In our latest podcast episode, we had the pleasure of hosting Lindsay, a seasoned leader with almost 17 years of dedicated service at Desert Financial Credit Union, and Nikki, a passionate advocate for employee engagement and the driving force behind PeopleForward Network.
This conversation, as the others that we have, was open, authentic and natural. The conversation led to examples of both companies leading in a human centered and people focused direction.
Lindsay highlighted the importance Desert Financial places on employee satisfaction and creating a workplace culture that empowers and values its staff. This commitment translates into exceptional service for members, where every interaction is more than a transaction. The organization focuses on connection, community, and service to others.
Nikki, from PeopleForward Network, provided insights into their mission of sharing resources and insights with a global community of people-first minded leaders. From podcast production to growth consulting, PeopleForward Network collaborates with partners to make a meaningful impact on business development and marketing.
These women are making waves in their industries in order to build companies with great cultures. If you are looking for examples, stories, and support for growing your company culture, then this is an episode for you to listen to.
From podcast production and distribution to creative services and growth consulting, PeopleForward Network’s mission is to share resources and insights with their global community of leaders, connectors, and creators to inspire and build workplaces where people thrive.
Partners collaborate with us to make business development and marketing impact by sharing their knowledge with our ever growing audience of people-first minded leaders. Our network is composed of hundreds of thousands of leaders in mid-market and enterprise organizations who influence the vision and strategy of employees.
We are relationship building experts who love to innovate and create the best way to add value to partners’ target contacts. Podcasting is our cornerstone as it has proven to be our most reliable and efficient way to build new relationships and create evergreen, multi-purpose content.
Nikki Lewallen Gregory believes that the workplace is a mission field to use our strengths and maximize our lives.
Nikki’s passion is devoted to employee engagement/employee experience; to help all people experience meaningful work.
Nikki lives in Indianapolis with her husband David, 4 step sons and English Bulldog, Cardi, who she is currently training to skateboard.
Nikki is involved in many philanthropic organizations as contribution and service are her WHY.
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Desert Financial Credit Union, the largest local credit union in the state of Arizona, has a history that spans nearly 85 years. It all began with a humble start, when 15 dedicated educators pooled together a mere $78.75 to establish a financial institution.
Since those modest beginnings, Desert Financial Credit Union has grown to become a cornerstone of the Arizona community. Their commitment extends beyond banking services, as they actively engage in initiatives that leave a lasting impact on the lives of its members and the communities it serves.
One of the hallmarks of Desert Financial Credit Union is its dedication to community impact. Through various charitable endeavors, educational programs, and community events, the credit union continues to make a meaningful difference in the lives of countless individuals. By investing in local organizations and partnering with community initiatives, Desert Financial Credit Union cements its reputation as a trusted and caring financial partner.
The credit union’s commitment doesn’t stop at the community level. It extends to the experiences of both its employees and members. Desert Financial Credit Union places a high value on creating a workplace culture where employees feel valued and empowered to excel. This dedication to employee satisfaction translates into exceptional service for members, as knowledgeable and passionate staff are readily available to provide expert guidance and support.
For members, every interaction with Desert Financial Credit Union is designed to be more than just a financial transaction; it’s an opportunity to receive personalized assistance and financial expertise in a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere. Members are not just account holders but valued individuals, and the credit union is committed to helping them achieve their goals.
In summary, Desert Financial Credit Union, born from the vision of educators with only $78.75, has evolved into Arizona’s largest local credit union. Its legacy is defined not just by its financial services but by its significant community impact and unwavering commitment to enhancing the experiences of both employees and members.
Lindsay Martin is a seasoned leader in the financial industry, with a dedicated history at Desert Financial Credit Union. With nearly 17 years of unwavering commitment to the credit union, Lindsay has consistently demonstrated her passion for serving both members and the community at large. In her current role as Market Manager, she oversees the North Peoria market, managing multiple branch locations.
