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Joy Griffin and David McKinney | Candler Development Services

August 26, 2024 by Rose

Candler Development Services
North Georgia Business Radio
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Joy Griffin and David McKinney -- Candler Development Services

 

Do you have a big business idea you’d love to execute yet need to figure out how to get it out of your head and make it happen? If so, this episode of North GA Business Radio is for you!

We’re spotlighting Candler Development Services, a company that’s revolutionizing real estate and project execution.

Host Phil Bonelli is speaking with Joy Griffin, Director of Business Development, and David McKinney, President of Candler Development Services, to explore how they’re helping businesses bring their visions to life. From the initial spark of an idea to the final stages of construction, Candler Development Services offers a unique blend of expertise and support.

Whether you’re a seasoned developer or considering your first major project, this conversation offers valuable insights into navigating the complex world of development. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of leveraging expert partners to bring your vision to life, the importance of proactive problem-solving in project management, and strategies for effective business development in our community.

For young professionals, the discussion offers inspiring career advice – gain experience, be bold, and get involved in the community. The potential for internships at Candler Development Services presents an exciting opportunity to learn from industry veterans.

 

Connect with the Candler Development Team:

https://www.facebook.com/candlerre

https://www.instagram.com/candlerrealestate/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/candler-real-estate/

 

Connect with Phil Bonelli:

https://www.facebook.com/Hopewell-Farms-GA-105614501707618/

https://www.instagram.com/hopewellfarmsga/

https://www.hopewellfarmsga.com/

 

Connect with Beau Henderson:

https://RichLifeAdvisors.com

https://www.facebook.com/RichLifeAdvisors

https://www.facebook.com/NorthGARadioX

This Segment Is Brought To You By Our Amazing Sponsors

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Highlights Of The Show

00:01:40 – Overview of Candler Development Services
David explains that Candler Development Services helps clients execute projects from start to finish, particularly in the commercial and industrial sectors. They assist with project shaping, team building, and overseeing construction. Their goal is to guide regional growth in a positive and sustainable way.

00:03:09 – Role of Business Development
Joy emphasizes the importance of helping business owners achieve their vision by providing support and expertise throughout the development process. Their aim is to allow owners to focus on their core business while Candler Development Services handles the details of project realization.

00:08:03 – Engaging Candler at Different Phases
David discusses the flexibility of Candler’s involvement in projects, emphasizing that they can join at any phase, from early programming to pre-construction. They work closely with the owner to shape the project, value engineer the design, and ensure it aligns with the owner’s vision.

00:13:05 – Team Building and Collaborative Process
David highlights the collaborative nature of the development process, emphasizing the importance of building the right team for each project. He explains that Candler Development Services facilitates relationships and brings in experts to

00:14:56 – Candler Development Services and Residential Team
Joy Griffin discusses the comprehensive services offered by Candler Development Services, highlighting the ability to support businesses with both commercial and residential needs.

00:16:06 – Meathead Charcoal Partnership
The conversation shifts to discussing the partnership with Meathead Charcoal, emphasizing the all-encompassing support provided by Candler Development Services and its team of experts.

00:17:28 – David’s Background and Experience
David McKinney shares his background in civil engineering and his extensive experience in development, including project management, problem-solving, and navigating challenges in the industry.

00:21:59 – Embracing Change and Process Thinking

The discussion delves into the importance of embracing change and pursuing opportunities, emphasizing the value of process-oriented thinking in the development industry.

00:27:44 – Keys to Problem-solving
Phil Bonelli shares his keys to problem-solving, emphasizing the need to expect and embrace challenges while maintaining a mindset focused on finding solutions and expecting to win in the face of adversity.

00:29:29 – Importance of Creative Problem Solving
Joy emphasizes the importance of having a creative problem solver on your team to overcome challenges and achieve success in development projects. She highlights the value of assembling a skilled team through Candler Development Services.

00:30:42 – Need for Expertise and Teamwork in Development Projects
Phil and Joy discuss the necessity of having experts and a team to tackle complex and costly development projects. Joy emphasizes the role of Candler Development Services in providing the expertise and support needed for successful project execution.

00:35:19 – Building Relationships through Volunteering
Joy shares her insights on the importance of developing relationships through volunteering. She emphasizes the value of connecting with like-minded individuals and leveraging those relationships for business development and community impact.

00:36:32 – Business Development through Communication and Passion
Joy highlights the significance of communication and passion in business development. She emphasizes the power of sharing positive experiences and good news with the community, ultimately leading to fruitful business relationships.

00:39:26 – The Value of Seeking Help and Services
Phil and Joy emphasize the importance of seeking help when needed and utilizing services like those provided by Candler Development Services. They discuss the role of expert assistance in navigating development challenges and achieving successful outcomes.

Tagged With: Candler Development Services, David McKinney, Hopewell Farms GA, Joy Griffin, north ga business radio, project management, real estate development, RichLife Advisors

HR Excellence: Insights from The Black HR Society

February 13, 2024 by Karen

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HR Excellence: Insights from The Black HR Society

In this episode of Phoenix Business Radio, host Karen Nowicki engages with TJ Lowery, Britney Sudana, and Shatema Gresham from The Black HR Society, exploring their mission to create a supportive space for black HR professionals in Greater Phoenix. They emphasize the significance of community, professional development, and collaboration within the HR field. The trio shares their personal and professional journeys, highlighting challenges faced in HR roles and the importance of being heard and valued within organizations. They discuss the multifaceted role of HR professionals, their passion for service, and the necessity of fostering strong relationships between HR and company leadership.

The conversation also dives into the upcoming Coffee Chat event hosted by The Black HR Society, aimed at providing a casual networking environment for professionals to discuss various business topics, including the impact of AI on HR. The guests stress the importance of mentorship, sponsorship, research, and negotiation in career development. They encourage fellow professionals to be bold, confident, and proactive in their career paths, while also emphasizing the value of understanding individual motivations and tailoring company offerings to attract and retain talent.

