Podcasts about program consultant

Listen to Arun Sok Nhep, who serves United Bible Societies as Head of Member Relations and Translation Roadmap Coordinator for Asia-Pacific being interviewed by seasoned journalist Lorna Dueck. In this episode, Arun shares his stories about growing up in Cambodia and surviving the Khmer Rouge genocide. While fleeing the country and finding himself in prison, he encountered another prisoner who gave him a Bible. This turning point in his life enabled him to encounter the love and forgiveness of God and directed him along a path that resulted in finishing the translation of the Bible for the people of Cambodia years later.Read the transcript: biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s9-ep6===Learn more about United Bible Societies: unitedbiblesocieties.orgLearn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.caHelp people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donateConnect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesocietyWhether you're well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world's best-selling book.  This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca. ===Born in a Buddhist family in Cambodia, Arun became Christian at the age of 17, following an encounter with the Bible. When the Communists took control of Cambodia in 1975, he escaped the country, arriving in France as a refugee. He earned degrees in Biblical Studies and Biblical languages from European Bible Institute in France and Regent College in Canada.Arun served as a pastor in an Evangelical Church in France for 12 years. Later, he became the lead translator for the Khmer Standard Bible translation project, and later joined United Bible Societies as Program Consultant, based in Singapore.In 2011, he moved to Cambodia to become Chief Executive for the Bible Societies in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Today, Arun serves United Bible Societies as Head of Member Relations and Translation Roadmap Coordinator for Asia-Pacific.Arun has been married to his wife Ruth, for 42 years and has two adult sons and two grandchildren.

Tova Warburg Sinensky is a graduate of Nishmat's first U.S. Yoatzot Halacha cohort, and has worked as a Yoetzet Halacha for over ten years.  In addition to serving the Greater Philadelphia and Atlanta communities, Tova is on the advisory committee of the Jewish Fertility Foundation, has consulted on sexuality curricula for high schools, and has published resources and articles pertaining to Taharat Hamishpacha and the broader religious experience of women.  Tova also works as a Program Consultant for the Jewish New Teacher Project, where she trains and coaches educators in the art and science of mentoring beginning teachers.   Tova graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Stern College Honors Program with a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy, holds a Master's Degree in Education from the Azrieli Graduate School and holds certificates from Yeshiva University's Graduate Program for Advanced Talmudic Studies and Nishmat's Miriam Glaubach Center. She lives in Bala Cynwyd, PA with her husband and three children. * * * *    *** CONNECT WITH ME: Website: https://www.dvoraentin.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dvoraentin YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@misconceptionspodcast

Jennice Chewlin, MPH, CHES is Founder and CEO of Chewlin Group. She helps companies who give a damn about the health + well-being of their workforce reduce stress, prevent burnout, and return to joy.They designed an innovative model for workplace mental well-being by leveraging public health principles and positive psychology models.She conferred a Bachelor of Psychology at Florida Atlantic University then conferred her Master of Public Health at Barry University.Join Community (closes Feb 21st)Full Shownotes: https://thephmillennial.com/episode185Connect with Jennice Chewlin, MPH, CHES Chewlin Group website Follow The Public Health Millennial on InstagramConnect with Omari on LinkedInChapters:@0:00 Episode Trailer@1:43 Jennice Chewlin, MPH, CHES Introduction@3:22 Identify and Personal Background@4:44 Helping Organizations Give A Damn About Employee Mental Wellbeing @9:25 Innovative Workplace Model@12:18 Why We Must Amplify Joy@15:50 Working with Values Aligned Organizations@17:58 What is Public Health?@20:05 Bachelors of Psychology at Florida Atlantic University@21:32 Office Manager at Family Physician Services, Inc@23:20 Learning about public health@25:00 Undergraduate Takeaways@27:37 Master of Public Health at Barry University@33:34 Creating your own vision for you life and career @35:30 Join Our Community@36:05 Internship Internship, Directors of Health Promotion and Education, Broward County Health Department@38:10 American Public Health Association Conference@39:25 Finding her field in public health and learning where to get into public health@42:45 Program Manager at American Lung Association@46:50 Senior Health Educator at Broward County Health Department@50:55 Program Consultant at Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands@58:20 Sandy Hook Presenter at Sandy Hook Promise@1:01:42 Health Educator at Large Insurance Company@1:04:05 Advice to be More Effective Health Educators@1:06:35 Chewlin Group@1:09:45 Connect & Future Prediction@1:10:38 The Furious Five@1:16:42 Episode OutroSupport the showThanks for tuning in. Let's all work together towards a culture of health, wellbeing, and equity for all. ⭐⭐ SUBSCRIBE & Leave a 5-STAR REVIEW! ⭐⭐ Follow & Support:- Early Access Community Waitlist- The Public Health Millennial on IG - The Public Health Millennial on LinkedIn - The Public Health Millennial Website- Omari Richins, MPH on LinkedIn- Support on The Public Health Store

Ali Manning is a food scientist, author, and the CEO/Founder of Umami Food Consulting, LLC. She is the creator of Food Science 4 Kids, a program that teaches grade-school children food science education and allows them to perform hands-on activities that enrich their daily lives. Ali is also the Program Consultant with Project Green Fork (a local restaurant sustainability program) within the Clean Memphis organization, which provides resources and support to help “food-prenuers” reduce waste in all areas of their operations. Ali recently premiered as a competitor on Netflix's latest show, Snack vs. Chef, and is a 2023 Comcast Rise grant recipient. She published her first children's book, "Can I Play with My Food?" in February 2022, inspired by her sister Alexis who has Down's Syndrome. Ali is a graduate of Alabama A&M University and a Huntsville, AL native, but after being a transplant for nearly 14 years, she considers Memphis her home. She is married to her husband, Brian Manning, and they live with their puppy, Kobe-Williams-Manning (named after their favorite athletes). Ali spends her time cultivating a life of joy through serving her community, skating with friends, styling clients, and creating content that inspires others to "Seize the Day"!

Ali Manning is a food scientist, author, and the CEO/Founder of Umami Food Consulting, LLC. She is the creator of Food Science 4 Kids, a program that teaches grade-school children foodscience education and allows them to perform hands-on activities that enrich their daily lives. Ali is also the Program Consultant with Project Green Fork (a local restaurant sustainability program) within the Clean Memphis organization, which provides resources and support to help “food-prenuers” reduce waste in all areas of their operations.Ali recently premiered as a competitor on Netflix's latest show, Snack vs. Chef, and is a 2023 Comcast Rise grant recipient. She published her first children's book, "Can I Play with MyFood?" in February 2022, inspired by her sister Alexis who has Down's Syndrome. Ali is a graduate of Alabama A&M University and a Huntsville, AL native, but after being a transplant fornearly 14 years, she considers Memphis her home. She is married to her husband, Brian Manning, and they live with their puppy, Kobe-Williams-Manning (named after their favoriteathletes). Ali spends her time cultivating a life of joy through serving her community, skating with friends, styling clients, and creating content that inspires others to "Seize the Day"!

Banned Books Week is an annual celebration of the freedom to read. The theme for Banned Books Week 2023 is “Let Freedom Read” and it's being celebrated from October 1-7. A PEN America report for the first half of the 2022-2023 school year tracked 1,477 instances of individual book bans that have affected 874 unique titles. Book bans disproportionately target authors of color, LGBTQ+ authors, and other marginalized groups. Books about racism, sexuality, gender, and history have been removed from library shelves across America. In today's episode, we talk to Sabrina Baêta from PEN America and author Grace Ellis about the current state of book banning in America, the impact that book bans have on creators, libraries, and young readers, and what we can do to stand up against book bans and protect the freedom to write, read, and access information. Grace Ellis will be at the Bexley Public Library on Wednesday, October 4 at 7:00 PM for a Conversation on Censorship to celebrate Banned Books Week. Grace Ellis is a New York Times-bestselling, GLAAD Media Award–winning author and script writer. Born and raised in Ohio, she studied theater and journalism at The Ohio State University. Her graphic novels include the much-lauded "Lumberjanes," the long-running "Moonstruck," and several pieces for DC Comics. Her latest book, "Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith," was a New York Times Notable Book of 2022 and won the 2023 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work. In 2022, Grace was given an Ohio Individual Excellence Award in playwriting for "Holding It Together," a site-specific play for high schools. Her next DC book, DIANA AND THE HERO'S JOURNEY, is out this fall. In 2023, she wrote the play “EXPLICIT CONTENT FOR TEENS,” about the fall out of a play's censorship in a public highschool. Grace lives in Columbus, Ohio, where she can often be found eating ice cream or petting a cat. Sabrina Baêta is a Program Consultant with Freedom to Read at PEN America. She engages in research and awareness-building around censorship attacks on public K-12 education, especially as it relates to literature accessibility in libraries and classrooms. Sabrina graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Bachelor of Music in Voice. She earned her Masters from the University of Central Florida in Nonprofit Management. She is a poet, essayist, and writer and prior to PEN America, worked in educational publishing and in a variety of performing arts and education nonprofits. Special thanks to fo/mo/deep for lending us their song, "Bourbon Neat" for the podcast! Find out about upcoming Bexley Public Library events at BexleyLibrary.org Follow Bexley Public Library across social media platforms @bexleylibrary  

Child Life Specialist Meghan Siegel, who is Children's Program Consultant at the Wellness House of Annapolis, brings her special professional perspective to a difficult situation: when a parent with cancer must communicate with their children about their illness. 

