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Paul Allen Smith Jr is the oldest of four children, was born on March 12, 1960, in Little Rock, Arkansas. He grew up in McMinnville, Tennessee, in the Cumberland Mountains, where his father's family had farmed for several generations and also operated an ornamental plant business. Smith calls himself a fourth-generation nurseryman and horticulturist. The family moved back to Little Rock when Smith was twelve due to a career opportunity for his father, who unexpectedly died just three months later. To cope with his grief, Smith planted a small garden in the backyard and began raising chickens. After graduating from Little Rock's McClellan High School in 1979, he attended Hendrix College in Conway to major in biology, with plans of becoming a veterinarian. After graduation in 1983, he earned a Rotary International scholarship to study ornamental horticulture, garden design, and history during an eighteen-month stay at the University of Manchester in England. After returning home to Little Rock, Smith entered the nursery and garden design business with his family. He also became a private tour guide to European gardens and began teaching gardening workshops at the nursery. Regular appearances on local radio led to a weekly gardening segment on Little Rock television station KATV's Daybreak show in 1989. It soon led to a syndicated program starting in 2000, P. Allen Smith's Gardens, which was largely shot at Smith's historic home in Little Rock's Quapaw Quarter. The original Garden Home is a 1904 Colonial Revival cottage surrounded by a series of garden rooms designed by Smith. He purchased the house for one dollar and relocated it to a 15,000-square-foot vacant lot. Smith divides his time between that home and his 650-acre Garden Home Retreat at Moss Mountain Farm in Roland, Arkansas, which overlooks the Arkansas River Valley. At Moss Mountain Farm, Smith promotes the local-food movement, organic gardening, and the preservation of heritage poultry breeds. Smith founded the Heritage Poultry Conservancy in 2009. Smith is a Certified Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society and a board member of the Royal Oak Foundation, the U.S. affiliate of the National Trust of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. His awards and recognitions include the 2009 Arkansas Cultural Enrichment Award from the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, the 2011 4-H Celebration of Excellence Award, the Medal of Honor from the Garden Club of America, Garden Communicator Award from the American Nursery and Landscape Association (ANLA), Horticultural Communicator Award from the American Horticultural Society (AHS), and the Odyssey Award from the Hendrix College Board of Trustees honoring the achievements of Hendrix College alumni.
Dr. Frank L. Douglas is an award-winning industry veteran with three decades of experience in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and entrepreneurship. He served as Executive Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer and Member of the Board of Management of large Pharmaceutical companies such as Aventis AG, now Sanofi, SA. Dr. Douglas recently served as CEO of THEVAX Genetics USA Inc. and Member of the Board of TheVax Genetics Vaccine Co. He is also the co-founder of Douglas Ahmed Consulting (DAC). Some of his past experiences include being President and CEO of the Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron, Executive Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer and Member of the Board of Management of Aventis AG, Chief Scientific Advisor of Bayer Healthcare, AG, Founder and First Executive Director of the MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation, Professor of the Practice in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management, MIT Departments of Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Science and Technology.Dr. Douglas holds a Ph.D. in physical chemistry and an M.D. from Cornell University. He did his internship and residency in internal medicine at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institute and a fellowship in neuroendocrinology at the National Institutes of Health. In addition to his impressive career achievements, Dr. Douglas has led clinical trials and presented on healthcare disparities at ROCHE Pharma, UK. He conducted workshops and case study presentations at HBCUs namely at Lehigh University and MIT, the University of Akron, and Weill Cornell Medical School.Dr. Douglas is the founder and CEO of SAFE HAVEN DIALOGUES LLC, and has also authored two groundbreaking books, entitled “Defining Moments of a Free Man from a Black Stream” and “Until You Walk in My Shoes: A Reframing Methodology to Overcome Systemic Discrimination".AWARDS- Global Pharmaceutical Research and Development Director of the Year Award in 2001 and 2004- Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers in 2002- Black History Maker Award in 2007- Geoffrey Beene Foundation and GQ Rockstar of Science, and the Odyssey Award from the Center of Medicine in the Public Interest in 2010- Caribbean Heritage Award for Entrepreneurship in 2011
