Podcasts about Glendale Community College

"On the Road" ABC15 Host, Christell Bell, joined the show to talk about the latest episode. This upcoming event at Glendale Community College will provide resources regarding housing.

In this episode, Dustin sits down with Drs. LeeAnn Lindsey and Chad Geston of the Arizona Institute for Education and the Economy for a powerful conversation on how AI is reshaping the entire P-20 landscape—from K-12 to higher ed to workforce development.You'll hear why Arizona has taken a leadership role in AI education, how schools can prepare for what's coming, and why higher ed can't afford to move at “the speed of mud” anymore. This one's a masterclass in pragmatic optimism, grounded strategy, and bold institutional rethinking.Guest Names:Dr. LeeAnn Lindsey - Director of EdTech and Innovation, AZ Institute for Education and the Economy  Dr. Chad Gestson - Founder & Executive Director, AZ Institute for Education and the EconomyGuest Socials: LeeAnn LindseyChad GestonGuest Bios: Dr. LeeAnn Lindsey currently serves as the director of edtech and innovation at the Arizona Institute for Education and the Economy where she is leading statewide efforts to help K-12 schools responsibly adopt generative AI. She also teaches at Glendale Community College and the University of Illinois. With twenty-something years in the field, LeeAnn has led system-wide innovation at the organization, state, and national level. She served on teams that developed the ISTE Standards for Students and Educators and has been twice named an ISTE “Making IT Happen” leader for her contributions to the field. She is determined to transform outdated education models by leveraging digital tools and prioritizing new literacies in our constantly evolving digital world.Dr. Chad Gestson serves as the founding Executive Director of the Arizona Institute for Education and the Economy, a collective impact group with a mission of cultivating solutions that drive educational and economic equity and prosperity in Arizona. He also serves as the Special Advisor to the President on K-12 Initiatives at Northern Arizona University. Gestson spent 22 years in K-12 education, most recently as Superintendent of Arizona's largest high school district, Phoenix Union High School District (PXU), from 2015-2023. Under his leadership, Phoenix Union also launched a new school concept never before seen in America – PXU City, a school that uses the city, not a campus, as the classroom. - - - -Connect With Our Host:Dustin Ramsdellhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinramsdell/About The Enrollify Podcast Network:The Higher Ed Geek is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you'll like other Enrollify shows too!Enrollify is made possible by Element451 — the next-generation AI student engagement platform helping institutions create meaningful and personalized interactions with students. Learn more at element451.com.Attend the 2025 Engage Summit! The Engage Summit is the premier conference for forward-thinking leaders and practitioners dedicated to exploring the transformative power of AI in education. Explore the strategies and tools to step into the next generation of student engagement, supercharged by AI. You'll leave ready to deliver the most personalized digital engagement experience every step of the way.Register now to secure your spot in Charlotte, NC, on June 24-25, 2025! Early bird registration ends February 1st -- https://engage.element451.com/register

In this Convo of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Dr. Joel Peterson, Vice Chancellor and Executive Operations Officer for the San Diego Community College District, overseeing one of California's largest community college systems. Prior to his career in higher education, he served in various roles in the private sector with major corporations where he was responsible for operations, including finance, technology, capital projects, global strategy, and marketing. Early in his career he served as an officer in the United States Navy. During his Navy career, he was director, Capital and Construction Programs and Physical Plant for a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Pacific Fleet. He is also the author of an Amazon Best Selling novel, Dreams of My Mothers.He and Ted talk about his upbringing in Korea, then being adopted by a family from Minnesota, overcoming the odds, to earn a bachelor's degree in economics/foreign affairs from the University of Virginia, a master's degree in business administration from Virginia Tech, and both a master's and doctorate in education/higher education from Claremont Graduate University.With extensive experience in higher education administration, Joel has previously held significant roles, including Director of Facilities, Operations, and Construction at Glendale Community College District, and Assistant Vice President for Capital Projects and Facilities at Harvey Mudd College. Additional expertise includes leadership positions at notable companies such as Level 3 Communications and BellSouth Corporation, focusing on strategy, corporate development, and operations.He and Ted discuss his role as Vice Chancellor and Executive Operations Officer, overseeing facilities and construction for one of California's largest community college districts. He is also  responsible for the SDCCD Police Department and completion of the district's $1.6 billion bond construction program. He shares the make up and demographics of the District, looking to the future to determine its facilities needs. Joel plays a key role in guiding the development of necessary campus housing, and the training programs needed for the next generation and beyond.

At the beginning of February, the deadly L.A. wildfires were fully contained after burning for nearly a month. A few weeks ago we spoke with colleges in the city whose communities were upturned by the fires. Hundreds of students and staff had lost their homes and thousands more were displaced from evacuation zones. Now that the embers have died out, we wanted to check back in with one college to see how it is managing to rebuild. In this episode of The Key we speak with Ryan Cornner president of Glendale Community College which serves 24,000 students on a campus about five miles from where the Eaton wildfire burned. Dozens of GCC students and employees lost their homes and many more were displaced for more than a week. The college has expanded its efforts to provide access to basic needs for its students and has recognized that its part-time adjunct faculty need the most support.   Hosted by Sara Custer, editor in chief of Inside Higher Ed  

Amy King hosts your Thursday Wake Up Call. ABC News correspondent Jim Ryan speaks on the new school year newly underway and teachers already feeling burned out. Former FBI agent and now ABC News crime and terrorism analyst Brad Garrett joins the show to talk about the FBI update on the Trump assassination attempt investigation seeking to counter misinformation. Amy takes us ‘Out and About' to Glendale Community College and tracks down the infamous vending machine pizza. The show closes with ABC News national correspondent Steven Portnoy discussing the Trump campaign posting video of Arlington National Cemetery visit after incident.

Show SummaryOn today's episode, we feature Veteran Rocio Palermo, Program Coordinator for Women Vets On Point, a program of U.S. Vets. WVOP is designed and informed by women veterans for women veterans in order to address critical needs and barriers to mental health care after military service. Provide FeedbackAs a dedicated member of the audience, we would like to hear from you about the show. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts about the show in this short feedback survey. By doing so, you will be entered to receive a signed copy of one of our host's three books on military and veteran mental health. About Today's GuestsA native Angeleno, daughter of Honduran and Mexican immigrants, Rocio joined the Navy when she was 17. She returned to Los Angeles and received her AA in Social Studies from Glendale Community College, Bachelor of Arts in American Studies with a double minor in Political Science and Spanish from Mount St. Mary's University. She studied Public Administration at Cal State University, Northridge. Rocio has a diverse work history with concentrations in education and social work. She is currently  ·      the Program Coordinator for Women Vets on Point, U.S.VETS-Patriotic Hall ·      She is the chair of the Women Veterans Working Group of the Los Angeles Veteran's Collaborative·      Chaplain for American Legion Area 6 and District 24. ·      The Vice Chair for Women for the Los Angeles County Council of the American Legion.·      Commissioner, Veterans Advisory Commission serving under District 1 Supervisor Hilda Solis.  She brings a passion, focus and personal perspective that helps her connect with all Veterans, but especially with female Veterans. Rocio sees her service to others as a calling and privilege, knowing the importance of finding ways to work together with community partners in order for all to benefit. Her mission in life is to continue to advocate for Veterans, but specifically Veteran Women, so that “every veteran would know how valuable her service is, how important she is and that the nobility with which she served”.  -       She is the co-founder of The 355 Women Veteran Speaker Series-       Co-creator of the Battle Boutique, The Sista Mixa, The She Leads Luncheon, Love Your Sister Luncheon, Veteran Women's Suicide Prevention Conference-       Host of The Networking Hour Rocio currently lives in Arleta with her son, 4 dogs and 2 cats. Links Mentioned in this Episode Women Vets On Point Web SitePsychArmor Resource of the WeekThis week's PsychArmor Resource of the Week is episode 165, a conversation with Deputy Secretary for Women Veterans of the California Department of Veterans Affairs, Air Force Retiree Virginia Wimmer. In this episode, we discuss the importance of supporting women veterans and the services available in California You can see find the resource here:   https://psycharmor.org/podcast/virginia-wimmer  Episode Partner: Are you an organization that engages with or supports the military affiliated community? Would you like to partner with an engaged and dynamic audience of like-minded professionals? Reach out to Inquire about Partnership Opportunities Contact Us and Join Us on Social Media Email PsychArmorPsychArmor on TwitterPsychArmor on FacebookPsychArmor on YouTubePsychArmor on LinkedInPsychArmor on InstagramTheme MusicOur theme music Don't Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with Operation Encore, a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families.  You can find more about the work that he is doing at www.veteranmentalhealth.com  

Kenny Dillingham wasn't the only new Sun Devil coach to return home last year. Along with defensive coordinator Brian Ward, Valley native A.J. Cooper came home to lead ASU's linebackers.  Cooper's path took him from Sunnyslope High School to a productive stint at Glendale Community College, which in turn led to All-American honors as a tight end at North Dakota State. It was then he got into coaching, becoming a part of the Bison national championship dynasty before working his way from Wyoming to Washington State to Tempe. Heading into his second year in the desert, Cooper has some veteran returners to pair with a trio of talented transfers. On this episode, we discuss his coaching journey, his Valley homecoming, lessons learned from a national title three-peat, the 2024 group of linebackers, and much more.

Season 2- Episode 50 On this episode, teacher, Ruth, shares the importance of making learning fun, the need to be able to effectively communicate an idea, her catalog of books, the long-term effects of social media, the value in trusting your kids, some of the life skills we should focus on building up in our kids, and ensuring that kids put more focus on the solution than the problem. http://www.artbyruth.com/ Award-winning artist and author Ruth A. Douthitt has been drawing and writing since an early age. An Arizona native, she first was inspired by her fourth grade teacher to learn more about the fine arts and to make it her life's endeavor. Later, her high school English teacher entered her poetry into a contest that she won. Her art teacher gave her many challenging class assignments that helped her win two scholarships to study art in college. She has had a one-woman show in New Bern, North Carolina where she and her husband were stationed with the USMC. It was there that Ruth developed a love of wildlife art and drawing animals. She did "pet portraits" while working at Ballantyne Framing & Art. She also was able to sell her watercolors there as well. Back in Arizona, she began painting portraits of children. First she started painting friend's kids and pets, but that grew into a business. Her commissions increased thanks to positive "word of mouth" reviews from clients. Her clients range from Police officers, lawyers, and Superior court Judges to stay-at-home moms and grandmothers: all wanting realistic portraits of their beloved children or grandchildren. It was around this time that Ruth drafted a story she had in mind ever since her time in North Carolina...a story about dragons. She completed her B.A. in Visual Arts from ASU and a Masters degree in Education from University of Phoenix. Ruth has taught art at Glendale Community College and is a member of the Arizona Watercolor Association. She finally had her first book published in 2011, "The Dragon Forest." Since then, she has had several more books released, including the 2017 Moonbeam Children's Book Award Bronze Medal award-winning "The Children" series. As an award-winning author of books for middle grade readers, Ruth decided to blend her art and her writing. She has illustrated many books: "The White Wolf," "Dragon Games," "Dragon Riders," and "The Road to Home." In 2023, she released her first coloring book! She plans on releasing many more...And, finally after 34 years in the making, she released her first picture book, "Peter and the Dragon Forest," with illustrations by her husband. ​ Homeschool Yo Kids Podcast shares organic conversations that promote confidence, a growth mindset, and are filled with inspiration and good energy. Sharing stories from the classroom, their home learning journey, and other reflections and life experiences, come grow and learn with Jae. Homeschool Yo Kids Organization is a 501c3 nonprofit that provides families with tools to aid unconventional learning experiences, helping to create a positive home learning environment. In addition to this, we are missioned to help families in traditional schools build a healthy collaborative relationship between the school and home. Visit our website!! https://www.homeschoolyokidsexpo.com/ Follow us on IG:@homeschoolyokids @homeschoolyokidspodcast Join our FB Group: Homeschool Yo Kids Jae is a former public-school teacher, now homeschooling her 2 little people. She is the founder of the 501c3 nonprofit Homeschool Yo Kids Organization. Join Jae as she chats with homeschool families, homeschool resource providers, and others that support the homeschool community on this journey of 'reimagining what learning looks like'. Introduction Song- ChrisNTeeb -Expect- Manifestation 2*⁠⁠⁠⁠‎The Manifestation 2 by Chris-n-Teeb on Apple Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Manifestation 2 - Album by Chris-n-Teeb | Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠chrisnteeb.com⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/homeschoolyokids/support

