Pensacola Business Radio: 3-18-18-Coconut Water and Hog Fest

April 18, 2018 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio: 3-18-18-Coconut Water and Hog Fest

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Scott Bollinger/HogFest and Alex Hill/Emerald Coast Coconuts

The 14th Annual HOGFEST 
 will be held on 
 Saturday April 21, 2018 at 6:30 at the 
Pensacola Harley-Davidson dealership and will be another sellout.

If you haven’t been to HOGFEST –  PUT IT ON YOUR BUCKET LIST AND BUY YOUR TICKET FOR TWO TODAY!!
IF YOU HAVE, congratulations and we are looking forward to seeing you again this year.

What is HOGFEST?
Simply put, HOGFEST is a PARTY!
A PARTY that raises piles of money for carefully chosen local charities. 
The 2017 event donated over $25,000 to Pathways for Change, over $20,000 to ECARE, and over $7,500 to Capstone.
 
Where else can you spend $100 and have all of the following included in each ticket?

Admission for 2.
A chance to win a 2018 Harley Fat Boy valued at over $20,000.
Bottomless beer and wine garden.
Tasty food from over 15 local restaurants serving their signature dishes.
Live music for your dancing and listening enjoyment.
Bid on live and silent auctions win exciting items.
A 50/50 ticket drawing to win cash.
And much more !

Purchase your ticket for two today!
 ALL TICKETS PURCHASED AFTER 4/18/2018 WILL BE HELD FOR YOU
@  WILL CALL.
Call 850.206.4803 if questions

Purchase Your Ticket From NE Pensacola Sertoma

Alex Hill/ Emerald Coast Coconut
Army veteran. Serial entrepreneur. UWF student. 10X Ambassador

Alex Hill has a lovely bunch of coconuts, and you can too if you visit him at HarborWalk Village at his Emerald Coast Coconut stand.

Pensacola Business Radio: Women In Leadership Series Ep 5, Brought to you by Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast

April 13, 2018 by angishields

Stacey Kostevicki/Gulf Coast Kids House

I graduated from Florida State University with a BA and earned my MBA at the University of West Florida. My most recent job before accepting the Executive Director position at GCKH was at Studer Group. My heart has always been with not-for-profit organizations though and I have a decade of experience in this area. I have been with GCKH since December 2010. I serve as the President of the Florida Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers, a statewide membership organization representing all of the children’s advocacy centers in Florida. I am a proud Cordova Rotarian and United Way of Escambia County volunteer.

Leslie Donovan/ Gulf Coast Kids house

Prevention Coordinator

Leslie received a BS from Florida State University in Interpersonal Communication and Child Development and an MS from FSU in College Student Personnel Administration and Health and Wellness. For 17 years she worked at various colleges and Universities in Student Affairs. Positions include: Student Affairs Counselor and Coordinator of Orientation; Student Activities Director; Assistant Dean of Students; Wellness Coordinator; and Director of Orientation. Leslie also was a stay at home mom to her 4 kids for 12 years. Leslie is currently a Child Abuse Prevention Coordinator at GCKH and a Certified Yoga Instructor.

Her passion is protecting children and teens and empowering them to be safe and successful throughout life.

Joan Irby

Guardian ad Litem

Air Force brat from Atl. Went to the University of Ky (go Blue) , Business owner in Atl, Navarre/ Gulf Breeze area to raise my 3 kids the last 16 years and sell Real Estate. A man came to my church 6 years ago to talk about GAL and I started volunteering. I was so passionate about the program they offered me the Recruiting position 4 years ago. Took me a long time to find my calling but incorporated my Passion for orphans and at risk children and my sales background to replicate myself to bring other advocates in.

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

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

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

– Monthly networking meetings in Pensacola and Gulf Breeze. These are open to all women and are free to attend. We run a structured meeting with open networking, an educational segment, a sponsor presentation, an opportunity to hear about the businesses of all attendees, and a whole lot of fun. We frequently hear from attendees that these meeting are chock full of value and a great way to build new relationships to help support their businesses. The Pensacola meetings include lunch paid for by our sponsors.

– Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast Magazine. We have produced 4 editions of this print magazine. Each edition features interviewees of local successful leaders in business who share their honest thoughts on leadership, success, obstacles, and inspiration as it relates to women in business. We also include other articles on leadership, networking, and other skill development. It is geared for anyone in business or looking for business motivation and tips. Our goal is for this to be a quarterly publication, however the magazine is currently on hold as we explore graphic designers. Our latest edition can still be found on our website.

– Annual Pursue Your Passion Women’s conference. To help celebrate National Business Women’s Week, we hold a full day conference during the third week of October along with several other events leading up to the conference. We feature a national keynote speaker, several local successful leaders in business, along with Speed Networking, an Experience Hall, structured and unstructured networking exercises and plenty of laughter, relationship building and excitement. Our attendees are not only motivated by the conference but they leave with tangible tips they can take back and implement in their businesses to lead them to success. For 2018, our conference will be held on Wednesday, October 17^th and Thursday, October 18^th, 2018 at Sanders Beach.

– Power Up Challenge is a 12 week educational series where we hold classes once a week for two hours. Classes focused around four main areas of business: Networking, Marketing, Business Efficiency, and Sales Skills. Open to men and women and all classmates receive the full audio recording of each class along with class notes, expanded notes, and extra resources. Remote classes also available. Classes are affordable and attendees are elated with the amount and quality of the information that is shared.

– Women in Leadership radio podcast show – sponsored by Pensacola Business Radio X. We hold monthly shows featuring local community leaders and other men and women in business. We engage our guests in conversational style in-depth interviews. They share their advice on topics such as mentoring, keys to success, time management tools, personal mantras and favorite inspirations, and what men can do to help support women in business.

– Membership in Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is also available.

Contact directors@powerfulwomengulfcoast.com for more information or visit our website at www.powerfulwomengulfcoast.com or Facebook at “Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast” for all of our meeting information.

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio: Women In Leadership Series Ep 5, Brought to you by Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast

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Dr Karen Jacobson with Bruce Wuollet Phil Singleton and Liza Czopp

April 10, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Dr Karen Jacobson with Bruce Wuollet Phil Singleton and Liza Czopp

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Dr Karen Jacobson with Bruce Wuollet Phil Singleton and Liza Czopp

As a High-Performance Strategist Dr. Karen Jacobson shows executives and professionals how to align, engage and lead High-Performance Teams.

Her High-Performance Triad offers half and full-day programs for executives, professionals, management, and teams to help you play at the top of your game. These highly interactive programs cover areas from mindset to skillset, most importantly they are fully customizable to YOUR COMPANY needs. Her programs develop better individual and team communication, increased engagement, decrease resulting in improved productivity elevating the company’s bottom line.

Israeli Military Commander, Doctor, Champion Ballroom Dancer. What these have in common isn’t the what, it’s the “who”. Dr. Karen Jacobson integrates her diverse background into her personal brand as a keynote speaker at state and national conferences and corporate events, including team training.

With over 30 years of training experience, Dr. Karen mesmerizes audiences with her high-caliber presentation style, while relating her groundbreaking framework regarding communication in the face of adversity, based on her experiences with arduous military training, then later as an award-winning ballroom dancer.

As an expert in communication, Dr. Karen Jacobson is the author of Power Conversations, the first book in a series representing her “High-Performance Triad,” a trademark-pending, effective strategy for creating YOUR highest edge. Your audience and teams will leave energized and armed with an arsenal of new skill sets and tools, to provide lasting transformation.

Connect with Dr. Karen on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Bruce Wuollet began working in real estate in 2001 with tax lien foreclosures. It was during this time he learned how to research public records, to understand how title works and the legal side of real estate. He soon realized the huge opportunity in pursuing vacant homes that were not in tax lien foreclosure. By the summer of the 2002 he had picked up 3 investment homes, a duplex & a triplex. In the first year and a half he was introduced to private financing, deal partnering, cash flow and forced equity.

