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Making a Career Change to Writing, with Carole Townsend, Award-Winning Author, Journalist, and Speaker

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Award-winning author, journalist, and speaker Carole Townsend joined host John Ray on North Fulton Business Radio to talk about her transformative journey to a career in writing. They discussed how she got started with writing, why she left the security of her marketing career to pursue writing full-time, books she’s written, her choice to pursue journalism as well, her advice to others who have yet to pursue their own dreams, and much more.

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

Carole Townsend, Award-Winning Author, Journalist, and Speaker

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Carole Townsend has been a print correspondent and blogger for nearly twenty years. Also an award-winning author of six books, she has established a reputation as both an ardent researcher and an engaging writer. She has also taught writing workshops in the metro Atlanta area for nearly ten years.

Townsend is a graduate of Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. Her books are rooted in the deep South, mainly in Georgia and its rich history. Carole has been a guest on CNN, FOX, ABC, NBC, CBS, NPR, and other major network news, talk shows and podcasts, to discuss her books and related topics.

Townsend is also a writing coach, having taught writers’ workshops for ten years, with her soon-to-be-launched company WRITE ADVICE COACHING (www.writeadvice.net) coming WINTER 2023. She is passionate about teaching aspiring writers how to be the strongest writers they can be, while also teaching them about the business of writing, publication and publicity.

A well-known advocate for women, Townsend devotes much of her time speaking to groups of women about pursuing their real dreams – those they’ve had for most of their lives and deferred because of, well, life.

The author resides in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and their two beloved dogs. When she’s not writing, Carole enjoys gardening, cooking, spoiling their grandchildren, and travel.

Carole’s Books
Southern Fried
Red Lipstick and Clean Underwear
Magnolias, Sweet Tea and Exhaust
Blood in the Soil (WINNER – FINALIST, 2017 GA Author of the Year)
Peachtree Corners, Georgia: The history of an innovative and remarkable city (WINNER – 2022 GA Author of the Year, WINNER – the Whitworth-Flanigan Book Award)
Major League Deal: How the Braves Came to Cobb

Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram

 

Questions and Topics in this Interview:

  • How did you get started with your writing career?
  • What books have you written and in what genres?
  • Why a journalist, too?
  • What did you do before becoming a journalist and author?
  • What made you decide to make the change from being a corporate Marketing Director to a writer?
  • What is the message that you have to share with people who have yet to pursue their real dream?
  • As a speaker, what message do you have to share?
  • How has pursuing the dream you’ve had since you were a little girl changed your life?

 

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/.

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The EmFluent team are trusted business advisors who provide the highest levels of applied experience, industry knowledge, expertise, and white-glove service. We engage with organizations to improve strategic and tactical execution through comprehensive workforce analytics and custom-developed solutions.

We help mission-driven companies build and unite their teams by creating a strong culture. This occurs through alignment of leadership, talent, and sales with clearly articulated strategies. Our approach is designed to strengthen and optimize their workforce while fostering high levels of engagement and increased productivity.

Robin-ReedRobin Reed’s passion for and extensive experience in business ownership and business consulting has laid the foundation for his keen ability to identify the needs of companies and its leadership, help them define and execute the actions needed to meet their financial and professional goals.

Robin has been called a “pragmatic visionary” and as an entrepreneur at heart, he has demonstrated this over his 40-year career. These experiences have led to Robin finding his next passion, which is speaking to and coaching executive by applying his ability to see what is possible and take it to the next level.

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STN is an independent media company with a vision to reimagine the local media experience as a product for social cohesion and actionable solutions.

Eric-Sperling-700x860Eric Sperling has over 25 years experience in local television. He has held producing, management and anchor positions in several TV markets and local affiliates including NBC Bay Area, NBC Sacramento, ABC Reno and CBS Phoenix.

He launched STN in 2012 under the name SPX Productions. The company was built by creating content for local business and non-profits, with the intention to one day centralize that content into a single platform for purpose driven content.