In this episode, Walt Zerbe Sr. Director of Technology & Standards at CEDIA Talks with Pete Trauth, Owner and principle of Nirvana Home Entertainment, Sam Fruzzetti, Lead Tech at Nivrana Home Entertainment, Rae Ridgway, Professor on the Geology Faculty at Glendale Community College, Avonna Nichol, student at Glendale Community Collage and Lytzy Trorrer, student at Glendale Community Collage about a challange they were presented by Pete to do a design thinking exercise centered around Pete's desire to understand and focus his integration business to cater to different neuro types. If this sounds strange, listen to the podcast to get a better understanding of what we're talking about.  Basically, it's about using technology to improve the human condition like the CEDIA integrator of 2027 white paper talked about.   A few links: https://landing.cedia.net/IO27/io27.html https://www.glendale.edu/physicalscience rridgway@glendale.edu https://www.nirvanahomeentertainment.com/ Pete Trauth        

In Season 2, Garth Neufeld chatted with national colleagues about overhauling his Introductory Psychology course. Those conversations got the attention of some PsychSessions listeners who reached out with their own reflections about the Introductory Psychology course. These are their stories, presented here, in Season 3 of IntroPsychSessions.

In this episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast, I'm delighted to be talking with author Margo Candela about her writing journey and The Neapolitan Sisters, her fifth novel and her first after a decade-long hiatus from writing. Margo has some wonderful tips and advice to share, including: What she pulled from her training as a journalist that has really helped her in her writing life. Why she doesn't think she's realized her full potential yet. How thinking purely creatively felt like a huge indulgence for her. The deliberate choices she makes when structuring her stories. How she was able to set aside her own bias against one of her own characters and eventually grow compassion for her. And so many more nuggets of wisdom! There are lessons here for all of us, no matter what type of writer you are or where you are in your writing journey. Enjoy the conversation! And, did you hear? I'm launching my book

Singer/songwriter Carrie Lynn Van Winkle stops by for a chat. She grew up in a deeply religious, yet highly musical family. She tried a number of instruments before getting a guitar from her dad with a cryptic post-it attached. She shares her first introduction to pop music (buckle up), her struggles as an unchallenged high school student, giving up her dream of attending Juilliard College, rebelling by NOT playing music, and her decision to go back to school including attending Glendale Community College focusing on music. We talk about how the Chicks With Picks organization made her the artist she is today and we listen to two of her tunes "Safe Bet, Sweet Plan" and "Crash." For more information, please visit : www.instagram.com/van.winkle.music

#AZGK #GK #GOALKEEPERS Carmen Esnal enters her Fifth year as the Goalkeeper Coach of the Phoenix College Men's Soccer Program for the 2022-2023 season.  Esnal joined the Phoenix College Bears in 2017 after having coached three seasons at Glendale Community College. During her time at Phoenix College so far, she has assisted the program to accomplish two ACCAC Titles, one Region Title, and two National appearances. In addition to her coaching role and student-athlete support and development on and off the field, Esnal also assists the program with player recruitment, camps, clinics, leagues, and program logistics Nevertheless, Esnal has a substantial background in Youth Soccer, she is the Founder of AZGK Performance, as well as, the Director of Goalkeeping for Excel Soccer Academy and she is also a part of the Arizona Soccer Association Olympic Development Program coaching staff. Lastly, in her playing days, Esnal played two years at South Mountain Community College and finished her last two years at Grand Canyon University where she completed her educational journey with a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education with an Emphasis in Physical Education and a Master in Business and Administration.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coachcameron/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coachcameron/support

#AZGK #GK #GOALKEEPERS Carmen Esnal enters her Fifth year as the Goalkeeper Coach of the Phoenix College Men's Soccer Program for the 2022-2023 season.  Esnal joined the Phoenix College Bears in 2017 after having coached three seasons at Glendale Community College. During her time at Phoenix College so far, she has assisted the program to accomplish two ACCAC Titles, one Region Title, and two National appearances. In addition to her coaching role and student-athlete support and development on and off the field, Esnal also assists the program with player recruitment, camps, clinics, leagues, and program logistics Nevertheless, Esnal has a substantial background in Youth Soccer, she is the Founder of AZGK Performance, as well as, the Director of Goalkeeping for Excel Soccer Academy and she is also a part of the Arizona Soccer Association Olympic Development Program coaching staff. Lastly, in her playing days, Esnal played two years at South Mountain Community College and finished her last two years at Grand Canyon University where she completed her educational journey with a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education with an Emphasis in Physical Education and a Master in Business and Administration.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coachcameron/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coachcameron/support

In the business of firefighting injury is a real concern and can befall us at any time. Often, injury will change the direction of our lives, stop us from running, make us more cautious when lifting or cause us to focus, strengthening and shoring up areas of weakness. It can alter our path in ways we may never consider, opening doors and changing our path forever.     This is part of the story we discuss in Episode 91 in my sit-down with Deputy Chief Kane Nixon Ed.D.. In our chat Nixon shares his journey in the fire service, how an unexpected injury, and a cheeky physician, turned him toward education.  We discuss this and so much more, please enjoy!     A little more about our guest…   Dr. Kane Nixon Ed. D., M.Ed., NRP, TLO Dr. Kane Nixon is a thought leader who helps public and private industry leaders improve their work cultures by building resilience in their employees. Kane travels around Arizona and the United States, speaking about ethics, leadership, and wellness. Kane is the Deputy Chief of Logistics & Planning for the Arizona Fire and Medical Authority, where he oversees Support Services, Planning, Technical Services, and Emergency Management. Kane has been in the fire service since 2001. Kane is a Nationally Registered Paramedic, Health and Safety Officer, Threat Liaison Officer, and served in multiple officer roles with IAFF Local 3573. Kane has extensive experience in not-for-profit management, serving as the founder and President of the North County Firefighters' Charities for five years and the Arizona State Director for the Firefighter Cancer Support Network. Kane holds three Associates Degrees, a Bachelor's Degree in Emergency Management and Public Administration, and a Master's Degree in Educational Psychology, both from Northern Arizona University. In 2021, Kane defended his Dissertation titled Arizona Chief Fire Officers' Opinions Regarding Firefighter Behavioral Health Problems: Causes and Help Approaches, conferring a Doctoral Degree in Educational Leadership. Kane continues his mission to progress the fire service forward with his passion for firefighter wellness through research, writing, and speaking on the topics of firefighter fitness, cancer, and behavioral health. Kane is the Chairman of the Scholars Group Panel for the Science Alliance. The Scholars Group provides opportunities for networking, mentorship, and contributions to the body of literature with the aim of investigating and promoting evidence-informed first responder research. Kane is Adjunct Faculty and the Director of Firefighter Fitness and Conditioning at Glendale Community College, holding several certifications, including Certified Personal Trainer, Fitness Nutrition Specialist, and Corrective Exercise Specialist from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Kane has a passion for serving others and does so as an Arizona State Advocate for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Everyone Goes Home Program, District Representative for the Firefighter Cancer Support Network, and regularly volunteering at St. Mary's Food Bank. Kane is happily married to his wife of eleven years and has two beautiful daughters, ages 10 and 16. __________________________ You can find the Fireground Fitness podcast wherever great podcasts are located. So, search it out and subscribe. Your feedback is powerful, and greatly appreciated. Go to apple podcasts, subscribe, rate and review the podcast or shoot me an email! If you would like to contact today's guest... Email: kane@kanenixon.com IG: drchiefnixon FB: Kane Nixon in: Dr. Kane Nixon Ed.D. WWW.kanenixon.com Your host can be reached at: IG: @firegroundfitness FB: @fireground fitness Twitter: @firegroundfit Email: raynegray@firegroundfitness.com  

Listen to, "Grow Your Business with AERO and the Arizona SBDC" Small businesses need all the help they can get. Among the best resources they can use is one of several Maricopa SBDCs (Small Business Development Center) in the region. In this session, you'll learn from CJ Johnson and Yolanda Facio about the local SBDCs and what they have to offer. CJ has been with the SBDC for three years and is a funding Outreach Specialist–part of a statewide team focused on helping local businesses get capital and become bankable. Yolanda is the SBDC's AERO platform supervisor. She's also been a business analyst with the SBDC and teaches small business studies at Glendale Community College.

Take a deep dive into how JUCO baseball works on the recruitment side and how it might be the best option for your baseball career. Today we are talking about the secrets behind the success of the Glendale Community College baseball team under the leadership of Coach Alex Kocol, who engineered a historic turnaround in his first season and has since led his team to multiple conference titles and Super-Regionals. Also, helping his players get into division 1 teams to achieve greater success down the road. Visit our website for Free Recruitment resources www.thebaseballplayground.com DM us all your recruiting questions and learn about our membership @thebaseballplayground ​

My Dropping Keys co-conspirator is Juan KingsburyJuan developed his knowledge of human behavioral science under TTI Success Insights, where he mastered his understanding of human behavior – specializing in train-the-trainer for some of the corporate world's best, team building, coaching, and selection. In 2013, Juan created Career Blindspot to work directly with leaders and their ever-changing teams. In 2019 he launched the Career Blindspot Podcast to spread the message of knowing talent, knowing the culture, and making no excuses in the workplace. Juan is a Phoenix native and a proud alumnus of Glendale Community College, and Arizona State University (where he is a career coach for select Barrett The Honors College scholars).In this volume:who are you asking for keys,blind spots,balancing finance and fulfillment,andself-compassion.You can find JuanCareerblindspot.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/juankingsbury/https://www.instagram.com/careerblindspot/https://twitter.com/careerblindspothttps://careerblindspot.com/podcast/

