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Al DiFranco proudly serves as President and CEO of Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland. Prior to becoming President of JAGC in July 2022, Al was the organization's Vice President for Development and Programs for four years.Under Al's leadership, JA of Greater Cleveland has significantly increased its financial resources, expanded its student reach, and recently began a multi-million campaign to create the Junior Achievement Experiential Learning Center in Downtown Cleveland. In 2025, JA of Greater Cleveland will also host JA's National Leadership Conference for the first time.Al previously served as Director of the MBA Program at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management and President and CEO of the Mentor Area Chamber of Commerce.Al received his Master's in Higher Education Leadership from Capella University, Certificate in Leadership from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University and a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Baldwin-Wallace College (now Baldwin Wallace University).

From the Trump administration's 'skinny budget' that aims to cut $12 billion from the US Department of Education to the latest version of the state budget which underfunds Ohio's public schools by $2.75 billion in the next two years, threats at the federal and state levels make it more important now than ever the educators stand up for the supports and resources our students need. There are also opportunities to make our schools even better, including proposed legislation to support school meals and to provide financial support for student teachers. OEA Director of Government Relations breaks down some of the big issues, and tells us what we can do to make a difference right now.TAKE ACTION NOW | Click here for the OEA Action Alert to contact your state lawmakers and tell them to fully and fairly fund our public schools in this state budget.  Click here to sign a petition to protect Ohio's classrooms and support the Fair School Funding Plan. Click here for a flyer with QR links and information to help encourage others to take action, too. TELL YOUR STORY | Lawmakers need to hear from Aspiring Educators and active educators about what working full time as a student teacher while paying full tuition and receiving no compensation has meant in your own life, and why things need to change. Please contact OEA Government Relations if you have a story to share when HB 205, the Future Educators Support Act, comes up for proponent testimony. LEARN MORE | Click here to see how your school district would benefit under a fully funded Fair School Funding Plan. Click here to see much your local school district will be shortchanged under the House-passed version of the state budget. Click here for fact sheets about the school districts in each Ohio legislative district to help in your conversations with your lawmakers. Click here for more resources from the All in for Ohio Kids coalition to help you engage your local school board and your state lawmakers on this critically important issue.  SCHEDULE A MEETING WITH YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS | With Congress on recess from May 27 through June 2, now is the ideal window to meet with your U.S. Representative and Senators in your home district. In-person meetings during recess are one of the most powerful ways to make our voices heard. Here's how to get started:Find your members of Congress – Visit www.house.gov and www.senate.gov to look up your district's Representative and Senators.Request a meeting – Use their online “District Office” scheduling portals or call their local offices directly.Prepare your message – Oppose proposed federal cuts: Explain how rollback of Title I, IDEA, ESSA and other critical education programs would widen opportunity gaps, undermine supports for students with disabilities, and force cuts to classroom staff and school services. – Highlight equity impacts: Emphasize that reduced funding disproportionately harms low-income and rural communities, jeopardizing after-school programs, mental-health services, and resources for English learners. – Call for investment: Urge them to protect and increase federal education funding so every student has access to qualified teachers, up-to-date materials, and safe learning environments.Bring allies – Invite fellow educators, parents, or community members to join you for greater impact.Provide feedback – Use OEA's member lobbying feedback form to let us know how the conversation with you elected officials went and what subjects you discussed. Please also indicate if your requests went unanswered using OEA's feedback form. Featured Public Education Matters guest: Dan Ramos, OEA Director of Government RelationsDan Ramos is from Lorain, Ohio, where he attended school at St. John the Baptist and Lorain Southview High School.  After graduating high school in 2003, Dan obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, International Affairs and Philosophy from Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, OH in 2007.  Through the 2008 presidential election cycle, he joined the Obama for America campaign, working to help elect President Obama in northeastern Ohio.  In 2009, Dan was hired by the Service Employees' International Union (SEIU) District 1199 WV/OH/KY.  Initially working with SEIU as an Administrative Organizer, representing and negotiating contracts for SEIU's state employees' division, he became SEIU 1199's Political and Legislative Liaison in late 2010.  In 2011, Dan worked with fellow labor lobbyists and attorneys in the effort to stop Senate Bill 5 while it was in the General Assembly, and then lead SEIU's efforts field in Central and Northeast Ohio to collect signatures referendum and then defeat SB 5 on the November 2011 ballot.  In 2012, Dan moved to the Ohio Education Association. Dan has served as OEA's Political Advocacy Consultant, where he was responsible for growing OEA's member political action and legislative advocacy, increasing OEA's PAC membership, the Fund for Children and Public Education, and assisting in OEA's political coalitions, such as LEAD Ohio and the America Votes Coalition. In 2018, Dan Ramos moved to Cincinnati, Ohio where he served as a Labor Relations Con...

Senate Bill 295, which is being rushed through the Ohio General Assembly in the final days of Lame Duck, represents a state overreach that punishes communities for their poverty and hurts public school students and educators. Ohio educators must act now to help our lawmakers understand why it must be stopped. OEA's Director of Government Relations joins us for this episode to explain what's in SB 295, and the president of the East Cleveland Education Association explains how SB 295 doubles down on the failed policies of state takeovers under House Bill 290, rather than focusing on the real needs of the students who need the state's support the most. TAKE ACTION NOW | Click here for the OEA Action Alert to help contact your state lawmakers and express your opposition to Senate Bill 295TELL YOUR STORY | Click here to record a short video to share on social media to help Ohioans understand why SB 295 is bad for Ohio's students, educators, and communities. WATCH THE SENATE HEARING | SB 295 got its first, and possibly only, hearing in the Ohio Senate Education Committee on Tuesday, December 10, 24. Watch it here, with discussion on SB 295 starting about 24 minutes into the recording.Featured Public Education Matters guest: Dan Ramos, OEA Director of Government RelationsDan Ramos is from Lorain, Ohio, where he attended school at St. John the Baptist and Lorain Southview High School.  After graduating high school in 2003, Dan obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, International Affairs and Philosophy from Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, OH in 2007.  Through the 2008 presidential election cycle, he joined the Obama for America campaign, working to help elect President Obama in northeastern Ohio.  In 2009, Dan was hired by the Service Employees' International Union (SEIU) District 1199 WV/OH/KY.  Initially working with SEIU as an Administrative Organizer, representing and negotiating contracts for SEIU's state employees' division, he became SEIU 1199's Political and Legislative Liaison in late 2010.  In 2011, Dan worked with fellow labor lobbyists and attorneys in the effort to stop Senate Bill 5 while it was in the General Assembly, and then lead SEIU's efforts field in Central and Northeast Ohio to collect signatures referendum and then defeat SB 5 on the November 2011 ballot.  In 2012, Dan moved to the Ohio Education Association. Dan has served as OEA's Political Advocacy Consultant, where he was responsible for growing OEA's member political action and legislative advocacy, increasing OEA's PAC membership, the Fund for Children and Public Education, and assisting in OEA's political coalitions, such as LEAD Ohio and the America Votes Coalition. In 2018, Dan Ramos moved to Cincinnati, Ohio where he served as a Labor Relations Consultant for the Warren County Leadership Council, representing over 2,400 certified and classified K-12 teachers and ESPs.Dan returned to his political role with OEA in 2021, returning as a UniServ Political Advocacy Consultant and then moving into his current role as the Manager of Government Relations in May of 2022. Now, as the Director of Government Relations, Dan heads up OEA's efforts to engage the Ohio General Assembly and Members of Congress to advance OEA's legislative policy priorities, build relationships with Ohio's elected officials, and engage members in advocacy and accountability programs.  Dan also helps coordinate OEA's political, coalition, and electoral programs.  Lillian Tolbert, East Cleveland Education Association PresidentLillian M. Tolbert is a dedicated educator with over three decades of service in the East Cleveland City Schools. A proud Shaw High School alumna, class of 1987, she pursued her undergraduate education at Hampton University in Hampton, VA, and earned her graduate degree from the University of Akron before returning to East Cleveland to teach. Lillian has taught grades 4-6 and currently serves as an ELA Instructional Coach and Lead Teacher for grades K-5. As the president of the East Cleveland Education Association, she is a passionate advocate for educators and students. Above all, she is a proud mother to three wonderful children—Arin, Jacques, and Nyzier—who each experienced part of their educational journey in East Cleveland City Schools. Lillian looks forward to continuing her positive impact on the East Cleveland community before retiring in June of 2026.Connect with OEA:Email educationmatters@ohea.org with your feedback or ideas for future Public Education Matters topicsLike OEA on FacebookFollow OEA on TwitterFollow OEA on InstagramGet the latest news and statements from OEA hereLearn more about where OEA stands on the issues Keep up to date on the legislation affecting Ohio public schools and educators with OEA's Legislative WatchAbout us:The Ohio Education Association represents nearly 120,000 teachers, faculty members and support professionals who work in Ohio's schools, colleges, and universities to help improve public education and the lives of Ohio's children. OEA members provide professional services to benefit students, schools, and the public in virtually every position needed to run Ohio's schools.Public Education Matters host Katie Olmsted serves as Media Relations Consultant for the Ohio Education Association. She joined OEA in May 2020, after a ten-year career as an Emmy Award winning television reporter, anchor, and producer. Katie comes from a family of educators and is passionate about telling educators' stories and advocating for Ohio's students. She lives in Central Ohio with her husband and two young children. This episode was recorded on December 10 and 11, 2024.

D.C. Anderson is a film/tv and theater actor raised in Elyria, Ohio and based in New York. Film/tv roles include Mariama Diallo's MASTER, Judy Sam Roman's RICH BOY RICH GIRL, Joseph Cedar's NORMAN, Nathan Adloff's MILES, Kevin Arbouet and Judy San Roman's FAIR MARKET VALUE and television's BILLIONS, EXTRAPOLATIONS, THE ENEMY WITHIN, THE BLACKLIST, LADY BLUE and THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA. Theatre credits include Broadway's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and Off Broadways QUEEN OF THE MIST and STORYVILLE. National tours of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, MARTIN GUERRE, THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBY. Regional acting work with the Guthrie, Steppenwolf, Goodspeed, Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival, Ogunquit Playhouse, Florida Studio Theatre, Northlight, Skid Road Theater, Conservatory Theater, Apollo Theater and Wellfleet Harbor Actor's Theater companies, Penobscot. Developmental projects at Rep Theater of St Louis and Asolo Rep. Projects include FOUNTAIN, THE DISAPPEARING MAN, THE ASTONISHING TIMES OF TIMOTHY CRATCHIT and DUST AND SHADOW. His first theatrical performance was as Gideon's young son, Jether, in GIDEON by Paddy Chayefsky at the Black River Playhouse. High school theater followed: 'Sancho' in MAN OF LA MANCHA, 'Tevye' in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Then came college at Baldwin Wallace College (now Baldwin Wallace University) : 'John' in THE LION IN WINTER, 'Tom' in THE GLASS MENAGERIE, 'Curly' in OKLAHOMA, 'El Gallo' in THE FANTASTICKS, 'Pavlo' in THE BASIC TRAINING OF PAVLO HUMMEL. Graduate School: 'Frank Strang' in EQUUS, 'Proteus' in TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA. D.C. has 13 full length albums of original songs and covers available for listening and purchase on internet music services including FOOL MOON, TIME WAS, YOU WERE THERE, THE BOX UNDER THE BED, ALL IS CALM ALL IS BRIGHT, I AM STILL, BALLAD, OUR STORY, BLUE SUMMER DAY, CLOSE COMPANIONS, COLLECTED, SARASOTA and HOUSE CONCERT (2022). In 2023 he will release I ONCE WAS CLAY. He was also the man behind the very first Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS benefit Christmas recording - 1993's CABARET NOEL. His next benefit recording project was for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in 2010 - it's called 'IN MY ROOM'. Click for CD info, including tracks, artists' bios, etc. Listen on Spotify, Apple and YouTube