STN launched its streaming network in 2019 with shows and segments dedicated to local leadership, community growth and actionable solutions.

Follow STN on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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On this episode of Collaborative Connections Radio Show and Podcast, we covered everything from capital and grants for small businesses, food insecurity and other social service needs, strategic implementation, the importance of efficiency and effectiveness for non-profits and businesses, and more.

Host, Kelly Lorenzen, was on-air with special guests Albert Loveland, CEO of Strabo; Deborah Arteaga, CEO at Tempe Community Action Agency, Inc. and Stephanie Hastings, CEO of Tax Day Baby.

They all shared so many wise words, great tips, and insights for businesses and organizations, that it is well worth listening to.

Thank you, KLM, for sponsoring the show.

Strabo helps clients in the areas of strategic implementation, capacity building, and effective performance conversations. This is primarily done through working with clients as a fractional chief of staff, helping clients evolve from change to the new normal.

Albert-Loveland-Phoenix-Business-RadioAl Loveland spent 15 years in the Credit Card industry, managing groups of over 100 lenders and leading an inventory management group in charge of allocating resources for over 500 analysts.

After leaving the corporate world, he has been a consultant, coach, and facilitator in the small business and nonprofit sectors. Through this experience, he founded Strabo with an understanding that an organization’s strategic plan is only as good as its ability to achieve it.

His mission is to partner with clients to help them develop people, create effective positions, and streamline procedures to drive desired performance.

Connect with Al on LinkedIn.

Tax Day Baby is the resource to bridge the gap between survive to thrive. Oftentimes for new entrepreneurs or those around 5 years in business, the struggle with building business credit, getting capital, and managing their books…can be a heavy weight on their minds. TDB-logo-Sq

We’re able to provide accounting support, education, implementation, and accountability to get your business growth goals in alignment with your revenue and cashflow.

We’re the “Dollar Doctors” for your bottom line, mapping out a clear plan for you to regain peace of mind and passionately play full-out. – Tax Day Baby, all things accounting…and more!

Stephanie-Hastings-Phoenix-Business-RadioStephanie Hastings is an accountant, financial consultant, professional speaker, author, trainer, wife, and mother. With more than 19+ years in various Executive Administrative roles, she struck out on her own to make a positive ripple effect by supporting individuals and small business owners with their finances and entrepreneurial dreams.

Stephanie’s business and financial expertise, along with her background in Hotel/Restaurant Management (HRM), has allowed her to humanize the numbers and relate to her audience and clients.

Stephanie’s a notary, a wedding officiant, and served on Northern Arizona University (NAU) Alumni Board. Through her various personal trials and triumphs, Stephanie has been able to hone her skills and gifts to grow a community of resources and affiliates. She knows how valuable it is to have a solid network that you can refer to and rely on. She is always learning and striving to do her best.

Connect with Stephanie on LinkedIn and Facebook.

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Tempe Community Action Agency is Tempe’s largest non profit social services agency. TCAA was established in 1966 and since then, has remained true to its core purpose to eliminate poverty and advance equitable communities. TCAA operates 8 unique programs.

These programs drive positive change in the areas of food security, housing stability, health and well-being, and economic empowerment among the more than 30,000 individuals served each year in communities across the East Valley.

Deborah-Arteaga-Phoenix-Business-RadioDeborah Arteaga joined Tempe Community Action Agency as Chief Executive Officer in 2016. She has dedicated a 30-year career to bettering lives for individuals and improving community well-being through leadership positions within corporate, nonprofit, and public-sector human service organizations.

In prior roles Deborah led programs that moved welfare recipients to work, helped women transition from prison, fostered senior independence, empowered domestic violence survivors, helped bring an end to homelessness, strengthened families, and fed the hungry.

She also launched a business which brought capacity building and successful proposal writing services over 8 years to organizations within and outside of Arizona. Influenced by her Hispanic heritage, Deborah works to promote inclusiveness and access for people from backgrounds of disadvantage and across all walks of life.