Episode 163 Notes and Links to Margo Candela's Work         On Episode 163 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Margo Candela, and the two discuss, among other things, her love for her local library, her bilingualism, formative books and writers, writing The Neapolitan Sisters between other books, the book's interesting and skillful takes on POV, sex scenes, and challenging cliches, her love of dialogue. and the storylines and histories that make her characters so interesting and completing and sympathetic.       Margo Candela was born and raised in Los Angeles and began her writing career when she joined Glendale Community College's student newspaper. She transferred to San Francisco State University as a journalism major, and upon graduation began writing for websites and magazines before writing her first two novels, Underneath It All and Life Over Easy. She returned to Los Angeles to raise her son and wrote More Than This and Good-bye to All That. The Neapolitan Sisters is her fifth novel and her first after a decade-long hiatus from writing. She now lives in San Francisco.           Buy The Neapolitan Sisters   Margo Candela's Website   Booklist Review for The Neapolitan Sisters   Facebook for Author Margo Candela   Instagram: @MargoCandela  Twitter: @MargoCandela    Subscribe to Margo Candela's Newsletter At about 7:25, Margo describes her earliest reading, her bilingualism, and her relationship with words   At about 9:15, Pete's got jokes (en español!)    At about 9:40, Margo talks of the enchantment on Pepper Avenue   At about 12:55, Margo responds to Pete's question: “Did you feel represented in what you read?”   At about 14:50, Margo discusses some honesty/challenges to cliche in her book   At about 17:00, Margo and Pete discuss the book as a “saga,” and how Margo wrote the book through a “hiatus”   At about 19:00, Margo relates how Toni Kirkpatrick and her interacted in the manuscript and publishing phases of the book   At about 21:00, Pete asks Margo about any challenges with continuity/seamlessness around POV   At about 24:00, Margo gives background on the work she did and her philosophy about writing dialogue   At about 26:45, Margo gives some background on the character of Claudia and her dialogue   At about 29:05, Pete recounts the early events of the book and asks Margo about Maritza   At about 32:00, Pete and Margo characterize Auggie and his relationship with Maritza   At about 33:50, Claudia as a “giver” is described, as well as the reasons for her versatile and hardened demeanor   At about 36:10, Margo explains how she wrote the Hollywood scenes in the book, including basing some work dynamics on Margo's own experiences    At about 38:15, Pete uses a quote from the book that connects the girls' parenting and Claudia's mental health awareness   At about 40:20, Margo describes a story involving maraschino cherries that is illustrative of Maritza's stubbornness    At about 42:30, Pete wonders if Maritza is in love with Auggie, and Margo's answer is intricate and perhaps surprising    At about 44:40, Dooley and her background and her motivations are described   At about 48:00, Pete wonders about the girls' parents, especially the father, and their lack of active parenting; Margo notes the reasoning for the parents' depictions     At about 50:45, Pete shouts out Ethan Jacobs, “too-good-to-be-true” and his relationship with Claudia, including how Claudia's history plays in   At about 52:20, Margo explains the importance of the sex scenes in the book   At about 54:05, Pete offers to help Margo get Fabio for a future book cover   At about 54:50, The two talk about the sisters reconciling and telling old stories about their childhoods, with beautiful and tragic memories   At about 56:00, Pete highlights a stunning and sad and well-drawn scene involving Dooley   At about 56:50, Margo responds to Pete's question about how she knew the book was done   At about 1:00:15, Margo does some casting (Selena Gomez! Chris Evans!) in case the book goes to the big or small screen   At about 1:02:40, Margo talks about future projects   At about 1:03:20, Margo shouts out Books, Inc. and Green Apple Books, among others, as good places to buy her book, and Margo reminds readers to do reviews(!) and gives out contact info and her newsletter info and shouts out Porto's (sooo good)    You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.    Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl    Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting my one-man show, my DIY podcast and my extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content! This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.    Please tune in for Episode 164 with Yasmin Ramirez. She is a 2021 Martha's Institute of Creative Writing Author Fellow as well as a 2020 recipient of the Woody and Gayle Hunt-Aspen Institute Fellowship Award. Her outstanding memoir is ¡Ándale, Prieta!    The episode will air on February 3.

"When we were little, our dad would sit one of us on his lap as he drove to The Boys supermarket in Highland Park. He'd leave us in the car with the motor running while he ran in to pick up a six-pack or two and pork rinds for himself, and a bag of Ruffles chips, and a bottle of Mexican Coke for me and my sisters to share on the drive back to Boyle Heights." Margo Candela's novel 'The Neapolitan Sisters' covers some serious topics, but at its core, it's about the strong bonds of sisterhood. Told in alternating points of view, Candela's funny and entertaining novel is about the weeks leading up to the wedding of the youngest of three very different sisters who reunite at their East L.A. childhood home, and are faced with secrets from their past. Margo Candela was born and raised in Los Angeles and began her writing career when she joined Glendale Community College's student newspaper. She transferred to San Francisco State University as a journalism major, and upon graduation began writing for websites and magazines before writing her first two novels, Underneath It All and Life Over Easy. She returned to Los Angeles to raise her son and wrote More Than This and Good-bye to All That. The Neapolitan Sisters is her fifth novel and her first after a decade-long hiatus from writing. She now lives in San Francisco.

If you've ever had an idea (or a story) that only you believed in, then this is the episode for you. Stop what you're doing and have a listen. Margo Candela was born and raised in Los Angeles and began her writing career when she joined Glendale Community College's student newspaper. She transferred to San Francisco State University as a journalism major, and upon graduation began writing for websites and magazines before writing her first two novels, Underneath It All and Life Over Easy. She returned to Los Angeles to raise her son and wrote More Than This and Good-bye to All That. The Neapolitan Sisters is her fifth novel and her first after a decade-long hiatus from writing. She now lives in San Francisco.

In this episode Garth interviews LaDonna Lewis from Glendale Community College in Glendale, AZ. Part of LaDonna's success comes from the determination of her parents for LaDonna to have a better life; the "ticket" out of a poor neighborhood was education for LaDonna.  LaDonna's love of learning matched well with parental goals, as she loved to read as a child, including reading encyclopedias.  Her interests are varied, including sociology, psychology (earning a PhD at the University of Oklahoma), and an undergraduate minor in history.  Working with her wife, she does fascinating research and consulting with probation officers regarding compassion fatigue and burnout.

With special guest Margo Candela, Anna and Derek discuss the odds of success for a teenage couple on the run, the romantic appeal of mausoleums and much more during their discussion of the Virginia Madsen-Craig Sheffer adolescent love story Fire with Fire (1986). P.S. Margo's newest book, The Neapolitan Sisters, just dropped on August 9. Check it out!Connect with '80s Movie Montage on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram! It's the same handle for all three... @80smontagepod.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/80sMontagePodTwitter: https://twitter.com/80sMontagePodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/80smontagepod/Anna Keizer and Derek Dehanke are the co-hosts of ‘80s Movie Montage. The idea for the podcast came when they realized just how much they talk – a lot – when watching films from their favorite cinematic era. Their wedding theme was “a light nod to the ‘80s,” so there's that, too. Both hail from the Midwest but have called Los Angeles home for several years now. Anna is a writer who received her B.A. in Film/Video from Columbia College Chicago and M.A. in Film Studies from Chapman University. Her dark comedy short She Had It Coming was an Official Selection of 25 film festivals with several awards won for it among them. Derek is an attorney who also likes movies. It is a point of pride that most of their podcast episodes are longer than the movies they cover.Margo Candela was born and raised in Los Angeles and began her writing career when she joined Glendale Community College's student newspaper. She transferred to San Francisco State University as a journalism major, and upon graduation began writing for websites and magazines before writing her first two novels, Underneath It All and Life Over Easy. She returned to Los Angeles to raise her son and later wrote Good-bye to All That and More Than This. The Neapolitan Sisters is her fifth novel and her first after a decade-long hiatus from writing. She once again is living in San Francisco. For more information, visit MargoCandela.com.

Toni Ko is the founder of NYX Cosmetics, a cosmetics brand offering a wide range of vegan-friendly products which are sold in over 70 countries at thousands of retailers. Toni immigrated from South Korea to Los Angeles in 1986 and in 1999, founded the company that was later acquired by L'Oréal (in 2014) for a reported $500 million.Following the acquisition and five-year non-compete agreement with L'Oréal, Toni founded Bespoke Beauty Brands, a cosmetics-focused company that helps launch brands in cooperation with various celebrities and social media influencers. She's also the founder and CEO of Butter Ventures, a principal venture firm investing in female-founded startups.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER & STAY UPDATED > http://bit.ly/tfh-newsletterFOLLOW TFH ON INSTAGRAM > http://www.instagram.com/thefounderhourFOLLOW TFH ON TWITTER > http://www.twitter.com/thefounderhourINTERESTED IN BECOMING A SPONSOR? EMAIL US > partnerships@thefounderhour.com

                                                        Sheriff Paul Penzone shares why "Authority is privilege, not entitlement", the importance to "Never forget others opened the door for you to walk through", why you should "Listen more, talk less" and more. Hosted by Siebe Van Der Zee About Sheriff Paul Penzone Sheriff Paul Penzone has a combined 30 years of law enforcement and public safety experience. His resume includes a distinguished 21-year career with the Phoenix Police Department (PD), with seven years dedicated to the department's nationally recognized Silent Witness program, which focuses on solving cold cases and apprehending dangerous fugitives. After retiring from Phoenix PD, Sheriff Penzone spent time as Vice President with Childhelp, a 60-year-old nonprofit dedicated to the treatment and prevention of child abuse.  He also owned and operated a successful private security firm that focused on issues such as school and workplace safety, threat mitigation, internal investigations, and comprehensive security. Under Sheriff Penzone's leadership, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) is committed to a mission of ethical, effective, and impactful law enforcement and public safety. The Sheriff and his staff are also focused on programs and initiatives to help promote partnerships and trust between our Office and our communities. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office operates in an area nearly the size of Vermont and is the primary or supporting law enforcement agency for a population of more than four million residents. MCSO's jails process and house all felony and most misdemeanor inmates for the County, with over 100,000 intakes annually.  The Sheriff is a member of the Arizona Sheriff's Association, the Major Counties Sheriff's Association, International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Department of Homeland Security Regional Advisory Council. He also serves on the board of the New Life Domestic Violence Center, Childhelp, and Phoenix Symphony. Sheriff Penzone attended Cortez High School in Phoenix, where his interest in the law began while serving as a volunteer bailiff with a county Justice Court. He went on to study criminal justice at Glendale Community College and Northern Arizona University. The Sheriff is a graduate of the FBI National Executive Institute (NEI) Episode Notes Lesson 1. Authority is privilege, not entitlement. 06:37 Lesson 2. Listen more, talk less.  08:43 Lesson 3. Respect is a gift you give because it reflects your own values and beliefs. 10:45 Lesson 4. Leave people with the feeling they are respected even when you disagree. 14:10 Lesson 5. Humility must be a requirement, not an exception. 17:04 Lesson 6. Servant leadership is the most rewarding form of leadership. 19:03 Lesson 7. Don't seek admiration, earn trust. 27:33 Lesson 8. Legacies are made in quiet places, when no one is watching, and you sacrifice because it's who you are. 30:19 Lesson 9. No matter how hard or difficult the day may be, it's much harder for those affected by the circumstances you've been empowered to overcome. 32:21 Lesson 10. Never forget others opened the door for you to walk through. 35:24

Tiffany Brain was an active speech & debate competitor for Glendale Community College from 2006-2009. In that time she enjoyed competitions at colleges around the country and, while she may be best known for her 2008 Hard Candy Duo interpretation with partner Robert Cannon, she is proud of her 2009 solo win for Programmed Oral Interp at Spring Chanps in 2009. Hey look, Sheep! • In this episode, Robert and Tiffany reminisce about how to build a Duo from nothing, the pains of watching yourself on video, and how one's biggest enemies can become lifelong friends.  Listen for free through Apple Podcasts, GooglePlay, Overcast, Podbean, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to podcasts.

