Podcast appearances and mentions of mercy home

Today I welcome Angela Burgess, founder of Broad Oaks Consulting, a business combining her passions to support nonprofits and donors. Angela shares her journey from a finance background to working with nonprofits, aiming to align her work with her values. She details her transition sparked by a challenging period in her life, which led her to pursue impactful work with Mercy Home for Boys and Girls. Angela discusses her entrepreneurial path, the creation of Broad Oaks in 2018, and the services provided to help nonprofits grow sustainably. She talks about the importance of clarity in messaging, donor experiences, and the impact of marketing for nonprofits. Angela also tells me about her  book 'Are You on the Right Bus?' and offers advice to leaders and difference-makers on staying the course through challenges for greater impact. Episode Minutes: Minute 4: Aligning Career with Core Values Minute 11: Founding Broad Oaks Consulting Minute 20: Writing and Publishing a Book To find out more about my work, please visit Dana Williams Consulting. LinkedIn. Instagram. Email: hello@danawilliamsco.com Journal your way to a life with purpose The Strengths Journal™ is the only Gallup-certified, daily planner that guides you to live in your strengths every day.  

COO for Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, Joe Wronka joins Dane Neal on WGN Radio. Hear as Joe shares the amazing work and impact of Mercy Home in Chicago for over 100 years. Listen as Joe gives an overview of the at risk and underserved students, challenging backgrounds and the programs and structure in […]

Friday “trackside” The Urban Youth Racing School and Mercy Home for Boys and Girls announced the partnership and collaboration for a first ever Pilot Program with Chicago school youth, with supporters from Chevy Motorsports and NASCAR. Hear as UYRS founder Anthony Martin and COO Michelle Martin along with Mercy Home COO Joe Wronka share excitement […]

COO for Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, Joe Wronka joins Dane Neal on WGN Radio. Hear as Joe shares the amazing work and impact of Mercy Home in Chicago for over 100 years. Listen as Joe gives an overview of the at risk and underserved students, challenging backgrounds and the programs and structure in […]

Friday “trackside” The Urban Youth Racing School and Mercy Home for Boys and Girls announced the partnership and collaboration for a first ever Pilot Program with Chicago school youth, with supporters from Chevy Motorsports and NASCAR. Hear as UYRS founder Anthony Martin and COO Michelle Martin along with Mercy Home COO Joe Wronka share excitement […]

Pain in your family or marriage? Our families are places where we struggle to bring peace and practice love because we are all imperfect disciples . Learn how to bring the practice of Mercy into your home and relationships. Resources on Divine Mercy Divine Mercy in My Soul by St. Maria Faustina Kowalska Real Mercy by Fr. Jacque Philippe READ BELOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR FAMILY TODAY AND GAIN ACCESS TO OUR FREE RESOURCE! YOU WILL GET: A springboard to enhance communication and end repeated conflict with your spouse,  Enable you to better parent and enjoy your relationship with your children.  Reduce your frustration and bring more peace to your home. Provide needed direction as we try our best to navigate dilemmas that naturally spring up around family life.   STOP AVOIDING DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR SPOUSE!  DO THIS INSTEAD! Download FREE FAMILY CULTURE RESOURCES LINK BELOW! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.aweber.com/form/19/955349019.htm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Become a Hope Smuggler. Email your questions and ideas for future episodes to dlawsonpsych@gmail.com. or voice message by clicking https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dan-lawson1/message. For more information on ways to smuggle more hope into your marriage go to www.heartsrenewed.org for online resources designed to transform Catholic marriages. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dan-lawson1/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dan-lawson1/support

Sven meets up with José Guzmán (He/Him) in the lobby at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts to talk about his composition "Holande Pa Uste" as performed by the UIUC Latin Jazz Ensemble, finding a musical connection with blending different Puerto Rican musical traditions as well as West African styles, and his favorite non-musical things.   José is running the 2023 Chicago Marathon for his favorite charity: Mercy Home, you can donate to his fundraising here: https://marathon.mercyhome.org/chicago2023/jguzman SONG: Holande Pa Uste performed by UIUC Latin Jazz Ensemble. Soloists: Matthew Storie on alto sax, Jack Cassidy on trumpet, and Kurt Reeder on piano. BANDS: Mr. Chair (Madison, WI), KASA Quartet, Eddie Barbash with KASA Quartet, The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective Favorite treat: Almond croissant or Banana bread with black coffee. Photo credit: Herminio Rodriguez

Fr. Scott Donahue, President and CEO of Mercy Home for Boys & Girls, joins Lisa Dent to share what makes Mercy Home so special and a key part of the community since 1887. Join Fr. Donahue, among other members of the Mercy Home for Boys & Girls family, this Saturday for their post-St. Patrick Day […]

Bernard Lyles is the founder and director of Tri-Masters Chicago and is better known in the sporting community as the ambassador of the sport of triathlons. He has been instrumental in inspiring hundreds of African Americans to compete in triathlons over the last three decades. Bernard founded Tri-Masters Chicago in 1990 and began a program to train youth on fitness through triathlons in 1992 dubbed the Tri-Masters Sports Initiative training over 2800 youths as at the time of this interview. He also had a hand in the foundation of Team Dream in 1987 aimed at training women of color in triathlons. Today we look at the ambassador's journey in triathlons, through his coaching career and what legacy he hopes to leave behind. We dive into the triumphs of seeing his students thrive and the challenges of getting funding for his organization. Episode Highlights: A brief overview of Bernard's illustrious career. Losing his job, and using running as a coping mechanism for the resulting depression. The first marathon and reminiscing on the marathons of the 80's and 90's. Running 40 marathons, some of the most memorable. From marathons to triathlons and getting leptospirosis. Starting Tri-Masters Chicago and some success stories. Obstacles keeping the black community from Triathlons The challenge of funding the Tri-Masters program. What legacy does Bernard want to leave behind.  Guest Bio Program Founder and Executive Director, Tri-Masters Chicago Bernard Lyles is known internationally as an ambassador of the sport of Triathlon. Bernard has been instrumental in hundreds of African Americans taking up the sport of Triathlon. His passion for the sport of Triathlon and his interest in teaching the sport to African-American youth athletes led him to found Tri-Masters Chicago in 1990 and Tri-Masters Sports Initiative Programs a youth program focused on promoting fitness through Triathlon training in 1992. Now into year #31 (2022) Tri-Masters Sports Initiative Programs have trained over 2800 youth in physical fitness and competition of the sport of Triathlon. In 1998 Bernard co-founded Team Dream, an adult organization that introduces women of color to the sport of Triathlon. The most recent initiative developed and coached by Bernard is a learn to swim in open water group named “Seals Team”. Created in 2020 to keep team members active during the Covid-19 pandemic Seals Team members learn the fundamentals of open water swimming, safety and advanced training needed to compete in open water competitions including Triathlons. Bernard has years of experience in the health and fitness industry as a personal trainer working for establishments such as Hyde Park Athletic Club, Bally Total Fitness and L A Fitness. Bernard also served as the Intramural and Recreation Coordinator for Chicago State University. His formal education background includes an Associate in Applied Sciences Degree in Automotive Technology from Kennedy King College, and Bachelor of Arts in Health Physical Education & Recreation from Chicago State University. As a First Choice Fitness Leader (an at-risk youth fitness intervention training program sponsored by the Chicago Department of Public Health) Bernard is an active member of the community volunteering numerous hours with youth organizations throughout the city for over three decades. These organizations include Chicago Public Schools, Inner Visions Youth Mentoring Program, Mercy Home for Boys & Girls and the Chicago South Swim Club. Bernard is also associated with several professional associations and teams. USA Triathlon Association. US Lifeguard Association. Professional Association of Diving Instructors. (PADI). Major Taylor Cycle Club Chicago. Men Run Deez Streets / Running Chicago Bernard Lyles' sports and recreation accomplishments include: First Amateur to appear on the cover of American TRI – a worldwide publication in 2002. Competing in and completing over 200 Triathlons from sprint distance to the Ironman. An accomplished Triathlete and Marathon runner Bernard Lyles was invited to and competed in Triathlon's premiere event consisting of a 2.4- mile swim, 112-mile bike and 26.2-mile run, the IronMan World. Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii on October 3, 1998. (15:01:42) IronMan Wisconsin 2002 (14:36:26). Completing 40 Marathons, including 9 Boston Marathons: Personal Record is 2:54:21(Chicago 1985). Power Bar Elite Team Member in 1997. 1998-2000 Saucony Sports Team Member.  Invitation and participation in the 1995 Dave Scott Triathlon TrainingClinic, Vail Colorado. USA Triathlon Certified Race Director 2009. President of the Rainbow Road Runners Club 1984 – 1993.  Red Cross Certified Water Safety Instructor.  PADI Certified Rescue Diver. AWARDS 2016 President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition Community Leadership Award Person of the Year in 1993- Windy City Sports Magazine The Jamaican Consulate's Leadership Award for Commitment to Excellence (promoting youth sports in Jamaica) Chicago Marathon 2016 “Pat Rhodes Award” for Volunteer Excellence 2001 International Olympic Committee Diploma (for remarkable contribution, as a Volunteer, to the development of sport and Olympics and to the promotion of friendship and solidarity among people). Numerous Features on TV, magazine, books, social and newspaper media Numerous Peer Awards, Running Club, Cycling Club and Community -Awards Connect with Bernard Lyles Catch Bernard on his website. Donate to the Tri-Masters Sports Initiative. Did you enjoy today's episode? Please subscribe and leave a review. If you have questions, comments, or possible show topics, email runningischeaperthantherapyolb@gmail.com. To subscribe and review use one links of the links below  Apple Spotify Google  Get a copy of the book  Running Is Cheaper Than Therapy: A Journey Back to Wholeness

