Podcast appearances and mentions of kim baker

Vet Locks Himself In Hot Car Dr. Ernie Ward aimed to raise awareness about the extreme heat a car can reach and the potential dangers it poses to dogs. So he "shvitzed it out" inside his Coupe, all the while videotaping it for posterity. He shares his experience with us. Listen Now Plastic Surgery For Pets Pets and their owners do tend to look alike after a while, but are some pet owners going to extremes to prove the point? Animal expert Kim Baker says we're seeing more and more pet owners taking their pets in for cosmetic surgery. Listen Now Pets Earn Frequent Flyer Miles Pets are being rewarded for loyalty not just by their owners, but by airlines, as part of a growing number of pet frequent flier programs. Dogs and cats that travel on a Virgin Australia domestic flight can now collect points for their owners that can then be used to obtain discounts on future flights. Listen Now Overtime for the Dream Team Can you give your pet Aspirin? Do our pets have the same blood as humans? How does Clicker Training work? Should there be a Cat Leash Law? Dr. Debbie, dog trainer Alan Kabel, and Britt Savage tackle these curiosities. Where else will you learn this stuff? Listen Now Going the Distance What are you willing to do or pay to keep your pet healthy? More and more of us are pawning our wedding rings just to afford the more expensive surgeries to heal our pets. Is $3000 too much to pay to fix Fido's torn ACL? Listen Now World's Most Luxurious Cat Food At $40 A Can British celebrity chef Simon Rimmer believes he's come up with the world's most luxurious cat food. He worked closely with animal experts to create a "once-in-nine-lifetimes" food experience featuring roasted duck, lobster sushi rolls, and Beluga caviar. Listen Now Read more about this week's show.

Kentucky Performing Arts President and CEO talks with Brian and Trisha at the Kentucky Derby Museum as part of AT&T Morning Line 2025.

When life falls apart, how do you rebuild? In this episode of The Do The Thing Podcast, Kim Baker shares her powerful story of transformation—going from rock bottom to rediscovering her purpose through community, creativity, and personal growth. After facing intense challenges, including an empty nest, chronic pain, and past trauma, Kim found a new path through Modern Prairie. She now helps others navigate change and embrace their own reinvention.Tune in to hear how Kim turned struggle into strength, why “doing different” is the key to growth, and how community can be the catalyst for transformation.

Kristin Peterson, Chief of Policy at the Washington State Department of Health, tells us why the data-sharing agreement with the Tulalip Tribe is historic; Dr. Kim Baker, Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean of Practice at UT Health Houston School of Public Health, explains the success of the Own Every Piece campaign; several members of the ASTHO team collaborated on a recent Journal of Public Health Management and Practice article that focuses on efforts to improve access to care; and an ASTHO report explores the reasons cancer prevention messaging has often not resonated with its intended audience. Washington State Department of Health News Release: DOH and Tulalip Tribe sign historic Tribal-specific data sharing agreement UT Health Houston School of Public Health Web Page: “Own Every Piece” Campaign Promotes Reproductive Wellness and Birth Control Access to More than 3 Million Women Journal of Public Health Management and Practice Article: Public Health Agency Approaches to Improving Access to Care ASTHO Report: Improving Public Health Messaging – Exploring the Reach and Effectiveness of Cancer Prevention Communications  

You need a network of strong women. We've put them at your table. Join us as we share Kim Baker, President and CEO of the Kentucky Performing Arts- the first woman and first Kentuckian to serve in this capacity's story and lessons that she has learned throughout her life!Support the Show.

On this week's episode of the Friends in Beauty podcast I have a special treat for you because it's JUST ME! It's been a long time since I've had the chance to catch up with you so I stopped by for a little pep talk + words of encouragement and to share my newfound passion for grants. This was a quick episode but it has a special message for someone. It may be YOU, so tune in and let me know. Also, today is the big day that Glamazon Beauty launches on HSN so set your alarm for 8pm EST and let's all tune in to support Kim Baker on this monumental day.  Enjoy this episode! Leave us a 5 star review and share this episode with a friend or 2 or 3. info@friendsinbeauty.com GET BOOKKEEPING & ACCOUNTING SERVICES - Tell Them Friends in Beauty Sent You https://kickstartaccountinginc.com TRAVEL SURVEY - TRAVEL WITH FRIENDS IN BEAUTY https://bit.ly/FIBTravelSurvey ENROLLMENT OPEN - TRAILBLAZERS CLUB MEMBERSHIP https://bit.ly/FIBTrailblazersClub ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS OF THE PODCAST https://www.friendsinbeauty.com/advertise LEARN HOW TO RECORD + EDIT A PODCAST IN 7 DAYS OR LESS:  https://bit.ly/DIYPodcasterCourse FRIENDS IN BEAUTY FACEBOOK COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/groups/friendsinbeauty Additional Resources: MUST HAVE BEAUTY, PODCASTING, CONTENT CREATION TOOLS, AND BOOKS https://www.amazon.com/shop/akuarobinson LEARN A NEW SKILL Skillshare - Use this link for 2 months free of the premium plan: https://skl.sh/30t352q SAVE 10% ON MENTED COSMETICS (I'M SHADE D10) Shop Mented Cosmetics - https://www.mentedcosmetics.com/?rfsn=1290937.f2481 Use Code “AKUAROBINSON” for 10% of your purchase  Join the Friends in Beauty Mailing List: https://www.bit.ly/FIBTribe Social Media Info: Friends in Beauty (Instagram) - https://www.instagram.com/friendsinbeauty Friends in Beauty (YouTube) - https://bit.ly/FIBTube Akua Robinson (Instagram) - https://www.instagram.com/akuarobinson Akua Robinson (Website) - https://www.akuarobinson.com NOTE: I am a Brand Ambassador and affiliate for certain businesses, products and services that I believe in. I may have referenced these and included links in this video, description or someplace else at this site. I hope you find the resources helpful. Copyright, Liability Waiver and Disclaimers. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act, and/or without the prior express written permission of Friends in Beauty, LLC, Akua Robinson Artistry, LLC and/or Akua Robinson. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: While all persons associated directly or indirectly with this site and video use their best efforts in preparing the content, there is no express or implied representations or warranty with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the content of the videos, including any content, links or resources shared, including those by third parties. Furthermore, all parties specifically disclaim any and all express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. No legal or investment advice is being given herein. You should consult with a professional where appropriate and before any action is taken on this video. No liability or damages shall take place because of this video and/or content. Furthermore, your use of this site and watching these videos confirms your agreement that the District of Columbia or Delaware law applies to all disputes relating to this site and videos and, venue for all claims and disputes relating to this site and videos shall be in Washington, DC.

On this week's episode of the Friends in Beauty podcast I welcome Kim Baker to the Friends in Beauty guest chair, for the 2nd time! Kim is a Makeup Artist and Founder of Glamazon Beauty. Her unique background and approach to beauty is what sets her apart from her peers. For 20 years, Kim was in front of the camera, beginning as a size 4 model and then in the early 90s became what was considered one of the pioneers in the plus size industry. During that time, Kim was influenced by some of the best makeup artists in the industry - Fran Cooper, Reggie Wells, Quietfire, Kevyn Aucoin and Paul Star. Her very first makeup artist, at age 13, was the legend Way Bandy. Kim learned early on the power of great makeup and a great makeup artist; so, when she met a makeup artist who was just starting her own line, and shared her philosophy about makeup, "Don't fall into trends-just play up your best features!" Kim began working for her company. That was 30 years ago, and the makeup artist was Bobbi Brown. It was from her experience there and years in the industry that Kim was able to secure opportunities as a full-time makeup artist. In 2006, Kim received her big break - working for Hollywood A-Lister Tom Cruise and actor Ving Rahmes for the Mission Impossible movie press junket. And the rest is history...  She joins us this week on the Friends in Beauty to share Glamazon Beauty's upcoming launch on HSN on August 14th, so mark your calendars and enjoy this episode!! Leave us a 5 star review and share this episode with a friend or 2 or 3. info@friendsinbeauty.com GET BOOKKEEPING & ACCOUNTING SERVICES - Tell Them Friends in Beauty Sent You https://kickstartaccountinginc.com TRAVEL SURVEY - TRAVEL WITH FRIENDS IN BEAUTY https://bit.ly/FIBTravelSurvey ENROLLMENT OPEN - TRAILBLAZERS CLUB MEMBERSHIP https://bit.ly/FIBTrailblazersClub ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS OF THE PODCAST https://www.friendsinbeauty.com/advertise LEARN HOW TO RECORD + EDIT A PODCAST IN 7 DAYS OR LESS:  https://bit.ly/DIYPodcasterCourse FRIENDS IN BEAUTY FACEBOOK COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/groups/friendsinbeauty Additional Resources: MUST HAVE BEAUTY, PODCASTING, CONTENT CREATION TOOLS, AND BOOKS https://www.amazon.com/shop/akuarobinson LEARN A NEW SKILL Skillshare - Use this link for 2 months free of the premium plan: https://skl.sh/30t352q SAVE 10% ON MENTED COSMETICS (I'M SHADE D10) Shop Mented Cosmetics - https://www.mentedcosmetics.com/?rfsn=1290937.f2481 Use Code “AKUAROBINSON” for 10% of your purchase  Join the Friends in Beauty Mailing List: https://www.bit.ly/FIBTribe Social Media Info: Kim Baker (Instagram) - https://www.instagram.com/makeupbykimbaker Glamazon Beauty (Instagram) - https://www.instagram.com/glamazonbeautycosmetics Shop Glamazon Beauty on HSN - Click Here Friends in Beauty (Instagram) - https://www.instagram.com/friendsinbeauty Friends in Beauty (YouTube) - https://bit.ly/FIBTube Akua Robinson (Instagram) - https://www.instagram.com/akuarobinson Akua Robinson (Website) - https://www.akuarobinson.com NOTE: I am a Brand Ambassador and affiliate for certain businesses, products and services that I believe in. I may have referenced these and included links in this video, description or someplace else at this site. I hope you find the resources helpful. Copyright, Liability Waiver and Disclaimers. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act, and/or without the prior express written permission of Friends in Beauty, LLC, Akua Robinson Artistry, LLC and/or Akua Robinson.

Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts Senior Vice President Kim Baker joins Brian and Trisha at the AT&T Morning Line.

On today's episode I talk with three time Dopey Challenge finisher, Kim Baker.  Today we are going to recap the 2024 WDW Marathon Weekend - and the year was definitely eventful!

Kailey & Jacob are joined by two educators and NWEA content specialists who have thought a lot about how to improves student experiences in science. Kim Baker has been at NWEA for 13 years, and Megan Kuehl has been here for eight. We discuss challenging assumptions about the science classroom and unpack the notion that science is inherently impartial. 

On this episode of the Friends in Beauty podcast I welcome the CEO of Glamazon Beauty, Kim Baker,  to the Friends in Beauty guest chair! Kim Baker is a New York-based commercial makeup artist and former Wilhelmina Model who specializes in working with celebrities and models. Kim's unique background and approach to beauty is what sets her apart from her peers. For 20 years, Kim was in front of the camera, beginning as a size 4 model and then in the early 90s became what was considered one of the pioneers in the plus size industry. During that time, Kim was influenced by some of the best makeup artists in the industry - Fran Cooper, Reggie Wells, Quietfire, Kevyn Aucoin and Paul Star. Her very first makeup artist, at age 13, was the legend Way Bandy.    In 2006, Kim received her big break - working for Hollywood A-Lister Tom Cruise and actor Ving Rahmes for the Mission Impossible movie press junket. And the rest is history ... working with everyone from NASCAR driver Danica Patrick, songstress Toni Braxton and singer John Legend to actress Dakota Fanning and radio personality Angela Yee, to name a few, as well as on the countless TV shows including America's Next Top Model. Today, Kim has turned her passion for beauty into working with everyday women and has created a cosmetics line, Glamazon Beauty, to enhance that "special something" she believes everyone has that makes them beautiful - her favorite feature, their personality.   In this interview Kim shares: -A glimpse into her journey from model, makeup artist, and brand owner -An experience with discrimination as a model that made led to her to pursue makeup artistry -What it was like work with Bobbi Brown in the beginning  -The start and evolution of Glamazon Beauty -The importance of advocating for yourself -Advice on starting and funding your beauty brand -How she has built and leveraged relationships in the industry over the years -What's next for the brand and so much more   Enjoy this episode! Leave us a 5 star review and share this episode with a friend or 2 or 3. info@friendsinbeauty.com ENROLL IN D.I.Y PODCASTER COURSE TODAY:  bit.ly/DIYPodcasterCourse   JOIN PATREON TO SUPPORT THE FRIENDS IN BEAUTY PODCAST https://www.patreon.com/friendsinbeauty   FRIENDS IN BEAUTY FACEBOOK COMMUNITY www.facebook.com/groups/friendsinbeauty   FOLLOW FRIENDS IN BEAUTY ON IG  www.instagram.com/friendsinbeauty   SUBSCRIBE TO YOUTUBE CHANNEL bit.ly/FIBTube   SEND ME A TEXT! (202) 519-4652 ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS OF THE PODCAST https://www.friendsinbeauty.com/fibadrequest Additional Resources:   -https://www.amazon.com/shop/akuarobinson   -Skillshare - Use this link for 2 months free of the premium plan: https://skl.sh/30t352q   -Shop Mented Cosmetics - https://www.mentedcosmetics.com/?rfsn=1290937.f2481  Use Code “AKUAROBINSON” for 10% of your purchase  Announcements:   We're on Apple Podcasts - www.bit.ly/FIBPodItunes!   Join our Facebook community…   If  you're looking for a community of like minded, ambitious, and supportive #FriendsinBeauty all working to leave our mark on the beauty industry, join us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/friendsinbeauty Join the Friends in Beauty Mailing List: www.bit.ly/FIBTribe Social Media Info: Glamazon Beauty (Instagram) - @glamazonbeautycosmetics Glamazon Beauty  (Website) - www.glamazonbeauty.com Kim Baker (Instagram) - @makeupbykimbaker Friends in Beauty (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter) - @friendsinbeauty Friends in Beauty (YouTube) - Friends in Beauty  Akua Robinson (Instagram,Twitter) - @akuarobinson AkuaRobinson (Facebook) - Akua Robinson MUA Akua Robinson (Website) - www.akuarobinson.com