In this episode of the Braun Performance & Rehab Podcast, Dan is joined by Dr. Angela Gordon to discuss causes of anterior shoulder pain in overhead athletes and how to treat anterior shoulder pain. Angela T. Gordon PT, DSc, MPT, FAAOMPT, COMT, ATC, OCS, FMS has more than 16 years of clinical experience in orthopedic and sports physical therapy. Dr. Gordon was a high school and collegiate athlete  suffering several injuries that lead her pursue a career in physical therapy. She went on to earn her Bachelor's degree from Baldwin Wallace College in 2000 for athletic training, her Masters of Physical Therapy from Andrews University in 2002, and her Doctorate of Science from Andrews University 2012. Dr. Gordon earned her orthopedic manual therapist certification through NAIOMT in 2012. In 2012 Dr. Gordon received her functional dry needling specialist certification and in 2014 became Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist from the American Physical Therapy Association. In 2017, Dr. Gordon completed her fellowship with NAIOMT and is recognized by the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Therapists. In April 2013 Dr. Gordon became a published author for an article in the IJSPT: Relationships between core strength, hip external rotator muscle strength, and star excursion balance test performance in female lacrosse players. Dr. Gordon's co authored a book chapter “Physical Therapy considerations Following Regenerative Medicine Interventions” in September 2017 in the textbook Regenerative Treatments in Sports and Orthopedic Medicine. Dr. Gordon has served as the lead physical therapist for the Washington Nationals Baseball in 2005 and from 2010-2015.  She works extensively with numerous professional and semi professional athletes from MLB, NFL, PGA, Canadian Football League, and European basketball players. She also works closely with many high school and collegiate overhead throwers and female athletes. Dr. Gordon is guest faculty with NAIOMT, teaching a specialty course for rehabilitation of overhead athletes and she has been invited to speak at a variety annual sports medicine conferences across the country. Dr. Gordon is the owner and creator of F. A.S.T.™ (Female Athlete Sports Training program) and is physical therapy consultant to George Mason University Athletics. For more on Angela & Advanced Kinetics, be sure to check out https://advancedkinetics.com/ & https://advancedkinetics.com/courses/overhead-athlete-courses/ *SEASON 5 of the Braun Performance & Rehab Podcast is brought to you by Isophit. For more on Isophit, please check out isophit.com and @isophit - BE SURE to use coupon code brawnbody10 at checkout to save 10% on your Isophit order! Episode Affiliates: MoboBoard: BRAWNBODY10 saves 10% at checkout! AliRx: DBraunRx = 20% off at checkout! https://alirx.health/ MedBridge: https://www.medbridgeeducation.com/brawn-body-training or Coupon Code "BRAWN" for 40% off your annual subscription! CTM Band: https://ctm.band/collections/ctm-band coupon code "BRAWN10" = 10% off! Ice shaker affiliate link: https://www.iceshaker.com?sca_ref=1520881.zOJLysQzKe Make sure you SHARE this episode with a friend who could benefit from the information we shared! Check out everything Dan is up to by clicking here: https://linktr.ee/braun_pr Liked this episode? Leave a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-braun/support

Educators need to have a seat at the table when policy decisions are being made, whether that's in their local community or in our statehouse in Columbus. But, for many educators considering a run for public office, it may be difficult to know where to begin. That's where NEA's See Educators Run program comes in. On this episode of the podcast, we hear from Orange Teachers Association member Ship Collins about what he's taking away from his time in the See Educators Run program, whether he ends up running for office or not. We also check in with OEA's Manager of Government Relations Dan Ramos about where a bill that's better known as the Higher Education Destruction Act stands in the Ohio General Assembly and why OEA members cannot let up any of the pressure on their local legislators to block this dangerous legislation. LEARN MORE | For more information about the National Education Association's See Educators Run program, you can read a recent NEAToday story on it, watch a video from NEA featuring educators who have been through the program, or click here for more details about the program and how you can get involved. TAKE ACTION | Your voice is critical when it comes to fighting back against Senate Bill 83. Use this link to contact your state representative to urge them to stop this bill. SEE HOW OHIO'S LEGISLATORS STACK UP | Click here to explore OEA's new Legislative Scorecard and to see where your legislator, and other Ohio legislators, stand on public education and labor rights issues.SUBSCRIBE | Click here to subscribe to Public Education Matters on Apple Podcasts or click here to subscribe on Google podcasts so you don't miss a thing. And don't forget you can listen to all of the previous episodes anytime on your favorite podcast platform, or by clicking here.Featured Public Education Matters guests: LeShun "Ship" Collins, Orange Teachers Association MemberFor over two decades, LeShun “Ship” Collins has been empowering young minds and challenging his peers to transcend the common and accepted thought of social confines. A highly accomplished educator and innovator, Collins is leading the conversation and ultimately the transformation of social injustice by breaking down its barriers. Collins' expertise is grounded in real-world experience. As a practitioner in health and physical education, he spent over 20 years in the school system building positive relationships and cultivating student growth. He has published two articles in the National Administrative Council Forum and The National Council of Multicultural Forum. Collins is sought after by universities and other educational institutions for his keen insight and perspective and for raising awareness of a flawed system that benefits some, but not all students. His mission to provide a voice to the marginalized and underrepresented inspired the release of “Considering Sensemaking as Artmaking in Promoting Social Justice-Oriented Work in Schools,” an article written by Collins and his colleagues and published in the University Council for Educational Administration journal.To learn more about Ship's work with the Male Minority Leadership Group at Orange High School, click here to watch the Ohio School Spotlight video featuring that program. Dan Ramos, OEA Manager of Government RelationsDan Ramos is from Lorain, Ohio, where he attended school at St. John the Baptist and Lorain Southview High School.  After graduating high school in 2003, Dan obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, International Affairs and Philosophy from Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, OH in 2007.  Through the 2008 presidential election cycle, he joined the Obama for America campaign, working to help elect President Obama in northeastern Ohio.  In 2009, Dan was hired by the Service Employees' International Union (SEIU) District 1199 WV/OH/KY.  Initially working with SEIU as an Administrative Organizer, representing and negotiating contracts for SEIU's state employees' division, he became SEIU 1199's Political and Legislative Liaison in late 2010.  In 2011, Dan worked with fellow labor lobbyists and attorneys in the effort to stop Senate Bill 5 while it was in the General Assembly, and then lead SEIU's efforts field in Central and Northeast Ohio to collect signatures referendum and then defeat SB 5 on the November 2011 ballot.  In 2012, Dan moved to the Ohio Education Association. Dan has served as OEA's Political Advocacy Consultant, where he was responsible for growing OEA's member political action and legislative advocacy, increasing OEA's PAC membership, the Fund for Children and Public Education, and assisting in OEA's political coalitions, such as LEAD Ohio and the America Votes Coalition. In 2018, Dan Ramos moved to Cincinnati, Ohio where he served as a Labor Relations Consultant for the Warren County Leadership Council, representing over 2,400 certified and classified K-12 teachers and ESPs. Dan returned to his political role with OEA in 2021, returning as a UniServ Political Advocacy Consultant and then moving into his current role as the Manager of Government Relations in May of 2022. As the Manager of Government Relations, Dan heads up OEA's efforts to engage the Ohio General Assembly and Members of Congress to advance OEA's legislative policy priorities, build relationships with Ohio's elected officials, and engage members in advocacy and accountability programs.  Dan also helps coordinate OEA's political, coalition, and electoral programs.    Connect with OEA:Email educationmatters@ohea.org with your feedback or ideas for future Public Education Matters topicsLike OEA on FacebookFollow OEA on TwitterFollow OEA on InstagramGet the latest news and statements from OEA hereLearn more about where OEA stands on the issues Keep up to date on the legislation affecting Ohio public schools and educators with OEA's Legislative WatchAbout us:The Ohio Education Association represents about 120,000 teachers, faculty members and support professionals who work in Ohio's schools, colleges, and universities to help improve public education and the lives of Ohio's children. OEA members provide professional services to benefit students, schools, and the public in virtually every position needed to run Ohio's schools.Public Education Matters host Katie Olmsted serves as Media Relations Consulta...

Uncovering Your Brilliance with Lane Gardner  Author, Motivational Speaker, and Songwriter Lane Gardner is a testament to the transformative power of resilience and creativity.  Experiencing a tumultuous start marked by the fallout of her father's PTSD, her family's involvement in a religious cult, and the challenges of an abusive stepparent, Lane found solace and inspiration in her family's rich musical tradition.  Discovering her gifts at age 9, Lane would excel in singing and finding refuge in the local community theater.  Her formal education in classical voice and musical theater at Baldwin-Wallace College and Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Lane, catapulted her into a successful professional singer/actor career.  Her leading roles in productions like My Fair Lady and the Glass Menagerie showcased her prowess on stage.  A pivotal moment came when Lane discovered her passion for teaching during her conservatory years.  In between performances, Lane began developing and facilitating arts programs, offering private lessons, and crafting workshops to empower others through creative expression.  As Lane facilitated programs for others, she concurrently unraveled her journey, gradually healing from early traumas.  Lane is devoted to guiding individuals to discover their authentic SELVES through creative expression.    She channels her passion and expertise into one-on-one coaching and nurturing THREAD, her therapeutic arts non-profit organization.  She credits her life experiences as what equipped her to guide others through a journey of self-discovery.  Listen in as Lane, and I sit down to discuss her tumultuous start, how she found inspiration and courage to survive, heal, and thrive, her devotion to helping others do the same, and what led her to her path of FEARLESS HAPPYNESS! 

