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Valley Life with Fund Development Director Margaret Stephens-Reed

July 11, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Valley Life with Fund Development Director Margaret Stephens-Reed

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Valley Life with Fund Development Director Margaret Stephens-Reed

VALLEYLIFE is a 70 year old not for profit organization that provides services to individuals with disabilities. They help men, women, elderly, and children in the metropolitan Phoenix area by enriching their lives with opportunities to thrive in their everyday life and increase their independence.

VALLEYLIFE’s four programs include: 26 group homes; 11 daytime programs; a full service vocational program, and in-home services. They also have a for-profit print shop called Williams Express.

Margaret Stephens-Reed is a native of Washington State who moved to Arizona in the winter of 2006 after spending eight years in Northern Virginia. Since her move to Phoenix, Ms. Stephens-Reed served as Director of Development for several area non-profits. In 2009 Margaret joined the VALLEYLIFE team as Senior Vocational Program Manager. In this role she was accountable for a staff of 30 and nearly 200 vocational trainees

In November of 2010, Margaret was appointed as the Director of Fund Development for VALLEYLIFE. Her department is responsible for fundraising, special events, community Relations, grant writing and other duties as assigned. In October they held a very Legacy of Love Gala celebrating the agency’s 70 years of providing services to adults with disabilities.

Mrs. Stephens-Reed earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Eastern Washington University of Cheney, Washington, and is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.; Central Phoenix Women, Women of Scottsdale, North Phoenix Women and East Valley Women. She serves on the Arizona State Oversight Board for Defensive Driving Schools and is a Board Member of the Planned Giving Roundtable of Arizona and The New Foundation.

She was recently honored as a Strathmore’s Who’s Who and in January 2016 she was honored as the Banking on the Future Mentor by Phoenix Suns and National Bank of Arizona. In February of 2018, Margaret was named 2017 East Valley Women of the year and in March she was named 2018 FOXY Woman of the Year.

She is married to retired educator Phillip Reed and the parent of a very spoiled cat named Boola.

Follow VALLEYLIFE on Facebook.

Wendy Bader with Bader Nutrition Kathryne Nunley with Feed Hope International and Andy Stewart with ActiveG

June 19, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Wendy Bader with Bader Nutrition Kathryne Nunley with Feed Hope International and Andy Stewart with ActiveG

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Wendy Bader with Bader Nutrition Kathryne Nunley with Feed Hope International and Andy Stewart with ActiveG

In this segment of Phoenix Business Radio, we meet up with busy business leaders who have found great benefits in spending time with brain health expert, Wendy Bader and her Brain Power Breakthrough Seminar. Mental clarity, sustained focus, significant productivity and true joy are just a few of the advantages that Andy Stewart with ActiveG and Kathryne Nunley with Feed Hope International have to share as part of their competitive edge in making a conscious choice to focus on the right things to do to keep their minds and bodies sharp.

Tap into your brain’s hidden potential! Brain Power Breakthrough seminars and workshops are designed specifically for businesses and organizations to inspire their employees, members and clients to optimize their brain’s power and performance. Created by Wendy Bader M.S., a brain health expert, her innovative workshops will give you and your team the tools you need to:

Stay mentally and physically sharp
Strengthen your competitive edge and maximize performance
Be enthusiastically engaged and resilient
Reduce stress and burnout
Get much better sleep, and optimize mood and energy throughout the day
But, most importantly, be healthy and happy at work, at home — at life!

During her interactive seminars and workshops, Wendy shares many powerful lifestyle strategies and cool brain health hacks! Wendy teaches the whole lifestyle approach to brain health. She takes the latest brain and health research and translates it into smart, actionable strategies for peak performance, health and well-being. Having the knowledge and tools to develop a peak-performing brain will give you and your team the confidence and motivation to reach your brilliant potential, and have extraordinary impact in your work, community, and relationships!