In the episode, Nick Day is joined on The HR L&D Podcast by Kim Baker, the Founder/CEO of Vivid Performance Group. In this human performance improvement company, she draws on her corporate background in management, training and human performance to help clients, employees, teams and leaders work better together™.She achieves this through something Kim calls the “business sandbox”… because “Employees get hired for what they know and do and fired for who they are and how they act”.Kim Baker is a Certified Reina Trust Building® implementer and 6 Team Conditions Advanced Practitioner. Her vision is to build a world where managers and leaders can create effective teams and coach them to greatness. So through her company, Vivid Performance Group, she utilises proven assessment, training, coaching and facilitation methods that reveal and develop individual and team abilities that can maximise performance.In this “Tackling Toxicity in the Workplace” episode with Kim Baker on The HR L&D Podcast, we also explore:What do the words “human resources” mean to you?How do we go about maximising human performance?What is "The Business Sandbox"?What do we do if we have toxicity in the workplace?What is driving toxicity in the workplace?What effect did Covid have on workplace toxicity?What should leaders/managers do to lessen or even prevent it?How can we make our workplaces less toxic?Why must “Leaders must become learners”?Links highlighted in this “Tackling Toxicity in the Workplace” episode are included below:Website: https://www.vividperformancegroup.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-baker/The host of The HR L&D Podcast - LinkedIn Profile: Nick DayLeading HR Recruiters: JGA HR RecruitmentEnjoyed this show? Why not also check out our other podcast focused on all aspects of payroll: The Payroll PodcastRemember, If you are an HR or L&D Leader listening to this podcast and you have an #HRvacancy that you would love some specialist #humanresources #hragency support with, please get in touch with me, Nick Day! I would love to help show you what a great #HRRecruitment experience feels like! You can reach out to me directly at nick@jgarecruitment.com or give me a call – at 01727800377

The Makeup Show was in NYC April 30-May 1, and I had a chance to talk to some of my favorite women about their brands and what is new.  Let me know if you were at the show and what you picked up! In this episode: I grabbed Angelique Velez from Breakups To Makeup, Cheyenne Pellicoro from Jones Road, Kim Baker from Glamazon Beauty and Belinda Salazar from B3 Beauty. Thank you for having me again at The Makeup Show! Links in this ep: Breakups To Makeup https://breakupstomakeup.com/ Hey Glowfriend Podcast https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/glowfriend B3 Balm https://b3balm.com?p=HyieIpkNO Jones Road https://jonesroadbeauty.com Contact Jones Road via email to apply for their PRO Discount Glamazon Beauty *Use this link for a discount, Lookers! https://glamazonbeauty.com/pages/_go_?ref=23179:612271&discount=F770CB0268E --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/look-behind-the-look-pod/support

The name, Kim Baker, is not necessarily synonymous with Corvette Racing-he didn't racing for the Corvette Team. What Kim Baker did do is dominate the GT Class SCCA National Championships and Endurance Races in a showroom-stock C4 Corvette!As a matter of fact, Baker and his Corvette were so dominating that the SCCA disallowed them to race in the series, prompting Chevrolet to create it's own Corvette-only race series called The Corvette Challenge Series!Bakeracing dominated in its day. Kim joins your CORVETTE TODAY host, Steve Garrett, to talk about his life, his racing and what he's doing today.Corvette Racing fans, don't miss this episode! It's a different Corvette Racing, SCCA-style on CORVETTE TODAY.

In this episode of Hardware to Save a Planet, Dylan is joined by Kim Baker, Senior Director of Innovation at Elemental Excelerator, a non-profit startup accelerator that works with companies at the intersection of climate and social justice, supporting entrepreneurs with innovative ideas and functional prototypes. Kim explains today's water management problem and the steps required for sustainability. She shares details of three companies addressing different aspects of the problem. She also mentions that funding applications for Cohort 12 investments open on March 13th.

Today's guest is Kim Baker. Kim is the founder of Kim Baker Foods, has nearly 20 years of experience in the food industry. In 2019, Kim launched Pro-Chi, a line of healthy snacks that make it easy for people to eat with intention. All Pro-Chi products are made with organic lentils and are vegan and grain-free. Lentils, a powerhouse ingredient, are foundational to her products, supporting well-being and strength with important macro and micro-nutrients. Pro Chi aspires to provide delicious nutritionally crafted products inspired by innovation and intentionality. Kim earned her Culinary Arts degree from the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) in New York and has a B.S. in Biology and an M.B.A. from the University of Richmond. Kim has been trained as a Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt and has cooked live on the TODAY Show with Kathie Lee and Hoda. In our conversation we discuss: Why she believes sometimes you have to let go in order to let in Her commitment to transformation and why she finds it so important to both live and eat with intention How her relationship with food has evolved over the years, and why she believes strongly in a plant-forward way of eating What inspired her to launch her company Pro-Chi and her biggest pieces of advice for someone wanting to launch a product or start a passion project. Resources: Gratisfied Healthified Online Magazine Instagram: @gratisfied @healthified Empower Bar Baking Mix Pro-Chi Plant Energy Pro-Chi on Instagram

Kim Baker is Senior Director of Innovation at Elemental, which funds circular economy and climate tech solutions through a non-profit model. Elemental is on a mission to redesign the systems at the root of the climate problems , and it's built a platform for scaling equitable, market-driven solutions, and to uplift people and communities around the world. Since 2009, Elemental has invested in over 130 growth-stage companies. Kim Baker has over 15 years of experience in launching and growing engineered systems into industrial and municipal markets. Currently, she works at the intersection of the built environment and carbon-related investments together with the design of technology demonstration projects. We find out what sets Elemental apart as a funder and hear about just a few of the many different types of businesses in the Elemental portfolio, including Trove, Thrilling, Goodr and Reath. Kim explains how Elemental finds and select the companies it invests in, and I also ask Kim about her background, and her ‘why'.

Hey beautiful! I am so grateful that you're here for another episode in the Amplify Your Wedding series. Today I am welcoming a very special guest, one of my dear friends Kim Baker. Kim is an award-winning makeup artist and hair stylist, while also being the embodiment of good vibes. I am so excited to chat with her about all things client experience, and how to create the ideal vibe on a wedding day. Let's dive in!Review the full show notes and transcript at quiannamarie.com/podcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's episode of the ITS Telehealth Podcast we host Dr. Kim Baker. Keenan and Dr. Kim discuss her history in elder care, challenges in supporting elderly loved ones when it comes to mental health, the black community and amazing mindest hacks that will help you live the life you've always wanted!

There are so many emotions, thoughts and feelings that arise when we decide to create a new business -- and similarly, these same thoughts and feelings come up when we take our existing business and decide to pivot it in a new direction!In today's interview with Kim (of Kim Baker Beauty) we're having a real conversation around how we can navigate through the entire experience and continue working towards building a business that feels aligned and connected with our goals!P.S. The doors to the membership are open for the next 4 days!  Click here to learn more! Links from the episode:Denise Duffield Thomas (Author, Mindset and Manifestation Coach)Kate Northrup's book, Do LessHow to connect with Kim:Snag her Honeybook FreebieFind her on IG here and hereVisit her website!Also, I'd absolutely love it if you left a review on Apple Podcasts -- I love getting to shout out my listeners in the podcast episodes!

In this episode, I'm sharing with you a conversation I had with Kim Baker. I met Kim at an event re-launch of her beauty line, Glamazon Beauty and I was so truly impressed with the product that I invited her on the show to tell me more about how it all came about. From her beginnings as a successful Wilhelmina Model, to her unexpected career as a celebrity makeup artist, and finally to the launch of her own successful makeup line, we cover it all. Join Kim and I for some real talk about the industry... and a lot of inspiration. Glamazon Beauty https://glamazonbeautycosmetics.com/pages/behind-the-brush Kim Baker's IG https://www.instagram.com/makeupbykimbaker/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/look-behind-the-look-pod/support

Join us today as we catch up with Dr. Kim Baker, an Associate Professor of Journalism at Alabama State University. As you'll hear in today's conversation, her path to graduate school and academia wasn't linear at all. She always thought she'd be working with and saving animals, but sometimes, it's takes just one little thing to change your direction and she'll tell us all about it. Kim has taught an array of journalism courses at Alabama State University, which is a HBCU, and she loves getting the opportunity to work with first generation college students and the students who come to her with no real understanding of what college is like. She trains them in writing, photography, and videography, but in doing so, she gives them a skill set that is marketable. As she notes, her research has literally run the gamut from studying the Apocalypse in The Walking Dead to learning how fitness trackers motivate us (or don't). Kim considers herself a non-traditional student because she didn't wind up in graduate school in her 20s but that hasn't stopped her from making the most of every single opportunity, including partnering with some of her colleagues while at UA in a research work group. That research work group landed her in Japan to present several research papers at an academic conference and also helped teach her what she considers to be the most important lesson--surround yourself with the best and smartest people, and those people will teach you the most about yourself and the world around you. In today's conversation, she tells us about a visual literacy project she worked on about what it means to be an American. We aren't going to spoil it all here, but what she tells us is fascinating about generational differences and how one easy question can be answered in so many ways. Definitely tune into Episode 1 of Season 4 of Revise and Resubmit! We have a fantastic lineup for you and you won't want to miss it!! Dr. Baker is not on Twitter, but you can find her on Facebook: Kim Baker You can follow the ICIR on Twitter: @ICIRAlabama

On this episode of the Friends for Life Podcast we sit down with Kim Baker of Fulton County Festival of Trees and learn more about this great event, how it was started and much more.  https://www.fcfot.com/

Life-long academic Kim Baker shares her experience navigating the Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness system and recently achieved student debt cancellation. Kim tells Nikki about listening to the experiences of others with student debt that inspired her to take action on her own. Kim's years in academia are intrinsically tied to her student debt not only in the monetary cost but also in the weight of decisions often made when student debt makes it feel impossible to move forward. Read More

In episode nine we talk about how to design fun and engaging RPG games for tweens and families! We are joined by Children's Librarian, and D&D enthusiast, Kim Baker as we discuss campaign design and system choice, best practices when leading RPGs for tweens, the social and emotional learning benefits of RPGs, and how to set everyone up for success when playing these games. Learn more about the resources mentioned in podcasts (and get links to them) at mcpl.info/ddlibrarytalk

“It takes a village to empower founders tackling Climate Change”. Discover how Elemental Excelerator is bringing an enormous contribution into it. Part 1: Meet the Investor: In today's episode, we are speaking with Kim Baker, Director of Innovation at Elemental Excelerator, a global program supporting early stage Climate Tech founders. I was excited to have Kim on the show and learn more about how the all Elemental team is on a mission to redesign the systems at the root of climate change. So far they invested in over 100 growth-stage companies and celebrated more than a dozen exits, funded more than 70 technology projects, and built a platform for scaling equitable, market-driven solutions to climate change. Kim will share with you her overview of the ClimateTech ecosystems today, Where we are at and what needs to happen to ensure the ClimateTech ecosystems can fully support the 2050 Net Zero Goal. She will cover with you in detail how Elemental selects and supports founders with their different initiatives in place. Finally, Kim will  share how they evaluate impact in companies they support with their programs.   Part 2: My secret sauce: In the second part of the show, Kim will give her secret sauce for founders seeking to fundraise. Then, Kim will cover the challenges that she sees for ClimateTech teams seeking to scale and go global. Finally she will give her insights on how she maintains a healthy work life balance as a mother, an investor and or founder.

Cows and dogs as well as people around south east Asia are taking a daily tipple of Kim Baker's organic apple cider vinegar. He is one of New Zealand's earliest organic growers still producing and when he started 25 years ago organic farmers were regarded as rebels. Not so now, and for Kim it's time to kick back a bit, rev up his motorbike and tour the country.

Can Animals Predict The Weather ? - Kim Baker, MS, RMT, ECT is an Animal Communicator, Internationally Published Author, Speaker, Certified Reiki (ray-key) Master Teacher and Equine Craniosacral (cranio-say-kral) Therapist, Horseback Riding Instructor, and Internationally Recognized Natural Horse Training Clinician and Spiritual Horse Retreat Facilitator. She is also the host of her own talk radio show called "The Kim Baker Show ~ the amazing connection between horses, animals and humans!" Kim writes for national and international magazines and online information websites. Kim holds a Master of Integrated Sciences degree from the University of Colorado, and received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Arizona in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Kim is a former member of the Board of Directors for Holistic Horse Care Cooperative and Jefferson County Horse Council. She is a current member of the United States Equestrian Federation and Arabian Horse Association. - www.kimbakeranimalcommunicator.comFor Your Listening Pleasure all the radio shows available on The 'X' Zone Broadcast Network with our compliments, visit - https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv.Our radio shows archives and programming include: A Different Perspective with Kevin Randle; Alien Cosmic Expo Lecture Series; Alien Worlds Radio Show; America's Soul Doctor with Ken Unger; Back in Control Radio Show with Dr. David Hanscom, MD; Connecting with Coincidence with Dr. Bernard Beitman, MD; Dick Tracy; Dimension X; Exploring Tomorrow Radio Show; Flash Gordon; Imagine More Success Radio Show with Syndee Hendricks and Thomas Hydes; Jet Jungle Radio Show; Journey Into Space; Know the Name with Sharon Lynn Wyeth; Lux Radio Theatre - Classic Old Time Radio; Mission Evolution with Gwilda Wiyaka; Paranormal StakeOut with Larry Lawson; Ray Bradbury - Tales Of The Bizarre; Sci Fi Radio Show; Seek Reality with Roberta Grimes; Space Patrol; Stairway to Heaven with Gwilda Wiyaka; The 'X' Zone Radio Show with Rob McConnell; Two Good To Be True with Justina Marsh and Peter Marsh; and many other!That's The ‘X' Zone Broadcast Network Shows and Archives - https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv

ON THIS EDITION OF THE SPOTLIGHT JEFF SHANNON SPEAKS WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NASHVILLE YOUTH JAZZ ENSEMBLE, DR. RICHARD REPANI AND THE CEO OF THE GALLATIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, KIM BAKER.