In October of 2002 Bruce partnered with Jack Martin to form Bakerson, LLC. Bruce’s knowledge for title work coupled with his ability and experience in research as well as his passion for the legal side of real estate makes each transaction that much more secure.

Efficient systems within the organization are key to profitability and expansion. Bruce has a unique ability to build new systems as well as streamline existing ones.

Bakerson is a multifamily operator and sponsor based in Phoenix, AZ currently focused on repositioning apartment buildings in Arizona. Bakerson specializes in purchasing troubled multifamily assets and creating a home for its residents. Bakerson, as a family owned business with deep roots in the fabric of Arizona’s community, creates communities which are safe, functional, durable, and clean. Our promise – leave all things better than we found them. And, we do not hurt those we are trying to help.

Connect with Bruce on LinkedIn.

Phil Singleton is committed to creating a first-class financial services experience with his firm to address the estate planning goals of individuals, families and businesses.

Phil works with his team of Financial Representatives and Specialists who are known for integrity and professionalism. The firm has grown and evolved, but still exemplifies the same values the founder revered more than five decades ago.

Connect with Phil on LinkedIn.

A model of superb service, integrity and professionalism, Liza Czopp is the REALTOR of choice. She knows what it takes to help accomplish your real estate goals.

Liza joined Berkshire Hathaway with 15+ years of Real Estate and Mortgage experience, coupled with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management. Liza’s experience, attitude, and positive outlook, along with the knowledge and understanding of the principles of real estate, provides her with the tools to negotiate a “win-win” scenario for all her first time home buyers, out- of-state investors, and “Owner-Occupied” families. Open communication has lead to long-lasting business and social relationships with her clients.

When looking for a real estate professional who displays integrity, leadership and confidence, contact Liza at 602-377-1317, or connect with her on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Jeff Orr with InDemand Leadership and Chris Huie with Galvanize Phoenix

March 30, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Jeff Orr with InDemand Leadership and Chris Huie with Galvanize Phoenix

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Jeff Orr with InDemand Leadership and Chris Huie with Galvanize Phoenix

InDemand Leadership coaches high-performing leaders, executives, teams and business owners to greater levels of success and significance. As a Leadership Performance Coach, Transformational Speaker and Author, Jeff Orr empowers his select group of clients to improve every aspect of their game. Jeff and his team of highly skilled and experienced coaches will help you increase profitability, market share, improve communication, create stellar-performing teams, or build on the success of your leadership. The team at IDL provides the tools, skills and accountability to encourage true growth, personally and professionally, with measurable results.

Jeff Orr is an expert in leadership and he coaches executives, business owners, and individuals with the tools and skills to lead more effectively, build high-performing teams, and experience true success in their careers and personal lives. His client list includes Google, GE, NBC, Chase, Verizon Wireless, Paypal, Merrill Lynch, Edward Jones, and many others. As a dynamic and energizing keynote speaker and corporate trainer to Fortune 500 companies, Jeff has helped thousands grow in their leadership to impact their organizations and communities. He is the author of Succeed In The New Normal: Winning Strategies in an Unfamiliar World, and recently delivered a TEDx talk on Millennial Leadership.

http://www.indemandleadership.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefforr2
https://www.facebook.com/jeff.orr.399

Joining us back in the studio is LinkedIn Local Phoenix Chief Promoter and Galvanize Phoenix Developer Evangelist, Chris Huie.

https://www.galvanize.com/phoenix/campus
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nerdnation/

LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN with Tom Hatten of Mountainside Fitness and Russ Yelton of Yelton and Associates

March 10, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN with Tom Hatten of Mountainside Fitness and Russ Yelton of Yelton and Associates

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LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN with Tom Hatten of Mountainside Fitness and Russ Yelton of Yelton and Associates

It all started with an idea. An idea to be the friendliest gym in town. To know their members’ names, not just their numbers. To offer free towel service, even if that meant doing laundry at his apartment until two in the morning. This was the beginning of Mountainside Fitness.