Throughout her career, Lindsay has honed her expertise in financial services and has become a respected leader known for her ability to build and lead successful teams. Her commitment to excellence is evident in the positive impact she has had on the credit union’s operations, as well as the lasting relationships she has cultivated with both colleagues and members.
Lindsay’s professional journey is marked by a steadfast dedication to servant leadership and service, a passion for community engagement, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. Her leadership within Desert Financial Credit Union is a testament to her unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional financial solutions while enriching the lives of those she serves.
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At Culture Crush, culture isn’t just a corporate buzzword. It’s a key factor that can either boost your company or lead to its failure.
We’re culture consultants, with a focus on leadership, appreciation, communication, processes, accessibility, mental health, diversity, inclusion, and creating a dynamic workplace.
As a growing company:
Culture Crush Business is your hub for company culture resources. With deep cultural insights and years of expertise, we evaluate your company’s needs and connect you with the precise resources to cultivate a thriving culture.
We work with CEOs, founders, HR Directors, or Culture Leaders of companies or teams, who value company culture and understand its impact on their business success.With Culture Crush you’ll learn how to transform your workplace into a place of unity, efficiency, and growth. Don’t just fix your company culture – transform it with Culture Crush Business.
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 share the resources to help improve company culture and showcase them on the podcast with their tips and tricks for growing culture.
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.
Mycal Anders is Founder of Next Level Performance Consulting with 3700+ leaders coached since 2011. Mycal is a Performance Consultant, Marine Corps veteran, husband & father of two.
As a Marine Corps veteran with nearly 25 years of strategic leadership experience backed by multiple graduate degrees from Arizona State and Thunderbird School of Global Management, he realized the plight of leaders, people of influence, and high achievers is losing themselves in pursuit of momentous achievement. 
In 2011 Mycal founded Next Level Performance Consulting to build the fittest leaders by empowering Next Level men & women to prioritize their health, eliminate stress and create alignment between their habits and behaviors! Making space to be present for the things that matter: health, wealth, relationships and time.
Mycal has been featured on the Radio Business X Podcast, Barbell Shrugged, Barbell Business, Gym Lords, Theta Wave, Paradise Valley Lifestyle Magazine, Team Red, White & Blue’s “The Eagle” Podcast, and is a regularly featured speaker for Charles Schwab and Amazon.
The Next Level mantra is “Progress Always” because the journey is ongoing and the greatest stories are told through the process that is life. The story is in the logo. Why the 4th Star incomplete? Firstly, the stars are representative of Mycal’s military roots and service to others before self. The highest rank one can achieve in military service is symbolized by 4 stars.
The Next Level stars also represent what we should all be trying to achieve: our highest and best self. Stacked upon the foundation of your physical body, emotional, mental and spiritual states of being. The 4th star is broken because we will forever be a work in progress. This is a never ending journey.
Nicole Anders, CEO of Next Level Performance Consulting, excels in leading the organizational process, coordinating the chaos, and assisting her husband and business partner to help executives and high performers make themselves a priority again by using the Next Level Method. Her value is in her exceptional attention to detail, strong communication skills, and the ability to take a vision and project from the starting line to the finish line.
For the past 10 years in various executive and personal assistant roles, Nicole coordinated and managed everything from travel, corporate meetings and conferences to cocktail and dinner parties, to founder’s dinner’s for top donors at multi-million dollar charity galas, by executing a discovery process of a team’s ultimate vision and making it become a reality.
Nicole is a former Division 1 basketball athlete and graduate from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee with a degree in Elementary Education.
Connect with Mycal and Nicole on LinkedIn and Instagram, and follow Next Level on Facebook and Instagram.