Wendy earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Nutrition Science from Arizona State University and has been a faculty associate at ASU. She is the owner of Bader Nutrition LLC, creator of Brain Power Breakthrough, and is on the speaker’s bureau for the Central Arizona chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.

Wendy also has a business degree and worked in the corporate and non-profit sectors before becoming a nutritionist. During her corporate career, she vividly remembers struggling with focus and concentration due to stress, poor diet, and the lack of sleep and exercise.

Today, as a brain health expert, Wendy has merged all of her knowledge and experience into powerful strategies to help smart successful people to optimize their health so they can have sharper thinking, laser focus, and the healthy, happy life they deserve.

Contact Wendy for a Brain Power Breakthrough workshop or seminar, or to speak at your next event. Your employees, members, and clients will thank you for an amazing meeting, and leave energized and empowered to be their best healthiest self!

Connect with Wendy on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Feed Hope is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending extreme poverty in Malawi, Africa. Our development projects have brought clean water, food security, education and health care to thousands of women + children in one of the poorest corners of the world. 100% of public donations go directly to projects on the ground that benefit the joyful children we serve.

Kathryne Nunley spent the first half of her life as a retail executive, wife and mother. She was enjoying her retirement with a full heart and empty nest when a bucket-list trip to Africa changed the trajectory of her life.

In 2014 she joined a humanitarian team headed to Malawi, a tiny country in east Africa ranked as one of the poorest in the world. She fell in love with the hard- working, kind people she met, who were poor in resources but rich in spirit. Inspired to make a difference, she founded the nonprofit organization Feed Hope, dedicated to ending extreme poverty.

Since 2015, Feed Hope has brought clean water, food security, health and education to thousands of vulnerable women and children in Malawi. 100% of public donations go directly to projects on the ground.

Connect with Kathryne on LinkedIn and follow Feed Hope on Facebook and Instagram.

ActiveG provides innovative spatial software solutions, delivering complete integration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with the Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems. As Google Maps is for consumers finding stores and places, ActiveG is for companies that need to keep track of dispersed assets, infrastructure, and work.

A creative, strategically-minded information technology professional, Andy Stewart has 20+ years of enterprise application development, testing, implementation, and management experience. A successful implementer of multiple large-scale software programs in the semiconductor, energy, utility, and transportation industries, Andy’s worked for companies such as Intel, Seattle Public Utilities, Transport for London, Amtrak, Skull Candy, and many others.

An active community servant and music enthusiast, he loves spending time with his family and his recording gear.

Connect with Andy on LinkedIn and follow ActiveG on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Cindy Bowden and Justine Okello with Clarkston Community Center

June 12, 2018 by angishields

CEO Exclusive Radio

Cindy Bowden and Justine Okello with Clarkston Community Center

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On this CEO Exclusive we talk with Cindy Bowden and Justin Okello with the Clarkston Community Center about trends that are happening in the nonprofit sector.

Clarkston Community Center opened its doors in 1994 and we keep growing year over year. Currently, we proudly serve more than 50,000 individuals.

We are a meeting place for both long-term residents and families and individuals that were not born in the U.S. In fact, 43% of Clarkston’s residents are foreign-born and more than half are living in poverty. The CCC provides unique experiences, educational resources, and valuable tools that foster community while celebrating cultural diversity.

Cindy Bowden has been the Executive Director at the Clarkston Community Center for 2 years. Cindy is the past President of the World Craft Council of North America (WCCNA) which is affiliated with UNESCO. She was the Director of the Bright Ring Foundation whose mission is to assist non-profit organizations and artists in becoming sustainable. Cindy has curated exhibitions and coordinated art exchange programs with Universities and museums in Italy, Japan, and Chile, and has worked in the museum and not-for-profit field for thirty-five years.

Justine Okello is from Uganda, East Africa and has a passion for community engagement and development. He graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from Gulu University in Uganda and has worked with non-profit agencies like UNICEF, Human Rights Focus (HURIFO), Save the Children and Acholi Education Initiative (AEI). He is a big fan of contemporary art and loves exploring different cultures.