If you are interested in more of Maggi's work, visit her website, maggidawn.net. Check out her books, including The Accidental Pilgrim, Giving it Up, and Beginnings and Endings.If you're interested in learning more about Lent or learning through a Lenten curriculum, check out our other ChurchNext courses, Lent for Families with Kim Baker, A Spring in the Desert with Frank and Victoria Logue, and the newly released With Gladness: 5 Weeks of Holy Practices for Disciples with Christoper Martin.

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In this episode, you’ll learn how to show up authentically in your beauty business. Kim shares her strategies of when, why, and how coaching can impact your business faster than doing it yourself as well as know when, why, and how makeup artists can retail products in a way that doesn’t label them as a “sell out”. Lastly, Kim discusses how to create consistent, compelling content that allows you to authentically connect with potentials and ideals clients on Instagram. About Kim: As a makeup artist and esthetician since 2014, Kim trial and errored her way through social media marketing. From 2018 to 2019 she increased her sales by 200% using Instagram to both find new clients and serve as a portfolio for referral clients. Now, Kim teaches beauty entrepreneurs how to use Instagram to sell their services and products. Read the show notes here: https://nataliesetareh.com/showing-up-authentically/ Questions covered in this episode: #1 What is your elevator pitch? [04:01] #2 How do you get little rainbows everywhere in your living room? [06:46] #3 What are the pros of being an esthetician and a makeup artist at the same time, and how did you marry the two? [08:58] #4 How has coaching helped you in your personal and business life, and how did you get past the initial “ouch” factor? [14:04] #5 When did you decide that retailing was the right way to go, and how has that changed your business? [18:42] #6 How have your Instagram stories helped your brand grow, and how have they helped you build relationships? [23:51] #7 What is your favorite makeup or skincare hack? [32:02 Memorable quote from the episode: "Makeup should be fun. It should be a tool and not a mask to hide behind." If you want to know more about or connect with Kim, you can check out the following links: Her official website She’s most active on Instagram: @kimbakerbeauty (where we met) For her coaching services, you can go here: @beautymygram Want to ask me a question? You can head over here or even leave me a voicemail and I’ll answer your questions! If you like this episode, make sure to get on my email list to receive my monthly email newsletter. Lastly, I produce this episode free for you. SUPPORT THE SHOW: If you love the content and topic, consider supporting the show to avoid ads. You can do that here. Last but not least, let's connect :) Facebook Instagram Email: natalie@nataliesetareh.com Website Buy my book --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nataliesetareh/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nataliesetareh/support

Early in his career, Ari Raivetz, Founder and CEO of Transcend, worked on Wall Street financing fracking operations. He saw the impact of those operations on one of our most precious resources, water. Today he's building tech solutions for engineering firms, utilities, and technology suppliers and designing critical infrastructure, starting with the wastewater industry. In this episode, Dawn Lippert, Elemental's CEO, and Kim Baker, Elemental's Director of Water Innovation, talk with Ari about his journey to climate tech.

An interview with Kim Baker and Jessyca Stoepker from the Manna Food Project in Harbor Springs.  Please donate to them - https://www.mannafoodproject.org/donate-online.htm - or any other group that can help deal with hunger in America today - #GivingTuesday

An interview with Kim Baker and Jessyca Stoepker from the Manna Food Project in Harbor Springs.  Please donate to them - https://www.mannafoodproject.org/donate-online.htm - or any other group that can help deal with hunger in America today - #GivingTuesday

Kim Baker, Director of Innovation, Water, at Elemental Excelerator, pulls back the curtain on fostering innovation in the water and other climate verticals at Elemental Excelerator. Kim nimbly moves from topic to topic and illustrates how water innovators can be even more powerful when partnering with other climate innovators. In this session, you'll learn about:  The background and mission of Elemental Excelerator How Elemental Excelerator fosters innovation across multiple climate verticals, including water The targeted investments Elemental Excelerator makes in companies What Elemental Excelerator looks for when selecting companies How selected companies benefit from their peers in the Elemental Excelerator program The power of storytelling in the water sector The trends Kim is seeing in new water technologies Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:  Kim's LinkedIn page Elemental Excelerator's website TWV #166: Challenges with and Innovations in Small Utility Systems with Austin Thompson TWV #050: Advancements in Water Testing with OndaVia CEO Mark Peterman Thank You! Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven't done so already. And don't forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don't forget to join The Water Values mailing list!

Kim Baker, Director of Innovation, Water, at Elemental Excelerator, pulls back the curtain on fostering innovation in the water and other climate verticals at Elemental Excelerator. Kim nimbly moves from topic to topic and illustrates how water innovators can be even more powerful when partnering with other climate innovators. In this session, you’ll learn about:  The background and mission of Elemental Excelerator How Elemental Excelerator fosters innovation across multiple climate verticals, including water The targeted investments Elemental Excelerator makes in companies What Elemental Excelerator looks for when selecting companies How selected companies benefit from their peers in the Elemental Excelerator program The power of storytelling in the water sector The trends Kim is seeing in new water technologies Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:  Kim’s LinkedIn page Elemental Excelerator’s website TWV #166: Challenges with and Innovations in Small Utility Systems with Austin Thompson TWV #050: Advancements in Water Testing with OndaVia CEO Mark Peterman Thank You! Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!

Lauren and Peyton are on their "a-game" today because of one very special reason: they have their first guest-stars in an episode! Kim Baker and Mads Morsch, aka the Millennials and Mimosas open up about their personal lives on todays episode. From how to deal with high school cliques to rushing in a sorority, these girls cover it. Weirdly enough, they are basically parallels of each other! So, please enjoy todays episode full of gossip, hot topics, and how these ballers profit! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/uninvited/support

Are you trying to run your business while juggling kids? Let's be honest, it's a tough gig. But with support from like-minded mums in business, it can be a bit easier to manage the tough times, and the good times are all the more enjoyable.In this episode I've done things a bit different. Instead of recording my podcast in the office as I normally do, I've recorded it whilst playing outside with my kids. You know why? Because sometimes there is no separation between mum-life and business-life (no matter how hard we try!)I reached out to members in my Facebook group, Laptops & Lattes Community, and asked for their top tips for running their business while caring for kids. I've collected some of my favourite tips and shared them with you in the episode. And you'll hear from my son and daughter a few times throughout because we all know they like to have their say!If you'd like to join the Laptops & Lattes Facebook group visit: www.facebook.com/groups/laptopsandlattesMany thanks to these amazing mums in business for sharing their tips in the community:Emma Heuston, The Remote Expert, www.theremoteexpert.comDiandra Jones, The Admin Mama, www.theadminmama.comDayarne Smith, Hello Copy Co, www.dayarnesmith.com.auVicki Clothier, Resume Writers Australia and Clothier Careers, www.resumewritersaustralia.com.au and www.clothiercareers.comSteph Gobraiel, Virtual Associate Services, www.virtualassociateservices.com.auChelsea Miller, Breathe Skin Body Mind, www.breatheskinbodymind.comKim Baker, AppleBlossom Admin, www.appleblossomadmin.com.au

Kim Baker owns Restaurant Navona in Albany with her husband, Mike. Imagine if your whole career started with a prank! That's how it seems Kim got started in the restaurant business. 289 New Scotland Ave Albany, NY 12208 518-435-0202 https://www.facebook.com/restaurantnavonaalbany/ https://restaurantnavona.com/ https://www.instagram.com/restaurant_navona/ https://www.newscotlandtaco.com/ Food Truck Calendar https://restaurantnavona.com/mobile-restaurant-events/ Overheard on the podcast... PJ Baker Electric (Parent's business in Mechanicville) https://pjbakerelectric.com/

Kim Baker is a former Wilhelmina Model, turned commercial makeup artist who specializes in working with celebrities and models, based in New York. Kim's unique background and approach to beauty is what sets her apart from her peers. For 20 years, Kim was in front of the camera, beginning as a size 4 model and then in the early 90s became what was considered one of the pioneers in the plus size industry. Today, Kim has turned her passion for beauty into working with everyday women and has created Glamazon Beauty Cosmetics, a cosmetics line to enhance that "special something" she believes everyone has that makes them beautiful - their personality. Glamazon Beauty Cosmetics has been featured on Good Morning America, The View, Refinery29, In Touch Weekly, Essence, and more.

Reverse Mortgage might be the financial lifeline you need. Steve Sless explains the benefits AND how to leave more for your heirs at the same time. The Gallatin TN Chamber has lots of news from Director Kim Baker. Feel Good Get Better with life coach Teri Pugh and discover some music with all the feels with singer songwriter Steff Mahan. www.thestevenjslessgroup.com - National Reverse Mortgage Expert www.GallatinTN.org - Kim Baker www.TeriPugh.com - Life Coach/Trascending Turbulence www.SteffMahan.com - Album is "Enough"

I am thrilled to share that my very dear friend, client, celebrity makeup artist and CEO and founder of Glamazon cosmetics, Kim Baker. She is working on many exciting projects and has been so successful in promoting her makeup line, #Glamazon! Did you know she was featured on Good Morning America??!!! We discussed all things #entrepreneurship, #inventing and the #determination required to #succeed!

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In this edition of the spotlight, Tony speaks with The President and CEO's of the Gallatin and Hendersonville Chambers of Commerce.

In this Special edition Tony speaks with the President and CEO's of the Gallatin and Hendersonville Chambers of Commerce.

Wendy speaks with Kim Baker, CEO Gallatin Chamber of Commerce and about Gallatin’s rapid growth. With more businesses and residents moving to Gallatin – Kim tells us how she and a small army of leaders within the Chamber, the City and Downtown Development are working together to help businesses navigate the exciting landscape while providing valuable support, training and resources to help them succeed!

We talk with The Gallatin Chambers own, Kim Baker. It's all brought to you by F&M Bank