{Note: this podcast and show notes were originally part of an online CE course. That course is no longer available.} Dr. Jordan Harris interviews Kelly Beins and Leah Dawang about their experiences using polyvagal theory in their practices and working with Unyte. After this training you will be able to meet the following objectives.  Describe a polyvagal perspective of the autonomic nervous system.  Explain the concept of state "blends". Explain the sequential "pyramid of learning" and how it applies to our central nervous system. More on Jordan Harris, Ph.D, LMFT-s, LPC-s  Jordan Harris, holds a Ph.D in Marriage and Family Therapy, works as a subject matter expert for Deliberate Practice in Psychotherapy and maintains a private practice where he sees couples and individuals.  He's also the co-host ofThe Polyvagal Series, a podcast and online course which explores all the ways stress impacts our physical and mental health from a polyvagal lens.  More on Unyte For a professional interested in learning more about Unyte and integrating Dr. Porges' Safe and Sound Protocol into their practice, please visit: https://integratedlistening.com/  More on Kelly Beins, BA, BHScOT, OTR/L Kelly Beins is a seasoned Occupational Therapist with over 28 years of experience, including 18 years with certification in sensory integration. Kelly believes in evidence-informed interventions and is passionate about combining sensory integration and mental health practices.  Kelly has recently joined Unyte as a strategic clinical consultant where she supports development of clinical use guidelines, provider engagement, and product development. Outside of her role at Unyte, Kelly is growing a global mentorship program to make best-practices more accessible for other sensory OT's in private practice.  Kelly specializes in Polyvagal Theory, she is an international speaker, has published two children's books and was named, Autism Parenting Magazine's “Top OT” for two consecutive years. While almost an empty nester, Kelly is a sensory parent herself, which has led to many insightful and unexpected learnings along her professional and personal path.  More on Leah  Dawang, MSP, Somatic Experiencing® Student — Advanced  Leah Dawang first joined Unyte as a Program Consultant sharing her passion for the Safe and Sound Protocol with professionals. Today, she serves as Unyte's Strategic Partnerships Manager, envisioning all members of the helping and healing communities linking arms in Love and transforming the world.  Leah's initial career in tech start-ups and event management took a sharp turn when her entire being suffered from the effects of trauma. After traveling the world, attending G42 Leadership Academy and plenty of therapy, Leah rediscovered her love for Love and founded Clear The Way, a coaching practice devoted to guiding others in clearing the effects of trauma that block them from receiving unconditional Love. She is an SSP provider in the final stages of becoming a Somatic Experiencing practitioner and is passionate about all things that lead to Love including the nervous system, spoken word and important, hard and beautiful conversations.  

There is growing interest in how spiritual care providers can incorporate elements of the natural world into their work (sometimes called “eco-chaplaincy”), provide chaplaincy in the context of climate change, and otherwise acknowledge the spiritual implications of the present and future of our natural world. Join the Lab and leading thinkers on spiritual care and the environment as we explore this growing field of chaplaincy. Supplemental materials for further exploration can be found at the bottom of this description. We are joined by: Rabbi Katy Z Allen, BCC, founder and rabbi of Ma'yan Tikvah – A Wellspring of Hope Rev. Alison Cornish, Program Consultant at The BTS Center Rev. Stacy L. Grove, MDiv, Founder of HeartSpace Spiritual Resources We thank The BTS Center for its support of this webinar. The BTS Center, located in Portland, Maine, is focused on spiritual leadership for a climate changed world. The BTS Center seeks to catalyze spiritual imagination, with enduring wisdom, for transformative faith leadership by offering theologically grounded programs of continuing education and spiritual formation, including workshops and retreats, learning cohorts, public conversations, and projects of applied research. Inspired by the vision of human hearts renewed, justice established, and creation restored, we are focusing much of our programmatic attention on equipping faith leaders — ordained and non-ordained, clergy and laypersons, leaders of traditional religious communities and other communities of practice — with the knowledge, skills, mindsets, and practices that are needed for effective and faithful ministry in this moment marked by the dual urgencies of a changing religious landscape and a global climate crisis. Learn more at https://www.thebtscenter.org about the Center's programs, retreats, Lament with Earth offerings, Climate Changed podcast, book study groups, and more. The BTS Center's podcast, Climate Changed, offers intimate interviews and conversations around some of the most pressing questions about faith, life, and climate change. Hosted by Ben Yosua-Davis, Director of Applied Research, and Nicole Diroff, Program Director, and produced by Peterson Toscano, the podcast features acclaimed guests such as Corina Newsome, Rev. Mariama White-Hammond, poet Criag Santos Perez, and many more, all exploring what spiritual leadership looks and feels like in a climate-changed world. You can find Climate Changed on your favorite listening platform or at https://thebtscenter.org/climate-changed/.

Chelsy Gomez, Program Consultant, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, introduces the USCCB's new pastoral initiative to increase support for pregnant and parenting mothers in need in our Catholic parishes. She shares how parishes can implement the Walking with Moms in Need process locally and renew the Church's commitment to serve and accompany mothers in difficult circumstances. Chelsy also talks through common misconceptions, concerns, and questions about bringing Walking with Moms to a parish or diocese, and shares examples and stories from around the country. This episode of Catholics Across the Aisle was recorded live as a presentation at the 2022 Florida Culture of Life Conference, hosted by the Diocese of St. Petersburg. The audio has been edited and formatted for this podcast. 