Marietta Education Association member Alex Myers is on a mission to make sure every child can get the benefits of great physical education classes in welcoming environments that embrace differences in kids' abilities, and he wants to make sure educators have training about how to adapt their phys. ed. lessons to meet the needs of students with disabilities. Now, he's asking other educators to join him. Plus, now that OEA's revamped Legislative Scorecard has officially been launched, we're taking a deeper dive into the tool's features and how it can help ensure the best pro-public education lawmakers serve in Ohio's General Assembly.SHARE YOUR IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES | If you'd like to join the growing community of Ohio educators who are coming together to help each other create welcoming adaptive physical education classes, please email Alex Myers at myersa@oeaone.orgSEE HOW OHIO'S LEGISLATORS STACK UP | Click here to explore OEA's new Legislative Scorecard and to see where your legislator, and other Ohio legislators, stand on public education and labor rights issues. SUBSCRIBE | Click here to subscribe to Public Education Matters on Apple Podcasts or click here to subscribe on Google podcasts so you don't miss a thing. And don't forget you can listen to all of the previous episodes anytime on your favorite podcast platform, or by clicking here.Featured Public Education Matters guests:  Alex Myers, Marietta Education Association member Alex Myers is a K-2 Physical Educator currently in his 9th year at Marietta City Schools. He is also a current Ohio's New Educators (ONE) Member Ambassador. He is currently working to expand awareness and comfort in educating our students on IEPs in Physical Education. He believes that every student deserves to feel welcome in the Physical Education environment and we need to destigmatize the intimidation factor of students with disabilities in inclusions settings. Jeff Wensing, OEA Vice President A high school math teacher in Parma City Schools, Jeff Wensing has been a public education advocate and leader for more than 30 years. Jeff served as President of the Parma Education Association from 2012-2018 and as President of the North Eastern Ohio Education Association (NEOEA) from 2016-2018. One of Jeff's accomplishments as a local and district leader was organizing members and the community to elect a new Parma Board of Education majority in 2017. Jeff has served on OEA's Constitution and Bylaws Committee and President's Cabinet, as Vice Chair of OEA's District Leaders Council, and as a member of the Fiscal Fitness Review Committee and Systemic Practices Committee. Since his election as OEA Vice President in 2019, Jeff has continued to emphasize the importance of organizing members throughout the state. He believes the OEA must support locals in order to both maintain and grow membership. Jeff believes it is critical to listen to members before decisions are made, ensure communication throughout the process, and engage in full transparency. In his second term as Vice President, he has continued to focus on the OEA's strategic issues, shared values, and the students members work with each day. Dan Ramos, OEA Manager of Government Relations Dan Ramos is from Lorain, Ohio, where he attended school at St. John the Baptist and Lorain Southview High School.  After graduating high school in 2003, Dan obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, International Affairs and Philosophy from Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, OH in 2007.  Through the 2008 presidential election cycle, he joined the Obama for America campaign, working to help elect President Obama in northeastern Ohio.  In 2009, Dan was hired by the Service Employees' International Union (SEIU) District 1199 WV/OH/KY.  Initially working with SEIU as an Administrative Organizer, representing and negotiating contracts for SEIU's state employees' division, he became SEIU 1199's Political and Legislative Liaison in late 2010.  In 2011, Dan worked with fellow labor lobbyists and attorneys in the effort to stop Senate Bill 5 while it was in the General Assembly, and then lead SEIU's efforts field in Central and Northeast Ohio to collect signatures referendum and then defeat SB 5 on the November 2011 ballot.  In 2012, Dan moved to the Ohio Education Association. Dan has served as OEA's Political Advocacy Consultant, where he was responsible for growing OEA's member political action and legislative advocacy, increasing OEA's PAC membership, the Fund for Children and Public Education, and assisting in OEA's political coalitions, such as LEAD Ohio and the America Votes Coalition. In 2018, Dan Ramos moved to Cincinnati, Ohio where he served as a Labor Relations Consultant for the Warren County Leadership Council, representing over 2,400 certified and classified K-12 teachers and ESPs.  Dan returned to his political role with OEA in 2021, returning as a UniServ Political Advocacy Consultant and then moving into his current role as the Manager of Government Relations in May of 2022. As the Manager of Government Relations, Dan heads up OEA's efforts to engage the Ohio General Assembly and Members of Congress to advance OEA's legislative policy priorities, build relationships with Ohio's elected officials, and engage members in advocacy and accountability programs.  Dan also helps coordinate OEA's political, coalition, and electoral programs.     Connect with OEA: Email educationmatters@ohea.org with your feedback or ideas for future Public Education Matters topics Like OEA on Facebook Follow OEA on Twitter Follow OEA on Instagram Get the latest news and statements from OEA here Learn more about where OEA stands on the issues  Keep up to date on the legislation affecting Ohio public schools and educators with OEA's Legislative Watch About us: The Ohio Education Association represents about 120,000 teachers, faculty members and support professionals who work in Ohio's schools, colleges, and universities to help improve public education and the lives of Ohio's children. OEA members provide professional services to benefit students, schools, and the public in virtually every position needed to run Ohio's schools. Public Education Matters host Katie Olmsted serves as Media Relations Consultant for the Ohio Education Association. She joined OEA in May 2020, after a ten-year career as an Emmy Award winning television reporter, anchor, and producer. Katie comes from a family of educators and is passionate about telling educators' stories and advocating for Ohio's students. She lives in Central Ohio with her husband and two young children. This episode was recorded on November 27 and December 12, 2023.

In this episode of the Brawn Body Health and Fitness Podcast, Dan is joined by Dr. Angela Gordon to discuss physical therapy considerations for overhead athletes. Angela T. Gordon PT, DSc, MPT, FAAOMPT, COMT, ATC, OCS, FMS has more than 16 years of clinical experience in orthopedic and sports physical therapy. Dr. Gordon was a high school and collegiate athlete  suffering several injuries that lead her pursue a career in physical therapy. She went on to earn her Bachelor's degree from Baldwin Wallace College in 2000 for athletic training, her Masters of Physical Therapy from Andrews University in 2002, and her Doctorate of Science from Andrews University 2012. Dr. Gordon earned her orthopedic manual therapist certification through NAIOMT in 2012. In 2012 Dr. Gordon received her functional dry needling specialist certification and in 2014 became Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist from the American Physical Therapy Association. In 2017, Dr. Gordon completed her fellowship with NAIOMT and is recognized by the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Therapists. In April 2013 Dr. Gordon became a published author for an article in the IJSPT: Relationships between core strength, hip external rotator muscle strength, and star excursion balance test performance in female lacrosse players. Dr. Gordon's co authored a book chapter “Physical Therapy considerations Following Regenerative Medicine Interventions” in September 2017 in the textbook Regenerative Treatments in Sports and Orthopedic Medicine. Dr. Gordon has served as the lead physical therapist for the Washington Nationals Baseball in 2005 and from 2010-2015.  She works extensively with numerous professional and semi professional athletes from MLB, NFL, PGA, Canadian Football League, and European basketball players. She also works closely with many high school and collegiate overhead throwers and female athletes. Dr. Gordon is guest faculty with NAIOMT, teaching a specialty course for rehabilitation of overhead athletes and she has been invited to speak at a variety annual sports medicine conferences across the country. Dr. Gordon is the owner and creator of F. A.S.T.™ (Female Athlete Sports Training program) and is physical therapy consultant to George Mason University Athletics. To keep up to date with everything Dan is doing on the podcast, be sure to subscribe and follow @brawnbody on social media! Episode Sponsors: MoboBoard: BRAWNBODY10 saves 10% at checkout! AliRx: DBraunRx = 20% off at checkout! https://alirx.health/ MedBridge: https://www.medbridgeeducation.com/brawn-body-training or Coupon Code "BRAWN" for 40% off your annual subscription! CTM Band: https://ctm.band/collections/ctm-band coupon code "BRAWN10" = 10% off! PurMotion: "brawn" = 10% off!! GOT ROM: https://www.gotrom.com/a/3083/5X9xTi8k Red Light Therapy through Hooga Health: hoogahealth.com coupon code "brawn" = 12% off Ice shaker affiliate link: https://www.iceshaker.com?sca_ref=1520881.zOJLysQzKe Training Mask: "BRAWN" = 20% off at checkout https://www.trainingmask.com?sca_ref=2486863.iestbx9x1n Make sure you SHARE this episode with a friend who could benefit from the information we shared! Check out everything Dan is up to, including blog posts, fitness programs, and more by clicking here: https://linktr.ee/brawnbodytraining Liked this episode? Leave a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-braun/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-braun/support

Welcome back to another episode of "Healthy Mind, Healthy Life." I'm your host [Your Name], and today we have a very special guest joining us. Her name is Dr. Katheryn Vecchio, a highly experienced professional with over 30 years of expertise in various aspects of mental health. Dr. Katheryn Vecchio has made significant contributions to the field of mental health, serving in private practice, as well as in city, state, and county government settings. With a diverse educational background from renowned institutions such as Texas A&M University, Trinity Seminary, Baldwin Wallace College, and Duke University, she brings a wealth of knowledge to her work. So, grab a cup of tea, find a comfortable spot, and get ready to be inspired by the incredible Dr. Katheryn Vecchio. Let's dive into the world of "Healthy Mind, Healthy Life." Before we begin, make sure to subscribe to our podcast to receive updates on future episodes, and if you enjoy what you hear today, consider leaving us a review. Your feedback means the world to us!    During this captivating conversation, together, we cover a wide range of topics, including: Can you explain the concept of holistic healing and how it integrates with the principles of integrative medicine and body positivity? How do you approach the concept of total wellness, and what are the key components that contribute to it? In your experience, how does body positivity impact an individual's overall well-being and mental health? What role does integrative medicine play in promoting holistic healing and supporting body positivity? Can you provide some practical strategies or techniques for individuals to incorporate body positivity into their daily lives? How does the creative expressive arts program you've developed contribute to holistic healing and body positivity? Have you witnessed any notable transformations or breakthroughs through your intervention and creative expressive arts program? How do you address the unique needs of underprivileged and underserved populations through The Art for the Heart Foundation? Can you share any success stories or examples of how embracing holistic healing and body positivity has positively impacted individuals you've worked with? What advice do you have for our listeners who are interested in embracing a holistic approach to healing and promoting body positivity in their own lives? Stay tuned for our future episodes, where we'll continue to explore the connection between a healthy mind and a healthy life, featuring experts, inspiring stories, and practical tips to support your well-being journey.   Get full access to Healthy Mind, Healthy Life at healthymindbyavik.substack.com/subscribe

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small Music". In this episode, Justin is joined by Tom Whall, drummer for Jameson Rodgers, and songwriter for Combustion Music. Hear Tom's story of growing up in Maryland, his time studying drums at Baldwin Wallace College, stories from the road with Jameson Rodgers, and more.  Fallow Tom: @Tom.Whall Follow Justin: @JustinMcCormickMusic Follow Starting Small Music: @StartingSmallMusic 

Bishop Julius C. Trimble is the Resident Bishop of the Indiana Area of the United Methodist Church.Bishop Trimble has the personal mission to encourage all people with the love of Jesus Christ to rise to their highest potential. It is his commitment to his personal mission that led Bishop Trimble to create the “To Be Encouraged” Podcast along with co-host Rev.Dr. Brad Miller. Bishop Trimble says, “I am compelled by Jesus to share with you an encouraging word or two about Jesus, theology, the Bible, the pandemic, the environment, racism, voting rights, human sexuality, and the state of the United Methodist Church.” To Be Encouraged with Bishop Julius C. Trimble is to be published weekly and is available at www.tobeencouraged.com and all the podcast directories.https://www.inumc.org/bishop/office-of-the-bishop/Episode 036 is Part 2 of a two part interview with West Ohio Conference Bishop Gregory V. Palmer. Part 1 is available at this link:https://tobeencouraged.com/episode/035About Bishop Gregory V. PalmerBishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer Ohio West Area, The United Methodist Church https://www.westohioumc.org/conference/bishop-gregory-v-palmerBishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer serves as the episcopal leader of the Ohio West Area of The United Methodist Church. He was assigned there on September 1, 2012.Born and reared in Philadelphia, Palmer is a “child of the church,” the son of the Rev. Herbert E. and Mrs. Charlotte Sue Hewitt Palmer. Palmer's father (now deceased) was a retired United Methodist pastor; his mother (now deceased) was a schoolteacher in the Philadelphia Public School system. Bishop Palmer received his undergraduate degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and the Master of Divinity degree from Duke University Divinity School, Durham, North Carolina. Baldwin-Wallace College, Iowa Wesleyan College, Simpson College, Hood Theological Seminary and Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and United Theological Seminary have awarded him honorary degrees.He was ordained a deacon and elected a probationary member in the Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference in 1977. In 1981, he was elected into full membership and ordained an elder in the East Ohio Annual Conference.His pastoral career includes student pastorates in North Carolina and post-seminary appointments in the East Ohio Conference in Cleveland, Canton and Berea. Palmer also served as superintendent of the Youngstown District of the East Ohio Conference. Elected to the episcopacy by the North Central Jurisdictional Conference in 2000, Palmer served the Iowa Area until assuming responsibilities in the Illinois Area in 2008. Palmer served as president of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry from 2004 to 2008 and president of the Council of Bishops from April 2008 to May 2010. Palmer served on the Commission on a Way Forward. Currently, he is a member of the Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters and chair of the Comprehensive Africa Plan. He also is a board member of several organizations, including The United Methodist Publishing House, Methodist Theological School in Ohio, United Theological Seminary and OhioHealth, a family of nonprofit hospitals and health care facilities, Ohio Northern University, Ohio Wesleyan University, Mount Union University and Emory University.Married for 46 years to his wife Cynthia, they are the parents of two adult