Get your local history on in this special episode of the Miracle Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Podcast. This week, host John Haggard talks to Ryan Baker, the director of the Sumner County Museum. Together, they discuss several topics, including: Ryan’s Early Life and High SchoolCollege Life at MTSURyan’s Coaching and Sunday School ActivitiesDrone FishingHow Ryan Ended up in the Sumner County Museum as DirectorAmazing Things to See at the Sumner County MuseumExciting Addition to the Museum and Things to Look Forward to in the next three yearsThe Most Inspiring Part of Working as a Museum DirectorAnnual Cemetery TourHow to Contact Ryan Baker Ryan is also the husband of Kim Baker, CEO of the Gallatin Chamber of Commerce. You can listen to earlier podcasts with Kim in Episode 13 of the Miracle CDJR Podcast and in Episode 9 of the Miracle Ford Podcast! Check them out when finishing with this episode. Transcript John Haggard 0:02 Welcome to the Miracle Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Special Guest Edition Podcast, where we interview community leaders in the Gallatin Sumner County area. And today we’re honored to have Ryan Baker. He is the director of the Sumner County Museum on the podcast. Hey Ryan, welcome to the podcast. Ryan Baker 0:20 Hi, John. Thanks for having me. John Haggard 0:21 And Ryan before we explore the Sumner County Museum in Gallatin today, for people who are new to the area or those searching on the Internet just trying to find fun things to do in Middle Tennessee or in Gallatin, tell us a little bit about you. Did you grow up in Gallatin? Ryan Baker 0:35 I did. I grew up here in Gallatin. I was actually born in Hendersonville, and when I turned three, my mom and dad built a house in Gallatin, and we moved here in 1986. I lived in that same house my whole life, and then I made it about as far as Murfreesboro for four years, and then came back to Gallatin. John Haggard 0:59 And where did you go to high school? Ryan Baker 1:01 I went to Gallatin High School. John Haggard 1:02 All right. I think they’re having a pretty good football season, somebody told me. Is that true? Ryan Baker 1:07 They were. They only lost one game in the regular season this year. John Haggard 1:11 All right, well, so thinking about high school, what was the most fun thing or some of the fun things that you did while you were there? Ryan Baker 1:19 Well, when I was in school, what most kids were doing on a Friday or Saturday night, we just get in our car and cruise around what we call the Gallatin 500. It basically ran from where the old Walmart was at, where Ollie’s is now up to like the Food Lion parking lot and back around, and so you would just see a whole lot of cars really cruising all night. John Haggard 1:45 And so what did the police think about all that? Ryan Baker 1:48 You know, they were always really pretty laid back when we were in school. You know, every now and then, if the crowd got too big in a certain parking lot, they might come in, and you know, tell everybody move it along. But a lot of times they just stop by and chat with us too. John Haggard 2:03 Alright, so Ryan, you said you made it as far as Murfreesboro. So I’m assuming maybe you went to college there. Ryan Baker 2:10 That’s right. I went to MTSU originally for history. Changed a few times, bounced around different medical things. And then ended up actually with a degree in Tourism Studies at MTSU. It’s kind of a new program they have there. And when I graduated in 2015, the Sumner County Museum was hiring for director. And so my appreciation for history and knowledge with you know, tourism, kind of just a perfect fit, I guess. John Haggard 2:45 in reading your bio, I understand you were or still are a head coach? Ryan Baker 2:51 Yes. So I have coached a lot of, or most of my son’s soccer teams and basketball teams since he’s been participating. John Haggard 3:03 So what’s the number one tip to win a basketball game or a soccer game? What is it really that makes some teams succeed all the time, and others don’t? Ryan Baker 3:12 I think for kids, especially the younger kids, it is just to let them have fun, not put a lot of pressure on them, and kind of let them learn naturally and just make the game up. Just make it about fun. And once the kids are having fun, you’ll start to see you know, some W’s coming in. John Haggard 3:30 Your bio also says that you teach a Sunday school class? Ryan Baker 3:35 I did. My wife and I, we both taught at Godwine in Hendersonville for four-year-olds for several years. John Haggard 3:44 And when you are not at the Summer County Museum in terms of your time off, what do you like to do? Ryan Baker 3:50 So my biggest passion is going to be fishing. So I don’t get to fish as much as I would like because we Got a 13-year-old and a two-year-old right now. John Haggard 4:03 That’s a lot. Ryan Baker 4:04 But fishing, camping, being outdoors, really. If I’m outdoors, I’m happy John Haggard 4:10 Now have you heard Ryan about drone fishing? Ryan Baker 4:14 No, I have not. But I’ve heard about the new magnet fishing for people, you basically just take a big strong magnet on a rope, drop it down in the lake and see what you can pull out. John Haggard 4:26 Wow. Okay, yeah! Ryan Baker 4:28 People find bicycles and watches, phones, all kinds of things. I’ve not done that myself, though. John Haggard 4:35 So I was listening to a podcast about this drone fishing. And so what happens is, let’s say somebody set the ocean, they’re on the beach, they send the drone out, as long as it is within sight. It’s legal. And they have to, of course, be licensed, I suppose and follow local law. And they drop this fishing line, special fishing line, down and they’re able to see from the camera if there’s efficient, so they drop it down and boom, there you go on it. It seems like drones are getting involved everywhere. And I didn’t know if you would run into anybody doing that here or not. Ryan Baker 5:06 I have not, but I’m going to look that up. John Haggard 5:08 Kind of crazy, ain’t it? Ryan Baker 5:09 That’s something. Yeah, that’s something I need to know more about. John Haggard 5:12 Drone fishing. There you go. So So let me ask you this. You said you came to the Sumner County Museum based on your degree. How did you rise to the director? Most people come in, I would think as, you know, in various positions, you kind of work your way up. Ryan Baker 5:27 So the Sumner County Museum was actually founded in 1975. And the current facility opened in ’81. And for most of its existence, it has been ran by volunteers. Most of the exhibits in the museum are set up through volunteer efforts. A gentleman named Alan Hanes was a long-time volunteer curator there and did quite an amazing job, brought the museum had with the funding and things like that. But the board of directors decided to hire an executive director in 2015. I thought that was going to be the best way to give the museum a shot for success, I guess you could say. John Haggard 6:10 All right. And before you got involved in museum management and promotion, were you in a different line of work? Ryan Baker 6:17 I was and was in the restaurant industry for quite some time, ended up going into, you know, the management side of that. And I knew early on that that wasn’t what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. And now don’t get me wrong. I love cooking. I cook at home regularly John Haggard 6:32 And tell us how did the Sumner County Museum actually come about? How long has it been there, and how did it happen? Ryan Baker 6:40 So the museum that is located behind Trousdale Place, just a couple blocks from the Gallatin Downtown area. It was founded in 1975. That building opened in 81. And it was started by a group of people; two individuals probably have the biggest impact. Two founders being John Garrett, whose family owns Garrett Concrete here in Gallatin, and another gentleman named Robert Ramsey, and he was believed the owner of the Ram Craft Clock Company. And so they kind of teamed up and had this idea for a museum. And John, I know, was a long-time preservationist, collector of historical artifacts. And so I’d like to think that his collection probably got so big that he didn’t really have much of another choice, but to really open a museum. John Haggard 7:32 What are some of the cool things that you would find in the Sumner County Museum? Ryan Baker 7:37 The museum set up in chronological order. We’ve actually got three floors with about 10,000 square feet of exhibit space in the current museum. So we’ve got Native American exhibit that we have really like State Museum quality artifacts there. So those are really neat to see and kind of learn about their stories, and then we’ve got items from the Long Hunters that came through this are. We have a blacksmith shop, a tinsmith shop, gunsmith shop. We have exhibits on all of the major wars when Sumner County’s involved in it, from the Civil War up to Vietnam. We have information or an exhibit on schools here in Sumner County. We’ve got Gallatin’s first fire truck. We have Model T, Model A. We’ve got old Chevrolet and smart things about the Sumner County Drive-in that closed, I think it was around 96, 97 when they shut that down. Now, a lot of artifacts on farming, farm equipment. So we’ve really we’ve got, one way to put it, we’ve got a lot of stuff. John Haggard 8:37 Yeah, sounds like it. It really does. It really does. What about the funding? How does the museum get its funds? Ryan Baker 8:44 So the museum is private, so we’re not owned by the city or county or anything like that. So it’s really up to myself and the board of directors to raise funds throughout the year to keep, you know, just the operating costs going. The city of Gallatin, they do help us out with a grant every year that we’ve been receiving to help us, you know, just keep operating. John Haggard 9:06 Anything that you would say has been a very exciting addition to the museum over the last several years. Ryan Baker 9:12 So we’ve got a storage room upstairs. And you wouldn’t believe it is just full of things that have been donated over the years with things that the museum has acquired. And I remember it was a couple of years ago and is a rainy, rainy day. And I thought, I’m just going to go up there, go up here in this room, and kind of go through some things and look at different items and came across a box that said Buffalo Balloon on it. And I wondered what this could be, so I opened it up. And inside were artifacts and newspaper articles regarding the world’s first airmail delivery, and come to find out the world’s first recorded Air Mail Delivery was made in 1877. From Nashville to Gallatin via hot air balloon. And it was called the Buffalo Balloon. It was actually from New York. And one thing I couldn’t figure out is why they brought this to Nashville to deliver Air Mail. That’s one thing, one piece of the puzzle that I have not solved. But we do have several artifacts from that airdrop. And one of the envelopes that we have a copy of was actually on display in the Smithsonian Postal Museum in Washington, DC. And I did discover that there were not many of these airmail stamps made. There’s actually an argument whether there were three made or 300. But nevertheless, I did see where one I discovered where one sold at auction for a quarter-million dollar several years ago. So I don’t have many of those stamps. But we do have some of the original artifacts from that. And right now, we actually have a grad student named Marley, who’s at MTSU, and she is working on creating like a new display for these artifacts. So should be by probably March or April, we’ll have that set up at the museum. John Haggard 11:10 So Ryan, what do you see as you look into the crystal ball, the future plans for the museum, something we can look forward to say over the next couple of two or three years? Ryan Baker 11:21 I’m glad you asked that. So in 2015, Mr. Garrett, he raised money to purchase a property known as the Carriage House. And now this house built in 1831, and it sits directly across the street from where they just rebuilt Captain D’s here in Gallatin on East Main. Now, while doing that, he also, when he passed away in 2017, he left his home, known as Stonewall, or historic Stonewall, which actually sits adjacent to the Carriage House. This house was built in 1838, I believe, and that’s around 5600 square feet, and the Carriage House, I think, is 6500 square feet. And then also on the property, in the rear of the property sits the old county garage building. And I think it was built in the 1920s. So we have, in addition to our current museum, we have all these other properties that we are about to develop a strategic plan for. We’re going to be developing that January through probably March. So we’re going to be coming up with some really creative, strategic ideas and how to make this not only a tourist stop. But also something that’s going to be really beneficial to the county. John Haggard 12:40 So for someone who wants to come to the museum, Ryan, how long does it take to walk the floors, I think you said there are three and just to get through the entire museum. Ryan Baker 12:52 So usually, you could walk you could do a self-guided tour in 20 to 30 minutes if you want. It just depends on how fast you want to walk through and, and how much, how deep you want to dig. But a guided tour, myself, or our current volunteer curator, Chris Morris, we do most of the guided tours. And generally, you know, we could do depending on the age group, you know, somewhere around between an hour, an hour and a half for a guided tour. John Haggard 13:20 All right. Is there anything that people seem to misunderstand about the museum in any way? Ryan Baker 13:27 You know, a lot of people think that we are owned by the county, and we receive like regular county funding and things like that, but we’re not. Like I think I said earlier, we are private. And so we are, we’re responsible for raising all the funds, you know, to keep the museum running. John Haggard 13:45 As you get up every morning and you say, you know, I’m getting ready to go to work. Ryan, what would you say about your position, your job there that most inspires you? Ryan Baker 13:57 Well, for me, I get to learn something new almost every day. Gallatin has, Gallatin and Sumner County has such a rich history that most folks who live here are probably not aware of. So, for me, it’s just that opportunity to learn something new about our history and. And it’s really exciting and being able to share that with others, you know, through tours and, and special events and things like that. John Haggard 14:25 Is there anything I didn’t ask you that you would want people to know either about you or the museum? Ryan Baker 14:31 So let me tell you about some of the events that we hold at the museum. This just happened back in October, but our probably most popular event is our Annual Cemetery Tour. Wow. And so we portray people who are buried in the Gallatin City Cemetery. Now the first known burial there was, I think, 1818, so it’s over 200 years old. It’s a really unique setting. And so what we do is we lay out a path and usually portray about 10 characters. So we have actually volunteer actors in costume, who will tell the stories of different people buried in that cemetery. And usually, we have anywhere from 800 to like 1400 people come through and do that tour, and it’s a one night only for about five hours. It’s the first Saturday in October every year it follows the Main Street Festival that’s held Downtown. So that’s our most popular event. We also have a dinner that’s coming up pretty soon for Museum Association Members. So if you’re interested in learning more about the museum, becoming a member, finding out how you can get involved, that is a good event. We’re also hosting three nights on December the 8th, 9th, and 10th. That’s a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. An Appalachian Christmas dinner and that will sell out will have period food, an Appalachian Storyteller here alongside period music. And we do limit that to 40 people each night and it will sell out. Tickets are on sale now; you can find those through our Facebook page through that event. Let’s see we’re planning a new fundraiser that will be sometime in the spring. I don’t have a lot of details on that now, but that’s going to be something new probably. Probably have something to do with the roaring 20s and maybe even a little prohibition, thrown in that. So people can, you know, follow us on our Facebook page. That’s probably the best way to keep up with what’s going on with the museum. So our website is sumnercountymuseum.org and our Facebook page, you would just search for Sumner County Museum. John Haggard 16:42 All right back to that cemetery for just a moment. Is there one surprise in the cemetery maybe someone who is buried there that people would know or would not expect to be there, but who is? Ryan Baker 16:55 So I think of the few people off the top of my head. One was Governor William Trousdale. The Trousdale place was actually his city home, but he was governor of Tennessee for two years. And he was also known as the War Horse of Sumner County for his efforts, I believe, from the Revolutionary War, War of 1812. And then by the time the Civil War rolled around, he was too old to partake in that even though he wanted to. And then another notable character that’s buried there would be Sam Houston’s first wife. Sam Houston, who the city of Houston’s named after, his wife Eliza Allen, is buried there. And she was actually the first lady to a foreign country who never visited there. John Haggard 17:43 So the one thing about you, Ryan, that most people would not know that someone would really be surprised to know about you? Ryan Baker 17:51 So when my wife and I met about 10 years ago, I found out that she regularly attended Bonnaroo. So when we started dating, I went with her. I think it was 2010 for my first Bonnaroo Festival, and we have been back together every year since, except for the year that our daughter was born. We didn’t make it that year. John Haggard 18:18 So Ryan, what’s the best way for somebody to get in touch with you? Ryan Baker 18:23 Probably shoot me an email. That is ryan.baker@sumnercountymuseum.org. And yet it’s all spelled out- Sumner County Museum. John Haggard 18:35 All right. Well, that’s Ryan Baker, everybody. Thanks, Ryan. He’s the director of the Sumner County Museum on the podcast, our special edition guest today on the Miracle Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram podcast. Join us again for another special edition in addition to our regular topics that we discussed on the best ways to purchase, lease, service, and maintain, accessorize and sell your vehicle for the highest resale value possible. And don’t forget right here on the website is a transcript of today’s podcast. You can easily refer to it for information at your fingertips. I’m your host, John Haggard. And we will see you next time.