  Mr. Schimeck has spent his career in environmental and industrial services, beginning as a management trainee at Chemical Waste Management, Inc.  He has worked in the C suite for 30 years in senior positions with The Brand Companies, NSC Corporation, K2 Industrial Services, The Brock Group, Veolia Industrial Services, and Optimer Brands.   His operational experience includes scaffolding, insulation, painting,  demolition and dismantlement, hazardous waste transportation, treatment, and disposal, environmental remediation, and nuclear facility decontamination and decommissioning.  He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer at Versa Integrity Group, a leader in testing, inspection and certification services. He holds a BA in Economics from Alma College where he currently serves as Vice Chairman of  the Board of Trustees.  He is Chairman Emeritus at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls in Chicago, Illinois.  Darryl and Jeanne, his wife of 36 years, live near the southeast shore of Lake Michigan where they enjoy golf, biking, and time with their family.

On this episode of the Modern Spirituality Podcast, Stephanie Welter, a realtor with Keller Williams Success Realty, sits down with a special guest - Reverend Scott Donahue. Not only is Reverend Scott the President of Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, he is also the priest that married Stephanie and her husband and baptized their children. Good friends already, these two quickly get into conversation around Reverend Scott's upbringing and how he found his way to priesthood. Growing up in Mt. Prospect, Reverend Scott paints a picture of an idyllic suburban childhood filled with neighborhood kids running around. By the time he reached 7th grade, however, his life took a serious turn with the sudden death of his father.  His mother, wanting him to have a positive educational environment as well as mentors in his life, put Reverend Scott into a Catholic high school, St. Viter run by Viatorian priests and brothers.  “I was really influenced by the Victorian priests and the brothers and their commitment to education, but also their commitment in terms of lifestyle, taking care of people, being inquisitive, compassionate, good listeners, you know, and that stuck with me.” While a student at Loyola University, Reverend Scott was on track to going to law school, taking the LSATs when, as he calls it, the “hound of heaven” that was nagging him inside.  “So have you thought about ministry? Have you thought about priesthood? And so truly it was very pragmatic. So I went to a fifth year of college and I took some more theology and some philosophy.” From there, he tells his story of his love affair with the Church and how that drew him to make a commitment that has led him to 40 years of service to the Church this upcoming May.  “I think the great gift in life is journeying with people.” The pair go on to talk about how important it is to align your thoughts and your behavior and how that is reaching true integrity - the opposite of cognitive dissonance. They also chat about Reverend Scott's book, Years of Mercy, a collection of stories of ten children he's worked with at Mercy Home. It's a book filled with love's remarkable power in changing traumatic and dire circumstances.  Join these two in a beautiful conversation about the power of love, hope, and living out the Gospel to truly help and inspire others on this episode of the Modern Spirituality Podcast.

In this episode my guest is Felicia Davis, President & CEO of Chicago Foundation for Women. Felicia Davis is a self-described “girl from the South Side.” She is deeply committed to the community through inclusive service to others. As president and CEO of Chicago Foundation for Women, she leads their strategic efforts in investing in women and girls as catalysts, building stronger communities for all. Felicia is passionate about transforming lives and serves as an educator and mentor through a variety of networks, participating on numerous boards and committees, including as a member of Governor JB Pritzker's Inauguration Committee, the Board of Regents for Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, an appointee to the Illinois Senate Sexual Discrimination, Harassment Awareness and Prevention Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and iHeartMedia Chicago's Local Advisory Board. She has been in public service for the majority of her career. As a member of the Chicago Police Department, she served with distinction for a decade, as a police officer and then as a violent crimes detective. As Interim President of Olive-Harvey College, appointed by City Colleges of Chicago's Chancellor Juan Salgado, Felicia led the College's efforts in developing, maintaining, and evaluating academic programs and enhancing the student learning experience for optimum achievement. She served as the inaugural Executive Director of the Office of Public Engagement in Mayor Rahm Emmanuel's administration, where she led efforts to connect communities to resources. As Mayor Emmanuel's First Deputy Chief of Staff, she implemented community-focused strategies to increase public safety across the City. Felicia exemplifies leadership in all she sets out to do. She is a Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow and a founding member of the Chicago Foundation for Women's South Side Giving Circle, where she has blazed a trail for supporting Black women and girls through philanthropy and collective giving. Memorable Quotes: Think about this deeply, honestly; think about all the women that make your life possible whether it is by cleaning, child care, support function and pledge: “I will not be the reason why another woman is paid unequitably” - Felicia Davis “My blue uniform allowed me to go places where my black skin did not” - Felicia Davis “Greater opportunities lie right outside of your comfort zone” Useful Links and Resources: https://www.cfw.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/felicia-davis-406a191/ Join the Conversation Our favorite part of recording a live podcast each week is participating in the great conversations that happen on our Linkedin and Twitter, and in our comments section. Follow UNBOSSED Podcast Anchor: https://anchor.fm/marina-malaguti Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTz6_FepG04QTs1BjFLBjw/ Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eUhfH8E Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/e7cWtBv Google Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/enjChPt Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cea4c49e-6c7e-4dab-833e-eb57d204c493 And all others… --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/marina-malaguti/support