Laney Johnson/Goosehead Insurance
Laney Johnson is an agent with Goosehead Insurance located in Hoschton, GA. Laney joined Goosehead because of her unwavering commitment to take care of her clients. Using cutting edge technology to shop with dozens of “A” rated insurance companies in just a few short minutes, she is able to find the right coverage at a competitive price. She takes the time to review all of the options and customizes a policy based on the unique risks and desires of each client. After finalizing an option, Laney is backed by a service team that has the highest client loyalty rating in the industry. Request a quote from Laney and you will quickly understand why Goosehead is one of the fastest growing distributors of home and auto insurance in the United States! Email Laney at laney.johnson@goosehead.com.
Strict Vision Athletics is the most elite private training facility in Arizona, offering private and semi-private training and physical regenerative one on one work.
Strict Vision Athletics is home to the Becoming the 1% Podcast studio and is currently the number one elite 1:1 training facility in Arizona.
Brandon Fougnies started training with professional athlete and NFL strength and conditioning coach Ian Danny during his senior year at Gilbert Christian High School. Brandon continued to train with Danny over the years as an intern and eventual part-time trainer.
Brandon graduated Westmont College with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science. Between graduation of his bachelor’s degree and the start of his master’s degree in Exercise Science at Concordia University, Brandon started Strict Vision Athletics Training Facility.
Brandon has spent 13 years in the fitness industry and is celebrating his 9th year as the owner of Strict Vision Athletics Training Facility.
Because of the training facilities success, Brandon was able to create his own podcast studio where he hosts the 1% of leaders in diverse industries Each podcast guest shares their story of how they became one of the most successful leaders in their respective industries.
Connect with Brandon on LinkedIn and follow Strict Vision Athletics on Facebook and Instagram.
Does your professional services business need a podcast? In most cases, after you take this simple three question test, the answer will be “yes.”
The Price and Value Journey is presented by John Ray and produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.
John Ray: [00:00:01] Hello. I’m John Ray on The Price and Value Journey. There’s a lot involved in not just starting, but maintaining a successful podcast. Before you take the leap, it’s important, as with any other marketing tactic, to do your homework and not make an impulsive decision.
John Ray: [00:00:20] Here are three questions to use as a guide. If you answer yes to all three of these questions, you probably need a podcast for your business. Question one, Do you answer yes to the question of your business being a high ticket B2B professional services practice?
John Ray: [00:00:41] The primary way of a high ticket B2B professional services provider builds their business is through relationships. There’s a direct correlation between the growth and high quality relationships that a solo or small professional services firm experiences in the overall growth in the business itself.
John Ray: [00:01:02] Properly executed, a podcast can deepen existing connections and open the door for brand new relationships in a low key and elegant manner. There’s a profound difference between using interruption marketing or social media to sell your service versus shining the light on someone else, allowing them to talk about themselves and their business, and giving them a piece of content they can point to with pride and use in their own marketing.
John Ray: [00:01:34] Question number two, Do you answer yes to the question of whether clients for your business or your vertical do a lot of research before they buy?
John Ray: [00:01:45] The more complex and higher priced the service or product, the more likely it is that a prospective client will do a lot of research to understand the source and depth of their issues, and develop an understanding of what to look for in the ideal services provider to solve those problems.
John Ray: [00:02:05] For example, a business owner with a complicated business or personal tax return who is also looking for business advisory services is highly likely to do extensive research on a services provider even if that professional has been referred by a trusted third party. A podcast builds authority and allows someone to get to know you in a way that a blog or a website simply cannot match.
John Ray: [00:02:35] Question three, Do you answer yes to the question of is your perceived authority an important aspect of your marketing?
John Ray: [00:02:46] A high quality, consistent podcast allows you to showcase your expertise in a direct and engaging way. The consistency of a podcast over time builds trust as well. Trust, which only deepens as the library of back episodes grows. Further, as a former local broadcast news anchor once said to me, Whoever is behind the mic in the middle of a city, in his case, or a particular group or industry is viewed as a figure of authority in that city or in that group or industry. If you own the mic, he said, then you’re at the center of it all.