Joining Carol Pankow in the studio today is Inge Huband, Program Consultant for the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Small Business and Employment First programs, and Nicky Harper, Vocational Rehabilitation Administrator for Wyoming VR. This year, the National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) has a theme of Disability: Part of the Equity Equation in recognition of the vital role people with disabilities play in making the nation's workforce diverse and inclusive. For our listeners, Wyoming VR does not participate in the Randolph Sheppard program; however, they have concentrated for almost two decades on their small business program that focuses on self-employment. Learn how this focus has attained over a 50 percent success rating for small businesses through partnerships, creativity, education, and community networking.   Listen Here   Full Transcript   VRTAC-QM Manager Minute: National Disability Employment Awareness Month - See how Self-Employment Serves a Critical Need in Wyoming with Inge Huband and Nicky Harper   {Music} Speaker1: Manager Minute brought to you by the VRTAC for Quality Management, Conversations powered by VR, one manager at a time, one minute at a time. Here is your host Carol Pankow.   Carol: Well, welcome to the Manager Minute. Joining me in the studio today is Inge Huband, Program Consultant for the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Small Business and Employment First Program, and Nicky Harper, Vocational Rehabilitation Administrator for Wyoming VR. And wow, was that a mouthful? So good to have you both. Inge, how are things going in Wyoming?   Inge: Oh, they're pretty good. We had a very hot summer. We're looking forward to some cool down here.   Carol: Absolutely. And Nicky, how about you? How are things going?   Nicky: I am well, Carol, thank you for having us. Life is good in Wyoming.   Carol: Excellent. Well, you're some of our favorite people, that's for sure. So this year, the National Disability Employment Awareness Month, or NDEAM, has a theme of disability: Part of the equity equation in recognition of the vital role people with disabilities play in making the nation's workforce diverse and inclusive. So this past year, my colleague Alison Flanagan and I had the opportunity to participate in the Wyoming VR on site monitoring review by RSA. And during the week we spent together, Alison was sitting in the session discussing your small business program in Wyoming and was completely blown away. She told me immediately, She's like, You got to follow up with them and get a podcast together. So for our listeners out there, Wyoming VR does not participate in the Randolph Shepard program. However, they have had a focus for almost two decades on their small business program that focuses on self-employment. The Bureau of Labor Statistics states that over 10% of US workers are self-employed, and self-employed workers also represent many of the country's entrepreneurs who are responsible for creating jobs for other workers. So let's dig in. So I'm really excited about your small business program, and I wanted to talk a little bit more about that. So Nicky, can you give us a little context about Wyoming does not participate in the Randolph Shepard program?   Nicky: That is correct, Carol. We don't have a Randolph Shepard program for a couple of reasons. Primarily, incidents of visually impaired individuals is very low. So when the cafeteria programs went away, oh gosh, several years ago, it was set up that funding was coming into vocational rehabilitation. So at that time, my predecessor and I believe the field services administrator took a look at that and said, well, there's still funding coming in. So instead of a cafeteria program, can we still continue to look at the vending program and how can we get some legislation and statutes written so that vending income could be utilized to still support individuals with disabilities wanting to develop small businesses? So instead of doing vending cafeteria with Randolph Shepard, we kind of went a slightly different avenue.   Carol: So Wyoming has their own take on this. So you actually have your own legislation that governs what you're doing.   Nicky: We do, yes.   Carol: Excellent. I was very curious about that. So how does the funding work for this program?   Nicky: So the legislation or the statute allows for us to go out for bid for individuals in the communities. They don't necessarily have to be an individual with a disability, but I do believe this score additional points on an RFP, if they have a disability to set up vending machines in state owned buildings. So they set up the vending machines with understanding that a percentage of the earnings come to vocational rehabilitation. So we then use those earnings as match dollars when we set up a small business so that we use federal dollars obviously, and that vending income is used as a non-federal match portion.   Carol: Gotcha. Thank you for clearing that up. So do you partner with the Wyoming Small Business Administration?   Inge: Not directly. So I would call that an indirect partnership. We put a couple of years. We have partnered with the Wyoming Women's Business Center and they receive part of their funding through the Small Business Administration. So what we have started doing is to refer some of our clients. Not all of them will work for this program. Some of them can be referred with the approved loan amount, and then they will actually have to go through a loan process through the Wyoming Women's Business Center. The amount that DVR has approved for their small business is the loan amount that they're applying for, and we are able to pay that loan and the client will have to provide us with showing that they actually purchase what they have. So that's another layer of responsibility for the clients. It's no longer just gives me money. It's like, Oh no, I have to fill out a loan application and I have to talk to the loan officer and put everything out there and they have to have a. That's account ready. They have to have their legal entity already registered before they can even receive those funds. So it puts everything in another level of reality. And then they have the responsibility of purchasing all the approved items and approved that they did purchase them. And they have to send that also to the Women's Business Center as well as to us. So that's kind of how we keep track of all of that. But it does help with the diverse things that clients need. It's sometimes very difficult for, say, to purchase certain items through the process that we have. And so that makes it a lot easier, a lot more efficient than quicker for the client to obtain those needed items.   Carol: I know your state is very you know, you have the rural component. There's sort of a little bit of the bigger city areas and such. But what are some unique challenges that people face in Wyoming with creating a small business?   Inge: It is probably infrastructure. Internet sometimes is an issue, just being in very small communities and very rural, having to drive to places and it causes a lot of issues. But as I said, people are very resourceful when they buy into their idea and they see their idea growing from, Oh, here's that concept that I have in my head and through the process of business planning, it becomes a tangible idea of something that really makes sense and we help them really understand, okay, where you're at in this particular situation, does it really make sense to have a ginormous warehouse? For example? Would it not be better to utilize drop shippers or whatever we're considering in that situation? And then the idea grows from this big monstrosity to something small, functional and doable, and the client is able to just move forward with it. And also, I think giving them the future outlook of you can always grow your business, you can always change. And Wyoming has a really great network of support for small business. We work with local economic development chambers. I encourage the clients to work with all of these entities to really get into the nitty gritty of their small business idea and figure things out.   So it's not uncommon that I ask clients to do surveys, talk to their community and say, Do they really want this service? Because being online works sometimes, but not all the time. It's difficult. It's a big market out there. So when you have a following in your local community and get started, it's a lot easier to transition online or go into a warehouse. So for example, in a small town here in Wyoming called Buffalo, we have a saddle maker and he was visited by our governor. And because of that, we had another visitor from a local retailer who wants to help him with some free space. And so now he's able to move from his own property into a free rented location down the road. We'll probably have to pay rent, right now it's free and he'll have a little retail location. So what he can offer are smaller items. So he doesn't just rely on saddles and so he's really excited and things are moving.   Carol: Well, that sounds like a super smart approach, especially when you talked about having some of the Internet issues that can happen in rural areas too. So you want to have somewhat of a following in that community because people may not be able to get to you online either. That makes some sense. So you talked about this saddle maker. So what are some of the other interesting businesses that have been pursued?   Nicky: Oh, my gosh, quite a few. We get really, really creative. And Inge is a really good job with ensuring that the business is viable and they can be successful. The clients have to put together a pretty detailed business plan. The one that I kind of laugh about is we call it the pole dancing business.   Carol: Do tell!   Inge: This one was a client who just came to me and said, Well, I'm this athletic person. I teach pole dancing. I want to do that as a business. And I wasn't sure if we could do that, being tied to federal funding and all of that. So sure. And I didn't understand the idea of that being just physical exercise and all of that. So there were all these other things with it. But she opened up a studio and a really small town. It worked really well. She had a nice clientele. She was big enough to open a second studio in adjacent small town that worked also well, and then her injury got worse. Unfortunately, she had to sell to local studios. She moved and she's still selling her choreography and her merchandise online. And so that one was a really fun one to work with because it was so out of the ordinary, something different.   Nicky: We have done some really cool ones like. On supporting horses for Wyoming that works out. There's a lot of rodeo and that kind of stuff happening, and individuals may not always have the capacity to transport their animals across state lines. So we've done that kind of business and sometimes even to some micro-businesses kind of thing. One that comes to mind that was pretty cool was the latest craze of like essential oils and that kind of business. So we have really supported from large businesses, from mowing companies to moving horses to one was a t shirt company. This guy, he would get this product and then resell it. I think in his second year of business he cleared like 70,000. Well, that was.   Carol: Well that is cool though, because you guys have been super creative and it's worked for Wyoming, you know, and what people have needed there, because I know you definitely have a lot of challenges with the geographic nature of your state.   Nicky: Absolutely.   Carol: Very, very cool. So how do your outcomes look and how did the pandemic impact your customers and their businesses?   Inge: So our outcomes on general, when we check our numbers, they're about 50% success rate, which is pretty good because nationwide, when you look at all the small businesses that start in the first year, you have a 90% failure rate. And of those 90% within five years, you have another 50% failure rate of those remaining business. So it's very tough. So we are doing pretty good. The pandemic really didn't do that much to us. I was as busy as before the pandemic actually even busier. People were really hunkering down, thinking, well, what can I do? How can I support myself? And we did a lot throughout the pandemic. So the pandemic itself did not. We're seeing a slowdown right now. That is because there are a lot of jobs available. I believe right now the unemployment is at about 3% in Wyoming.   Carol: Oh, excellent.   Inge: So there is that natural slowdown that happens with that. So when work is available, micro slows down a little bit. When it's not available, we get really busy. And so we have that here. But yeah, the pandemic itself was a busy time for me.   Carol: Good. That's good to hear. So how do you partner with the VR counselor in making all of this happen?   Inge: Yeah, so that is a really good relationship. The counselor works with our clients. Sometimes clients get to refer to me right away. Sometimes they have good working with a VR counselor for some time before they even come my way. And then the counselor reaches out. Here's the client, here's what they want to do. So I provide services to our counselors as well as to our clients. I encourage our counselors to contact me if they have a client that has, let's call it a harebrained idea that may not work. So we do research with the client together to figure out is that even a decent idea or these pyramid schemes that people sometimes get involved with. We research stuff like that. So when a counselor isn't sure, I encourage them to contact me. When we're ready, the client gets referred to me and I start working and that looks different for different clients. So sometimes they're very proactive. Other clients, they want their counselors with them. So we just schedule phone calls again, virtual meetings or something to work together and then make sure that the client has all the support that they need. Usually, once the client is comfortable with working with yet another person, they are okay with working with me. That helps lead the process up a little bit because we don't need to coordinate all of our calendars and so we can solve this on that. Again, it depends on the client, but in general, the client can get a bland easy in three months.   They have to do financial projections. So at minimum we have to do a one year, month by month financial projection to see what is your projected income, your expenses, what's the bottom line looking like? How much money do you want to take out of that business? Where is all going to go? That's kind of what determines the whole process and everyone is of a different level. So some people you will have to explain everything to them. You have to teach them entrepreneurship, you have to guide them through the process while others come in with some knowledge already. Sometimes I get completed business class before I even have met the individual, and then once a plan is approved, the client goes back to their VR counselor and then they work together on finalizing the business. They start up their business. The VR counselor meets with them regularly to ensure that everything is on par, and if not, I hope that they will contact me and let me in. And that works pretty well that way. Working with the Women's Business Center. Has been really tremendous because that long counseling that they're receiving is just another way to make sure that everything that we try to teach them, try to put into this plan and process is being reinforced and someone else tells them, know some of the same things that we have went through with them already.   Carol: So that sounds like a great partnership that you have.   Inge: Yeah, it took me a long time to get that build out because outside of vocational rehabilitation, we're considered a brand and to educate those partners, it's not a grant and it's a different kind of process and program and people have different kinds of needs. We need to sometimes slow it down or speed it up, depending on where they are on that continuum, then that's where we need to be. And so that's not always easy. So it took me a long, long time to get through and it took a food truck business who needed a loan, couldn't get a loan through a bank, and the Women's Business Center was able to make a loan. So that client, they finally understood our process. And then I was approached for a contract. We actually entered a contract to make sure that everything is being all the confidentiality and all of that of oversight. And there's information that I cannot share and they cannot share because of lending rules and all of that. So we do have to have all of that information and continually work together.   Carol: So how does that work when you close a case? Because I understand that you're opening a case for the consumer in some situations. So how do you determine when you're closing in the case and consider it successful?   Nicky: Usually it's part of the business plan. They have to be able to demonstrate self-sufficiency, you know, and sometimes we might support them for a good couple of years just following them along for additional supports, just like a regular rehab closure, so to speak. We want to ensure that they are earning adequately, that they can self-sustain their business, that they don't have any additional supports from the division that they need to sustain business. We usually ask for regular paystubs and that kind of stuff to track that. They are doing well and by the time we are looking at closing the case, they have also established a working relationship and develop their credit through the Women's Business Center, which is where we funnel the funds through, so to speak. So they have established credit and I think each closure is very individualized, just like every case is so individualized, the counselor and the client and Inga works together to ensure that things are going well. The client does believe that they can self-sustain by themselves. And we did have a recent success story, which was really cool. We helped an individual set up a small business. I think it was like car detailing, if I'm not mistaken, and because the division helped him and he became really successful, this client then started hiring other V.R. clients to work for him, which was just really neat.   Carol: Wow. That is good stuff right there. Yeah. So what are you most proud of regarding this program?   Nicky: Oh, wow. Most proud of. That's a difficult question. I think it's the fact that we have some flexibilities in the program because we have a client who would essentially be eligible for VA services and considered to have a significant disability can potentially qualify. And if it is a viable business idea, we are always open to exploring it. And I think I really like is that we don't just say, okay, here's a set of funds now what do we walk them through that process? And then our recent engagement with the Women's Business Center, where the clients then get the opportunity to start developing their own credit as well, because we all know a lot of individuals with disabilities have challenges in that area where they don't necessarily have good credits or try to borrow in the future becomes difficult. Trying to borrow from the state small business might be challenging, so this really sets the client up for success and we're not necessarily doing for them, we're doing with them. And I think that's what I like to see, that we just don't say, Well, here's a set amount of dollars. Just like our individualized plans. Business plans are very individualized too. So depending on the need and the business, sometimes it might be 5000, sometimes it might be 50,000. I like that we can individualize it and work with the clients to help them out and help them out in their communities. Most recently, we sent a client to Nashville. He is super talented in the music industry and as a counselor, I was always hesitant to support someone to get a music degree right. But this individual, we sent him to Nashville. He's doing amazingly well. And one of the final things we are going to assist with is so the v r program is going to purchase the vehicle and the small business program will purchase kind of a mobile studio that he can. Around recording, and he already has multiple offers for recording contracts in Nashville. So that's really.   Carol: Cool. Wow, that is super cool. Well, and it speaks to what Inge said earlier about the percent of people that are successful because most small businesses, 90%, fail in that first year. But you guys are seeing a success rate well over 50%, which is good stuff. And that just speaks to what you're talking about with all of that support that you're giving to individuals the entire way through.   Nicky: Absolutely. And it's kind of a comprehensive support group of the counselor working with them, the area manager, getting involved when needed, the community support. I mean, it really does take a village, right, to support folks. And we have some really good success stories.   Carol: I love that. I love that. So, Nick, is there anything else you'd like to share with our listeners out there about your small business program or if they're considering something like that? I know most of the states have a Randolph Shepard program, but you have expanded obviously out to working with other people with other types of disabilities.   Nicky: I think sometimes we just get so stuck in bureaucratic, can we do this? Can't we do this? Is it allowable just giving clients and counselors the flexibility and the freedom to get creative, but then also having someone like Inga on staff who really have the expertise to determine if that business actually has the viable to be successful in your state, in that community, being able to do some fiscal projections for that said business, like I said, you know, the pole dancing thing, we were like, Wait a minute, worked. But they were very successful in that community. There was a lot of research that happened, went in to determine that there was a need for specialized exercise kind of thing and that there wasn't anyone providing it. So we do a lot of research and it is time consuming. But I think I go back to our staff, just us can be very creative and we need to believe in our clients too. So giving people the opportunity, being realistic, saying they want to start a small business to mirror Elon Musk might not be feasible, but being realistic and working within your boundaries, but sometimes stretching comfort zones and being curious and exploring options. So that's what I would suggest.   Inge: I would just say, know your local economy, get to know the people, talk to local people. Because if you hear for the third time that you want to have another woodworker opening up shop, you really need to know can that community support another business?   Carol: Yeah. Good stuff. Well, thank you so much for joining us today and I really appreciate you highlighting what's happening in Wyoming and helping us to celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Best of luck to you all.   Nicky: Thank you so much. Yep. And like you said, the beauty of what we do is just giving opportunities for individuals with disabilities to do what they think maybe that they were not going to be able to do to be contributing members of society. Again, we contribute to their families and we all come together. We can all make a difference.   Carol: Thanks much.   Nicky: Thank you, Carol.   Inge: Thank you, Carol. I appreciate it.   {Music} Speaker1: Conversations powered by VR, one manager at a time, one minute at a time, brought to you by the VR TAC for Quality Management. Catch all of our podcast episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening!      