Nate Dinger is the Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking at Signature Bank - he helps small, mid sized businesses, and law firms in Chicago manage their finances. Often times lawyers don't have any time to take care of their own firm's financial concerns so Nate, along with Signature Bank, helps them through financial advise, management and even through giving out loans for cases - which is uncommon since banks usually see court cases as high risk situations. Nate also talks about their company vision and focus of being a relationship-based bank. He discusses the big difference between knowing a guy or a gal and calling a generic phone number since people feel more valued when talking to a legitimate person than a service line.  Timestamps:How lawyers can benefit from commercial banks (3:10)Relationship-focused banking (10:41)Financing cases through commercial banks (16:01)Character as the most important of the four C's(20:16) “When the suns shining and everything's going fine, you might not need them. But on a rainy day, when things get shaken up a bit, it certainly helps to have a warm body to call.” Nate Dinger Connect with Nate:Website: http://www.signature-bank.com/index.cfmLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dinger/ Nate Dinger, Senior Vice President, Division Head - Commercial Banking at Signature BankCommercial BankingNate Dinger is the Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking at Signature Bank - he helps small, mid sized businesses, and law firms in Chicago manage their finances. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dinger/  Have comments, questions, or concerns? Contact us at feedback@1958lawyer.com Episode Transcript:Ron Bockstahler  0:29  Okay, welcome to the show. I'm your host Ron box dollar. And today we have Nate dinger, Senior Vice President and division head at Signature Bank, a commercial bank located in chicago primarily in Chicagoland area, helping small midsize businesses, Chicago and law firms in Chicago. So they have a special niche. Nate, welcome to the show.Nate Dinger  0:47  Thank you for having me. I appreciate it.Ron Bockstahler  0:48  Yeah, we're gonna try to get through this without me butchering everything I say. But hey, let's talk about you a little bit. You've been with the bank for just over 16 years. Now, let's talk about how you got there. Yes,Nate Dinger  0:59  I got here, I took a job with a much smaller community bank, you know, a long time ago, and that bank no longer exists. It was fell victim to the first recession a little while ago. And But in that process, one of my clients, new Mecca work our CEO in May, the introduction signature was a much smaller place back then. And, you know, I jumped on board, I was young and willing to take the risk to a newer bank. And you know, it's been a lot of fun. It's been a fun ride since then.Ron Bockstahler  1:26  Awesome. And you're Wabash man, you and I were talking that before the show. So what's it mean to be a wall bash? Man? Can you explain it to our Chicago listeners who don't know?Nate Dinger  1:35  Sure? Sure, sure. So I think it means a lot to me, that's for sure. So for those of you that don't know, while Bash is a smaller, all male liberal arts college in Crawfordsville, Indiana, to great school, very tight network of alums. And, you know, it's a place where I learned to think, and, you know, you have small class sizes, where you're oftentimes, you know, under 1010 students in a class, you're interacting directly with your professors who challenge you on a day to day basis. And it really helps not only, you know, get a college degree, but I think, learn to think and, you know, help you, you know, help you grow up during the college process, so meant a lot to me.Ron Bockstahler  2:11  And to me, it says, You got great Midwestern values, which I know is one of the big things that Signature Bank, Let's chat a little about Signature Bank, what sets you guys apart from other banks?Nate Dinger  2:20  Sure. So I think there's a few factors. Number one is that we are strictly a commercial bank, and we're a relationship focused. Our bank was founded by three former LaSalle bankers that, you know, left there when Bank of America bought them and kind of pushed their group up market, you know, bigger deals, that sort of thing. And what we really value is the owner operated business where we can sit down with decision makers, you know, learn how their business takes, learn how they make money, and hopefully form a partnership. So 10 years from now, we'll still be in business will be bigger and better. And so will they and, you know, we'll be a value add partner, rather than just a money center.Ron Bockstahler  2:59  So Nate, how do you guys work with law firms, law firms kind of unique in what they need and what they do? So how does your Signature Bank really molded into let's face it, I got a reference to you from an attorney who's a good friend of mine said you got to talk to Signature Bank, the one of the best banks in Chicago for a lawyer.Nate Dinger  3:14  So sure, sure. So we've got a lot of different programs for law firms, given that no two law firms are identical, and none of them are exactly alike. So, you know, from your, your typical, you know, call it corporate law firm that, you know, has accounts receivable, so on and so forth. We've got programs designed for that type of firm, and we have a niche on the plaintiff side, that contingency fee firms that I don't think a lot of banks really appreciate, given the lumpy nature of their cash flow and the potential risk of losing a case here and there. We've developed a lot of specific programs around that, and not many banks, taking the time to understand how those businesses work. So I think that's something that that really sets us apart. We're also not scared of, you know, service industry clienteles, a lot of banks don't like that they like assets that they can touch, they like a building or a vehicle or something of that nature. But we really value service companies where we can meet the individuals learn how they work. And, you know, for lack of a better term, some cases, you know, we're betting on the jockeys and not the horses. So we understand the people that are running those institutions that I don't think a lot of banks really appreciate.Ron Bockstahler  4:21  Here, you bring up. I mean, basically, you're but you're an asset based lending institution. And if you're a law firm, your cases are your assets. Can you talk to how you guys look at a law firms cases? And how are they valued as an asset?Nate Dinger  4:35  Sure, sure. So there's a couple of different ways that you can, you know, put a value on and the first one is you take a look at the expenses that the firm has, has invested into their portfolio. So oftentimes, you'll see several 100,000 You know, million dollars, whatever it may be invested into a portfolio of matters and to us seeing that the firm has invested not only their time, but their dollars into these cases. How Get as comfortable. It also, in most cases, they don't have all their eggs in one basket. So, you know, diversification is an important thing for us in most situations that if something does go sideways, and heaven forbid, there's a loss, you know, at a trial or case settles for an amount less than the client had hoped for, that there's still work remaining that can, you know, get the clients pay, keep the firm running and, you know, ultimately get the bank paid back as well. We also firms in more in the mass tort, or class action space, we can value the projected proceeds from some of the larger the larger mass torts, larger cases out there, and lend back a percentage of the expected proceeds, you know, to those firms to help with, you know, their working capital, their ongoing expenses, and or continuing to build their portfolio. So those are just a couple of the different ways that we look at those.Ron Bockstahler  5:51  Some of them, can you talk to a little of some of the products, the loan types, your partner buy in buy? Let's, let's see firm acquisition loans, plan of early access loans, you guys, are you playing in those areas?Nate Dinger  6:05  Absolutely. Yeah, those all the above, I guess, would be the box check. You know, to that question, we do them all, every situation is a little bit different. You know, here's one that we're a unique loan that we're doing just as an example, right now, we've got a client that has a large verdict against a money good defendants, which has been appealed. And insurance company has offered to ensure their verdict in the event that something gets overturned in the appellate court or whatnot. So we're looking to help them finance the premium, which is a hefty sum, to ensure that case, and that's just one of the creative products, if you will, we have out there. But as far as you know, looking for a box to check to fit a firm into we don't really have one, we take a look at every, every firm and evaluate them individually, because it's tough to really, you know, although they both may be to plaintiff firms or baby to, you know, pick another genre, you know, they all don't operate the same. So we want to make sure we really understand each one and that, you know, its own merits, you know, can support we're looking to do.Ron Bockstahler  7:05  So now let's talk to some of the attorneys that are listening, and what should they be doing to prep or, you know, set up their law firm to be able to go out and work with a Signature Bank or receive the best, best quality financing for cases they're working on? What can they be doing today? If even before they have those cases?Nate Dinger  7:24  Absolutely. So I think the first thing is your financial reporting and your organization around your portfolio. Many times we get an introduction to a firm, and they really don't have good books and records demonstrating the portfolio of cases that they have. So we always recommend outside of just tracking the expenses that have gone into them, track your timeline, you're reasonably, you know, estimated timeline of resolution for the cases, and then kind of high low it, I know what the popular thing for firms to do is and the low end, we expect to settle for x, or on the high end, if things go well, we anticipate why having an organized set of financials really helps, it can speed up the process immensely. So you don't have to create them once you go out