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Jason Higgins with Jupiter Rings Buffalo Sauce and LaWandra Thomas with I Desire Designs

July 20, 2023 by Karen

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Phoenix Business Radio

Jason Higgins with Jupiter Rings Buffalo Sauce and LaWandra Thomas with I Desire Designs

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Jason Higgins with Jupiter Rings Buffalo Sauce and LaWandra Thomas with I Desire Designs

Jupiter Rings buffalo sauce is a sweet / spicy packed sauced filled with tons of flavor that comes in Original, Vegan, and our newest flavor ” Rings Of Death” that will be a favorite to anyone that loves a good sauce to compliment there dish. Dubbed the ” Best Sauce Around”.

Jupiter Rings Wings & More is a restaurant that is said to have the Best Wings Around but is also the 1st restaurant concept where you can have anything on the menu traditional or vegan.

From wings, loaded fries, appetizer, or are famous Fried Alaskan King Crab Legs. You will not be disappointed.

Jason Higgins is a Kentucky native who brought his brand to the Arizona area 5 years ago. Started as just a buffalo sauce company, which in 2019 developed the Worlds 1st Vegan Buffalo Sauce.

As of now he currently sells his buffalo sauce in and 4500 stores worldwide.

In May 2020, He and his son Rashaad opened there 1st restaurant Phoenix which took the area by storm with the concept of serving identical traditional/ vegan items on his menu.

Follow Jupiter Rings on Instagram.

I Desire Designs was founded in 2017 to bring bold, eclectic tastes and a high level of sophistication to the luxury residential and commercial markets. At ID we are passionate believer in branded environments, we specializes in ensuring i | D’s commercial design work is flawlessly integrated and reflects an organization’s branding and culture.

At i | Desire Designs, our goal is to get to know each one of you, enhancing the way you live by making the most out of your space. Bringing out the passion in something you once considered non functional. We are designers who are able to take your personality and transform it into well designed art.

The result of our craft is exceptional luxury that is tailored and timeless. We are here to create a one-of-a-kind portrait of who you are, how you live, and what you love. We understand the challenges of strategizing to ensure affordable design ideas for all. We will remain creative in finding ways to fit your unique design demands all within your personalized budget!

Founder and owner of i | Desire Designs, LaWandra Thomas has been enhancing the beauty in every room she’s in since she could walk. Growing up in a construction family full of builders, she was determined to figure out where a female would fit in a world designed for men.

Constantly being told by her father, “You’re not a boy and to sit down and let the guys do all the work”. In an effort to make an attempt at listening, she pursued a degree at Arizona State University in Business Administration and Biology, setting out on a journey of becoming a dermatologist.

In hopes that this would surely be more acceptable in the eyes of her male counterparts. However, the burning desire to create never stopped regurgitating itself within her. That is evidence of the creation,“i | Desire Designs.”

With so many interior designers paving the way. She finally found where she fit in the builder’s world, a design field acceptable for both men and women. Today her world revolves around design. Inspired by everything in front of her. LaWandra believes everyone is uniquely created. So, why not live an equally creative lifestyle?

Connect with LaWandra on Instagram.

Jennifer Meyers with Earth Sugar

September 29, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Jennifer Meyers with Earth Sugar

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Jennifer Meyers with Earth Sugar

EARTH SUGAR is a first-of-its-kind Superfood Confectionary based in Phoenix, Arizona that specializes in raw organic desserts, energetic snacks, clean label confections and adaptogenic pantry items.

We handcraft each product with fruits, plants and purpose, and never use natural flavors, additives, preservatives, or chemicals. Our mission is to minimize our environmental footprint, inspire culinary creativity and ensure our own human health by doing dessert differently!

Our products are suitable for a vegan, gluten-free, and paleo diet, accommodating a wide variety of allergies and dietary requirements.

Jennifer Meyers (27) is the Founder & Chief Confectionist of Earth Sugar™, a Superfood Confectionary based in Tempe, AZ that creates delicious & nutritious plant-based snacks that deliver the quality, taste and visual appeal of traditional desserts and baked goods… without compromising on ingredients, flavor, environmental impact & the nature of human well-being.

Inspired by her passion for food writing, digestion and nutrition, Meyers set out with the mission to create a safe and happy space for people of all ages, allergies and health backgrounds to find pure products they love and trust.

When Meyers turned 13, she began developing IBS and from 13-25, Meyers lived with chronic stomach pain, severe IBS and battled with multiple relapses of SIBO- Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth that continuously left her riddled with depression, food phobias, diet & life restrictions and emotional & physical pain.