Christmas is early in this special edition of Miracle Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram podcast. In this episode, host John Haggard welcomes back Kim Baker, the CEO of the Gallatin Chamber of Commerce. Get to know her more as she and John discuss the Gallatin Christmas Events as well as the following topics: Kim’s Bowling CareerIs Kim Running for Mayor 30 Years from Now?Changes in Gallatin Over the Past 5 YearsMayor Paige Brown’s State of the City Address (Click on the Link to Watch)Holiday Events in Gallatin“Tinsel and Treasures” EventHow the “Tinsel and Treasures” Event WorksWhat Are the Prizes for the Participants?Perkins, the Oldest Standing Business in GallatinWhy Gallatin Christmas Tree Lighting Is Different From OthersGallatin’s Annual Christmas ParadeHow to Participate at the Christmas ParadeMisconceptions of the Chamber of CommerceHow Is the Chamber of Commerce Funded?Are There Any Job Openings at the Chamber of Commerce Right Now?How to Get in Touch with the Chamber of CommerceWhere’s the Chamber of Commerce Office Located Balloon Garland mentioned in interview: Baloon Garland is from (and sponsored by) Black Tie Floral Design and Events. Transcript John Haggard 0:02 Welcome to the Miracle Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Special Edition podcast where we also interview community leaders, Gallatin area events that are happening. And today we’re excited to have back to the podcast. Kim Baker, she’s the chief executive officer of the Gallatin Chamber of Commerce. Hey Kim, welcome back! Kim Baker 0:20 Hey, good to be here again. Thanks for having me. John Haggard 0:22 You know the last time we spoke one of the things we found out about you is that you are pretty close to a professional bowler. So my question is, have you bowled a 300 Kim, since we last spoke? Kim Baker 0:33 Now I’d be careful using the term professional but I’m not gonna make that claim. And no, I haven’t bowled a 300. So I guess that tells you a lot about my professionalism in bowling. John Haggard 0:43 All right. Well, you have had a chance to at least bowl have you since we last talked? Kim Baker 0:48 You know what? I haven’t bowled but I do like to bowl a lot in the winter. You know, there’s not much else you can do. You can’t do a lot of other activities outdoors. So we reserve that kind of sore the colder months at our house. John Haggard 0:59 Gotcha. Well, the cold weather is on the way, so there you go. Hey, for folks who missed our last podcast with Kim, by the way, you can go to www.miraclefordtn.com and look under the podcast tab and you can find Kim Baker right there as episode number nine. Kim, we learned a lot of things about you like again, you’re good bowler, your bargain hunter when it comes to shopping and you like tent camping and you actually told us one time that you were dead for a short while and brought back to life. So folks go to podcast number nine if you have not already done so to listen to our previous podcast with Kim Baker. So Kim, since we last spoke, we learned that you joined the chamber in 2013 became the CEO in 2015. Even said maybe one day 30 years or so from now you might run for mayor did I get all that right? Kim Baker 1:49 Might. Not so, you know. You got most of it right. John Haggard 1:53 Okay. So if we were going to or you were going to recap what has happened in the past five years in Gallatin, just overall in terms of new industry that’s come to town, new shopping centers, new arts and entertainment, that sort of thing. What has been going on? Kim Baker 2:08 In the last three to five years, there’s been a lot. You know, Gallatin looks a lot different than it did three to five years ago. It certainly looks a lot different than it did about 20 years ago when I landed here. And since I’ve been here at the chamber, I’ve seen a lot of changes. You know, I think the best thing I’ve seen is through all of the changes, just the way the community is stuck together, and that hasn’t changed. So I like that because a lot of times when we see change, we see everything change. But there’s some things that have just been completely stable. And I think that’s the heart and the community in Gallatin. You know, I love seeing the growth and revitalization and some of the steadiness of the ebb and flow in our downtown. Businesses and just the changes in the downtown Gallatin of ebb and flow historically. Kim Baker 2:55 But in the more recent years, they’ve kind of just maintained and the businesses become more sustainable. We’ve seen a lot of the same faces. And I like to say we really have aces and their places on our square right now. We’ve got a great group of folks that work together. Of course, we’re seeing a lot more variety. Our dining scene has gotten a lot more dynamic. I like to call it Gallatin’s dynamic dining scene. And there’s just so many different options. And we’re seeing more of those. I mean, we’ve got several new restaurants popping up and several more to come in the next few months. I noticed the other day, I think it’s a new burrito place over in the Greenlee area, they’ve put their sign up. So that’s a good sign when you see a new sign. And so I’ve seen a lot of that over the past few years. You know, a few weeks ago, the mayor delivered her State of the City address, which is an annual address she delivers. Kim Baker 3:45 We’ve had the honor of her presenting that at a chamber luncheon for about a decade now. And she delivered that again and then she did an evening presentation. They actually filmed that this year. And so I would highly recommend listeners who did not see or hear that presentation, go check it out and find it. And you can find it on Facebook. And I can even send you a link. So you can link it into this podcast. It’s on YouTube. (Follow Link to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y79nK2e2Hzw) And it is a state of the city. And the mayor does a really phenomenal job when she delivers that presentation every year, I’ve never seen her deliver it poorly. But this year, I really liked how she opened with addressing some of our biggest challenges that we’ve seen in the past 12 to 18 months. And then some of the biggest challenges will face them in the days ahead. And she addressed those right, right off the rip, she said, “Look, the state of Gallatin and is great. We know we have these issues. However…” And then she celebrated all of our successes and how we’re going to integrate those along with these challenges over time. And I think that’s really positive for Gallatin to be able to stand up and say those things. So I’ll give you that link. So we can put that in here because folks should just really see that and I think it’ll allow them some time to reflect over things that they may not have even noticed that happened over the past year. Things that they may not even know are happening, you know, in their neighborhood in the days ahead. So… John Haggard 5:05 Yeah, that would be great. We will definitely put that link there. And was there any one thing that struck you as like, hey, what a surprise or glad to know, it turned out this way when we were working on it. Kim Baker 5:17 Let’s see, I don’t know that surprise for me because I, you know, I stay pretty in touch with a lot of the things that are going on in the community. I think that there was definitely some of the projects that were surprising to folks. And just, you know, one thing that the city’s working on right now, they implemented a strategic plan last year, and so they’re working on a comprehensive plan that is community involvement, and it’s focused on the feedback from community members, those insider community of people over the past year have had a chance to weigh in to develop this plan. And so they revealed a little bit of that and they revealed some clips of videos they had captured at some of the different planning sessions and so it is interesting to see people say different things, especially sometimes when you think you know, people really well. And then they have different viewpoints, which there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s what makes our city unique. And that gives us a different or unique culture. And if there was something that surprised me some of the clips they incorporate into that it’s like, oh, oh, they think like that. That’s interesting, you know, and it’s, it’s interesting to see how different people think. John Haggard 6:21 Yeah, well, let’s get to where the fun part is – the upcoming holiday events that are going on in the Gallatin area. We find that people now seem to travel a little bit more. Some if they live in Nashville they go to Franklin or they will go, you know, north or go east or go west. And I’m just wondering what is going on? What are the fun things that folks could look forward to in November, December, early January? Kim Baker 6:44 You know, there are so many. I like to say that this is the most magical time of year and I know that’s kind of cheesy because when we think of Christmas or even when we think of Disney World, we think of that term. But it really is a magical time of year in Gallatin and I think there’s a lot to do with it. I think the historic downtown it just has that very movie-ish feel to it when it’s all lit up and decorated for the holidays. Again, I think that hometown feel you experience in certain areas live in amongst all of the people that have been here for generations. But then I think a lot of it has to do with these special happenings that reoccur each holiday season. Kim Baker 7:21 So one of my favorites is actually coming up in November, and it’s coming up on Saturday, November 9th, and Sunday, November 10th. And it’s called Tinsel and Treasures. And it has been going on, we think, for about 50 years. Actually, it’s a chamber-organized event. It includes many local retailers in the area. So I think this year we’ve got right under 30 participating. And basically the gist of it is these folks, local retailers that have a brick and mortar in Gallatin, so they have to be in Gallatin proper 37066 zip code, they can participate. And we promote them. We market them. We Push out a passport that includes all of their names and their locations and their hours on them. And shoppers that weekend can start at any of the participating retailers. Pick up one of these passports, and then it serves as a guide and a passport to help them navigate the weekend. And so it is the holiday retail open house. It really kicks off the holiday shopping season in downtown Gallatin, and all over Gallatin. John Haggard 8:27 So passports that’s interesting. Tell me a little bit more about the passport itself. Kim Baker 8:32 Yeah, so it’s a piece of paper this year because we have so many participants. In the past, it had been a half sheet of paper. And so this year, it’s actually a full sheet, 8.5×11, because we have so many folks participating and so it kind of looks like a kind of like a Monopoly board on this like around the perimeter. There’s little boxes. Each of them has a logo or the business name and it may take it around. And so they start at they can start anywhere they want. And as they traveled each different spot, the idea is that they would go in hopefully shop and spend money. But if not just kind of browse and see what they have to offer and if it’s not something they need at the time, we hope that they go back. While they’re there they can get a punch. Each retailer has a unique hole punch that they will use to punch their passport and then they travel around and they can go to the next one. Kim Baker 9:20 A lot of these retailers will have their halls completely decked. That’s one thing we asked them – that they are decorated for Christmas. Every now and then we get a little pushback because they say Kim it’s the second weekend of November because this event always is the second week in November. But we say I know but it really kicks off the holiday season is sets the tone if you go ahead and put your trees up and your garland out and so they do. And they’ll have Christmas music playing, some of them will have live Christmas music like a chorus or a band. A lot of them will have Christmas cookies or Christmas spreads finger foods out special giveaways door prizes to shoppers throughout the weekend. And most of them already have their Christmas merchandise out. So if you’re looking to buy decorations, or you’re looking for new items that are hot and trending for Christmas gifts, that’s a great time to get them. Kim Baker 10:09 So the idea is that you would travel around and get as many punches as you can. This event stretches over two days. So on Saturday, it’s always from 10 to 5. And on Sunday, it’s from 12 to 5. So you have two almost full days to participate and get all the punches. If you visit at least 10 spots, you’re entered into a drawing. One thing we ask from these folks, this is not a revenue stream for the chamber by any means. We ask these folks when they participate, they give us $50 participate, and they give us $50 and gift cards. And so the $50 to participate goes to marketing and producing all the materials, we market and use our local media partners to help promote this event. And then the gift cards we divide up into two shopping spree prize packages. So two lucky winners will win a shopping spree to go back and shop at all these spots again. John Haggard 11:03 How much, if you are one of the two winners, would you receive? Kim Baker 11:07 Oh, let’s see, let’s do a little bit of math. Like this year, I mean, each place has given us $50. And then you got 30. So you divide that by two. Are you good at math? John Haggard 11:19 Yeah. $750 each, I think? Kim Baker 11:21 Yeah. About $750. Sometimes we throw in different prizes. Like we’ll put in some Christmas ornaments or some merchandise, and we’ll just have fun with it. Sometimes we’ll have retailers that give us things in addition to the gift card. So I mean, it could very well be a prize package up to about $1,000. John Haggard 11:41 Wow! Sounds fun! It sounds fun because people are going to want to shop anyway. So why not go, you know? Kim Baker 11:46 Oh, yeah, I mean, it really is and, and what we see now because this tradition has been going on it was it was started by Perkins many, many moons ago, decades ago, literally. And when it kind of started growing. I was told they reached out to the Chamber. This predates me, of course, but they reached out to the chamber and said, “Hey, this is growing to want to help?” And then that’s kind of how it fell into the Chamber’s hands. We just carried on with it, because we think it’s really good for our retailers and so we know that it brings folks into the area to shop. I mean, you go out this weekend and you see mostly, it’s mostly women. Now, there are some men a lot of times you see the men that are like waiting outside of a coffee shop, or they’ve been dropped off at a restaurant to catch a football game. John Haggard 12:29 Yeah! Kim Baker 12:29 But I mean, they’re out there. And it’s primarily women. And now you see generations of women. So you’ve got grandmothers or great grandmothers, who have been shopping for this event. Then it began like 50 years ago, and now they’re bringing back daughters and granddaughters and even great-granddaughters. And so you see multi-generational like families here shopping this event together. And that to me is so magical. John Haggard 12:55 Now, you said started by Perkins. Now for folks who don’t know about Perkins, tell