When not roughing it with her four children ages 17-31 years and her 3-year-old granddaughter, Deborah can be found painting, traveling, writing, or gardening.

Follow TempeCommunity Action Agency on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

About Collaborative Connections

The purpose of Collaborative Connections Radio Show and Podcast is to build a connected community, one collaborative show at a time. We highlight local non-profits, associations, small and family-owned businesses.

By bringing 4 like-minded people together for an hour of in-depth conversation, our hope is that they connect and collaborate in life and business in the future.collaborative-connections-Radio-Show-Podcast-logo1

About Our Sponsor

KLM is a business development firm helping entrepreneurs, small and family-owned businesses start, grow and scale through consulting, marketing and project management. Combining those three things has been a trifecta, or triple advantage to business owners.

Entrepreneurs & small business owners come to KLM for support in all areas of business. If you need to duplicate yourself in any area of your business, we can help. If we don’t do exactly what you need, we know someone who can.

Business owners can continue to do what they love while having the support they need when they need it, with the help of KLM. We help you figure out what needs to get done AND DO IT FOR YOU!

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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 on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

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Motivational Speaker and Author Steve Welker discussed with host David Steinmetz the concept of Radical Resiliency which he and his wife developed after a horrific automobile accident

The Radical Resiliency concept is ability to recover from difficult challenges and live the life of your dreams. He demonstrates this by utilizing a resiliency triangle: attitude, commitment, and support.

Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired has been empowering people with vision loss since 1947. Our highly skilled and experienced multi-disciplinary team of professionals offers individualized training utilizing state of the art technologies and proven rehabilitation practices.

ACBVI assists clients in coping with vision loss – with courage and dignity and a “Can Do” attitude. We are proud to provide the resources our clients need to achieve independence and a full participation in the spheres of life they choose.

We celebrate each and every blind and visually impaired person who develops the skills and a tenacity to go to work, go to school, and actively participate in society.

Steve-Welker-Changing-the-Perception-of-BlindnessSteve Welker is a Motivational Speaker and Author who developed the Radical Resiliency training program. He has presented to dozens of groups and organizations throughout the country over the last 15 years.

The program motivates and teaches audiences to be resilient and overcome any challenge.

Concept:
The more resilient a workforce or team is, the happier and more motivated they will be in their private and professional life.

Publications:
Author: ‘The World at my Fingertips- My personal story of triumph over tragedy’
Co-Author with Dr. Kristina Welker: ‘Radical Resiliency- Steps for climbing to
new heights regardless of life’s challenges’

Current Activities:
• Motivational speaker and Resiliency Trainer- 20 years+
Chandler, AZ
• Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired- Chair
Phoenix, AZ
• Guide Dogs of the Desert- Diplomat/ Advocate
Palm Springs, CA
• Lion’s Club- Board of Directors
Chandler, AZ

Experience:
• 2006 to present- Radical Resiliency- Founder and Owner
Chandler, AZ
• 1996 to 2006- Valley of the Sun United Way- Volunteer Spokesperson
Phoenix, AZ
• 1996 to 2016- Universal Business Insurance of Arizona- Founder and Owner
Tempe, AZ, Phoenix, AZ
• 1993 to 1995- Schaefer/Smith/ Ankeney Insurance- Commercial Producer
Phoenix, AZ
• 1986 to 1993- Transamerica Insurance- Marketing Representative/ Manager
Phoenix, AZ
• 1982 to 1986- Westfield Insurance/ Commercial Underwriter, Marketing Rep Westfield Center, OH, Santa Ana, CA, Tucson, AZ, Phoenix, AZ
• 1980 to 1982- Arizona Financial Services- Branch Manager
Sedona, AZ

Education:
• 1986- Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC)
• 1980- BS Business; Arizona State University Tempe, AZ

Hobbies:
• Guitar, snow skiing, yoga, weight training, and walking my dog, Orbit

Favorite Quote:
“Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be”
Abraham Lincoln

About Your Host

David-SteinmetzAs the manager of Community and Public Relations, David Steinmetz uses his expertise, education, and personal experiences to “change the perception of blindness.”