Overall, the episode underscores the dedication of the guests to serve their HR peers and strengthen community bonds in the workplace.

For more information, visit The Black HR Society’s website and follow them on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. The-Black-HR-Society-logo

The Black HR Society aims to make a meaningful difference in the careers of Black Human Resources professionals in Arizona.

They are committed to using their knowledge and influence to be active crusaders engaged in eliminating racism in the workplace and assisting their people with becoming equitably employed.

TJ-Lowery-Phoenix-Business-RadioTJ Lowery is the President of the Black HR Society a local non-profit organization servicing HR professionals across the valley. She is also the Vice President of Human Resources at the Arizona Boardwalk overseeing the HR strategy for seven attractions including the iconic OdySea Aquarium and Butterfly Wonderland.

TJ is a Realtor and a Veteran who served 15 years in the United States Army. As a Human Resources professional, TJ has a wealth of knowledge, including leadership development, race equity education, total rewards, employee relations/investigations, and training.

TJ enjoys the arts, physical fitness, and being a mother to her three children and her three grandchildren who refer to her as Grandma Lovey.

Britney-Sudana-Phoenix-Business-RadioBritney Sudana is a HR professional with over ten years of experience focused mainly on talent acquisition and career development. She has held roles in various organizations within the public and private sector.

Britney earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications from The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Britney, like many others, fell into human resources and grew to love it because she’s able to utilize her real-world knowledge and acquired expertise to “advocate for those that either cannot or do not know how to properly advocate for themselves”.

Britney is an active member of the Greater Phoenix Urban League of Young Professionals where she serves on the executive board as Leadership Development Chair.

In her spare time, you can find Britney near a pool attempting to swim, eating way too much, or enjoying time with her loving husband and best dog-pal Gabby.

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Procure Talent Management Group is your expert HR consultant for all of your unique HR initiatives and strategies. They have experienced HR professionals available to assist in customized solutions. By utilizing top technology combined with current best practices to provide you best in class service.

Partnering with PTMG provides you with industry insight, objective opinions, and the opportunity to level up your organization. PTMG provides professionals for short or long term projects, talent acquisition, strategy development, system configuration and implementation, training and development as well as onsite support.

Leave it to PTMG to remove the frustrating, time consuming task that monopolizes your day.

Shatema-Gresham-Phoenix-Business-RadioShatema Gresham is the Founder and CEO of Procure Talent Management Group, LLC.

In this role she utilizes her 20+ years of experience in Human Resources and Talent Management in a consulting role working within various industries within the HR umbrella.

In addition to overseeing all services provided by PTMG, she is also the host of Ingenious Exchange with Shatema podcast that focuses on having meaningful conversations with industry leaders.

As an HR professional she enjoys giving back by mentoring and providing career coaching through her membership with AZ Small Business Association (AZSBA) as a GO Mentor, VP of Membership and Professional Development for The Black HR Society and various community engagements.

In her spare time, she is most likely networking in person, online or via social media.

Follow Procure Talent Management Group on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Tagged With: HR consulting, Interview Preparation, project management, talent acquisition, Talent Management, The Black HR Society

Angela Alea, LASSO

September 20, 2023 by John Ray

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Angela Alea, LASSO

Angela Alea, President and Chief Revenue Officer at LASSO, joined Danny Vander Maten to talk sales, leadership, and business. Angela discussed how she’s spent her career in sales despite her initial wariness of the field, how LASSO serves event companies, the impact of the pandemic on their industry, how LASSO survived and deepened client relationships during that difficult period, how she practices servant-leadership, and much more.

Executive Perspective is broadcast and produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

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LASSO is the all-in-one platform where event companies work.

They provide project management, inventory, logistics, proposals, and workforce management software that helps event companies:

⇢ Grow revenue ⇢ Streamline operations ⇢ Control costs ⇢ Minimize risk ⇢ Get real-time insights ⇢ Attract AV talent ⇢ Produce successful events.

Their mission is to inspire change for forward-thinking companies in the event and entertainment industry by bringing transformative solutions to the people that make exceptional performances happen.

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Angela Alea, President & Chief Revenue Officer, LASSO

Angela Alea, President & Chief Revenue Officer, LASSO

Angela Alea is the president and chief revenue officer of LASSO, the platform where event companies work. LASSO has been recognized on Inc 5000 for the last two years, has been named Best & Brightest Place to work 5 years in a row, and was celebrated as a Technology Fast 500 company by Deloitte.

Although she swore she would never do sales, she has spent the last 20 years in revenue producing roles doing everything from sales, sales training, sales operations, and revenue management.

When she isn’t redefining what sales is, and more importantly what it isn’t, you can find her hanging with her husband, two kids, and their dogs in Alpharetta, a suburb of Atlanta.

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About Executive Perspective

Executive Perspective features executives and business leaders from a wide variety of sectors. Host Danny Vander Maten and his guests cover industry trends, insights, challenges, success strategies and lessons learned.  Executive Perspective is underwritten and presented by Cresa. The show series is produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® and can be found on all the major podcast apps. A complete show archive can be found here.

Danny Vander Maten, Host of Executive Perspective

Danny Vander Maten, Vice President – Tenant Representation, Cresa, and Host of Executive Perspective

Danny joined Cresa in the Spring of 2016 and brought a diverse background with nearly 10 years of experience in finance, business operations, and strategy to his client’s real estate transactions.

At Cresa, Danny’s primary responsibilities include strategic planning, lease analysis, negotiations, and cost mitigation. As a registered Certified Public Accountant with an active license in the state of Georgia, Danny provides unique financial insight into every critical aspect of the transaction.

Cresa is the world’s most trusted occupier-centric commercial real estate firm. They strategize for the best possible results for occupiers everywhere. Cresa thinks beyond space. Partner without conflict. And apply their integrated expertise to make your business better.