This is a story about a young boy named Philbet. He's growing up in the deep south in the 1960's and ‘70's. He loves cars and his grandaddy's garden and an older boy named Knox. In this story, you see how Philbet hides himself and then finds himself. We're talking about Red Clay Suzie, a fictionalized memoir written by Jeffrey Dale Lofton. Lofton is a natural storyteller and not just on the page. His voice has a timbre and a rhythm and accent that draws you in, and I felt like instead of asking questions, I just kept saying some version of 'tell me a story' and he would. We begin with him telling the story behind the story of his debut novel. Another great voice connected to Red Clay Suzie is the audiobook narrator Pete Cross - who Jeffrey was a big fan of and was so excited when he auditioned. Pete's work has been recognized with a SOVAS, an Odyssey Award and an Audie. He's a talented storyteller and I'm so grateful to Blackstone Publishing for sharing this scene with us. I hope you enjoyed getting to know Jeffrey as much as I did. Thanks again to the sponsor for this episode - Pozotron - and of course thank you for being here thanks for listening. Sponsor: https://www.pozotron.com/ Narrator: https://petecrossvo.com/ Author: https://www.jeffreydlofton.com/ Red Clay Suzie Audiobook https://www.audible.com/pd/Red-Clay-Suzie-Audiobook/B0BFC47JJY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp Organizations mentioned by the author: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/strategic-plan/https://bornthisway.foundation/ Books mentioned by the author: To Kill a Mockingbird https://www.audible.com/pd/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Audiobook/B00K1HQVOQ?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp Call Me by Your Name https://www.audible.com/pd/Call-Me-by-Your-Name-Audiobook/B071H4FK2Y?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp Episode transcript and timestamps: https://otter.ai/u/EKPT8WfipuqHekgveT7zKI1L7nE?utm_source=copy_url --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theresa-bakken/support
Are you looking for a way to gain self-appreciation, growth, and success, but feeling stuck when exploring other options in your life? Are you tired of hearing the same conventional wisdom to “just try harder” or “work harder” without seeing any real results? If you're feeling stuck and frustrated, then this episode is for you. When Doors Slam Shut, New Opportunities Open! Natasha Feghali is an award-winning Canadian philanthropist, educator, and business owner. She is the recipient of the 40 under 40 United Way Leadership Windsor Essex Award, the Sovereign Canadian Medal, and the Odyssey Award from the University of Windsor. Natasha Feghali learned that when doors close in her life, new ones will open with the right mindset. After a life event in 2014, Natasha decided to pursue an international teaching contract in Kuwait. She also has a business in property management. Natasha and I cover:
On this episode of Booklist's Shelf Care: The Podcast, host Susan Maguire talks to Molly Luby and Melissa Bartoletta about Tracks, a hyperlocal streaming music platform, a project of the Chapel Hill Public Library and Chapel Hill Community Arts and Culture. We talked about how the project came to be, how it works, and how Tracks continues to reach out to the community to share local music. Then Audio Editor Heather Booth spills the tea on the Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production. Finally, Susan talks to Books for Youth and Graphic Novels Editor Sarah Hunter about what she's reading and loving right now. Tracks Music Library Rabble/MusiCat Tracks Volume I: We Rise As Allies and Tracks Volume II: Isolation Illumination Rowdy XOXOK A-Yoni Bangzz Treee City Violet Bell Boogie Boogie, Y'all, written and illustrated by C. G. Esperanza, narrated by the author When You Look Like Us, by Pamela N. Harris, narrated by Preston Butler III RUSA CODE's Listen List YALSA's Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults ALSC's Notable Children's Recordings Register for Amazing Audiobooks webinar on Friday, February 25th at 2 PM ET Little Witch Hazel: A Year in the Forest, written and illustrated by Phoebe Wahl Mr. Watson's Chickens, by Jarrett Dapier, illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, written and illustrated by Kate Beaton
Natasha Feghali is one of the recipients of the 40 Under 40 United Way/ Leadership Windsor-Essex Award 2018 as well as numerous awards and recognitions; most notably the Sovereign Canadian Medal in 2015 for her dedication to education and the future of entrepreneurship and youth. More recently she has received the Odyssey Award from the University of Windsor and has been published in a book on Women and Leadership in Ontario by the Elementary Teachers Federation. As the owner of Feghali Group Inc (FGI), an independently owned and operated rental homes, rental storage units and holding group, Natasha has helped build a strong portfolio of homes in the Windsor-Essex County Region and works with local and international investors as well. FGI pride themselves on giving the best quality care and expertise when it comes to rental homes as well as the community at large and delivering great service for clients and tenants. In my interview with Natasha, we discuss the most important part of being an investor, why women could benefit from investing and creating your own life via real estate.
