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January 27, 2025 - Karla Miller, Hickory Point Bank Director of Client Services, joined Byers & Co. to talk about her role in welcoming clients and her role at the bank. Listen to the Podcast now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
November 27, 2024 - Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank, Teri Hammel of the Decatur Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Braun Sheets of the Decatur Area Arts Council joined Byers & Co to talk about the Downtown Christmas Walk and how Hickory Point Bank is invested in the community. Listen to the podcast now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 1, 2024 - Natalie Beck of the Heart of Illinois Community Foundation and Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank joined Byers & Co with special surprise guests Amber Kaylor and Kim Fields to announce the slate of speakers for the next That's What She Said event. Listen to the podcast now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 28, 2024 - Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank and Debbie Bogle of the United Way joined Byers & Co to talk about how HPB is invested in the community and supporting the WSOY Community Food Drive with their Battle of the Paddle pickleball event. Listen to the podcast now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 6, 2024 - Kelly Day of Girl Scouts of Central Illinois and Karla Miller and Brett Swallow of Hickory Point Bank joined Byers & Co to talk about Operation Cookie Share and the value of experiences for girls. Listen to the podcast now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 6, 2024 - Kelly Day of Girl Scouts of Central Illinois, Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank, volunteer Josh Thielan, and current girl scout Jeanette Thielen joined Byers & Co to talk about what deliveries of cookies to troops means, volunteering, and experiences for girls. Listen to the podcast now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 6, 2024 - Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank and Decatur Police Department's Chief Shane Brandel, and officers Kara Flannery and Tamara Tucker joined Byers & Co to talk about experiences that carry forward from Girl Scouts, strengths of female police officers, and life in public service. Listen to the podcast now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 22, 2024 - Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank and Kelly Day of the Girl Scouts of Central Illinois joined Byers & Co to talk about Operation Cookie Share, how they are making it easy to send cookies to first responders and deployed troops, and the opportunities offered to girls through their programming. Listen to the podcast now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 16, 2024 - Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank and Mt. Zion High School graduating senior, Camille Mavis, joined Byers & Co to talk about the Hickory Point Bank Merit Scholars program and what is next for Camille who was recognized as the Merit Scholar of the Year. Listen to the podcast now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
April 2, 2024 - Natalie Beck, Karla Miller, and Jennette Jurczyk joined Byers & Co to talk about the Heart of Illinois Community Foundation's production of That's What She Said and some of the behind-the-scenes stories of how the event has been put together. Listen to the podcast now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
March 19, 2024 - Natalie Beck of the Heart of Illinois Community Foundation, Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank, and firefighter Tina German-Roberts talk about That's What She Said and why Tina's story fits into the night featuring women. Listen to the podcast now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
March 5, 2024 - Natalie Beck, Amber Hooker, and Karla Miller joined Byers & Co to talk about That's What She Said and Amber's recovery from an automobile accident. Listen to the podcast now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
February 28, 2024 - Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank and Ed Smith of Habitat for Humanity joined Byers & Co to talk about the bank's investment in the community and the history of putting families in homes through Habitat for Humanity's efforts. Listen to the podcast now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
February 20, 2024 - Natalie Beck of the Community Foundation, Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank, and Jamie Muscato joined Byers & Co to talk about That's What She Said where Karla will be the host and Jamie will be one of the speakers. Listen to the podcast now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
February 13, 2024 - Natalie Beck of the Community Foundation, Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank, and Sheryol Threewit of All Things Beautiful joined Byers & Co to talk about That's What She Said. Listen to the podcast now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
December 11, 2023 - Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank joined Byers & Co to launch this year's Jingle Bucks with Hickory Point Bank! Listen to the podcast now! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 23, 2023 - Natalie Beck of the Community Foundation and Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank joined Byers & Co to announce the "That's What She Said" event on April 6, 2024 at The Lincoln Theater. Hickory Point Bank & Trust is the presenting sponsor. Tickets will be $40 and will go on sale in December. Listen to the podcast to find out more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 29, 2023 - Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank and Doug Warren of Decatur Kiwanis' Early Birds Club joined Byers & Co. for the bank's "Community Invested" segment, including a conversation about Kiwanis' efforts to improve literacy through Little Free Libraries. Listen to the podcast now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
