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Patricia Leonard, Speaker, Coach and Author of “Hello, Self…”

September 27, 2022 by John Ray

Nashville Business Radio

Patricia Leonard, Speaker, Coach and Author of "Hello, Self..."

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Patricia Leonard, Speaker, Coach and Author of Hello, Self…(Nashville Business Radio, Episode 47)

Patricia Leonard, President of Patricia Leonard & Associates and author of Hello, Self… returned to Nashville Business Radio to announce her new podcast. She shared with host Arlia Hoffman how she helps individuals and organizations find their “Runway to Success” by identifying their desires, their talents, and then helping them take action. She discussed what it means to be Wearing High Heels in a Flip Flop World, and the idea behind her newest book, Hello, Self… Patricia shared the kinds of inspiring guests she’ll have on the Hello, Self… podcast, and much more.

Nashville Business Radio is produced virtually from the Nashville studio of Business RadioX®.

Patricia Leonard & Associates

Patricia Leonard & Associates has a mission of expanding visions, building runways to success, and encouraging celebration. As a dream builder, Patricia is personally committed to helping you live your personal and professional life fully by identifying your passions, defining your talents, exploring possibilities, and awakening hope and inspiration within.

Patricia Leonard & Associates offers a full-service CAREER AND LIFE MANAGEMENT program beginning with process approaches for finding your authentic self, defining your vision and developing plans for implementation. Getting to your innermost dreams, desires and goals requires knowing your WHY, WHAT, and HOW!

Her company works with individuals, corporate and small business leaders, conference organizers, non-profit organizations, focus groups, and academic and personal growth planners to craft a one-of-a-kind participatory experience focused on the client audience and their expected outcomes.

RUNWAY TO SUCCESS is an achievement-based organization focused on supporting groups and individuals who want to explore personal, professional, and organizational possibilities. They strive to motivate, encourage, and empower our clients. Patricia’s style is to build capability; not create dependency. Napoleon Hill said: Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. This is a key operating philosophy of Patricia Leonard & Associates.

Company website | Runway To Success

Patricia Leonard, President, Patricia Leonard & Associates, and Author of Hello, Self…

Patricia Leonard is a career and life management coach, inspiring clients to get their dreams and goals off that someday shelf and create a runway to success plan for turning their cants into cans, and their dreams into plans.”

Patricia Leonard is President of RUNWAY TO SUCCESS, a division of Patricia Leonard & Associates located in Nashville, TN. She is a MESSAGE ARTIST speaker, career and business coach, author, and magazine columnist of a monthly column titled WISDOM AND ARTS. Patricia consults with clients on leadership, empowerment, career and life management, entrepreneurship, and the power of language. Her work is focused on helping clients find their runway!

She has a professional background in management, human resources, corporate training, business consulting, small business startup and talent development. Patricia has worked with companies in the service, music, banking, manufacturing, publishing, warehousing, healthcare, academic, retail and financial industries; and taught management classes as an adjunct professor.

She has a degree in Human Resource Management, is MBTI qualified, and trained as a Career Coach and Consulting Hypnotist. Her volunteer energies are focused on Women in Film and Television-Nashville, where she is an Executive Board Vice President; Dress for Success on the Advisory Board; and International Coaching Federation-Nashville where she held Board roles for several years.

Patricia has authored the books Wearing High Heels in a Flip Flop World, Becoming Woman…A Journal of Personal Discovery, The NOW, HOW and WOW of Success, Happenings, a full-year calendar of inspirational messages, and a spoken word album titled I Am… all available on her website here.

She enjoys songwriting, and creating poetry and has written a one-woman show and artistic speech she performs titled, HELLO, SELF…, about a woman in midlife reinventing herself.

Her latest book titled “Hello, Self…”, based on her one-woman show, has just been published and is available on Amazon.

On the personal side, Patricia, describes herself as a woman, lover of life, mother, grandmother, career professional, and message artist, and in that order! Her goal is to continue inspiring others, of any age, to START NOW creating and expanding their Runway to Success in their personal and professional lives. She believes that life is a gift, the way we wrap it is our choice.