On this episode of Booklist's Shelf Care: The Podcast, host Susan Maguire talks to the Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table's Jessica Jenner about the Best Graphic Novels for Adults reading list, Audio Editor Heather Booth gives us the skinny on the Odyssey Award winners, and Adult Books Associate Editor Annie Bostrom and I figure out who is more of a Kristy. Here's what we talked about: 2020 Best Graphic Novels for Adults Year of the Rabbit by Tian Veasna, illustrated by the author, translated by Helge Dascher. Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Damian Duffy and Octavia Butler, illustrated by John Jennings. Come Home, Indio by Jim Terry, illustrated by the author. Best Graphic Novels for Adults Reading List nomination form. Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, read by Bahni Turpin. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds, read by Jason Reynolds. Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo, read by Elizabeth Acevedo and Melania-Luisa Marte. When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed, read by a full cast. Kent State by Deborah Wiles, read by a full cast. We Are the Baby-Sitters Club: Growing Up Bookish and Bossy with the Iconic Series edited by Marisa Crawford and Megan Milks. Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder.
Walter M. Mayes is the librarian at The Girls' Middle School in Palo Alto, CA, where he has spent the last two decades sharing his lifelong passion for books. A noted expert on literature for children and teens, Walter has presented all over the country, as well as serving as a judge for numerous literary awards and prizes, among them the LA Times Book Prize, the Odyssey Award, and the Michael L. Printz Award. He is the author of WALTER THE GIANT STORYTELLER'S GIANT BOOK OF GIANT STORIES and co-author of VALERIE & WALTER'S BEST BOOKS FOR CHILDREN with Valerie Lewis. In addition to his work as a librarian and writer, Walter is a professional storyteller, an auctioneer, an actor and director, an audiobook narrator, and a Jeopardy Champion (January 1992; five games; $56,003). He likes cookies.Follow on Instagram - @fiveauthorquestions Follow on Twitter - @AuthorFiveEmail 5AQ - podcasts@kpl.gov 5AQ is produced by Jarrod Wilson. The technical producer is Brian Bankston. 5AQ is hosted by Sandra Farag and Kevin King
Erik and Joe discuss the need for inspiration in our ever-changing world, the importance of making an impact, and the need for communication and creativity while striving for greatness! More about Joe: Joe Schmit is an award-winning broadcaster, community leader, author and popular keynote speaker. As a sports broadcaster, he has covered every major sporting event in the past 4 decades and has interviewed many of the biggest names in sports. He joined KSTP-TV in 1985 and has won 18 Emmys from the National Television Academy. In 2020, Joe was awarded The Silver Circle designation by the Upper Midwest Chapter of the Emmys for extraordinary contributions to the broadcasting industry. He was also honored with a National Headliner Award in 2001. Before joining KSTP-TV in 1985, he was Sports Director for WBAY-TV in Green Bay, Wisconsin. His career also includes positions as a weekend sports anchor for KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and WKBT-TV in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Joe earned his degree in Mass Communications from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Joe is also an author of two books: “Silent Impact” and “The Impact Blueprint.” In 2019 Joe was also inducted into the Minnesota Speakers Hall of Fame and earned his CSP designation (Certified Speaking Professional) from the National Speakers Association. Less than 15 percent of NSA members worldwide have achieved the CSP designation. Joe is a long-time youth mentor committed to advocating for a number of community organizations with Big Brothers and Big Sisters is at the top of his list. He is a past president and board member of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Twin Cities. He has raised over $3 million for the organization through the Joe Schmit Celebrity Golf Tournament which had a 16-year run. In 2000, he was the winner of the Jim Kelly Distinguished Service Award from Big Brothers and Big Sisters and in 2001, a winner of the Odyssey Award for commitment to youth mentorship. He was also honored as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund (JDRF) Community Leader of the Year in 2005. In 2018 Joe was honored with the Mike Givens Distinguished Service Award for The Mind over Matter Foundation. Joe and his wife Laura also chaired a $4.5 million dollar capital campaign for VEAP, the largest food shelf in Minnesota. He is past president and board member of the Fairway Foundation and has contributed time to many other charitable organizations. www.joeschmit.com https://twitter.com/JoeSchmitKSTP https://www.facebook.com/joeschmitsports https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-schmit-speaker/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