In 1991, founder and CEO, Tom Hatten, began Mountainside Fitness while a junior at Arizona State University. Together with his family and friends, Tom brought his dream to life. From welding gym equipment to painting walls to selling memberships, the early years were true sweat equity in every sense of the word. Mountainside Fitness was founded on community and value, and those continue to be at the company’s core as they grow into 16 locations and over 80,000 members this year.

In November of 2005, Mountainside Fitness Centers was voted 1 of 10 “hottest growing” companies in Arizona by Biz AZ magazine when 5 clubs were added to the chain. Tom has also received various awards and accolades throughout his career, including being voted 1996 Entrepreneur of the Year by the Business Journal/USA Today, being the Cover story of Entrepreneur Magazine July 2004, and being featured in Forbes Magazine, US News and World Report, Club Solutions Magazine, Paradise Valley Magazine, and Club Insider Magazine.

In addition to growing his company, Tom is a motivational speaker to many business organizations, colleges, high schools and churches. His topics range from entrepreneurship, economics, and corporate community involvement. Hatten is also featured in the college textbook titled Entrepreneurship: A Practice Based Approach co-written by authors: Christopher Neck (Management Professor Arizona State University), Heidi Neck (Entrepreneurship Professor Babson College), Emma Murray (Consultant). And he is currently working on another book Dream On: An Entrepreneurs desire to overcome which is due out in Spring 2018.

Hatten at one time co-hosted the mid-day all fitness request hour for local KZZP FM radio. Tom strongly values the community and has dedicated his time and resources, not only to helping people live healthier lifestyles, but also to social responsibility. Some of the highlights of his commitment to the community include:

2016 Honoree – Teen Lifeline Foundation
2016 Honoree – Muscular Dystrophy Association
2016 Chairman of the board – Make-A-Wish Arizona
2017 Honored as one of the Most Admired Leaders by the Phoenix Business Journal
2017 Board member – AZ Special Olympics
2017 Board member – AZ Diamondbacks Foundation

Tom is also a Founding Board member of AZ Bank & Trust, member of the YPO (Young Presidents Organization) Scottsdale, and member of the International CEO’s against cancer. Born in Austin, Minnesota, he has lived in Arizona for all but 6 months of his life. Favorite charitable organizations include: Make-A-Wish Arizona, Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation, Special Olympics and MDA of AZ.

Tom@MountainsideFitness.com
MountainsideFitness.com
Tom Hatten on Linkedin

Russ Yelton served as Chairman of the AZBio Board of Directors from January 2015 to December 2017. He has been an active board members since being elected in 2009.

He is currently president of Yelton and Associates. The firm provides economic development services as well as early stage business solutions. Yelton and Associates has experience both domestically and internationally and has assisted thousands of entrepreneurs to raise funding and bring their products to a variety of markets. The firm also has a long history of assisting municipalities with the development of co-w0rk, incubators and accelerators as well as loan funds, student focused entrepreneurial programming as well as shared facilities.

As a Board Member at Pinnacle Transplant Technologies, Inc., Yelton provides executive level leadership to a rapidly expanding tissue bank and medical device company. Yelton served as Pinnacle Transplant’s CEO from 2014 to 2017.

Pinnacle Transplant Technologies is a multi-service tissue bank dedicated to ethical participation in the donate life process. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) registered and American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) accredited, Pinnacle only works with federally chartered Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) and agencies accredited by AATB to help safeguard our employees, provide superior allografts for transplantation and assure reverence to our donor families.

Prior to joining Pinnacle Transplant Technologies, Yelton was President and CEO of the Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology located in Flagstaff. NACET is a business incubation program that assists companies with commercializing their technologies in both domestic and international markets. NACET is supported by the City of Flagstaff and Northern Arizona University where it functions as the Technology Transfer Office for NAU. Clients in NACET’s program received individual business consulting, access to mentors, venture and angel capital and domestic and international student research teams.

Prior to coming to Arizona in 2009, Yelton oversaw the creation of a business incubation program in Asheville, North Carolina in an abandoned 141,000 sq feet former BASF manufacturing plant. That program, located at a community college, included a commercial food kitchen, biotechnology space with wet, dry and core laboratories, light manufacturing and executive offices.