In this episode we chat with Ali Manning: food scientist, food educator, author, and founder of Umami Food Consulting. With over ten years in the food industry, she utilizes her passion for food, science, and community to help food entrepreneurs tackle the issues beyond the kitchen. Ali is the Program Consultant for Project Green Fork and the creator of Food Science 4 Kids, a program that teaches grade-school children food science. She recently published her first children's book, entitled “Can I Play with my Food?” a book that explores food and science through the eyes of two sisters, Nema and Lexi. Ali is a graduate of Alabama A&M University and a Huntsville, AL native, but after being a transplant for nearly 12 years, she truly considers Memphis her home. Aside from her day-to-day businesses, she loves to skate with her “Memphis Skate Hotties” community, explore the Memphis food scene, travel, and create content with her husband and personal photographer Brian Manning (@photos.bybe). Learn more about her passion for food science, and all things creative at Ali-Manning.com Timeline: 00:00 - 1:41 Intro of episode 1:42 - 2:39 Intro of Makendra Ezell our summer intern 2:40 - 3:29 Who is Ali Manning? 3:30 - 4:59 What inspired Ali to write " Can I play with my Food?" 5:00 - 6:54 The story behind the book 6:55 - 7:54 What had driven you to become the successful woman you are today? 7:55 - 8:49 Ali gives advice to young people... 8:50 - 11:06 Ali talks about her hobbies 11:07 - 12:19 What does a food scientist do? 12:20 - 13:22 How to pursue being a food scientist? 13:23 - 14:41 Ali gives advice on how to be a motivational speaker 14:42- 15:59 Message for listeners 16:00 - 16:59 Closing with Ali 17:00 - 17:39 Ali social media handlers 17:40 Outro and give away Website: Ali-manning.com IG: aliglad_carpediem Email: info@umamifcc.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/marsh-naidoo/message

