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Leading a Business During COVID-19: Terri Jondahl of CAB Incorporated

April 3, 2020 by Mike

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Leading a Business During COVID-19: Terri Jondahl of CAB Incorporated

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Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it’s in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere.

This special episode of “Celebrating Powerhouse Women” focuses on effectively leading a business during the COVID-19 pandemic or any similar crisis.

This series is presented by C-A-B Incorporated. Since 1982, C-A-B Incorporated has been a pre-eminent leader in manufacturing and global sourcing of precision machined iron and steel products serving infrastructure, hydraulics, automotive, rail, and a variety of other industries. As a woman-owned company, C-A-B is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the “Celebrating Powerhouse Women” series, bringing focus to the many incredible women in our community making things happen.

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Terri Jondahl/CAB Incorporated

Terri Jondahl built CAB Incorporated, an iron and steel precision products company serving industrial, infrastructure and renewable energy sectors, from $3.5 million to $50 million.

As a key strategy, she has diversified manufacturing operations – both expanding US manufacturing and transitioning outsourced products from country to country based on geopolitical realities over the past thirty years. CAB has quality management and engineering operations in China, India, Korea and Vietnam as well as a sales and distribution operation in South Africa.

In transforming CAB from a single product line, US focused business, to a multi-national, multi-product business, Terri developed valuable international and complex enterprise experience. Key to her success was the development of strong modeling, key metrics and process controls for rigorous management of finances, quality and manufacturing.

Coupled with deep understanding of domestic and international business culture and environments, these tools and skills have provided the means to better “see around corners” to quickly anticipate the need for a change in strategy.

As an independent director of Gwinnett Health System and Sequent Health Clinically Integrated Network, she used the skills gained from the many pivots in the industrial sector to encourage better metrics and to evaluate the changing healthcare industry. This strategic outlook resulted in playing a key board role in identifying, evaluating, selecting and championing Gwinnett Medical’s recent merger with Northside Hospital Inc, creating a $4 billion entity. Terri now serves on the Northside Hospital Inc. board. She also serves on the Managing Board of Sunbelt Packaging, a regional packaging equipment and supply company.

Board experience includes being Chair of the Governance & Nominating Committee and serving on Executive Committee, Finance, Audit & Compliance, Strategic Planning, Strategic Partnership and Compensation Committees.

Terri is a recognized leader serving on many boards including Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce (past Chair and current Secretary and Vice Chair of Manufacturing); Georgia Gwinnett College Foundation Board of Trustees (Secretary and Strategic Planning Chair); Gwinnett County Public Schools Superintendent’s Business Advisory Council; 1818 Club Board; Mitsubishi Electric Classic Foundation; and Gwinnett Medical Foundation. She was appointed by Governor Nathan Deal to serve on the Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority and is currently serving as Chair and is heavily involved in work on continued development on Lake Lanier Islands.

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Gwinnett County Commissioner Charlotte Nash and Carla Carraway of Precision Planning

March 6, 2020 by Mike

Celebrating Powerhouse Women

Gwinnett County Commissioner Charlotte Nash and Carla Carraway of Precision Planning

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Charlotte Nash, Amanda Pearch and Carla Carraway

Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it’s in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere.

Charlotte Nash/Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners

Gwinnett County government provides high quality essential services for Gwinnett residents and as many other services as tax revenues allow; spends and accounts for tax dollars in a responsible manner; responds to needs and concerns of the citizens; and conducts business in an open and professional manner without favoritism. The Board sets direction and formulates policies for the county government, adopts the budget, authorizes expenditures, and approves or disapproves specific actions, such as rezoning of private property. Voters in each of four districts elect a part-time District Commissioner. The full-time Commission Chairman is elected countywide. Terms are for four years, but staggered so the chairman and two commissioners are elected during one election cycle and two years later the other two commissioners are elected. The Board holds official business meetings the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 2:00pm. On those days, the Board conducts work sessions at 10:00am. The Board also holds a public hearing to consider zoning requests on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm. These meetings are held in the auditorium of the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center. On many Tuesdays, the Board conducts informal discussions with county departments and community groups. These meetings are held in the conference room of the Board of Commissioners suite. Informal discussions as well as official meetings are always open to the public.

