Podcasts about pto president

This week the Holler hangs out with Beth Helfrich, candidate for NC House District 98! From her roots as a third-generation Davidson resident to her impactful work as a former teacher, school leader, and community advocate, Beth is ready to bring her passion and experience to the North Carolina House. Beth shares her journey from the classroom to local leadership, her commitment to public education, and her vision for a more prosperous and community-oriented North Carolina. Discover how she balances family life with her role as former PTO President and working mom of five while championing the values of community and connectedness on the campaign trail. Learn more about Beth at https://www.bethhelfrichnc.com/ Connect with Bet on social media @bethhelfrichnc Want bonus episodes and Holler swag? Become a Friend of the Holler at www.patreon.com/thehometownholler. As a Patreon supporter, you help us build a better North Carolina, one conversation at a time. Connect with the Holler on social media @thehometownholler or by visiting our website www.thehometownholler.com

Jennifer Predny, the parent of four military-connected children talks about the impact of multiple transitions and how they have affected her family. She gives insight on how parents can assist their children navigate being the new kid at school.   This podcast is made possible by generous funding from the Hanscom Spouses' Club.  To learn more, visit https: https://hanscomsc.org/.   Audio mixing by Concentus Media, Inc., Temple, Texas.   Show Notes:   Bio: Jennifer Predny is an Army wife of 17 years and has four children, ages 16, 15, 11, and 9. Over the years Jennifer has learned how to navigate advocating for a child with a 504 plan in several different school systems, homeschooling for elementary, middle, and high school kids in two different states, transitioning kids from homeschool to public school, and everything in between. Jennifer is an avid volunteer, former PTO President, and Senior Advisor to her husband's unit. She has a B.A. in English Creative Writing and will graduate with her MFA in Creative Writing this fall.    Resources:   MCEC Back to School Toolkit: https://www.militarychild.org/backtoschool   MCEC is the national advocate for Purple Star Schools. Interested in learning more? Visit: https://www.militarychild.org/purplestarschools

Maurice "Moe" Hobson Jr, a native of Houston, Texas and a graduate of The Jack Yates Senior High School. He is an alumnus of West Texas A&M University and holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. He is happily married to his lovely wife, Cuca Hobson and proud father to Margarita, Maurice III and McKenzie. Pooh-Paw to granddaughter Kai. Moe is currently a Human Resource Training Specialist at Harris County Juvenile Probation Department. He has had worked in many areas of the department such as; Education Services, Personnel, Court Service and Accreditation and Quality Assurance. He also has 20 + years of experience as a coach, a community servant, radio personality, entrepreneur, motivational speaker and PTO President. Moe is a frequent speaker on juvenile justice topics such as; Staff Development, Team Building, Behavior Management, Crisis Response Intervention, Officer Safety, Social Media Awareness, LGBTQ+, Generational Differences and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Moe strongly believes when you learn, get excited about it! Then teach it with passion and enthusiasm. #moehobson #houston #yates #wtamu #criminaljustice #tsc #gogetit #interviews Social Media Links Youtube Channel youtube.com/c/ChipBakerTheSuccessChronicles LinkedIn http://linkedin.com/in/chipbakerthesuccesschronicles Facebook- Profile https://www.facebook.com/tscchipbaker Facebook- Page facebook.com/chipbakertsc Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chipbakertsc/ Twitter twitter.com/chipbaker19 TikTok tiktok.com/@chipbakertsc Linktree https://linktr.ee/ChipBakerTSC Online Store http://chip-baker-the-success-chronicles.square.site/ Chip Baker- The Success Chronicles Podcast https://anchor.fm/chip-baker

The A. D Henderson University School Parent Teacher Organization is an all-volunteer, parent-run, non-profit organization committed to enhancing and enriching children's education and fostering a sense of community within the school. The PTO board works extremely hard to provide activities for the students, educators, and families, such as Tailgates, Fall Festival, the Rainbow Run, Field Day, fundraisers, and community outreach. The educators, administrators, and students are thankful for this fantastic group of volunteers and the long-lasting traditions such as the Thanksgiving feast. My guests will always hold this event near and dear to their hearts. PTO President, Emma Khoury, has been a parent since 2014. Allison Griek, whose children started at ADHUS 23 years ago, has been a parent since her first child started in 1999. Tatyana Senior, who started as a student in 2005, and graduated from FAU with a bachelor's in sociology in 2021, will be celebrating the feast from a different seat - educator as she now works at ADHUS