Top Youth Motivational Speaker, Author, Coach and Podcast Host, Demont Pope interviews Lindolyn Green. She is an Anger Management Specialist, Mental Health Counselor/Therapist as well as Program Consultant for Georgia Department of Corrections. As we Speak Purpose, Lindolyn talks about how her passion pushed her from just working in "Corrections To Mental Health Therapist". #motivation #inspiration #education For Booking or more general Info about Demont, visit his website: https://www.demontpope.com Get your Autographed Copy of Demont's New Book “Purpose Over Pointless Excuses” at: https://demontpopepublishing.com/ Connect with Demont on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/demontpope Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/demontpope LinkedIn: https://www.LinkdIn.com/in/demontpope Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/demontpope1 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kingspeaks/support

How can teacher mentoring change student achievement and teaching practices? This episode examines how the training from the New Teacher Center (NTC) and CESA 2 transformed experiences for educators across southern Wisconsin. Beth Clarke and Lynee Tourdot from CESA 2 talk with NTC Program Consultant Kenya Nelson and various mentors about the impact the training has had on them and those around them. Come hear these unique mentoring stories! Subscribe to our CESA 2 podcast email list!: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/S091xli/podcast Learn more about CESA 2's New Teacher Mentoring and upcoming trainings: https://www.cesa2.org/services/new-teacher-mentor/ Learn more about the New Teacher Center and its accomplishments: https://newteachercenter.org/ Check out additional resources at cesa2.org/podcast.

Today's show features an interview with Danielle Kroeger, the program consultant at St. Vincent de Paul Reentry Services.

“I absolutely hate SAFe!” -- Bryan Finster That is Bryan Finster, Distinguished Engineer at Defense Unicorns out of Colorado Springs. I was scrolling through LinkedIn a couple days ago, saw a thread on SAFe, The Scaled Agile Framework, and what I was seeing wasn't exactly… well, what you'd expect to hear about a framework that's being used by over 20,000 organizations, including the United States government. Before we get too much into it, here is the definition of SAFe. I took it directly off Scaled Agile, the creators and providers of the SAFe framework: “The Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) is a system for implementing Agile, Lean, and DevOps practices at scale. The Scaled Agile Framework is the most popular framework for leading enterprises because it works: it's trusted, customizable, and sustainable. If you want to build operational excellence, collaboration, responsiveness, and customer satisfaction into your organizational DNA, where do you start? SAFe provides a proven playbook for transformation.” Some people will argue with “because it works”, and Bryan is one of those people. Here's what started the whole thing. Bryan posted this on LinkedIn, “Example of terrible ideas propagated by #SAFe: feature teams. A feature team doesn't own anything. They act as coding mills and have no quality ownership. SAFe recommends them as a method to increase output. It's a hacky workaround for crappy architecture that results in increased support cost and more crappy architecture.” Tell us what you REALLY think, Bryan! In today's broadcast, we talk to three people who have varying degrees of opinions on SAFe: Tracy Bannon, Senior Principal/ Software Architect & DevOps Advisor at Mitre, David Bishop, Certified SAFe 5.0 Program Consultant, and of course, Bryan. Stay with for what's sure to be a fun ride. RESOURCES FROM THIS BROADCAST SAFe: Scaled Agile Framework https://www.scaledagileframework.com/ Bryan Finster https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-finster/ Tracy Bannon https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracylbannon/ David Bishop https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-bishop-08528220/

Vivian Chong, creator of The Sunglasses Monologue, part of the Toronto Fringe Theatre Festival. / Plus, Aisha Wickham is a Program Consultant in the Ontario Music Office at Ontario Creates.

Final season of Tribal Police Files, a documentary series with co-director Steve Sxwithul'txw and Chief Keith Blake of the Tsuut'ina Police. / Plus, Aisha Wickham is a Program Consultant in the Ontario Music Office at Ontario Creates.

Some organizations may use misleading language or pressure you as they solicit for a donation and this can cause distrust. Research is needed to make sure your money is going to the charity of choice and not a predator preying on your emotions. Today's guest is Laurie Styron. Laurie was appointed the Executive Director of CharityWatch, American Institute of Philanthropy in 2020. She served as CharityWatch's Senior Analyst for 16 years and thereafter as a Program Consultant through her nonprofit accounting and consulting practice. Laurie has been quoted in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, NBC Nightly News, and by many other media outlets. She has also vetted charities for Good Morning America and has worked with 60 Minutes and many other news organizations on charity related investigations. Show Notes: [1:53] - Laurie shares how she started with CharityWatch and why she was drawn to working in a nonprofit. [3:31] - The founder of CharityWatch realized people were not making fact based decisions around donating to charities. [5:04] - There has been some effort to regulate and enforce how donations are used. [6:14] - Niche and very specific causes are harder to raise money for. [8:14] - The funding for regulators is insufficient for them to adequately oversee. [9:40] - Laurie explains how to vet a charity on CharityWatch and gives an example of how organizations are ranked on the site. [11:50] - Sometimes organizations will use donations as their funds to continue marketing for more donations which causes an ineffective cycle. [14:06] - A lot of donors get really focused on the salaries of charity executives. [15:05] - It is actually a red flag if board officers are not paid enough. [18:17] - There are not enough people in the United States with a masters degree that could work for a low salary. [20:46] - Going into the season of giving, avoid high pressure tactics. [22:12] - A lot of fundraisers have expert scripts that are designed to pressure you. Laurie gives tips on how to say no. [25:01] - Laurie gives advice on how to use your emotions to choose a charity for a cause you are passionate about. [26:33] - Laurie tells the story of a crowdfunding scam that was well intentioned but the money raised was not done by someone who could execute the result. [28:41] - She shares another story of fake campaigns on GoFundMe as copycats. [30:22] - You have the ability to check filings, tax information, and registrations for organizations. Crowdfunding sites do not vet their account holders. [32:36] - Cut out the middleman. Donate directly. [34:02] - It is advised to only donate on crowdfunding sites to those you know. [35:04] - It is not logical for a charity to use 100% of all donations on the cause. [37:24] - Laurie describes how charities are rated on a grade scale on CharityWatch's website. [38:35] - There are other sites that rate and rank charities but not all are reliable. [40:57] - When you are doing your research, ask yourself what the site's process is. [43:00] - Sometimes, third party platforms will hold on to the money for longer than necessary and Laurie says to donate directly. [45:47] - If you send small donations across multiple charities, your donations will be much smaller due to fees. [49:42] - Make that little bit of research you do before you donate part of your giving. Thanks for joining us on Easy Prey. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and leave a nice review.  Links and Resources: Podcast Web Page Facebook Page whatismyipaddress.com Easy Prey on Instagram Easy Prey on Twitter Easy Prey on LinkedIn Easy Prey on YouTube Easy Prey on Pinterest CharityWatch.org

We welcome Bill Masters. Bill was a Writer and Program Consultant on "Seinfeld" from 1991-1994. He wrote three episodes of "Seinfeld" and contributed to many others throughout the show's iconic run. Bill tells us about pitching ideas to Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and what it was like being a staff writer for "Seinfeld." Bill has Executive Produced and Written on many hit shows including, “Greetings from Home,” Caroline in The City, “Grace Under Fire” and “Murphy Brown." "This Podcast Is Making Me Thirsty" is the #1 destination for "Seinfeld" fans. "Seinfeld" is the last, great sitcom of our time.

We welcome Marc Jaffe. Marc is comedian and writer who was an original writer on Season "Seinfeld." He has worked with Paul Reiser and comedy Legend Gary Shandling. Marc is the author of “Sleeping With Your Gynecologist,” he wrote the one-man show, “Side Effects May Include” about his experience dealing with his wife's Parkinson's diagnosis. Social: https://linktr.ee/ThisThirsty "This Podcast Is Making Me Thirsty" is The Place to Be for "Seinfeld" fans. We are the #1 destination for all things "Seinfeld," the last, great sitcom of our time.