Diagnosed with RP, a blinding retinal disease, at the age of 19, David uses his personal story to drive change that leads to improved employment outcomes and community integration for people who are blind or visually impaired.

Mr. Steinmetz graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Economics. Additionally, Steinmetz has continued his education by graduating from the Business Management Training (BMT) program provided by Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia.

In 2008, David was the national recipient of the National Industries for the Blind Milton J. Samuelson Career Achievement award. This prestigious award recognized Mr. Steinmetz for his career achievements and community service work.

David Steinmetz is a member of the Governors’ Council on Blindness & Visual Impairments, is a Board Member at the Arizona Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired (ACBVI) and serves his community through the Chandler Lions Club.

Connect with David on LinkedIn and Instagram.Changing-the-Perception-of-Blindness-iTunes

About the Show

Changing the Perception of Blindness; One Conversation at a Time is dedicated to breaking down barriers, de-mystifying blindness and promoting real world solutions that empower people who are blind to live a full and inclusive life.

Host, David Steinmetz connects with organizations, industry professionals and thought leaders who are working to bridge the gap that creates a world accessible for all.

About Arizona Industries for the Blind

Arizona Industries for the Blind is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating employment opportunities for people who are blind. It’s employees, more than half of whom are blind, deliver a variety of products and services, including a full-service Warehousing and Distribution Center, confidential Digital Data Scan (DDS) services for private businesses and government and the operation of Base Supply Centers located at each of Arizona’s three military bases under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Labor’s AbilityOne program.

Follow AIFB on LinkedIn and Facebook.

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On the podcast, we love matching a great company with a company or individual that supports company culture. This time we went the route of just focusing on resources to help improve company culture. Stephanie and Larry both dedicate their careers to supporting companies to improve their company culture and they do so both in person and virtually around the world!

When it comes to improving company culture and finding the right person to help (either Larry or Stephanie possibly?) it all starts at the same place- the CEO and leadership HAS to WANT to improve the company culture. Ask the CEO what they want and this will help lead the conversation so they realize that improving company culture is at the root of all of their answers.
They want to make more money? Well, their staff can help increase sales.
They want less turnover? Well, taking care of your staff that are already with the company can help that.

Once you have the leader on board, there are a few first steps on where to look to start improving the company culture;

  • How diverse and inclusive is the company?
  • Is there a purpose in the company that the employees can stand behind?
  • How is the communication within the company?
  • Is it a physiologically safe place for conversation?
  • These are just a few of the first places to look.

Not only did the conversion talk through many of the areas of improvement for companies when they first decide to focus on improving their culture, but it also included some tidbits and takeaways for the listeners as well. Here are just a few to give you an idea, but you really should just listen to the podcast to get the full context on these tips for growing your company culture.

  • Get over yourself.
  • What is the message that you (as the leader) are sending without words.
  • Get a vision and live it.
  • Develop a culture of learning.

Larry and Stephanie are great resources to help leaders improve their company culture. Larry does so through understanding the brain’s role in accelerated performance and coaching leaders through his knowledge and experience Stephanie is an amazing resource and “jacqueline of all trades” when it comes to company support and the use of her Company Culture game (a game which can be played both in person and virtually). These two resources are great for growing your company culture BUT they also gave plenty of tips in the podcast that a listener can grab on to first!

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Stephanie-Angelo-Phoenix-Business-RadioXStephanie Angelo works with organizations that want to create a great Company Culture to outlive, outlast and outperform their competition.

With her training, speaking and consulting she helps her clients develop strong cultures by establishing customized in-house programs to create Traction not Transaction™ which helps employees do better on their jobs, decrease turnover and create a high engagement organizations.

In 2020 Stephanie invented the popular board game Company Culture – a Game of Workplace Traction not Transaction® which is an exclusive element in her company culture workshops in analog and digital versions.