us about that. Kim Baker 13:00 Perkins is a local pharmacy and gift shop. They now have two locations here in Gallatin. One’s in down Hartsville Pike by the hospital by summer regional. And then the other one is off Greenlea Boulevard near the Fairvue plantation neighborhood. And they are the oldest standing business that is still operational in Gallatin and, let me remember how old they are… I think we’re at over 130 now? John Haggard 13:27 Wow. Wow! Kim Baker 13:29 I think that’s right. They have… over 100 years old. They have got they have a beautiful little gift shop and both of their… yeah established 1895 so John Haggard 13:41 Wow. Kim Baker 13:42 Yeah, it’s awesome, right? John Haggard 13:43 Yeah. Kim Baker 13:43 And I think they’re on their, I think just maybe, the third or fourth owner. I could be wrong on that, but it’s owned by a local family and both stores and they have a beautiful gift shop in those stores. It’s one of my go-to places for baby gifts, wedding gifts I mean, when my husband and I got married, we registered it. You know all of the normal spots people register for dishes and things like that. But we also registered a Perkins and so my favorite little household items and gifts came from Perkins. Same thing with when my daughter was born. And so they’ve been a staple in our community for many years. So we were happy as a chamber to carry on this tradition. And we love love love this event. It’s one of my favorites and it’s one of my favorites actually participate in to get out and for us like most of the work we do for the event, producing it and organizing it happens the week ahead. Kim Baker 14:14 So we’ll actually spend the whole week getting ready and dropping stuff off and visiting all of our retailers. We’ll go in and will take pictures to make sure we’re pushing them out on social media. So if you’re not following the Chamber on Facebook, make sure you’re doing that. And follow Tinsel and Treasures if you’re interested to see a sneak peek at some of what the retailers will be having. But at the weekend I really like to get out and just be out. It’s not even about for me that weekend about shopping. I just like to see other people having so much fun in our retailers having so much business. John Haggard 15:04 Hey, and you know, speaking of all that, is there something special that goes on in Gallatin during the Holidays that someone would not find elsewhere? Or at least not in this area? Kim Baker 15:15 Um, you know, I think, I think Tinsel and Treasures is definitely one of those and that’s early on. You know, then I think if we look ahead, and we think about the tree lighting and some of the festivities that happen in the downtown area during the holidays, those are really fun, too. Now, I think every city, I say every city, I think most cities do some type of tree lighting. But I don’t think they do it like us. And I think that Gallatin does a lot of things different and I think that’s really what sets us apart. If you haven’t ever been to the Gallatin Christmas tree lighting, let me just kind of paint the picture for you. So this year, it actually happens on a Monday night. Historically, it’s been on a different night, but this year for scheduling purposes it’s on Monday, December 2nd. And the tree lighting event happens at 5 pm. The folks will gather in the square, the elven are all over little downtown and the tree will be up. Kim Baker 16:07 They actually have a permanent hole. This is kind of fun. If you ever come into the downtown and you go over by the courthouse in the area of the square, one of the parking spots, you’ll see this big hole that’s covered. That’s actually where they set the Christmas tree. And I think that’s so fun. My daughter who’s a little over two, we were out there and she said, “Mommy, what’s that? What’s that for?” She stepped on it. And I said, that’s where that, I was so happy to know, I said, that is where the Christmas tree goes honey. And she said ha and she was so confused. I said I’ll show you in a few months. Yeah. But our tree lighting, so you know, they, everybody piles and people come to this, like people with kids, people without kids. I mean, you see like senior citizens, you see very young people. I mean, it is incredible. It really is like something from a movie and like I get a little emotional every year when it happens. Kim Baker 16:55 And so they bring in local school groups to sing, you know, Christmas songs. And I think last year they had the Benny Bills Barkers, that’s from Benny Bills Elementary and, I mean, cute kids you can’t go wrong with kids singing Christmas carols. Anyway but they’re out there and they’re in their little Santa hats and so they sing. And then the mayor is out there because we have a wonderful mayor. She’s out there and she usually wears like a festive pea coat or something that’s very in season like with the Christmas time. And she’s out there you know, just wandering around handing out candy canes and taking pictures like just out there doing that. Yeah. And then she makes a few announcements and then she hands it over to Santa Claus. And Santa Claus who comes into town early for this event. He flies in and then I guess he gets back to the North Pole pretty quick. He comes in and he plugs in the tree. And everybody counts down. And it really is. It’s just magical. And so while I think other people definitely and other areas have tree lighting, I don’t think they do it quite like Gallatin. John Haggard 17:56 So Kim, you know a lot of towns and a lot of counties, areas have Christmas parades. What about Gallatin? Kim Baker 18:03 Gallatin has a Christmas parade. Again a big big holiday tradition here in Gallatin, Tennessee. And I like to say that our Christmas parade, I really do think and I’ve seen a lot of other Christmas parades across the state, ours is one of the largest in length and one of the most organized parades in the Middle Tennessee region. Our parade always happens on the second Saturday in December. That’s off at noon. And what I like most about our parade is the route. Our route if you’re familiar with Gallatin, begins off of Steam Plant. So that’s where we stage our parade. Everybody’s numbered, so it’s very organized, you get a number we make our people come to parade meetings just to make sure they know what’s going on, know where to go, where to be, how to behave, all of those things. Because it is, you say, you know, they’re herding cats thing? It’s kind of like that. And we haven’t had cats but we do have horses, we had a bull. We had dogs. And so we do herd all kinds of creatures for this parade. John Haggard 19:05 That sounds, that sounds fun! And how does someone if they say, “Hey, I like marching in parades!” And how would someone, let’s say they’re new to the area, maybe they’ve been in parades in other cities, but how do you get involved with that? Kim Baker 19:18 We do we have an application, you can actually access it through our website, gallatinTN.org. And through there, you’d go to our event calendar and you’d find the event, which this year it’s December 14th, which is it’s always the second Saturday. You click on that event and you find the application. You could print it off and mail it back via snail mail, email, or you could walk it in here to the office. There is a small fee but that’s just to cover some of our costs. Believe it or not, parade requires quite a bit of insurance. And so our parade is insured and we just make sure that it’s really safe. On top of being well organized. our highest priority is a safe parade. We want to make sure that no one either in the parade or watching the parade gets hurt in any way. So… John Haggard 20:02 You know, when you think of a Chamber of Commerce, that, you know, conjures up in the mind, I think, well, it’s all business and real serious type of stuff. It sounds like you guys have a lot of fun there. I mean, it sounds like your major involvement in communities, it’s not just about the money and business licenses and all that type of thing. Kim Baker 20:20 Yeah. No, I think there is a big misconception. And I do think there are some chambers, especially like regional chambers, there are a lot more focused on just business, business, business and money and things like that. And that is very, very important. I mean, it is important and vital to the community’s success that we have a strong and thriving economy. Absolutely. But on the other side of that, it’s equally important for us in our businesses to be successful for us to have a strong community. I mean, when you have a strong community, you indirectly have strong businesses. You just do, you see it. And so people support each other and they support businesses. So I’ll tell you, you know, in my time here at the Chamber, I haven’t had a day where I’ve woken up and said, “I don’t want to go to work today.” Now, you know, have I had days that I didn’t like, you know, as much as others? Absolutely. I think we all have those. But I really have enjoyed coming to work every day. And I think a lot of it has to do with the fun we get to have. We get to do really fun stuff. You know, actually, while we’re sitting here doing this podcast, I am looking in front of me, I have a piece of garland that’s made out of balloons. There’s gotta be at least 100 balloons on this. And they are… I wish I could like… maybe I’ll take a picture (see below) and give it to you. But, I will. And so we can reference this, but it is this beautiful garland and it’s to decorate for an event we’re having in our office. And what other, I mean like there’s a bunch of balloons. I had a lady here putting together a balloon garland like that doesn’t happen in every office. And stuff like that happens all the time here. And so we really do have a fun workplace and then we get to do fun stuff like Christmas tree lightings. We get to go to events where we’re shopping In the community and just loving on businesses. And so absolutely, I think it is fun here. And I think that chamber work is just naturally somewhat fun. But I also think that the culture we’ve developed here within our own chamber is very fun. And I think my staff would say that too. Balloon Garland John Haggard 22:18 And Kim, remind folks who may not know how, again, is the Chamber funded? Kim Baker 22:24 Yeah, so the Commerce of Chamber is, we are classified as a non-profit organization. We’re a 501C6, which means that we are, it’s just the tax designation we have, it’s for chambers and associations, the C6 designation. We’re not a charitable non-profit, like a C3, like the United Way or Safe Place for Animals or Habitat for Humanity. But we are… that’s just how we’re classified. So how are we funded? Folks pay annual investments to be a part of the Chamber. And so different businesses like Miracle Ford, Miracle Chrysler, they pay an annual investment each year that we are able to provide different opportunities for them to support them, educate them, and engage them, connect them with the community. We help them market we help expose different services and products they have. We just help get them in front of the community and really serve as that liaison and connector. So those funds help us some of our events fund us throughout the year. You know, we have about eight signature events that happen throughout the year. Some of those are strictly for community, like Tinsel and Treasures. That’s not a revenue stream for the Chamber. But then there are some that service fundraisers where we do we are able to put a little bit of money back into our programming. nd then we do receive a grant from the city of Gallatin. And basically we serve as the Welcome Center for the city of Gallatin. A lot of folks find us first. We produce an annual map, we produce a city guide and business directory each year and so we distribute those. We mail out 30 to 50 newcomer packets a month to folks that are relocating to the area or think they might be interested in doing so. And so we really serve as that Welcome Center and that first stop entity for the city. So we’d like to think that we’re a great community partner with the city of Gallatinas they are to us. John Haggard 24:20 You all have a lot going on there. So I just gotta ask, are there any employment openings at this very moment at the Chamber? Kim Baker 24:28 At this moment, there are not any employment opportunities and openings, but we always are looking for volunteers. We need great volunteers all the time. And, you know, like everything else I’ve said, volunteering with the chamber is super fun. We usually feed you. We never give you a bad job. The worst thing you might have to do is stuff and envelopes. I mean, that’s the worst thing, but we bet we’ll probably let you eat pizza while you do it. I mean, it’s not awful. It’s a great way when you volunteer with the Chamber you get to get in front of the community, gets to know the community, you get some insider information and get to learn and see behind the scenes things that normal people don’t get to see. You know, I’ve got a great staff here. We’re a bigger staff than we’ve ever been. Right now. There are, I guess there are five of us, four of us that are in the office every day. There’s another one that does not have an office in our office, but she has, she’s definitely a part of our team. And she’s here in and out. She works mostly remote and kind of she’s my feet on the ground. And then I have two other very part-time folks that kind of pick up as needed, and they basically serve as events support for special events, special programs. John Haggard 25:42 All right. Well, so if somebody did want to volunteer or just get in touch with you, Kim, what’s the best way? Kim Baker 25:47 Oh, man, the best way to get in touch with me would probably be by calling here at the office you can reach us (615) 452-4000. Sending me an email always works too, kim@gallatinTN.org. And then you can always find us on social media. I know that’s the main route of communication for a lot of different people and things. So, Gallatin Chamber, you can find us on Facebook, Instagram, we’re on LinkedIn, Twitter can find us on all of the places. John Haggard 26:19 And for someone that’s not that familiar with Gallatin, where exactly are you from a landmark? Like across the street from or next to? Kim Baker 26:28 Yeah. My office is next to City Hall. If you’re familiar with the Downtown area of Gallatin and the courthouse, it’s in the courthouse, this center of the downtown. Our office is right before that. I like to say we look like the little house that sits next to the city hall, we share a parking lot. We have teal awnings where 118 West Main Street. John Haggard 26:50 Thanks, Kim. That’s Kim Baker, everybody! CEO of the Gallatin Chamber of Commerce, our special edition guest today here on the Miracle Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram podcast. So join us again right here for another special edition of the podcast. In addition to our regular topics that we discuss each month on the best ways to purchase, lease, service and maintain, accessorize, and sell your vehicle for the highest resale value possible when you’re ready to do it. And don’t forget, there’s a transcript, right here, of the podcast and everyone on the website so that you can easily refer to it for information at your fingertips. We will also post those links that Kim talked about and that picture as well when it comes in. So I’m your host, John Haggard, we’ll see you next time.