Connect with Danny: LinkedIn | Twitter

Connect with Cresa: Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Tagged With: Angela Alea, commercial real estate, Danny Vander Maten, Entertainment Industry, Event Management, Executive Perspective, Lasso, Leadership, pandemic, project management, Servant Leadership

Using Business Process Improvement to Empower Employees, with Yuquan Holloway, Holloway Consulting Group, LLC

June 13, 2023 by John Ray

Using Business Process Improvement to Empower Employees, with Yuquan Holloway, Holloway Consulting Group, LLC
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Using Business Process Improvement to Empower Employees, with Yuquan Holloway, Holloway Consulting Group, LLC (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 672)

Yuquan Holloway, Founder and Principal Consultant at Holloway Consulting Group, was the guest on this edition of North Fulton Business Radio. She shared her career journey with host John Ray, along with the influence her corporate career has had on her consulting practice, demystifying project management, upskilling and empowering team members, quantifying results of business process improvement, and much more.

North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Holloway Consulting Group, LLC

At Holloway Consulting, they focus on helping corporate technology teams set goals, create plans, and solve complex problems.

With well over 20 years of experience leading projects and programs for Fortune 100 organizations, they are passionate about helping businesses achieve their strategic goals.

Their team of experts leverages proven methodologies like Lean Six Sigma and Business Process Re-engineering to assess challenges and provide sound solutions and improvements.

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Yuquan Holloway, Principal Consultant, Holloway Consulting Group, LLC

Yuquan Holloway, Principal Consultant, Holloway Consulting Group, LLC

Yuquan Holloway is a leader in the fields of business and IT. She is the Principal Consultant of Holloway Consulting Group, a consulting practice that focuses on helping corporate teams deliver IT and transformation projects, resolve systemic process issues, and train and coach associates on project management and Lean Six Sigma principals.

She graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering and holds an MBA from Georgia State University. With over 20 years of experience in leading large cross-functional initiatives, Yuquan has a track record of driving successful change.

Through her work, she strives to demystify project management, create a culture of standard work and repeatable processes, stabilize and simplify core applications, and reduce critical incidents.

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Questions and Topics in this Interview:

  • History in Corporate America
  • Opportunity to Leave
  • Mission – Demystify Project Management and Problem Solving
  • Upskill associates by teaching them how to problem-solve
  • Pair training with coaching for long-lasting impact
  • Her online course
  • What skills does it take to be a solid project manager

North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. 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.

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Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management, and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.

Since 2000, Office Angels® has been restoring joy to the life of small business owners, enabling them to focus on what they do best. At the same time, we honor and support at-home experts who wish to continue working on an as-needed basis. Not a temp firm or a placement service, Office Angels matches a business owner’s support needs with Angels who have the talent and experience necessary to handle work that is essential to creating and maintaining a successful small business. Need help with administrative tasks, bookkeeping, marketing, presentations, workshops, speaking engagements, and more? Visit us at https://officeangels.us/.

Tagged With: business process, business process improvement, Coaching, consulting, Holloway Consulting Group, LLC, Office Angels, problem solving, project management, Project Manager, renasant bank, training, Upskilling, Yuquan Holloway

Woman-Owned E40

January 27, 2023 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio
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Are you a female business owner or is your business partner a woman? Have you ever considered getting certified as a woman-owned business? Do you work with your spouse and wonder how others manage their family-owned business?

If you answered yes, then check out this episode of Collaborative Connections Radio Show and Podcast. Dr. Pamela Williamson with WBEC West, Brandi Byers, co-owner of Arizona Automotive Equipment, and Lauri Erickson, Founder of The Project Pros shared stories, lessons learned, and more with host, Kelly Lorenzen.

They talked about everything from the journey to entrepreneurship to communication and connection, mixing family with business to how to obtain woman-owned certifications, and more.

Intrigued? Then check out this podcast episode sponsored by KLM Consulting, Marketing and Management.

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WBEC-West’s mission is to increase economic vitality in the communities we serve by advocating for procurement opportunities for Women Business Enterprise.
Delivering innovative educational programs and providing trusted and relevant certification programs.

Dr-Pamela-Williamson-Phoenix-Business-RadioDr. Pamela Williamson is the President and CEO of The Women’s Business Enterprise Council West. She works with Women Business Enterprises (WBEs) connecting them to opportunities with corporate America and each other through targeted networking, education, and certification.

She believes that she can contribute to the movement towards financial parity between women-owned businesses and their male counterparts by creating programs to enhance the growth and development of women entrepreneurs with the goal of building up successful women-owned businesses and a vibrant WBE ecosystem.

During her tenure at WBEC-West, the organization has launched multiple educational programs and has made almost one hundred thousand connections between WBEs and corporate America. Pamela holds a Doctorate in Business Administration, a Master’s degree in Organization Management, and bachelor’s degrees in both Psychology and Social Work.

She currently sits on the Women on Boards Advisory Committee, The Arizona Better Business Bureau. And, also serves as a Global Diversity & Inclusion Benchmarks Expert Panelist for The Centre for Global Inclusion.

Follow WBEC-West on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.  Project-Pros-logo

Project Pros was inspired by one simple yet profound thought… What are the missing pieces holding small businesses back? The answer we came up with was skilled, reliable assistance. Hence, we constructed a dynamic team that our clients could benefit from while keeping overhead low.

In 2015, Lauri identified that there is a need in small businesses for extra administrative labor, without the time and expense of hiring an employee, onboarding them, and then once on payroll, having to manage them. They started The Project Pros as a team of talented administrative assistants that could accomplish the tasks and jobs needed to support their small business customers.

The Project Pros services include answering phones and scheduling appointments, bookkeeping, email management, HR administration, producing and filing title transfer documents, mobile notary, and much more. Whether a company needs 5 hours a month or 40 hours per week, Lauri and the team would like to talk about how they can support you and your company.

Lauri-Erickson-Phoenix-Business-RadioLauri Erickson’s inspiration and experience in various companies and positions gave her the executive-level expertise to understand where and how help was needed in business and led her to create, The Project Pros. Her background in human resources, bookkeeping, customer service, and sales gave her the insight to really understand what small businesses need.