Clients include companies like CopperPoint Mutual, Faist GreenTec, Intel and Raytheon and has spoken to numerous conferences and associations such as IFMA and ASIS and SHRM.

Stephanie has been interviewed on all five Phoenix TV channels and has been featured in publications including the Arizona Republic and The Phoenix Business Journal.
Stephanie is an eSpeakers Certified Virtual Presenter, a professional member of National Speakers Association and a member of Society for Human Resource Management. She has served in several leadership roles.

In 2014 she co-created the first-ever board game to address domestic violence – OUTrage™ – A Game to Recognize and Change Abusive Behavior. Stephanie cowrote the true-crime memoir, Serrated, and has spoken all across the U.S. and in Europe. She has won several awards for her work.

Connect with Stephanie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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Aperneo is an AN ACHIEVEMENT ACCELERATION COMPANY. Since 99% of people think about what’s ever on their mind and less than 1% know how they think they are in the ‘know how you think’ business. Providing the knowledge, experience, and education on how the brain processes information thus how we think, creates the small difference that makes all the difference.

By understanding the brain’s role in accelerated performance and capitalizing on the recent scientific breakthroughs of the new brain/result paradigm, Aperneo unleashes one’s innate ability to achieve record-breaking performance while living what most are only seeking.

They evaluate, educate, and establish the desired outcomes to unprecedented performance simply by educating associates on how to change their minds. Their workshops, presentations and one-on-ones create a change in performance literally overnight.

Once the entire organization has the knowledge behind how we think and its impact on performance they provided leadership with the how-to-kit on unleashing the creativity and desire within every empowered associate to accomplish company’s new and bodacious vision by accomplishing their personally driven visions.

Larry-Olsen-Phoenix-Buisness-RadioXAn advisor to Fortune 500 executives, Larry Olsen has invested the last 40 years researching, adapting, and teaching developments in the field of performance-driven neurology.

As a recognized international speaker, best-selling author, executive coach, and Mindset’s Playbook podcast host, Larry’s expertise is based on the hands-on achievement drawn from professional success within major corporations as well as entrepreneurial businesses.

Larry understands that if an organization is to succeed, its people must come first – no shortcuts, no excuses. He tells us, “It’s not the size of the organization that makes it successful, but rather the size of the vision within each individual that makes or breaks a company.”

Connect with Larry on LinkedIn.

About Culture Crush

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

According to Marcus Buckingham and Ashely Goodall in their book Nine Lies About Work, “Culture is the tenants of how we behave. It’s like a family creed. This is how we operate and treat each other in the family.”CultaureCrushKindraBanner2

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

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

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

About the Host

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

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

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

Shout Outs

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

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

Kim Nagle, Speaker, Coach, and Author of The DAMN Plan

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Kim Nagle, Author of The DAMN Plan, Speaker, and Coach (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 1)

Speaker, coach, and author Kim Nagle joins host John Ray to share the elements of business success she outlines in her just-released book, The DAMN Plan. “Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio” is produced virtually by the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX®.

The DAMN Plan, by Kim Nagle

To realize your business dream and succeed wildly on your terms, you need a DAMN attitude and a DAMN plan.

As you work your DAMN plan, you gain confidence and resolve by tracking, analyzing, and understanding the impact of your decisions and your actions. If you are an existing business owner or have been dreaming of becoming an entrepreneur and are willing to do what it takes, this is the book for you.

The DAMN Plan is laced with stories, reflections, decision-making tools, and homework to guide you as you plan and build a business that fits you and your lifestyle. Kim Nagle motivates you and kicks you in the backside with love, inspiring you to quit making excuses and go after your dreams.

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Kim Nagle, Author of The DAMN Plan

Kim Nagle truly believes that people are capable of taking authority over their lives and deserve the life they have always dreamt of – they just need a DAMN Plan and the courage to work the DAMN Plan. She knows this for a fact. She wrote the book. Kim is the author of The DAMN Plan How To Find Freedom, Love, And Money In Your Business which some of described as “equal parts practical workbook, a letter from your BFF, and personal development journal.”