Yelton received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at Appalachian State University, a Masters of Business Administration from Western Carolina University and Doctoral studies in Educational Leadership also at WCU. In addition, he received a European Union Grant in 2008 to complete Evaluation of Sustainability Training from Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration.

Russ@YeltonandAssociates.com
PinnacleTransplantTechnologies
Russ Yelton on Linkedin

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

ABOUT YOUR HOST

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

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

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

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

Pensacola Business Radio: Grover Robinson, Stan Harper and JETRO, Keith Hoffert-The ever changing business climate of Pensacola Florida and new direction of growth

February 22, 2018 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio: Grover Robinson, Stan Harper and JETRO, Keith Hoffert-The ever changing business climate of Pensacola Florida and new direction of growth

Grover Robinson, District 4

Commissioner Grover C. Robinson, IV, is a seventh generation Pensacolian who currently serves as Escambia County’s District 4 Commissioner. Robinson has served on the county commission since 2006, and was appointed chairman in 2010 and 2016. He has also serves as chairman for the Florida Gulf Consortium. His past services include president of the Florida Association of Counties from 2014-15, 2016 class member of Leadership Florida and National Association of Counties at-large board member.

Robinson has been actively involved in the community, serving as a current or past board member for the Pensacola State College Foundation, Junior Achievement of Northwest Florida, United Way of Escambia County, Baptist Health Care Foundation, Christ Church Episcopal Parish and more. He and his wife Jill have two children, Grover V and Anna Lowrey.

Click Here for Pensacola Beach Fee Simple Title Information

Current Term: November 2014 to November 2018

Office: 850-595-4940 Email: district4@myescambia.com

What is JETRO?

JETRO, or the Japan External Trade Organization, is a government-related organization that works to promote mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world. Originally established in 1958 to promote Japanese exports abroad, JETRO’s core focus in the 21st century has shifted toward promoting foreign direct investment into Japan and helping small to medium size Japanese firms maximize their global export potential.

Infusionsoft CEO Clate Mask with Purple CRM Chris Lee and Small Business Strategist Pamela Slim

February 22, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Infusionsoft CEO Clate Mask with Purple CRM Chris Lee and Small Business Strategist Pamela Slim

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INFUSIONSOFT CEO CLATE MASK WITH PURPLE CRM CHRIS LEE AND SMALL BUSINESS STRATEGIST PAMELA SLIM

Infusionsoft was created for small businesses and since day one, that focus hasn’t changed. We listen to our customers and are committed to providing products that save them time and help them deliver personalized service and grow their businesses.

We are proud to be part of the Phoenix community and it is exciting to see how the Valley is evolving into a successful tech leader. Arizona as a whole is cultivating a talented community that deserves to be recognized for its contributions to the tech industry.

Partners have been pivotal to the growth of Infusionsoft. Earlier this year, we launched Partner Edition specifically to meet the unique needs of consultants and small agencies managing multiple accounts. It was been well-received since launch, with more than 500 agencies already using it and reporting time saved as upwards of 25 hours per month.

We’re always learning and striving to be better. We understand the value of insights from customers, partners, and influencers and take them seriously as we update offerings and create new products.

Disciplined optimism, remaining clear on your purpose, and emotional resiliency are key to not getting mired in the chaos of growing a business.

Clate Mask is the CEO and Co-founder of Infusionsoft, a sales and marketing platform that helps small businesses deliver personalized sales and customer service experiences. Clate was named one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2013 by Goldman Sachs and Business Leader of the Year by the Arizona Technology Council. He is a national speaker and the co-author of the New York Times bestseller Conquer the Chaos: How to Grow a Successful Small Business Without Going Crazy. He has a B.A. in Economics from Arizona State University and an MBA and a J.D. from Brigham Young University.