Carla Carraway/Precision Planning

Precision Planning is a Gwinnett based business that has provided engineering, architectural and surveying services throughout Georgia for over 30 years. They work diligently to improve the quality of life for the communities they work with through unique and innovative design principles and superior customer service. Their employees and principals are involved in numerous civic, charitable and community-based efforts in and around Gwinnett County.

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Dr. Jann Joseph of Georgia Gwinnett College and Jerrí Hewett Miller of Wealth Horizon

February 28, 2020 by Mike

Celebrating Powerhouse Women

Dr. Jann Joseph of Georgia Gwinnett College and Jerrí Hewett Miller of Wealth Horizon

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Jerri Hewett Miller, Dr. Jann Joseph, Amanda Pearch

Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it’s in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere.

Dr. Jann Joseph/Georgia Gwinnett College

Dr. Jann Joseph, the President of Georgia Gwinnett College, has spent her career working to increase educational opportunities and student success. Joseph was born in Trinidad, West Indies, as the youngest of five siblings. Although neither parent completed elementary school, they valued the power of education to transform lives for generations. Joseph’s gratitude for her parents’ encouragement and sacrifices to give her an education inspired her to
pay it forward by serving in higher education.

Joseph graduated from the University of the West Indies – St. Augustine with a bachelor’s of science in
agriculture in 1984 and a master’s of philosophy in plant science in 1989. She taught with the Ministry of
Education for the Government of Trinidad and Tobago from 1990 to 1992. In 1998, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison with a doctorate in curriculum and instruction in science education. While there, she held various teaching and research positions. Her first full-time faculty appointment was at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan, where she advanced through the ranks to professor in the Department of Biology – Science Education and associate dean in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She continued to expand her administrative and programmatic experiences, first as dean of the College of Education at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. She later served as executive vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, Division of Student Engagement and Success and then as interim chancellor at Indiana University – South Bend. In 2019, Joseph was named President of Georgia Gwinnett College.

Her professional affiliations include service as president representative for IN-ACE Women’s Network,
campus representative for the IU Academic Leadership Council, the Center for Regional Campus
Excellence and the Higher Learning Commission, board member of Indiana Campus Compact, and
executive board member of the Michigan Association for Colleges of Teacher Education. She has also
served as chair of the Michigan Council of Deans of Colleges of Education and the Content Advisory
Committee of the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification – Integrated Science. She has been a member
of the MI-ACE Women of Color Committee, the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences Committee on
Associate/Assistant Deans and the Detroit Schools Higher Education Consortium.

Joseph’s civic engagement has included serving on the boards of Healthlinc, the South Bend Regional
Chamber of Commerce and the St. Joseph County Historical Society, and as president of the South Bend
Chapter of The Links Inc. She was a member of the Ypsilanti 20-Club Town and Gown group and has
volunteered with Dress for Success and the American Heart Association, among other organizations.

Jerri Hewett Miller/Wealth Horizon

Jerrí Hewett Miller is the founder and principal of Wealth Horizon. After building a foundation in the life and disability insurance arena, Jerrí has pursued her true passion since 1994 – wealth management and comprehensive financial planning for families and business owners.

She earned her Certified Financial Planner designation and founded Wealth Horizon in July of 1998. Jerrí holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of North Carolina. Lifelong learning is also a priority as she also holds the Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP) designation as well as the Certified Financial Divorce Practitioner (CFDA) and Behavioral Financial Advisor (BFA) designations.

Jerrí is the recipient of multiple national awards, including the FIVE STAR Wealth Manager Award from 2014 to 2019. She was also named a winner of the Women’s Choice Award for Financial Advisors in 2018.

Deeply committed to her community, Jerri serves on the Board of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, the advisory board of Gwinnett Leadership Organization of Women, as well as other service positions in the community. In 2015 she was awarded the Gwinnett Chamber’s top honors – “Woman Owned Small Business” Pinnacle Award and “Overall Small Business” Pinnacle Award.

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Debra Smithart-Oglesby and Terri Jondahl of CAB Incorporated

February 7, 2020 by Mike

Celebrating Powerhouse Women

Debra Smithart-Oglesby and Terri Jondahl of CAB Incorporated

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Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it’s in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere.