In Episode 4, the Martial Arts Junkies talk with Sifu Kenny Perez - 8th Duan Black Sash in Wushu Sifu Kenny Perez is a world renowned martial artist and tai chi expert with nearly 50 years of experience. He trained in Beijing, China under top coaches, and is a pioneer who helped bring the Chinese martial art of Wushu to Arizona. Sifu Perez is also a member of the Martial Arts Hall of Fame. Under the guidance of Coach Wu Bin, Perez trained alongside talented classmates Jet Li and Donnie Yen. Sifu Perez is the only U.S. wushu athlete to be awarded the ranking of 8th Duan under Master-Coach Wu Bin— his most notable achievement to date. ​ Along with teaching classes at DMA Tai Chi Fitness & Wellness center, he is an adjunct faculty member at Glendale Community College. He is fluent in English, Mandarin and Spanish. You can check out his website at: AZTaiChiFitness.com ================== Support the Martial Arts Junkies on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/martialartsjunkies Follow the Martial Arts Junkies on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/MartialArtsJunkies Follow the Martial Arts Junkies on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/martialartsjunkies/ Follow the Martial Arts Junkies on Twitter! https://twitter.com/martialartsjnkz ================== Check out Jerry Laurita's newest book Muay Thai Mastery on Amazon! Click here to order! If you want to learn Haidong Gumdo (Korean Swordsmanship) check out! HaidongGumdoVideos.com To learn Muay Thai or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Arizona with Jerry Laurita: TheDesertDojo.com ================== Martial Arts Junkies Crew - Jerry Laurita - James Marler --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/martial-arts-junkies/message

In Arizona, school superintendents are elected. Superintendent Carter discusses providing services to help schools organize and fund elections. He discusses the importance of active listening to meet the needs of schools. He talks about finding a critical mass in the themes of these discussions. Once critical mass is found, partners are needed to help meet the needs of partner schools to achieve goals and overcome challenges. Further, Superintendent Carter discusses coordinating middle mile and last mile implementation to place high-speed internet in homes and schools in rural Arizona. He shared that the middle mile initiative has been completed in Yavapai county. He talks about how children had to find internet connections through businesses, parking lots, and other public spaces. They are now working to address the final mile internet for the county for underserved populations. Superintendent Carter talks about local control for initiatives and partnering with local concerns in mind. The hosts discuss the importance of collaboration in solving rural issues, such as the Rural Collaborative for professional development among different schools. We conclude by offering methods for finding additional funding that many administrators may be unaware are currently available. Tim Carter Yavapai County School Superintendent Tim was raised in southern Arizona. He graduated from Tombstone High School and attended Glendale Community College prior to receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree from Grand Canyon College and a Master of Arts in Secondary Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University. Tim completed the requirement for an Arizona Superintendent Certificate at the University of Phoenix. Tim provides educational services through the Yavapai County Education Service Agency to the 25 school districts, 24 charters schools, and 101 campuses throughout the county. His agency serves schools in all fifteen counties. He strongly believes in local control, high academic standards, and fiscal accountability. Thank you to WinLearning for Sponsoring this Episode.

Tyler Anderson is a MiLB Pitching Coach in the Los Angeles Angels Organization. He began his collegiate playing career in 2007 at Glendale Community College. Shortly after, in 2008 he transferred to Southeastern Community College to continue his playing career. Then, from 2009-2010 he finished his playing career at William Woods University, a NAIA school in Fulton, Missouri. Soon after, from 2010-2012 he played professional baseball in the Australian Baseball League, being a part of the Perth Heat team. Once deciding to retire from playing, he began his coaching career as an Assistant Coach at Dartmouth University from 2015-2016. In 2017, he was an Assistant Coach at St. Louis University and in the Fall of 2017 he went on to Lindenwood University to be an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator. In January of 2018 he was on hired on by the Los Angeles Angels as a Pitching Coach. In this podcast, we start off talking about baseball in Australia and Tyler explains how it impacted his playing career. We also go over Junior College Baseball and why it is so important for Australian baseball players. We than dive into Driveline Baseball, talking about the paper that Tyler published in October of 2017 called, “Implementing a Driveline Program in a Division I College”. Discussing why he decided to write it and what the experience was like when he implemented the Driveline program while coaching at St. Louis University. We also discuss twitter hires, collegiate versus professional coaching, creating buy-in, gap years and much more! Lock into this podcast to hear and learn from ex Professional Baseball player and current MiLB pitching coach, Tyler Anderson. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiob/support

Penny Babb is from the United States where she was raised an Illinois farm girl but has made her home in the Phoenix, Arizona area for over thirty years. She earned Bachelor's degrees in Criminal Justice Studies, Sociology, and African American Studies; and a Master of Educational Leadership. She became a Deputy Sheriff with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in Arizona where she met her husband of 34 years. Their son is also in law enforcement serving as a criminal prosecutor of gang related crimes. Penny retired in 2009 as a Deputy Sheriff Captain after twenty-five years of service in areas such as major felony investigations, patrol and detective division commander, and training commander. Three years after retiring, Penny became the Director of Law Enforcement Operations at Glendale Community College managing their police academies, advanced training for law enforcement officers, firearms classes for citizens, and dispatcher training courses. She retired again in 2020. Ten years after joining Soroptimist in 1998, Penny was elected to the Golden West Region board and became the 2016-2018 Governor overseeing 45 clubs in four states. Penny was elected to the Soroptimist International of the Americas Board of Directors for 2018-2020 and is serving on a taskforce to develop the Northern Philippines Region. She was elected as SIA President-elect for 2019-2020 and is presently the SIA President for 2020-2021 where she oversees clubs in twenty-one countries. She is passionate about Soroptimist, serving her community, volunteering at church, and experiencing different cultures. And, she is passionate about helping women achieve their dreams. Penny and her family love to travel. In the last few years, she has visited South Africa, Israel, Jordan, Japan, Germany and the Philippines.

Author of the book, Winners Win, Taneka Rubin joins us to share her story of growing up in Sierra Vista, AZ while her father was in the military. Taneka also shares why she chose to attend Glendale Community College, what led her to FAMU, her experience playing basketball overseas, and much more.

Before you get lost in the episode, please consider supporting the podcast with as little as $0.99 Cents a month, your support means the world to me: https://anchor.fm/forensicsexperience... In this episode, we are graced with the presence of a Hall of Fame member, his insight is truly spectacular! About Robert: Robert Cannon is a National Forensics Association Hall of Fame member, who has been involved in the speech and debate community since 1993. After setting several state high school records in Tennessee, he attended Southern Illinois University, where he double-majored in Film & Photography. In 2009, Cannon became a national champion in Informative Speaking National Forensics Association, and was a top 10 speaker at the American Forensics Association. After earning a master's degree in 2011, Cannon began teaching at Glendale Community College and Wilshire Academy. He is president of the Southern California Junior Forensics League and a founding member of National Online Forensics. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate it 5 stars in the podcast app and subscribe as new episodes will be here EVERY Wednesday. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

English InnovatorsのモデレーターであるJoeさんをお迎えしています。 Joeさんは、イングリッシュイノベーションズ新宿校のTOEFLのクラスに通われ、アメリカ、アリゾナにあるGlendale Community College へ進学。 学業と並行してEnglish InnovationsのWeb Marketing のスタッフとしても働かれ、このPodcastとInstagramの企画 English Innovatorsを立ち上げました。 今回は、English Innovatorsの立ち上げについて話をお伺いしました。

This week on Movement Guidance we have Liezel Marie! She holds her Bachelor's in Kinesiology and Master's in Education.  Her choreography has been seen at Universal City Walk, The Staples Center, Carnival Cruise Lines, World Of Dance, and many more.  Aside from her credits, her main passion is dance education.  She mentors and coaches students at LA Academy of the Fine Arts, Interlochen, The Mob HQ, Glendale Community College amongst others.    Thank you to our sponsor Hollywood Dance Experience!  Use code “movementguidance” at checkout to receive $250 off of your tuition! For more information head over to www.hdedance.com.   Don't forget to follow us on Instagram: @movementguidance

Michael H. Miller has been deeply involved in both high school and college debate since 1965.  At the University of Houston (TX), from which he graduated with a B.S.in Political Science in 1970, Michael won first place in more than twenty major college debate tournaments, and was Top Speaker at the National Debate Tournament his senior year.  He won the National Professional Debate Tournament in the Summer of 1970 before moving to California. Michael began coaching debate full-time in the Fall of 1970 and, among other achievements, mentored the NDT National Champions of 1971 (UCLA), as well as the high school Lincoln-Douglas National Debate Champion in 1982.  He was named the California High School Speech Association "Speech Coach of the Year" for his work at Notre Dame High School in 1982-83, was unanimously elected the University of Houston Forensics Society Hall of Fame in 2007, and was a featured character in the 2008 documentary film, "Debate Team."  Michael co-founded Glendale Community College's NFA Lincoln-Douglas debate program in the Fall of 2008. In addition to his debate training, Michael earned his Juris Doctorate degree (J.D.) from the Southwestern University School of Law in 1984, and is a licensed trial attorney. • In this episode, Robert and Michael discuss the changes from tournaments in the 1960s to today, review what Extemp questions were offered back then, and somehow get into the way that politicians debate differently than forensics.  Listen for free through Apple Podcasts, GooglePlay, Overcast, Podbean, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to podcasts.

This week I get to speak with Julian Florez, former Hobbs High School runner, Glendale Community College, Adams State, and UNM runner. This episode commemorates one year since the 2020 Marathon Olympic Trials, which Julian qualified and ran. We delve into that, the build up, and his routine.  We talk about running in high school, different colleges, and continuing running post collegiately. He gets into disappointments and triumphs. He talks about his running family and what that means to him, as well as what running means to him. The friendships he's made through this sport that have followed him.  We also get into his work with Heart and Sole as well as his art, which you can also find in his line at Heart and Sole. Overall it was a fun conversation that I hope you enjoy as well. Keep working, be strong, be kind, and keep running, New Mexico.

Liezel made some sacrifices in dance to get her Bachelors and Masters to later on create more opportunities for herself and other dancers in the dance community. In this episode you will learn about:What you can do by sacrificing something you love so much.Having a plan to create the most out of your passion and career.Finding the right training for yourself because not everyone trains the same.Creating an outlet through dance to help dancers in the dance community.The different stories that lead to the same passions you might have. Favorite Quote: “Our journey is greater than the destination” Liezel has a podcast called ART. ESSENTIAL OR NOT? She created this podcast to listen to all sorts of stories from different artists. About Liezel:Liezel Marie is a Choreographer, Director and Dancer based in Los Angeles represented by Go2Talent Agency. Having a Bachelors in Kinesiology and Masters in Education, she currently teaches Hip Hop, Hip Hop History, Dance Appreciation and Modern Dance at Cal State Northridge and Glendale Community College.A lot of her work has been featured in Universal Studios Hollywood, Disney 23 Convention, Staples Center, WNBA Los Angeles Sparks, NBA Los Angeles Clippers, Harlem Globetrotters, Carnival Cruise Lines, World of Dance, and Nike. She has also been a part of amazing dance companies and crews such as Project LaVaude, The Recipe Company, Zulu Dance Foundation, and Antics. Follow Liezel:InstagramFacebookLiezel Marie Choreographer & Dancer Reel 2020Art is Essential.HEATDAY LAND choreography by: Liezel Marie & Jonathan LoricoLETS GET LOUD — Choreography by Eddie Valenzuela & Liezel Marie Text: ANNIVERSARY to (323) 524-9857 to view our WATCH PARTY for our 20th Anniversary Maxt Out Dance Competition online! Follow us:Learn more: Dance Your LifeLearn more: Maxt Out Dance CompetitionInstagram @maxtoutdanceMaxt Out on FacebookTikTok @maxtoutdanceSign-up for our FREE Maxt Out at Home Dance Classes!Follow Joanna:Learn more The Get Up GirlJoanna Vargas on InstagramJoanna Vargas on FacebookTikTok @joannavargasofficialOperation Underground Railroad – OURRescue.org 

Tenisha and Beth catch up with former Glendale Community College student Karim Soto, whom they interviewed 2 years ago after he returned from researching glass frogs in Costa Rica. They catch up with Karim on the eve of his graduation from Arizona State University. Show notes: https://twoprofsinapod.blogspot.com/2020/12/catching-up-with-karim.html

The Example of Excelencia at the Baccalaureate Level is the Attract, Inspire, Mentor & Support Students program at CSU Northridge. Dra. Michelle Espino Lira talks with Dr. S.K. Ramesh, Director and Lead Principal Investigator and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, as well as AIMS2 Student Services Coordinator, Ms. Josefina Gudino. The AIMS2 program was established in 2011 through a $5.5 million Hispanic-Serving Institution Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics grant from the U.S. Department of Education. In 2016, Dr. Ramesh received an additional $6 million grant to include first-year students. The program is a collaboration among CSU Northridge, Glendale Community College, College of the Canyons, Moorpark College and L.A. Pierce College. The program focuses on 3 major areas: Enrollment and graduation of Hispanic and low-income students in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at CSU Northridge;   Closing the achievement gaps between traditionally underserved and better serve students; and   Improving student success.  To learn more about the AIMS2 program, go to http://www.ecs.csun.edu/aims2/ To learn more about the programs that accelerate Latino student success, please go to www.edexcelencia.org!