John Ray: [00:03:31] So, if the answer to all three of these questions is yes, then I think you should give serious and thoughtful consideration to launching your own podcast.
John Ray: [00:03:44] I’m John Ray on the Price and Value Journey. If you go to pricevaluejourney.com, you can find a link to get updates on my upcoming book to be released in the summer of 2023. The name of the book is The Price and Value Journey: Raising Your Confidence, Your Value, and Your Prices Using The Generosity Mindset Method.
John Ray: [00:04:08] If you have not subscribed to the show on your favorite podcast app, I’d be honored if you would do so. And, obviously, you can find the show by searching Price Value Journey on your favorite podcast app. And you can find the show archives there as well. If you’d like to connect with me directly, feel free, john@johnray.co. Thank you for joining me.
The title of this show describes the journey all professional services providers are on: building a services practice by seeking to convince the world of the value we offer, helping clients achieve the outcomes they desire, and trying to do all that at pricing which reflects the value we deliver.
If you feel like you’re working too hard for too little money in your solo or small firm practice, this show is for you. Even if you’re reasonably happy with your practice, you’ll hear ways to improve both your bottom line as well as the mindset you bring to your business.
The show is produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® and can be found on all the major podcast apps. The complete show archive is here.
John Ray is the host of The Price and Value Journey.
John owns Ray Business Advisors, a business advisory practice. John’s services include advising solopreneur and small professional services firms on their pricing. John is passionate about the power of pricing for business owners, as changing pricing is the fastest way to change the profitability of a business. His clients are professionals who are selling their “grey matter,” such as attorneys, CPAs, accountants and bookkeepers, consultants, marketing professionals, and other professional services practitioners.
In his other business, John is a Studio Owner, Producer, and Show Host with Business RadioX®, and works with business owners who want to do their own podcast. As a veteran B2B services provider, John’s special sauce is coaching B2B professionals to use a podcast to build relationships in a non-salesy way which translates into revenue.
John is the host of North Fulton Business Radio, Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Alpharetta Tech Talk, and Business Leaders Radio. house shows which feature a wide range of business leaders and companies. John has hosted and/or produced over 1,700 podcast episodes.
John’s working on a book that will be released in 2023: The Price and Value Journey: Raise Your Confidence, Your Value, and Your Prices Using The Generosity Mindset. The book covers topics like value and adopting a mindset of value, pricing your services more effectively, proposals, and essential elements of growing your business. For more information or to sign up to receive updates on the book release, go to pricevaluejourney.com.
Mike Blake, the host of Decision Vision, announced that the show will pause for a bit. He mentioned several reasons, including wanting to revamp the format, the increasing time demands he’s experiencing heading up Brady Ware Arpeggio, and wanting to refocus the content in new directions. Mike noted that the show will return with fresh content and format soon.
Decision Vision is presented by Brady Ware & Company and produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.
Michael Blake is the host of the Decision Vision podcast series and a Director of Brady Ware & Company. Mike specializes in the valuation of intellectual property-driven firms, such as software firms, aerospace firms, and professional services firms, most frequently in the capacity as a transaction advisor, helping clients obtain great outcomes from complex transaction opportunities. He is also a specialist in the appraisal of intellectual properties as stand-alone assets, such as software, trade secrets, and patents.
Mike has been a full-time business appraiser for 13 years with public accounting firms, boutique business appraisal firms, and an owner of his own firm. Prior to that, he spent 8 years in venture capital and investment banking, including transactions in the U.S., Israel, Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.
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Brady Ware & Company is a regional full-service accounting and advisory firm which helps businesses and entrepreneurs make visions a reality. Brady Ware services clients nationally from its offices in Alpharetta, GA; Columbus and Dayton, OH; and Richmond, IN. The firm is growth-minded, committed to the regions in which they operate, and most importantly, they make significant investments in their people and service offerings to meet the changing financial needs of those they are privileged to serve. The firm is dedicated to providing results that make a difference for its clients.