Connect with Cindy and Justine on LinkedIn, and follow CCC on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Jarrett Ransom with The Rayvan Group

August 10, 2017 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Jarrett Ransom with The Rayvan Group

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Surely we all know someone who is involved in a worthy cause where they are proud to donate their time and/or money. It feels great to contribute; and, the list of possibilities are endless when you get clear about who you want to help. For Jarrett Ransom and The Rayvan Group, they are all about helping the people who lead these causes so that they are more visible, sustainable and truly reaching the group or cause they aim to serve. Listen in as Phoenix Business Radio Host, Karen Nowicki, interviews Jarrett about the positive difference she and The Rayvan Group are making in the nonprofit world.

The Rayvan Group works with clients world-wide to build sustainable and effective fundraising solutions. They serve as an extension of these tax exempt organizations and work in partnership with leaders and their advisory boards. In 2016 alone, The Rayvan Group submitted over 90 corporate and foundation grants, federal proposals, and letters of intents. A total of 33 submissions were successful, with awards totaling $2,867,914.

Jarrett started The Rayvan Group in 2009 and brings more than 15 years’ experience with international, national and local organizations, including Girls Golf of Phoenix, Habitat for Humanity, the Paraiso Project and St. Mary’s Food Bank. She has successfully managed development and communications functions for more than 10 campaigns with a combined goal totaling $6 million.

She is passionate about creating community, empowering others to see and exceed their full potential, and crafting compelling stories in support of mission-driven organizations.

For more information, contact:

Jarrett Ransom

Website: https://www.therayvangroup.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRayvanGroup/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrransom/

Business LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/16258237/

Jennifer Harper of Bridge Financial Planning

May 12, 2016 by chattadmin

Chattanooga Business Radio

Jennifer Harper of Bridge Financial Planning

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Jennifer Harper// Bridge Financial Planning

Jennifer is the Founder and Director of Bridge Financial Planning, LLC, providing fee-only financial planning & investing for todays professionals. She began her career in financial services in 2000, in 2001 she graduated from the MBA program at UTC, and in 2006 earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER ® designation. Throughout her career she has delivered advisory services to clients and their families & businesses.

Ms. Harper is also the Founding Director of Common Cents Financial Literacy, Inc., a nonprofit organization founded in 2005. The mission of Common Cents is to promote and encourage financial education, focusing on ages 16-22. Through this organization, she has had the opportunity to work with several community organizations and schools to teach personal financial principles that are applicable to everyone.

In 2010, Ms. Harper was the recipient of the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce Lightkeeper award for her work with Common Cents and is also an adjunct instructor for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Business, teaching Small Business Finance.

Hollie Mann and Jeff Skorput with Gainesville Physical Therapy, Tiffany Hill with Just the Right Place, Daphne Walker with Partnership Against Domestic Violence and John Miles with Law Offices of John M. Miles

March 19, 2015 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Hollie Mann and Jeff Skorput with Gainesville Physical Therapy, Tiffany Hill with Just the Right Place, Daphne Walker with Partnership Against Domestic Violence and John Miles with Law Offices of John M. Miles

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Mike Sammond, Hollie Mann, Jeff Skorput, Tiffany Hill, Daphne Walker, John Miles, Steven Julian

Hollie Mann & Jeff Skorput/Gainesville Physical Therapy

Gainesville Physical Therapy is not your typical physical therapy clinic. Here, every patient receives personalized attention during each visit with a hands-on treatment program that has been carefully tailored to their specific needs and physical condition. Recovery from injury or surgery can be a difficult and trying process. They believe that the supportive relationship they establish with their patients, combined with their expertise in the treatment of physical ailments and pain relief, is responsible for the extraordinary outcomes that they routinely see. Their facility is fully equipped to provide a comprehensive spectrum of treatment modalities for all orthopedic conditions to improve mobility, strength, balance and pain relief.