Lauri’s success, is also in part, due to her 5 years of running a non-profit, which gave her other valuable perspectives that she can bring in support of her customers.

Lauri’s intention is to help build and grow small businesses. She does this by aligning herself with a team of like minded, highly talented, forward thinking, energetic, and supportive people who love what they do and our customers can sense it.

Work-life balance has always been a very important value to Lauri. She likes to spend time with her husband Todd, daughter Taylor, and their two rescue dogs, Sassy and Little Boy. Watching Taylor play sand volleyball, traveling, and doing projects around the house keeps Lauri well balanced.

Connect with Lauri on LinkedIn and follow The Project Pros on Facebook and Instagram.

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Arizona Automotive Equipment, LLC, also known as Mohawk Automotive Lifts Southwest, started in 2004 by Mike and Karen Green. Their goal was to provide annual lift safety inspections and supply detailed inspection reports for customers to stay OSHA-compliant. After careful consideration, they decided to retire in 2021 and spend more time up north.

Enter, Jason and Brandi Byers, a husband and wife team committed to carrying on and improving upon the legacy created by Mike and Karen. Always encouraged to take risks and embrace opportunities by their families, Brandi and Jason tackled the opportunity to take ownership in January 2021.

“Our Mission is simple,” says Brandi. “We strive to be our customer’s trusted company in the automotive lift and equipment industry.”

Brandi-Byers-Phoenix-Business-RadioBrandi Byers had an interesting career being a high school business teacher, Project Manager, and Consultant. She has vivid childhood memories playing business owner in her parents basement.

Growing up, she was always curious about the entrepreneurs she admired in her family – her father and both her grandfathers.

Follow Arizona Automotive Equipment, LLC on Instagram.

About Collaborative Connections

Kelly Lorenzen started the “Collaborative Connections” show to bring her clients and favorite charities together to meet each other, connect and collaborate in life and business.collaborative-connections-Radio-Show-Podcast-logo1

She hopes to build a stronger community one show at a time.

About Our Sponsor

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

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

About Your Host

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

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

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

Tagged With: administrative help, Automotive Equipment, Bookkeeping, business owner, challenger, Hoists, Human Resources, Hunter, lift services, Lifts, Mohawk, phone answering service, project management, WBEC-West, WBENC certification, WBO certification, women business, women entrepreneurer

The Key to Improving Tech Outcomes: Project Management E33

December 20, 2022 by Karen

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From managing budgets to meeting deliverables in a timely manner, project managers play a critical role in helping organizations improve outcomes and maintain successful partnerships. So, how can tech companies leverage project management to reimagine how they produce deliverables for their clients?

The December 2022 episode of the Arizona Technology Council’s AZTechCast podcast featured experts including Mary Kirk, principal consultant and lead DEI at Allata; J.T. Moomau, vice president, solutions delivery at Per Scholas; and Joe Pusz, president, The PMO Squad. These leaders joined Karen Nowicki, president and owner of Phoenix Business RadioX, and Steve Zylstra, president and CEO of the Arizona Technology Council, in discussing how technology companies can utilize project management to better deliver strategic initiatives.

Throughout this hour-long episode, the panel of three experts discussed how they would define project management, how it works at their individual organizations, and the tips they have for technology companies that are hoping to revamp how they manage their projects. Time and time again, each speaker hit on the critical importance of great communication, clear goal setting, keeping the company’s “why” in mind and executing deliverables with excellence.

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Per Scholas has been advancing economic mobility and increasing opportunity for more than 25 years. Through rigorous training, professional development, and robust employer connections, the national nonprofit prepares individuals traditionally underrepresented in technology for high-growth careers in the industry. Per Scholas partners with leading employers to build more diverse talent pools, directly connecting graduates to new career opportunities with more than 850 employer partners, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to innovative startups. With campuses in 20 cities, Per Scholas has trained more than 17,000 individuals in tech skills, building bridges to careers in technology.

Per Scholas Phoenix launched in 2021, with its first cohort of Java Developers graduating in August. In 2022, Per Scholas Phoenix is on track to train 180 diverse technologists in the skills they need to succeed in a variety of tech roles including IT Support, AWS re/Start, Full Stack Java Development, and End User Desktop Support. Per Scholas Phoenix learners have a 100 percent certification rate in industry recognized credentials, and to date, 95 percent of graduates have gone on to full-time employment.

To learn more, visit PerScholas.org and follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

JT-Moomau-AZ-TechCastJ.T. Moomau joined Per Scholas as Vice President of Solutions Delivery in August 2022. He is a highly Certified Project Management and Business Operations Leader, with more than a decade of experience in the technology industry.

J.T. is proactive, solutions-oriented, and skilled in leading complex initiatives in process improvement and change management to completion in a highly technical environment. He is diligent and data-driven with a demonstrated ability to optimize efficiency and improve service delivery through transformational operations leadership in alignment with organizational objectives. Collaborative and consultative with a growth mindset, J.T. is adept at inspiring confidence and building consensus among high-impact teams.

An active and engaged member of the community, J.T. is passionate about advancing the principles of effective project management and leadership as a University Professor, Project Management Trainer, and sought-after speaker. He is a professor at Fresno Pacific University, teaching courses in Business, Change Management, and Project Management.

J.T. holds his PMP certification and earned a Masters of Science in Management and Leadership from Western Governors University.

Connect with J.T. on LinkedIn.

Allata (pronounced a-ley-ta) is a strategy, architecture and enterprise-level application development company focused on helping clients enhance or scale business opportunities, create efficiencies and automate processes through custom technologies.

We are building a different kind of firm – focused on doing exciting, transformational work for great clients and bringing caring and dedicated people to make our clients goals a reality. Our vision is to build an energized group of talented professionals that can stand strong on their own but work better as a networked team.

We enable business agility at the intersection of people, process, and technology. We provide solutions and expert services to assist businesses to become more nimble, transformative, and disruptive in their respective industries. We define vision, strategy, and value creation models for shaping strategic product designs, managing, and transforming enterprise delivery.