Magnificat basketball coach Dan Gallagher joins Tim to talk about his upcoming season and also the Cleveland Basketball Classic, a new 2-day high school showcase event. The Classic takes place November 26th and 27th at Baldwin-Wallace College. Find all information at clevelandbasketballclassic.com    

Bishop Julius C. Trimble is the Resident Bishop of the Indiana Area of the United Methodist Church.Bishop Trimble has the personal mission to encourage all people with the love of Jesus Christ to rise to their highest potential. It is his commitment to his personal mission that led Bishop Trimble to create the “To Be Encouraged” Podcast along with co-host Rev.Dr. Brad Miller. Bishop Trimble says, “I am compelled by Jesus to share with you an encouraging word or two about Jesus, theology, the Bible, the pandemic, the environment, racism, voting rights, human sexuality, and the state of the United Methodist Church.” To Be Encouraged with Bishop Julius C. Trimble is to be published weekly and is available at www.tobeencouraged.com and all the podcast directories.https://www.inumc.org/bishop/office-of-the-bishop/Episode 035 is Part 1 of a two part interview with West Ohio Conference Bishop Gregory V. Palmer. About Bishop Gregory V. PalmerBishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer Ohio West Area, The United Methodist Church https://www.westohioumc.org/conference/bishop-gregory-v-palmerBishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer serves as the episcopal leader of the Ohio West Area of The United Methodist Church. He was assigned there on September 1, 2012.Born and reared in Philadelphia, Palmer is a “child of the church,” the son of the Rev. Herbert E. and Mrs. Charlotte Sue Hewitt Palmer. Palmer's father (now deceased) was a retired United Methodist pastor; his mother (now deceased) was a schoolteacher in the Philadelphia Public School system. Bishop Palmer received his undergraduate degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and the Master of Divinity degree from Duke University Divinity School, Durham, North Carolina. Baldwin-Wallace College, Iowa Wesleyan College, Simpson College, Hood Theological Seminary and Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and United Theological Seminary have awarded him honorary degrees.He was ordained a deacon and elected a probationary member in the Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference in 1977. In 1981, he was elected into full membership and ordained an elder in the East Ohio Annual Conference.His pastoral career includes student pastorates in North Carolina and post-seminary appointments in the East Ohio Conference in Cleveland, Canton and Berea. Palmer also served as superintendent of the Youngstown District of the East Ohio Conference. Elected to the episcopacy by the North Central Jurisdictional Conference in 2000, Palmer served the Iowa Area until assuming responsibilities in the Illinois Area in 2008. Palmer served as president of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry from 2004 to 2008 and president of the Council of Bishops from April 2008 to May 2010. Palmer served on the Commission on a Way Forward. Currently, he is a member of the Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters and chair of the Comprehensive Africa Plan. He also is a board member of several organizations, including The United Methodist Publishing House, Methodist Theological School in Ohio, United Theological Seminary and OhioHealth, a family of nonprofit hospitals and health care facilities, Ohio Northern University, Ohio Wesleyan University, Mount Union University and Emory University.Married for 46 years to his wife Cynthia, they are the parents of two adult children.

The third and final installment of a 3-part episode with the lovely Lane Gardner - Arts Educator, Singer/Songwriter, and President and Founder of THREAD Lane's work is an emerging voice in a world where innovative solutions to our rising mental health crisis are desperately needed. An award-winning arts educator, singer/songwriter, and non-profit entrepreneur, Lane uses the power of music and creativity to facilitate healing and growth in individuals and communities suffering from trauma. For nearly three decades, Lane has devoted her life's work to helping herself and others learn how to transform their personal experiences of trauma into powerful works of art. Her passion for the human journey and cultivating connection through our shared experiences led her to develop a therapeutic and collaborative songwriting program that merges creativity, self-expression, healing, and community. She went on to study classical voice and musical theater at both Baldwin-Wallace College and Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (CCM). As a professional singer/actor, she starred in leading roles, including Eliza in My Fair Lady at Lyric Opera Cleveland, Laura in The Glass Menagerie at Seaside Music Theater, and the title role in Antigone at The WestEnd Theater in NYC. Between her performances, she taught after-school arts programs, offered private voice and piano lessons, and started developing programming and workshops to help others feel better about themselves and their journeys through their experiences in the arts. Now, instead of finding solace on the stage and in other people's stories, she began to delve into her own stories, taking up songwriting with a fury. Transforming her past into powerful works of art was a catalyst for healing and the marriage of her many gifts and talents. She released her debut album entitled Fertile Ground in 2015 on her own record label, Third Road Records. Lane now devotes her passion and work to helping those who suffer from trauma through her therapeutic arts non-profit organization, THREAD. THREAD is a 501(c)(3) therapeutic arts non-profit organization that serves the needs of survivors of abuse, those struggling with addiction and mental health, cancer survivors, incarcerated men and women, veterans, and those impacted by inequality and discrimination surrounding gender, race, sexuality, and religion. It also implements programs to address the urgent needs of communities affected by gun violence, natural disasters, and other crisis scenarios.   Don't forget to follow CB, comment, rate, review, and subscribe to the show on your preferred platform! Rating/reviews: Rating/reviews: https://lovethepodcast.com/courage Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/34Q2dcI iHeart Radio: https://ihr.fm/3sKaUgM Amazon: https://amzn.to/36j2DZz Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3I6jXzc   WEBSITES: Courage Consulting: https://courage-consultant.com/ KeynoteSpeaking: https://www.cbbowman.com/ Coaching Association: https://www.acec-association.org/ Master Corporate Executive Coach Certification: https://www.meeco-institute.org/ SOCIAL MEDIA: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cbbowman/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CbOttomanelli Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CB.BowmanMBA/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjZU3KqucXRXDsrHLvj8UIw Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/courage-c-suite-challenges-6874133122783469568 #CBBowmanLive #courage #courageleadership #cbbowman #courageous #courageconsultant #leadership

This is part two of a 3-part episode; tune in next week for the conclusion Lane Gardner - Arts Educator, Singer/Songwriter, and President and Founder of THREAD Lane's work is an emerging voice in a world where innovative solutions to our rising mental health crisis are desperately needed. An award-winning arts educator, singer/songwriter, and non-profit entrepreneur, Lane uses the power of music and creativity to facilitate healing and growth in individuals and communities suffering from trauma. For nearly three decades, Lane has devoted her life's work to helping herself and others learn how to transform their personal experiences of trauma into powerful works of art. Her passion for the human journey and cultivating connection through our shared experiences led her to develop a therapeutic and collaborative songwriting program that merges creativity, self-expression, healing, and community. She went on to study classical voice and musical theater at both Baldwin-Wallace College and Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (CCM). As a professional singer/actor, she starred in leading roles, including Eliza in My Fair Lady at Lyric Opera Cleveland, Laura in The Glass Menagerie at Seaside Music Theater, and the title role in Antigone at The WestEnd Theater in NYC. Between her performances, she taught after-school arts programs, offered private voice and piano lessons, and started developing programming and workshops to help others feel better about themselves and their journeys through their experiences in the arts. Now, instead of finding solace on the stage and in other people's stories, she began to delve into her own stories, taking up songwriting with a fury. Transforming her past into powerful works of art was a catalyst for healing and the marriage of her many gifts and talents. She released her debut album entitled Fertile Ground in 2015 on her own record label, Third Road Records. Lane now devotes her passion and work to helping those who suffer from trauma through her therapeutic arts non-profit organization, THREAD. THREAD is a 501(c)(3) therapeutic arts non-profit organization that serves the needs of survivors of abuse, those struggling with addiction and mental health, cancer survivors, incarcerated men and women, veterans, and those impacted by inequality and discrimination surrounding gender, race, sexuality, and religion. It also implements programs to address the urgent needs of communities affected by gun violence, natural disasters, and other crisis scenarios.   Don't forget to follow CB, comment, rate, review, and subscribe to the show on your preferred platform! Rating/reviews: Rating/reviews: https://lovethepodcast.com/courage Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/34Q2dcI iHeart Radio: https://ihr.fm/3sKaUgM Amazon: https://amzn.to/36j2DZz Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3I6jXzc   WEBSITES: Courage Consulting: https://courage-consultant.com/ KeynoteSpeaking: https://www.cbbowman.com/ Coaching Association: https://www.acec-association.org/ Master Corporate Executive Coach Certification: https://www.meeco-institute.org/ SOCIAL MEDIA: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cbbowman/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CbOttomanelli Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CB.BowmanMBA/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjZU3KqucXRXDsrHLvj8UIw Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/courage-c-suite-challenges-6874133122783469568 #CBBowmanLive #courage #courageleadership #cbbowman #courageous #courageconsultant #leadership

This is part 1 of a 3-part episode; tune in next week for part 2 Lane Gardner - Arts Educator, Singer/Songwriter, and President and Founder of THREAD Lane's work is an emerging voice in a world where innovative solutions to our rising mental health crisis are desperately needed. An award-winning arts educator, singer/songwriter, and non-profit entrepreneur, Lane uses the power of music and creativity to facilitate healing and growth in individuals and communities suffering from trauma. For nearly three decades, Lane has devoted her life's work to helping herself and others learn how to transform their personal experiences of trauma into powerful works of art. Her passion for the human journey and cultivating connection through our shared experiences led her to develop a therapeutic and collaborative songwriting program that merges creativity, self-expression, healing, and community. She went on to study classical voice and musical theater at both Baldwin-Wallace College and Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (CCM). As a professional singer/actor, she starred in leading roles, including Eliza in My Fair Lady at Lyric Opera Cleveland, Laura in The Glass Menagerie at Seaside Music Theater, and the title role in Antigone at The WestEnd Theater in NYC. Between her performances, she taught after-school arts programs, offered private voice and piano lessons, and started developing programming and workshops to help others feel better about themselves and their journeys through their experiences in the arts. Now, instead of finding solace on the stage and in other people's stories, she began to delve into her own stories, taking up songwriting with a fury. Transforming her past into powerful works of art was a catalyst for healing and the marriage of her many gifts and talents. She released her debut album entitled Fertile Ground in 2015 on her own record label, Third Road Records. Lane now devotes her passion and work to helping those who suffer from trauma through her therapeutic arts non-profit organization, THREAD. THREAD is a 501(c)(3) therapeutic arts non-profit organization that serves the needs of survivors of abuse, those struggling with addiction and mental health, cancer survivors, incarcerated men and women, veterans, and those impacted by inequality and discrimination surrounding gender, race, sexuality, and religion. It also implements programs to address the urgent needs of communities affected by gun violence, natural disasters, and other crisis scenarios.   Don't forget to follow CB, comment, rate, review, and subscribe to the show on your preferred platform! Rating/reviews: Rating/reviews: https://lovethepodcast.com/courage Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/34Q2dcI iHeart Radio: https://ihr.fm/3sKaUgM Amazon: https://amzn.to/36j2DZz Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3I6jXzc   WEBSITES: Courage Consulting: https://courage-consultant.com/ KeynoteSpeaking: https://www.cbbowman.com/ Coaching Association: https://www.acec-association.org/ Master Corporate Executive Coach Certification: https://www.meeco-institute.org/ SOCIAL MEDIA: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cbbowman/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CbOttomanelli Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CB.BowmanMBA/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjZU3KqucXRXDsrHLvj8UIw Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/courage-c-suite-challenges-6874133122783469568 #CBBowmanLive #courage #courageleadership #cbbowman #courageous #courageconsultant #leadership