Decision Vision is a podcast covering topics and issues facing small business owners and connecting them with solutions from leading experts. This series is presented by Brady Ware & Company. If you are a decision-maker for a small business, we’d love to hear from you. Contact us at decisionvision@bradyware.com and make sure to listen to every Thursday to the Decision Vision podcast.
Past episodes of Decision Vision can be found at decisionvisionpodcast.com. Decision Vision is produced by John Ray and the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.
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Intro: [00:00:01] Welcome to Decision Vision, a podcast series focusing on critical business decisions. Brought to you by Brady Ware & Company. Brady Ware is a regional, full-service accounting and advisory firm that helps businesses and entrepreneurs make visions a reality.
Michael Blake: [00:00:22] And welcome to Decision Vision, a podcast, giving you, the listener, a clear vision to make great decisions. This is Michael Blake, your host, and I’m going to talk to you a bit, not as a podcast delivering content necessarily, but more news, I guess, is the way to put it. So, I wanted to put this episode out there to let you guys know that I’m putting this show on hiatus for a while.
Michael Blake: [00:00:49] I don’t think it will be too terribly long, but it’s probably going to be, I’m guessing, about a couple of months. And we’ve done 177 shows, I’m not going to consider this a show, but if we are going to put this on hiatus, I think a way to pause on top with Lee Ellis, in Should I Resist, I think, was about as good a way to do it as possibly could be imagined.
Michael Blake: [00:01:13] Certainly, again, pausing on a high note, I’m being very careful to say I’m not going out on a high note, because it is my intention that the show will be back, but we do need to pause it and for a couple of reasons. The first is that, to be candid, I need a break. We’ve been doing this show consistently for about three-and-a-half years now or close to it, not missing a week, and it’s difficult.
Michael Blake: [00:01:43] This is not my day job. It’s a hobby. It’s a side gig. And in my new role as managing partner of Brady Ware Arpeggio, frankly, my time demands have become less forgiving, not more. You think as you become promoted and you serve at the top of the pyramid, you like to think you work for fewer people, you actually work for more. That’s one of the lessons you learn as you kind of go through this journey, and I’m concerned that the quality of the show will suffer.
Michael Blake: [00:02:17] And there are lots of podcasts out there you can listen to. You’ve all been such loyal listeners over the years that I owe it to you, I owe it to our guests, I owe it to my firm to make sure that the product we put out is good. Second, I want to change things up a little bit. The show format has been, for the most part, me interviewing a guest, and I think that’s fine as far as it goes, but Brady Ware & Company and Brady Ware Arpeggio, the part that I’m in charge of, is so much more than just me, but you never really get much of a chance to see it or hear about it, except on the rare occasions that we bring in somebody from the Brady Ware ecosystem as a guest.
Michael Blake: [00:03:06] And frankly, it’s not fair to the firm, and I’m not comfortable with having the brand of the show be all about me. I thought that there was a chance that we might kind of rotate hosts, somebody might take over, shove me out of the chair, and say, I’m going to take this thing over for a while, that hasn’t happened. So, I do think that creating a little bit of space for somebody else to come in and do something that they want to do, I think it’s simply the right thing to do.
Michael Blake: [00:03:40] And third, I think that we need to take a step back and we have some decisions we have to make. We have to be a little bit more strategic and intentional about how we think about the content in terms of serving an audience well. And with 177 shows, we’ve covered a lot of ground, everything from show one, Should I Get a Patent, to show 177, Should I Resist, to one of our more fun shows, Should I Get Captive Insurance, to Should I Sell my Business, Should I Buy a Business, Should I Invest Venture Capital, Should I Raise Venture Capital, Should I sue my partner, that sort of thing.