Maurice “Moe” Hobson Jr, a native of Houston, Texas and a graduate of The Jack Yates Senior High School. He is an alumnus of West Texas A&M University and holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. He is happily married to his lovely wife, Cuca Hobson and proud father to Margarita, Maurice III and McKenzie. Pooh-Paw to granddaughter Kai.Moe is currently a Human Resource Training Specialist at Harris County Juvenile Probation Department. He has had worked in many areas of the department such as; Education Services, Personnel, Court Service and Accreditation and Quality Assurance. He also has 20 + years of experience as a coach, a community servant, radio personality, entrepreneur, motivational speaker and PTO President. Moe is a frequent speaker on juvenile justice topics such as; Staff Development, Team Building, Behavior Management, Crisis Response Intervention, Officer Safety, Social Media Awareness, LGBTQ+, Generational Differences and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Moe strongly believes when you learn, get excited about it! Then teach it with passion and enthusiasm.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Maurice "Moe" Hobson Jr, a native of Houston, Texas and a graduate of The Jack Yates Senior High School. He is an alumnus of West Texas A&M University and holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. He is happily married to his lovely wife, Cuca Hobson and proud father to Margarita, Maurice III and McKenzie. Pooh-Paw to granddaughter Kai.Moe is currently a Human Resource Training Specialist at Harris County Juvenile Probation Department. He has had worked in many areas of the department such as; Education Services, Personnel, Court Service and Accreditation and Quality Assurance. He also has 20 + years of experience as a coach, a community servant, radio personality, entrepreneur, motivational speaker and PTO President. Moe is a frequent speaker on juvenile justice topics such as; Staff Development, Team Building, Behavior Management, Crisis Response Intervention, Officer Safety, Social Media Awareness, LGBTQ+, Generational Differences and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Moe strongly believes when you learn, get excited about it! Then teach it with passion and enthusiasm.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