November 28, 2022 - Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank joined Byers & Co to launch "Jingle Bucks"! Byers & Co and Hickory Point Bank are giving you a chance to win cash this holiday season with Jingle Bucks! Register for your chance to win a daily prize of $25 or a weekly prize of $500! The contest begins November 28th and ends December 22nd. You only need to register once, but enter early for more chances to win! Winners will be announced during Byers & Co, 6am-9am on WSOY 1340am/103.3FM and online at NowDecatur.com. $25 Daily winners will be announced on weekdays from November 28th to December 22nd. $500 weekly winners will be announced on Monday, December 4th, Monday, December 12th, and Monday, December 19th! Enter to for your chance to win with Jingle Bucks at NowDecatur.com, presented by Hickory Point Bank!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 23, 2022 -Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank and 2022 HPB Merit Scholar Van Tran of Maroa Forsyth joined Byers & Co to highlight Van's accomplishments. Listen to the podcast now! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
April 27, 2022 - Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank and Mt. Zion High School Student Brandon Kondritz joined Byers & Co to talk about final days of high school, life after graduation, reading, pressures of social media, and the next Young Leaders In Action podcast episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
April 18, 2022 - Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank joined Byers & Co to talk about their local support of events like Operation Cookie Share and Kelly Day of the Girl Scouts details the many opportunities the program affords the scouts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
April 18, 2022 - Kevin Breheny joined Byers & Co to talk about Easter, the St. Louis Cardinals, and Soy City Buzz. Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank and Kelly Day of the Girl Scouts talk about Operation Cookie Share and the positive ways it impacts soldiers, first responders and scouts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Deciding to quit your job often takes time and consideration. But more and more people are saying, “I quit” with or without two weeks' notice. This hour, we talk about why Americans are leaving the workplace. Some have dubbed it “The Great Resignation” The labor shortage goes beyond people quitting; it includes those that won't return to low wage jobs with bad managers. Coming up, we hear from Karla Miller, Work Advice Columnist at the Washington Post. And later, Jackie Gallo of Chief Operating Office Whitcraft Group joins us. Facing the labor shortage head on, she has worked to employ formerly incarcerated residents in her workplace In August, 4.3 million Americans quit their jobs. Were you one of them? We want to hear from you. GUESTS: Karla Miller - Work Advice Columnist at the Washington Post Jackie Gallo - Chief Operating Office at Whitcraft Group in Connecticut Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
September 30, 2021 - Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank joined Lexi Jones and Brandon Kondrits of Young Leaders in Action talk about the second installment of the Nobody Asked Us podcast that covers the topic of life after high school. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
September 15, 2021 - Lexi Jones and Brandon Kondritz of Young Leaders in Action and Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank joined Byers & Co to talk about the first episode of the YLIA podcast, "Nobody Asked Us", the impact of the group on the community, and why HPB supports them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 12, 2021 - Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank joined Byers & Co to announce Maroa-Forsyth's Rabya Hasnain as the $5000 winner of their merit scholarship. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
April 1, 2021 - Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank joined Byers & Co to announce a new community event series called "Invest and Inspire" that will feature virtual speakers on leadership and begins with John Bates. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
March 1, 2021 - Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank joined Byers & Co to talk about how they are honoring local merit scholars and teases an upcoming local event that they are supporting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Mamas are joined by entrepreneur and "mama in progress" Karla Miller.A little over 5 years ago, Karla and her husband started "The Union" in Memphis, TN. They create date night events for married couples to help promote fun in marriage and connect with other like-minded married couples.Karla has also created a daily spiral desk calendar, “Cherishing Your Union- Daily Inspirations to Uplift Your Marriage,” that is filled with prayers, scriptures, questions to ask your spouse, nuggets of wisdom and date night ideas for each day of the year that can be used year after year. Karla was inspired to create it to help couples find little ways to keep their marriage exciting every day of the year, instead of only during our date night events. You can find out more about it and purchase here: https://www.theunion-datenight.com/products/cherishing-your-union-calendar And for more on Karla:Go to www.theunion-datenight.comFollow on IG: @iam_karlamarie and @ the_union_datenight