A multiple Audie Award winner, Odyssey Award winner, multiple Earphones Award winner, and multiple Voice Arts Award winner, P.J. Ochlan's work behind the microphone began in 1987 as a young voice actor with many commercials and promos. Since then he has lent his diverse talents to virtually every voiceover genre. Most notably, he is a widely acclaimed and record-setting audiobook narrator with hundreds of fiction and non-fiction titles to his credit. P.J.'s voice work is enhanced by his mastery of accents, distinctive characters and versatility, as well as his proficiency with English, French, Italian, German and Mandarin. He is also the founder of Dr. Dialect and co-founder of the Deyan Institute of Voice Artistry.
Joe Schmit is an author, award-winning broadcaster, community leader and popular keynote speaker. His book “Silent Impact” Influence Through Purpose, Persistence and Passion is now in its second edition. His new book is titled “The Impact Blueprint,” A Step by Step Journey to a Life of Significance. Joe was recently honored by the National Speakers Association (NSA) with the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)designation. Less than 15 percent of NSA members worldwide have achieved the CSP designation. As a sports broadcaster he has covered every major sporting event in the past 4 decades and has interviewed many of the biggest names in sports. He joined KSTP-TV in 1985 and has won 18 Emmys from the National Television Academy. He was also honored with a National Headliner Award in 2001. Joe is a long time youth mentor committed to advocating for a number of community organizations with Big Brothers and Big Sisters is at the top of his list. He is a past president and board member of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Twin Cities. He has raised over $3 million for the organization through the Joe Schmit Celebrity Golf Tournament which had a 16-year run. In 2000, he was the winner of the Jim Kelly Distinguished Service Award from Big Brothers and Big Sisters and in 2001, a winner of the Odyssey Award for commitment to youth mentorship. Joe was also honored as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund (JDRF) Community Leader of the Year in 2005. He was named the 2018 winner of the Mike Givens Award for his work with MG Charities which is working to find a cure for brain cancer. He is past president and board member of the Fairway Foundation and has contributed time to many other charitable organizations. Joe and his wife Laura chaired a four million dollar capital campaign for VEAP, the largest food shelf in Minnesota. Joe is an amazing man, who has incredible experiences throughout his life. He is recognized by many throughout the world for his work on Silent Impact Leadership, teaching many that “we make our biggest impressions when we are not trying to be impressive.” Your success and happiness are not related to your title or how many awards you have won, but to the impact you have on others. If there was a going-away party tonight at your office, which person would bring the biggest crowd? The person you just identified is keenly aware of the impact he or she is making on others. Joe will teach you how to ramp up your influence so you make better connections, stronger relationships, and win more often. If you are interested in connecting with Joe, please visit his website joeschmit.com where you can learn more about his Leadership Message, The Books he has Authored, or how to book him as a Keynote Speaker. Joe, you are an incredible person that I will always be grateful that I had the opportunity to meet and connect with. Thank you for teaching me and for sharing your message with my audience. Wishing you, Laura, and your family all the happiness, comfort, and peace as you continue working for the good of people anywhere and everywhere. Thank you!