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing my good friend, former college basketball player, and current rising-star in the coaching world, Malik Bray.Malik is currently an assistant coach at Glendale Community College and also coaches in one of the top AAU programs in California, West Coast Elite. In today's episode, Coach Bray gives some amazing advice when it comes to recruiting, insight into the JUCO route of college basketball, and MORE!Any athlete, parent, or coach is going to find an insane amount of value in this episode!Learn about the 4 Nutritional Mistakes That Are Destroying Your Athletic Performance, and how to fix them (for FREE)If you enjoyed the episode, go ahead and leave a 5-star rating and review! Also, it would mean a ton if you took a screenshot of this episode and shared it on your Instagram/Facebook story. Tag me and let me know what your biggest takeaway from the episode was! Thanks for listening!Connect with Malik on IG: https://www.instagram.com/malik_bray/JOIN THE FREE "BASKETBALL NUTRITION SUPPORT GROUP" - https://www.facebook.com/groups/650946335753265Grab your FREE copy of my 40+ page ebook, 4 Nutritional Mistakes That Are Destroying Your Athletic Performance (And How To Fix Them)by clicking HERE!Find more FREE content here:YouTubeInstagramFacebookBlog Articles==> Take ACTION: Apply for coaching!

John Rodney graduated in 2004 from the University of Maine at Farmington with Bachelor of Science degrees in both English and Secondary Education. He began his career teaching at John Burroughs High School where he aided in the implementation of the College Preparatory English classes, working closely with Glendale Community College to ensure students were college ready in the area of English. For the past 9 years, John has been teaching at John Muir Middle School in Burbank, California as a 7th grade English teacher. For the past 4 years, he has also been the ASB/student leadership advisor. His philosophy for the classroom is one of inclusivity. While teaching the skills of reading, writing, punctuation and grammar, he strives to build empathy though the work the students do with their classmates and their interactions through the stories they read and the writing they produce.

In this OnlineAskPsychSessions feature, Garth talks to Fabiola Torres who teaches ethnic studies at Glendale Community College and has (a) 12 years of online teaching experience and (b) a deep level of enthusiasm for this modality. They discuss an emergency checklist for going online which is full of tips, including adding closed captioning to YouTube lectures.

In this episode, you’ll hear from Jay Todd and Bart Everson from Xavier University of Louisiana, Tenisha Baca and Beth Eyres from Glendale Community College in Arizona, and our own Derek Bruff from Vanderbilt University, talk about their respective podcasts on teaching and learning. Jay and Bart are two of the producers of Teaching, Learning, and Everything Else, a production of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Faculty Development at Xavier. Beth and Tenisha are the hosts of Two Profs in a Pod from the Center for Teaching, Learning and Engagement at Glendale. The panelists talk about the origins of their podcasts and the structure and missions of their podcasts, and they name a few of their favorite episodes. Links • Teaching, Learning, and Everything Else, https://cat.xula.edu/food/podcast/ • Two Profs in a Pod, https://twoprofsinapod.blogspot.com/ • Tea for Teaching, http://teaforteaching.com/ • Teaching in Higher Education, https://teachinginhighered.com/episodes/ • The New Professor, https://thenewprofessor.com/ • Life101, http://life101.audio/

Ryan Ohanessian is a former debater for Glendale Community College and Cal State Northridge. While at GCC, Ryan went to a National Tournament where he competed in Public Forum Debate. Afterwards, he did two semesters of policy debate at CSUN where he came in 1st place (2nd place speaker) at the Hornet Invitational policy debate tournament and 2nd place (3rd place speaker) at the Robert Barbara Intramural public forum debate tournament in 2018. Nowadays, Ryan likes to give back to the community by judging both speech and debate. • In this episode, Robert and Ryan discuss the differences between debate styles, the pressure of going to nationals for the first time, and what it’s like to come back to the community after taking off for a year or so.  Listen for free through Apple Podcasts, GooglePlay, Overcast, Podbean, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Ira Heffler had been a high school and college forensics coach for 35 years.  He coached speech and debate at John Burroughs High School in Burbank for 22 years, from 1971 until 1993.  Many of his students achieved impressive wins at the state level. After a ten-year break from teaching, Ira returned to the classroom as a Professor of Speech Communication at Glendale Community College for 14 years, from 2002 until 2016.  During most of those years, he was the co-head forensics coach, and his team took first place honors in the President’s Division at National Forensic Association. • In this episode, Robert and Ira discuss the how competitions were different in the 1970s, the benefits of coaching at the college level, and how to ‘unleash’ your students.  Listen for free through Apple Podcasts, GooglePlay, Overcast, Podbean, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.

As the semester is getting ready to wrap up, Teaching Tips keeps revving up when it comes to guests! Listeners are in for a special treat with Season 3 Episode 10, as Mark and Josh welcome Nate Terlisner to the microphone. Nate brings a unique commanding yet calming presence to the classroom. Nate’s unique teaching style also allows for him to successfully balance the use of humor, while remaining sincere and effective within the classroom. This episode will focus on behavioral health, neuroplasticity, how to deal with life situations in class, and a special drop-in guest! Download, subscribe, and listen to this exciting episode as the variety in topics will be sure to be relatable to anyone regardless of where they are in their life, academic, and professional journey! All past episodes can be found on the podcast homepage at: https://cirt.gcu.edu/frc/teaching_tips/blogs. Featured Guest Info: Nate has worked in the behavioral health and education fields for 10 years, and is currently a Faculty Manager in Faculty Training and Development at Grand Canyon University (GCU) in Phoenix, AZ. Nate also teaches as an adjunct instructor in Behavioral and Mental Health Sciences at GCU as well as at Glendale Community College. He holds two Master’s degrees, one in Addiction Counseling and the other in Professional Counseling. Nate also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Ministry from University of Northwestern in St.Paul, MN. Nate has worked in ministry for over 11 years, including serving at a homeless shelter and as a Young Adults Pastor. His passion is discipleship and outreach, teaching Christians about their identity in Christ! Nate regularly leads teams around the city to pray for others and train in power evangelism.

If you don't believe God has a sense of humor, just look in the mirror. Humor is a truly human phenomenon—crossing history, culture, and every stage of life. Jokes often touch on the biggest topics of our existence. And although it may seem simple on the surface, humor depends on the use of our highest faculties: language, intelligence, sympathy, sociability. To the philosopher Steve Wilkens, these facts about humor are evidence that God just has to be in there somewhere. Yet many Christians, scholars and laypeople alike, haven't taken humor seriously. In What’s So Funny About God? Wilkens launches an exploration of the connections between humor and many of the central topics of Christian theology. He argues that viewing Scripture and theology through the lens of humor brings fresh insight to our understanding of the gospel, helps us avoid the pitfalls of both naturalism and gnosticism, and facilitates a humble, honest, and appealing approach to faith. Wilkens turns this lens on the paradoxes of human nature, the Christian calendar, church life, and new readings of well-known biblical texts, including the book of Esther, the nativity narratives, and Jesus' own teachings. Taking into account the problems of suffering and the need for timely lament, he portrays the Christian story as one that ultimately ends in cosmic comedy. Full of wit and thoughtful jokes throughout, it's enough fun that you may not realize you're reading theology. Steve Wilkens (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is professor of philosophy and ethics at Azusa Pacific University. His books include Hidden Worldviews, Faith and Reason: Three Views, Christianity & Western Thought (volumes 2 and 3), and Beyond Bumper Sticker Ethics. He has also taught as an adjunct faculty member at Mount San Antonio College, Glendale Community College, Fuller Theological Seminary, and Azusa Pacific University's C. P. Haggard Graduate School of Theology.

Adam is an undefeated professional heavyweight boxer who is 8-0. Adam Stewart's story is about overcoming the path that is laid before you and being resilient. Adam's GED reads "The School of Hard Knocks". Growing up in Phoenix, Adam tells his story of increasingly violent and unlawful activities that found him being taken out of class in high school and landing him in jail, tried as an adult, and sent to prison. He eventually wound up in Sheriff Joe Arpaio's infamous tent city.  Upon his release from prison and achieving his GED from The School of Hard Knocks, he pursued football at Glendale Community College and ultimately Pittsburg State University in Kansas. He eventually was kicked out of PSU football for beating up too many PSU athletes and wound up back on the pavement, finding his way in the world.  Resigned to work and trying to just make some money, he bumps into a man who recruits him to boxing, changing his life forever.  Adam Stewart is making heavyweight boxing great again! Links Twitter Facebook Instagram Youtube 234Fight stats --- Enjoy the podcast and please give The Rise Again Podcast a rating and a review! 