Tiffany Hill/Just the Right Place

Just the Right Place offers organizing and productivity solutions for busy lives. They work with clients in business and residential settings. Tiffany Hill, Professional Organizer and Owner, improves lives by bringing a desire for helping others and a passion for organizing into her work. As a member of NAPO, she follows the Code of Ethics and values the relationships with her clients. She currently serves on the Executive Board as Treasurer for the Georgia Chapter. Offering customized solutions for every space, Just the Right Place helps people save time, save money and reduce stress!

Daphne Walker/Partnership Against Domestic Violence

For 40 years, Partnership Against Domestic Violence, the largest nonprofit domestic violence organization in Georgia, has provided professional, compassionate and empowering support to battered women and their children in Metro Atlanta.

PADV began as an all-volunteer agency in 1975 and incorporated in 1977. Today the agency has 40 full and part time staff with an administrative office and two 24-hour emergency shelters in Fulton and Gwinnett counties. PADV also provides education to the community about domestic violence awareness and prevention, and teen dating violence. (Georgia is number one in teen dating violence in the country.)

PADV’s mission is to end the crime of intimate partner violence and empower it’s survivors. PADV’s roster of services includes a 24-hour crisis line; two 24-hour emergency shelters with 96 beds; legal advocacy; supportive housing; a teen dating violence prevention program; outreach and prevention programs for battered women and children, a domestic violence in the workplace annual conference that equips companies to respond when domestic violence enters the workplace; and community education and training efforts. Annually they serve 19,000 women and children throughout Metro Atlanta. They are the largest domestic violence agency in the state of Georgia.

John Miles/Law Offices of John M. Miles

The Law Offices of John M. Miles is a full-service law firm located in Suwanee, GA, John Miles has been in solo practice since 1976. Over the years, his practice has evolved as Gwinnett grew and his clients’ needs changed. John says that he practices preventive law, providing his clients with protection from legal entanglements. Since John is one person and there are quite an assortment of legal practice areas, he cannot be all things to all clients, but he can help point you in the right direction.

Second Wind Dreams: Changing the Perception of Aging

August 29, 2014 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Second Wind Dreams: Changing the Perception of Aging

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Senior Salute Radio brings timely information to leading edge Boomers and Seniors about issues involving care-giving and aging. Learn from both professionals and regular people going through the process with their families. Each week we will also Salute an incredible Senior.

Senior Salute Radio is presented by The Elder & Disability Law Firm of Victoria L. Collier.

Today’s Guest:

PK Beville/Second Wind Dreams

Second Wind Dreams is an international, nonprofit organization founded in 1997. This organization is changing the perception of aging through the fulfillment of dreams and educational programs including its flagship program, The Virtual Dementia Tour. The Atlanta-based organization has fulfilled more than 10,000 dreams with help from its sponsors: Senior Helpers, Caesars Foundation, Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, and UK-based Training 2 Care. For more information, visit www.secondwind.org.

Today’s Senior Salute is in honor of Betty Clanton for her beautiful spirit and positive example.

A.B. Short, Medshare’s CEO Ignites the Passion of Business Leaders

January 27, 2011 by terry barber

Inspiration At Work

A.B. Short, Medshare's CEO Ignites the Passion of Business Leaders

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A.B. Short is the co-founder and CEO of Medshare, an Atlanta based nonprofit that is having global impact. Â On Inspiration at Work this week, A.B. and the Director of Volunteer Services, Lindsey Barber share with us how business can get involved in an incredible team building activity while having a positive impact on the state of healthcare in third-world countries. Â Medshare has become to medical supplies what food-banks is to food.

In this session you will hear about purpose-driven work, Â team-building, succession-planning, servant leadership and how to get others involved in your brand. Â Nice call out to Coke, Home Depot, Kimberly-Clark, and other Atlanta based businesses.

This is a fantastic show to share with other nonprofits who may be struggling with getting business leaders engaged. Â It is also a relevant message for any team meeting.