Betsy Muller is professional speaker, personal coach, healer and author. She specializes in teaching people how to use "energy awareness" to overcome the limitations of aging, pain and stress so that they feel great, live well and get more done every day. After decades working in a variety of traditional business and healthcare management settings, life changed in 2001 when she discovered energy psychology techniques at a conference in Switzerland. Since then, her passion has been to help others enjoy balanced and purposeful lives by integrating positive energy into life and business applications. Her company, The Indigo Connection, offers individual coaching, wellness programs, retreats, practitioner training and a women's coaching and a networking breakfast event held every month for over 5 years. Betsy's past employers include PPG Industries, BP Oil Company, Southwest General Health Center and OsteoMed II, a group medical practice integrating alternative and conventional medicine. Ms. Muller earned a BA in Chemistry from the College of Wooster and an MBA in Systems Management from Baldwin Wallace College. She is the 2nd person in the world to become a Certified Energy Health Practitioner though the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology. Betsy is also Ohio's first Certified Energy Coach, a Certified EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Practitioner, a Certified Medical Office Manager and an ordained minister. is also an Executive with the world's leading company in anti-aging technology. Betsy's books include Powerful Statements for Everyday Healing(2009), Tapping into Creativiy (2009) and 101 Great Ways to Improve Your Health (2007). She has published numerous articles on life balance, success, goal setting and practical applications for positive energy in daily life. She will soon release a new book, Energy Makeover which includes a multifaceted self-care formula for invigorating your life experience, health and emotional state at any age. Betsy lives in Northeast Ohio with her husband George and is the mother of two adult children. She is a health enthusiast, gardener, animal lover and avid reader who loves to travel. - www.theindigoconnection.com******************************************************************To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv*** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com ******************************************************************

Our conversation today is with Tom Tyrrell, Founder and Chairman of Great Lakes Biomimicry, an entrepreneurial 501(c)(3) organization (recently having merged with the Ohio Aerospace Institute) with a mission to create conditions for innovation through biomimicry, focused on assisting organizations explore new opportunities, solve problems and drive sustainability.Biomimicry, which we'll explore in much more detail in our conversation, seeks to drive this innovation by harnessing the intelligence found in nature's 3.8 billion years of R&D — asking questions nature has already found the answers to — for example questions like how does nature manage structural forces, sense motion and temperature, manage temperature, change shape, coordinate, optimize material and energy? how does nature evolve to survive; adapt to changing conditions; be locally attuned and responsive; be resource efficient; employ life-friendly chemistry?Prior to founding Great Lakes Biomimicry, Tom was a co-founder and chairman of Segmint, a Northeast-Ohio-based startup and provider of data analytics-driven marketing technology (acquired by Alkami in April 2022).He was a Co-Founder, Senior Advisor, and Director of Glengary, which combined a network of support services with investment capital.Tom's thirty-three-year career prior, all in the metals industry, included significant turnaround, M&A, and IPO experience, with responsibility for four start-ups, restarts, or consolidations ranging from $250M – $1.5B in sales, partnering directly with investment firms including Primus Venture Partners, PNC Equity Management, Warburg Pincus and The Blackstone Group.  In 1988 he was awarded Inc. Magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) award for Business and Industry and, in 1989, was selected as an entrepreneur of the year finalist for the restart and operation of the American Steel & Wire Company.Since moving to the Cleveland area in 1986, Tom has spent virtually all his spare time engaged with the three E's – Education, Environment, and Entrepreneurism – all focused on enhancing Northeast-Ohio's regional economic development. He has actively supported both undergraduate and graduate-level entrepreneurial programs at midwestern colleges and universities as a trustee of Elmhurst College, Baldwin-Wallace College, and Lorain County Community College where he is also a member of the GLIDE Innovation Fund Board and served on the NorTech Board of Trustees, the Youngstown Business Incubator Board, and the Akron Archangels. He also was a trustee of the Ohio & Erie Canalway Association, the oversight board for the federally funded Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway. Tom has been involved with the Canalway since 1988, is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Conservancy of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, was the Founding Chair of the Trails Forever Endowment Leadership Initiative for the Conservancy and a former trustee of the Cleveland Zoological Society.This was easily one of my favorite discussions to date covering a wide range of topics and the full breadth of tom's experience — I hope you all enjoy my conversation with Tom Tyrrell!--Connect with Tom Tyrrell on LinkedinFollow on Great Lakes Biomimicry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/glbiomimicryFollow Segmint on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Segmint Learn more about Great Lakes Biomimicry Learn more about Segmint--Connect with Jeffrey Stern on LinkedInFollow Jeffrey Stern on Twitter @sternJefeFollow Lay of The Land on Twitter @podlayofthelandhttps://www.jeffreys.page/

It's so exciting to have Josh Cantwell on the show to share the attributes that establish elite entrepreneurs having 8 to 9 digits under their portfolio and how a significant life challenge ultimately transformed his mindset. Tune in and discover more to develop your business, control opportunities, and make the best of your life and career vision!WHAT TO LISTEN FORThe difference between the normal and elite entrepreneursThe difference between the typical and elite entrepreneursHow to scale your business efficientlyWhy your service should be the top priorityWhat is the ‘Threat of Review Check-in' (TORC) methodA crucial reality that you must be aware ofRESOURCE/LINK MENTIONEDWho Not How by Dan Sullivan & Dr. Benjamin Hardy | Audiobook https://amzn.to/3NPgDLu & Hardcover https://amzn.to/3QjMFB2ABOUT JOSH CANTWELL Josh is from Strongsville, Ohio, and is the CEO of Freeland Ventures. He graduated from Baldwin Wallace College and worked as a Financial Advisor in 1997. In 2004, he stopped working as an Advisor and became a full-time real estate investor with his knowledge in raising capital and the financial markets. Josh then created a successful real estate business as well as mentored thousands of investors after founding Strategic Real Estate Coach in 2007. He is the host of the Accelerated Investor Podcast. He is a loving husband to his wife, Lisa Marie, and an awesome father to his three kids Giuliana, Alessandra, and Dominic.CONNECT WITH JOSHWebsite: Freeland Ventures https://freelandventures.com/LinkedIn: Josh Cantwell https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshcantwell/CONNECT WITH USWebsite: https://www.selfstorageinvesting.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selfstorageinvestingTwitter: https://twitter.com/SelfStorageGuyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottameyers/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SelfStorageInvestingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/self_storage_investing/Subscribe so you never miss a NEW episode! Leave us an honest rating and review on Apple Podcast.

osh is a true entrepreneur and prides himself on never having had a boss in his entire adult life. A native of Northeast Ohio, Josh graduated from Baldwin Wallace College in 1998. After graduation, he obtained his Series 6, 63, 66, life and health insurance licenses. He also worked as a Financial Advisor from 1997-2004. Josh has vast knowledge and experience in helping to coach clients and mentor students and borrowers from across the US in finding, structuring, negotiating, and closing various types of transactions for a profit. Josh is also the host of the Accelerated Investor Podcast, which has hosted past guests like Kevin O'Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Donald Trump Jr, Jack Canfield, Rod Khleif, and JV Crum III. He is the founder of a variety of successful businesses including Freeland Ventures, Strategic Real Estate Coach, Accelerated Investor Office, and more. In 2004, Josh took his knowledge of raising capital and the financial markets and started investing in real estate full-time. He was able to combine his knowledge of financial investing with real estate to create a very successful business, which quickly grew into closing over 100+ wholesale and short sale deals per year. In turn, he began training and teaching apprentice partners and students. He founded Strategic Real Estate Coach in 2007, and since then has been involved in 1,000+ wholesale, rehab, rental, foreclosure, and apartment transactions, and has taught thousands of investors how to replicate his success. What you'll learn about in this episode: How Josh learned the importance of residual income, and why it's more important than chasing the next check after his cancer diagnosis Why Josh targets sellers at the end of their depreciation schedule that have owned their property for around 25 years How Josh finds properties that have not been updated in 5 to 10 years and purchases them at a good deal Why the most important step in becoming a real estate investor is securing private funding How finding funding is the key to freedom in business, because a deal cannot close without money Why Josh recommends that everyone be more daring and take more risks like his surgeon from the Cleveland Clinic How Josh is able to own 4000 investment apartment units by securing private money Why Josh believes that it's important to play the long game as a real estate investor Resources: Learn more about working with Josh: https://thementorpodcast.com/josh Get Ron's $599 Wholesaling course for FREE when you join his Gold Club for ONLY $59 a month!

On this week's show… Good News involving whiskey! A female powerlifter is our Over-Achiever… We'll explain why… In Klopp's Klips – a story of one of the most bizarre first dates… we've got details… And we'll talk with Baldwin Wallace College's new Athletic Director, Steve Thompson. All that and much more! Audio Credits: Some songs have been edited "Happy Happy Game Show" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Fast Talkin" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "NewsSting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Consequence" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Big Horns Intro by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Doh De Oh by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3666-doh-de-oh License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Super Circus by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4441-super-circus License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Investigations by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3924-investigations License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Industrial Cinematic" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Glee Club Polka by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3808-glee-club-polka License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Balloon Game by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3414-balloon-game License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Truth of the Legend by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4551-truth-of-the-legend License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license http://www.orangefreesounds.com/ Credit: Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Credit: https://www.fiftysounds.com  

Betsy Muller is professional speaker, personal coach, healer and author. She specializes in teaching people how to use "energy awareness" to overcome the limitations of aging, pain and stress so that they feel great, live well and get more done every day. After decades working in a variety of traditional business and healthcare management settings, life changed in 2001 when she discovered energy psychology techniques at a conference in Switzerland. Since then, her passion has been to help others enjoy balanced and purposeful lives by integrating positive energy into life and business applications. Her company, The Indigo Connection, offers individual coaching, wellness programs, retreats, practitioner training and a women's coaching and a networking breakfast event held every month for over 5 years. Betsy's past employers include PPG Industries, BP Oil Company, Southwest General Health Center and OsteoMed II, a group medical practice integrating alternative and conventional medicine. Ms. Muller earned a BA in Chemistry from the College of Wooster and an MBA in Systems Management from Baldwin Wallace College. She is the 2nd person in the world to become a Certified Energy Health Practitioner though the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology. Betsy is also Ohio's first Certified Energy Coach, a Certified EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Practitioner, a Certified Medical Office Manager and an ordained minister. is also an Executive with the world's leading company in anti-aging technology. Betsy's books include Powerful Statements for Everyday Healing(2009), Tapping into Creativiy (2009) and 101 Great Ways to Improve Your Health (2007). She has published numerous articles on life balance, success, goal setting and practical applications for positive energy in daily life. She will soon release a new book, Energy Makeover which includes a multifaceted self-care formula for invigorating your life experience, health and emotional state at any age. Betsy lives in Northeast Ohio with her husband George and is the mother of two adult children. She is a health enthusiast, gardener, animal lover and avid reader who loves to travel. - www.theindigoconnection.com******************************************************************To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv*** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com ******************************************************************

So it's 2017. You graduate with a BFA from Baldwin Wallace College's prestigious Music Theatre program. You go to New York, do the showcase, take meetings, get an agent and then... THUD! It's COVID! Insert your platitude of choice about when the going gets tough or lemons to lemonade, then listen to Buffalo native Jonathan Young who started improving his cartoons and now is a regular content provider on MSNBC's " The Week with Joshua Johnson ."