(Part 2 of 2) We continue our discussion with Candace Williams to learn more about how BRG leadership impacted her and what her plans are for the future.Ashleigh Hargrave  00:05Welcome to Mosaic, your Novant Health podcast for diversity, inclusion and equity. You'll learn more about the mosaic of similarities and differences that make us stronger, and how health equity benefits us all. Piece by piece. We're telling the stories of the beautiful mosaic of Novant Health. Becky Knight  00:25Welcome to part two of our conversation with Candace Williams, immediate past co-leader of our award winning women's business resource group at Novant Health. In part one, we focused on the work that has garnered some accolades, and on this episode, we are going to focus on how BRG leadership has impacted Candace. Candace, leading such a large BRG, even one with a strong co leader, executive sponsor and committee leaders -- It takes a lot of time and energy. With so many groups you could volunteer to serve, why did you choose to be a BRG leader? Candace Williams  00:58To your point, it is a growth opportunity, I saw it as that I saw. It as an opportunity to meet new people in the organization to grow my own skills. And really for the women's BRG, I've always been, I shouldn't say always, but like, as long as I can remember for many years, very personally passionate about helping people grow developing people, and it's particularly women. So the opportunity to help my colleagues to grow, to be able to identify different people to come in and to really pour into them with information and knowledge and learning to be able to plan and strategize how you know, what is this year look like? Are we focusing on mental health? Are we focusing on domestic violence and making sure that women are taking care of themselves is an international women's day and we get to collaborate with other BRG to do something fabulous and honor the contributions that women have made. It just has been, for me, it was just this opportunity to use a lot of the skills that I get to use at work, but maybe in a very different way to be able to be creative and working on our videos that we submitted with our application to be able to like I said, bring in these amazing speakers. So I just really saw it as a way to really sort of feed my passion like I care about it. It's exciting to hear people grow. It's exciting when people reach out to us and say that a speaker impacted them or something that we said impacted them. It's just amazing. So that it was it was for both my personal and professional development personally, I was fed my soul was fed as a result of it, it fed me. And then I also had an opportunity to feed others and the opportunity to learn from more amazing people because the big leader, you're able to connect with all these other amazing leaders across the organization. It's just fabulous. I mean, I really had so much it was like really hard to let go. But I think part of that is making room for someone else. Like I would have happily continued to do this for years to come. But they're amazing people who also want any that same opportunity. Becky Knight  03:21I would love to learn what is next for you. Candace Williams  03:24So outside of work, I'll say within Novant Health, I still will be very active with the BRG. I'm a member of the Women's BRG and the African American BRG still able to support the new chairs with finding speakers and just anything I can do to help them as they transition. So I'll remain active there and love that and be able to step up with African American BRG because when I took on the chair role women's BRG, I had to step back so I'm so I'm excited about continuing to support the BRGs. Outside of work, I'm very active. I'm in my last year as PTO President, my youngest son is a senior in high school. And so I've been President for probably six years and I've always been on the board of the PTO or PTA and some call it at their schools. I'm in my last year of Jack and Jill of America, which is a an organization of historically black Organization of Women, moms. And so it's really a mother organization, we support our kids and I've been active in that. And so I'm I'm able to kind of step back from that. I'm a sustainer and Junior League of Charlotte, and then recently joined, became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, which is a historically black sorority, and we strive to be of service to all mankind. And so with that, I know I'll be able to continue to give back to the community. And one of the things that being a big leader did and I said I was passionate about women and growth and development, but it really also sort of sparked this desire in me to do more and what does it look like so capacity for you? I shared that I spoke with the local university. I've actually got two speaking engagements in queue over the next couple of months. And I'm really excited about and really hope to do more of that because I love actually enjoy public speaking and enjoy sharing things that help feed women and help us to grow. I recently had an opportunity to share on the women's BRG call for the first time because all the years it was sort of like I was always scheduling other people and thought, oh, wait, what if I shared you know and so Jill and mothering allow me to share and actually Candace Whitfield who shared with me is going to be coming back and sharing soon as well. And then I, I've started coaching, so I've got some clients that I'm coaching because really, like I said, it's like pouring into women and the BRG really helped me to kind of unlock that gift, that desire that was in me and what does it look like for me to serve and give back to other women? Becky Knight  05:57Well, thank you. I am very thankful just personally for what the BRG has done for me as a team member at Novant Health and also in my role as a BRG administrative coordinator. Your leadership of the women's BRG, in your partnership on so many things has really raised the level for all of our BRGs. And so I thank you for what you've done the last few years and I'm excited for what lies ahead for you. So thank you so much for joining us today. I appreciate it. Candace Williams  06:27Thank you, but Becky, before we go, I want to thank you too. You are an amazing support. As a BRG coordinator you are they're all extremely supportive. Novant Health didn't just come to the big game like this isn't something new. It's not a result of anything that just happened in culture. This has been going off for years, we've got amazing support all the way across the organization. It's clear that BRGs are valued at Novant Health and you're one of the reasons that we are also successful. So thank you Ashleigh Hargrave  06:59Thanks for listening to mosaic your podcast for diversity, inclusion and equity and Novant Health. Stay tuned for our next exciting episode.