Topics Discussed and Key Points:●      How changes in China's economy and business landscape over the last four years influenced John's work●      Challenges faced by foreign versus local Chinese startup entrepreneurs●      Potential advantages for foreign startup owners in China●      Changes in the education space in China●      The evolution KOLs and influencer marketing in China●      Problems that unpackAI aims to solve●      What AI is really capable of and how China is exploring these capabilities compared to America Episode Summary:Today on The Negotiation, we speak with John Kaller, a German entrepreneur based in China with an extensive background in AI Product Management.John is the Co-Founder of unpackAI, an e-learning startup that makes AI and deep learning education as accessible as possible by offering affordable, virtual, and project-based bootcamps to business professionals.He is also a Program Consultant for The Startup Yard, a global Think Tank that provides a pre-accelerator bootcamp for international budding entrepreneurs looking to kick-off their startup in China.John volunteers his time as the Managing Director for The German Innovators in China (GINN), a nonprofit that seeks to build bridges between entrepreneurs and innovators from German-speaking countries and the innovation landscape in China.Looking back over his four years in China so far, John has observed that “the market reorganizes itself” at a speed much faster than in Western markets. That is, in a few short years as an entrepreneur in China, John has seen trends come and go, and technological and logistical innovation is a regular occurrence. He also foresees a new wave of foreign entrepreneurs making their way into the China market in a post-COVID world.On succeeding as a foreign startup entrepreneur in China, the biggest challenge is almost always navigating cultural barriers along with a lack of fluency in the language. But, as John says: “You're not trying to be Chinese or trying to do ‘better' than Chinese entrepreneurs.”Rather, the key is for the foreign entrepreneur to position themselves as an expert in their particular industry and serve as a “gateway” into the global market for their local Chinese investors.            John also speaks on the progressive democratization and privatization of China's education and influencer marketing spaces. Finally, he discusses the future capabilities of AI and the differences in how China innovates in this field compared to the U.S. and Canada. Key Quotes:“Especially in China, the moment you are able to speak the language, you are able to access such a wide field of people that you normally wouldn't have access to because they simply don't speak English.” “Doing a startup is very, very difficult. However, the set of problems that a foreign startup owner encounters in China [versus that of] a Chinese startup owner in China are just different. They're not worse or easier—they're just different. As a foreign founder, you have to be able to still show yourself as an expert in a certain market while being in China, while maybe not being able to speak fluent Chinese [or encountering cultural barriers.]” “Education in China is a huge topic because it's seen as the lever for families to prepare their children for newfound wealth. [...] Education is a cornerstone in China. The willingness of families in China to spend and invest time and money into it is a lot higher than it is in the West.” “KOLs and the influencer space are wildly different from the West's. It's a more evolved version. Why is that? It's because people in China, especially the current generation, have grown up with technologies that were way more embedded in their normal life. Examples of that are payment, education, and social media. They are a lot more ingrained in the culture using digital and phones compared to the West.” “Both the U.S. and Canada are far ahead when it comes to AI research. [...] These are published in papers and top journals that are widely accessible to anyone. However, the application of AI is mainly happening in China, where these techniques are actually being used and put into practice.”

We welcome Pat Hazell. Pat was part of the original writing staff on "Seinfeld" for Season 1, appeared in two "Seinfeld" episodes, and was the Warm-up act for "Seinfeld" live tapings. He has over 25 years of Show Biz experience, as a comedian, writer, producer and director. He is the Chief Creative Officer for Sweetwood Creative production company. He hosts a popular podcast, “Creativity in Captivity.” Pat has appeared on "The Tonight with Johnny Carson," and his one-man show “The Wonder Bread Years” aired on PBS to critical acclaim. Social: https://linktr.ee/ThisThirsty Pat: http://sweetwoodiscreative.com "This Podcast Is Making Me Thirsty" is The Place to Be for "Seinfeld" fans. We are the #1 destination for all things "Seinfeld," the last, great sitcom of our time.

We welcome Andy Cowan. Andy was a Writer/Program and Script Consultant on "Seinfeld" for more than 20 episodes in 1994 and 1995. He is credited with co-writing one of the greatest episodes in television history, “The Opposite” Andy is an award winning Writer, producer and TV and Radio Host. He published a memoir, “Banging My Head Against The Wall: A Comedy Writer's Guide to Seeing Stars” He has worked on “Third Rock From The Sun,” "The Pat Sajak Show,” “The Merv Griffin Show” and “Cheers." Social: https://linktr.ee/ThisThirsty Andy: http://www.andycowan.net "This Podcast Is Making Me Thirsty" is The Place to Be for "Seinfeld" fans. We are the #1 destination for all things "Seinfeld," the last, great sitcom of our time.

In this episode, we connected with Aisha Wickham, Program Consultant for the Ontario Music Office at Ontario Creates and seasoned builder, investor, and promoter of Canada's Music Industry. Throughout her career in Toronto, Aisha has been hands-on in the launch of two Black-owned radio stations and the development of artists and infrastructure that supports artists' ability to thrive in the Canadian landscape. We talked to Aisha about the challenges that continue to exist in Toronto's industry despite over 20 years of growth, as well as the key solutions and actions that are needed to create more equity, exposure, and amplification of young artists and music industry professionals.

“We are going to address our family and consumer sciences teacher shortage and truly work to increase the number of highly qualified teachers that best meet the needs of our schools and community.” Kristin Vest (5:49-6:02) Reno Palombit, CTE Workforce Development Specialist from North Carolina, Melissa Webb, Family and Consumer Sciences Consultant at the California Department of Education and FCCLA State Advisor, and Kristin Vest, Human Sciences and Education Career Field Specialist from the Nebraska Department of Education are all passionately helping recruit, support and retain future FCS educators of America as a part of the USDA grant project and national partnership.   How is the national partnership preparing people to become interested in teaching FCS? Well, when Melissa first joined, the efforts were focused on finding individuals at the state level who were interested in helping out with the teacher recruitment campaign. Melissa created a teacher task force which will be receiving funding this year to promote these efforts. Only two universities in California, one of them being Sacramento State Northridge University, offer the teacher pipeline program for students to get their credentials. The partnership is focused on working with post-secondary colleagues to make sure this mission is happening.   They've put together a promotional video to spotlight the campaign that hopefully will resonate with teachers, administrators and FCS students so they'll start thinking about becoming a teacher.    “By incorporating FCCLA into the subject area, the teacher has now opened a door for that student to achieve and be recognized for their work and accomplishment. These students get to work with industry professionals at various workshop conferences, and also get to be evaluated by industry partners, their own peers and other family and consumer sciences teachers to get feedback and recognition for their work in their class.” Melissa Webb (11:18-11:54) There are a lot of opportunities for college students to get involved with FCCLA by providing training or workshops, going to conferences and sharing with FCCLA members in high school about what college is like as a way of recruiting them into the FCS field.   For Reno, in college, observing and microteaching was really beneficial. What's microteaching? It's when a FCS student goes into the classroom to teach a 20-or-30 minute lesson on a specific topic and debriefs with the teacher to start building their teaching skills.    Reno also believes going to teacher conferences as a FCS college student is a great opportunity to start building a network, get connected to professional communities and hear about job opportunities. He's seen students have great success by taking an extra class or two at a local community college on the particular discipline they wanted to teach since studying FCS can be so wide - there's interior design, childhood development, food, nutrition and so much more!    Another important, but not-so-fun part of the program is fiscal and policy compliance. Each state has their own rules and regulations that govern career and technical education and it's a complex system with many different ‘buckets' of money that each have their own regulations.   For example, the food and nutrition program at a school has a certain ‘bucket' where funding for the groceries for a food lab comes from, which won't come from federal money. But, let's say a teacher wants to go to a conference to develop more skills, federal money might cover that. Managing these policies is important at a district level to make sure teachers have access to the equipment, supplies and knowledge they need to teach their curriculum.     Just like everyone else, the past year upped the occurrence of burnout and even though the public school system did an incredible job at thriving through the pandemic, many teachers may be close to burnout. In Reno's office, although funds were limited, they sent teachers a tree with a thank you message on Teacher Appreciation Day.   “Some things we've done in our office to support teachers is just making them feel celebrated. In addition to all of the ways we support them at the state level and at the district level, it was important for us this year to celebrate them and show them how much we appreciate them.” Reno Palombit (27:49-28:10)   One of the biggest things Kristin does at the Nebraska Department of Education is make herself available to listen to FCS teachers because many of them are a department of one. They don't have other colleagues to bounce ideas off of, get an opinion or lean on for support when they're struggling with something. It's great to be able to provide teachers with solutions as well as give them a safe space to be heard and supported. In California, Melissa was a part of putting on virtual workshops and forums over the past year which gave teachers an opportunity to collaborate, network, learn best practices from one another and share resources with each other.   To help prevent burnout, Reno suggests creating a support network by connecting with professional organizations, and establishing personal boundaries. For example, when he was a teacher, he hated grading, so he didn't take it home because he didn't want to bring that into his home life, but lesson planning, something he loved, was a responsibility he would take home from time to time.    Also, don't hang out in the teacher's lounge too long! Make sure you're surrounding yourself with positive people whether that's in person with colleagues and other teachers, or on social media, and check in with yourself and how supported, enriched or uplifted you feel with the people you associate with. How to get involved Join The Produce Moms Group on Facebook and continue the discussion every week!  Reach out to us - we'd love to hear more about where you are in life and business! Find out more here.    If you liked this episode, be sure to subscribe and leave a quick review on iTunes. It would mean the world to hear your feedback and we'd love for you to help us spread the word!