LinkedIn | Facebook

Questions and Topics

Update us on what you do and who you work with
What does the title of your book, Wearing High Heels in a Flip Flop World, mean?
Tell us about your latest book, “Hello, Self…”
What is a Hello, Self.. moment?
Tell us more about your new “Hello, Self…” podcast

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.

Patricia Leonard, Speaker & Coach, Author of Hello, Self…

July 19, 2022 by John Ray

Nashville Business Radio

Patricia Leonard, Speaker & Coach, Author of Hello, Self...

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Patricia Leonard, Speaker & Coach, Author of Hello, Self…(Nashville Business Radio, Episode 45)

Speaker and Coach Patricia Leonard talked with host John Ray about her unique approach to coaching and her new book, Hello, Self. She shared with John her belief that we are all more powerful than we realize to change our circumstances, and how she coaches her clients to find their true passion and pursue it. She talked also about how this theme plays out in Hello, Self…, remarkable stories of transformation from her coaching clients, and much more.

Nashville Business Radio is produced virtually from the Nashville studio of Business RadioX®.

Patricia Leonard & Associates

Her company works with individuals, corporate and small business leaders, conference organizers, non-profit organizations, focus groups, academic and personal growth planners to craft a one-of-a-kind participatory experience focused on the client audience and their expected outcomes.

Company website | Runway To Success

Patricia Leonard, President, Patricia Leonard & Associates and Author of Hello, Self…

Patricia Leonard is President of RUNWAY TO SUCCESS, a division of Patricia Leonard & Associates located in Nashville, TN. She is a MESSAGE ARTIST speaker, career and business coach, author and magazine columnist of a monthly column titled WISDOM AND ARTS. Patricia consults with clients on leadership, empowerment, career and life management, entrepreneurship and the power of language. Her work is focused on helping clients find their runway!

Patricia has authored the books Wearing High Heels in a Flip Flop World, Becoming Woman…A Journal of Personal Discovery, The NOW, HOW and WOW of Success, Happenings, a full-year calendar of inspirational messages and a spoken word album titled I Am… all available on her website here.

She enjoys songwriting, creating poetry and has written a one-woman show and artistic speech she performs titled, HELLO, SELF…, about a woman in midlife reinventing herself.

Her latest book titled “Hello, Self…”, based on her one-woman show, has just been published and is available on Amazon.

On the personal side, Patricia, describes herself as a woman, lover of life, mother, grandmother, career professional, and message artist and in that order! Her goal is to continue inspiring others, of any age, to START NOW creating and expanding their Runway to Success in their personal and professional lives. She believes that life is a gift, the way we wrap it is our choice.

LinkedIn | Facebook

Questions and Topics

What is your story from a personal & professional aspect?
What do you specifically offer clients as a coach, speaker, and author? What has been your market focus?
What is significant about the state of our business and cultural transition we are facing?
What are some titles of the books you have authored and what is a common theme running through them?
What are some key messages you would offer those listening to this podcast today regarding career & life management fulfillment?
Define your What, Define your Why, Define your How
You are publishing a book in July 2022 titled: HELLO, SELF… What is the significance of that book’s content?
What is your personal goal(s) for you own life and career legacy?

Julie Hullett, Julie Hullett Concierge, LLC

May 17, 2022 by John Ray

Nashville Business Radio

Julie Hullett, Julie Hullett Concierge, LLC

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Julie Hullett, Julie Hullett Concierge, LLC (Nashville Business Radio, Episode 44)

Julie Hullett returned to the show to share her work as a personal concierge, as well as an exciting new development in her firm’s growth. She and host John Ray talked about the variety of services she offers, from vacation planning to personal shopping, to event planning and managing projects, and more. All this work helps her clients gain time for other high value activities for them and reduce their stress. Julie also announced her new podcast, Time Well Spent with Julie Hullett, which will feature interviews with people and small businesses who have mastered time management to make space for what’s most important to them. The show will debut on the Business RadioX network and on all the major podcast apps on June 6, 2022.

Nashville Business Radio is produced virtually from the Nashville studio of Business RadioX®.

Julie Hullett Concierge, LLC

Nashville’s favorite Personal Concierge, Julie Hullett, and her experienced team offer customized concierge and personal assistant services in Nashville and beyond. Stop running errands and get your free time back!

