than 18 years of experience managing people and large projects in both the government and private sectors. She has supported clients in various industries, to include the Department of Defense, Federal Aviation Administration, utilities, medical device, health care, non-profit, and learning & development.

Kandis has a Master of Science Degree in Project Management (MSPM) from The George Washington University and Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Human Resources. In addition, she is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), PMP Exam Prep Course Instructor through Project Management Institute, Prosci Change Manager, and Six Sigma Green Belt. She is also certified as a Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Practitioner, Thomas-Kilmann Instrument (TKI) Practitioner, and is a Wiley DiSC Everything Authorized Training Provider.

Before joining the consulting industry, Kandis proudly spent more than seven years on Active Duty in the United States Air Force and is passionate about giving back to veterans and their families. She is a member of the Small Business Administration’s Advisory Committee on Veteran Business Affairs (ACVBA) in Washington, DC.

Kandis is also active in the veteran community in Reno, Nevada, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Veterans Guest House. Outside of work, she enjoys running, hiking, skiing, and spending time with her family.

Connect with Kandis on LinkedIn and follow Effective Flow Connections on Facebook.

ABOUT PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE HOURS SERIES

Project Management Office Hours is intended to provide Project Management professionals a place to drop in and discuss Success Stories, Best Practices, and Lessons Learned. Project Management Consultant Joy Gumz has shared with us, “Operations keep the lights on, strategy provides the light at the end of the tunnel, but project management is the train engine that moves the organization forward.”

Each of us has a unique story to tell, but collectively we share a message that organizations who embrace Project Management Best Practices perform better than those which don’t. Organizations which align Projects to Strategy perform better. Organizations with Engage Executive Sponsors deliver better results. Organizations which measure Project Management performance outperform those which don’t.

During our Project Management Office Hours, we hear directly from Industry leaders how to make an impact in our profession. How we, collectively, will Advance Project Management Best Practices, One Listener at a time!

ABOUT YOUR HOST

Joe Pusz started THE PMO SQUAD to bring real world PMO Leadership experience to the consulting space and to advocate for Project Management through his blog PMOJOE.com. The old saying is “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Following this mindset Joe left Corporate America in 2013 to start THE PMO SQUAD and work with fellow Natural Born Project Managers to advance Project Management Best Practices.

ABOUT OUR SPONSOR

THE PMO SQUAD focuses exclusively on PMO and Project Management consulting. Corporate America is full of Accidental Project Managers running projects who haven’t been trained to be PMs. To help solve this problem THE PMO SQUAD is on the Leading Edge with PMO As a Service. PMO As a Service allows our clients to focus on their respective core competencies while THE PMO SQUAD delivers Project Management expertise. Contact Joe at 678-591-7868. Follow The PMO Squad on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Where do PMO Leaders go for Information, Learning, Networking and Services? The PMO Leader community has “Everything You Need to Become a Great PMO Leader”. One PMO World, One Community! Learn more about The PMO Leader – www.thepmoleader.com

Who Do You Have in Your Corner? E28

January 25, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

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On this episode of Collaborative Connections Radio Show and Podcast, host Kelly Lorenzen was joined on air by Global Speaker, Business Coach, and Best Selling Author, Dena Patton along with Andrew Kolikoff, Principal – Culture Practice Leader at Aurelius, and Wendy Neal, Founder/ Managing Attorney at Neal Law, PLLC.

They talked about mindset, culture, law, leadership, coaching, passion, collaboration, entrepreneurship, and more.

If you are a business owner or C-suite executive, you will love this episode. Andrew, Dena, and Wendy share some great insights and golden nuggets that we can all use in our personal and professional lives.

More than 50 years of combined business ownership experience, makes this episode worth the hour it will take to listen to the whole thing.

Dena Patton Coaching and Training is an award-winning coaching and training company that works with world-changing business owners. They specialize in three areas:

The marketing & sales plan to increase your profits
Creating your internal systems to become a well-oiled machine
Helping you to master your greatness mindset to elevate your vision and leadership effectiveness.

Dena Patton has been an elite business coach for the last 20 years who helps world-changing, purpose-driven leaders and entrepreneurs break records with their income and impact.

As a Keynote speaker and best-selling author, Dena is an expert on human potential and greatness mindset.

Everything you want in your career or life starts with your mindset. Her mindset work can also be found in her book, The Greatness Game on Amazon.

When business owners want to take their impact or their income to new levels they hire Dena.

Connect with Dena on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

Aurelius enables leaders to realize their business and personal visions.

They develop effective strategies together and work with you to implement your strategies in the key areas of process, people, money and growth. Most importantly, they work directly on transforming behavior to ensure we execute your strategy and create a great business.

As he says, before you can authentically create a culture of accountability, authenticity and scaled profitability… each leader first has to “see themselves for who they truly are and align themselves with themselves”.

Connect with Andrew on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

Neal Law PLLC is a boutique law firm, established in February 2017 by attorney Wendy Neal, with a primary focus on providing outside general counsel, corporate transactional, and intellectual property counsel services to companies in the agriculture, technology, and food and beverage industries.

In addition to her more than two decades of legal experience, Wendy Neal leverages for her clients the business management and strategy expertise gained as a member of the executive team of an agricultural biotechnology company with whom she worked from the company’s founding until after its successful IPO.

Ms. Neal formerly was a partner in the intellectual property and technology group at a large Phoenix-based law firm, where her practice focused on designing and executing worldwide intellectual property protection and enforcement strategies, managing IP infringement litigation and dispute resolution proceedings, and negotiating technology-driven acquisitions, licenses, and other business transactions in the United States and abroad.

Before relocating to Tempe, Arizona in 1999, Ms. Neal worked with the patent team at a major aerospace company, served as a risk policy consultant to the government relations office of a professional engineers’ organization in Washington, D.C., and held various technical roles at chemical manufacturers and petroleum refineries throughout the U.S.

Ms. Neal earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering and J.D. from the University of Cincinnati and is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. She is licensed to practice in Arizona, California, and Washington.

Connect with Wendy on LinkedIn.