“As soon as the student steps into their first family and consumer sciences class, oftentimes that teacher can be a pivoting point for the student.” Sandy Spavone (15:29-15:41)   FCCLA is the Family Career and Community Leaders of America which touches over 5,400 family and consumer sciences teachers across the US and connects with students to prepare them for careers with family and consumer sciences work.   FCCLA, formerly known as Future Homemakers of America, is a 75-year-old student leadership group that works hand in hand with family and consumer sciences. They currently have 475,000 youth based in middle and high schools across the United States as well as in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The students that are a part of FCCLA have enrolled in family and consumer sciences courses and wanted to take it one step further with the leadership opportunity while exploring careers they might be interested in and engaging in competitive events.   “Our goal is to help students explore and prepare to be leaders in whatever career they choose in family and consumer sciences.” Sandy Spavone (5:52-6:01)   The connection between the FCCLA and FCS is essential. FCCLA isn't a club or an extracurricular activity. The FCCLA is meant to be integrated as a part of the classroom to provide all of the resources and opportunities students need to succeed… resources which are crosswalked with the national standards of family and consumer sciences education.    One of the things that's foundational to FCCLA is their competitive events, which they have over 30 of at different skill levels. The competitive events incorporate project-based learning inside the classroom. It could be anything from fashion design, interviewing for a job, early childhood Teach and Train… there are many points of exploration.   Once a student decides what they are interested in, the competition they want to enter, and what the specifications are, they then develop the project requirements, whether it be creating a portfolio or decorating a cake, and then have the opportunity to compete at a regional and state level. At the state level, they're representing their entire state and then can compete at the national level.    Another thing about family and consumer sciences teachers that goes unrecognized is the safe space and emotional nurturing they give for students. It's in those classrooms that a lot of emotional, social learning happens which inspires so many of those who go into the field that want to be another safe space and caring person for a student and make a difference.   How does a student win and move on to the next level? Their projects are evaluated based on a rubric and they get feedback from evaluators who are typically in the business industry or in the career field. The beautiful thing about these competitive events (unlike others) is it is a safe place to fail! Not only are they learning FCS-related skills, they're also learning about time-management, conflict resolution, communication skills, team leadership skills, and, what kids are most excited about, is the opportunity to win a scholarship through several of FCCLA's partners. In many of the competitions, students have the opportunity to explore different careers, which is good because they can find out, for example, they'd rather be a teacher on a particular topic, not be out in the field of that career path.   Another event called “Say Yes To FCS” was specifically designed to have students who are thinking about becoming an educator go through the process of creating a lesson plan and getting feedback on it. Kids can apply the skills they've learned in the classroom, explore career opportunities and prepare themselves to be successful while also contributing to their communities.   “We just tried to be more intentional about making [Signing Day] a very special event in our state so that our teachers look forward to recognizing their students and so that we can still celebrate their decision to major in FCS education.” Kayla Godbey (13:32-13:46)   Signing Day, part of the FCCLA Leadership conference, started in Kentucky and was spearheaded by Kayla Godbey, Kentucky's Program Consultant for FCS. Signing Day is an event that recognizes a student's commitment to FCS Education. Complete with a huge banner similar to an NCAA event, the president of the teacher association pins students on stage who then sign their letter of intent that isn't legally binding, but helps them commemorate, celebrate and welcome them into an FCS profession.   The amazing thing about a career in family and consumer sciences that was brought up in our previous episode is that the ability to find a job is extremely easy. Students don't have to hunt and go through the pains of going through multiple job applications just to be shut down. There are plenty of positions out there and these jobs are in high demand.    How to get involved Join The Produce Moms Group on Facebook and continue the discussion every week!  Reach out to us - we'd love to hear more about where you are in life and business! Find out more here.    If you liked this episode, be sure to subscribe and leave a quick review on iTunes. 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Sean Blake talks with Gerald Cadden, Strategic Advisor and SAFe Program Consultant at Scaled Agile Inc. Gerald shares that companies often face the same challenges over & over again when it comes to implementing agile, but the real challenge and most crucial is overcoming a fixed mindset. Gerald also highlights the difference between consultants & coaches, and the value of having good mentors.

This week's guest, Mark Lukes, is the co-founder of Silent Marketing Solution (SMS) and a serial entrepreneur, with SMS being his fourth venture. He started SMS in 2010 after identifying a customer retention issue in real estate through his previous marketing work. SMS, known for innovative marketing solutions, quickly gained popularity among real estate agents across 49 states. Based in Central West Florida, Mark enjoys beach life, family time with his wife, children, and grandchildren, and indulges in his passions for Porsche cars and snorkeling or diving. Free Giveaway: Offer FREE 1-year memberships to first 3-agents who sign up with your name, Holly Jackson, in the “Program Consultant” form. https://www.silentmarketingsolution.com/ Connect with Mark: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-lukes/ https://www.silentmarketingsolution.com/ https://twitter.com/RealtyGifts https://www.facebook.com/RealtyGifts Music Credits: HNGVR - Touch Me https://hngvr.bandcamp.com/ Join the Inspiration Contagion movement: Subscribe to Inspiration Contagion on your favorite podcast player and share it. Reach out to your host, Holly at https://hollyjeanjackson.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollyjjackson/ email at holly@hollyjeanjackson.com Get your copy of the book: https://www.amazon.com/Inspiration-Contagion-Health-Secrets-Success/dp/1954047444/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2RU20QS7LLPCO&keywords=inspiration+contagion&qid=1680782585&sprefix=inspiration+contagion%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-1

This week's guest is Mark Lukes. Mark is the co-founder and owner of Silent Marketing Solution (SMS), is a serial entrepreneur with SMS being his 4th company.  He started the company after working with real estate agents and brokers from his previous marketing company.  After working with many agents and hearing some of same problem of customer retention, he looked at the problem with marketing eyes not real estate eyes and the “ah ha” moment happened.  SMS was officially launched in early 2010 with The Shopping Company launching just 6-months later in Sept. SMS, immediately found a following with agents in the Intermountain West of the USA but has grown across 49 states and more than 10K agents. Mark enjoys living in FL and spending as much time at the beach as possible.  He spends time with his co-founder and inspiration wife, kids and grandkids.  He enjoys all things Porsche and spending as much time as possible snorkeling or diving around his home in Central West Florida. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0RbruY1N9vs (https://youtu.be/0RbruY1N9vs) FREE giveaway:  Offer FREE 1-year memberships to first 3-agents who sign up with your name, Holly Jackson, in the “Program Consultant” form. https://www.silentmarketingsolution.com/ (https://www.silentmarketingsolution.com/) Follow Mark: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-lukes/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-lukes/)  https://www.silentmarketingsolution.com/ (https://www.silentmarketingsolution.com/)  https://twitter.com/RealtyGifts (https://twitter.com/RealtyGifts) https://www.facebook.com/RealtyGifts (https://www.facebook.com/RealtyGifts) Music Credits: HNGVR - Touch Me https://hngvr.bandcamp.com/ (https://hngvr.bandcamp.com/) Support this podcast

Today we have feminist, teacher and human trafficking survivor advocate Sophie Otiende talking 'freedom business'. The anti-trafficking sector is big business - with countless organisations trying to tackle the issue from wildly different perspectives. The 'raid and rescue' model, practiced by well known organisations and endorsed by celebrities has become well known amongst the general public. As Sophie says, rescuing trafficked children is one small piece of the puzzle. Trafficking is complex, layered and requires a holistic approach that not only works on prevention and provides quality aftercare for survivors, but challenges the systems and structures that allow trafficking to proliferate. Sophie Otiende describes herself as a feminist, poet, teacher, and survivor advocate for human trafficking. Sophie is a Program Consultant at HAART Kenya, where her main role involves coordination of services offered to victims of trafficking. She also developed curriculum and has co-authored three manuals on different issues in human trafficking. She is passionate about developing systems for grassroots organisations and has been working in development for more than ten years. She is passionate about human trafficking because she is a survivor of child trafficking. Sophie is reading 'Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays' by Zadie Smith The Penguin Press (2009) Sophie is listening to 'Otherwise?' Podcast.