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Tim Burley has spent years working with Veterans and those who all serve, to ensure their transition back to civilian life is seamless and rewarding. Tim is a “problem solver” who strategically attacks transition at the root. Through his years of service assisting veterans, Tim has developed strategic plans both with the Veterans and civilian community to provide information, guidance and training, creating an awareness which benefits both business and communities. Creating this understanding in “the civilian world” for those who have served our country to preserve our freedoms, as they willingly continue to serve as the most trainable, most productive, and most initiative driven leaders in our workforce and communities. Tim Burley, U.S. Army Veteran Non-Commissioned Officer Served in the United State Army from 1984‐1995 both Active Duty and Reserve. Tim served as an Armored Crewman and Tank Commander during the Cold War in Germany. He was also assigned to Ft. Carson, Colorado and served in Armor and Armored Cavalry units specializing in strategic planning and training until being assigned to Recruiting Duty in Wisconsin. Tim is a service‐connected disabled Veteran due to his hearing loss caused by an accident-causing deafness and tinnitus in both ears. He had other injuries with his back and neck. which have now been mitigated through Pain Free Patriots and Emotion Code therapies. After his service Tim has Developed Markets and Products In RFID Industry, was the Organizational Director for Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation, served as a Bank Compliance Officer, Managed Sales and owned a small business, held auto, life, home and commercial business Insurance Licenses, Designed HVAC Systems both Residential and Commercial, Professional Photographer, DJ, and Videographer, is an Ordained Minister, and now is the Executive Director of WelcomeHome.Vet, an initiative he developed to assist Veterans Transitioning back into our communities. Served on the City Councils in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Tolna, North Dakota. Tim also served as a PTO President, Soccer Coach, Destination Imagination Coach, Junior Achievement Instructor, Boy Scout Development Leader, Citizen Network for Foreign Affairs Trainer in Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania for Agricultural Banking and Organizational Development. Currently Tim is the American Legion Commander in Hutchinson, MN, he also served as it's Chaplain – Chair of the Department Public Relations Committee, USABOT Charter Member, DAV Member, U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Member, Saluting Community Heroes Board of Directors, Pain Free Patriots Veterans Advocacy Committee. Chamber of Commerce Volunteer, Peer to Peer Veterans Counselor, Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Stakeholder, Senate Veterans Outreach Advisor, BNI Vice President, and 40&8 Member. Tim also served as an American Legion District Vice Commander. In 2014 Tim had a major health issue that he fought through after being told that only 1 in 350,000 a year survive. After that health incident, Tim dedicated his life to assisting his Brothers and Sisters who served or are serving to see them grow and succeed after transition and mitigated any issues by assisting them with decisions that heal their body, soul, and mind. Tim lives in Hutchinson, Minnesota and has been married to his wife Jenni since 2012. Tim has 6 sons, (3 are step sons) Ian, Noah, Logan, Devon, Nolan, and Caiden. Noah served in the United States Army as a Crypto Linguist, he recently left the military and now attends Colorado State University. Logan served in the United States Army and has recently finished his service. He and his wife Lexi recently moved back to the Hutchinson area and have a newborn son, Easton. Follow Tim: Facebook- Tim Burley WelcomeHome.Vet -Follow me: Erik Castillo: ~Facebook: Erik Castillo; Warrior Mindset and Motivation; Straight Couch Talk Podcast ~Instagram: @curly815; @straightcouchtalk ~YouTube: Warrior Mindset and Motivation. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/warrior-mindset-and-motiv/support

Amie Schindler leads a full life and appreciates each role she's been blessed with - wife of 22 years to Ed, mom of three teenagers (Bryce, Brayden & Kendall), entrepreneur of her business, Touchstone Crystal for 15 years & autism advocate for Brayden.  Amie keeps her family at the forefront of her life and always focuses on living for today!  She is also the PTO President, assists with the local Unified Sports program and started the Best Buddies chapter at her children's high school.    Stay connected with Amie: https://www.facebook.com/amie.schindler https://www.instagram/accessorizewithamie   ***************************************** To purchase my book “Welcome to My Life – A Personal Parenting Journey Through Autism” click HERE!! You can easily stay connected to the Living the Sky Life podcast and me in various ways: linktr.ee/skykenmom I'd love to hear what you think, so if listening on the Apple platform, please leave a written review and rating of the podcast!  If you are interested in being a guest on an episode of Living the Sky Life, please contact me!