looking for financing. And it helps the loan officer individual looking at the case, understand things and you know, kind of tell the story to any sort of approval committee helps us tell the story a little bit better if things are organized,Ron Bockstahler  8:15  you know, when the PPP loans came out last year, year and a half ago. And we my model, you know, we did a lot of webinars to help our law firms receive those loans. And we ran into several of them that hadn't done their taxes in going two years back. And I was I was a little surprised. But did you guys run into the same things I know you guys participated, you helped a lot of your clients with those programs. Did you see that? And then is that something that they should? I mean, they gotta look to how do they avoid that? INate Dinger  8:42  guess? Yeah, so we did run into that. And I would not just with law firms. But you know, with a number of our different clients. Thankfully, we were able to to work with everybody, we got 100% of our clientele, PPP that wanted it. So it was a big success story. From our end, we were very proud. It was some long days, it's a long night, you know, working 1214 16 hour days to ensure that everybody was going to get their funding, because if you think back, it's not that long ago, but it was very chaotic. And nobody knew what was coming next. We didn't know when the courts would open again, that sort of thing. So it was a priority for us to work with our clientele. But to your first point about you know, filing the tax returns and things I you know, it's a best practice for any type of business to to get the financials filed in a timely manner in professional service areas, unfortunately, are ones that, you know, some of the best lawyers in the world and some of the best doctors in the world are busy doing their thing day to day. They're busy treating patients or representing their clients and forget to do the backend things. So yeah, I think making that a priority. It certainly helps if you're looking for for financing.Ron Bockstahler  9:42  You know, Nate, I'll say another thing that surprised me as we're helping attorneys get the PPP loans. Several of them are with large banks and their, you know, solo or partner practice law firms, and they're with Chase and PNC, and they couldn't get anyone on the phone. So they couldn't even talk to someone about how they can apply for that loan. And I thought Why are you with that bank? It's not an appropriate bank for this your size of operation. I mean, you're less than $5 million, your operation? You know, that's where I think Signature Bank can really it really steps up and says, No, we'll talk to you to kind of talk to how you guys handle customer service and why you different from, you know, let's beat up on Chase and PNC.Nate Dinger  10:19  Yeah, absolutely. So I think the biggest difference is here, you work with people, you don't work with one 800 numbers, or anything along those lines, you'll always have a person's number to call him, you know, most of the time you have multiple people you can reach out to so you know, if I get hit by a bus tomorrow, you know, you've got three or four other folks that you can call while I'm in the hospital, you know, probably hiring one of your lawyers to represent me. And that's that's been, you know, Mission one from day one, it signatures were a relationship focused institution, you know, big banks are, they're good for what they do, you know, the capital markets and things of that nature, they do it well. But I think PPP was a really good value prop, I guess, call it a validation for banks like ours, that we really did step up. In helped, we helped a lot of companies that came from big banks that were either told no, we're not going to process your application, or come back in two weeks, because we don't have time to handle the volume. We said, you know, what we're happy to help and stepped in and helped quite a few new clients for signature, you know, get their PPP funding, we help with the main street program, several other things along the way over the last couple years. But it's true, if you're at a bank, whether big or small, and you don't have a person to call, you're probably doing yourself a disservice. Because you know, when sun shining and everything's going fine, you may not need them. But on a rainy day, you know, when things get shaken up a bit, it certainly helps to have a warm body to call.Ron Bockstahler  11:39  And that's so I've owned a model office suite now for 20 years. And I've always had a call someone I call an individual, it's never been with a big bank. And when the bank a couple of times this has happened, the bank got bought by a bigger bank, and my banker, I just moved with my banker. And I was surprised that so many law firms didn't have a banker that they knew. So So I think hopefully, after this show, there are gonna be picking up the phone and calling you and calling your team and saying, Okay, we need to have I guess, let's answer this question. What are the hesitations for a lawyer, a small law firm, not to want to go with a small bank, what historically have been the things that you've heard?Nate Dinger  12:17  You know, over the historically it was location, you know, we're commercial held, we only have three offices. So we're not on every street corner, like a chase or a BFA. But with technology these days, you can deposit checks from your phone, from your desk anywhere. So you know, and the need for cash, actual cash has gone down significantly over the last, you know, call it 10 years. So a lot of the previous, you know, hesitation factors, you know, don't don't exist anymore. Or some people think that, oh, you know what, we're too small. Nobody really cares about us, or nobody will appreciate our business. And that couldn't be further from the case. You know, we appreciate every client Big or small, you know, and they're all treated the same way. You'll always have, you know, dedicated account officers, our technology is also second to none, given that we're not on every street corner, and we do business, primarily Chicagoland, but across the US, our online platform is, like I said, second to none, you can do any and everything that you could with the bigger bank with us these days. And we have to remain competitive in the tech space. Because because of that factor, our clients need to make the deposits they need to do everything that those places offer. But we offer all that plus, you know, a face and a handshake.Ron Bockstahler  13:27  It's funny, you say that I remember thinking I came back, I had my family out in Hawaii in January of 2020. And we came back and you know, the pandemic happened. And I would say going into August, September, I still had the cash, maybe it was $100 in my pocket that I had back in January because I hadn't spent cash and you know, while that cash has gone now, but I really haven't spent cash since because, you know, as you said, things have changed. We don't need an ATM on every corner. We don't eat cash all that much. So the needs of I think that's just the changing times. And law firms need to understand that they need to change also. So it opens the door to you know, quality banks, where you can actually talk to a person you know, your own person on a regular basis like Signature Bank, talk about it. Let's go the one big things that I do hear a lot of attorneys talking about that's or IOLTA accounts. And I know you guys have a lot of experience working with them and IOLTA accounts kind of talk about how you set those up. And you know why they want to go with you for their IOLTA accounts.Nate Dinger  14:24  Sure. So I think you know, we first things first, we really value and appreciate the law firms and understand the importance of these accounts. We know that things have to be you know, they have to be a well oiled machine and they can't have any hiccups. They can't have overdrafts, that sort of thing. So we from the very front end, understand and appreciate the importance of the IOLTA accounts. We take care of all the reporting that's required to the state meaning paying the interest sweeping it to, to them, so they're they're covered on that and we also have very robust fraud protection. It's ramped up, you know, even higher than normal for for a Catholic We do understand the appreciation of them for several different fraud prevention tools that we offer, and many layers you can you can stack on, to ensure that nobody gets their hands on, on your money. And, you know, from time to time that happens, you know, lawyers write a lot of checks to, to their clients and things. And every now and again, that gets in the wrong hands, but we do everything in our power to protect it when that happens. And you know, we've gotten a lot of business over the years, from lawyers that have had issues elsewhere. And, you know, then got referred to us because we do, you know, understand the importance of them. So, yeah, it's something we, we take seriously. And we also appreciate the firms trusting us, you know, with those accounts.Ron Bockstahler  15:40  So Nate, the attorney that referred me to you how I met you, as she's a personal injury law firm and just couldn't say enough good things. What are some of the special things you guys can do for personal injury law firms, or contingency for sci fi firms? Like I guess, they're more than just personal injury? So I should expand that?Nate Dinger  15:57  Sure, sure. So the number one thing that we do to those firms is we lend money, which is fairly unusual. If you talk to a lot of banks that have law firm clientele, the first thing they're going to ask you for is, let me see your accounts receivable aging, or something like that. And these firms don't generally have accounts receivable. So that's step one, we understand that, and we have our own set of metrics in things that we look at to value those firms. And on the flip side, lend them lend them money for their case expenses, or, you know, to help finance working capital, while they have resolved cases that are waiting to find, because oftentimes, these cases can have anywhere from, you know, 60 day to an 18 month tail on them, everything's resolved, you know, the money is going to be paid, it just takes forever to work through the process. The last 18 months, especially things got a long gated as courts were closed, and judges were unavailable and things like that. So those are things