Just as strongly as we care about our clients, we feel that it is important to give back to the community and non-profits that we are passionate about. Every month, Allata donates 2% of our net income to a charitable cause our team believes in.

We live by our mantra:
Family comes first, clients are king, we take great care of our people.

Mary-Kirk-AZ-TechCastMary Kirk, a Principal based in Dallas/Fort Worth, contributes to Allata’s strategy practice and co-leads Diversity and Belonging.

As a resourceful and energetic Program Manager, she has a long track record of ensuring projects are delivered at the highest quality, within budget parameters, and effectively managing resources to quickly adapt to fluctuating environments. She is a strong communicator and influencer that strives to provide top-class services by focusing on business process efficiencies while leading projects, teams, and customers with the highest ethical standards.

Mary has expertly led medium to large-scale marketing, commercial, industrial, and technology projects across a wide array of industries including semiconductor, supply chain, automotive, banking, airlines, home warranty, non-profit, and waste management.

In her free time, Mary enjoys listening to music/podcasts, traveling, volunteering, Pickleball, and spending time with her family and friends. Mary has successfully raised two young men; who are now forging their own paths. Mary is a graduate of St. Edwards University with a degree in Business Administration.

Connect with Mary on LinkedIn and follow Allata on Facebook.

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The PMO Squad is a full-service Project Management Consulting firm located in Phoenix, AZ. They have been serving clients for a decade deploying the best team in the industry to deliver Agile, Hybrid and Traditional Project Management solutions and resources to clients across the United States.

They serve multiple industries and support clients of all sizes from the local start-up to global Fortune 200 conglomerates. All companies have projects but few companies deliver projects successfully. Their Services include both PMO Consulting and Project Management Consulting, providing Direct Placement and Contract Project Management and Agile Resources, as well as Project Management, PMO and Agile training. Inherit within each of these services is our belief in People over Process and Outcomes over Audits. For us, everything starts with Purpose.

The PMO Squad believes in supporting our Project Management profession, Local Communities, Veterans and those in need. They were winners of the 2022 Small Business Awards, micro category, from the Phoenix Business Journal. They also earned the Platinum Medallion from the US Department of Labor HIRE Vets Program for their work hiring and retaining veterans. They are only 1 of 7 companies to earn this designation in the state of Arizona.

Joe-Pusz-AZ-TechCastJoe Pusz, PMO Joe is an internationally recognized leader in the Project Management and PMO community. He is a frequent Keynote Speaker, Author, Project Management Innovator and was named the 2022 PMO Influencer of the Year, Americas by the PMO Global Alliance. Joe speaks on topics of Leadership, PMOs, Purpose Driven Mindset, the Project Management Journey, and a variety of other trending Project Management topics.

He is the Founder and President of THE PMO SQUAD, a Phoenix-based PMO and Project Management Consulting firm serving clients across the United States. The PMO Squad was named Winner 2022 Small Business Awards by the Phoenix Business Journal.

Joe is the host of the Project Management Office Hours Radio Show and Podcast providing Project Management Leaders a voice within our community. Now in the 5th season, the show has over 40 million plays and downloads featuring guests from around the world.

Joe is also Co-Founder of VPMMA, the Veteran Project Manager Mentor Alliance which is a 501c3 Non-Profit Organization assisting Veterans seeking to transition into civilian Project Management careers. He is the Founder of The PMO Leader global community. The community is the only global e-commerce community for PMO Leaders and teams to share content, gain knowledge, and exchange experiences.

Joe supports our industry having served as a Judge for the Global PMO Awards, participates with the PMI Executive Roundtable on PMOs, and is a long-time member of the Project Management Institute. He has been a PMI Volunteer, Sponsor, and Mentor.

Follow The PMO Squad on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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AZ TechCast is dedicated to covering innovation and technology in Arizona and beyond.

Through the art of connected conversation, AZ TechCast’s guests will share their expertise, success stories, news and analysis about the region’s leading startups, companies and emerging technologies, as well as the latest industry trends and critical issues propelling the state’s growing technology ecosystem.

About Your Hosts

Steven-ZylstraSteve Zylstra serves as president and CEO of the Arizona Technology Council, a role he assumed in 2007. He is responsible for strategy, operations, finance and policy development. Zylstra is a vocal spokesman for the value technology can provide in raising social and economic standards in Arizona.

Zylstra serves on numerous councils, committees and boards, was named “Leader of the Year, Technology,” by the Arizona Capitol Times, and “Most Admired Leader” by the Phoenix Business Journal. In addition, he was awarded an honorary doctorate of science in technology from the University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, Ariz.

Zylstra earned a bachelor’s degree in automotive engineering technology from Western Michigan University.

KarenNowickiv2Karen Nowicki is a successful author, speaker and the creator of Deep Impact Leadership™ and SoulMarks Coaching™. She is a two-time recipient of the prestigious national Choice Award® for her book and personal development retreat. Karen was crowned the first-ever “Mompreneur of the Year” Award in 2010 for the southwestern states. She was recognized for her leadership, business acumen, and work-life balance.

Karen has been an expert guest on regional TV and radio shows, including Fox Phoenix Morning Show, Sonoran Living, Good Morning Arizona, The Chat Room, and Mid-Day Arizona. She has been a regular contributor to many print and online magazines – publishing articles and blogs for business and education.

In addition to working with private coaching clients, Karen is also the Owner & President of Phoenix Business RadioX. The Business RadioX Network amplifies the voice of business – serving the Fortune 500,000, not just the Fortune 500. Phoenix Business RadioX helps local businesses and professional associations get the word out about the important work they’re doing to serve their market, profession, and community.

Of all the experiences Karen has had the privilege of participating in over her vast career, she shares that Phoenix Business RadioX is a pinnacle adventure!