In this episode, we talk with KRISTIN CHASE, who is the Sr. Director of the Organizational Development (OD) department for Universal Parks & Resorts.THOUGHT #1Focus On the Audience's Needs More Than Your Presentation's Content.THOUGHT #2Give Me Six Hours to Chop Down a Tree and I Will Spend the First Four Sharpening the Axe. - Abraham LincolnCONNECT:Website:  UniversalOrlando.comWebsite:  GOODNetwork.usLinkdIn: Kristin ChaseEmail:  Kristin.Chase@UniversalOrlando.com BRAND & RESOURCE MENTIONS:Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper- Shallow - Youtube.comLarry Bird - WikipediaSnagglepuss - WikipediaPublix - Publix.comSpecial K - SpecialK.comO.D. (Organization Development) - WikipediaSHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) - SHRM.orgUCF - UCF.eduGOOD Network - GOODNetwork.usUniversal Studios Orlando-  UniversalOrlando.comZOOM - ZOOM.usWebex - Webex.comLaurel & Hardy - Laurel-and-Hardy.comMyers Briggs - MyersBriggs.orgBlack Stallion (Movie) - IMDB.comI/O Psychology - Apa.comAbraham Lincoln - WikipediaDwight D. Eisenhower - WikipediaSteven Covey - FranklinCovey.comMike Tyson - WikipediaKathleen Wood - KWoodPartners.comHard Rock International – HardRock.comThoughts That Rock – ThoughtsThatRock.comBig Kettle Drum - BigKettleDrum.comBlack Sheep: Unleash the Extraordinary, Awe-Inspiring, Undiscovered You (Brant Menswar) - FindYourBlackSheep.comRock ‘n Roll With It: Overcoming the Challenge of Change (Brant Menswar) – RocknRollWithIt.comCulture That Rocks: How to Revolutionize Your Company’s Culture (Jim Knight) – CultureThatRocks.comCannonball Kids’ cancer – CannonballKidscancer.orgKeppler Speakers - KepplerSpeakers.comCertified Rock Star - CertifiedRockStar.comSpectacle Photography (Show/Website Photos) – SpectaclePhoto.comJeffrey Todd “JT” Keel (Show Music) - JT KeelKRISTIN CHASE'S BIO:Kristin Chase is the Sr. Director of the Organizational Development (OD) department for Universal Parks & Resorts. She has contributed to Universal since 2003 through consulting and leading employee feedback surveys, performance and talent management, leadership development, mentoring, selection and assessment tool and competency model development, employee research, facilitation, and team effectiveness. She is a 2003 graduate of the UCF Masters' program in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and became PHR certified in December 2011 and SHRM certified in February 2015.Kristin regularly participates in many UCF alumni “give back” opportunities such as speaking to the student chapter of SHRM (Society for HR Management) and participating in alumni panels with the I/O Psychology program. Kristin is also active in developing herself professionally as a member of the Advisory Board for the Greater Orlando Organization Development (GOOD) Network (for which she led the inaugural conference planning team in 2020). She serves her community through her volunteer work as 2014/15 PTO President and current Board of Directors Secretary for Innovation Montessori Ocoee. Kristin is loving life in Winter Garden, Florida with her husband Nathan, a freelance web designer, and two children, Cameron (11) and Jillian (9). 

CoronaVirus Parenting: Kaye Krebs on surviving staying home with three kids Meditation for Moms on Mothers Day About Kaye Krebs: She is Married, Mom of three living in Lafayette, CO.  Kaye has an 8th grader, 5th grader and a child in Kindergarten. PTO President of Douglass Elementary School . She grew up in Somerset, PA and has lived in Colorado for over 22 years.  Their family enjoys lake time and water sports, snow skiing & snowboarding, biking, hiking and traveling. Her husband is from Germany and they love to visit there.  They are embracing this time of quarantine by spending quality family time together. Ironically, their address is Corona Ct, but she doesn’t let that get her down.

In North Shore School District 112, we are proud to report that our present is bright and our future will be brighter! We use various metrics to measure and gauge our success. For reference, check an earlier blog post: Measurement of Success – Blog Post In today’s podcast, we're sharing information also reported in the Superintendent's Blog, at: http://mikelubelfeld.edublogs.org/2020/01/23/snapshots-of-success-in-district-112-112leads/ where data from two slide presentations and a few extra slides that highlight some recent and current success in the District are shown. The first presentation below was shared with the District’s PTO President’s Council (PTO refers to the Parent Teacher Organization). This is the formal leadership group representing the parents in the District’s 10 schools. In this report, the results of the Family Engagement Survey reveal significant growth in the areas of the school (& District) satisfaction/pride / and perception of our services. Our Future is NOW! in District 112. Inspire...Innovate...Engage