that signature understands and puts into the equation for financing that I don't think a lot of other competitors do.Ron Bockstahler  16:58  Now, that was definitely set you apart. I think it's very hard for a lot of law firms to find the financing they need to take on some cases. So great point. Let's chat about you guys are Chicago based. I mean, I know you're all across the country, but you really focus you take care of people in Chicago, let's talk about some of the organizations that you guys are out there supporting. Because I know that's a it's very important to a lot of the law firms out there that want to they're doing the same thing that make sure they take care of their, their hometown with you. Well, sure, sure. That with a little bit of a you know, I know Mr. Corey, I know you guys, but you guys got a long list, what are a few that really want it? Let's talk on?Nate Dinger  17:29  Yeah, so Ms. accordion is in a, you know, it's funny, we're, they're, they're pink, and you know, we, we count the money on their candy days, you know, when they collect other change. And you guys see, I'm getting your jelly beans and stuff out there. It's a really fun, you know, fun time of the year for us, because you really see the impact on a first hand basis is when they're all in, they're dumping their change in that sort of thing. So that just a great cause, you know, I was just at a gala last week for nonprofit schools called Instituto, and it's in the west side of Chicago. And we were there for their fundraiser. You know, there's quite a few different organizations, we really support the Evans scholar Foundation, which is a caddy scholarship for a needs based scholarship for kids that caddy and it's a full ride for four years for the individuals that qualify, and it's such it's a life changing thing for the kids that that get it, you know, we help with boys old girls hope, Mercy Home this lot. You know, it's really fun to see all the different organizations that are that our executive team and our, you know, our lending staff are involved with, I can go on for a while on all of these things you can tell they gets me excited. But yeah, it's a fun, it's a fun thing to do.Ron Bockstahler  18:34  Absolutely. I mean, look, I've been through your website, I've talked to some people within the organization, I know you guys are doing a lot for the community. So thank you very much, everyone. Appreciate that. But also, that's another reason why I think a lot of our law firms need to call you guys and talk about let's work with the firms that are helping our community. I think that's top priority, we got to be thinking about that. So I know you work with a lot of law firms, you know, what are some of the things you're seeing today, as far as what's changing in the business of law?Nate Dinger  19:00  You know, I think we're specifically today and or even the last 18 months, the closures really, the core closures really hurt a lot of our clientele. They just, they have a nice portfolio of cases and good cases and things of that matter, but they couldn't get things moved along. So both for their clientele that either needed the money or you know, needed help, they weren't able to do so. And it's not through any fault of the law firms. It's just kind of the, the crazy, hopefully once in a lifetime situation that we were in addition for signature, you know, we didn't panic, you know, we understand that these things are really out of out of our client's control. So we found ways to work with every single one of them. You know, I think the law firm industry as a whole, you know, it's funny, it's viewed as a high risk entity in banking terms. You know, we're very heavily regulated, you know, business and certain types of companies are considered high risk and a lot of that has to do with their law firms are handling money on behalf of their clients and a lot of have, in some situations a lot of money on behalf of their plants. So those types of things are a red flag for our auditors and any sort of governmental agency saying, Oh, how do we make sure things are on the up and up, and, you know, that's something that we take very seriously. And, you know, we know all of our clientele and are able to help them. And you know, kind of navigate some of those roads in the event there ever are issues, you know, every now and again, client will get their IOLTA account out of balance, you know, just by mistake or a bookkeeping error, you know, they cut a check for $10,000 instead of $1,000. And those are the things that we can help them clean up because it's getting more and more important and more heavily scrutinized as time goes on.Ron Bockstahler  20:40  So last, I think, a couple of things. I'm going to give you the last word, but I heard, I think it must have been a video with your CEO MC O'Rourke talking about character and the things you guys you know who you're banking with. And it might have been one of your videos where you guys talk about it's not the company, the law firm that pays the loan back, it's the owner, it's the individual. So talk to the character, talk to what you're looking for, as far as when you're out there meeting the right people, that's going to be the right let's call it the right law firm lawyer for Signature Bank.Nate Dinger  21:09  I think that's probably the most important see, if you will, you know, they in banking, you talk about credit, you talk about character, you talk about, you know, there's the four C's, but I think characters is number one, we like to look everybody in the eye and shake their hand, and really learn who they are, you know, how their firm operates. And you know, what they value and, you know, nine times out of 10, if we're on the same page with the owner of the firm, or the, you know, the different partners, we can find a way to help and it's just one of those, you know, call it old school, call it whatever you want one of those things that we'll never stop doing. Because we find it it's one of the most important things we do on a day to day basis is to get to know our get to know our clients.Ron Bockstahler  21:51  I think that's I think it just that's important in life know, dealing with the right people working with the right people. And you're right, I don't think that'll ever change. Right? A lot of a lot of things.Nate Dinger  22:01  Yeah, our CEO, he's got a couple of the cliche, but he says I got a guy. And if I don't have a guy, I need to have a guy that has a guy that I can I can talk to it's his old school way of of doing business, but you know what works? It's what I believe in as well. So rather than having a one 800 Number, you know, now you got a guy if you're listening to this, or gal do we have plenty of women on our team too, but I'd have be happy to be that guy. Well, nowRon Bockstahler  22:25  that anyone's listening to this show any lawyer out there listen, and now they got Nate, you got nature banker give Nate a call. They last word, what do you want the last word you want to leave our audience with about yourself about Signature Bank? Yeah, INate Dinger  22:36  think the number one thing we'd like to leave with the audience is that we are committed to this space, the legal, the legal space is something we really value and enjoy doing. You know, we talked about the individuals earlier, and it's probably some of the most fun clients that I have in this space as well. So I'd like the audience to know that they can call me about anything, whether it's, you know, I've got a deal in place with my current bank, is it good? Is it bad? What do you think that sort of thing so I'm happy to talk through any situation that that may arise and see if we can be a good fit. Sometimes we're not like we can't do business with everybody unfortunately. And if I'm unable to help, there's a good chance that I know somebody that will we've got a deep network in this space and hopefully know either with signature or someone that we know we can be evaluated to any of the listeners.Ron Bockstahler  23:22  So I lied so that my last question you know, you just made me think of litigation finance are you guys tying up or working with any litigation finance firms at this point in time?Nate Dinger  23:31  We don't really work directly with any of them it's funny we take we get business from and or refer business to you there are several in the area that we know sometimes when they have clients that are you know, already for a senior banker you know, like we're typically lower risk but also lower cost and in some of the litigation finance companies out there we get referrals from them and or we have clients that their risk appetite is a little more than ours. We have several that we can also refer to those litigation finance company so we know and we know them well but there's nothing directly you know, there's not a directly correlated back and forth for any of them.Ron Bockstahler  24:10  Sure. Okay. The best way for our audience listeners to get a hold of youNate Dinger  24:16  Sure. Telephones always on my direct line is 312-386-6904 Or feel free to email me and dinger which is m D i n g R at Signature Bank dot bank.Ron Bockstahler  24:31  Say that email again because that bank that's different.Nate Dinger  24:34  It is it's new. So yeah, it's N. dinger at Signature Bank dot bank.Ron Bockstahler  24:40  name has been great to have me on your show really appreciate you coming and talking to us and introducing our audience to Signature Bank we I think a lot of them want to give you a call after this show. So it really highlights what we're doing. October is financial awareness month at a modest so we're trying to really bring you you've had the CFO we've had Steve Metro with Metro financial come in and talk about how they can save more money. But you know, it all comes down to the bank got to have a strong bank and personal relationship with the banker is a must. If you are a small business, a solo law firm or a partner practice law firm, so appreciate you having on the show. Thanks for listening everyone, and we'll catch you again next week.Voiceover  25:17  Thanks for listening to the 1958 lawyer podcast. If you liked the show, tell a friend and please subscribe rate and review us on Apple podcast, Google Spotify or wherever you get your podcast. If you'd like to hear more about Ron or Amata go to a motto offices.com All the links are also available in Show NotesTranscribed by https://otter.ai