Michael Blake: [00:04:30] We’ve covered a lot of ground, and there’s an extensive library for you to go back through, and I think most of those topics are still very much evergreen. And we also stepped up our—we also stepped up our production schedule for COVID to try to give people the best information we could to enable people to make the best decisions they could, and frankly, in an impossible environment.
Michael Blake: [00:04:55] And so, I’m proud of the show that we put together, but I would like it to be a little bit more focused, because I do think maybe we’ve run too far afield. And I really do enjoy talking about business. I’m very fortunate that I’m on a job that I love to get up and work at every day with people that I love and for clients that I love in a way that makes a difference.
Michael Blake: [00:05:25] And I want to take a step back, and make sure that our show reflects that and share with you the blessings that I have in terms of doing that and share with you in a more concrete way the impact that our clients have earned and have generated for themselves by becoming better decision makers. Now, that does not mean we’re going to become an infomercial. No way that’s going to happen as long as this guy is behind the microphone. Never going to happen. But I do think we’re missing opportunities because we’re going a little bit too broadly and not as deeply as we could.
Michael Blake: [00:06:03] And I do like to go deep, maybe even Aquaman deep. I do like to go deep in topics whenever I can, which is why we do long podcast shows, and I want to do that. And then, finally, I would like to expand this show to a new platform. Video is an important platform. Now, we’re all watching video. It’s remarkable how democratized video has become. I’m old enough to remember the days of three VHF channels, and if you’re lucky, three more UHF channels, and you sort of had to do ballet in front of the rabbit ears to get Channel 68 WQTV in Boston, where I was growing up, but, man, I sure do remember Candlepins for Cash, which is a great show at 4:30 PM every weekday, candlepin is a form of bowling, by the way, in New England, but that’ll be for a different show.
Michael Blake: [00:06:59] Maybe there’s a candlepin podcast out there. There probably is. But once you record an audio, it’s hard to kind of make that video. It’s a lot easier to start with video and make it audio. So, it just gives us an opportunity to reach a wider audience. And for people that aren’t into podcasting, there are plenty of people that don’t like podcasts, but will watch videos all day long. And so, we want to experiment with that.
Michael Blake: [00:07:27] So, those are the reasons that we’re going to put the show on pause. Like I said, I fully anticipate it will come back, but it will come back after I’ve had a chance to re-energize. It’ll come back after I figured out a way to make the show more inclusive. It will come back after we find a way to make the topics, I think, more focused and more consistent over time. And it’ll come back when we figured out a way to make the show more accessible across a wider variety of platforms so that we can impact more people.
Michael Blake: [00:08:02] And I fully expect that by next quarter, we’re going to be back at it again in some fashion. My guess is it will probably be a roundtable of some kind. You’re going to hear other perspectives than mine, and probably more fun, freewheeling conversations. Maybe we’ll introduce liquor into the conversation, I’m not sure if we’ll do that yet, but it will lead to some interesting content if we do that.
Michael Blake: [00:08:25] And I think we can get people to pour themselves a tumbler of scotch when we do that, but no promises, I don’t want to put them out there yet. So, this is not goodbye. This is simply until the next time we see or hear one another. I would like to thank Brady Ware, though, for the opportunity to have done this podcast for three-and-a-half years. It’s been a tremendous opportunity and I’m grateful for it and for the support of the partners of the show.
Michael Blake: [00:08:53] I’m grateful to the guests who have come on, and given freely of their time and their expertise to share it with me and our audiences. I’ve learned something in literally every podcast, and that’s one of the things that kept me doing it as long as we did. And I’d like to thank our business partners at Business RadioX and John Ray. They’ve been not good, they’ve been great. Without them, the show would have lasted maybe an episode-and-a-half.
Michael Blake: [00:09:17] And I say that half, because I probably would have just thrown the headphones off, and turned the microphone off, and said, This show is over, I’m going back to my trailer. So, if not for them, we would not have had the listenership we’d have had. We would not have had the discipline that we’ve had. We would not have had the overall show quality. So, I’m just going to give them a free plug, because it’s the right thing to do. If you’re thinking of publishing a podcast, and by the way, they’re experimenting with video, but I’m not supposed to say that, give John a call, give his Business RadioX a try.