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This week we have a special guest on our podcast, Kim Baker, CEO of the Gallatin Chamber of Commerce! Kim, who is from Florida, has lived in Sumner County since high school. In this episode, Kim shares: Details about how she ended up in GallatinInteresting facts about her life story (including the fact that she was dead once!)How she came to be the CEO of the Gallatin Chamber of CommerceWhat the Chamber of Commerce does in and around GallatinUpcoming events in GallatinAnd much more! This is an episode that you DO NOT want to miss! Enjoy, and be sure to share this episode wherever you can! Transcription John Haggard: [00:02] Welcome to the Miracle Ford Special Edition podcast where we also interview community leaders on topics that are of interest to the Gallatin area as a whole. And today we’re excited to have Kim Baker on the podcast. Kim is the Chief Executive Officer of the Gallatin Chamber of Commerce. Hey Kim, welcome to the podcast. Kim Baker: [00:20] Hey, good morning. It’s great to be here. Thanks for having me. John Haggard: [00:23] Well thanks for taking the time out. I know you’ve got a lot of things to do there. As CEO we thought it would be fun before we dive in onto what’s going on in Gallatin these days, from the Chamber’s perspective, for people who are new to the area or maybe people just don’t know you, tell us a little bit about your background. Did you grow up in Gallatin? Kim Baker: [00:42] I did not grow up here. I’ve been here all of my adult life. I finished high school here. I’m a graduate of Gallatin High School. I also spent some time at JP2, and College Heights. But I’m a Green Wave at heart for sure. I moved here in 2000 from south Florida. My Dad’s job brought us here. He was a civil engineer always followed the projects and the dollars. So we landed in Gallatin, Tennessee. John Haggard: [01:06] Wow. In south Florida. You know, most people, if they’re going to go somewhere, they may go from here to there, but rarely from Florida to here. People say I love Florida. So anyway, the job that your dad had got you here. Kim Baker: [01:17] Yes. And you know, it was a culture shock coming from south Florida to Gallatin, Tennessee 15 years ago. I say 15. It’s actually been 19 now. But it was quite a shock, especially being a teenager moving here. But you know, we love it here. John Haggard: [01:33] Yeah. So when you were in high school, Gallatin High School, was there anything you did there that was especially fun? Some people are cheerleaders, other people are, you know, all these various projects, Future Farmers of America, all kinds of things. Did you do anything like that in high school? Kim Baker: [01:48] Well, I did do different things in high school. I think some of my favorite things I did, I was on the bowling team, not at Gallatin, but at JP2. I was on the bowling team. I went to States twice. So actually lettered in bowling. John Haggard: [02:00] Wow. Kim Baker: [02:00] That tells you a lot about my athletic abilities, I think. But hey, I did, I did. I got the, I got the letter, I got the pins and that was quite an accomplishment to do that two years in a row. I also participated in model UN model, United Nations and one of my advisors for that. He actually had roots in Arkansas. So most folks that participate in the model UN they stay within their state or within their region. We actually traveled outside the state, so I got to go compete in Arkansas. So that was neat. So I built a network there outside of Tennessee. So that was a lot of fun. I was really involved in arts, visual arts. Took a lot of AP art classes, painting, drawing, things like that. John Haggard: [02:40] Yeah. Yeah. And so when you were bowling, you were one of those three hundreds, I guess right. The perfect, perfect… what do you call it, not the spare, but the strike. Kim Baker: [02:47] The strike. I hit a lot of strikes. I still can, I actually still have my ball. I still keep shoes. And it’s funny when I met my husband about 10 years ago, one night we were talking about going bowling, said, yeah, we’ll meet at the bowling alley. We were dating. And I said yeah, we’ll meet there. And we got there and I had my own ball and my own shoes and he showed up with his own shoes and I was like, we’re meant to be. John Haggard: [03:10] Yeah. Ha! Was he a pretty serious bowler as well? Kim Baker: [03:14] He didn’t bowl on any teams in high school, but in college, him and a few buddies, they thought it was a fun sport to get involved in. And so they actually joined a league while they were in college and just would go bowl a couple of nights a week. And so he wound up buying his own shoes and he’s actually really good. He’s left handed and he has a mean curve so he can throw a really awesome curve ball. John Haggard: [03:39] So Kim who can beat who on the lanes? Kim Baker: [03:43] Oh, that’s tough. It depends. It depends on a lot of different factors and just what’s going on. And you know, if there’s a lot of people around and, but he typically beats me. I’m not gonna lie. John Haggard: [03:57] It’s good to have a fun partner to be able to do that. Kim Baker: [04:00] It is fun. It’s all fun too. John Haggard: [04:02] Yeah. So any other favorite hobbies that you have? Kim Baker: [04:05] Currently? You know, this sounds cheesy… I like to shop, I think most women like to shop. I like to shop. I really like bargain hunting. Like I like to go find good deals. So I don’t just like to go shop and spend a ton of money. I like to go shop and find a good deal. So that really exciting for me. I like to get outdoors. I love camping. I like to tent camp. I really do. I like to sleep in a tent. As I get older. I like to sleep in an RV a little more. So I like to sleep in tents less, but I do like to be outside and camping and things like that. And I spend a lot of my time just serving in the community. I like to get out. And people say, Kim, you’re always working. I said, no, I’m not. I mean, you could look at it like that, but I actually enjoy doing these things. So on the weekends it’s not uncommon to find me at a nonprofit event or just visiting things that are going on in Gallatin. Cause I like being out in the community and just seeing what’s happening. John Haggard: [05:08] What’s the one thing about you, Kim, that most people would not know and if someone would really be surprised to know about you? Kim Baker: [05:18] Oh, that’s a good one. Well I’ve been dead before. John Haggard: [05:22] You have?! Kim Baker: [05:22] I have. John Haggard: [05:23] Really?! Kim Baker: [05:23] Seriously. so when I was 13, I’ll give you a short version of the story. When I was 13, my heart rate accelerated to 268 beats per minute. I was just walking out of school. And they took me to the hospital. Got there and they said, oh, we need to stop your heart. And so they stopped my heart. They dropped it down to zero and they had to manually restart my heart from zero. So I have been dead. Turns out that I had an accessory pathway in my heart that I was most likely born with. And what it did was it would cause blood to take a shortcut. And when it did that and flow through my heart, on that short path, it would cause my heart to accelerate. So later that year, a couple months later, I had a surgery. I did not have open heart surgery, but I did have a heart surgery that was a catheterization ablation, and they removed accessory pathways from my heart. And so my heart is as good as new. So actually, I’ve been dead and I was born with a heart that was actually too big. Different than the Grinch. John Haggard: [06:28] Wow. Wow. Wow. Aren’t you blessed to be here? Kim Baker: [06:31] I really am. I really, I really reflect on that. I mean, that was such an interesting age to experience something like that because when you’re going through those middle school and teenage years, there’s just a lot going on already. And then I was very self aware of what was going on with myself and my body at that time. And so, you know, I fully remember everything through that summer. It was in the summer when that happened. And so I have been able to reflect back on that and just, it really kind of changed my perspective on life for a long time. John Haggard: [07:04] Sure, sure. Well, let’s transition over to where you are now. So how did you get into the Chamber of Commerce business and as a CEO, cause you’re running the place. Kim Baker: [07:15] That’s what they say anyway. Well it’s kind of an interesting story. So when I stumbled upon my job here at the Chamber, it was in 2013. I graduated from college about a year ahead of time. I took a long time to graduate college. I really took some time to figure out what I wanted to do. And by the time I got here, when I graduated in 2012, that was not the best time for you, remember what the economy looked like then. Not the best time to come out as a new degreed person into the workforce. And so I looked and looked and applied and applied and I just couldn’t find anything. And so at the time I was working as a nanny. I was working for a private nanny for a family here in Sumner County. And I loved doing that, but I knew it wasn’t something I wanted to do forever. Kim Baker: [08:01] I had a good friend. He’s pretty popular in the community. His name’s Brad Singleton. He runs Briarscratch Brewing, Sumner County’s first brewery. He’s opened several other restaurants in the area and he was working closely with Paige Brown who is now the mayor of the City of Gallatin at the time she was a county commissioner and he was working with her to change some local legislation to allow breweries in Sumner County. Him and I were together for a group outing with a bunch of our buds from high school and college and he said, Kim, are you going to be a nanny forever? And I said, well, I’m trying really hard not to be, but I don’t know. He said, well I don’t know exactly what a Chamber does, but I know that the Chamber here in Gallatin is hiring and I think you’d be a good fit for it. And I said, okay, well what do I do? He said, well here’s Paige’s number, give her a call. So I gave her a call, I called her on a Sunday cause I was with Brad on a Saturday. I said, I’m going to call her on a Sunday. And so she said, can you come in for an interview? So I went in and on that Monday for an interview and I got hired. John Haggard: [08:58] On the spot. Kim Baker: [09:00] On the spot. I applied for just a part time admin position answering the phones. I thought that’s what I was just going to be doing. But if you’ve ever spent any time with the Chamber, you know that we do far more than just take calls, and we do so many things. I can’t even, it would take me hours and days to tell you all the things we do here. But I I took that job and when I asked in the interview, one of the questions I asked in the interview was, do you think there’s room for growth? Because she told me at the time, she said, I just want you to know that in the next couple of years, I am gonna run for mayor. And she said, and when I do that, I don’t know what would happen here at the Chamber if I won, if I lost. I don’t know. Kim Baker: [09:41] You know, the board might want to completely restaff. She said the board might want to hire somebody in. So I don’t know what will happen. An existing employee might move up. I have no idea. And I said, well, would I be eligible for your job? She said, well, by then you would have at least a year of experience and you have a college degree. So I’d say you might be eligible. And I said, great, I’ll take the job. So I took the job and I didn’t take it with the intention of becoming CEO, by no means. I took it because I was really intrigued by what the Chamber did. It was here in my hometown. I could walk to work if I wanted to. Less than five minutes away from my house. And, I knew this is where we were putting down roots. Kim Baker: [10:23] So I thought, well, I’ll take the job. And so I took the job. If you’re around Gallatin, you know how this story ends. The mayor did, Paige did get elected. She became our mayor. And at that time, the board chose to conduct a nationwide search and about 70 people applied from all over. John Haggard: [10:43] Seventy, wow. Kim Baker: [10:43] 70 applied. I was the only internal candidate. Zena Parks that’s been here for, I think she’s nearing 15 years. She didn’t want to apply. She said, I like doing what I do. I said, okay, well I’m going to apply and let’s see what happens. And so I applied, I made it to the last round. And you know, part of me thought, well, they might just be dragging me through all of these rounds just because I’m the internal candidate and they have to. Well, I got the job and, the rest is kind of history. Kim Baker: [11:11] So I’ve been here at the Chamber since 2013. I’ve been in my role since 2015 and I always keep up with that because the mayor’s in her fifth year as mayor. And that means I’m in my fifth year as CEO at the Chamber. And, it has been a wild adventure, but a very, very fun and rewarding one every piece of the way. John Haggard: [11:30] We’re talking with Kim Baker, the CEO of the Gallatin Chamber of Commerce. And one of the things I noticed when I went on the website, Kim, is I saw this designation not only CEO but I see, IOM, TCEcD, all of these… Are these certifications? I mean this sounds like a big deal to me. Kim Baker: [11:51] It’s something like that. No, it is a certification. And so one of the things, my degree is in organizational communication, which really set me up well for managing organizations, nonprofit management, event management. Kim Baker: [12:03] But the Chamber industry is so different than a lot of other nonprofit industries, and just a lot of industries all together. And we do a lot of community development. We do economic development. And so I wanted to put more tools in my box. I knew I didn’t want to go back to school and get a Master’s, because there’s not a Master’s in Chamber Management or anything like that. So I went for a four year program, it’s called Institute for Organizational Management. It is geared for Association and Chamber professionals. And so over the course of four years I went away for about a week in the summer. I went to Tucson, Arizona for one year and then I spent three years in Athens, Georgia and I obtained my IOM. So that is what that is. It’s one of the higher rankings in the Chamber industry. There’s a few more after that that I’m kind of working on. And then the other one is the Tennessee Certified Economic Developer Designation. And so both of these are about 96 hours of coursework. And so I’ve spent the past four years. I wrapped both of those up last year in 2018 John Haggard: [13:06] Sounds like in other professions like legal and accounting, Continuing Education. I mean it’s, it’s a… Kim Baker: [13:13] Yeah, it’s so important. I mean in any field, continuing education is very important and I’m a firm believer that education is one of the best things you can do for yourself personally and professionally. And it’s one of the only things that people can never take away from you. John Haggard: [13:27] You know, that’s true. When you think about that, they may call you names, but they can’t take that away. Kim Baker: [13:31] They cannot take that away from you. John Haggard: [13:33] Well, you know, now is, we look Middle Tennessee is a really hot market for industry, for people moving here. People who feel like, gosh, there’s a lot of potential. And some people can remember back to the boom of Rutherford county, Murfreesboro and Smyrna when the Nissan plant came in and came online years back. And some are saying, you know, there’s a lot going on if you drive into Gallatin and you just kind of get off at any exit or you know, up the main drag, whatever. You see a lot of apartments going up, you see a lot of building going up. So in Sumner County at this point in time, what are the most exciting building and employment prospects that you see? Things that are underway now? Kim Baker: [14:14] You know, I think what’s popular to most, and it’s unpopular to many, but popular to a lot, are the things that we all notice. You know, we see the retail and restaurants developing and that is exciting. If you’ve lived in Gallatin for a long time around the outlying areas of Gallatin, then you’re excited to see some of those folks come to our area because you no longer have to drive 20 to 30 minutes to have access to major retailers and major restaurants. You know, the flip side of that is when we try to attract those, and some of those aren’t really here yet. We know that some of them are coming and you see some of the empty buildings that have been developed and built and it’s kind of the mindset if you build it, they will come in. That is true. You have to have some of those properties available. Kim Baker: [14:57] But then you also have to have sites ready and kind of wired for those folks to move into them. With that, you know, you mentioned the apartments and those are, you know, people have mixed feelings about those. I even have mixed feelings about those because they do change the look of our area and the feel of our area. But when we have those rooftops, whether they be apartments or they be physical houses, condos, whatever it looks like, those are the things that help us recruit the restaurants and retail to the area. We have to have those rooftops, we have to have the population growth, we have to have a certain makeup of income and culture and things here for those folks to even look at us. Some of the recent announcements that you’ve seen, one that was made just a few months ago back in April of 2019 was Archer Data Centers and they are planned for Gallatin. It’s a New York based technology startup and they’re building a multimillion dollar data center powered by renewable energy right here in Gallatin. And you know, we’re seeing a lot of growth in the tech area all over Middle Tennessee, all over the nation really. And so I think we could plan and hope to see more of that in our area in the future. John Haggard: [16:08] All right. And so if you were approached by a CEO who’s saying, you know, Middle Tennessee is pretty good for us. We want to locate somewhere here in the Nashville Metro, one of these eight counties. And if you were going to say, because you’re the CEO there and you’d want to give a pitch for Gallatin, if you look at Gallatin as a location or relocation spot for a new business versus other areas of the Nashville Metro and you were to say, here like the two or three reasons why you really ought to consider Gallatin, why we feel like here we are a better fit than where you’re looking elsewhere. What would you say? Kim Baker: [16:44] Well, we can all say proximity. That’s an easy one that people want to say, and access. But I really do think when we say that here in Gallatin, we mean it. Gallatin has spent a lot of time, the city leadership and then the different community leaders in the area, have spent a lot of time developing Gallatin in a very strategic manner. We have strategic growth and we have planned growth, which is not the same in other areas. You can have growth and it can be just very unorganized and almost chaotic, or you can have growth the way Gallatin is doing it. Strategic and planned. So that’s one of the things and that allows us to capitalize on that proximity to Nashville, because we do have that proximity to Nashville. About 23 minutes north of Nashville, but we also have access and it’s planned and strategic. Kim Baker: [17:27] And so it is how you see it. The other part is for your workforce. When you’re bringing a company or you’re bringing folks to our area, you have to be equally as concerned about the folks that you’re hiring and employing. We have a great workforce. We have a great talent pipeline here in our community and we have amenities for them here. You know, in Gallatin we’re not catering to those high level folks, which we definitely have space for them here. But we also have things for, in terms of education opportunities, we have nightlife opportunities. We have quality of life and living accommodations here in Gallatin for everybody that a company would want to hire. John Haggard: [18:10] So let’s talk about some of the fun things to do at night or weekends, places to go in the Gallatin area. What’s hot now? Kim Baker: [18:18] You know, my favorite place, and this is the third thing I would mention to somebody that’s interested in relocating to the area is our historic downtown. We have a charm like none other. We are the county seat, which is awesome. But we also have a historic downtown that is fully revitalized. I think it is the most beautiful historic downtown in Sumner County. It has a lot of different things going on. We have a dynamic dining scene. We have shopping, we have retail, we have places to catch live music, to grab a drink. We have events that happen on the streets of our downtown. So that’s one of my favorite things. Also, the lake, I mean, we can’t forget about that. You can get on the lake or you can view the lake, you can live on the lake, you can just drive by the lake. Kim Baker: [19:00] However you want to experience the lake. You can do it in here in Gallatin. John Haggard: [19:04] Yeah. So what are some of the biggest annual events that go on every year in Gallatin? Kim Baker: [19:09] Well, there’s several different ones. The Chamber’s in charge of about eight of them that happen annually. One that happens in the Spring and the Fall that the Chamber is not in charge of, it’s actually a greater Gallatin, our Downtown Gallatin Main Street Program host is the Main Street Festivals that happen in the Spring and the Fall. But there’s one that happens every April, that last weekend in April. And then every October in the first weekend in October. And they say about 10,000 people come to these events. And so we have vendors up and down all of the streets of our historic downtown. We have live music, things for kids to do, food trucks from in the area, outside of the area. Kim Baker: [19:47] And then of course, all of our retailers along the square are open. Those are some of my favorites. We also have a Christmas parade that is one of the largest in the region. We have over a hundred entries. It’s really a magical day in Gallatin, Tennessee. Some other special holiday events that happen throughout the year. Tinsel and Treasures. It’s a holiday retail open house. It’s been going on for about 50 years. Ws, we have about 20 retailers that participate, and it’s really the kickoff to the holiday season. So local retailers open up their doors, they deck their halls. It’s a Saturday and Sunday, the second weekend in November every year. And they have live music, Christmas music playing, they have Christmas treats, some of them are in specials and deals and so it kicks off the shopping season in Gallatin, TN. John Haggard: [20:34] Alright. And you know, for folks who don’t really understand how a Chamber of Commerce is funded, say like there in Gallatin. Tell folks a little bit about how it’s funded, how it’s put together, who’s there, how many people you have working with you. Kim Baker: [20:47] So the Chamber is unique. A lot of folks think that we were a part of the city or, or a part of the government and we are not. We are a partner to the city. The City of Gallatin is one of our great, great partners, but we are a stand alone entity. We are actually a nonprofit. We’re a 501c6 which is just a tax designation. We are not a charitable nonprofit like the United Way or Habitat for Humanity, but we are a nonprofit and so basically we serve the business community. We have about 500 members that are all in the Gallatin area. We do have members that are outside of Gallatin and even outside the county, and we do have a couple members that are even outside of the state, but they do business in Gallatin, so they’re a part of our organization. Those folks, depending on what level they want, they pay membership dues to us and so they pay an annual investment fee. And with that money we’re able to produce some of the events we host annually. We’re able to market and support their businesses and some of their activities and really just pour back into the community. I like to say that while we are a business organization, we’re very much in just as equally a community development organization because we know that when you have a strong community then your businesses thrive. John Haggard: [22:02] All right. Now let me ask you this Kim, I don’t know if you’ve been asked this before, but I have a feeling maybe you have been asked this before. Would you consider one day running for mayor? Kim Baker: [22:14] Would I consider one day running for mayor? You know, it’s funny. That’s a funny question. The first few months here at the Chamber when I was in my new role, that was one of the most common questions I got. They said, are you going to do that next, because I think people thought maybe that’s a stepping stone. Would I consider it?absolutely. Would I consider it right now? Absolutely not. I’m young. I have a lot to learn still. Not saying that a young person can’t be mayor. And I’m not saying that our current mayor is not young, but I still have a lot to learn. I think I have a lot of wisdom to pick up along the way still. And I have young children, I have a 13 year old stepson and I have a two year old daughter and I really, I know the demand that my job has for me already and my time at home and with my family is already limited. So I’d like to wait until they get a little older and out from under our wings a little more before I do something that consumes more of my time. But when the time is right and, should there be a need for me to put my name in the hat, I would consider it. John Haggard: [23:16] All right folks, you may have heard it first, right here, Kim Baker for mayor of Gallatin, the Gallatin area. So we’ll see about that… Kim Baker: [23:22] In like 30, 30 years. John Haggard: [23:23] 30 years. John Haggard: [23:25] All right. Kim, what’s the best way for people to get in touch with you? Kim Baker: [23:30] Hey, the best way to get in touch with me is calling our office. Our office is open 9 to 4, Monday through Friday. The number is easy, (615) 452-4000. You can always shoot me an email. I’m happy to take your email and I do my best to respond to emails in a timely manner. My email is also easy… kim@gallatintn.org, or you can always drop by and see us. We love when visitors come in our office. We have a ton of information about the Gallatin area and the businesses within it. We’re located at 118 West Main Street, right next to City Hall. We share a parking lot with them. John Haggard: [24:04] Kim Baker everybody, right there. She is the CEO of the Gallatin Chamber of Commerce, our special edition guest today on the Miracle Ford podcast. Join us again right here for another special edition of the podcast in addition to our regular topics that we discuss each month, the best ways to purchase lease service and maintain, also accessorize and sell your vehicle for the highest resale value possible, when you’re ready to do it. And don’t forget the transcript of each podcast right here on the website. You can easily refer to it for information right there at your fingertips. I’m your host John Haggard, and we’ll see you next time.