Debra Smithart-Oglesby/Cedar Fair

Debra Smithart-Oglesby was elected to Cedar Fair’s board of directors in 2012. She currently serves as the Chair of the Nomination/Governance Committee and is a member of both the Audit and Compensation Committees. A former CPA with more than 30 years of financial and corporate leadership experience, Debra is a seasoned veteran in the food service and retail industries. She has a successful track record in managing corporate transitions; is valued for her ability to navigate difficult issues in a prudent manner; and has an uncanny knack for bringing order to business chaos.

Since 2000, Debra has served as president of O&S Partners, an investment capital and consulting services firm that invests in and provides consulting services to early stage and transition hospitality and retail companies. Prior to O&S, she helped launch Dekor, Inc., a startup company in the home improvement and decorating retail segment, serving as its chief financial officer. From 1997 to 1999, Debra was president and CFO of First America Automotive, Inc., a new and used auto retailer sold to Sonic Automotive.

From 1985 to 1997, Debra was executive vice president and CFO of Brinker International (NASDAQ: EAT), one of the world’s leading casual dining restaurant companies and owner of the Chili’s franchise. Over Debra’s tenure at Brinker, Chili’s expanded from the originally acquired 22 restaurants to more than 1,800 store locations. During that time, Debra shattered several glass ceilings as a woman at Brinker, an organization with a history of all-male leadership. She was Brinker’s first female CFO and first female to occupy a board seat, a position she held from 1991 to 1997.

From 2006 through 2017, Debra served as board chair of Denny’s Corporation (NASDAQ: DENN), a full-service, family-style restaurant chain with approximately 1,700 eateries throughout the United States and nine countries. She joined the Denny’s board in 2003 and was the company’s interim CEO from 2010 through 2011.

Debra has a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) and an MBA from Southern Methodist University (SMU). With her nearly countless business successes, Debra is a cancer survivor, representing her life’s most significant success story.

FUN FACT: On her own since age 14 and working at Taco Bell to get by, Debra acquired her grit and determination at a very young age. Married and caring for an infant just a few years later, she completed her high school GED, then went on to earn an accounting degree by attending night classes. Years later, as an accomplished corporate executive and board director, Debra has openly shared her gutsy personal story at commencement addresses and with other large groups, highlighting as “case-in-point number one” that there is nothing in life too difficult to tackle – whether proxy battles, or battling cancer.

Terri Jondahl/CAB Incorporated

Terri Jondahl built CAB Incorporated, an iron and steel precision products company serving industrial, infrastructure and renewable energy sectors, from $3.5 million to $50 million.

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LADIES LEADERSHIP CIRCLE Community Advocate Latasha Causey and US Foods Inc with Region Legal Counsel Jenny Holsman Tetreault

August 29, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

LADIES LEADERSHIP CIRCLE Community Advocate Latasha Causey and US Foods Inc with Region Legal Counsel Jenny Holsman Tetreault

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LADIES LEADERSHIP CIRCLE Community Advocate Latasha Causey and US Foods Inc with Region Legal Counsel Jenny Holsman Tetreault

Curlyishfro was created as a platform for Latasha to share her passions for fashion, positive vibes, giving back and a way for to encourage women to be ok with their true authentic self. All while being a wife, mom and Girl Boss!

Latasha Causey is a Phoenix native, wife and mother of two very active young boys. Who by day leads local philanthropic efforts through creating strong community outreach programs to make a difference within the Phoenix area. She is a culture leader and development advocate for over 4,000 employees for a large financial services company. Latasha enjoys giving back by providing motivational speaking to local business leaders and groups. She also serves on the Ronald McDonald House of Phoenix, Teach for America of Arizona and Children’s Museum of Phoenix, Florence Crittenton and Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation Board of Directors. And is the co-chair of the Valley of the Sun United Way, Women United leadership group.

Latasha has also created an inspirational fashion blog called Curlyishfro. The blog was created as a platform for Latasha to share her passions for fashion, positive vibes, giving back and a way for to encourage women to be okay with their true authentic self. All while being a wife, mom and Girl Boss!