She has trained and coached 1000’s resulting in 100’s of clients launching successful businesses. Whether inspiring from the stage or sharing next steps and tools as a coach and trainer, Kim is an energetic guide for those who want to build profitable businesses they love.

When she isn’t helping others achieve their dreams, she spends as much time as she can with her grandkids. She delights in showing them that it is never too late or too soon… now is the best time to live your dreams.

Kim’s website | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram

Questions and Topics in this Interview

  • Tell us about who you are and your entrepreneurial journey
  • Kim’s book, The DAMN Plan, and the principles of D (Determined Decisions), A (Act Consistently), M (Mind Your Business), and N (No Excuses)
  • There are so many business owners that are struggling due to the pandemic, what’s your advice for business owners right now?
  • What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned throughout your entrepreneurial journey?
  • Lessons Kim took away from a friend’s funeral
  • How can people contact you and where can they buy your book?

 

“Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio” is hosted by John Ray and produced virtually from the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX® .  You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

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If you are an entrepreneur or business owner, check out this episode of Collaborative Connections Radio Show and Podcast. It will be well worth the hour, as it is jam-packed full of lessons, tips, and do’s and don’ts in business.

It was extra special because Kelly Lorenzen got to feature Karen Nowick, owner of Phoenix Business RadioX as a guest. Karen and Kelly were on air with 2 other rockstar business owners, Ali Craig and Jane M. Powers.

Looking for a quick one-hour lesson on branding, business development, marketing, sales, speaking, and/or trauma clearing? Well, this episode had it all.

Ali, Jane, Karen, and Kelly left nothing out!

Ali Craig.Co’s international team allows them to create the perfect, all-inclusive process for their distinguished companies.

Besides using smart science (Neuro Human Branding® Method) to your brand’s advantage, our work has a lasting and evolutionary factor (aka the 3 Impressions® Method) always evoking a positive first, last, and lasting impression. So that no matter how, when, and where your audience meets your brand at you will always be making a positive impression. Ali-Craig

Ali-CraigPassion filled and no holds barred, Ali Craig is on a mission to bring forth a new level of entrepreneur-elite, excited, and with massively increased incomes.

Bringing her once private, and highly exclusive systems, strategies, and techniques to the masses all in an effort to combat the BS, misinformation that is running rampant in this “Google” Age society.

It is this pseudo information that is outwardly designed to help a growing business, but yet in reality is the kryptonite to these heroic global economy changers desiring to live, be, and do a life of new notoriety™.

With over 22 years of real-world experience in luxury and neuro human branding®- Craig is always training her audiences – be them big or small- on how to create more powerful experiences, to create more profitable incomes with their brands and lives at large. Simply put Ali Craig is boldly passionate about teaching others to live a life of notoriety™.

Connect with Ali on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Let’s Talk Impact values the importance of your message and success. They understand in order to truly serve, you must speak with confidence and sell with authority.

Jane-M-PowersUsing her straight-forward, big-hearted style, Jane M Powers guides thousands to Speak with Confidence and Sell with Authority.

With decades of successful speaking, training, and coaching, and perhaps most important of all real-life experience founding and running multi-million dollar businesses, Jane appreciates that success is truly about the power of your CORE message. JaneMPowersLogoCOLOUR

With over 30 years of sales success as a Corporate Executive and Entrepreneur, she brings you everything you need to ensure a competitive edge in the market place.

Jane has been changing the way people sell and how to move people into action to make more money, have more fun and most of all – make a difference.

Connect with Jane on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Karen-Nowicki-Hand-Under-ChinKaren 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. Phoenix-Business-RadioX-logo

Karen is an impeccably trained Integrative Coach Professional through The Integrative Coaching Institute at John F Kennedy University (2006) and has mentored more than 200 coaches worldwide. In addition to this intensive 3 year coaching certification program, Karen is also a Tao Healing Guide (2014) through the Sedona Mago Retreat Center; and most recently, has become a certified Trauma Mentor (2020).