Why switch from a fun, high-flying job to a stressful one? Property management is the “Golden Ticket” to finding new properties and creating value to help others. Today, I am talking to Shawn Johnson of Independence Capital Property Management about putting profitability before adding more doors. If your company isn’t profitable, than you can’t create value for the community it serves. You’ll Learn... [02:00] Property Manager with Spare Time: Shawn serves as an instructor pilot for San Juan County Sheriff’s Office.  [02:40] NARPM professional member, chapter president, and residential management professional (RMP). [04:30] Passion for Property Management: Happiness comes not from avoiding problems, but finding fun challenges. [06:02] Innovative Incentive: Competing for staff resources increases salaries, compensation, and revenue to successfully facilitate growth and manage the company. [07:35] DiSC Personality Type: Motivated by money or recognition? [10:15] What makes a business profitable? Finding perfect customer/market fit via value-ads and associated fees.  [13:42] Charge fees to compensate for extra time, energy, and effort without extra pay. [14:57] Cost Savings: Implement less labor-intensive work (paper checklists) and more technology (videos). [15:55] Tools and Software: Transition from a brick-n-mortar business to remote/virtual office using G Suite, Process Street, AppFolio, and RingCentral. [18:35] Current Client Base: Push out and justify new fee structure; talk them through it. [22:15] Sense of Scarcity: Feel safer and more comfortable raising fees and rates. [24:05] People are willing to pay for good service and experiences.  Tweetables Golden Ticket: Finding new properties, and creating value for others. Property management is never dull. Some people aren’t motivated by money, but freedom. Charge fees to compensate for extra time, energy, and effort. Resources Independence Capital Property Management National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM) Darren Hunter G Suite Process Street AppFolio RingCentral TalkRoute DGS 7: Increasing Fees in Property Management with Darren Hunter - Part 1 DGS 8: Increasing Fees in Property Management with Darren Hunter - Part 2 DGS 9: Increasing Fees in Property Management with Darren Hunter - Part 3 DGS 80: Automating Your Business with Process Street with Vinay Patankar DGS 82: Real Estate Revolution with Nat Kunes of AppFolio DoorGrowClub Facebook Group DoorGrowLive DoorGrow on YouTube DoorGrow Website Score Quiz Transcript Jason: Welcome, DoorGrow hackers, to the DoorGrow Show. If you are a property management entrepreneur that wants to add doors, make a difference, increase revenue, help others, impact lives, and you are interested in growing your business and life, and you are open to doing things a bit differently, then you are a DoorGrow hacker. DoorGrow hackers love the opportunities, daily variety, unique challenges, and freedom that property management brings. Many in real estate think you’re crazy for doing it, you think they’re crazy for not, because you realize that property management is the ultimate high-trust gateway to real estate deals, relationships, and residual income. At DoorGrow, we are on a mission to transform property management businesses and their owners. We want to change the industry, eliminate the BS, build awareness, change perception, expand the market, and help the best property management entrepreneurs win. I’m your host, property management growth expert, Jason Hull, the founder and CEO of DoorGrow. Now, let’s get into the show. And today, my guest is Shawn Johnson of Independence Capital Property Management. Shawn, welcome to the show. Shawn: Thanks, Jason. Thanks for having me. Jason: Glad to have you. Shawn, we’re going to be getting into the topic today of profitability before more doors. When I mentioned that before the show, you’re like, “Yes, the cart before the horse.” Let’s get into that, but first, I want to give people a little bit of background on you. I’ve got your bio here and I’m going to read this and then maybe you can come and introduce yourself. Shawn grew up in Aztec, Nex Mexico. After completion of his Associate’s Degree from Glendale Community College, Shawn began flight school in Scottsdale, Arizona. Shawn’s career as a helicopter pilot provided opportunities to fly internationally into Mexico, off-shore into the gulf of Mexico, and as an EMS helicopter pilot. Shawn currently flies for the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office as an instructor pilot in his spare time. Shawn began his career in real estate in 2013 and has been investing in real estate since 2003. Shawn is currently a professional member of the National Association of Residential Property Managers and has earned his Residential Management Professional (RMP) designation. In 2017, he served as the NARPM Albuquerque Metro Chapter President and has been elected to serve at the 2020 Chapter President. Shawn enjoys golf, baseball, hunting, and fishing. He apparently is also connected with lots of really lengthy phrases and titles including his business name. Shawn, give us a little bit of a background. Who’s Shawn and how did you get into property management, so people can understand why should they listen to this guy say anything. Shawn: How did I get into property management? It’s kind of by default. My wife pulled me into it. She was a corporate paralegal for a large investment firm in California and in that process we moved, had kids, we moved to New Mexico, and she decided, “You know what? I think there is a need here.” There is definitely a need and we’ve started a management company. I was still flying helicopters at the time but she’s like, “You know what? I can’t do it alone. You’ve got to get out of the fun job and get into the stressful job.” So, I quit flying and here I am. Jason: And you regretted it ever since, right? Shawn: No, I actually really enjoy it. Jason: Good. Shawn: Your introduction to property management is spot on. I think there’s so much gold in it and it’s just really creating value for people. I really enjoy it. Really, it’s a nice “in” to investing in properties. I love investing in properties and this is like a golden ticket to find new properties. Jason: Property managers and everyone in the industry love to joke about how hard the industry is, but there is this passion for it that everyone seems to develop. I think happiness comes not through avoiding problems and challenges. It comes through finding challenges that are exciting to work on and property management is never dull. Shawn: Yeah, that’s a fact. Jason: Never dull, right? Shawn: No. Jason: Let’s get into this topic. Why is it important to have profitability before focusing on getting more doors? Shawn: For us, it was always a mission to be profitable right at the start. Back in the day, we’re just a management fee company. Because of that, we relented in the growth. We had to find ways to make money and compensate our employees appropriately. We live in a very blue collar town that is oil- and gas-driven and the salaries are very hard to compete with. We had to find ways to compensate them nice so that they weren’t pulled away from property management into oil and gas industry. Those are the things that were important to us. If you’re not a profitable company, you can’t create value for the community that you serve. You just can’t. You have to have money to be able to grow and expand and introduce new programs into your business. That was our mission right at the beginning. Jason: Because you’re competing with oil and gas for staff resources in your market, you’ve had to probably have a higher salary base than what would be typical for most management companies in most markets. Shawn: Yeah, they sell. Jason: In order to do that, you probably had to get a little bit innovative. Anytime we have a constraint as an entrepreneur, we have a challenge like that to overcome, we have to innovate. What were some of the steps you took to create a space that you could afford to have really good team members?  Shawn: One step was to create an incentivized comp plan. Our property managers are licensed real estate brokers, but we pay them off a percentage as the whole of the portfolio, not just a management fee. Anytime they bring in a late fee or an annual inspection that’s performed on the property, then they get a portion of that fee as well. That help us increase their annual revenue as well because it hurts when they lose a property and when we get a new property on, it actually helps them gain their salary as well. Jason: Okay. You’ve basically created the natural incentive for them to help facilitate growth and help successfully manage the company. And if the company does better, they do better.  Shawn: Exactly. Jason: I find that a lot of people, especially those that on a DISC profile that are not DI, they don’t have a high economic score. They’re not super motivated by additional money. As entrepreneurs, we tend to naturally think everyone’s like us; they love money. Those individuals that are not motivated by more money are more motivated by recognition. When you pick these team members and you have this comp plan, are you looking for people that also operate somewhat in a BDM role? Are they more of a sales-driven type of person? Are they a DI DISC personality type or more on the extroverted side? Shawn: No, we actually don’t want to mix those two―BDM and a portfolio management. You’re right. A lot of people are not motivated financially like entrepreneurs are, but what we found is giving unlimited vacation time, some perks to the business, having the ability to work from home or wherever they are. Everything that we do is electronic and digital anyway, so those perks. A lot of them are young parents and if they need to pick up their kid at school at three o’clock, who am I to say? As long as your job is done and you’re doing it effectively, then we don’t put constraints on that. I think that pools in that attraction to the job. Jason: I find those to be huge incentives, similar to running our virtual teams. Being able to work virtually and work from home, having flex time, being able to set your own schedule and as long as you’re getting work done, and being able to take vacations when you need to or want to, that’s huge. People want freedom. They want autonomy and that tends to attract the more entrepreneurial people we would like in our business. To what you’re saying, yeah it makes sense. The BDM portfolio thing would be segregated. But also that allows you, in your market, to have compensation that is on par with maybe what they might be getting in the oil and gas industry or at least competitive, right? Shawn: Absolutely. I would say that our salaries, once they have a full portfolio, they’re making as much, if not more, than what they would get comped in oil and gas industry which is good. That’s what we want. Jason: Right, and in oil and gas industry, they probably don’t have some of those other perks, I would imagine? Shawn: Oh, not at all. Jason: You’ve made your business intentionally competitive to maintain good people. Let’s get deeper into the profitability aspect. Since you’re paying more money for people, how do you make sure this is profitable? Shawn: We really evaluated the things that we did as a business beyond just the normal management stuff. What are the value-adds that we do every day? If they are a true value-add, can we add an associated value-add fee to it? We kind of looked at it that way. We went through Darren Hunter’s program and it was phenomenal. It definitely revolutionized the way we thought about our fee structure, but it also helped us think about and be cautious of those clients that are cost-conscious. If they are and all they care about is the cost of the service, then they may not be the right fit. It naturally brings in that right type of clientele when you have a fee structure beyond just a flat fee and everybody else is doing the same flat fee or whatever percentage fee. So, that was huge for us. As far as profitability goes, it varies in leasing season, but in our leasing season we’re about 44% profitability. Leasing fees and lease renewal fees, those things have to happen in the property management business. But to actually gain revenue from it is extremely important. I could look at our business structure and see that we have a leasing fee and we have a lease renewal fee, but my competitors lease homes in twice the amount of time that we do and they don’t push for lease renewals. So me as an investor, I’d be upset if they didn’t try to keep my tenants in a lease especially through the winter time. Such a cyclical business, we have seasons, and you don’t want it to go vacant in December. That little fee is nothing compared to having a vacant home in those times. Jason: What other fees did you guys start to identify and add going through this process? Shawn: We did a lease administration fee for our tenants. That was pretty big. The annual inspection fees—that’s a third party vendor that’s an actual inspector and he’ll come inspect the houses on an annual basis—there’s a little upcharge for that. A year-end statement fee. We found that our controller list just spinning a ton of time preparing for the year-end stuff and making sure everything was clear to send off to our clients’ accountants, so we incorporated a fee in that. Then a maintenance coordination fee. Our maintenance coordinators, we have one and we just hired a new one so we have two now, and they’re just super busy. Coordinating maintenance is a huge task and it’s such an important one here. We do have a small fee for that. There’s probably a bunch more. I’m not in the day-to-day as much anymore, so I’m kind of not thinking of the big ones. Obviously the bulk ones were leasing fee and lease renewal. Those are big and they’re often overlooked. Jason: One of the things you did then was you identified all the different situations in which it was taking extra time, extra energy, extra effort, you weren’t getting paid anything extra, and then just systematically saying, “Hey, can we add a fee to ensure that we’re getting compensated for this additional work?” to make sure that you business is profitable. Shawn: Sure. Jason: Okay. We’ve got somebody watching says, “Can you list the fees again?” I had down a leasing fee, a lease renewal fee, lease administration fee, annual inspection fee, year-end statement fee, and a maintenance coordination fee. Shawn: Those are the big ones. Kelly, reach out to me. I will give you the list. Jason: Slow down. Kelly you can rewatch this as many times. This is being recorded and it’s also on Facebook. Also for those watching this later, we have full transcription when this comes out on iTunes and you can check that out on our blog at doorgrow.com. Let’s get into other ways in which you’ve made this profitable. So, obviously increasing fees. You weren’t able to decrease cost with staff. This allowed you to increase cost with staff. Were there any cost savings things that you were able to implement? Shawn: Probably just technology and trying to not be super labor-intensive. I would say that doing things like move-in, move-out videos instead of running through an entire list on paper and whatnot. It takes a little bit less time than doing it on paper. Those types of things. It’s just efficiencies in the office. Then we set up our team literally to work from anywhere. If you’re on vacation, you want to check on a lease or whatever, it’s possible and super helpful. Those things help with driving cost down because you’re not focusing on the, “Hey, John. Are you back at the office? Can you reach me that file?” That’s just a waste of time. Jason: What are some of the things you’ve done to enable and facilitate this transition from being a brick-and-mortar business that operates on sneakernet, where everybody is walking into each other’s offices saying, “Hey, do you have this?” to being a virtual team that they can work from basically anywhere? Shawn: The big things are softwares that enable cloud access. Our general office is on G Suite. Everything operates through there and then our processes are through Process Street which is super helpful and can be accessed anywhere again. AppFolio for our software. They are super tech savvy as far as online stuff. I wish they’d open their API, that’s my shout out to them. Jason: Yeah, I’ve heard that a lot. Shawn: I imagine you have. And then RingCentral. We have a team in Mexico and I’ve got a team member in the Philippines, and they literally can call our office in Farmington, New Mexico. Then we have another Flagstaff office as well. It’s so easy because they can pick up their phone and it acts like they’re dialing from their desk. That was a key point we had to set up six years ago which was, back then, it wasn’t really heard of. Jason: Cool. I use all of those software or have in the past except AppFolio. Shawn: You don’t need that. Jason: We’ve had Process Steet on the show. Great interview. For those listening, I recommend you check it out. G Suite were a Google Apps reseller, so if people need help with that we can certainly help you get set up. We used RingCentral for several years. We eventually switched to Talkroute because we found that most of our team weren’t doing a lot of calling on our team and if they did, they had unlimited cell phone minutes. Talkroute just allows you to auto attendant and the call routing and the extensions but they can dial through the Talkroute app out of their phone and then it just uses their cell phone minutes. It’s free basically for outbound calls. It can also receive text messages. We switched to Talkroute and probably saved ourselves about $400 or $500 a month. Shawn: That’s big. I love it. Jason: What are some other things you focused on then to facilitate profitability? You’ve got the fees. You’re paying your team well so you can compete. You’ve got your leveraging technology. You’ve set up your team to be more virtual which is scary for a lot of property managers who’ve been doing things a certain way. Anything else? Shawn: What I would say is tap into your current client base. You probably have a ton of really loyal clients. Don’t forget to just really push out your new fee structure and justify those fees. Believe in what you’re charging to those current clients. When we switched over to a new fee structure, hardly anybody left. We had 12 clients leave on our first push. We found that those 12 clients were probably 12 good clients to leave. Jason: Out of how many clients? Shawn: We were at 614 at the time, 12 left. We had a second push and we did this in phases because you have to be really sensitive to homes that are vacant. You don’t want to increase fees on somebody that has a vacant home. That’s a stressful time already. We certainly don’t want to increase feels on a client that has not been in your portfolio for less than a year. They don’t really know and trust you yet. Then I haven’t built that loyalty for you. So don’t touch those yet. Once you segment those out and you found the client base that you really want to go after, then do it. Don’t just send out an email and hope that they sign into an agreement. You have got to follow-up. If you don’t follow-up, they’re just not going to believe in what you’re trying to do. So, make sure that you follow through with all of that. I’ve heard of people, “Hey, I increased my fees and I sent out this email. I got no response,” and I’m like, “Well, did you do anything else besides that? Because you got to call them. You got to pick up the phone and just talk them through.” It’s a scary thing. I just had a fee increase from one of the vendors that we use in our business and I was like, “What the heck?” My initial reaction was, “What the heck is going on?” Then, they talked me through and I was like, “You know what? It’s all good. We’re happy with you guys. We’re going to move forward. It’s all good.” I think that’s most people. Jason:Yeah, have a conversation. If you’re looking for the process that you went through or that Darren Hunter could have outlined—we’ve had him on the show before a few times—check out the episodes with Darren Hunter. Great content. He gave a lot away here in the show. You can check that out. I just saw him actually in Phoenix. So, 12 of out 614 that’s maybe 2%. Shawn: That was the first push. We did lose more the second round. There was probably a total number of 65. I can’t remember exactly that left, but our profitability went up. Jason: You lose 10% but you’re making more money, then not such a big deal, and usually those are the worst properties in your portfolio. What tends to happen then is you increase your revenue. You lose your profit. You lose a little bit of clientele, but you’re also losing the ones that take up the most amount of time, typically. Those particular doors probably have 10 times higher operational costs than a good door. By losing that pile in your portfolio, you’re gaining room to manage a lot more and you’re gaining a lot more leverage. Your profitability probably goes up even more because your operational costs go down significantly by cutting out the most challenging, most micromanagy, and most price sensitive owners that are the most challenging properties. Hopefully, people are a little bit sold to this idea, “Hey, maybe I can increase my fees,” because I do believe that property management businesses in general are not charging enough. They really deserve to be paid well for what they do. They provide a really valuable service and I feel there’s been this false scarcity that’s been created by marketers. Focus on SEO, pay-per-click and these sort of things where it feels like it’s difficult to grow. It feels scarce but they’re 70% self-managing in single family residential. There’s tons of blue ocean, there’s tons of opportunity, the scarcity is false. It really doesn’t exist. For those listening, if you feel like things are scarce, we should have a conversation because we can get you out of that mode of scarcity so that you feel safer and more comfortable raising your fees and rates. I believe that’s a false perception that doesn’t need to exist in the industry and it creates a problem for the entire industry—this sense of scarcity. It creates this competition that I don’t think really needs to be there. Really, the industry as a whole needs to be building each other up and helping each other out. You seen that being involved in NARPM. Shawn: Yeah, that’s right. NARPM’s big on that. Jason: Shawn, this has been really helpful. Any other other takeaways or things that you’ve explored your journey to make your business more profitable to grow your company? Shawn: I think most people get a little scared because of the competition and they’re worried about raising their fees. Let me just tell you that our competitors don’t charge anything besides a tenant, whatever, management fee. I almost said the fees. I don’t know if that was against the rules or something like that. Jason: I’m not a property manager so I guess you and I can talk about it. But someone else might hear it. We’re not colluding. Shawn: We are not colluding. Just don’t be fearful of that. I think that if you’re truly creating a value for your customer and clients that that is irrelevant, that people are willing to pay for good service and good experiences. When you raise your fees, it has a natural thing that happens that you get rid of the lower-end properties. The lower end properties cost you more money, they cost you more time, they cost you more stress, and they cost you more employees. They will burn out on the low-end properties. Once you bring on nicer properties and you keep to a standard, they are willing to pay the higher fees and get better service, and it naturally increases your profits. That’s a big win for us. Jason: Awesome. Well, Shawn it sounds like you’re doing great things in Farmington, New Mexico. Did you ever think that you would just end up in Farmington, New Mexico? Shawn: That’s the thing about New Mexico. It’s the land of entrapment, but it just brings you back. I’ve lived all over the country and it’s a good place to raise a family. Jason: Awesome. Shawn, I appreciate you coming onto the show. Thanks for being here. I appreciate your insight and I wish you continued success. Shawn: Thank you, Jason. I appreciate your time. Jason: If you are a property management entrepreneur that wants to add doors and make a difference then maybe we should have a conversation. So, reach out. There is a lot of opportunity in the industry to grow a property management business right now. I think we’re on the cusp of a wave. I think the industry is going to blossom and grow. There’s a lot of big and good things happening when it comes to technology, when it comes to software, when it comes to awareness. We would love to be a part of facilitating that journey with you and I would love the opportunity to be your coach in your business. Reach out to DoorGrow, let’s start with a conversation, and I will give you a free training on some of the secrets and tips. I call it DoorGrow secrets on how you can avoid some of the most common pitfalls of preventing growth. Just reach out and say, “Hey, I want DoorGrow Secrets.” You might find it so interesting and get so excited, you’ll want to work with us. That’s my hope. So, we will talk with you all soon, to everyone’s mutual growth. Bye everyone. You just listened to the DoorGrow Show. We are building a community of the savviest property management entrepreneurs on the planet, in the DoorGrow Club. Join your fellow DoorGrow hackers at doorgrowclub.com. Listen, everyone is doing the same stuff. SEO, PPC, pay-per-lead, content, social, direct mail, and they still struggle to grow. At DoorGrow, we solve your biggest challenge getting deals and growing your business. Find out more at doorgrow.com. Find any show notes or links from today’s episode on our blog at doorgrow.com. To get notified of future events and news, subscribe to our newsletter at doorgrow.com/subscribe. Until next time, take what you learn and start DoorGrow hacking your business and your life.