Their Luxury Concierge and Personal Assistant Services will take care of your travel planning, shopping, and entertainment needs, providing you with only the very best. Whether it’s planning the trip of a lifetime, booking spa appointments, or dinner reservations at the best restaurants in town, they make sure all their clients enjoy a VIP experience.

They also offer a wide range of Personal Shopping Services. Whether you need help selecting the perfect outfit for an upcoming event, or a unique gift for someone that you love, they make sure you get the very best. Simply tell them what you need, and they will select and personally deliver the items right to your door.

If you consistently find yourself short on time, you’re not alone. Most people feel there aren’t enough hours in the day to fit in errands, volunteer hours, kids, work, family and culinary experiments. Julie Hullett Concierge Lifestyle Management Services will manage your to-do lists, so you have more free time to enjoy the things you love.

Company website | LinkedIn | Instagram

Julie Hullett, Owner, Julie Hullett Concierge, LLC

Julie Hullett founded Julie Hullett Concierge, LLC so that she could use her personal strengths and panache to give clients the best of life – more free time.

Professionally, her career has allowed her to become an expert at managing and executing efficient operations while developing diverse business relationships. She has established a strong reputation and network in Nashville and attributes this level of excellence to her pride in her work, her integrity, and her genuine concern for those she serves.

Nashville is her home, and for years she has dreamed of starting a business that allows her to have fun utilizing her expertise and experience to provide peace of mind and decreased stress for her clients. When she worked in a corporate environment, she consistently found herself short on time. There weren’t enough hours in the day to fit in her runs, volunteer hours, and culinary experiments so she knew it was time for a change.

They have adopted the term “concierge service with panache” because they do just that. They use our professional skills and flair to decrease your workload so you can have time to enjoy life.

Questions and Topics

What a Personal Concierge does
How they can help you manage your life so you can get your time back
Home and Lifestyle management
Her new podcast, Time Well Spent with Julie Hullett

Stuart Cooper with Provisions Group

May 5, 2022 by Mike

Nashville Business Radio

Stuart Cooper with Provisions Group

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Stuart Cooper/Provisions Group

Provisions Group is a leading management consulting firm in the Nashville area. They are a Nashville Top 10 IT Consulting Firm, Top 10 Management Consulting Firm, Top 10 Staffing Firm, and Top 20 Healthcare IT Firm. Their IT consulting practice delivers a full range of technology consulting services, including data and reporting, CRM (Customer Relationship Management) assessment and deployment, infrastructure, networking and cloud solutions, application development, security, architecture, IT strategy, Chief Technical Officer and CIO (Chief Information Officer) advisory. As a Microsoft Gold Partner, Salesforce Partner, and others, they can deliver solutions that meet the demands of the business. They specialize in IT staffing, recruitment, app development, data and analytics, CRM, network, cloud, managed services, network security, virtualization, content delivery networks, disaster recovery, archival, backup solutions, and much more.

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Sara Figal with Nashville Conflict Resolution Center

April 22, 2022 by Mike

Nashville Business Radio

Sara Figal with Nashville Conflict Resolution Center

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Sara Figal/Nashville Conflict Resolution Center

The Nashville Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC) provides lower-income Middle Tennesseans with access to justice and to conflict resolution via free and sliding-scale mediation services. This includes help with landlord-tenant issues, parenting and visitation conflicts, neighbor disputes, and school or workplace conflicts. Mediation, whether in-person or via remote conferencing, helps prevent court judgments, terminations, school expulsions, and other damaging actions by helping people create realistic solutions to their conflicts that include follow-up plans and satisfy everyone involved.

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Shana Berkeley with Corner To Corner

April 22, 2022 by Mike

Nashville Business Radio

Shana Berkeley with Corner To Corner

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Shana Berkeley/Corner To Corner

Corner to Corner is a community-led nonprofit co-creating meaningful economic growth with historically underestimated Nashvillians through knowledge, tools, and networks.