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.

Follow Phoenix Business RadioX on LinkedIn, Facebook and 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.  She hopes to build a stronger community one show at a time. KLM Consulting

About Our Sponsor

KLM Consulting is a business concierge and project management firm. They help small business owners and non-profits build, brand and brag about their businesses.

About Your Host

Kelly-Lorenzen-on-Phoenix-Business-RadioXKelly Lorenzen, CEO of KLM Consulting, 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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Tisha Marie Enterprises, LLC empowers entrepreneurs to make their vision happen through business mentoring, startup business grants, personal brand building, live events, live streams, podcasts and professional speaking engagements.

Tisha-Pelletier-Tisha-Marie-EnterprisesDubbed the “authentic girl with a touch of badass,” Tisha Marie Pelletier brings her infectious energy every time through her storytelling and powerful tips on and offline.

She has served as an emcee and speaker on numerous stages as well as on her platform hosting the Success over Struggle™ live panel and podcast.

In addition to professional speaking, Tisha is the Chief Experience Officer of Tisha Marie Enterprises, a personal brand builder, founder of Social Connect PHX, business mentor, author and mama of two. Nothing gives her more satisfaction than helping and seeing individuals launch their brilliant ideas and go for it!

Connect with Marie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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The Performance Group of Arizona is a business consulting and coaching firm specializing in the development of high performance leaders, managers and teams.

Joseph-Rosales-The-Performance-Group-of-ArizonaJoseph Rosales is the Founder and CEO and has provided services in over 26 countries and is a highly sought after consultant, coach and mentor.

He is published author and recently released his 4th book and digital course titled: The Leader of YOU.

Connect with Joseph on LinkedIn and Facebook.

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As we approach Veterans Day we dedicated our show to a discussion about supporting Veterans and Military Spouses with services and programs assisting with transitioning to civilian Project Management careers. Two leading organizations in the industry which are supporting Veterans are PMI and VPMMA and we learn more about what they have to offer Veterans.

PMO Joe was joined by Brantlee Underhill, Kerry Brooks and Al Calvi all from PMI, the Project Management Institute. Brantlee is the Managing Director North America, Kerry is a Military Spouse and PMI Product Manager and Al is Veteran and Military Program Champion.

Al gives us an inside look as a Veteran of the challenges he and his family faced when transitioning to the civilian workforce. He also shared how earning his PMP helped ease the strain of the transition. He now works closely with PMI Chapters to help them build successful Veterans Mentoring Programs.

Kerry shares the impact a military family can have on your career such as frequent relocations and the stresses of the unknown. Kerry was recently featured along with VPMMA Co-Founder Eric “Doc” Wright on the Montel Williams Lifetime Network show, Military Makeover. You can see that episode here – https://militarymakeover.tv/pmi-empowering-people-to-make-ideas-a-reality/

Brantlee shares PMI’s vision and plan to support Veterans in the Project Economy such as their partnership with Pearson VUE to provide exams at military bases around the world. She also shares one of PMI’s Core Values is Volunteerism with Al being an example of how volunteering can make an impact personally and within the community.

To learn about all the services PMI offers for the Military and Veterans visit www.pmi.org/military. To learn more about VPMMA, Veteran Project Manager Mentor Alliance, visit www.thevpmma.org.

​Thanks to our sponsor THE PMO SQUAD. Visit www.thepmosquad.com to learn to Empower People to Deliver Results and assist your PMO as you evolve in the new post-COVID business world.

Check out all prior episodes and upcoming guests by visiting www.projectmanagementofficehours.com.

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Project Management Institute (PMI) is the world’s leading association for those who consider project, program or portfolio management their profession.

Through global advocacy, collaboration, education and research, PMI works to prepare more than three million professionals around the world for the Project Economy: the coming economy in which work, and individuals, are organized around projects.

Celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2019, they work in nearly every country around the world to advance careers, improve organizational success and further mature the project management profession through globally-recognized standards, certifications, communities, resources, tools, academic research, publications, professional development courses and networking opportunities.

As part of the PMI family, ProjectManagement.com creates online global communities that deliver more resources, better tools, larger networks and broader perspectives.

Brantlee-Underhill-PMIBrantlee Underhill leads Project Management Institute’s (PMI) North America region business as well as global chapter and volunteer programs. A Certified Association Executive (CAE) and nonprofit executive, Brantlee aligns PMI’s strategy and operational plans to serve PMI’s North American market and volunteer-lead communities to empower people to make their ideas a reality.

In her 20+ years with PMI, Brantlee has led community, organizational and volunteer leadership transformation to achieve greater engagement and value outcomes for PMI members around the globe. She has led the establishment of PMI offices in Dubai, Singapore and Brussels; coaches teams in change and stakeholder engagement; and co-led the start-up team for implementing PMI’s culture and change management capability.

Connect with Brantlee on LinkedIn.

Kerry-Brooks-PMIKerry Brooks is a product manager with PMI’s Global Membership Team. Her background is in product development, product management, and strategic marketing. Kerry develops career-focused digital tools and programs to solve customer pain-points throughout their career journeys in project management. In addition, Kerry is a subject matter expert and co-lead of PMI’s U.S. military initiative, Operation: Qualify for Hire. She’s a military spouse who, when not performing her product management duties, volunteers as a Family Readiness Leader (FRG leader) for her husband’s unit, is the webmaster for the local Military Officers of Association of America (MOAA) chapter, and enjoys advocating for the military community.

Kerry has her Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Marist College and her Master’s in Business Administration from Wilmington University. She also holds her Level VI certifications in Pragmatic Marketing and her Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) and Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certifications.

Al-CalviMr. Al Calvi is currently serving the PMI (Project Management Institute) volunteer role as the Region 14 Mentor supporting 24 PMI Chapters in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Jamaica and Southern Caribbean. He is also the PMI North American Military Liaison Program Champion working with various PMI Chapters promoting military to civilian project management career transition efforts.

Prior to his 2016 retirement, Mr. Al Calvi was the site lead engineer and project manager for the CACI Inc INSCOM (Intelligence and Security Command) Genesis contract. He has over forty years of project management, engineering, military and industrial experience in support of US Army active duty, reserves, National Guard, civil affairs, military intelligence, inspector general, and mission critical IT equipment.

Prior to joining CACI in early 2005, Mr. Calvi was serving in an active duty assignment in Ft. McPherson, GA as a US Army Reserves Colonel with Army Central Command C9 Civil Military Operations. Mr. Calvi US Army assignments included; 352nd Civil Affairs Command Chief of staff Task Force Commander during Operation Iraqi Freedom combat operations, 401st Civil Affairs Battalion Commander, 98th Division Assistant Inspector General, certified military instructor and 82nd Airborne Division Combat Engineer & Maintenance Officer.

Concurrent with his US Army Reserves career and prior to joining CACI Inc., Mr. Calvi held key project management and senior mechanical engineering positions at Eastman Kodak Company during his twenty four year tenure with the Fortune 500 Company. Mr. Calvi was the senior facilities management group executive with the Heidelberg and Kodak joint venture Heidelberg Digital LLC supporting the new $250 million digital color print equipment manufacturing market.

Mr. Calvi is a graduate of the University of Virginia with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology with a master’s degree in Manufacturing Management and Leadership, and a graduate of Colorado Technical University with a master’s degree in Information Systems Security. Mr. Calvi is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and a registered professional engineer (PE) in the state of Georgia.

Connect with Al on LinkedIn and follow PMI Institute on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

ABOUT PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE HOURS SERIES

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

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

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

ABOUT YOUR HOST

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

ABOUT OUR SPONSOR

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

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