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“The more we keep discovering, the more it keeps us alive and vibrant.” — Dianne A. Allen You cannot see, taste, or touch music. But you can hear it, and you can most certainly feel it. Music can help relieve the stress, burden and bring you to a more peaceful place. It keeps us alive and vibrant. In this week’s episode, we are joined by Rich Daniels. Part One of ‘Rich Daniels Advice on Precision and Vision’ Music was always a passion for Daniels as he realized at a very young age that it was possible to captivate an audience with a live performance while touching their hearts and minds in an indelible way.  Rich Daniels has been creating and conducting memorable musical concerts and events since 1974 when he began his professional journey as a high school freshman on the great south side of Chicago. He views the opportunity he has been given to have a career in music as a measure of service to others. “When music resonates with our hearts, it can heal and touch us in many ways.” – Dianne A. Allen  Rich is also traveling the country conducting regional orchestras (i.e., Baltimore Symphony, Berkeley Symphony, Richmond Philharmonic, Hartford Philharmonic, Colorado Symphony, Nashville Symphony, etc.) for the estate of Jerry Garcia performing a “Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration” with legendary guitarist/vocalist Warren Haynes. Through the vehicle of The City Lights Orchestra, he has been given a chance to participate in thousands of programs nationwide for associations, corporations and non-profit organizations. Additionally, Rich and his colleagues have had the chance to take the stage and perform in concert with some of the greatest musical artists of the past half-century.  Wherever the need and whatever the medium, Daniels and his musicians have proven they are up to the task of making great music a part of every performance and assignment they have been given. Part Two of ‘Rich Daniels Advice on Precision and Vision’ Artists as diverse as Ray Charles, Mel Torme, Garth Brooks, Rosemary Clooney, Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach, Michael Buble, and David Foster have all relied upon the ability of Rich Daniels and his orchestra to collaborate with them to create their special brand of magic in performance.  In recent years Daniels has also been busy in the studio composing and producing recordings for a wide range of projects. As the television and film industry has once again discovered Chicago as a great place to work, Daniels was recently tapped to be the musical supervisor for three different television series and allowed to compose music for the pilot of the Emmy-award winning show “Boss” starring Kelsey Grammer and filmed in Chicago. “Music shouldn't be viewed as something that requires someone to be better than somebody else.” – Rich Daniels Rich and the orchestra were also featured in a concert on PBS this past Fall for the Horatio Alger Society of Distinguished Americans. These TV duties have also included being the on-camera music director for five seasons for the hit show on FOX, EMPIRE starring Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, and Jussie Smollett. Rich has recently music directed for Jussie & Terrence on a PBS concert filmed at the Lyric Opera House in Chicago and most recently with Jussie and Renee Fleming at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. with the National Symphony Orchestra.   Live music is meant to be a joyous experience that should entertain and inspire the listener while taking the audience on an emotional journey that allows them to be empowered by the spirit of this non-tangible entity. About Rich Daniels  Rich is most proud of the various charitable organizations his career has allowed him to serve and promote, especially The Mercy Home for Boys & Girls in Chicago (former board chairman), the DePaul University School of Music (current board chairman) and the Archdiocese Office of Human Dignity & Solidarity (chairman).  Rich was appointed by Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn to the board of the Illinois Arts Council in 2013. 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This week, your hosts Steve Lowry and Yvonne Godfrey interview Joseph Power, Jr. and Larry Rogers, Jr. of Powers Rogers, LLP (https://www.claggettlaw.com/)   Remember to rate and review GTP in iTunes: Click Here To Rate and Review   Episode Details: Accomplished Chicago trial lawyers Joseph Power, Jr. and Larry Rogers, Jr. of Powers Rogers, LLP explain how they secured justice for the families of two attorneys and a law office secretary who were shot by a disgruntled client who gained unauthorized access to the office due to the failure of building security officers to follow established safety procedures. On December 8, 2006, Joseph Jackson entered a 41-floor professional building at 500 West Madison Street in Chicago, held Allied Barton Security Services officer Robert Brown at gunpoint and demanded to be taken to the 38th floor, where patent lawyer Michael McKenna's office was located. A client of Michael McKenna and an inventor seeking a patent, Joseph Jackson mistakenly thought Michael McKenna had sold his idea and owed him money. Supervising security officer Sidney Chambers knew that Joseph Jackson had been loitering in the building for hours and had suspiciously interacted with officer Robert Brown, but failed to take action. Robert Brown did not follow safety protocol, utilize officer codes to alert his supervising officer to the situation or employ restraint techniques designed to defuse the situation. Instead, he tried to flee the scene and save himself when Joseph Jackson began firing his gun in the law office, fatally shooting Michael McKenna and Allen Hoover and wounding office secretary Ruth Lieb. In 2017, a Cook County, Illinois jury delivered a verdict against Allied Barton Security Services, Sidney Chambers and Joseph Jackson, assigning 60 percent of the responsibility to the deceased Joseph Jackson and 40 percent to Allied Barton in a $30,650,000 verdict.      Click Here to Read/Download the Complete Trial Documents   Guest Bios: Joseph Power Jr. Joseph A. Power, Jr. is the founding partner of the Power, Rogers, LLP law firm in Chicago, and a prominent trial lawyer focusing on cases involving medical malpractice, trucking collisions, wrongful death, product liability and catastrophic personal injuries. Power received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1974 and his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University of Chicago in 1977.  Power was named as partner in 1984 and the firm became Hayes & Power.  In 1993, the firm became Power, Rogers & Smith, and has recently become Power Rogers, LLP. At the age of 28, Power became the youngest lawyer in the country to obtain a jury verdict in excess of $1 million for his client.  Power was the lead attorney in a trucking case which led to seventy-six criminal convictions, including the former governor of Illinois in the “licenses for bribes” scandal, which triggered the retesting of over 2000 truck drivers has obtained over 200 verdicts and settlements over $1,000,000.  He has the largest jury verdict in Illinois history for a contested liability personal injury case, and in addition, has the largest medical malpractice jury verdict in Illinois history.  In the last two years alone, he has been to verdict in six cases, all leading to seven and eight million-dollar recoveries. As a leader among personal injury lawyers, Power has been listed in the Harvard Law graduates Naifeh and Smith book, The Best Lawyers in America, every year since 1987. The National Law Journal recognized him as one of the top ten litigators in the United States and he has been listed in Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Law.   Additionally, Power has been repeatedly selected as one of the top lawyers by LawDragon, a group which selects the top 500 lawyers in the country.  He has been named a top personal injury and consumer lawyer based upon polling of fellow lawyers in the Leading Lawyer Magazine since 2009 and is one of Super Lawyers Magazine's top ten lawyers in Illinois. He has consistently been named in Chicago Lawyer Magazine, including the “30 Tough Lawyers” where he was named one of the 30 toughest lawyers in all fields in Chicago.  Those listed are, according to the magazine, attorneys you want “for you, not against you.”   Power is involved in many professional organizations.  He is currently the immediate Past-President of the Inner Circle of Advocates which is an organization consisting of the top 100 Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in the country, and Past President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Public Justice, Celtic Legal Society and ABOTA (Illinois Chapter).  He is a fellow with the International Academy of Trial Lawyers as well as the American College of Trial Lawyers.  He is also a member of the Irish Legal 100, the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.   Power was appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee in 1993 and served as Chairman from 1995-2003 during which the committee promulgated the new discovery rules and mandatory voir dire.  Due to his professional expertise, Mr. Power has been honored in such publications as Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in the World and Who's Who of emerging Leaders in America. He has been recognized by several organizations for his work as a trial lawyer.  Power was awarded “Protector of the Working Man” by the Illinois State Crime Commission, “Citizen of the Year” by the City Club of Chicago and “Board Member of the Year” by the Little City Foundation.  Additionally, he was awarded the Civil Justice Foundation's Special Commendation Award for his thoroughness, tenacity and courage in uncovering and disclosing the “license for bribes” scandal. He received the Medal of Merit and Distinguished Award for Excellence from the Illinois State Bar Association and the Medal of Excellence by the Loyola University of Chicago School of Law.  He was awarded the Tribute for Leadership on behalf of social justice and progressive change by US Action and US Action Education Fund, as well as the prestigious  Leonard Ring Award  which is awarded to someone who has devoted, as Leonard Ring did, a substantial part of their life and their practice to the Illinois Trial Lawyers, someone who has done more than is called for, and to someone who has the standards, work ethic and commitment to the Illinois Trial Lawyers that Leonard had. Most recently, Joe Power was awarded the Justice John Paul Stevens award which is presented annually by the Chicago Bar Foundation and Chicago Bar Association to attorneys who best exemplify the Justice's commitment to integrity and public service in the practice of law.   Active in many charitable organizations, Power, his wife Susan and/or the Power Family Foundation regularly contribute to Leo High School, the University of Notre Dame, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, the Greater Chicago Food Depository, the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Misericordia, Catholic Charities, Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, Free Spirit Media, Big Shoulders, the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation, St. Gabriel's Grammar School, St. Clement Church and DePaul University. Power is married to Susan Power and they have four sons and three grandchildren.  He and his wife live in Chicago. Read Full Bio   Larry Rogers Jr. Larry R. Rogers, Jr. is a trial lawyer with over 25 years of experience advocating for victims.  As a trial attorney and partner at Power Rogers, LLP, Mr. Rogers, Jr. has successfully settled and tried to verdict many multi-million dollar results for his clients in medical negligence, trucking, product liability and civil rights litigation.   He is a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates an invitation-only group of trial lawyers from across the country invited and admitted based upon their results and commitment to representing victims.    Mr. Rogers Jr. was recognized by Crain's Chicago Business as one of the top personal injury lawyers of a new generation of trial attorneys.    Mr. Rogers, Jr. has been involved in a number of significant high-profile matters, including the investigation of what happened to Sandra Bland a Chicagoland resident who was found dead in a Texas jail cell after an unlawful traffic stop.  He represents families in several civil rights and police brutality cases including the tragic shooting of Bettie Ruth Jones on the west side of Chicago which he recently resolved for a record 16 million dollars.  He has been a frequent guest on local and national radio and television shows to discuss events affecting the citizens of Chicago and the country. Mr. Rogers, Jr. and the attorneys at Power Rogers have represented victims against some of the most powerful interests in the country and have been ranked at the top of their field, with 11 consecutive 1st place rankings from 2010 to 2020in the Chicago Lawyer Annual Settlement Survey which ranks firms based on their results. Read Full Bio   Show Sponsors: Legal Technology Services - LTSatlanta.com Digital Law Marketing - DigitalLawMarketing.com Harris, Lowry, and Manton - hlmlawfirm.com   Free Resources: Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 1 Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 2