About Cindy Torres Essel Cindy Torres Essell currently serves as the Chief Human Resources Officer for Heinen’s, Inc., leading organization-wide strategic human resources and training and development for the entire enterprise, including the retail, central food production, warehouse distribution, and corporate office locations. Cindy has more than 15 years of human resources leadership experience. Prior to joining Heinen’s, she served in senior roles leading human resources, talent management, professional development, and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at a number of regional law firms, financial institutions and corporations. Cindy earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, with an Industrial/Organizational concentration from Baldwin-Wallace College and her Juris Doctor from the University of Akron School of Law. She is active in the community and has served on a number of boards, including The Centers for Families and Children, Esperanza, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, LATINA, and The Rainey Institute. About HR Like a Boss In late 2018, John began working on a presentation centered around the key concept that the best human resources professionals he knows have a unique understanding of the financial and business side of their organizations. In fact, some of the best are business people first and human resources professionals second. After delivering the fourth presentation to a local SHRM chapter the idea for writing a book was born. And everyone knows the best way to write a book about gaining expertise is to talk to the experts. These chats build the foundation for "HR Like a Boss" the book while providing game-changing advice from those conducting human resources "like a boss." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/willory/message

We will discuss how trust, creativity and collaboration helped our guest get to where she is today. Our Guest was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. Graduating in the bottom third of her high school class.  As early as her mid-teens, she had a passion for fashion, modeling, and beauty. As her love of learning grew stronger after attending Baldwin-Wallace College and earning her BA in Chemistry, she applied and was accepted to one of the top schools in the Midwest, Case Western Reserve University.  There she not only excelled in academics, but she was awarded “Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching” for five consecutive years.Our guest later went on to earn a Master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Chemistry and accepted an Assistant Professor position at GMI Engineering and Management Institute in Flint, Michigan. With that burning desire of fashion, modeling, and beauty still in her heart she was able to realign herself, after years of research in skin chemistry, with her passion in the industry of beauty enhancement. She opened her first Spa in Beachwood, Ohio, 15 years ago. Using beauty enhancement services, her goal is to help people feel as good on the inside as they look on the outside. By continuing to serve others while successfully battling cancer, she believed that she could show there was nothing that you couldn’t overcome!  She opened her second Spa in Tampa, Florida, in 2011, called Spa Cafe International. Warm, approachable and down to earth Our guests love for people and their transformation shines through as she spends time one-on-one with her clients and friends.  The drive and passion for her work at Spa Cafe International fuels an exuberant, sparkling personality with a golden touch. 

Click Here To Listen to Full Episode of the Podcast  Josh Cantwell is Chief Executive Officer of Strategic Real Estate Coach and Freeland Ventures. A native of Northeast Ohio, Josh graduated from Baldwin Wallace College in 1998 with a Major in Business Administration and a Minor in Communications. Although a full-time student and college athlete, Josh was already driven to succeed in his career. After graduation, he obtained his Series 6, 63, 66 and life and health insurance licenses, and worked as a Financial Advisor from 1997-2004. In 2004, Josh took his knowledge of raising capital and the financial markets and started investing in real estate full time. He was able to combine his knowledge of Financial Investing with real estate to create a very successful business, which quickly grew. In turn he began training and teaching apprentice partners and students. He founded Strategic Real Estate Coach in 2007, and since then has been involved in 700+ wholesale, rehab, rental, foreclosure, pre-foreclosure and short sale transactions, and taught thousands of investors how to replicate his success. He is the founder of a variety of successful businesses including Freeland Ventures, Strategic Real Estate Coach, and several others. Josh lives in Northeast, Ohio with his wife, Lisa Marie, and three children. Some topics covered: -When was the moment Josh decided to go into real estate and why? -How Josh's fathered played a role in why he made a change to real estate? -How did Josh push through the first couple of months when starting out in real estate and how coaching helped him get over the hurdles? -What's Josh's elevator speech when asked what he does? -Key steps Josh took when he first started and what steps you should take? -How and when Josh filled roles so he could get his time back? -How do you break bad habits? -What does the future look like for Josh's business, what is he working towards? -What makes a great operator? -Is it the market or opportunity or something else that Josh looks at when looking to invest? -What is Josh's morning routine? -Words Josh lives by -Actionable step a new investor can take today? -Best way to find out more about Josh and his company: www.joshcantwellcoaching.com  or www.freelandacceleratedfund.com   --------------------------

Josh Cantwell currently manages over $30,000,000 in private money, which is deployed into real estate. He owns 2,208 units of apartments, and manages a real estate private equity fund where he and his team fund hundreds of fix and flips, rentals, small balance commercial deals under $5M and value-add apartments for clients, students and borrowers.    Josh is a true entrepreneur and prides himself on never having had a boss in his entire adult life. A native of Northeast Ohio, Josh graduated from Baldwin Wallace College in 1998. After graduation, he obtained his Series 6, 63, 66 and life and health insurance licenses, and worked as a Financial Advisor from 1997-2004.   In 2004, Josh took his knowledge of raising capital and the financial markets and started investing in real estate full time. He was able to combine his knowledge of financial investing with real estate to create a very successful business, which quickly grew into closing over 100+ wholesale and short sale deals per year. In turn, he began training and teaching apprentice partners and students. He founded Strategic Real Estate Coach in 2007, and since then has been involved in 700+ wholesale, rehab, rental, foreclosure, pre-foreclosure and short sale transactions, and taught thousands of investors how to replicate his success. Josh has vast knowledge and experience in helping coaching clients, mentor students and apprentice partners from across the US in finding, structuring, negotiating and closing various types of transactions for a profit.   He has bought and sold over 700 properties in 25 states, and currently holds a robust portfolio of over 2,200 cash-flowing apartments. He is the founder and CEO of a variety of successful businesses including Freeland Ventures, Strategic Real Estate Coach, and several others.   Josh lives in Northeast, Ohio with his wife Lisa Marie and three children.    He speaks with us about value add properties, pancreatic cancer and creating an irresistible offer.   getflipsystem.com The Rundown The Timeline Wholesaling Foreclosure Crisis Short Sales Pancreatic Cancer Flipping Houses Controlling the Money Series 6 Top Grading Underwriting Distressed Properties Being Resourceful Going Outside Your Home Market Value Add Quick Refi Loan to Value Equity Ownership Finding Off Market Deals Relationships Raising Capital Mindset Shared Goals An Irresistible Offer Project 100 Number Exchange Proven Sales Process Prior Relationship Ask Questions Single to Multifamily Doing The Legwork Habits For Success Self Care Book Recommendations Extreme Ownership Subscribe to our Youtube Channel for lots of great content!   Get tickets to our next Multifamily Mastery Event in Orlando!

A little over two years ago, in June 2017, Dr. Kenneth Hoyt did a podcast with us about his work with higher education institutions that needed, or wanted, to change. We had previously worked with Ken when he was president of Centenary University from 2002 to 2009 when he turned around the institution, dramatically increasing enrollment from 1,600 students to 3,300. How did he do this? By better understanding and improving retention rates and expanding into non-traditional, adult, online and graduate programs. It was Ken's mastery of the power of data that enabled him to provide the insights needed to better recruit potential college students while adapting Centenary's curricula to their needs. Are you in need of a turnaround? Listen and learn! It was this same understanding of the power of data that led Dr. Hoyt to found The Higher Education Practice. In our 2nd podcast, we asked him to talk about the work he has been doing with higher education institutions, especially regarding the three-year project he recently completed with the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities (AIKCU). This podcast is important because Ken discusses how he engaged with these colleges and universities to get them to capture and analyze their data, and then own the results so they could transform their institutions and better serve their students. You can read the analysis of Ken's work, “Optimizing Academic Balance (OAB): Mission, Quality, Market Potential, Cost, and Revenue,” here.  Of particular interest to us at SAMC and the work we do in higher education: Dr. Hoyt looks for the Key Performance Indicators on which a college should be focusing. All too often, institutions are not looking at the right data. They are focused on enrollment and retention but are unaware of how their own data can help them better attract, and retain, students. He successfully got the independent colleges in Kentucky to see the benefit of cross-institutional analysis. As anthropologists, we also look across institutions, and even industries, to better understand which model works best in which setting. He also helps organizations disrupt the myths which they have always held to be true, even when the facts are neither supportive of those myths nor trusted to change them. At one college he worked with, the administration was certain that minority students performed poorly when compared to (white) majority students. The facts said the opposite. The administration also thought that residential students did better than commuters. Wrong again.  SAMC helps organizations "see, feel and think" differently There is so much information, along with exceptional insights, awaiting college leadership that wants to see things with fresh eyes. It really is all around them, if only they could see it. At SAMC, that's what we're all about: helping clients see things through a new lens, with fresh eyes. About Ken Hoyt The founding principal of The Higher Education Practice, Dr. Kenneth L. Hoyt is in the midst of a distinguished 30-year higher education career. He has served as president of Centenary University in Hackettstown, New Jersey, president of The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges, Inc. (OFIC), vice president for The University of Akron, and in various campaign/fundraising leadership positions for Otterbein College and Baldwin-Wallace College. Dr. Hoyt holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration and Leadership from Ohio University, an M.A. in Journalism/PR from Ohio State University, and a B.A. in Business Administration/ Marketing from Baldwin-Wallace College. During his seven years at Centenary University, he transformed the institution, implementing a collaborative strategic planning model that led to unprecedented enrollment growth in the university's traditional, non-traditional/adult, online and graduate programs. Recently, Centenary was recognized by Intel as one of the top 50 wireless universities in the U.S. for its wireless IBM laptop campus.  To learn more about what's ahead for higher ed, check out these blogs and podcasts  What Makes Arizona State University the Most Innovative College in the US? Who Are the Successful Innovators in Higher Education? Blue Ocean Strategy® Can Really Work for Higher Education Maria Gallo—DelVal University Is Now Soaring Thanks To Blue Ocean Strategy® Understanding Higher Education with Brent Wilder Rob Westervelt—Thinking Forward for Higher Education Additional resources: AIKCU OAB Project Final Report The Higher Education Practice My book: "On the Brink: A Fresh Lens to Take Your Business to New Heights" Our website: Simon Associates Management Consultants    Download the 1-page synopsis of my book, "On the Brink: A Fresh Lens to Take Your Business to New Heights" here Want to be featured on an upcoming Podcast episode?  Tell us more about you and you too can be on the brink of "soaring!"  