December 28, 2020 - Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank joined Byers & Co to announce the 3rd winner of a $500 Visa Gift Card with The Refresh! Congrats to Tanya Estes! Sign up for the Refresh at NowDecatur.com for the final chance to win! The final winner will be drawn on January 4th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
December 7, 2020 - NowDecatur and Hickory Point Bank are teaming up to bring you The ReFresh! The Refresh is your daily snapshot. Your daily conversation starter. Content you can’t get anywhere else. It’s the best of NowDecatur straight to your in-box. PLUS, if you sign up to receive The Refresh from NowDecatur.com, you have a chance to win one of four $500 gift cards from our friends at Hickory Point Bank! Sign Up for The Refresh Plus, listen to Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank on Byers & Co discuss how they are invested in our community with The ReFresh and so much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
September 28, 2020 - Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank joined Byers and Co to talk about why they are so heavily invested in the community and how they have planned a walk for hunger to fill in for their WSOY Community Food Drive kickoff event. Listen to the podcast now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Karla Miller, Corky Nicholson, Peggy Myers and Chris Funk of Hickory Point Bank announce the four winners for their Summer of Service program that featured amazing examples of young people giving back to the community. Listen to the podcast now. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
August 24, 2020 - Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank joined Byers and Co to talk about the difficulty in choosing a winner in the Summer of Service, and details some student projects. Listen to the podcast now. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
August 17, 2020 - Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank joined Byers and Co to talk about their Summer of Service program that spotlights five Mt. Zion young people that have created inspiring projects including help for the aquatic life in Lake Decatur. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
August 10, 2020 - Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank joined Byers and Co to talk about the amazing work being done by young people in the community and how Hickory Point Bank is safely serving their customers. Listen to the podcast now. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
August 3, 2020 - Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank joined Byers and Co to talk about how they are adapting through technology and being hopeful for the future because of the amazing projects being created by young people of the community. Janese Sherrod talks about Black Girl Magic, a project where she and her friends have partnered with local organizations to distribute 250 cards to people fighting COVID-19 and cancer. Listen to the podcast now. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Karla Miller of Hickory Point Banks introduces the Summer of Service that will be showcasing amazing things that the great talent pool of young people in Decatur are doing to help and inspire the community.
Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank announces the winners of their Merit Scholars competition that featured 28 of the area's brightest high school students. Overall winner, Sydney McNamara of St. Teresa talks about the excitement of winning $5000 and her future.
Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job
Dressing for work is especially fraught for women. This came to the fore nationally in July when a female journalist in Congress was turned away from the House lobby because her dress didn’t have sleeves. The story reignited our recent discussion about what “professional business attire” really means. For this bonus episode, we bring back Karla Miller, the Work Advice columnist for The Washington Post Magazine to talk about what Washington dress codes mean for the rest of us. How should business leaders address a vague dress code, and is there a tried and true rule for sleeves in the workplace? What do you think of our show? Rate and review our podcast on iTunes. We appreciate your support! Opening and closing music for Find Your Dream Job provided by Freddy Trujillo, www.freddytrujillo.com.
Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job
Business casual means dressing for business, but in a casual way. Wait, is that a trick question? Clothing choices in the workplace can be frighteningly complex. In this episode of Find Your Dream Job, we tackle office fashion. Karla Miller writes about dress in the workplace for the Washington Post Magazine. In the episode, Karla shares tips for preparing your outfit for an interview or first day of work. Ask yourself these two questions, then build your outfit: What does the ideal worker at this company look like? What kind of clothes would they be wearing and how would they be groomed? Baby boomers and millennials may have a different idea of what dressing for work means. Always check out the company guidelines or employee dress code to get a baseline for what you should wear to work. If there are no specifics, look at how the people who are a level or two above you are dressing. Karla and the Mac’s List team also get into clothing taboos, including gender discrepancies, tattoos, and more. About This Week’s Guest: Karla Miller Since 2011, Karla Miller has offered advice on workplace dramas and traumas as the at @Work Advice columnist for The Washington Post Magazine. Billing herself as “the smart-aleck down the hall,” Karla tackles questions on