Connect with Karen on LinkedIn and follow Phoenix Business RadioX on Facebook and Instagram.

bianca-buliga-aztechcastBorn in Phoenix, Arizona, Bianca Buliga is a trilingual first-generation American of Romanian ethnicity. A marketing professional with experience in both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors, Bianca currently works as Director, Marketing & Communications for the Arizona Technology Council.

Previously, Bianca worked as Marketing Communications Lead at Proctorio, a learning integrity platform that offers remote proctoring software ensuring exam integrity for learners around the world.

Bianca also worked as Senior Marketing Manager at SEED SPOT, a social impact incubator that educates, accelerates, and invests in impact-driven entrepreneurs creating market-based solutions to social problems. In January of 2020, Bianca was selected as an awardee of the Mandela Washington Reciprocal Exchange Program and traveled to the African island of Mauritius to run entrepreneurship programming for 15 impact-driven ecopreneurs on behalf of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Bianca has also completed comprehensive consulting projects for IBM, ESAN Business School, and the Peruvian government, and interned at the Arizona House of Representatives and U.S. Embassy in Bucharest, Romania.

Bianca earned her Bachelor’s degree in International Affairs from Northern Arizona University in 2014 and her Master’s degree in Global Affairs and Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in 2017. She is an avid reader, yogi, and world traveler always planning her next trip.

Connect with Bianca on LinkedIn.

About Our Sponsor

The Arizona Technology Council, Arizona’s only statewide organization serving the technology sector, fosters a climate of innovation to enhance technology in Arizona.

A trusted resource in strengthening Arizona’s technology industry, the Council proactively eliminates impediments that companies face, accelerates the entrepreneurial mindset in the state’s expanding innovation ecosystem, and works to create a destination for companies to be, thrive and stay.

Follow Arizona Technology Council on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.

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E113 Healthcare Focus with Kris Sprague, Mickey Namamura and Tony Antonios from the PMO Global Alliance

November 9, 2022 by Karen

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E113 Healthcare Focus with Kris Sprague, Mickey Namamura and Tony Antonios from the PMO Global Alliance

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, PMO Joe welcomed Kris Sprague, Mickey Nakamura, and Tony Antonios all representing the PMO Global Alliance Strategic Healthcare group. In this episode we focused on the work being done by the PMOGA team as well as PMO Leadership and Project Management in Healthcare as well as trends in the industry.

One of the items the PMOGA Strategic Healthcare group is doing is penning whitepapers to help educate and communicate about healthcare project management. The first white paper they authored is, “New Ways of Working in the New Normal Post-Covid 19”. To learn more and contribute to the group you can visit the group website, https://www.pmoga.world//healthcare

We also had a great discussion on the uniqueness of project management in the healthcare industry. Mickey shared, “the impact of what they do is magnified because at the end of that It service is a potential patient that you can adversely impact, as opposed to making a mistake on some other type of industry where maybe you can go back and correct the dimensions of whatever product you have. In healthcare, it’s not a product, it’s a person.”

Listen to the entire episode to hear the full story from Kris, Mickey and Tony. 

Connect with Kris Sprague:
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmodirector/

Connect with Mickey Nakamura:
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/mickeynakamura/

Connect with PMOGA Strategic Healthcare Group
Website – https://www.pmoga.world//healthcare

To see the guest list for upcoming shows – https://www.thepmosquad.com/podcast

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

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

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

Kris-Sprague-PMOHKris Sprague is the Head of Program and Project Planning at Regeneron. He is an executive-level professional with extensive experience building and leading project management organizations and PMOs that assist business leaders in achieving their strategy.

In 2021, he was recognized by the PMO Global Alliance (PMOGA) as one of the Top 4 PMO Leaders in the Americas and one of the world’s top sixteen.

Mickey-Nakamura-PMOHMickey Nakamura is an innovative & dynamic executive with Senior Transformation, Corporate Development, Strategic Planning & Execution, Digital IT, Information Technology, Enterprise PMO – Portfolio/Program/Project/Product, & Customer Experience successes.

He is accountable for $1.2 billion programs at diverse Fortune 100 Corporations including Healthcare, Higher Education, Government, & Start-up organizations. His passion, expertise, & talent for championing organizational high performance, change, & agility enables vision, strategy, & sustained new ways of working.

He has earned a trusted reputation for robust business solutions creating value, managing complex relationships, & achieving service excellence by promoting a servant leader & people 1st philosophy.

Tony-Antonios-PMOHTony Antonios is a Senior Leader with 10+ years’ experience across EPMO / PMO, Operations, Transformation, Product, and Service Design. His industry experience includes Telecommunications, ICT Managed Services, Healthcare, and Financial services.

Tony has a strong record of accomplishment in designing and implementing both operational and strategic change, to deliver improved financial outcomes, operational efficiency, service excellence, as well as employee and customer experience.

ABOUT YOUR HOST

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

ABOUT OUR SPONSOR

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

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

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Project Management and Technology E37

November 2, 2022 by Karen

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How much easier would life be if there was an app to streamline your business or you could outsource all of your projects to someone else? Sounds amazing right? Check out this episode of Collaborative Connections Radio Show and Podcast to hear how it’s possible.

Host, Kelly Lorenzen was on-air with Joe Pusz, PMP, Founder of The PMO Squad and The PMO Leader, Melissa McDonald, PMP, Founder of The Smart PM, and Ben Johnson, Owner of Arizona Web Pro. All four business owners shared advice, insights, and lessons learned.

Ben, Kelly, Joe, and Melissa talked about business ownership, community, philanthropy, project management, and technology. This is a great episode to listen to if you want to learn more about any of the above. These guests are experts in their field and share so many great tidbits.

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The PMO Squad is a Phoenix-based Project Management Consulting firm which helps organizations deliver projects better. Their team of Project Management experts assist clients across all industries with Solutions Made Simple to improve their project delivery capabilities. Our Customer Focused and Purpose Driven Approach provides custom Agile and Project Management solutions to fit your needs.

They have been recognized as the 2022 Small Business of the Year, micro category, by the Phoenix Business Journal. Their Founder and President is a Finalist for 2022 World PMO Influencer of the Year by the PMO Global Alliance.

You can count on The PMO Squad for all your Project Management resource needs, to build or improve your Project Management Office, Project Management training, or PMOaaS to take on the full Project Management needs of your organization.

Now approaching their 10th year in business, The PMO Squad has earned the Platinum Medallion designation in 2021 and 2022 from the Department of Labor HIRE VETS program for the work they do hiring and retaining Veterans. They are also Co-Founders of VPMMA, Veteran Project Manager Mentor Alliance, a 501c3 non-profit organization supporting Veterans and Military Spouses transitioning to civilian project management careers.

Joe-Pusz-Collaborative-ConnectionsJoe Pusz, PMO Joe is an internationally recognized leader in the Project Management and PMO community. He is a frequent Keynote Speaker, Author, Project Management Innovator and was recently named a Finalist for 2022 World PMO Influencer of the Year by the PMO Global Alliance. Joe speaks on topics of Leadership, PMOs, Purpose Driven Mindset, the Project Management Journey, and a variety of other trending Project Management topics.

He is the Founder and President of THE PMO SQUAD, a Phoenix-based PMO and Project Management Consulting firm serving clients across the United States. The PMO Squad was named 2022 Small Business of the Year, Micro Category, by the Phoenix Business Journal. Joe is the host of the Project Management Office Hours Radio Show and Podcast providing Project Management Leaders a voice within our community. Now in the 5th season, the show has over 40 million plays and downloads featuring guests from around the world.

Joe is also Co-Founder of VPMMA, the Veteran Project Manager Mentor Alliance which is a 501c3 Non-Profit Organization assisting Veterans seeking to transition into civilian Project Management careers. He is the Founder of The PMO Leader global community. The community is the only global e-commerce community for PMO Leaders and teams to share content, gain knowledge, and exchange experiences.

Joe supports our industry having served as a Judge for the Global PMO Awards, participates with the PMI Executive Roundtable on PMOs, and is a long-time member of the Project Management Institute. He has been a PMI Volunteer, Sponsor, and Mentor.

Follow The PMO Squad on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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The Smart PM is a Woman Veteran-Owned Small Business with Certified Project Management Professionals and Smartsheet Professional Services providers that love what they do! They are recognized 5x as top 5% Smartsheet Automators who will help your organization adopt, implement, and optimize your use and knowledge of Smartsheet to fit your processes to prioritize, manage, and see the work you are doing.

TSP consultants are Project, Agile, Change Management, and Smartsheet certified with more than 30 years of project portfolio management experience in public and private sectors. Their services expand outside of project management and include Smartsheet assessment, design, development, administration, training, and optimization for your current business programs and processes.

The Smart PM provides dedicated support by working together to create a smarter business solution for your team and the know-how to take it to the next level. TSP team members are nationwide and provide onsite, virtual, and hybrid consulting options, as well as the availability to travel to your location.

Melissa-McDonald-Collaborative-ConnectionsMelissa McDonald is the Founder and Managing Director of The Smart PM, a Woman Veteran Owned Small Business that provides expert Project Management and Smartsheet services and support. Melissa is a Smartsheet Silver Partner. More importantly, she is a former three-time PMO Director and Smartsheet user herself. Melissa and her team at TSP will enhance your organization with project management best practices and advanced Smartsheet know-how.

Melissa has more than 20 years of experience managing people, projects, and portfolios in both the government and private sectors. She has supported clients in various industries, to include Defense, IT, Healthcare, Finance, Engineering, HR, and Operations. Melissa has a Master of Science Degree in Project Management (MSPM) from Boston University and Bachelor of Science in Physics from Xavier University. In addition, she is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile Certified Professional (PMI-ACP), Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP), SAFe Agilist, and Certified Smartsheet Professional Services Provider and Trainer.

Before joining the consulting industry, Melissa worked her way up in corporate American from a Project Manager to implementing and leading PMOs. And before that, she proudly served on Active Duty in the United States Army as an Engineer Officer. Melissa has spent over 20 years supporting the military community and has received the U.S. Army Forces Command Dr. Mary E. Walker Award and 2013 Volunteer of the Year for the Vicenza, Italy Military Community. She is an active member of PMI, The PMO Leader, and The Women’s National Memorial. Outside of work, she loves to road bike, hike, and travel the globe with her family.

Follow The Smart PM on LinkedIn. Arizona-Web-Pro-logo

Ben-Johnson-Collaborative-ConnectionsArizona Web Pro is a web development and automation business focused on simplifying complex data solutions.

Ben Johnson is a web developer, a data engineer, a digital nomad, a father, and tinkerer.

Connect with Ben on LinkedIn.

About Collaborative Connections

Kelly Lorenzen started the “Collaborative Connections” show to bring her clients and favorite charities together to meet each other, connect and collaborate in life and business.collaborative-connections-Radio-Show-Podcast-logo1

She hopes to build a stronger community one show at a time.

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

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

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

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

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

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E104 The Amazing Project Management talent in Latin America and El Salvador

June 7, 2022 by Karen

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In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, PMO Joe chats with Lucho Guardado, Sven Guzman, Camila Maldonado, Ivette Torres, and Yvan Cucalon. We covered a lot of ground in this discussion including some exciting announcements about The PMO Leader and partnerships, the Business Engineering program at ESEN University, alumni success stories and the growing pool of project management talent in El Salvador and across Latin America.

Lucho is the VP of PMO and Bid Management Americas Region for Webhelp. In this episode we also announced that he is joining The PMO Leader community as a member of the Board of Advisors. He brings a wealth of experience, knowledge, and passion to help the community expand their reach and influence in Latin America and beyond.

Sven is the Dean of Business Engineering at ESEN University in El Salvador. We announced during the episode that ESEN University and The PMO Leader global community have partnered to develop programs supporting the students of ESEN while fostering growth within the community by organizing ESEN students to work consulting projects supporting our member organizations.

We were also joined by 3 alumni from the ESEN Business Engineering program who have gone on to establish successful professional careers. They shared some of the success stories including winning the PMO of the Year Americas from the PMO Global Alliance, winning competitions during time as students at ESEN, and building lasting relationship.

Lucho, Sven, Camila, Ivette, and Yvan continue their discussion about people and influences who have helped shape their careers. 

Connect with Lucho:
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/luisguardado1/

Connect with Sven:
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/svenguzman/

Connect with Camila:
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/camilamaldonado01

Connect with Ivette:
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivettetorresc

Connect with Yvan:
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvancucalon/

To see the guest list for upcoming shows – https://www.thepmosquad.com/podcast

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

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

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

The Next Step serves as a consulting agency for the manufacturing community. Having run international sales and marketing teams, new product development programs, market research initiatives, lean champion efforts, turnarounds, and acquisitions, they understand what it takes to grow their client’s businesses.

They specialize in: Marketing, Operations, and Sales. From PhD level researchers to SEO gurus, engineers writing content, and top-notch designers. Their goal is to keep it simple, to define what success looks like, and then execute.

Yvan-Cucalon-Project-Management-Office-HoursYvan Cucalon is a proactive and compromised project manager with +5 years of experience leading high-impact projects who understands the importance of empathy and communication in every interaction.

He is a passionate engineer who can comfortably shift focus from high-level arrangements to a maximum level of detail when needed.

Currently working as a Product Manager, his day-to-day consists of helping companies understand customer needs in a more quantifiable way to make better business decisions.

He believes that effective communication and a positive attitude are essential for project success.

Webhelp is a people first company in the BPO industry offering human solutions such as Customer Service, Sales, Tech Support, Enterprise services and more.

Ivette-Torres-Project-Management-Office-HoursIvette Torres is a never stopping learner.  She loves reading, sudoku, and long conversations.

She is focused on developing her career in project management making her career more human by volunteering as a teacher.

TELUS International designs, builds and delivers next-generation digital solutions to enhance the customer experience (CX) for global and disruptive brands. The company’s services support the full lifecycle of its clients’ digital transformation journeys and enable them to more quickly embrace next-generation digital technologies to deliver better business outcomes.

TELUS International’s integrated solutions and capabilities span digital strategy, innovation, consulting and design, digital transformation and IT lifecycle solutions, data annotation and intelligent automation, and omnichannel CX solutions that include content moderation, trust and safety solutions, and other managed solutions.

Fueling all stages of company growth, TELUS International partners with brands across high growth industry verticals, including tech and games, communications and media, eCommerce and fintech, healthcare, and travel and hospitality.

Camila-Maldonado-Project-Management-Office-HoursCamila Maldonado is a professional with experience in the BPO industry, leading high-impact strategical projects across LATAM and creating custom made solutions for potential clients.

Experience in Sales and the Sales Support area, leading the creation of custom-made solutions for commercial opportunities the in the American, European, and APAC markets.

Ability to motivate and guide multi-disciplinary teams in a multi-cultural ambiance to achieve objectives, managing risks, and monitoring the progress of activities through the application of the PMI methodology, guaranteeing the timely closure of every project.

Creative, responsible, and highly organized. Excellent leadership and client-facing relations.

ESEN is a higher education institution in El Salvador whose mission is to comprehensively train future leaders in the region (Central America), so that they can perform with dynamism and vision in the private and public sectors.

The main pillars of ESEN are Academic Excellence and Opportunity for Everybody. Academic Excellence is achieved hiring the best professors and professionals of the region to teach students. Higher ethics and professionalism is required for all students and professors. Opportunity for Everybody is achieved with scholarships (more than 1/3 of students have some form of scholarships) for those hi performance students.

Sven-Guzman-Project-Management-Office-HoursSven Guzman loves to teach and do some consulting work in the productivity area. He is industrial Engineer with a master in Operations Research of the University of Arkansas.

Sven has been teaching for more than 15 years. Some courses are Mathematics, Probability, Operations Research, Systems Simulation, Supply Chain Management and Quality Management among others. In the consulting area he´s worked with Sugar cane producers around El Salvador, Kimberly Clark, GS1, Deloitte, among others.

Sven is happily married with Paty (another Industrial Engineer) and has a cute toddler (Susie) of 2.5 years old. We called Susie “our explosion of happiness”. Susie has a lot of energy and fill our hearts with joy. Besides that Sven loves to watch new series, read books and play Playstation games.

Webhelp designs, delivers and optimizes unforgettable human experiences for today’s digital world. Creating game-changing customer journeys for the leaders of today and the unicorns of tomorrow.

LUIS-GUARDADO-Project-Management-Office-HoursLuis (Lucho) Guardado is a highly engaged professional with 12 years of proven experience leading Project Management Offices (PMO) across the Americas, serving in different multinationals such as HSBC, TELUS, United Nations, and Onelink.

In 2020 recognized and awarded as the “Best PMO of the Americas” by the PMOGA™; “Best Project Manager of the Americas” by CCW™ and “Best PMO in LATAM” by BRPO™.

Currently serving as Vice-president of PMO and Business Development for the Americas Region at Webhelp™, supporting the Corporate Strategy design and assuring a flawless execution of the Regional Strategic Portfolio; in addition to leading the Pre-sales, Business Development, Solutioning, and Digital transformation endeavors.

Mastery in Business Administration, Innovation and Finance, Project’s Rescue and Recovery expert. International speaker and university teacher providing Strategy, Portfolio and Project Management, Business Development, Design Thinking, Leadership, and Neurosemantic lectures.

Also represents several boards in educational institutions and NGOs dedicated to promoting knowledge sharing, entrepreneurial efforts, and social assistance to communities in need.

ABOUT YOUR HOST

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

ABOUT OUR SPONSOR

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

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

Tagged With: agency consulting, business consultancy firm, business consultancy services, company consultancy, educaton, marketing consultation, project management, the pmo leader

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