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar "Choose To Be Nice" with special guest presenter, Dina Creiger, Founder. May 6, 2017. We are excited to have as our special guest presenter, Dina Creiger, who is the Founder of "Choose to be Nice." During her presentation we will find out how schools across the country are creating a lasting culture of kindness with an innovative program that shows students how to be nice and gives them an opportunity to make a difference in their community. The students learn about important values such as respect, friendship and acceptance with the adorable nine nice mice and exciting classroom activities. The program is part of an international movement to promote a simple promise to be nice and improve how people interact with each other. Dina Creiger has turned a passion for kindness into a social enterprise with the driving goal of inspiring people to treat each other with compassion. She created a movement around asking people to make and keep a promise to be nice, which thousands around the globe have done. The movement includes a program that enables schools to create a lasting culture of kindness through an innovative curriculum with classroom activities and nine adorable mice representing important values such as respect, friendship and acceptance. Dina understands the need for kindness in schools through her experience as an involved mother who served as PTO President and treasurer and raised funds to bring smart boards into the school’s classrooms. She has an undergraduate degree from Boston University and an MBA from Babson College. In addition to making the world a nicer place, her passions include her family, reading, education, connecting with genuine people, laughing, making people smile and playing with her big Golden Doodle named Football. http://choosetobenice.com/ https://twitter.com/ChooseToBeNice

This week, Host Emma Boa-Durgammah with special Guest Shontya Washington will be addressing how Kingdom Work for Christ can take place through Christ-Centered suicide prevention and how the Bible addresses this topic. Tune in to find out more. Shontya Washington is a Joyful Christ Representative in many environments who truly believes in the phrase “God first, Family second, and Career third”.  She is a wife to her wonderful husband, Brian, and a mother to their three blessings: Brian Jr., Braxton, and Janai.  As a humble servant of God and Kingdom Worker for Christ, Shontya attends Heritage Fellowship Church in Reston, VA, is the PTO President at her children's elementary school, and a team manager for a children's critical thinking teams.  Shontya strives daily to do the work that the Lord has called her to do through her family and helping others. Emma would love to hear from you through email after the show contact@kingdomworkforchrist.com. More on Emma can be found at www.kingdomworkforChrist.com or www.facebook.com/kingdomworkerforChrist. A very special thanks to Alyce Metallo for her arrangement of Blessed Assurance (My Story), our opening song! Check her out at www.alycemetallo.com.

100: Girl Smarts.  Instilling confidence in our young women is one of the most dramatic ways we can make a positive impact on the next generation.  Army Veteran Dianna Flett created Girl Smarts after hearing from her sons about the challenges young teenage girls are facing in the middle school. http://traffic.libsyn.com/veteranonthemove/Dianna_Flett_Girl_Smarts_EP_100.mp3 Girl Smarts is a series of workshops designed to give our young girls motivation and skills to move forward with confidence and strength in the years ahead. The Girl Smarts approach combines straight talk and fun activities to bring home the reality of being in control and staying in control as our youth face the challenges of today's world. http://www.girlsmarts.com Our workshops focus on the types of issues our young ladies are facing RIGHT NOW in their lives. We look at topics like body image, bullying, relationships, self image, leadership goal setting and more; our seminar leaders work with your girls to help them understand things of importance they face today and will certainly face tomorrow. Please explore our pages and learn what our program is all about! Dianna Flett is a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel having served for 21 years in various positions of increasing responsibility as a military intelligence officer. The majority of her time in the Army was spent in the tactical arena. She has lived all over the world and travelled extensively in the Middle East. Dianna is a combat veteran of Desert Shield/Desert Storm receiving several awards during her service including the Bronze Star for her work with deployed units in the desert in the 90's. After the birth of her fourth son, Dianna decided to leave active duty service after 21 years, and focus her energies on her family as her children's PTO President. She then worked with the FBI as the team leader of a group of professionals teaching leadership and management strategies to supervisory intelligence analysts as part of a training team based in Quantico. In 2009 she and an elementary school counselor started a program to support the strengthening and motivation of 4th an 5th grade girls prior to the start of their middle school years. The program, Girl Smarts is designed to elevate, motivate and strengthen the girls sense of self. The program has grown from it's original 24 girls in one public school and is now in several counties in Virginia reaching hundreds of girls each school year. Dianna's goal is to get every school girl the skills Girl Smarts offers making them everyday leaders in today's world. The Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 100 episodes giving listeners the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane featuring the people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship:  Marine Corps, Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard veterans, DOD, entrepreneurship, business, success, military spouse, transition, education, programs and resources.  Veteran On the Move has garnered over 500,000 listens verified through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.