My guest today is Jasmine. She was born and raised in Chicago. She is a Ball State alum and works in the marketing department at Mercy Home for Boys & Girls. In this episode, Jasmine talks about the highs and lows of her relationship with her grandma, her thoughts on why they aren’t close anymore and how she feels about the meaning of family. Please follow us on Instagram @obliteratepodcast. Also, to find out more about Jasmine follow her on insta @oompaloompaah.Black lives matter. There are many ways you can help the cause of racial injustice and support the Black Lives Matter movement. Here are some organizations that I think could help make a difference and need your support:Black Lives Matter ACLU Racial Justice ProgramNAACP Legal Defense Fund   

Holy Name Cathedral Rector Fr. Greg Sakowicz and Mark Teresi talk with Mercy Home for Boys and Girls Communications Director, Mark Smelzter, about how that organization has been greatly affected by the COVID-19 crisis Author Mary Doyle talked about her book, The Alzheimer's Spouse: Finding the Grace to Keep the Promise. And guest host Brigid Murphy led a conversation about changes in Holy Week services in Chicago with Father Gerard Kelly, Associate Administrator of Catholic Charities. Mary Ellen Kastenholz, professor at Loyola University and Staff Writer of Keenager News, also participated in the conversation.

Mark Schmeltzer, Director of Communications for Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, discusses the measures they have taken with their kids, and how they are providing critical support to the families connected to Mercy Home.

Ji Suk Yi hosts Wintrust Business Lunch for Tuesday, March 10th. Segment 1: (At 0:00) Stocks rallied at the opening bell but then fizzled, giving up big gains in a wild morning of trading Tuesday as investors weighed the prospects of a fiscal stimulus package (including a temporary cut of payroll taxes) to curb the slower economic […]

Bill welcomes Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel back to Connected to Chicago. Rahm gives his take on the 2020 Presidential race, his career in politics, and his new book The Nation City: Why Mayors Are Now Running the World. Rahm hints at making a comeback to political office. In this week's round table segment, John is joined by Ray Long of the Chicago Tribune,Heather Cherone editor of The Daily Line, and Greg Hinz of Crains. The conversation opens up with Mayor Lightfoot and Senator Dick Durbin officially endorsing Joe Biden for the Democratic President nominee. How big a deal is the Coronavirus? And how is it affecting life in the city of Chicago? In the race for state’s attorney, can any candidate beat Kim Foxx? This week’s Community Spotlight is with Lauren Cohn. Lauren speaks with Attorney Tim Cavanagh about Mercy Home. Mercy Home is an organization that helps who suffer abuse and neglect find a stable and safe home.

Holy Name Cathedral Rector Fr. Greg Sakowicz gets into the Lenten spirit by talking with two men who are in charge of fish fries at local parishes. Fr. Greg keeps the Lenten theme going by visiting with Brian Brach of the Radio-TV office about Lenten reflections that are available via social media. Marie Jochum and Michael Bare of Catholic Charities visit with Alessandro DiSanto, an active member of Catholic Charities Junior Board and co-founder of Hallow, currently the most popular Catholic app in the nation. Focus on the Liturgy co-hosts Todd Williamson and Timothy Johnston engage in a timely discussion on the theology and spirituality that guide us during Lent. Fr. Greg Sakowicz and Mark Teresi invite Mark Schmeltzer into the studio to discuss Mercy Home for Boys and Girls’ annual March for Kids. And Fr. Greg and Mark talk with Josh Goralski, founder and CEO of Unlocking Communities.

