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The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce's legendary Walk to Washington is back after a five-year hiatus. Find out what this event is all about – and hear about one CPA's experience attending the event and what she's looking forward to this year.  Resources:Walk to Washington

Nearly 1,000 business leaders recently gathered at the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce's ReNew Jersey Business Summit to discuss the business climate in New Jersey and how to make it more competitive and attractive. Chamber President Tom Bracken shares the biggest takeaways and also discusses the business community's reaction to Governor Murphy's proposed 2.5% corporate transit fee.  Resources:New Jersey Chamber of CommerceMore on the New Jersey budget 

Welcome back to Total Life Fitness, and today, I'm excited to have a personal friend of mine on the showAaron Seaton is the owner of Re-Claim Your Fitness, an online fitness coaching program for energy-zapped fathers who want to get fit to become powerful role models for their kids.He also owns two brick-and-mortar fitness studios in New Jersey called TailorMade Bodiez.Aaron is a veteran of the United States Air Force and accomplished bodybuilder competing in the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness, placing as high as second place in the men's middleweight division in competition.He's been published in notable media outlets like Men's Fitness, IDEA Health and Fitness and Bodybuilding.com.As an entrepreneur, Aaron earned “Business of the Year” in the health and fitness sector in 2019 from the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce.And if fitness weren't enough, he and his wife, Dana, also own a laundromat.Aaron has two young daughters at home and recently just had his second last month, so he's a brand new father of two.So not only does he talk the talk, but he also walks the walks.Connect with Aaron:Join his FREE Facebook Group: Fit Father ProjectInstagram: @s_aaron22Website: Re-Claim Your FitnessEmail: info@reclaimyourfitness.netConnect with Luke:Join my FREE Facebook Group: Men's Fitness and HealthInstagram: @lukebriggsfitnessYouTube: Luke BriggsEmail: luke@lukebriggsfitness.comInfo about Total Life Fitness coaching: Click HERE

Thomas A. Bracken, President and CEO of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, joins the show to talk about the current business climate in the state of New Jersey. What issues are impacting the business community and what does the future of New Jersey business look like?

What's up Everybody, welcome to another edition of the transition, a show aimed at demystifying the entrepreneur experience for those of you looking to make the transition from the military into entrepreneurship. I'm your host Mike Steadman a Marine Corps Veteran, Social Entrepreneur, and member of the Bunker Labs Team.  In the following episode, I interview Francisco Cortes, an Army Veteran, Media Executive, and Founder of the Setroc Group, an award-winning Multicultural Marketing and Public Relations agency that specializes in providing integrated marketing and communications tools that keep messaging on-brand and consistent across all channels. In addition to overseeing the Setroc Group with his wife and Co-Founder Claribel, Francisco wears multiple hats as leader in the veteran and Hispanic community, serving as the President of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, and an Advisory Board Member to the Hispanic chamber of commerce. Francisco epitomes the philosophy of "Lifting As We Climb." Full transparency, this episode is straight Fire. Francisco tells it like is and opens about the challenges he faced when he first launched his business, such as lackluster sales funnel, unnecessary overhead expenses, and the stress you deal with as a business owner. This another episode you don't want to miss, as Francisco shares his story to prevent you from making the same mistakes he did.  I hope you enjoy this episode and that it empowers you on your own entrepreneurial journey.  

In this edition of IssuesWatch LIVE, NJCPA's Ralph Albert Thomas and Jeff Kaszerman are joined by Laura Gunn of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce. They focus primarily on the New Jersey Economic Development Authority's new loan and grant programs as well as an overview of the CARES Act. For more information, visit: http://www.njcpa.org/coronavirus/links. To submit a question, email feedback@njcpa.org.