Today I share a beautiful conversation with the wonderful Actor & Producer, Raphael Corkhill. Raphael is currently producing a historical feature called “The German King,” which follows an award-winning short film of the same name that he co-produced and acted in. He is also currently playing the lead in an independent feature called “Manny,” which is about a boxer who leads a secret life as a drag queen. In addition to that, Raphael is an avid voiceover actor and is in the upcoming video game “Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.” He has also narrated countless audio books and has won numerous awards for his narration work: including several “Headphones Awards” from Audiofile Magazine, an Audie Award (which is the audiobook equivalent of an Oscar) and an Odyssey Award.Raphael is deeply committed to his creative work and having him on the show to speak about his journey is a real treat. I wish all of you an inspiring time listening to this conversation and may your day be filled with creativity, joy and beauty! FIND RAPHAELwww.raphaelcorkhill.comInstagram: @rcorkhillTwitter: @rcorkhillFIND MEwww.leahsalinas.comInstagram: @leah_salinasTHINGS WE MENTIONED IN THE EPISODEThe German KingMannyRaphael’s audiobook work on Audible The Inner Game of Tennis by Timothy Gallwey EPISODE QUOTES“Being an actor, I think, is a constant process of discovery, and being open to new things. And that’s a real joy.” - Raphael CorkhillOn acting: “The journey of it, the mission, the quest of if, that really feeds my creative spirit. And the expression of it. Allowing something that’s bigger than me. And being part of something that’s much bigger than me to feed into me and to just contribute to that. That’s really very important to me.” - Raphael Corkhill —May this episode bring you joy & inspiration!xo Leah—This podcast has been edited and produced by René G. Salinas.
How to Choose the Right Tenant for Your Home with Maria Rekrut and Natasha E. Feghali on All Things Real Estate on Thursday, at 6:00 pm EST, August 20, 2020. Natasha E. Feghali, an award winning Canadian for her philanthropy in community and strong dedication to education. She is the recipient of the 40 Under 40 United Way/ Leadership Windsor-Essex Award 2018 as well as numerous awards and recognitions; most notably the Sovereign Canadian Medal in 2015 for her dedication to education and the future of entrepreneurship and youth. She is an international educator working overseas throughout her career while giving workshops, seminars and conferences Nationally and Internationally. She has taught in China, France, Kuwait and Ontario for 10 yrs. Feghali is also a distinguished media personality acting as MC in her community events, hosting events in the GCC as well as a journalist since 2012 and has written for magazines such as Bazaar Kuwait and City Pages Middle East. Most recently she has received the Odyssey Award from the University of Windsor and has been published in a book on Women and Leadership in Ontario with the Elementary Teachers Federation. She is a 2x graduate from the University of Windsor with extensive expertise in Second Language Education. She has worked in 3 continents mastering their educational laws and systems. She has traveled across the world giving presentations and working with educational personal for student success.