Dennis Bourne is the newest provider to join Lawndale Christian Health Center’s Behavioral Health team. Before coming to Lawndale, he served as a program supervisor and clinician at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, where he helped to spearhead the agency’s initiative to increase the cultural competence of its treatment model and staff. He attends New Community Covenant Church of Bronzeville and is responsible for the church’s annual, city-wide workshop exploring the intersection of faith and race. He is passionate about helping people who have experienced trauma and oppression to recognize and reach their potential in Christ.

Tonight Tim and Mike honor the eight inductees to the Irish American Hall of Fame and our Hometown Hero, Fiona McEntee. This year's inductees include Senator, John McCain, Fr. Scott Donahue of Mercy Home for Boys & Girls, Kay mcnulty, Miracle on Ice teammate, Jack o'callahan, James O'Connor of the Big Shoulders Fund, Mother Gerald Barry, the father of Chicago's Pat Roche and Windy City Feis Weekend, Pat Roche, and Catholic Worker House founder, Dorothy Day with music by will.i.am, Clara Harp & Shamrock Band, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Frank Sinatra Fans, Gear Daddies, Glenn Hansard, Girsa, The Singing Nuns and Wild Colonial Bhoys. It's all star affair at the Irish American Heritage Center this weekend, April 27th, to a sold out crowd. You can listen each Wednesday night from 8:00pm to 9:00pm on WSBC 1240 AM or on our podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com

Rev. Brittany was born in East Orange, NJ, and moved to Charlotte, NC at age 11. She graduated from Howard University in Washington, DC with a major in Sociology and minor in Community Development. Upon graduating, Brittany became an AmeriCorps Volunteer, serving as Youth Care Worker for young ladies between the ages of 11-14 at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls in Chicago. She earned her Master of Divinity from Vanderbilt Divinity School in 2016. Brittany is very passionate about providing authentic and effective pastoral care to children and youth. She is currently an Associate Minister at Marble Colliegate Church in New York. Welcome, Rev. Brittany Hanlin.

Recorded last just last night in the Mercy Home chapel we feature a live tabla solo performance and interview with Pt. Nayan Ghosh.  This was produced by Brooklyn Raga Massive and the maestro was joined by Ishaan Ghosh (tabla) and Rohan Prabhudesai (Harmonium).   Jump to the 1hr16 mark to hear our great conversation.      

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Chicago Public Library Foundation "Night in the Stacks" event info. /  Paws Chicago "Animal Magnetism" event info. / Mercy Home for Boys and Girls "March for Kids" 

Chicago Public Library-Night in the Stacks-info about this amazingly cool event / Paws Chicago-Animal Magnetism-come out and party with your pet, all the info you need for a night out with your best furry pal / Mercy Home-March for Kids-Kasper talks with Fr. Scott about all the good work Mercy Home does for Chicago area kids at risk.

An intimate conversation with Randy Weston at his home in Brooklyn in 2010.  The master jazz musician tells tales of his times with Charlie Parker, Max Roach, Fela Kuti and countless legends.  Among many accomplishments, Mr. Weston is responsible for bringing gnawa music to a much larger audience, so we thought we'd share this interview before we host Innov Gnawa at a concert at the Mercy Home in Brooklyn this Wednesday.  Tickets for that concert 2/28/18 are available here on the airbnb platform

Today, our guest on The Philanthropy Podcast is Pete Cullen Conway, Director of Major Gifts at Misericordia in Chicago. Pete shares with us some great major gift advice including how he utilizes introduction letters to open doors with benefactors, how he handles first visits, when and how to close the file on reaching out to a donor, and how he uses twitter to get supporters to start rowing the boat in the same direction.  Our discussion with Pete reveals a lot about how Misericordia, an organization with some of the most diverse ways of reaching out to the community, utilizes relationships to explore these avenues. Pete's ideas are great for putting into practice right away and also for simply keeping in mind as we go about our work. Pete shares a sentiment that I believe many of us share "I'm in the development office, but I work for the families" (Click to Tweet) and much more...   Pete shares a number of great ideas and we have some great discussions about making sure that you never let someone's age stop you from connecting with digital communications (Click to tweet), how to use Twitter to ensure that your benefactors are rowing along with us in the boat (click to tweet), and how to get your benefactors involved in advocating for your communications now that they're part of the team (click to tweet).   As you enjoy the show, remember you can connect with me on Twitter where I'm @PhilanthropyPod and use the hashtag #philanthropypodcast (click to tweet) or on Facebook at The Philanthropy Podcast Facebook Page. If you share the show and tag us with #philanthropypodcast on Facebook or Twitter, sometime in the next two shows I'll try to give you or your organization a shout-out on air.   Thank you for listening to today's show. Be sure to join us next week when I'll interview Patrick Van Der Tuin of St. Louis Bike Works about how nonprofits can think outside of the box about funding as we explore @StlBicycleWorks and their amazing youth bicycle program which has now grown into Bworks to include computers and authorship as well!   Take care and have a great week!   Sean   Today's Links:   Misericordia Archdiocese of Chicago   Mercy Home for Boys and Girls   Christian Appalachian Project

We offer mercy to most people we meet but seem to be on empty when we are with our loved ones. Join Pastor Rick for the 5th message in the Just Mercy series and learn to Bring Mercy Home.

Nell Sloane began her career over 29 years ago at the Chicago Futures Exchanges. She was introduced to the industry by working for a grain trader at the CBOT. As she continued to handle the trade execution, reconciliation and Capital Raising she moved on to becoming a featured contributor to Daily Metals Commentaries for 321 Gold, Kitco, Silver-Investor.com and FreeMarketNews.com and periodically for the Moore Research Center. Nell eventually launched her own commodity newsletter providing fundamental and technical analysis entitled, “The Opening Belle”. Later in her career she was listed by a variety of financial publications as a broker to use. These publications included, Hume Super Investors Files, Opportunities in Options by David Caplan, McMaster On Line by R.E. McMaster and featured in “The Art of the Trade” published by McGraw Hill. She spoke at numerous financial seminars and financial radio shows. In efforts to provide further diversification amongst various FCM’s (Futures Commission Merchants), Nell formed Capital Trading Group LP (www.ctgtrading.com) with Patrick Lafferty to put forth effort to mitigate counterparty risks as well as to reduce vulnerability within the margin controls that the firms impose. Some of the clearing relationships the firm has are with ABN AMRO, FCStone, Cunningham Clearing, O’Brien, RCG, BOA and OEC. In addition to being principal and an associated person of CTG, Nell is a managing member of a multi-advisory commodity fund. Her registrations include both her securities series 7 as well as the commodity series 3. CTG provides investors alternatives within the asset class of managed futures products. The firm matches high net worth clients with those seeking alternatives in managed futures. Ms. Sloane presently is a member of the Vistage International, which is the world’s leading chief executive organization. Vistage is located in 15 countries and over 14,500 members helping business owners make better decisions and becoming better leaders in their communities. She is an active participant in raising money for charities such as American Cancer Society, Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, Diabetes foundation and Make a Wish. Nell previously volunteered with the international au pair agency matching host families with childcare, was previously an Executive Member of Chicago Finance Committee. She’s a proud mother of a marine and a son that just entered College to major in finance. During her spare time she loves to golf, horseback ride and travel.