On today's episode Seth and Kevin Speaks to J. Michael Scarborough , President and CEO of Oak Wealth Partners, Inc , about how they manage monies for individuals in qualified plans. Mike earned his MBA in finance from Baldwin-Wallace College and his Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Salisbury State University. In 2005 Mike was awarded an Honorary Doctorate for Public Service from Salisbury State University. He has taught personal finance and economics courses at Johns Hopkins University and Salisbury State University. Mike has appeared on several television networks and has been featured in print media and national publications such as Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, Money Magazine, Pensions & Investments, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal. Mike has written two books available on Amazon.com - The Scarborough Plan: Maximizing the Power of Your 401(k) and 401(k)nowledge: Practical Advice for Retiring on Your Own Terms. These books provide easy to understand recommendations on strategies to improve the performance of hard earned savings. In addition to Oak Wealth Partners Inc., Mike is also owner of Retirement Management Systems, where he works as the Chief Compliance Officer and Investment Advisor Representative. Mike's other business activities include owning Running Hare Vineyard, Calvert Brewing Company and Chesapeake Watershed (a distributor of ultra premium bloody mary mixes). Learn more about Mike here, https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-scarborough-84390410 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Download This Awesome Podcast: https://bit.ly/2UPVzgB Find some awesome properties: https://bit.ly/2VgmTRq   Josh Cantwell is Chief Executive Officer of Strategic Real Estate Coach and Freeland Ventures. A native of Northeast Ohio, Josh graduated from Baldwin Wallace College in 1998 with a Major in Business Administration and a Minor in Communications. Although a full-time student and college athlete, Josh was already driven to succeed in his career. After graduation, he obtained his Series 6, 63, 66 and life and health insurance licenses, and worked as a Financial Advisor from 1997-2004. In 2004, Josh took his knowledge of raising capital and the financial markets and started investing in real estate full time. He was able to combine his knowledge of Financial Investing with real estate to create a very successful business, which quickly grew. In turn he began training and teaching apprentice partners and students. He founded Strategic Real Estate Coach in 2007, and since then has been involved in 700+ wholesale, rehab, rental, foreclosure, pre-foreclosure and short sale transactions, and taught thousands of investors how to replicate his success. He is the founder of a variety of successful businesses including Freeland Ventures, Strategic Real Estate Coach, and several others. Josh lives in Northeast, Ohio with his wife, Lisa Marie, and three children. Some topics covered: -When was the moment Josh decided to go into real estate and why? -How Josh's fathered played a role in why he made a change to real estate? -How did Josh push through the first couple of months when starting out in real estate and how coaching helped him get over the hurdles? -What's Josh's elevator speech when asked what he does? -Key steps Josh took when he first started and what steps you should take? -How and when Josh filled roles so he could get his time back? -How do you break bad habits? -What does the future look like for Josh's business, what is he working towards? -What makes a great operator? -Is it the market or opportunity or something else that Josh looks at when looking to invest? -What is Josh's morning routine? -Words Josh lives by -Actionable step a new investor can take today? -Best way to find out more about Josh and his company: www.joshcantwellcoaching.com  or www.freelandacceleratedfund.com  or on Facebook We appreciate you for listening. If you like what you hear it would mean a lot if you can give us a 5 star rating and review on iTunes. https://goo.gl/N4pp6T Google Play - https://goo.gl/RHjVzX Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-7h4fr2-hPU Check out our Facebook page at Yarusi Holdings. https://www.facebook.com/YarusiHoldings/ REI Foundation Podcast: https://thereifoundation.libsyn.com/ Jason Yarusi: https://goo.gl/maps/gQxAKY2vRnJ2 Yarusi Holdings: https://goo.gl/maps/r6C864Cc8WM2 Real Estate Foundation Podcast: https://goo.gl/maps/TpM43UPhKHD2 For our YouTube Channel click here. https://goo.gl/SJiYh A full list of podcasts are available at https://www.yarusiholdings.com/podcast/ And if you have any questions feel free to reach us at info@yarusiholdings.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, I had the honor of interviewing: Bishop Carol Vaccariello who follows a Braided Way. In addition to being an Independent Catholic bishop, she is also ordained in the United Church of Christ and Christian Church – Disciples of Christ as well as a Creation Spirituality Elder. She is the founding Bishop of Ordo Hagia Sophia or Order of Holy Wisdom. Carol holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit, Michigan.  A Master of Divinity degree from Ashland Theological Seminary in Ashland, Ohio.  And also has a Master of Business Administration from Baldwin- Wallace College, in Berea Ohio. Carol is a ritual artist, produced and directed Cosmic Masses; she co-directed the Doctor of Ministry program at the University of Creation Spirituality; she mentored the design of the first Creation Spirituality ordination program. Carol is an inspirational speaker, storyteller, sacred chanter, healer, spiritual director, retreat facilitator, Zen Still Point practitioner, and plant whisperer. In this episode, we talk about several things including: Her elevator speech. She once wrote, “Creation Spirituality is the foundation for my spiritual life.” She elaborates on what she means by that statement. She talks about her spiritual path as a braided way and talks about what she means by “braided way.” She describes her experience at the Basilica of the Black Madonna, in Sicily. She talks about the Order of Holy Wisdom. What it is and her involvement in the order and how is it unique. She talks about her greatest challenge within ministry. And finally, she talks about her greatest blessing within ministry. Links: Braided Way Magazine. Learn more about Carol. Learn even more about Carol. Carol's personal website. What is the Cosmic Mass? The TCM Experience. The Black Madonna of Tindari, Sicily. Carol Vaccariello as a Spiritual Director. This episode is sponsored in part by Convergent Streams: The Premier ISM Magazine, why?  Because I read it, and I love it and think you will love it too.  If you haven’t checked out Convergent Streams, I encourage you to do so.   This podcast is produced by the Community of Saint George a jurisdiction within The Young Rite.  

Join GGV 996's anniversary party in San Francisco on Friday, March 8! The event will take the form of a Trivia Night on Chinese tech. Come test your knowledge of China's tech industry, compete to win prizes, and enjoy a great night with friends. RSVP at 996.ggvc.com/sf. Join our listeners' community via WeChat/Slack at 996.ggvc.com/community.   GGV Capital's Hans Tung and Zara Zhang interview Simon Zhang, (张溪梦), the founder and CEO of GrowingIO, a data analytics startup in China that helps product managers and marketers analyze mobile apps and websites without adding manual tracking codes. GrowingIO now counts over 6000 companies as its customers, including the likes of Didi, Momo, Tujia, and others. Previously, Simon was senior director of business analytics at LinkedIn in its Silicon Valley headquarters, and before that, worked as a senior manager of site analytics at eBay. In 2015, he left a decade-long career in Silicon Valley to return to China and started his current startup, GrowingIO. But prior to all of this, Simon worked as a brain surgeon in China, and attended medical school in Tianjin. He also obtained an MBA from Baldwin-Wallace College in Ohio. Simon is also the author of the Chinese book 《首席增长官》 (“Chief Growth Officer”) and is a thought leader in the field of data-driven growth in China. Simon discussed how Chinese engineers in Silicon Valley can crack the “bamboo ceiling”, how Chinese-style growth differs from Silicon Valley-style growth, and why “raising too much money” could create challenges for a startup. The 996 Podcast is brought to you by GGV Capital, a global venture capital firm that invests in local founders. As a multi-stage, sector-focused firm, GGV focuses on seed-to-growth stage investments across Consumer/New Retail, Social/Digital & Internet, Enterprise/Cloud and Frontier Tech sectors. The firm was founded in 2000 and manages $6.2 billion in capital across 13 funds. Past and present portfolio companies include Affirm, Airbnb, Alibaba, Bitsight, ByteDance, Ctrip, Didi Chuxing, Grab, Gladly, Hello Chuxing, HashiCorp, Houzz, Keep, LingoChamp, Namely, Niu, Nozomi Networks, Opendoor, Peloton, Poshmark, Slack, Square, Wish, Xauto, Xiaohongshu, Yellow, YY, Zhaoyou and more. The firm has offices in Beijing, San Francisco, Shanghai and Silicon Valley. Learn more at ggvc.com, or “GGVCapital” on WeChat.

Join GGV 996’s anniversary party in San Francisco on Friday, March 8! The event will take the form of a Trivia Night on Chinese tech. Come test your knowledge of China's tech industry, compete to win prizes, and enjoy a great night with friends. RSVP at 996.ggvc.com/sf. Join our listeners' community via WeChat/Slack at 996.ggvc.com/community.   GGV Capital’s Hans Tung and Zara Zhang interview Simon Zhang, (张溪梦), the founder and CEO of GrowingIO, a data analytics startup in China that helps product managers and marketers analyze mobile apps and websites without adding manual tracking codes. GrowingIO now counts over 6000 companies as its customers, including the likes of Didi, Momo, Tujia, and others. Previously, Simon was senior director of business analytics at LinkedIn in its Silicon Valley headquarters, and before that, worked as a senior manager of site analytics at eBay. In 2015, he left a decade-long career in Silicon Valley to return to China and started his current startup, GrowingIO. But prior to all of this, Simon worked as a brain surgeon in China, and attended medical school in Tianjin. He also obtained an MBA from Baldwin-Wallace College in Ohio. Simon is also the author of the Chinese book 《首席增长官》 (“Chief Growth Officer”) and is a thought leader in the field of data-driven growth in China. Simon discussed how Chinese engineers in Silicon Valley can crack the “bamboo ceiling”, how Chinese-style growth differs from Silicon Valley-style growth, and why “raising too much money” could create challenges for a startup. The 996 Podcast is brought to you by GGV Capital, a global venture capital firm that invests in local founders. As a multi-stage, sector-focused firm, GGV focuses on seed-to-growth stage investments across Consumer/New Retail, Social/Digital & Internet, Enterprise/Cloud and Frontier Tech sectors. The firm was founded in 2000 and manages $6.2 billion in capital across 13 funds. Past and present portfolio companies include Affirm, Airbnb, Alibaba, Bitsight, ByteDance, Ctrip, Didi Chuxing, Grab, Gladly, Hello Chuxing, HashiCorp, Houzz, Keep, LingoChamp, Namely, Niu, Nozomi Networks, Opendoor, Peloton, Poshmark, Slack, Square, Wish, Xauto, Xiaohongshu, Yellow, YY, Zhaoyou and more. The firm has offices in Beijing, San Francisco, Shanghai and Silicon Valley. Learn more at ggvc.com, or “GGVCapital” on WeChat.

Visionary executive and entrepreneur who has helped oversee the business development, marketing, and organizational efforts of Fortune 100 companies as well as early- to growth-stage ventures. Expertise has been focused on developing strategies and managing the implementations of those strategies to create profitability, revenue growth, and long-term sustainability. Especially passionate about inspiring vision within leaders to fulfill their God-given callings.Previously, Fedyski served as president and CEO, Pinnacle Forum, a Dr. Bill Bright-inspired ministry that formed in 1996. He has held senior sales/marketing executive positions for Fortune 100 consumer products and direct marketing companies like Kraft Foods, Borden and Advo Inc. A popular motivational speaker and entrepreneur, Fedyski have received multiple national sales, marketing and leadership awards including the prestigious Chairman’s Award for Kraft Foods.As an elder of Highlands Church in his home of Scottsdale, Arizona, Fedyski is a discipleship leader and mentor. In 2014, he was commissioned as a Centurion from the Chuck Colson Center. Other ministries he’s been actively involved with include CRU/Campus Crusade for Christ International, House of Refuge and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Steve also serves as a member of Campus Crusade’s Arizona Prison Advisory Board and Ambassador for The Phoenix Rescue Mission.Fedyski has a business/psychology degree from Baldwin-Wallace College and earned his graduate degree in business/management at the University of Memphis. He has been married to his wife, Tracy, for 31 years, and they have two adult married children and four grandchildren.

Lips of Steel: A Conversation with David Baldwin David Baldwin is Professor of Trumpet at the University of Minnesota School of Music in Minneapolis. He conducts the University Brass Choir, an 18-member ensemble which has several recordings to its credit. He is an active soloist, ensemble player, composer, arranger and teacher. He has over 100 arrangements and compositions published by G. Schirmer, Shawnee Press, Theodore Presser and others.  Baldwin also serves as leader of the Summit Hill Brass Quintet. This group has recorded nine CDs, including two of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, two All-American albums, two Christmas CDs and Music for Al's Breakfast, four original Baldwin compositions.  Dr. Baldwin received a Bachelor of Music degree from Baldwin-Wallace College and MM, MMA, and DMA degrees from Yale University. From 1969-71 Baldwin was a member of the United States Military Academy Band at West Point, New York. He is also founding Secretary and a member of the Board of Directors of the International Trumpet Guild.  His teachers include Robert Nagel, Raymond Crisara, William Vacchiano, Bernard Adelstein, Charles Gorham and Eric Duro. In Minnesota, he has performed with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra and the Bach Chamber Players of St. Paul. He is the founder and leader of the Summit Hill Brass Quintet, which has been active since 1976. He is a frequent soloist and recitalist at the University of Minnesota, and across the Twin Cities. David has performed many times with the Minnesota Orchestra, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Minnesota Opera. Dr. Baldwin lives in St. Paul with his wife, Dr. Christine Baldwin, a clinical psychologist. He is an active calligrapher and has had many sponsored shows of his artwork.