Dear Friends & Colleagues,Last week, I launched a limited podcast series addressing how the COVID-19 pandemic is reframing American healthcare. You can find the introduction episode here. In this series, I’ll be interviewing future-facing healthcare leaders and entrepreneurs - to ask two questions: (1) How is the COVID-19 pandemic immediately changing the way you are delivering healthcare? (2) How will COVID-19 reframe American healthcare for years to come? In this episode, we’ll be interviewing Dr. Paul Offit, an internationally recognized expert and scientific pioneer in the field of virology and immunology; and the leading virology expert in the U.S. He is the co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine recommended for universal use in infants by the CDC, which is credited with saving hundreds of childrens’ lives each day. He is a professor in the division of Infectious Diseases at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and a professor of Vaccinology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (See abbreviated Bio below).My dialogue with Dr. Offit was incredibly hopeful, hugely informative and beyond inspiring. He is clearly a brilliant medical scientist and a courageous humanitarian.We covered a range of topics including:His perspective on the COVID-19 surge curve and social distancingThe 3 major lessons (reframes) he believes we need to learn from this current pandemicHis expert thoughts regarding the amount of time it will take to develop a COVID-19 vaccineHis views regarding the impact of our public health response on the social determinants of healthThese are unprecedented times, so I hope you find valuable information, guidance, and inspiration in listening to these experts and entrepreneurs share how they are adapting to this pandemic (in real time); and how they’re thinking about and planning for the future.Until next time, be safe and be well,Zeev Neuwirth MD Paul A. Offit, MD, is Director of the Vaccine Education Center and professor of pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He is the Maurice R. Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Offit has published more than 150 papers in medical and scientific journals in the areas of rotavirus-specific immune responses and vaccine safety. He is also the co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine, RotaTeq®, recommended for universal use in infants by the CDC. For this achievement, Dr. Offit received the Luigi Mastroianni and William Osler Awards from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the Charles Mérieux Award from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, and was honored by Bill and Melinda Gates during the launch of their Foundation’s Living Proof Project for global health.In 2009, Dr. Offit received the President’s Certificate for Outstanding Service from the American Academy of Pediatrics. In 2011, he received the David E. Rogers Award from the American Association of Medical Colleges, the Odyssey Award from the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, and was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. In 2012, Dr. Offit received the Distinguished Medical Achievement Award from the College of Physicians of Philadelphia and the Drexel Medicine Prize in Translational Medicine from the Drexel University College of Medicine. In 2013, he received the Maxwell Finland award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, the Distinguished Alumnus award from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and the Innovators in Health Award from the Group Health Foundation. In 2014, he was elected to the board of trustees at the College of Physicians in Philadelphia, and in 2015, he was elected to the American Association of Physicians and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences as well as being named as a Fellow for the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the American Academy for the Advancement of Science. In 2016, Dr. Offit received the Franklin Founder Award by the City of Philadelphia, The Porter Prize from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, and the Jonathan E. Rhoads Medal for Distinguished Service to Medicine from The American Philosophical Society. In 2017, he received the Defensor Scientiae Award and an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.
Joe Schmit is an award-winning broadcaster, community leader and popular keynote speaker. He’s also the author of “Silent Impact” Influence Through Purpose, Persistence and Passion and “The Impact Blueprint,” A Step by Step Journey to a Life of Significance. As a sports broadcaster Joe has covered every major sporting event in the past 4 decades and has interviewed many of the biggest names in sports. Joe joined KSTP-TV in 1985 and has won 18 Emmys from the National Television Academy. He was also honored with a National Headliner Award in 2001. Joe is a long time youth mentor committed to advocating for a number of community organizations with Big Brothers and Big Sisters is at the top of his list. He is a past president and board member of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Twin Cities. He has raised over $3 million for the organization through the Joe Schmit Celebrity Golf Tournament which had a 16-year run. In 2000, he was the winner of the Jim Kelly Distinguished Service Award from Big Brothers and Big Sisters and in 2001, a winner of the Odyssey Award for commitment to youth mentorship. In this episode Joe: Admits that he became a better broadcaster when he stopped caring what others thought of his work Says that we make our biggest impressions when not trying to be impressive Reminds us that everybody at whatever age wants to feel valued Tells us that impact as a pinwheel effect Explains his goal as an author and a speaker is to provide tools all of us can use to be more aware and intentional Says employees are looking for three things. They want to work for a successful company. They want an opportunity to grow, and they want a company that cares about them and the communities they serve Shares a great story about former Minnesota Twins great Joe Mauer And even asks you to identify the faces you would put up on your own Mount Rushmore Joe is entertaining, insightful, and forthcoming. Enjoy. You can reach Joe at: Website: http://joeschmit.com/ Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com Full Episode Screw the Naysayers Episode Page:https://screwthenaysayers.com/joe-schmitiTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPVGoogle Play Music: https://bit.ly/2NBgqMvSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2MF5T6gStitcher: https://bit.ly/2uYCsRCPodbean: https://screwthenaysayers.podbean.com/e/208-Joe-Schmit/
Here is Suffolk County, New York, we have the Suffolk Cooperative Libray System which provides many services for the member libraries of the county. We were fortunate enough to have Derek Ivie and Darla Salva Cruz visit the podcast. Derek & Darla, as they are more affectionately known, provide services to children and teen departments for libraries of Suffolk. One of the biggest events that they coordinate is Battle of the Books which is an amazing competition centered around a group of books. Member libraries assemble groups of teams to read and study the books and a huge countywide "BATTLE" ensues! We also talk about Derek & Darla's work with YALSA and their Teen Bookfinder App, Equity Diversity and Inclusion, ALSC's Odyssey Award, Audie Awards and the Walter D. Myers Award. We also talked about what The Sachem Public Library looked like back in "The Day". So listen to these "Super Heroes" talk Teen and Children's services support! (AND don't forget about the bananas and peanut butter!)
SADIE won the 2019 Odyssey Award, the American Library Association’s highest honor for an audiobook. Part expository podcast, part vengeance road trip, this YA novel is guaranteed to suck you in. Nineteen-year-old Sadie is narrated with intensity by Rebecca Soler. She’s run away in pursuit of the man she thinks killed her 13-year-old sister, Mattie. Radio producer West McCray, narrated by Dan Bittner, records a true crime-style podcast working to track her down, and he discovers even more of a story than he anticipated. A full cast of more than 40 narrators brings the drama and mystery to life. Published by Macmillan Audio. Read the full review of SADIE at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Assistant Editor Emily Connelly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 108 | October 5, 2018 Kerry McCoy sits down with P. Allen Smith on Up In Your Business Paul Allen Smith Jr., the oldest of four children, was born on March 12, 1960, in Little Rock, Arkansas. He grew up in McMinnville, Tennessee, in the Cumberland Mountains, where his father’s family had farmed for several generations and also operated an ornamental plant business. Smith calls himself a fourth-generation nurseryman and horticulturist. Regular appearances on local radio led to a weekly gardening segment on Little Rock television station KATV’s Daybreak show in 1989. It soon led to a syndicated program starting in 2000, P. Allen Smith’s Gardens, which was largely shot at Smith’s historic home in Little Rock’s Quapaw Quarter. The original Garden Home is a 1904 Colonial Revival cottage surrounded by a series of garden rooms designed by Smith. He purchased the house for one dollar and relocated it to a 15,000-square-foot vacant lot. Smith divides his time between that home and his 650-acre Garden Home Retreat at Moss Mountain Farm in Roland, Arkansas, which overlooks the Arkansas River Valley. At Moss Mountain Farm, Smith promotes the local-food movement, organic gardening, and the preservation of heritage poultry breeds. Smith founded the Heritage Poultry Conservancy in 2009. Smith is a Certified Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society and a board member of the Royal Oak Foundation, the U.S. affiliate of the National Trust of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. His awards and recognition's include the 2009 Arkansas Cultural Enrichment Award from the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, the 2011 4-H Celebration of Excellence Award, the Medal of Honor from the Garden Club of America, Garden Communicator Award from the American Nursery and Landscape Association (ANLA), Horticultural Communicator Award from the American Horticultural Society (AHS), and the Odyssey Award from the Hendrix College Board of Trustees honoring the achievements of Hendrix College alumni.
On this episode of No Coaster Needed, we spoke to Emilie Cushman. Emilie is the Co-Founder & CEO of Kira Talent. Kira Talent is a Toronto-based company building software to make it easier on Universities and Colleges to assess their applicants. Emilie is a past recipient of the HSBC Woman Leader of Tomorrow Award and was named one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women in 2012. On the show, we talk about her first dream of being an astronaut, getting into the Next 36, co-founding Kira Talent, how her role evolved and changed over time and all of the anecdotes in between (like how she gave up coffee). To see updates about Kira Talent, you can visit KiraTalent.com and @KiraTalent on all major social media platforms. Interview Notes: 1:35 Emilie's Upbringing 2:00 Wanting to work for NASA 2:40 How she chose Business School over the Sciences 4:23 How did you discover Enactus (Emilie was a past president of the Windsor chapter) 6:20 The spectacle of an Enactus presentation 9:40 What is the Next 36? 11:25 The Next 36 National Selection Weekend 14:16 How did you come up with the idea for Kira Talent? 16:05 Winning the Next 36 16:50 22 Years Old and $2.3M in Funding 20:10 "Step Aside..." 22:30 Would you change anything knowing what you know now? 24:01 Her sales experience 24:45 How did Kira Talent change while you were on Special Projects 27:00 Something happened... again. 30:55 How Emilie managed herself when she became the CEO again 32:45 What does Kira Talent look like now? 35:50 Winning the Odyssey Award at the University of Windsor and coming home 36:45 How do you give back? 38:50 Top tips for managing workload 40:20 What's next for Emilie and wrap-up Season 1 of No Coaster Needed focuses on people with ties to Windsor, Ontario. To see updates about future No Coaster Needed shows, visit NoCoasterNeeded.com or follow me on Twitter @JacobMcCourt.