Connect with Latasha on LinkedIn, and follow her on Instagram.

US Foods, one of the leading foodservice distributors in the United States. With over $23B in annual revenue, US Foods is a Fortune 125 company. The company offers more than 350,000 national brand products and its own “exclusive brand” items, ranging from fresh meats and produce to prepackaged and frozen foods. The company employs approximately 25,000 people in more than 60 locations nationwide, and provides food and related products to more than 250,000 customers, including independent and multi-unit restaurants, healthcare and hospitality entities, government and educational institutions.

In her role at US Foods, Jenny Holsman Tetreault serves on the Senior Legal Team, and is responsible for providing practical, timely and high quality legal services to various functional groups in the West, including Sales, Finance and Credit, Regulatory, Marketing, Human Resources, Supply Chain, Merchandising, Employment, International Trade, Bankruptcy, Litigation, and Operations. She also provides legal support to the Tax Department on a national level and is a member of the Government Relations Team.

Jenny is very active in the community and currently serves as the Co-Chair for the United Way’s “Women United” Steering Committee and the Vice Chair of the Wings of Gold Committee (raising funds for female athletes) for Sun Devil Athletics. She also serves on the Global Women’s Leadership Council for the United Way and the Board of Directors for the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services, Community Legal Services, Syracuse University Law School Association, the Sun Devil Club, the Children’s Museum of Phoenix, the International School of Arizona, the United Way, Charter 100, the Cactus-Pine Council of the Girl Scouts, the Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona, Herberger Theater, Kids at Hope, Waste Not, and the Arizona Foundation for Women. In recognition for her work in the community, Jenny was recently named a Spirit of Philanthropy recipient by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, one of the “Top 10 Attorneys under 40” by the Association of Corporate Counsel in 2017, named an “Amazing Woman” by the Phoenix Suns in 2016, a “Dynamic Woman in Business” by the Phoenix Business Journal in 2015, and was a recipient of the Phoenix Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 in 2009. She also graduated from Valley Leadership in 2010 and was a Flinn- Brown Civic Leadership Academy Fellow in 2011.

Most importantly, she is surrounded by an incredible team, including her husband Colin Tetreault, her 4 year old son (Connor), and two year old daughter (Madeline). They love incredible food, traveling, outdoor activities, and exploring the world seeking their next adventure.

Connect with Jenny on LinkedIn, and follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

ABOUT LADIES LEADERSHIP CIRCLE

Ladies Leadership Circle (LLC) is brought to you by the women who lived it, in partnership with Phoenix Business RadioX. LLC radio is an empowering program for any woman as any topic which affects women will be discussed and “brought to you by the women who lived it.” Since everything in today’s world affects women every topic is up for discussion such as health, family, faith, career, parenting, community, education, government, pets, cooking, shopping and the list goes on and on. The LLC mission is simple: we are women inspiring and thriving to celebrate and find a happy positive world while maneuvering and|or facing head on the challenges we face.

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JoAnn Holland‘s experience in different business environments over the past 33 years both for profit and non-profit, including internationally, and in small, medium and fortune 500 companies in addition to her community engagement has given her a unique perspective on leadership-one that contradicts much of what is out there already on the subject-and is reflective of the kind of female leader we need in today’s, at times, unstable and unpredictable business environment, family life, community outreach and political arena. JoAnn is the curent President and CEO for Central Phoenix Women, Scottsdale Women, East Valley Women and North Valley Women – organizations for women who have established themselves professionally and demonstrated their commitment to the community. Members are individuals who wish to enhance their leadership by connecting with like-minded women to share information, ideas, contacts and opportunities. Members value relationships that enhance their business, social and community endeavors.

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For more than 25 years, Karen Nowicki has been helping organizations and the people who lead them drive their business strategies more effectively and as a result her clients move from success to significance. In 2008, she was awarded the “Mompreneur of the Year Award” for the Southwest. Karen is a published author, accomplished speaker, and trusted adviser to business owners, senior executives and educational leaders. In 2016, Karen and her partners sold $99 Social to Wired Investors, affording her the opportunity and time to become a Studio Partner for Business RadioX – serving Arizona-based businesses by increasing their visibility and helping to accelerate the right relationships.