Michael Blake: [00:09:53] They are a terrific partner. If you believe in the medium, as I do, you really can’t ask for any better. So, with that, as I’m recording this on 29th, July 2022, it is 4:05 on a Friday, and so I don’t know when you’re going to be listening to this, but I know that I’m about to start my weekend, and so is John. So, again, I’m going to say thank you very much for patronizing the program. I do hope you’ll go back and find other shows.
Michael Blake: [00:10:25] And I guess, the last thing, if you have any ideas of what you like us to cover, what you’d like us to do with the show, or maybe ways to get you engaged, because I think that’s a way that—that’s the thing we’re missing. The thing that I haven’t figured out with podcasting yet is how to create real engagement with an audience. So, I’d really like to do that. Send me an email to msblake@bradyware.com and no reasonable idea will be brushed off. This is your show, I just happen to be the steward of it. So, again, thank you, again, for everything. I’m so grateful for the opportunity and you will hear from me again in a couple of months. Take care.
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Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE.RF), with $144 billion in assets, is a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the nation’s largest full-service providers of Consumer and Commercial Banking, Wealth Management, and Mortgage products and services. Regions serves customers cross the South, Midwest, and Texas, and through its subsidiary. Regions Bank operates approximately 1,400 banking offices and 2,000 ATMs. Regions Bank is an Equal Housing Lender and Member of FDIC. Additional Information about Regions and its full line of products and services can be found at www.Regions.com.
Kam Phillips/The Kam Phillips Group
The mission of the Kam Phillips Group is to help students navigate through difficult transitions by providing workshops, speaking engagements, and staff trainings that positively impact their personal development, emotional well-being, and career trajectory. With a focus on Social-Emotional Learning and Mental Health topics, Kam helps students address real-world issues, which is essential for them to have productive learning environment. Kam’s authenticity, transparency, and relatability has allowed him to genuinely connect with his audience and become a respected resource for youth character development.
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Kevin Greiner/Gas South
Gas South is driven by a simple mission: Be A Fuel For Good. It’s not just a slogan on their website or conference room walls. It’s their core belief that how they treat people is what’s most important. It’s the way their CEO Kevin Greiner knows every employee by name. It’s customer service folks who go the extra mile. It’s the volunteer time their employees cheerfully contribute and the 5% of profits they give to support local children in need.
As the company grows, so does their impact. Since 2006, Gas South has grown steadily to become not only the largest natural gas provider in Georgia, but also the largest in the Southeastern U.S. They now serve more than 425,000 customers across six states. They’ve formed Alliance Partnerships with local governments and utilities across metro Atlanta, helping customers save on their natural gas. Keeping their “5% back” promise, they’ve also given back more than $7.5M to local causes (and counting).
Stan Hall/Gas South District
The Gas South District is a 118-acre campus just minutes outside of Atlanta that can accommodate a variety of events from concerts, performances, meetings, trade shows, conventions, banquets, and celebrations. The multipurpose campus includes an amazing 13,000-seat arena (Gas South Arena), a 708-seat theater (Gas South Theater), 23 versatile meeting rooms, a 50,000-square-foot exhibit hall space, and a 21,600-square-foot grand ballroom (Gas South Convention Center).
The campus, operated by the Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau, distinguishes itself by hosting a diverse range of events, including the ECHL’s Atlanta Gladiators, NLL’s Georgia Swarm, Carrie Underwood, Justin Timberlake, Menopause the Musical, JapanFest, Romeo Santos, Red Hot Chili Peppers, George Strait, Eric Clapton, NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships, Disney On Ice, U2, Paul McCartney, Orange Conference, Beyoncé and more.
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