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In this episode, we interview Andy Breckman, TV / Film Writer, Radio Personality on WFMU’s Seven Second Delay, Exec Producer of the Emmy award-winning show Monk on the USA Network and the creator and owner of Uncle Andy Toys. He has written screenplays for a number of comedy films and is frequently hired as a "script doctor" to inject humorous content into scripts written by other screenwriters. Visit Andy at: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0106563/ Featured Pitch Presenters: Evelyn Cucchiara with The Toy Tamer, at http://www.thetoytamer.com/home.html Linda Ziemba with Aerodefense, at https://aerodefense.tech/ Kim Baker with Glamazon Beauty Cosmetics, at https://www.glamazonbeautycosmetics.com Visit the https://www.gearhartlaw.com/passage-to-profit-show/ for updates and the current pitch contest.

In this episode, we interview Andy Breckman, TV / Film Writer, Radio Personality on WFMU’s Seven Second Delay, Exec Producer of the Emmy award-winning show Monk on the USA Network and the creator and owner of Uncle Andy Toys. He has written screenplays for a number of comedy films and is frequently hired as a "script doctor" to inject humorous content into scripts written by other screenwriters. Visit Andy at: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0106563/ Featured Pitch Presenters: Evelyn Cucchiara with The Toy Tamer, at http://www.thetoytamer.com/home.html Linda Ziemba with Aerodefense, at https://aerodefense.tech/ Kim Baker with Glamazon Beauty Cosmetics, at https://www.glamazonbeautycosmetics.com Visit the https://www.gearhartlaw.com/passage-to-profit-show/ for updates and the current pitch contest.

Women and Words Overview 29 April-4 May 2018   Andi sucks at tech. Thank God Jove was able to help with the podcast even though they’re both wondering when they last had sleep. And Jove is doing lots of home projects right now. Which she does not suck at. YAY! Also, Penny Mickelbury’s blog this week is a must-read. It’s important. Very.   29 April: Author Alex K. Thorne stopped by for a Q&A and did a giveaway of her superhero story, Chasing Stars. Women and Words link HERE Alex K. Thorne’s website   30 April: Author and Women and Wordster Yvonne Heidt posted an excerpt from her forthcoming novel, Paradigm. Women and Words link HERE Yvonne Heidt’s website   1 May: Author and Women and Wordster Penny Mickelbury had some powerful words to say about the opening of the National Museum for Peace and Justice that opened in Montgomery, Alabama. Women and Words link HERE Penny Mickelbury’s website   3 May: Author and Women and Wordster R.G. Emanuelle blogged about her brand new novel, The Potion. Women and Words link HERE R.G. Emanuelle’s website   4 May: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette did a bit of a follow-up to last week’s existential crisis and also went into a bit about rebooting her sci fi series. Women and Words link HERE Andi Marquette’s website Find Andi on Twitter and Tumblr   ALSO: Call for Submissions! ImageOut!   R.G. Emanuelle is doing a book launch party for The Potion May 5 from 12-2 EST on Facebook in the Lesfic Reading Group, hosted by K’Anne Meinel. You can still check out the questions and ask after the fact on the page; just remember to tag R.G. so she sees it.   Author Randi Triant will be at Single Women's Weekend in Provincetown, Massachusetts on Saturday, May 19th at the Harbor Lounge with three other authors! They are: Kim Baker (lesbian dating expert and author of Girl's Guide to Healthy Dating), Lucy J. Madison (author of lesbian romance novels In the Direction of the Sun and Personal Foul), Julez Weinberg (author of The Essential Mixologist), (and Randi Triant, author of the debut novel The Treehouse). They’ll be reading a bit, and the audience will learn about essential oils to create one-of-a-kind cocktails. The event is free with a cash bar and they’ll also raffle off free copies of their books.  

This week’s show featured Kim Baker, Sharon Royers, and Carol Westerman with LoveYourBrain discussing how they assist individuals with brain injuries via the healing power of yoga. Then, Principal Jon Hood of Cornerstone Christian School promoting the upcoming fundraiser that provides tuition assistance for area families-in-need. Finally, Susan Eustice with the Salvation Army promoting the annual DJ’s Hero Awards Luncheon, which awards college scholarships in addition to being a fundraiser for the Army.

Hollister & O’Toole, or, in keeping with the title’s NATO Phonetic Alphabet, Hotel & Oscar debate the merits of Tina Fey’s latest offering: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. Directed by Glenn Ficarra & John Requa (Crazy, Stupid, Love). Cinematography by Xavier Grobet. Screenplay by Robert Carlock; based on a fictionalized account of Kim Barker’s book "The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan”*. Produced by Tina Fey and Lorne Michaels. Also starring Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina, Christopher Abbott, and Billy Bob Thornton. Cameos by Josh Charles (Will lives!) and Cherry Jones. *Though the film is based on Kim Barker’s book, Tina Fey’s character is Kim Baker (without the first “r”). O’Toole swears that at one point in the movie someone addresses Tina Fey as “Tina”. Is O’Toole crazy? (Wait, don’t answer that.)

Tina Fey stars as Kim Baker, a journalist stuck in a life rut while working in television news as a copy-editor in New York, who ends up taking on an assignment to cover the war in Afghanistan beginning in 2003. What initially had been intended as a three-month gig end up being much longer (we immediately know she's still there in 2006, based on the film's prologue), much to the chagrin of her boyfriend back home. In Kabul, she's immediately a fish out of water, dealing with the many macho men in the Marines, violence seemingly erupting without notice around her, and with none of the amenities back home. While there, she's immediately taken in by the pool of fellow war correspondents and their entourage of photographers and bodyguards, who enjoy blowing off considerable steam in the evenings, while in the daytime, it's still as dog-eat-dog for news stories as it had been back home.

Kim Baker is a coach, author, speaker and media/marketing expert who helps other coaches get more publicity.  She shares her advice on today's show! 

Today's tip is an excerpt from the Kim Baker show on HORSES IN THE MORNING. Kim and Glenn sort out how horses can be a metaphor for life and Kim has a recommendation on spewing negative energy. Listen in...Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87421)

Templeton Thompson makes her annual holiday visit, Kim Baker takes us to Costa Rica, listener Rachael reviews "The Riding Horse Repair Manual by Doug Payne" and listener Colleen from Eventing Nation reviews Bogs Boots in the Riding Warehouse Tack and Habit segment. Listen in...Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87421)

Have you ever wondered if your pet understands you? Apparently, pets wonder if YOU understand THEM! Ahh...communication! Vicki's guest for this episode is Kim Baker, an animal communicator with tips for pet owners and stories about her encounters within her line of work.

Kim Baker joins us to talk radio, Reiki and training. Plus, Kat gives us an Easter recipe for Malted Oatmeal Cookies and the HorseHugger rounds out the show. Listen in...Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87421)

Vet Locks Himself In Hot Car Dr. Ernie Ward wanted to bring attention to how hot a car gets and how dangerous it can be for your dog. So he "shvitzed it out" inside his Coupe, all the while video taping it for posterity. He shares his experience with us. Dr. Marty Becker Joins Animal Radio® America's Favorite Veterinarian is such a frequent guest that we decided to make him part of the Animal Radio® family. Dr. Becker joins us as a Veterinary Correspondent, reporting on important stories from the world of all things furry. This week he'll take the fear of vet visits out of our pets. Plastic Surgery For Pets Pets and their owners do tend to look alike after a while but are some pet owners going to extremes to prove the point? Animal expert Kim Baker says we're seeing more and more pet owners taking their pets in for cosmetic surgery. Pets Earn Frequent Flyer Miles Pets are being rewarded for loyalty not just by their owners, but by airlines, as part of a growing number of pet frequent flier programs. Dogs and cats that travel on a Virgin Australia domestic flight can now collect points for their owners that can then be used to obtain discounts on future flights. Overtime for the Dream Team Can you give your pet Aspirin? Do our pets have the same blood as humans? How does Clicker Training work? Should there be a Cat Leash Law? Dr. Debbie, dog trainer Alan Kabel and Britt Savage tackle these curiosities. Where else will you learn this stuff? Going the Distance What are you willing to do or pay to keep your pet healthy? More and more of us are pawning our wedding rings just to afford the more expensive surgeries to heal our pets. Is $3000 too much to pay to fix Fido's torn ACL? Del Monte Accused of Knowingly Selling Bad Treats Del Monte Foods is facing a class action lawsuit over its Milo's Kitchen jerky treats for dogs. The treats contained Chinese chicken that poisoned many dogs, killing at least 360. The lawsuit charges the company knew the snacks were dangerous but sold them anyway. World's Most Luxurious Cat Food At $40 A Can British celebrity chef Simon Rimmer believes he's come up with the world's most luxurious cat food. He worked closely with animal experts to create a "once-in-nine-lifetimes" food experience featuring roasted duck, lobster sushi rolls and Beluga caviar. More this week