Amy Husted and Audrey Wallace are the creators of the babysitting exchange platform Komae. As young moms, they established a cooperative to exchange free babysitting services with other parents they knew and trusted. That idea grew into Komae, an app that allows more people to utilize the solution they found for themselves and form communities of trusted caregivers. Husted brings a strategic mind to the company. She is responsible for internal management, social media marketing and content management. Wallace employs visionary thinking to the managing of public relations, networking and sales. Both earned Bachelor of Science degrees in psychology at Baldwin-Wallace College and pursued careers before becoming stay-at-home moms and now successful entrepreneurs. On this episode of the podcast, Husted and Wallace explore the strengths they bring to the table as Millennials, explain how Komae works and share advice for turning an idea into an enterprise.   Key Interview Takeaways Because millennials grew up with the gift of technology, they utilize available resources and innovate to develop creative, simple solutions. Husted and Wallace contend that apps like Airbnb and Komae illustrate efficiency and industriousness in a sharing economy. Parents today spend more time with their kids than they did in the 1960's! As we work to keep children safe and protected, we are more engaged in our kids' lives and the activities they pursue. Komae gives parents guilt-free time to themselves by providing a “village” of trusted caregivers. Set aside time every day to spend thinking about your goal. As first-time entrepreneurs, Husted and Wallace know how overwhelming it can be to realize an idea. Their advice is to take it one day at a time and “move to the next dot.” Soon, the dots begin to connect and the thought becomes a reality. Need funding? Get creative. The founders of Komae began with a successful Kickstarter campaign and then learned about pitch competitions. To date, they have won six such contests in order to finance the development of their company.  Connect with Amy Husted and Audrey Wallace Website: www.mykomae.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gene and Chris focus on nuts and bolts UFO research with research scientist Phyllis Budinger. In 2013, Phyllis was named "Ufologist of the Year" and the MUFON International Symposium in Las Vegas. She holds two degrees in Chemistry: B.S. from Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio (1961) and M.S. from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (1964). Her expertise in the forensic analysis of UFO related materials has placed her services in great demand among well known investigators throughout the world including Ted Phillips [Delphos, KS case], Nancy Talbott, Kathleen Marden (the dress worn by Betty Hill when she was abducted), as well as working with MUFON Star Team investigators.

Episode 062: Jim Tressel – Coaching Ohio State: President of Youngstown State: Servant Leadership: #QuietTime I’ve been fortunate to know Jim Tressel since 2002 when he recruited my younger brother AJ to play football at Ohio State University.  He has always been a phenomenal example of what it means to be a servant leader.  Always calm, composed, and measured in his approach… He’s someone who I admire a great deal.  It was a thrill for me to have this in depth conversation with him. Jim Tressel a former college football coach who served as head coach of the Youngstown State Penguins from 1986 to 2000 and the Ohio State Buckeyes from 2001 to 2010, winning five national championships between the two schools and 12 “Coach of the Year” awards during his career. He is currently the president of Youngstown State University. Episode 062: Jim Tressel – Coaching Ohio State: President of Youngstown State: Servant Leadership: #QuietTime Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio   The Learning Leader Show “It’s not where you’re coaching, but with whom you’re doing it with.” Some Questions I Ask: What are common characteristics amongst high achievers? Would you consider going back to coaching football at the collegiate level? What is your relationship like with Urban Meyer? How could colleges better set up student athletes for success post University life? How specifically do you help people follow through on their goal setting practices? What is quiet time? What does it mean to you? How can quite time help everyone? What occurs during the first 60 minutes of your day? What does it mean to be a learning leader? In This Episode, You Will Learn: The importance of being a servant leader and what that specifically means The emotions he feels as he watches Ohio State play on Saturdays His identity and the importance of being an educator Maurice Clarett and their relationship Leadership is not a position or a ranking.  Most people have it wrong.  It’s about serving others The importance of writing down what you’re grateful for everyday “You can’t influence unless you are willing to be influenced.” Continue Learning Read more about Jim Tressel: ysu.edu/president Follow Jim on Twitter @JimTressel5 Read: The Travelers-Gift-Decisions-Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success You may also like these episodes: Episode 003: The Incredibly Interesting Story Of Maurice Clarett And How He Built A 6 Figure Income After Spending 4 Years In Prison Episode 002: How To Take Over And Set Bigger Goals With Chris Brogan Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion Episode 010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts Did you enjoy the podcast? This episode was absolutely jam packed with great information on a variety of topics.  I love how open Jim Tressel is.  Who do you know that needs to hear this?  Send them to The Learning Leader Show! Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell   Bio from YSU.edu   Jim Tressel became the ninth president of Youngstown State University on July 1, 2014. A native of Northeast Ohio, Tressel graduated from Berea High School in suburban Cleveland in 1971. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Education from Baldwin-Wallace College in 1975 and a master’s degree in Education from the University of Akron in 1977. He also received honorary degrees from YSU in 2001 and Baldwin-Wallace in 2003. He previously was executive vice president for Student Success at the University of Akron, where he was charged with restructuring and leading the efforts of a newly created division dedicated to the academic and career success of students. Tressel’s areas of responsibility included recruitment and admissions, financial aid and career services, advising and adult/transfer services, the military services center and multicultural academic programs. He spent a great deal of time in the Northeast Ohio region, emphasizing the need for top-notch higher education, innovation and collaboration. Prior to joining the University of Akron, Tressel was head football coach at Ohio State University from 2001 to 2010, where his teams won the national championship in 2002 and seven Big Ten championships and appeared in eight BCS post-season bowl games. As head football coach at YSU from 1986 to 2000, Tressel’s teams won four Division I-AA national championships. He also was executive director of Athletics at YSU from 1994 to 2000.

Ronna Kaplan, Director of the Department of Music Therapy since 2004, has been a music therapist at The Music Settlement since 1988, serving clients ranging from premature infants to adults through the age of 103 years with varied disabilities and levels of functioning.  She has conducted research on the effect of music on premature infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Cleveland Clinic and on music therapy program goals and outcomes for clients with autism spectrum diagnoses at The Music Settlement.  Her special interests are young children and individuals with diagnoses on the autism spectrum, language delays and/or problems in the area of social skills, as well as teen parents or those with mental illness. She has supervised many music therapy interns at The Music Settlement and was instrumental in developing the department's Outcomes-Based Measurement tool and program.  She served as Interim Co-Executive Director of The Music Settlement and as Acting Director of the Performing Arts Department/Music School for several months in 2007. Ronna also taught Music Therapy Practicum and Adapted Percussion classes part-time at Baldwin-Wallace College for 14 years.  

Ronna Kaplan, Director of the Department of Music Therapy since 2004, has been a music therapist at The Music Settlement since 1988, serving clients ranging from premature infants to adults through the age of 103 years with varied disabilities and levels of functioning.  She has conducted research on the effect of music on premature infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Cleveland Clinic and on music therapy program goals and outcomes for clients with autism spectrum diagnoses at The Music Settlement.  Her special interests are young children and individuals with diagnoses on the autism spectrum, language delays and/or problems in the area of social skills, as well as teen parents or those with mental illness. She has supervised many music therapy interns at The Music Settlement and was instrumental in developing the department's Outcomes-Based Measurement tool and program.  She served as Interim Co-Executive Director of The Music Settlement and as Acting Director of the Performing Arts Department/Music School for several months in 2007. Ronna also taught Music Therapy Practicum and Adapted Percussion classes part-time at Baldwin-Wallace College for 14 years.  

This week I interview my uncle, the Reverend Dr. Gregory E. Thomas has pastored the historic, Calvary Baptist Church of Haverhill, MA for 22 years. Since coming to the predominately African-American 140-year-old church, he has grown the membership, acquired new property, revamped Christian education and initiated ministries of spirituality. He initiated a revamped scholarship program for high school graduates pursuing higher education; instituted food ministries to combat hunger throughout the Merrimac Valley; started a nonprofit development corporation dedicated to taking the mission of the church outside of its walls, and created the Reverend Dr. Gregory E. Thomas African American Church Lecture Series. A native of Cleveland, OH, he entered the preaching ministry in 1980 in Elizabeth, NJ. Dr. Thomas completed his undergraduate study in history in 1970 from Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, OH, where he was a star football player. He received his master's degree in theological studies in 1989 from Harvard Divinity School and his doctorate of ministry in 2001 from Boston University School of Theology. He is a doctoral candidate at Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, where he is pursuing a Ph.D. in practical theology.   Dr. Thomas has taught at Goethe University, Harvard Divinity School, Gordon Conwell Seminary and Leslie College. He has written for the American Baptist Quarterly, the National Baptist Voice and has contributed to several books. He is married to the former Janie R. McMillian & has two adult children, Staff Sgt. Eli D. Lavelanet & Jennifer L. Thomas.  Dr. Thomas has served on many boards, including the Haverhill Housing Partnership, the former Bradford College, Habitat for Humanity in Greater Lawrence, the United Baptist Convention of MA, RI and NH and as Advisor to The Center for Practical Theology, Boston University School of Theology.

Harry J. Bury, Ph.D. is an Adjunct Professor of Systems Management at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio and teaches in both the undergraduate and graduate divisions (1979 - present). Dr. Bury also holds the Chair as Director of the Doctorate Program in Business Administration (DBA) at Burapha University in Bangkok, Thailand. He teaches Advanced International Organizational Behavior. He earned a Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University in Organizational Behavior in 1975. He also completed the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland's Post-graduate Program in 1975. Since then he has been involved in individual and large-scale systems change in the industrial, public and community sectors. In addition, he has co-developed an organic approach to management and organizational development toward creating open and free-flowing communications, increased productivity, collaborative management of work team culture, enriched job content and improved interpersonal and inter-group relations. Dr. Bury's career is highlighted by consultations for corporations and governmental agencies worldwide. He has consulted with such organizations as TRW, Baily Controls, RTA, EMD Pharmaceuticals, and The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank among others. www.harryjbury.com

Harold Kerzner (Ph.D., MS, Engineering and MBA) is Senior Executive Director with International Institute for Learning, Inc. and Professor of Systems Management at Baldwin-Wallace College. He is an expert in the areas of project management and strategic planning. Dr. Kerzner is the author of the best-selling textbooks: Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling, now in its ninth edition, In Search of Excellence in Project Management, Applied Project Management and Strategic Planning for Project Management Using a Project Management Maturity Model, and his most recent book, Project Management Best Practices: Achieving Global Excellence.

Harold Kerzner (Ph.D., MS, Engineering and MBA) is Senior Executive Director with International Institute for Learning, Inc. and Professor of Systems Management at Baldwin-Wallace College. He is an expert in the areas of project management and strategic planning. Dr. Kerzner is the author of the best-selling textbooks: Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling, now in its ninth edition, In Search of Excellence in Project Management, Applied Project Management and Strategic Planning for Project Management Using a Project Management Maturity Model, and his most recent book, Project Management Best Practices: Achieving Global Excellence.

Harold Kerzner (Ph.D., MS, Engineering and MBA) is Senior Executive Director with International Institute for Learning, Inc. and Professor of Systems Management at Baldwin-Wallace College. He is an expert in the areas of project management and strategic planning. Dr. Kerzner is the author of the best-selling textbooks: Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling, now in its ninth edition, In Search of Excellence in Project Management, Applied Project Management and Strategic Planning for Project Management Using a Project Management Maturity Model, and his most recent book, Project Management Best Practices: Achieving Global Excellence.

Harold Kerzner (Ph.D., MS, Engineering and MBA) is Senior Executive Director with International Institute for Learning, Inc. and Professor of Systems Management at Baldwin-Wallace College. He is an expert in the areas of project management and strategic planning. Dr. Kerzner is the author of the best-selling textbooks: Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling, now in its ninth edition, In Search of Excellence in Project Management, Applied Project Management and Strategic Planning for Project Management Using a Project Management Maturity Model, and his most recent book, Project Management Best Practices: Achieving Global Excellence.