You will not want to miss our conversation with Glenn Williamson. Glenn serves as the Honorary Consul of Canada to Arizona, is the founder and CEO of the Canada Arizona Business Council, is the chairman and CEO of EPCOR Water USA, and owns and operates Nest Ventures. But the list of titles and jobs does…
Read MoreCo-founder and CEO of Qwaltec, Inc., Shawn Linam, shares the unique journey which led to her role as chief executive of an aerospace engineering company. As you hear her story, the idea of resilience emerges time and again as she recounts moving frequently as a young girl, struggling with math, and navigating the male-dominated engineering…
Read MoreThis week’s conversation with Joel Grimes ties together several subjects – entrepreneurship, art, passion, hard work, intuition, competition in the marketplace, and overcoming obstacles. Drawing upon his real world experience as an acclaimed photographer, who nearly gave up on his dream were it not for a college professor who encouraged him to move beyond a…
Read MoreKimber Lanning is the founder and executive director of Local First Arizona, a nonprofit that supports, promotes, and advocates for a strong local business community here in Arizona. In our conversation, Kimber shares how this passion for locally-grown businesses and her connection to “place” developed. Additionally, Kimber owns both Stinkweeds new and used record store…
Read MoreWhat happens when your organization or an individual or team within your organization fails? This week we have a special, topical episode featuring Michael Lorsch, principal consultant for The Table Group which was founded by best-selling author, speaker, and leadership guru Patrick Lencioni. Today, Michael discusses the characteristics of both leaders and organizations who can push…
Read MoreThis week we have a special, topical episode featuring Michael Lorsch, principal consultant for The Table Group which was founded by best-selling author, speaker, and leadership guru Patrick Lencioni. These special episodes – which will appear from time to time – address topics raised in prior podcast episodes and allows us to take a moment to…
Read MoreThis week we have a special, topical episode featuring Michael Lorsch, principal consultant for The Table Group which was founded by best-selling author, speaker, and leadership guru Patrick Lencioni. These special episodes – which will appear from time to time – address topics raised in prior podcast episodes and allows us to take a moment…
Read MoreThis week Lauren Bailey, CEO of Upward Projects, joins us for a great conversation about entrepreneurship, being in the people business, collaboration, parenting, and so much more. Lauren is a co-founder of Upward Projects – a locally focused group of restaurateurs in Phoenix. Their brands include Postino WineCafe, Joyride Taco House, Windsor/Churn and Federal Pizza….
Read MoreToday’s guest, Tom Sadvary, has spent the past 30 years in various leadership roles at what is today HonorHealth, the second largest hospital system in Arizona. Since 2005, he has served as CEO of Scottsdale Healthcare which merged with John C. Lincoln Health Network to become HonorHealth. Tom shares his professional story which begins with…
Read MoreToday’s guests are Sara O’Meara and Yvonne Fedderson, the founders of Childhelp. Since 1959, Sara and Yvonne have dedicated themselves to caring for orphans and abused children in the US and around the world. Their story begins in 1950s Hollywood and takes us to Japan, Vietnam, and ultimately right here to Arizona when they relocated…
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