The Earth Day Episode - A CEO’s Virtual Mentor Episode 21 Climate Change as the Foremost Challenge of Our Generation with Dr. Ralph Izzo, Chairman, President and CEO of PSEG Happy Earth Day Weekend.  Monday, April 22nd is Earth Day.  In celebration and recognition, we welcome you to our special Earth Day 2019 episode.  I am joined by Dr. Ralph Izzo, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) in Newark, New Jersey.  This Episode 21 covers a number of topics relevant to our Mother Earth including the subject of climate change which Dr. Izzo considers to be the foremost challenge of our generation.  Our sweeping climate-oriented discussion ranges from the utility industry’s role in combatting climate change, PSEG’s actions and service orientation, cognitive biases in political decisioning, the insurance industry’s role, and nuclear energy’s opportunities in the war on climate change, among other items.    Newark, New Jersey-based PSEG has a $30 billion market capitalization as a public utility holding company that provides regulated electric and gas service through its subsidiaries, as well as investing in solar generation projects and energy efficiency programs.  Dr. Ralph Izzo has served as President and CEO since 2007.  His educational foundation is in mechanical engineering and physics. He holds a PhD in Applied Physics from Columbia University.   We express our special thanks to the clients of Lyceum Leadership Consulting that enable us to bring you this podcast.  Thanks for listening.  We can’t improve without your feedback – write us through our website www.LeadershipLyceum.com and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.  Informative and Helpful Links: ​Illustration of the omission bias through the trolley problem - 1 min 37 sec Program Guide Earth Day Episode Climate Change as the Foremost Challenge of Our Generation with Dr. Ralph Izzo, Chairman, President and CEO of PSEG  0:00      Introduction to Episode 21 and Dr. Ralph Izzo, Chairman, President and CEO of PSEG 2:33     Introduction of Climate Change as the foremost challenge of our generation 7:08     A board of directors’ role and interaction with society beyond the boundaries of the corporation 10:44    Break 1 11:06    A utility company’s natural position of responsibility and influence in society.  13:16    PSEG’s actionable steps for society: Step 1 - Energy efficiency and reference to Lyceum’s Earth Day 2018 Episode 15 on Energy Efficiency 15:17    PSEG’s actionable steps for society: Step 2 – Clean energy production and supply 15:52    PSEG’s actionable steps for society: Step 3 – Reliability of energy supply 16:39    Break 2 16:54    What’s in a name?  “Public Service” Enterprise Group 21:10    The human affinity to socialize and associate with reference to Lyceum’s Episode 18 on Associations and Alexis de Tocqueville   22:55    Break 3 23:14    Cognitive Bias in group decisions on climate change and the role of policy 29:24    Break 4 29:42    The role of nuclear energy in combatting climate change 29:54    What is working against the expansion of nuclear energy in the US? 34:04    The insurance industry’s role in combatting climate change. Reference to Lyceum’s article: Risk & Reward: The Insurance Sector on the Climate Frontlines 35:54    Concluding statements - optimism in the face of climate change.  Biographies of Guests   Dr. Ralph Izzo Ralph Izzo was elected chairman and chief executive officer of Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PSEG) in April 2007. He was named the company’s president and chief operating officer and a member of the board of directors of PSEG in October 2006. Previously, Dr. Izzo was president and chief operating officer of Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G). Since joining PSE&G in 1992, Dr. Izzo was elected to several executive positions within PSEG’s family of companies, including PSE&G senior vice president – utility operations; PSE&G vice president – appliance service; PSEG vice president - corporate planning; and PSE&G vice president - electric ventures.  In these capacities, he broadened his experience in the areas of general management, strategic planning and finance. Dr. Izzo is a well-known leader within the utility industry, as well as the public policy arena.  