Nashville Business Radio is presented by

Jamie Cox, Brand Strategist and Designer

March 31, 2022 by John Ray

Nashville Business Radio

Jamie Cox, Brand Strategist and Designer

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Jamie Cox, Brand Strategist and Designer (Nashville Business Radio, Episode 40)

With a breadth of experience in the branding and marketing space, brand strategist and designer Jamie Cox took the leap in early 2020 to open her own business. Acknowledging that the timing wasn’t ideal, Jamie discussed her journey with host John Ray and shared how she made it work. She also talked about her approach to working with solopreneurs, the need for clients to keep an open mind, content creation, spin classes(!), and much more. Nashville Business Radio is produced virtually from the Nashville studio of Business RadioX®.

Jamie Cox, Brand Strategist and Designer

Jamie Cox, Brand Strategist and Designer

Jamie Cox is a brand strategist and designer in Nashville, TN.

She works one-on-one with business owners and entrepreneurs to help them identify their brand purpose and share it with their target customers.

Jamie began her career as the Creative Services Manager at Visit Franklin. She started her business in what she thought was the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, in May of 2020. She bet on herself—leaving her corporate career as a Creative Director to pursue something that would make her happy.

Named one of Destinations International’s 2017 30 Under 30, she graduated from Indiana University – Bloomington with a BS in Arts Management and a focus in Studio Art. She’s had the pleasure of speaking at conferences like Destinations International and the Wyoming Governor’s Conference on Tourism.

This isn’t her first business venture. From 2017 to 2019, Jamie ran a cookie company, The Ruby Cookie. Jamie has a lot of hobbies to keep her busy. In addition to her work as a consultant, she coaches spin classes at KrankFIT in Nashville. Always one to dabble in something new, Jamie’s latest project is restoring a 1920’s Chandler & Price Craftsman Press.

When she’s not working, spinning, or sleeping, Jamie can be found traveling with her husband, Cory, and cuddling with her rescue pups, Georgia and Snoop.

Company Website | LinkedIn | Instagram

Questions and Topics Discussed in this Episode

What is brand strategy and why it’s important for every business
What it’s like to work with a brand strategist
Content creation and marketing to build a brand.
Leaving a corporate job and moving into consulting
What else are you up to?

Andrew Arbogast, Arbo’s Cheese Dip

February 1, 2022 by John Ray

Nashville Business Radio

Andrew Arbogast, Arbo's Cheese Dip

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Andrew Arbogast, Arbo’s Cheese Dip (Nashville Business Radio, Episode 39)

Andrew Arbogast, the founder of Arbo’s Cheese Dip, shared his story of founding the company, his military service and how that has served his entrepreneurial journey, where you can find Arbo’s, and much more. Nashville Business Radio is produced virtually from the Nashville studio of Business RadioX®.

Arbo’s Cheese Dip

Arbo’s Cheese Dip was started in 2021 by Andrew Arbogast using his father’s decades-old recipe.

The recipe was perfected over the course of many years until just the right ingredients and balance of flavor were discovered resulting in a masterpiece of truly homegrown cheesy delight.

Their family recipe cheese dip is the new kid on the block. With mouthwatering spices and a flavor that bites back, you’ll forget all about other brands!

Company Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter

Andrew Arbogast, Founder, Arbo’s Cheese Dip

Andrew Arbogast is a Memphis, Tennessee-based veteran and food entrepreneur. As Founder of Arbogast Foods LLC, he manages the production, distribution and sales of Arbo’s Cheese Dip throughout the Southeast United States and has an aggressive growth plan for his company moving forward.

Growing up in the South with a big family, Andrew developed a passion for food early on. He was known for cooking elaborate meals for his boarding school friends and fraternity brothers, to include full Thanksgiving meals and unique seafood dishes. Although he originally planned to major in Food Science, Andrew also felt called to serve his country following the events of 9/11. He joined the ROTC program at his college, which led to a ten-year Army career.

As an Army officer and Apache helicopter pilot, Andrew moved around the country and served in two, high-tempo deployments- one in Iraq and the other in Afghanistan. He and his family lived in some amazing cities as he cross-trained in various roles and leadership positions. As he transitioned out of the Army in 2017, Andrew was determined to be successful. He linked up with a fantastic mentor via American Corporate Partners and landed a promising job at a Fortune 500 company.