In a change to our schedule, Dr Paul Offit will be our guest to discuss Vaccine myth and fact as well as the prevalence of the Anti-Vax movement.Paul A. Offit, MD is the Director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia as well as the Maurice R. Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology and a Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a recipient of many awards including the J. Edmund Bradley Prize for Excellence in Pediatrics from the University of Maryland Medical School, the Young Investigator Award in Vaccine Development from the Infectious Disease Society of America, and a Research Career Development Award from the National Institutes of Health.Dr. Offit has published more than 150 papers in medical and scientific journals in the areas of rotavirus-specific immune responses and vaccine safety. He is also the co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine, RotaTeq, recommended for universal use in infants by the CDC; for this achievement Dr. Offit received the Luigi Mastroianni and William Osler Awards from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the Charles Mérieux Award from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases; and was honored by Bill and Melinda Gates during the launch of their Foundation’s Living Proof Project for global health.In 2009, Dr. Offit received the President’s Certificate for Outstanding Service from the American Academy of Pediatrics. In 2011, Dr. Offit received the Humanitarian of the Year Award from the Biologics Industry Organization (BIO), the David E. Rogers Award from the American Association of Medical Colleges, the Odyssey Award from the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, and was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.In 2012, Dr. Offit received the Distinguished Medical Achievement Award from the College of Physicians of Philadelphia and the Drexel Medicine Prize in Translational Medicine from the Drexel University College of Medicine.In 2013, Dr. Offit received the Maxwell Finland award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, the Distinguished Alumnus award from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and the Innovators in Health Award from the Group Health Foundation.In 2015, Dr. Offit won the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching from the University of Pennsylvania and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.Dr Offit was a member of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is a founding advisory board member of the Autism Science Foundation and the Foundation for Vaccine Research.He is also the author of six medical narratives: The Cutter Incident: How America’s First Polio Vaccine Led to Today’s Growing Vaccine Crisis (Yale University Press, 2005), Vaccinated: One Man’s Quest to Defeat the World’s Deadliest Diseases (HarperCollins, 2007), for which he won an award from the American Medical Writers Association, Autism’s False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure (Columbia University Press, 2008), Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All (Basic Books, 2011), which was selected by Kirkus Reviews and Booklist as one of the best non-fiction books of the year, Do You Believe in Magic?: The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine (HarperCollins, 2013), which won the Robert P. Balles Prize in Critical Thinking from the Center for Skeptical Inquiry and was selected by National Public Radio as one of the best books of 2013, and Bad Faith: When Religious Belief Undermines Modern Medicine (Basic Books, 2015), selected by the New York Times Book Review as an “Editor’s Choice” book in April 2015.TWL website : http://www.trollingwithlogic.com/TWL facebook group : http://on.fb.me/TZwgy3TWL twitter : https://twitter.com/TrollingWLogicTWL facebook page : http://on.fb.me/1Eq3b8kSubscribe to the podcast:-Feedburner: http://tinyurl.com/twl-feed-burnItunes : http://tinyurl.com/twl-itunesStitcher : http://tinyurl.com/twl-stitcher Podbean : http://tinyurl.com/twl-podbeanPodfeed : http://tinyurl.com/twl-podfeed