He is frequently asked to testify before Congress and speak to organizations on matters pertaining to national energy policy. Dr. Izzo’s career began as a research scientist at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, performing numerical simulations of fusion energy experiments.  He has published or presented more than 35 papers on magnetohydrodynamic modeling. Dr. Izzo received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in mechanical engineering and his Doctor of Philosophy degree in applied physics from Columbia University.  He also received a Master of Business Administration degree, with a concentration in finance, from the Rutgers Graduate School of Management. He is listed in numerous editions of Who’s Who and has been the recipient of national fellowships and awards.  Dr. Izzo has received honorary degrees from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (Doctor of Science), Thomas Edison State University (Doctor of Humane Letters), Bloomfield College (Doctor of Humane Letters), Rutgers University (Doctor of Humane Letters) and Raritan Valley Community College (Associate of Science). Dr. Izzo is the chair of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI).  In addition, he is on the board of directors for the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited (NEIL) and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. He also is on the advisory board for the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics Department, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Peddie School and Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment Advisory Council, as well as a member of the Visiting Committee for the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion.  Dr. Izzo is a former member of the Columbia University School of Engineering Board of Visitors.  In addition, he is a former chair of the Rutgers University Board of Governors and the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce.    Your host Thomas B. Linquist is the Founder and Managing Partner of Lyceum Leadership Consulting and Lyceum Leadership Productions. Over his 14 years in management and leadership consulting he has served a wide array of industrial clients.  This includes leadership assessment and search for chief executive officers, chief financial officers, chief operating officers and boards of directors.  He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and over his 28-year career has served in a variety of roles: as an engineer with Shell Oil Company, a banker with ABN AMRO Bank, and as treasurer was the youngest corporate officer in the 150+ year history at Peoples Energy Company in Chicago.  He is an expert on hiring and promotion decisions and leadership development.  Over the course of his search career, he has interviewed thousands of leaders.  Thanks for listening.  We can’t improve without your feedback – write us through our website www.LeadershipLyceum.com and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.  Please rate us and spread the word among your fellow executives and board colleagues.   Program Disclaimer The only purpose of the podcast is to educate, inform and entertain. The information shared is based on the collection of experiences of each of the guests interviewed and should not be considered or substituted for professional advice. Guests who speak in this podcast express their own opinions, experience and conclusions, and neither The Leadership Lyceum LLC nor any company providing financial support endorses or opposes any particular content, recommendation or methodology discussed in this podcast.  Follow Leadership Lyceum on: Our website: www.LeadershipLyceum.com LinkedIn: The Leadership Lyceum LLC Twitter: @LeaderLyceum https://twitter.com/LeaderLyceum Email us: info@LeadershipLyceum.com   Thanks for listening.  We can’t improve without your feedback – write us through our website www.LeadershipLyceum.com and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.  Please rate us and spread the word among your fellow executives and board colleagues.   This podcast Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor has been a production of The Leadership Lyceum LLC. Copyright 2019. All rights reserved.