With a job relocation back to his hometown and two promotions in less than three years, Andrew was on a path of growth and stability. On the surface, his professional life seemed ideal. In reality, he was stressed and unfulfilled. He started looking at other companies and opportunities with little enthusiasm until the COVID-19 pandemic hit. While working from home amid all the COVID uncertainties, Andrew was finally able to reflect and realize that he wanted a career that he alone dictated. His passion for food resurfaced, leading to his big idea – to mass produce a delicious, family recipe cheese dip. Arbo’s Cheese Dip launched in early 2021, and Andrew left his steady corporate job to pursue this dream full-time just a few months later.

Andrew loves being able to pursue his passion full time – making money from it is icing on the cake. This entrepreneurial path has also given him a platform to inspire others to take risks and follow their passions. He has made some incredible connections already, including his acceptance into Bunker Labs Veteran’s in Residence accelerator program, Nashville Chapter. The sky is the limit for the #cheesefather and his #cheesefixmafia, and also determined to help others achieve their goals.

Questions and Topics Discussed in this Episode

Scaling a New Business Idea
Pursuing a Non-Traditional Career Path
Using Veteran Status, Community and Connections to Help Propel a New Business
Being told “no”
Cheese Dip? Really? How did you convince others that this idea was worth the risks (and the investment)?
Do you ever get scared that this won’t work out? What are your long-term plans if it does work out?
What are the biggest challenges or frustrations you have experienced launching your own business?
Where is Arbo’s sold in the Nashville area?

Brandon Esse, Meal POPs

November 22, 2021 by John Ray

Nashville Business Radio

Brandon Esse, Meal POPs

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Brandon Esse, Meal POPs (Nashville Business Radio, Episode 38)

Brandon Esse, Founder and CEO of Meal POPs, shared with host John Ray how he created a business to support local restaurants, bringing them new customers at a low cost. The app also gives patrons a convenient way to save money at their favorite restaurants. Brandon discussed how and why he founded Meal POPs, how the program works, the benefits for restaurants, how the company gives back, and much more. Nashville Business Radio is produced virtually from the Nashville studio of Business RadioX®.

Meal POPs

Meal POPs is a technology company that incentivizes people to enjoy their favorite restaurant meals more frequently, by allowing restaurants to offer standardized monthly cash voucher promotions via the Meal POPs platform.

They’re proud participants in the Bunker Labs We Work, Veterans in Residence national incubator and participants in Google for Startups.

Meal POPs started as a simple way for former at-risk youth in the local community to raise money for advanced educational opportunities, including trade school and community college. At the end of 2018 they supported educational expenses for 2 students, and in 2019, while serving as the Official Fundraising Sponsor for the Music City Icons Professional Basketball team, they were able to send student-athletes to one of Nashville’s best basketball camps for the Summer. Their initial success was in large part due to support from premier restaurant brands both locally and nationally, resulting in partnerships with large membership organizations and trade associations, across the country.

At Meal POPs, their goal is to bring people together more often, allowing them to enjoy the restaurants and dishes they love more frequently, by offering sustainable incentives that reduce their average per meal spend, which in turn creates the financial opportunity to dine out more.

Want to learn how your business can benefit from the app? They allow businesses to offer employees a high-value monthly food benefit for an exceptionally low cost. Bring your teams together, and make regular, quality meals, accessible to all employees.

To receive your Restaurant Meal Cash (or Cash Pass), sign up today!

Restaurants as a First Thought

Created with the modern restaurateur in mind, the app aims to provide restaurant partners with:

1. New customers

2. Loyal Customers

3. Profitable transactions

4. Ownership of the customer experience

Company Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Brandon Esse, CEO, Meal POPs

On a daily basis, Brandon Esse wakes up with the sole focus of connecting meaningful, loyal, and profitable customers, to the best restaurants throughout the country.

After several years of working in sales, IT, and with Groupon, Brandon moved to Nashville. After encountering youth trying to raise money and was inspired to create the Nashville Bar Pass. The Nashville BarPass started as a simple way for former at-risk youth in the local community, to raise money for advanced educational opportunities.

He founded Meal POPs in January 2020.

He has a degree from West Virginia University in Communications and lives in Nashville.