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Dr. Robert Hill’s story is one of challenges, failures, successes and the importance of attitude above everything else.  His life’s mission is to inspire others to greatness and in this interview we discuss where that came from and how he uses it as Dean of Student Services at Glendale Community College.  This is a great...

本集邀請到旅美棒球員蘇柏豪 Steven Su，暢聊他獨特的棒球路以及人生哲學。從小時候如何喜歡上棒球(02:44)、國中參與棒球社團(06:57)，到高中前往大聯盟設在南京的棒球發展中心訓練(11:48)、畢業後進入亞歷桑那葛蘭戴爾社區大學（Glendale Community College）就讀並擔任棒球校隊游擊手(32:38)，我們跟著蘇柏豪，回顧這趟與眾不同的追夢之旅。此外，我們也聊到對他影響甚深的兩位貴人：知名中國裔退役棒球選手張寶樹（Ray Chang）、資深美國職棒體系教練 Jimmy Johnson(25:36)，同時談到科班與非科班棒球員的差異(01:05:46)，還有他為什麼想要積極回饋臺灣棒球(01:01:14)。「人物我來講」單元介紹工作資歷超過 30 年的道奇官方攝影師 Jon Soohoo(01:17:37)，數據單元則分享五種主要球路當今投得最具宰制力的大聯盟投手(01:25:47)。

A past news anchor, Drew Sugars is now doing something that he loves.  Something with a higher purpose.  Giving people hope through education.  He works with Glendale Community College which not only has a beautiful campus, classes in a vast array of fields, internships, training for firefighters and pilots; it also was recognized as #1...

Our guest today is Richard Chang, former associate editor of THE Journal, education technology and arts and entertainment writer, and adjunct instructor at Glendale Community College. We talk about sourcing news on the web, fact checking, and the danger of plagiarizing sources online. Noah Geisel in the interviewer and Lee Schneider is the co-host. EdTech NOW is sponsored by Stackup, the only tool that unlocks the learning benefits of the entire web, while providing the accountability educators need to measure progress and engagement. With Stackup, you can measure and report online reading and learning for your entire district, in less than two minutes. Go to Stackup.net (http://stackup.net/). We post all episodes on SoundCloud and ITunes. Visit us on Medium for show archives and notes. https://medium.com/edtechnow