Twitter url: https://twitter.com/ClateMask

LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clatemask/

Chris Lee has been building websites and working in CRM for 17+ years. He loves that the platforms of today make it possible for any business to have an affordable, active, converting website. He loves moving people from brochure websites to active sales funnels.

https://purplecrm.com/about/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/azchrislee/

https://www.facebook.com/purplecrm

https://twitter.com/purplecrm

Pamela Slim is an award-winning author, speaker and small business coach. She spent the first 10 years of her business as a consultant to large corporations such as Hewlett-Packard, Charles Schwab and Cisco Systems. In 2005, she started the Escape from Cubicle Nation blog, which led to coaching thousands of entrepreneurs, from martial art studios to software startups. Pam opened a national small business learning laboratory in Mesa, Arizona last year. She published two books with Penguin Portfolio: Escape from Cubicle Nation in 2009, and Body of Work in 2014.

https://pamelaslim.com/about/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamelaslim

https://www.facebook.com/pamslim/

https://twitter.com/pamslim

Pensacola Business Radio- Spotlight Episode with Tim Martin and the Isaak Life Firm

February 1, 2018 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio- Spotlight Episode with Tim Martin and the Isaak Life Firm

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Dr. Tim Martin

Executive Director/Personal and Professional Coach/Motivational Speaker/Professor/Consultant

I must ask!! (No pun intended) What questions didn’t get asked in your personal or professional life and career or company in 2017 because, you or others feared what the answers may be?

Are you a situation focused leader or a solution focused leader? Situation focused leaders lean on this leadership lie. “If my situation or circumstances would change I, he, she; they, we, or it could change.” This is a limiting and disabling belief that will lead to desperate or debilitating leadership decisions. A belief, is simply a thought you have allowed to become a truth that you lean and lead on. Solution focused leaders engage the belief and act on a truth, which persuades their leadership mindset to focus on seeing any situation with many obstacles, as being a situation with more opportunities.

The conditions we find ourselves in and the positions others align with in certain situations don’t have to stand in the way of us moving and making something positive happen. Situational focused leaders are reactive and solution focused leaders are proactive. It’s the decisive difference between both leaders. The potential results can be dramatically different for one leader and the team he/she leads.

Solutions are seldom seen or found when only focusing on just what’s going on in the situation. Many solutions can become camouflaged in all the chaos that is causing or adding to the situation. Solutions are found inside people who find themselves inside the situation. A solution focused leader is willing to assess their role and responsibility inside the situation. They are not afraid to step back or away from the situation briefly, allowing time to examine things personally or professionally that may need to be challenged or changed at the time, to either help or keep from hurting the situation more. Leaders lead!! That’s a clue where to start.

The nouns (person, places or things) that surround the situation may not change but, that doesn’t have to limit what role or responsibility you take or response you make inside it. Even if things do not go your way, you can still be okay, because of the perspective, approach, action or solutions you were able bring to the situation. Will you set forth solutions to resolve some complicated situations and fail? Absolutely Yes!! However, you will discover that many mistakes are not setbacks, they are setups. You are being set up to fulfill your ultimate leadership potential, achieve a higher leadership purpose and become a more successful solution focused leader.

For any situations to be changed for the better, healthy solutions must be activated and directly applied. As you have figured out by now, this not only applies to leadership but, life as well. No matter what your situation or circumstances may be, always find the awesome inside you, live it and lead with it.

Pensacola Business Radio-Nicole Gislason from University of West Florida Sea3D Labs

January 26, 2018 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio-Nicole Gislason from University of West Florida Sea3D Labs

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Nicole Gislason from University of West Florida Sea3D Labs

The University of West Florida Sea3D lab provides valuable 3-D printing resources and fosters innovation and collaboration among students, faculty, staff, industry leaders and the Northwest Florida community.

Learn. Design. Invent

Launched as part of the Innovation Network, the facility serves as a hub for multidisciplinary research, invention and discovery in the high-demand field of additive manufacturing, providing a space for real-world problems to be transformed into creative solutions. It is located inside the UWF Historic Trust’s Museum of Commerce at 201 E. Zaragoza St.

The University of West Florida Innovation Network connects physical campus destinations along the Gulf Coast of Northwest Florida for innovation, collaboration, research and engaged learning to prepare students for the changing world and workforce of tomorrow.