Meyers started to realize that her digestive issues were a byproduct of Ultra Processed Foods and the corporate profit motives that shape our food environment.

She was charged to find a way to bring this knowledge to the masses. Thus.. Earth Sugar was born.

Connect with Jennifer on LinkedIn and follow Earth Sugar on Facebook and Instagram.

Laura Meemken, All Clean Food

May 21, 2021 by John Ray

Minneapolis St. Paul Business Radio

Laura Meemken, All Clean Food

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Laura Meemken, All Clean Food (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 7)

Faced with food allergies in her kids, Laura Meemken co-founded All Clean Food, dedicated to kid-friendly meals free of the top fourteen food allergens. She and host John Ray discussed her journey to start the business, the products they offer, and much more. Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio is produced virtually by the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX®.

All Clean Food

At All Clean Food, their goal is to make healthy eating easier for ALL! They create Organic, Gluten-free, Allergy-friendly, Vegan-friendly pasta meals to keep in your pantry! No secrets here, just real food.

Organic. Dinner. Done in 12 minutes!

Company website | Facebook | Instagram

Laura Meemken, CEO & Co-founder, All Clean Food

Laura is CEO & Co-founder at All Clean Food. She is also a married mom of three, licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, & Natural Health Advocate. She loves to cook, sing, watch musicals, read, run, do yoga and meditate. She values family, faith, and showing kindness to ALL.

Her family experienced a true transformation after they moved to a clean eating lifestyle to support their children’s food allergies. They went from “surviving” through sleepless nights, skin and stomach issues and mood/emotional issues to “thriving” with energy, clarity, and a new sense of purpose.

Laura created the business because she could not find a single organic, clean-ingredient meal to keep in her pantry, especially one that would work for her kids’ allergies.

She made it her mission to make eating well easier for ALL no matter what the dietary needs or preferences.

In addition to tasting delicious, All Clean meals will always be made from only REAL INGREDIENTS. No junk, fillers, or artificial ingredients.

Free from the top fourteen food allergens and Vegan-friendly, their meals are enjoyed by ALL around the table.

She has witnessed and experienced the healing power of FOOD and wants everyone to experience this. She is honored to provide a product to make eating well, easier for ALL.

From her family’s table to yours…ORGANIC. DINNER. DONE.

Questions and Topics in this Interview

Tell me about your background. Have you always been interested in food?
What prompted you to start All Clean Food?
What’s it like when your kids have allergies?
Did you and your husband change your diets as well?
With your mental health background and experiences with your children’s allergies, how did you determine what types of products to create for your business?
Where can we find your meals?
What’s coming next for the company?

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.

Rick Roberts, Voices Choices & Solutions, Rayna Neises, A Season of Caring, and Bradley Thomas, Inspire Everyday Fitness (Family Business Radio, Episode 19)

April 14, 2021 by John Ray

Family Business Radio

Rick Roberts, Voices Choices & Solutions, Rayna Neises, A Season of Caring, and Bradley Thomas, Inspire Everyday Fitness (Family Business Radio, Episode 19)

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Rick Roberts, Voices Choices & Solutions, Rayna Neises, A Season of Caring, and Bradley Thomas, Inspire Everyday Fitness (Family Business Radio, Episode 19)

The themes for this edition of “Family Business Radio” with host Anthony Chen were care for aging loved ones and maintaining health and wellness, as guests Rick Roberts of Voices Choices & Solutions, Rayna Neises of A Season of Caring, and Bradley Thomas of Inspire Everyday Fitness joined the show to discuss how they serve through their respective businesses. “Family Business Radio” is underwritten and brought to you by Anthony Chen with Lighthouse Financial Network.

Rick Roberts, Partner, Voices Choices & Solutions

Voices Choices & Solutions has been in business since 2017 as a full-service placement service to Seniors and their families when looking for Assisted Living, Personal Care Homes, and Nursing Homes. There is no fee to the family for their services.

Voices Choices & Solutions specializes in Senior Care Placement within the Atlanta metropolitan area. They work with seniors and their families to find just the right personal care options to meet their specific needs. Voices Choices & Solutions (VCS) was founded by Rick Roberts, an Elder Care Mediator and Senior Care Specialist. As an Eldercare Mediator, Rick leads the VCS team in helping families make difficult life-changing decisions. If the decisions involve senior care placement, the VCS team is able to help families in navigating the maze of issues associated with personal care options.

Company website | LinkedIn

Rayna Neises, Certified Coach/ Author, A Season of Caring

A Season of Caring is owned and operated by Rayna Neises an ICF Associate Certified Coach with certifications in both Life and Leadership Coaching from the Professional Christian Coaching Institute. She specializes in supporting those who are in a season of caring for an aging parent. A Season of Caring offers private coaching, monthly online support groups, a variety of workshops with a membership option coming soon.
Caregivers don’t need to aimlessly wander through this season, they can have the guidance and support they need in order to be able to look back with no regrets once they have walked their parent all the way home.

Rayna has also published a book with Morgan James Publishing sharing heartwarming stories and practical takeaways from her experience of caring for her father in the last years of his journey with Alzheimer’s. No Regrets: Hope for Your Caregiving Season is a must-read.

Rayna is the host of “A Season of Caring”, a weekly podcast where she interviews family caregivers and caring professionals to offer Hope for Living, Loving and Caring with No Regrets to her listeners.

Rayna lost both of her parents to Alzheimer’s disease twenty years apart. After her season of caring for her dad through his journey, she founded A Season of Caring Coaching where she offers encouragement, support, and resources aimed at preventing family caregivers from aimlessly wandering through this important season of life.

Rayna lives on a farm in southeast Kansas with her husband, Ron, and a small pack of dogs. She is the baby of her family, but most would never guess that. She is a former teacher and enjoys crafts of all kinds and spending time with her grandkids most of all.

Company website | LinkedIn | Facebook

Bradley Thomas, Owner, Inspire Everyday Fitness

**Bradley Thomas, Inspire Everyday Fitness**

Inspire Everyday Fitness (IEF) is a company here to help people to reach their goals through healthy lifestyle choices and plant-based nutrition. IEF was founded in 2018 and has been an evolution. IEF currently posts weekly plant-based recipes and offers a 21 Day Whole Foods Plant-Based Program and 1:1 Coaching. IEF is helping people to achieve awesome results, and our tag line is “your success helps and inspires others”. We believe that so many people, whether they know it or not are depending on you to show up and to be successful, and that as you are successful you will inspire and help others around you to become successful as well.

Bradley Thomas is the owner of Inspire Everyday Fitness, a newlywed, and born and raised in Mississippi. Bradley has 10 years of experience in corporate accounting and has been the owner of Inspire Everyday Fitness for going on 3 years. Bradley is a certified health coach and certified personal trainer who has a passion for health and fitness, helping people, and lifelong learning among other things. Bradley is also plant-based and has incorporated the plant-based diet into Inspire Everyday Fitness as well. Bradley is a driven person who wants to help to make this world a better place and who wants to leave a strong legacy for future generations.

Company website | LinkedIn | Facebook

Anthony Chen, Host of “Family Business Radio”

family owned craft breweries — **Anthony Chen**

This show is sponsored and brought to you by Anthony Chen with Lighthouse Financial Network. Securities and advisory services offered through Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. (RAA), member FINRA/SIPC. RAA is separately owned and other entities and/or marketing names, products or services referenced here are independent of RAA. The main office address is 575 Broadhollow Rd. Melville, NY 11747. You can reach Anthony at 631-465-9090 ext 5075 or by email at anthonychen@lfnllc.com.

Anthony Chen started his career in financial services with MetLife in Buffalo, NY in 2008. Born and raised in Elmhurst, Queens, he considers himself a full-blooded New Yorker while now enjoying his Atlanta, GA home. Specializing in family businesses and their owners, Anthony works to protect what is most important to them. From preserving to creating wealth, Anthony partners with CPAs and attorneys to help address all of the concerns and help clients achieve their goals. By using a combination of financial products ranging from life, disability, and long term care insurance to many investment options through Royal Alliance. Anthony looks to be the eyes and ears for his client’s financial foundation. In his spare time, Anthony is an avid long-distance runner.

The complete show archive of “Family Business Radio” can be found at familybusinessradioshow.com.

Atlanta Cares Radio: Robin Chanin and Desiree Fowler with Global Growers Network, Ken and Jeannette Katz with Kosher Guacamole and Micah Dalton with ATL Collective

August 22, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Atlanta Cares Radio: Robin Chanin and Desiree Fowler with Global Growers Network, Ken and Jeannette Katz with Kosher Guacamole and Micah Dalton with ATL Collective

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Robin Chanin is the co-founder and executive director of Global Growers Network, a Georgia-based nonprofit social enterprise that creates pathways for talented farmers to contribute their agricultural skills to our local food system through a network of farms and gardens around metro Atlanta. Prior to Global Growers, Robin worked in nonprofit project management, organic agriculture, and educational curriculum development.

Robin serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of The Common Market Georgia, a mission-driven food distributor and social enterprise. Robin also provides technical assistance to agriculture projects around the country through the National Incubator Farmer Training Initiative and serves on the Advisory Board of the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program.

A graduate of Emory University, Robin has continued her love of learning by participating in LEAD Atlanta Class of 2015, Village Capital Atlanta, the Georgia Organics Farmer Mentor Program, and the Georgia Organics Urban Agriculture Training Program. Robin is a member of several community groups that advocate for farmers, refugees/immigrants, and environmental stewardship.

Not one to excel at sitting still, Robin’s hobbies include paddling rivers, sailing oceans, climbing mountains, and cycling cities, along with growing, cooking, and eating fresh food.

Follow Global Growers on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Desiree Fowler is the Development & Communications Manager with Global Growers Network.

Connect with Desiree Fowler on LinkedIn.

Buenos Dias Cafe is a Fresh Latin Food restaurant operating in downtown Atlanta. Owned and Operated by the Husband and wife team of Jeannette and Kenneth Katz, Buenos Dias has been a healthy food staple to the downtown community since opening in 2013.

Now the team is expanding to open La Bodega @met Atlanta near the West End Marta station. As well as a few popup sites in and around the downtown area.

Hailing from El Salvador and New York, Jeannette and Ken find opportunities to bring unique food experiences to these hungry communities.

Connect with Jeannette on LinkedIn and follow Buenos Dias Cafe on Facebook.

“He may sound like an earthier, cleverer Ben Harper, but musically Dalton suggests mid-’80s Prince in the way he defiantly straddles so many styles, requiring an enormous musical arsenal to get his point across. These juxtapositions of sounds and style rarely feel forced or even deliberate, courtesy of Dalton’s soulful vocals and incisive songwriting.” – PASTE MAGAZINE

Micah Dalton began erecting signposts to chart the course of his musical progression back in 2004 with his pop-inflected full-length debut, These Are the Roots. Next came 2006’s seven-song Advancement EP, which displayed moments of kinship with Donny Hathaway and Marvin Gaye, but was anything but an exercise in imitation. In countless clubs, theaters, coffeehouses and colleges east of the Mississippi, Dalton has shared the stage with a variety of national acts.

In 2007, he also signed on with unique Athens-based nonprofit indie Rebuilt Records. In 2012 Dalton released “Blue Frontier,” collaborating with some of Nashville’s most celebrated songwriters – Trent Dabbs, Liz Longley, and Drew Holcomb.The momentum is continually building as Dalton is set to release cabin sessions through thisislvmusic in 2019.

In 2014 , Dalton founded Dwayne Shivers – a folk ensemble from East Atlanta, GA, After more than ten years of touring, six releases, and exhibiting an “appealingly intrepid mixture of folk, blues, soul, and R&B” (Obscure Sound), Dalton formed the band to match a new artistic direction and vision.

Dwayne’s 2014 debut EP, recorded in Athens, GA, was marked as a “batch of new-generation spirituals and fleecy, exquisite blues” by CMT Edge. From 2015-2017 Dalton worked to finish the Dwayne Shivers debut full-length album along with Anthony Aparo (Improvement Movement), Brooklyn-based producer Jeremy McDonald (Kevin Garrett, Welcome Wagon) and mix engineer Jason Kingsland (Belle & Sebastian, Deerhunter, Iron & Wine).” In 2017, the single “Waking Light” (with Kyshona Armstrong) was featured on CBS’ “Criminal Minds,” ABC’s “Conviction,” and CBS’ “Salvation.” The debut album “Buffered & Blest”, is slated for an early 2019 release.

Dalton also serves as artistic director and self described “community coach” for artists advocacy non-profit ATL Collective.

Follow Atlanta Collective on Twitter and and Instagram, and Dwayne Shivers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

About Your Host

Grace Hayden is dedicated to building comprehensive wealth management strategies to suit each of her clients’ financial paths. By establishing and maintaining good relationships with her clients, Grace is able to set up her clients’ accounts based on their needs, goals, and objectives.

In addition to being a familiar face around Atlanta Planning Group, after obtaining two bachelor’s degrees in Economics from the University of Venice – Ca’ Foscari and Georgia State University, Grace went on to work for some of the most well-known names in the financial industry, including Jackson National and Invesco, a global asset manager headquartered in Atlanta.

In Grace’s spare time she enjoys hiking, rock climbing, traveling and exploring Atlanta’s culinary scene.