Account Manager and Podcaster extraordinaire chatted with dozens of folks at DrupalCon in New Orleans last week to get a sense of what made the show special for them. This week's Secret Sauce is a collection of those highlights. Some shared specifics on something they learned at a session they attended, otherwise talked about the community or trends in the Drupal marketplace, and much more. With DrupalCon last week, we missed our long-form, but stay tuned for that and more short-form podcasts in the weeks to come. And as always, thanks for listening! TRANSCRIPT Allison Manley [AM]: Hi, and welcome to the Secret Sauce, brought to you by Palantir.net. This is our short weekly podcast where we offer a quick tip on some small thing you can do to help your business run better.  But . . . today we’re going to switch up a little bit. Last week, a number of us from Palantir and a larger number of all of us from the Drupal community were in New Orleans last week for DrupalCon 2016. So we decided to go around the room and ask everyone that they thought the best takeaway or the best thing from DrupalCon 2016 was for them. So this is a compilation of all the people I ran into randomly and got them to tell me what they thought was the best thing about DrupalCon 2016 Allison Manley [AM]: Alright, Justin McGregor of Rhodes College . . . what is your favorite thing about this year’s DrupalCon? Justin McGregor: Oh my goodness. I was actually just in a wonderful session on personalization, about an hour ago. Personalization in Drupal, and specifically they covered a lot of modules in Drupal 7. And that’s been a goal for us early on was to work some content personalization into the site. But the great thing about a Con like this as opposed to some of the other conferences I’ve been to is just how approachable the speakers are after the fact. People go up, grab somebody as they’re coming off stage, or see them at the booth later, and really talk through the implications of some of what I’m working on . . . because everybody’s use case is different, right? And so to be able to talk through with somebody a problem like that based on a presentation you’ve just heard . . . it’s a fantastic thing to be able to do, and not all conferences allow you to do that.  Dave: My name’s Dave from Glendale Community College in Arizona. And my favorite thing about DrupalCon so far is I like interacting with all the vendors, and getting to meet all the cool people, and see all the neat things that they offer. David: I’m David from Pantheon. My favorite thing about DrupalCon this year was all the amazing people, and the amazing parties The Pantheon party was amazing. I’m saying amazing a lot, and I’m aware of that. But that’s amazing too.  Shelley Hutchins: My name is Shelley Hutchins from MediaCurrent. My favorite thing about DrupalCon is just being on the exhibition floor and getting to talk to so many members of the Drupal community. Chaz Chumley: Chaz Chumley, Technical Architect for ForumOne, author for Packt Publishing “Drupal 8 Theming with Twig” book. My favorite thing is this gentleman right here, who is one of the most awesome pre-keynote putter-together singers, dancers, and who looks really sexy in lamé and tights and whatever else he decides to put on for the keynote.  Campbell Vertesi: I don’t know whether to be flattered or feel awkward about that [laughs]. But I’ll be in the bar later.  My name is Campbell Vertesi “ohthehugemanatee,” and every DrupalCon I get to get up and sing, and dance and wear gold lamé. So that one’s not special about this DrupalCon, I think my favorite thing about this DrupalCon is how much more visible the Indian community is. Because the Indian Drupal community are “jump in with both feet” kind of people . . . if there’s a party, if there is a dance, if there is something to code, if there is a totally new API . . . every single one of them that I’ve met will just leap in with both feet and try it out. And it is so much fun.  Stephen Lucero: My name is Stephen Lucero, Solutions Architect with Media Current. “Slucero” is my tag. My favorite part has been getting to meet up with the community, meeting up with people that I didn’t realize I needed to reconnect with. So it’s been great to be able to do so, and then be able to meet up with them and go and see a giant float burn with a flamethrower. That was pretty awesome.  Adam Erickson: Adam Erickson with August Ash. I’m a Lead Developer. Favorite thing about DrupalCon would be the community, and how everybody gets together. It’s extremely impressive and motivating. That’s the thing I love about it most.  Shawn Haukaas: My name’s Shawn Haukaas, I’m President of August Ash. We do Drupal development in Minneapolis. And I’m always impressed by the passion of the people that come. So wheher you’re a site builder, a developer, a designer, or a project manager, or an owner . . . at any level there’s passion for Drupal, which is something that’s pretty impressive. I work in a lot of different platforms and things within the business community around, and it’s very rare to see what we see in Drupal. Kevin: Hi, I’m Kevin. I’m from Dallas, Texas. I work for a company called [audio issue] as a web developer. The best thing about DrupalCon is getting to interact with other guys and other developers, and learning about what’s new in Drupal 8. It’s been a good experience so far.  Sunny: Hi my name is Sunny Shah, I’m from Dallas too. I’m the president of a company called Voltage Net, we are a start-up. I’ve been coming here since . . . this is my third time at DrupalCon. It’s just great to meet all the people working on Drupal, learn about what’s happening in Drupal 8 and what’s coming next, and just to communicate and collaborate with everyone. I think that’s the main reason. Erik Paxton: I’m Erik Paxton. I’m with ThinkShout, and my favorite thing about DrupalCon so far has been the front-end sessions so far, I think. It’s nice to see the direction of the decoupled Drupal, and where that’s going. Mike Shaver: My name is Mike Shaver. I work for ThinkShout as well. I think my favorite thing has been connecting with other developers and other folks in the Drupal community that I’ve been in contact with over the years. Edward Pritchard: My name is Edward Pritchard. I’m with the Maricopa Corporate College. And the best thing I like about DrupalCon is being able to run the front-end track and learn all about front-end design, which I’m gearing towards. Scott Worthington: Hi my name is Scott Worthington. I work at Estrella Mountain Community College in Phoenix, and my favorite thing about DrupalCon is catching up with all my fellow Drupalistas.  Valery Chen: Hi my name is Valery, and my favorite thing about DrupalCon is learning all the new skills out there, and meeting people. Kristoff Van Tomme: This is Kristoff Van Tomme from Pronovix. And this DrupalCon was really different because of the city. New Orleans is simply really amazing. The food is very different from usual US fare. Yeah. It’s interesting. Good con. Joe Purcell: I’m Joe Purcell. I work at Digital Bridge in Chicago. And my favorite thing about DrupalCon 2016 is seeing lots of familiar faces, and there are lots of exciting things happening in Drupal 8.  Dwayne McDaniel: My name is Dwayne McDaniel. I am with Pantheon. My favorite thing about DrupalCon New Orleans 2016 It think is just the positive energy about this show. This is my fourth DrupalCon, and the DriesNote kicked things off in such a wonderful light, and every conversation i have is filled with this excitement about what we’re going to do next, not “when will it happen.” That positivity has flowed through everything: through all the parties, the dinners, all the conversations, the sessions I’ve attended. If I’d say there’s one word that sums this thing up it’s positivity, and it’s the best DrupalCon yet.  Nancy Flowers-Mangs: Nancy Flowers-Mangs, and I’m from Yale University, and my favorite thing about DrupalCon is the networking.  Jason Pamental: Hi, I’m Jason Pamentel. I’m the Senior Director of Design and Technical Strategy at Isovera in Waltham, Massachusetts. And so far my favorite thing about DrupalCon New Orleans was Sara [Wachter-Boettcher]’s keynote yesterday. Absolutely blew me away in every possible way. Fantastic.  Tasha Cherry: Tasha Cherry, and I’m from the University of Virginia. And I think one of the coolest things that I’m hearing from the conference is just how accessibility is going to be so much easier using Drupal 8. That’s what I’m excited about. Because we’re implementing more accessibility into our designs and things like that, and it’s more crucial to just our operations now. So that will help a whole lot. So things will be automatically built in as opposed to trying to convince people to do it right away.  Sam Boyer: I’m Sam Boyer from Tag1 Consulting. My favorite thing about DrupalCon 2016 is shrimp and grits.  Larry Garfield: I’m Larry Garfield with Platform.sh. Best part of this DrupalCon was Dries laying out actual plans that make sense, and might actually be achievable, which is great! Seth Brown: I’m Seth from Lullabot, and my favorite part of DrupalCon New Orleans has been the renewed vigor and energy now that Drupal 8 is actually out. I feel like our team is thrilled with the sessions. Everybody is kind of excited to dive back in It feels like Drupal, you know, around circa Chicago, everybody is excited again. So I think it’s a huge win for us to have Drupal 8 out.  Morton DK: Hi. Morton DK here, out of Copenhagen, Denmark. I work for Geek Royale and Tag1 Consulting. My favorite about this DrupalCon in NOLA has been to see the front end community and back end developers coming together on a simple alignment so we can push our code forward and make a pretty amazing product in Drupal 8.  Michelle Krejci: My name’s Michelle Krejci from Pantheon. The best thing about DrupalCon was just conversations with everyone.  Roy: My name is Roy. I’m from the Netherlands. I’m a user experience designer. And the best thing I saw at DrupalCon New Orleans was that from the DriesNote to the different core conversations we had, I can see that people are not burned out on Drupal 8, but people are seeing the opportunities for Drupal 8 moving forward, and that was really inspiring. UX is a big part of that, and I’m hoping to do more and more of that in the coming months. [Sounds from Trivia Night, with Jeff Eaton hosting] Todd Jamieson: My name is Todd Jamieson, I’m from Boston. I work at MIT. I support web development and project management for our internet presence at MIT for Career Services. And my favorite thing at Drupalcon . . . oh there was a lot. I think it was a use case by the Sierra Club. I was very skeptical going in, and by the end of the presentation it totally nailed exactly some of the things I’m dealing with at my office. I loved it.  Erik Peterson: My name is Erik Peterson. I work for RiffTrax in San Diego, from the guys that brought you Mystery Science Theater 3000. My favorite part of DrupalCon 2016 in New Orleans was . . . besides Emeril’s Restaurant . . . has to have been the Drupal 8 Kickstart panel, and the deluge of information that gave me what I needed to know to get started developing for D8.  Drew Gorton: My name is Drew Gorton. The best thing about DrupalCon 2016 is the people. Jeff Eaton: Hi, my name is Jeff Eaton. I’m a Digital Strategist for Lullabot, and I think one of the best things about DrupalCon for me this year was the number of people that I was able to talk to and meet who talked about how much of an impact Drupal has had on their lives and their careers over the past decade. As Drupal has aged and grown, the number of people in our community who have really impressive stories about what it’s meant to them has grown with it. And I think that’s really encouraging, and really really really exciting. AM: It really really really is! And since it was my first DrupalCon, I thought it was terrific. And we will be back next week with our usual Secret Sauce, but I hoped you enjoyed this little special edition. To find out more about Palantir, you can go to palantir.net, or you can follow us on Twitter at @palantir. Have a great day!

Inside the 1995 Season Following four years of fastpitch softball in the NAIA, the Kennesaw State Owls were ready for a new challenge. A record of 176-29 and four consecutive finishes in the top-four nationally made it apparent that head coach Scott Whitlock and his upstart program were poised for bigger and better things. Beginning in 1995, the Black and Gold began their journey in the world of NCAA sports, as the entire athletic department made the move to compete at the Division II level. A move up to a higher and more prestigious level of play generally means some early struggles as a program adjusts to the greater demands of competition and the added attention. For Owls softball, however, the move to Division II meant immediate continued success, as Whitlock and his group of 12 returnees and talented newcomers plowed through the competition on their way to a 53-5 overall record to win the NCAA Division II national championship, a mark that included a perfect 14-0 record in their new league, the Peach Belt Conference. In addition to being able to count on trusted veterans Kelly Rafter, whose 32-5 record and 0.85 earned run average would make her the 1995 NCAA Division II National Player of the Year, and offensive juggernauts Tonya Carlisle, Colleen Thorburn and Cara Dornstauder, the Black and Gold also added some key pieces that would help them reach the pinnacle of their sport. Dee Webb, a junior pitcher from Arizona, brought championship experience with her to Kennesaw, fresh off being a key part of Glendale Community College’s 1994 NJCAA National Championship team. As a regular part of the starting rotation, Webb went undefeated in her lone season with the program, going a startling 15-0 thanks to a 1.10 ERA. The Owls also added a local freshman in shortstop Kathy Morgan, who was one of just two Owls to start in all 58 games and finished fifth among Owl regulars with a .349 batting average. It was upon arriving in Salem, Va., for their World Series appearance that they would receive a timely reality check. Facing Wisconsin-Parkside and longtime friend and fellow coach Tory Acheson, who now faces off against Whitlock at the Division I level as the head coach at Tennessee Tech, the Black and Gold saw their 40-game streak come to an end in the World series opener, dropping a tough, 4-3, decision that would put them in peril of an early exit from the championship tournament. Unfazed, the Owls would win the next four games, on the strength of spectacular pitching from Rafter and the offensive prowess of Thorburn and Dornstauder, who would bat .478 and .381 in the World Series, helping Dornstauder to a First Team All-American honor. Nada Hlohovsky, a senior batted .333 during the regular season, would also step up at the plate, batting .391 during the six-game World Series. Whitlock and his Owls would outscore their next four opponents by a total margin of 20-6, including a, 9-1, thumping of Wisconsin-Parkside to avenge their early loss. Facing Bloomsburg in the championship game after defeating them, 3-0, in the first game of the day, the Black and Gold were in for the fight of their lives for their first-ever national championship. Behind Rafter’s dominant pitching, the Owls were up 2-1 in the bottom of the seventh and were one strike away from glory when Bloomsburg, the 1991 national runner-up, tied things up to send it to extra innings. Having to re-claim a lead when victory was within their reach, the Owls bore down once again, with Thorburn hitting an infield single in the top of the eighth before being driven in by Dornstauder, who laced an RBI double to give the Owls a lead they would not relinquish. Rafter would set down the side in the bottom of the eighth on just four pitches, the final coming on a chopper to third base, which Carlisle would cleanly field and toss over to first for the final out and the champ