  New Jersey’s tax incentive programs have been in the news lately after a highly critical audit of the Economic Development Authority’s administration of the programs. In this episode, we speak with Tom Bracken, president and CEO of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, about the current programs and what could be changed to make them more effective and impactful. See also: State Comptroller’s audit of the EDA’s tax incentive programs | Results of a recent NJCPA member survey about the New Jersey’s tax incentive programs | NJCPA’s response to Governor Murphy’s State of the State address | Minimum wage legislation | Results of NJCPA cannabis survey  

Today, Francois Nader is merely President of the Jesra Foundation, trustee of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of Acceleron Pharma (XLRN), Director of ArRETT Neuroscience, Clementia Pharma, and Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAAP), and Advisory Board member of the Open Future Institute. But you might remember him from such former roles as President, CEO and Executive Director of NPS Pharma (NPSP now Shire) prior to its $5.2B acquisition, Venture Partner at Care Capital, 2013 Ernst and Young National Life Science Entrepreneur of the Year, Chairman of BioNJ, and Board member of BIO, Noven (NOVN), Trevena (TRVN), and Baxalta (BXLT now also Shire). He joins me to describe the art of being small while thinking big, and to share some decidedly unconventional wisdom.

Leadership New Jersey's goal is to expand and improve the pool of the state's civic leaders. The program, founded in 1986, honors men and women who combine a successful career with leadership in serving their communities. As part of its programming, Leadership New Jersey sponsors the Forum on the Future of New Jersey, an annual conference devoted to dealing with the key issues facing New Jersey. This year, in conjunction with the Forum, Leadership New Jersey is pleased to introduce podcasts from the Forum. In this podcast, we present a panel discussion of "Who Decides How We Spend Our Money." Moderator: Paula Franzese, LNJ ‘93 Professor of Law, Seton Hall School of Law and Chair, NJ State Ethics Commission Nationally acclaimed for her teaching, Professor Franzese was appointed Chair of the State Ethics Commission by the Governor after serving on his Ethics and Policy Management Task Force. Paula's casebook, “Property Law and the Public Interest,? is recognized as one of the first to expansively explore the public interest dimensions of Property Law. Lee Carlson Publisher, NJBIZ D. Lee Carlson has spent more than thirty years in the newspaper business in Northern California, at publications such as the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Jose Mercury News, before coming to the east coast two years ago. She is the publisher of NJBIZ, the only weekly business-to-business publication in New Jersey. Richard J. Codey President, NJ State Senate The current Senate President and former Acting Governor of New Jersey, Senator Codey's career in state government has spanned more than three decades. As a Senator, he chaired the Institutions, Health, and Welfare Committee and has earned a reputation for supporting the mentally ill as well as improving healthcare through the New Jersey's Healthcare Reform Act. Hal Garwin, LNJ ‘95 President/Executive Director, Community Health Law Project Hal is a West Orange resident and graduate of Rutgers University Camden School of Law. A former Legal Services Attorney, he is currently the Chair of the Board of NJ SHARES, Vice President of the Mental Health Association in NJ, and Chair of the Board of Arts Unbound. Ralph Izzo President and COO, PSE&G Since joining PSE&G in 1992, Ralph has been elected to several senior executive positions. He also served four years as a senior policy advisor in the Office of New Jersey Governor Thomas H. Kean, as well as currently serving on the board of directors for the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and the New Jersey Utilities Association. Leonard Lance Minority Leader, NJ State Senate Senator Lance was elected to the Senate and reelected in 2003, serving as Minority Leader since 2004. He was born and raised in Hunterdon County, earning a bachelor's degree from Lehigh University and a master's degree from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs of Princeton University. Download the podcast here (52.4 mb mono MP3 file, 57:15 duration).

NJBankers Podcast #1: Forecast 2006 Recorded Thursday, December 1, 2005 (163.3 mb mono MP3 file, 1:58:55) What direction will New Jersey's economy take in 2006? What effect will our new governor have on the business climate? Who better to answer these and other questions than the head of the NJ State Chamber of Commerce, the Chief Examiner for the New Jersey Deparment of Banking and Insurance and the Chairman of the NJ Council of Economic Advisors? Now, as a benefit of your NJBankers Membership, listen to the entire program in this first of a series of podcast recordings, produced for NJBankers by Lubetkin & Co. Communications LLC of Cherry Hill, NJ (www.lubetkin.net). Speakers Thomas A. Bracken President & CEO, Sun Bancorp, Inc. Mr. Bracken began his banking career with New Jersey National Bank in 1969. He was named Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Banking in 1975, and retained that position through CoreStates' acquisition of New Jersey National Bank. In 1993, Mr. Bracken was named President of CoreStates/New Jersey National Bank and in 1998, following the CoreStates merger with First Union Bank, he was appointed Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial and Government Banking for New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. In May of 2000, Mr. Bracken was named Executive Director of First Union's Public Sector Group. Tom currently is the Chairman of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Joseph J. Seneca University Professor, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy Dr. Seneca is Chairman of the New Jersey Council of Economic Advisors. The Council prepares semiannual economic outlooks and advises the Governor and Legislature on economic policy and economic development. He has taught at all levels of instruction throughout his career at Rutgers and has received numerous awards for exemplary teaching and contributions to public service. Dr. Seneca is the author of numerous articles, reports and books on economic policy, public finance, environmental economics and state economic development. He was named the 2002 Educator of the Year by the Research and Development Council of New Jersey. Janine J. Akey Chief Examiner, NJ Department of Banking & Insurance Mrs. Akey has served as the Chief Examiner of the Division of Banking since October 1989. As Chief Examiner, Mrs. Akey is responsible for the examination and supervision program for all State chartered commercial banks, savings banks, savings and loan associations, trust companies and holding companies for the State chartered institutions. Mrs. Akey has also served as the Secretary to the Bank Advisory Board since 1994.