Ahh...the "SAFe SPC."  Is it necessary?  Or is it the agile version of the PMP?  Join our host Chris Murman as he chats with Jay Hrcsko and fellow Coaltion members Joel Stone and Mike Caddell as they discuss the course, what they got out of it, and if it's worth taking.  Enjoy! P.S. - Shoutout to Michael Casey and the Brothers Case @ Agile Big Picture for turning a tough course into a fun virtual experience! Scaled Agile Framework - SPC Course Agile Big Picture   Jay's Mental Progress Tracking, courtesy of Jon Schneider:   If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy. If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories  please join Coalition.AgileUprising.com Looking for real-time interaction and conversation with other practitioners?  Jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However if you'd like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Kareem Tabsch Kareem Tabsch is the co-founder and co-director of Miami's largest art house cinema, an Award winning documentary filmmaker and an Arts Advocate who strongly believes in the power of the arts, particularly film, to enrich lives and revitalize communities. FILMMAKER As a documentary filmmaker, Kareem's works has been included in several prestigious film festivals including Slamdance, AFI Docs, DocNYC, Rooftop Films, LA Film Fest where his film won the Best Short Documentary Prize, and Miami Jewish Film Festival where his film won Audience Favorite Documentary among several other festivals. His films have garnered international press attention from outlets like Comedy Central, Vice, The NY Post, Cosmopolitan, Jezebel, Bravo and from celebrities including Andy Cohen, Rush Limbaugh, and Howard Stern. In 2019, Kareem was named a ‘40 under 40’ filmmaker by DOCNYC, America’s largest documentary film festival. FILM PROGRAMMER Kareem is the co-founder and co-director of O Cinema, Miami's largest art house cinema with three locations throughout the area including the Wynwood Arts District, the North Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach and the Village of Miami Shores. He has served on the First Feature Jury for Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival, lectured about the history of queer cinema at Florida International University, and has served as a Program Consultant for the Key West Film Festival. Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

The year was 1979. Jimmy Carter was president, Sony released the Walkman, and Margaret Thatcher is the first woman elected Prime Minister in the UK. And on May 1st, Jeremy Wayne Spicer was born in San Antonio, TX, “Military City, USA!” Jeremy Spicer graduated from Texas State University and is the owner of SASI – The Leadership People, LLC., a student leadership consulting firm focusing on the empowerment of young leaders. Jeremy or “J-Spice” as he is known all over the known universe is the former Director of Bands at Vandegrift High School. The marching band was named the 2013 University Interscholastic League (UIL) 4A State Marching Band Champion. Prior to his appointment at Vandegrift, Spicey spent eight years as a member of the staff at Cedar Park High School. The marching band is the 2006 recipient of the Sudler Shield, an international award for marching excellence awarded by the John Philip Sousa Foundation. Jeremy began his drum corps career playing mellophone in the Santa Clara Vanguard. Since his age-out year, Mr. Spicer has been on the brass staff of the Carolina Crown, Southwind, Boston Crusaders, Santa Clara Vanguard, and is a Program Consultant for the Crossmen Drum & Bugle Corps from San Antonio, TX. Jeremy Wayne is active in the United States as a clinician and adjudicator for Bands of America, and his professional affiliations include Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He currently lives in Leander, TX with his beautiful wife Elizabeth, precious daughter, Coral Amber, and their handsome son, Aiden Joseph. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sketchbookpodcast/message

Abby Banfield joins us as we talk about strategic friendships and how it's beneficial to have Martha-mentors and Mary-mentors. We dive into: the blessings and blunders that surface in these types of relationships, the beauty of quick mentor moments, and how you can glean wisdom from those you may never meet in person. Discover the spiritual growth and spontaneous fun that can take place within organic mentoring, in this lively conversation. Disclosure: Affiliate links are used in this post. If you choose to purchase through the links, I may be compensated at no additional cost to you. See full disclosure policy.  Theme Music: “Driven” from Katie Reid's “Echoes of My Heart” Album. https://www.katiemreid.com/singer/ Show Sponsor: Special thanks to The Prayerful Planner. Things We Talk About: Titus 2:3-5 (ESV) Abby Banfield: Our dear friend (and the first interviewee on this podcast) is a wife, mom to two adorable boys, the Program Consultant at Grace Adventures, an Enneagram 7, and an all-around great gal. :-) We mention Abby on Episode 1 and Episode 3 Lee's Book Launch Party Katie's Book Launch Party Bair Lake Bible Camp Mary-mentors and Martha-mentors Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul by Stasi Eldredge (this was the book we went through for the long-distance Bible Study). Organic Mentoring James 1:5  Today's Verse: Proverbs 11:14  "Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.” Connect on Facebook by joining the Made Like Martha Sisterhood Connect on Instagram: @madelikemartha Our IG Handles: @leenienhuis @katie_m_reid Our Hashtag: #marthamaryshow  Episode Producer: Jeanna Lesausky Subscribe to the website to stay up-to-date!   

Opal Bennett has been a curator since 2014 when she joined the Programming team at Montclair Film Festival as Shorts Programmer. Beginning as a volunteer for the first Sundance London Film Festival, she now curates year round. Opal is on the programming teams for Aspen ShortsFest, Athena, Nantucket and Tribeca Film Festivals, and is a Program Consultant for The March on Washington Film Festival. She is also on the selection committee for shorts at Cinema Eye Honors. Opal has served on juries for SxSW, IndieMemphis, NewFest, Leuven ShortsFest, IndieStreet Filmfest, Cleveland and Seattle International Film Festivals among others. She has also participated on selection committees for documentary programming and grants. A Columbia Law grad, Opal holds a Masters in Media Studies from the LSE, and received her B.A. from New York University. Opal served as an RA in Weinstein Hall with NYU Director of Student Conduct, Craig Jolley as her supervisor.

Kelly Duer, Foster Program Consultant for Maddie’s Fund, has worked with many organizations over the years, including such big names as FEMA and Best Friends Animal Society. The goal of her work is to help groups increase live outcomes for animals through the implementation of robust foster programs. Kelly came to this role after working on foster programs for children from Eastern Europe. A life-long cat lover, she got involved in animal welfare when her daughter became interested in working with animals and they decided to volunteer at an animal shelter together. They soon began fostering animals, and before long, the shelter staff asked Kelly to coordinate a foster care study that Maddie’s Fund wanted to run on their program. In her interview with Stacy, Kelly, who is very passionate about behavioral foster care for cats, answers Stacy’s tough foster care questions, including: How do you choose who to focus on when your foster care resources are limited?; What is your gold standard of a foster care program for cats?; and If you had all the foster care coordinators in the country in one room, what tips and advice would you give them? (Hint: the answer to the last question has a lot to do with social media!) Kelly’s own hope is that eventually, foster care will become the standard of care for homeless pets, and that shelters will become more like waystations for marketing pets than places where pets spend long periods of time. If you’d like to learn more about Kelly’s work, or get access to Maddie’s Fund’s collection of foster care resources (including manuals, SOPs, sample agreements, etc.), email Kelly at duer@c.maddies.fund.org. You can also find and message her on Maddie’s Pet Forum.

Does the responsibilities of the holiday season have you feeling overwhelmed? Do you need strategies for managing stress better in the New Year?  Join me and guest Tracey A. Smith,, M.Ed., CTRS – Owner of Wellness W.R.K.S. LLC as she shares techniques you can use now and implement in your routine in 2016. Tracey A. Smith,, M.Ed., CTRS – Owner of Wellness W.R.K.S. LLC, is a Wellness Lifestyle Management Educator, Trainer, Program Consultant, Certified Recreational Therapist, with several years of experience in the field of behavioral health. Tracey is committed to promoting the holistic principles of mind, body and spirit, empowering participants, clients and customers to make desired holistic behavioral lifestyle changes. Tracey's vision is to assist participants to increase their awareness of healing strategies and techniques for different levels of burden through trainings and individual transformation sessions. Tracey's implementation of wellness recovery principles infuses Recreational Therapy "The Playful Spirit", Wellness Education "The Healing Grab Bag" and Restorative Practices "Conflict Transformation" to provide a holistic experience for participant personal growth. The trainings and workshops are experiential and interactive. They encourage creative learning stimulating the senses to new awareness Want a FREE audio book? Go to Audible.com and you can get one. Listen to today’s podcast to find out which book I recommend for you. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janetmtaylor/message