annoying officemates, bullying bosses, and getting by in today’s job market. Karla also works full-time at an accounting firm in Washington, DC. And, she volunteers as a wife and mother. Be sure to check out Karla’s weekly column for the upcoming feature, “Are Dress Codes Unevenly Enforced?” in the June 18th edition. You can follow Karla on Twitter @KarlaAtWork. Ben’s Job Search Resource: Tools for Moms Ben’s resource this week is The Pregnancy Pause. Maternity leave is a full time job. So, on resumes and on LinkedIn mothers can cite the Pregnancy Pause as their employer. This tool educates others about the important work parents do when they take time off to raise children. Find Your Dream Job Listener Question: Recent Grad Advice Becky, Ben, Jessica, and Mac offer advice to Amber Tyus from Chicago, Illinois. Amber asks, “How does someone who is a recent graduate with limited experience quantify their experiences?” These segments are sponsored by Mac’s new book, Land Your Dream Job Anywhere. The book offers practical, actionable, and proven tools to help you get clear about your career goals, find hidden jobs, and ace your next interview. Get the first chapter of this useful resource free. Be a part of the Find Your Dream Job podcast! Join in: Ask your job-related question! Email it to becky@macslist.org, or leave us a message at 716-JOB-TALK. If we use your question on the air, you will receive either a copy of our new book, Land Your Dream Job Anywhere. Share your best job resource with our listeners! Send your resource to ben@macslist.org, and tell him how it has helped you find your dream job. What do you think of our show? Rate and review our podcast on iTunes. We appreciate your support! Opening and closing music for Find Your Dream Job provided by Freddy Trujillo, www.freddytrujillo.com.
The guest on today's show is Karla Miller. Karla writes for the Washington Post Magazine's weekly @ Work Advice Column, where she answers questions on everything from co-worker clashes to employee rights issues. Karla also works full time at a local accounting firm and volunteers as a wife and mother of two children, who are now four and six years old. Listen in, to hear Karla's story. Karla's Parent At Work Story started before she was even technically a parent while working for the same accounting firm that she does now. Her plan was to leave work and get her house in order about a week before her baby was due to arrive. About six weeks before her due date, she woke up to find that her water had broken. That was lesson number one: Children don't give a hoot about what your plans are. After spending a day in the hospital in labor, she was given an emergency C-Section. With that, came lesson two for Karla: You really do need excellent co-workers and a supportive work environment, in order to survive the experience of becoming a parent. Fortunately for Karla, she had all of that. Listen in now, to find out more about what Karla has learned through her experience of working and becoming a parent. Today, Karla talks to Tom about: Her really supportive work environment. That with parenting, there are always things to juggle and to take into consideration. The often overlooked difficulties of being a stay at home parent. The work she does for the accounting firm, which, is fortunately quite flexible, and she can do a lot of it on her laptop, wherever she is, or via email. All the different elements that she has to balance, in her busy life. Her particular blend of flexibility and freedom. The stress that comes from having work flexibility. The double standards in people's attitudes towards male working parents, as compared with their attitudes towards women parents, who work. What she sees, as a writer, with parenting in the working world. That it's sometimes a relief and a welcome change of pace, to go into work. How she makes it work, as a working parent. A tip she has for parents- don't over share or over justify yourself for being unavailable work, it's not necessary to share too much detail. That every family is different. How she landed her writing job at the Washington Post. That turning a problem into a story helps you to get a better perspective on it. The kinds of concerns that Managers tend to have, about their workers with children. Parents will sometimes try to take advantage of their situation, to get a better deal at work. Moms often learn to get much more done in much less time. The sense of camaraderie that can develop between co-workers, when supporting and helping each other. The advice that she would give to her 'before she had children' self. The little things that one tends to miss, as a parent, like going out for a meal and being able to eat with both your hands. Follow Karla's Work
Lisa Bonos chats with a Washington Post couple who met in the newsroom 20 years ago and are still together. And work advice columnist Karla Miller gives some tips to those considering an office romance.
The Human Connectome Project has collected data of hundreds of individuals ranging from brain imaging to genetic and lifestyle information. Now researchers from the University of Oxford have used this information to see how much our lifestyle choices and personality traits are reflected in our brains. Karla Miller explained their findings to Connie Orbach. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
The Human Connectome Project has collected data of hundreds of individuals ranging from brain imaging to genetic and lifestyle information. Now researchers from the University of Oxford have used this information to see how much our lifestyle choices and personality traits are reflected in our brains. Karla Miller explained their findings to Connie Orbach. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists