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Send us Fan MailFounder-led growth works… until it doesn't.Pipeline gets unpredictable. Hiring slows down. And suddenly, everything depends on the founder — their relationships, their credibility, their time. That's not scale. That's a bottleneck.In this episode, we break down what's really happening when companies hit that wall with Tim Pat of Pepper Group, who has spent decades helping mid-sized and private equity-backed companies turn marketing into a real growth engine.We get specific about what changes as you move from $5M to $10M, and what it actually takes to reach $50M and beyond. Tim explains why marketing isn't a support function — it's the system that makes sales easier — and why adding more reps won't solve a demand problem.We also unpack: Why most companies underinvest in marketing at exactly the wrong time  How to treat marketing like an investment with clear ROI  The simple dashboards and metrics leaders actually trust  How to create early wins with messaging, A/B testing, video, and customer proof Then we go deeper into something most founders miss: brand doesn't just impact revenue — it shapes who wants to work for you.A weak brand quietly repels great candidates.We break down how employer brand really works, why it can't sit inside HR, and what it takes to build a culture and story that attracts both customers and talent.Tim shares practical next steps you can implement immediately: Run a voice-of-customer survey  Upgrade your careers page  Let customers tell your story through proof and testimonials If your growth feels inconsistent or overly dependent on you, this episode will show you where to fix the system.Follow the show for more conversations on scaling with people, and share this with a founder who's trying to make growth repeatable.Support the show

Christina Hello, everyone, I'm Christina Darnell, the managing editor of MinistryWatch. Welcome to the MinistryWatch podcast.  In today's extra episode, I talk with Warren Smith about some news items that are slightly (even significantly) outside of our normal charity and philanthropy “beat.”  So, Warren, what's up first? Warren Military chaplains will no longer indicate their rank on their uniforms, according to a new order from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegspeth. People I've talked with tell me they generally think that's a good thing. Enlisted personnel might be intimidated to talk with chaplains about deeply personal issues if they know that chaplain is a senior officer. Progressive groups opposing the move include Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation. Christina Up next, a new study by Pew found that nearly 98 percent of U.S. adults live within range of at least one religious radio station. Warren And that about 25 percent of all AM/FM stations are dedicated to religious programming.  The U.S. has about 4,000 religious stations and about half of American adults spend at least some time each week listening to religious audio content, including radio, podcasts, and streaming, and – this is one of the most interesting findings – about 39 percent of listeners are non-Christians. Christina I guess it's a good thing that non-Christians are listening to Christian programming. Warren It is good, but there is also another side to that coin. A lot of Christian radio stations have started programing for that non-Christian audience. You'll hear branding like “Safe for the Entire Family” rather than distinctly Christian branding and programming. Some people think this trend has watered down Christian radio. Christian writer David Murrow says “Safe for the Entire Family” has made Christian radio boring and risk-free. He advocates for edgier music on music stations, and more teaching and talk.  Christina While we're on the subject of media, a new movie out now is getting a lot of buzz from Christian commentators – and it's not a Christian movie. Warren I haven't seen the new Ryan Gosling movie Project Hail Mary, but people I respect are giving it great reviews.  Aaron Renn says, “In an era of male loneliness and confusing messages about manhood, Project Hail Mary models problem-solving, purpose, and fatherly strength without apology.” Brett McCracken, writing for The Gospel Coalition, says it offers the “good, clean fun moviegoers have missed.” McCracken concludes, “Project Hail Mary doesn't preach the gospel. But it makes virtue look good. It makes selflessness, sacrifice, and duty attractive. If the movie is a huge hit—and I expect it will be—perhaps Hollywood will take the hint. We're not in postmodernism anymore. Goodness, truth, and beauty are attributes we want in art again. Really, they're what we've always wanted.” Christina Is the movie a hit? Warren It is. The movie opened at number 1 in the U.S. and held that position through its second week. So far, worldwide box office is around $300 million. That's a huge hit by any reasonable standard. Christina Warren, you read an article this week that caught your attention. Warren I commend to you an article by my friends John Stonestreet and Tim Padgett of The Colson Center. I'll link to it in the show notes. They share the hard truth that neither political party has a right to the pro-life label these days. Of the Democrats they say, abortion is not merely a plank in the progressive party's platform. It is the chief commitment of the worldview that dominates America. It is, for many, a sacrament to recognize, enshrine, and honor autonomy. Abortion is not merely a legal right of a decadent society. It is a rite of worship, specifically a way to worship the idols of self, state, and sex.”  Christina But they don't let the Republicans off the hook, either.  Warren They write, “The GOP was once a prolife party, but now openly endorses chemical abortion and unregulated IVF, the two most common ways to kill preborn children in America.” They conclude, “There is no such thing as a Christian not called, to some degree, to oppose abortion and defend preborn lives. We need not attend every march or express every outrage. We must, however, protect every vulnerable life, support every vulnerable mother and father, and advance the Christian understanding of human dignity every chance we are given.” Christina Our final story today is about the ministry rating systems. An organization called Charity Watch wrote an article that found fault with Charity Navigator's rating system. Warren Charity Watch found fault with the 4-Star rating that Charity Navigator gave to OUR Rescue, formerly Operation Underground Railroad. I won't get into the weeds of their analysis here except to say that Charity Watch is right. OUR Rescue should not have a 4-Star rating.  Christina That's why MinistryWatch gives OUR Rescue a 1-Star rating, our lowest score for financial efficiency.  Warren That's right. I've written about the pros and cons of rating systems, and explained why – despite the cons – we think rating ministries is important. But how you do it matters. I'll have a link to an article explaining our rating system in today's show notes. Christina Any final notes before we go? Warren I have some travel coming up in the next couple of months, and I would love to see you. I will be in Los Angeles in April. I'll be speaking at the annual convention of the Evangelical Press Association in Nashville in June. I'll also be in Dallas and Knoxville in May. I will be speaking at Summit Ministries in Manitou Springs in June, so I'll be doing reader lunches in Denver and Colorado Springs during that trip. Let me know if you would like to join us. My email is wsmith@ministrywatch.com. Christina The producer for today's program is Jeff McIntosh. I'm Christina Darnell, along with Warren Smith. You've been listening to the MinistryWatch podcast.  Until next time, may God bless you.

Hello, everyone, I'm Christina Darnell, the managing editor of MinistryWatch. Welcome to the MinistryWatch podcast. In today's extra episode, I talk with Warren Smith about some news items that are slightly (even significantly) outside of our normal charity and philanthropy “beat.” So, Warren, what's up first?  Warren James Talarico, a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, is using religious language to appeal to moderate voters. Conservative and Christian commentators have rightly called out Talarico for trying to make the Bible say what it clearly doesn't say. I especially commend to you this article by my friends and former colleagues John Stonestreet and Tim Padgett. Christina We'll have a link to that article in today's show notes. Warren That's great. I hope a lot of our listeners will read that piece. The bad news, though, is that it is likely that Talarico will likely fool a lot of people whose faith has been poorly formed, or non-Christians who nonetheless want to appear faith friendly. It doesn't help that the GOP has chosen prosperity gospel spokespeople such as Paula White to carry their banner. I think critiques of Talarico's heresies would have more credibility if those critics had also been on record calling out prosperity gospel heresies. (Just for the record, Stonestreet has. Christina Again, we'll link to an article he wrote, a critique of White and the prosperity gospel, in today's show notes, here.) Warren Again, I'm glad, because I think both articles taken together are a good reminder that heresies pull us away from the gospel from all directions, not just from one or two. Christina Warren, the next item was of particular interest to us, since we work for one of the publishers the article talks about. Warren Axios published an article this saying “Smaller web publishers, with 1,000–10,000 daily page views, are experiencing the most precipitous traffic declines in the AI era, according to new Chartbeat data.” Artificial intelligence has meant that more people are getting answers to questions directly from AI and not by clicking on the results of Google searches. Christina My own experience confirms that. I'm using AI more and more. Warren Me, too. When I “google” something, I often don't click on the links anymore, but just read the two or three sentence AI generated answer. Christina But that's hurt the traffic of small publishers. Warren It has. Axios continues: Over the past two years, referral traffic from traditional search engines has declined by 60% for small publishers, compared with 47% for medium-sized publishers and 22% for large publishers, per Chartbeat. Medium-sized publishers are outlets with 10,000–100,000 daily page views, on average. Large publishers are those with more than 100,000 daily page views on average.” Christina For the record, MinistryWatch fits into the “medium” category, and we have seen our page views go up steadily over the past two years. Warren Last year, we had about 4-million-page views on our site. This year, we are on track for about 4.5 million. Christina We write a lot about the state of evangelicalism here at MinistryWatch, and there's now a new book out that critiques evangelicalism as a movement consumed by conspiracy theories. Warren   You're right. We do write a lot about the overall state of evangelicalism. I have my own issues with evangelicalism. I even wrote a book about it! (A Lover's Quarrel With The Evangelical Church.) One of the reasons I wrote that book was my concern that most critiques of evangelicalism were from those who had no real interest in the church's health and restoration. They were merely ham-fisted attempts to take down the church. Jared Stacy's new book Reality In Ruins,unfortunately, fits into that category. That's why I was delighted to read Bonnie Kristian's lengthy and thoughtful review of the book at Christianity Today. She does a fantastic job dismantling the exaggerated arguments of the book while, at the same time, acknowledging that what Jared Stacy describes is indeed true of some of the darker corners of the evangelical movement. While We're At It. Check out Bonnie Kristian's Substack. It's one of the few “blogs” (Is Substack a blog? Are blogs still a thing?) that I read from beginning to end. Christina We also note a passing this week. Warren You may have heard that Paul Ehrlich died last week. He was 93.  Ehrlich made news in the 1960s called The Population Bomb, which predicted widespread starvation and war as a result of overpopulation. Liberals used the book to promote abortion, contraception, and homosexuality as an “evolutionary adaptation” to procreative unions. Christina Ehrlich turned out to be spectacularly wrong about this and many other matters. Warren The real reason for population growth in the 20th century was the worldwide increase in living standards and lifespan. As population expert Steven Moshertold me, “The reason the population grew was not because we were breeding like rabbits, but because we were no longer dying like flies.” But we’ve likely reached the end of longevity increases, so if birthrates stay the same, look for population declines in most countries in the world in the decades ahead. That's already happening in much of Europe. Christina You also note this week that shopping malls are making a comeback. Warren Shopping malls have been distressed for the past decade or more, with many of them closing down or being repurposed. But my friends at Axis, a Christian ministry that helps parents keep an eye on youth culture and how it's affecting kids, noted this week that “Gen Z is driving a resurgence in mall shopping, with many malls redesigning public spaces to be more “photogenic” and social-media friendly, as well as popular online stores like Edikted opening brick-and-mortar locations.” Christina Is this an anomaly or a new direction? Warren It may be too early to tell. But it could be the 2.0 version of the social media era, an era that provides an antidote to social media isolation with a dose of 80s and 90s mall culture. Christina Any final notes before we go? Warren   I have some travel coming up in the next couple of months, and I would love to see you. I will be in Los Angeles in April and Nashville in May, where I'll be speaking to the annual meeting of the Evangelical Press Association. And I'll be speaking at Summit Ministries in Manitou Springs, Colorado, in June. I will be doing reader lunches in all three cities. Let me know if you would like to join us. My email is wsmith@ministrywatch.com. Christina The producer for today's program is Jeff McIntosh. I'm Christina Darnell, along with Warren Smith. Until next time, may God bless you.

The South Florida Roundup's Tim Padgett co-hosts the 90-minute call-in special “Haiti on the Line,” a collaboration between WLRN, WNYC (New York City) and GBH News (Boston) which aired live on Feb. 24, 2025. Last year more than 5,000 people in Haiti were killed in gang-related violence. The country has been in a political crisis for years. And for Haitians in America with feet in two worlds, reality in both countries is unstable. To better understand the story, public radio stations in the three cities with the largest Haitian populations in America teamed up to open the phones and hear from Haitian listeners in these communities. The hosts were joined by special guests and experts on Haiti.

Tim Padgett, WLRN Americas Editor covering Latin America, the Caribbean and their key relationship with South Florida, and Saraya Wintersmith, reporter covering Boston City Hall for GBH News and is the host of the “What Is Owed?” podcast, preview WNYC's evening public radio station special "Haiti On The Line," which examines the history of the country and the current news that the Trump administration recently ended deportation protection for 500,000 Haitians in the United States.→  HAITI ON THE LINE: A live call-in radio special about the crisis in Haiti. Listen live at WNYC.org or at 93.9 FM/AM 820 tonight, Monday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. Eastern Time. 

On today's program, a bizarre story out of Haiti. Haitian gangs are using churches to smuggle arms into the country.  We'll explain how that scheme works. And a church in Alabama has to pay back nearly a half-million dollars given to it a decade ago because the man who gave the gift has now declared bankruptcy. And this church is not alone. We'll have details. Later in the program, we look at the popular bible app YouVersion. It's released its annual list of the most searched Bible verses of the year. We begin today with news that an engineer for one of the nation's largest Christian broadcasters has been sued over misappropriation of funds.The Association of Professional Radio Engineers (APRE) has filed a suit against Shane Toven, a senior broadcast engineer employed by Educational Media Foundation. Educational Media Foundation is the parent company of the K-Love radio network. FINAL THOUGHTS As I have said before, we are in the most critical time of the year for Christian ministries, including MinistryWatch, when it comes to fundraising. We need to raise about a quarter of our budget, about $117 thousand, in the months of November and December. We just passed the $78,000 mark, so we are about 2/3 of the way there. Which is great.  But we have less than 10 days to go. If you've already given, THANK YOU.  If you have not, I hope you will prayerfully consider a gift to MinistryWatch before year-end. And, of course, MinistryWatch is not alone. Some ministries raise 30 or 40 percent of their budgets during the last two months of the year. If you'd like to help us reach our year-end goal, just go to MinistryWatch.com and hit the donate button at the top of the page. But whether you give to us or not, we hope you will use our database to help you make giving decisions. And that you will give wisely and generously during this season. The producers for today's program are Rich Roszel and Jeff McIntosh.  We get database and other technical support from Stephen DuBarry, Rod Pitzer, and Casey Sudduth. Writers who contributed to today's program include Kim Roberts, Daniel Ritchie, Steve Rabey, Tim Padgett, Kathryn Post, Bob Smietana, and Christina Darnell. A special thanks to WLRN for contributing material for this week's podcast. .Until next time, may God bless you.

This week on the South Florida Roundup, WLRN's Tim Padgett led a discussion about the latest happenings in Miami's government, examined why a Miami-Dade public school removed books from the shelves for elementary students (18:40) and whether Russia's footprint is about to get bigger in Cuba (34:54).

Two earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday, and the death toll is well into the thousands. “This earthquake is yet another devastating blow to so many vulnerable populations already struggling after years of conflict," said Tanya Evans, the Syria country director for the International Rescue Committee. Plus, immigrant communities in Florida react to the new parole program for migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela and Nicaragua. Guests: Axios' Laurin-Whitney Gottbrath and WLRN's Tim Padgett. Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Alexandra Botti, Fonda Mwangi and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go Deeper: Biden's migrant parole program is popular in Haiti. But it seems a harder sell among Haitians here Magnitude 7.8 quake kills over 3,400 people in Turkey and Syria For Syrians, quake is "another devastating blow" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Next month, the Colson Center is offering a short course entitled “The Essential Church: Why Christians (and the World) Still Need the Church.”   It's a timely message, especially given a recent shift in Church demographics. Christianity Today reported that younger women are, for the first time, less likely to go to church than men...  not because more men are now attending church, but because more women are deconstructing their faith, and more likely to identify as “nones.”  Battered by church controversies and scandals, and shaped by cultural messages, women are increasingly heading for the exit. In doing so, they are rejecting a faith that, in the words of my colleague Glenn Sunshine, has done “more to improve the status of women than any other historical force.” The Church is meant to enable and empower men and women to live as image bearers, according to God's design.   Simply put, the Church is essential, and that's the topic of our upcoming short course, hosted by Dr. Tim Padgett and featuring Peter Leithart, Collin Hansen, and Glenn Sunshine. Christians need to know why. Go to colsoncenter.org/August to learn more. 

Sobre el tema central de la cumbre hablamos con Tim Padgett, editor de las Américas de WLRN. De las elecciones, con Georgina de la Fuente, de la UNAM. Y de la moción de censura superada por Johnson, con Eva Millán de Antena 3 Televisión

Bishop Sycamore saga continues, "accepting failure" at Columbus Public Schools, new Texas abortion law goes into affect, pronoun and gender policies continue. Guest: Dr. Tim Padgett is the Resident Theologian of BreakPoint.org with the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. His focus is on cultural engagement, living out the Christian worldview, and the way Christians argue for diverse viewpoints while sharing a common biblical foundation - particularly regarding the relationship between church and state, Christ and culture, and war and peace. To learn more about Center for Christian Virtue and to get involved, visit CCV.org. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since taking office, President Trump has worked to gain more Latino support in Florida by casting his rival Democrats as socialists – like the regimes in Cuba and Venezuela. Last week, WLRN talked to the Democratic SuperPAC Priorities U.S.A. about the Trump's strategy. They claim it’s the President who resembles Latin American dictators. This week WLRN speaks with Kelly Sadler, a spokesperson for America First Action, a Republican SuperPAC that strongly supports Trump. (Sadler was a communications aide to President Trump but left the White House amid a controversy over remarks she reportedly made about the late Senator John McCain.) Sadler spoke to WLRN’s Tim Padgett and Alejandra Martinez from Washington about the President – and how the GOP plans to attract more Hispanic voters.

Contrary to popular belief, entrepreneurship is not all sunshine and roses. It takes a fair amount of persistence and grit to become successful. In this episode, Tim Padgett describes how he played the game of survival to become a successful entrepreneur. Tim is the Founder and CEO of Pepper Group (peppergroup.com), a 25-year-old B2B marketing communications firm. This team of finely tuned seasoned professionals has won numerous awards for branding, design and campaign development, being named one of the top B2B agencies in the US by B-to-B magazine for six consecutive years. For the last seven years, Pepper Group has been recognized as one of the 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For in Chicago. Tim is also a founder of Kinexxia, a digital tools development firm that focuses on platforms that help companies with their culture. Their premier product is Teer1 (teer1.com), an employee volunteering program. Tim sits on several non-profit boards and regularly participates in volunteering his personal time for a variety of causes. Have any questions that weren't answered here? Let us know in the comment section! Subscribe to BLTV for daily videos: www.youtube.com/channel/UCY4QhGg-zwgUIthoK3EdyjA This #BLTVPodcast is hosted by Bryan McDonald from OnPurpose Growth Website: www.onPurposeGrowth.com My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcdonaldbryan/ My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mcdonaldbryan Unlike other business-oriented podcasts, we will not give you “RA RA!” motivation. The purpose of this podcast is to provide you with actionable strategies and tactics that you can incorporate into your own business immediately. Every week, we will interview a successful business owner and plunge into the mind of our guest for specific lessons learned in the course of business. In the second half of each episode, we will have that business owner join us for an in-depth discussion of a particular topic apropos to his or her business, and hopefully to yours as well. Learn About Law is part of the Business Lounge Network, offering convenient and affordable office space in the Chicagoland area. Escape the noise of a crowded office or home and instead work in our professional and calm environment built to suit your business needs. For news on free events, membership offers and more, visit www.BusinessLoungeNetwork.com. Do you have marketing, editing or audio/video production needs for your business, podcast or website? Want to be a part of the BLTV network? Let us know what we can do for you by calling us at 630-324-6666 or by emailing us at david@businessloungenetwork.com. More Learn About Law videos, podcasts, and articles: www.learn-about-law.com Learn More about O'Flaherty Law: www.oflaherty-law.com Like us on Facebook for daily videos: www.facebook.com/oflahertylaw/ O'Flaherty Law is proud to offer a free initial consultation in most areas of law. The free consultation will provide general answers on what we can do for you regarding a legal matter, specifics on what services we provide, and brief explanations on what your options for legal service may be. A free consultation does not include free legal advice or answers to specific legal questions relating to your matter. Free consultations last no longer than 30 minutes, but a full 30 minute consultation may not always be required. None of the content in this series is intended as paid legal advice. Subscribe to our channel for daily videos dedicated to law and business. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY4QhGg-zwgUIthoK3EdyjA

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó rallied Venezuelan expats on Saturday at the Miami Airport Convention Center, an event that marked the end of a two-week world tour that included Europe and Canada. The aim was to rekindle international support for his campaign to oust authoritarian Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, which started a year ago. WLRN’s Tim Padgett was with Guaidó on Saturday. Padgett spoke with WLRN’s Luis Hernandez about whether Guaidó’s movement still has a future – and why he didn't get to meet President Trump.

Miami is often called the capital of Latin America. So when 20 Democratic presidential candidates gathered for debates in Miami last week, WLRN's Americas editor Tim Padgett thought he'd hear more about Latin America policy. But as Padgett told WLRN's Luis Hernandez, he and a lot of other South Floridians were disappointed.

El gobierno de Andrés Manuel López Obrador tiene menos de un mes y medio para demostrarle al presidente Donald Trump que sí funciona la estrategia pactada para frenar la masiva migración de centroamericanos hacia Estados Unidos. México aceptará el regreso de migrantes que pidan asilo en EE.UU. mientras se procesan sus casos. El profesor Alejandro Alvarado, de la Universidad Internacional de Florida; el editor de la radio WLRN, Tim Padgett; y el periodista Max Aub analizan este tema.

On "This Week in South Florida," host Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg sit down with Miami Herald Editorial Page Editor Nancy Ancrum, WLRN Americas correspondent Tim Padgett and Republican strategist Ed Pozzuoli to discuss the week's top news stories.

Creating a culture where people feel safe and free to be vulnerable is by far one of the most challenging tasks any leader of a company can perform. Given that, it can also be very fulfilling. Truly that it is a leader’s responsibility to create a home for its employees where they can be themselves, free to make mistakes, start all over and do better. All these can take into place when there is a solid culture anyone can turn to for guidance and direction. Not everyone is perfect, I think nobody is. But anyone can try, give it their best shot, and try again. We will come to realize just how relevant having a good set of culture can make or break a company. Today, our guest, Tim Padgett, will introduce to us the two faces of culture: the bad and the good. In this episode, we will have a clearer picture of how a bad culture looks like and what damage it can do not only to the morale of its employees but also its impact on the business as a whole. Tim Padgett is the CEO of The Pepper Group company who, having been inspired by the bad experience he had from a company that’s founded on bad culture, established his own company and ensured that the core values governing his company reflects none of the cultures he and his colleagues had to embody from their previous company. Let’s all set into the journey of realization that the core of culture is just the regular things we do every day and know that through education, we can deal with win won negotiations and utilize our mistakes as a strong foundation for success.   “It doesn’t matter what we teach. All knowledge can be a leverage later.” -Tim Padgett   In this episode, you will learn: 1:45 – Introduction to The Pepper Group company 3:45 – Personal definition and perspective about culture 5:55 – A program called "Kick Ass" 10:40 – The process of creating the core values of The Pepper Group 12:15 – Frameworks of the company’s culture 26:00 – A powerful recruiting message 32:00 – The dynamics that make people move 34:45 – Philosophy Tim got from other companies 35:28 – 2 main job responsibilities in the company 40:18 – Examples of a bad culture experienced: culture of family, culture of pride 46:05 – How to build a culture of joy   Resources: PepperGroup.com CultureCzars.com   Connect with Tim: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Website   Connect with Will: LinkedIn Website

(9-14-2017) Today we continue with updates, tips, discussion and your calls and concerns in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Guests include Bryan Norcross and Tim Padgett.

(9-14-2017) Today we continue with updates, tips, discussion and your calls and concerns in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Guests include Bryan Norcross and Tim Padgett.

This week, Rich sits down with Tim Padgett '84, discussing how his Wabash liberal arts education has helped him in the field of journalism (Episode 115).

How should employers get intentional about making sure their brand - consumer, employer, internal, external - authentically reflects their culture?  That's our big question for this episode's conversation with Tim Padgett, CEO of the Chicago-based marketing agency the Pepper Group. 

Travis Cook, the Q resident Tea Party expert and extremist, joins the show to discuss the State of the Union. Ofcourse, Travis can't hold back and once again this leads to an egregious claim and extreme viewpoint shared by almost no one. But then again that is why they call him America's EVIL Genius....or maybe in this case just Evil. Then Tim Padgett, the General Manager of the Midwest Professional Basketball Association, comes on the program to talk about thier new League and to find out that he shares a little bit of history out of Arkansas State University with Mark. Finally DeflateGATE is the word of the week and Mark, Producer Bobby, Dan Walsh, Travis Cook and Tim Padgett discuss the scandal that is swirling around the 2015 Super Bowl. Are the New England Patriots cheaters or is this another situation getting blown out of proportion. Plus Padgett offers up a opportunity that Mark and the crew can't pass up. All this and much more on this episode of the

Marie Lazzara and her guest co-host Tim Padgett will interview Michelle Meyer, Executive Director of Mutual Ground, a nonprofit that provides a safety net of services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault while on their journeys toward becoming survivors. Also joining Michelle is Ray Pillar, co-owner of Molly Maid of Aurora-Naperville area. A portion of its business goes to its Ms. Molly Foundation which in turn donates to Mutual Ground.   To ask questions or give comments, call (323) 580-5755. For information, visit www.mutualground.org. For information about Molly Maid Aurora-Naperville area, visit www.mollymaid.com.   For more information about our Radio, visit www.linkedlocalnetwork.com. Link Locally, Connect Globally

Marie and her guest co-host Tim Padgett will interview David Terrill of Terrill Consulting in Elmhurst. For over 30 years, Terrill's firm collaborates with nonprofit leaders to unleash the philanthropic potential of their prospects and donors to advance each organization's mission. Terrill will talk about how he helps nonprofits attain these goals. To ask questions or give comments, call (323) 580-5755. Visit www.terrillconsulting.com  more information. For more information about our Radio, visit www.linkedlocalnetwork.com. Link Locally, Connect Globally

Marie and her guest co-host Tim Padgett will interview Brendan Sneegas, Director of Outreach and Development for Angel Flight Central, located in Kansas City. Joining Brendan will be Steve D. Pearson, past president of AFC's Board of Trustees and a volunteer pilot from Wheaton. Since 1995, AFC with the help of over 400 volunteer pilots, have flown over eight million miles to provide flights at no charge for people in need for medical situations, special needs camp, disaster relief and for other compassionate reasons. This nonprofit has helped transport over 18,000 passengers. Our guests will also talk about their partnership with Angel Flight West. To ask questions or give comments, call (323) 580-5755. Visit www.angelflightcentral.org for more information. For more information about our Radio, visit www.linkedlocalnetwork.com. Link Locally, Connect Globally Marie dedicates this show to the memory of the late Peter and Kathleen Tomarken, former Angel Flight West volunteers who died en route to picking up a passenger on March 13, 2006. Many game show fans recognize Peter Tomarken from his hosting 1980s television quizzers including the wildly popular 1983 CBS cult classic “Press Your Luck.”

Marie and her guest co-host Tim Padgett will interview Gina Davalos, Director of Princess Closet, a nonprofit which helps teenage girls who couldn't afford a dress and accessories to attend prom. The nonprofit receives donations of hundreds of formal dresses, shoes and accessories three months before prom. The nonprofit then creates “shopping events” so that these girls can find the dress of their dreams. To ask questions or give comments, call (323) 580-5755. Visit www.princess-closet.org  for more information. For more information about our Radio, visit www.linkedlocalnetwork.com. Link Locally, Connect Globally

Marie and her guest co-host Tim Padgett will interview Annette Koch who is the business development person with tix4cause.com, a local business which encourages visitors to purchase tickets for concerts, live performances and certificates with up to 100 percent of the proceeds going toward nonprofits of their choice. Annette will be joined by Natalia Mercado, Social Services Outreach Coordinator for the Rolling Meadows Police Department. Mercado is working on a special program that has received funds from tix4cause.com. To ask questions or give comments, call (323) 580-5755. Visit www.tix4cause.com for more information. For more information about our Radio, visit www.linkedlocalnetwork.com. Link Locally, Connect Globally

Marie and her guest co-host Tim Padgett will interview Michael R. Sitrick, Director of Development and Stanley Y. Starrett, Committee Member with the DuPage Community Foundation. The Foundation was created in 1986 to benefit the residents of DuPage County, Illinois. It receives contributions and bequests into a permanent endowment that continues to grow and help meet the needs of its community. As a Halloween treat, Marie will present an early interview that she did with Abby Kohut who is on her “Abby Across America” tour. Abby, who is known as “Absolute Abby”, is a human resource professional that has made it her mission in the past year to educate job seekers with thoughtful and smart tips to land a job in this downturn economy. To ask questions or give comments, call (323) 580-5755. For information about The DuPage Community Foundation, visit www.dcfdn.org.   For information about Abby Kohut, visit www.abbyacrossamerica.com. For more information about our Radio, visit www.linkedlocalnetwork.com. Link Locally, Connect Globally              

Marie and her guest co-host Tim Padgett will interview Kara Cermak, founder and president of the Elgin-based Celebrating All That Is Feminine (CATIF), a nonprofit whose goal is to raise money to provide funding for already established organizations that empower women and to thank women who have made a difference in their lives. We will also interview a representative from Warm Blankets Orphan Care International, a non-profit Christian mission based in Rolling Meadows, dedicated to the rescue of permanently displaced children, orphans and widows through third world church planting and orphanage outreach. To ask questions or give comments, call (323) 580-5755. For information about CATIF, please visit www.catifcharity.com. For information about Warm Blankets, please visit www.warmblankets.org. For more information about our Radio, visit www.linkedlocalnetwork.com. Link Locally, Connect Globally            

Marie and her guest co-host Tim Padgett will Jody Bender from Loaves and Fishes in Naperville. Loaves & Fishes is a nonprofit who mission is to provide food and other essentials to Naperville residents in need. Bender will be joined by Deb Kwiatt of Whole Foods on why her store is a corporate partner with Loaves & Fishes. We will also have Valerie Caputa who volunteers for Canine Companions for Independence and has her own nonprofit called Choices Fundraising. She, her husband Joe and their furry friend West, a future service dog, will be participating in the Canine Companions Dog Fest Walk'n Roll on Oct. 19 in Naperville. To ask questions or give comments, call (323) 580-5755. For information about Loaves & Fishes, visit www.loaves-fishes.org. For information about Choices Fundraising, visit www.choicesfundraising.com. For more information about our Radio, visit www.linkedlocalnetwork.com. Link Locally, Connect Globally            

Our next guests share the joy of reading to children around the world and give children with Down Syndrome a place of their own to learn, play and be themselves. Marie and her guest co-host Tim Padgett will interview Seena Jacob, founder of Bookwallah, a Chicago-based nonprofit. Its mission is to collect and distribute children's story books, set up libraries, and spread the joy of reading to children of orphanages and children's homes throughout the world. We will also have representatives from Gigi's Playhouse in Hoffman Estates. The nonprofit, whose mission is to increase awareness of Down Syndrome, recently created Gigi U. This is a capital campaign benefiting children and adults with Down Syndrome. To ask questions or give comments, call 323-580-5755. For information about Bookwallah, visit the Bookwallah Facebook page. For information about Gigi's Playhouse, www.gigisplayhouse.org. For more information about our Radio, visit www.linkedlocalnetwork.com. Link Locally, Connect Globally        

Marie and her guest co-host Tim Padgett will interview two guests who work with people with disabilities. They will interview former NBA Player Bruce Flowers, Public Information Director for the Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association in Addison. We will also talk with CEO and Executive Director Abbie Weisberg from Keshet, a Northbrook-based nonprofit which helps people with disabilities operating under traditional Jewish values. Joining her is Avi Goldfeder, president of Pharmore Drugs and a corporate sponsor of Keshet. To ask questions or give comments, call (323) 580-5755. For information about NEDSRA, visit www.nedsra.org. For information about Keshet, visit www.keshet.org. For more information about our Radio, visit www.linkedlocalnetwork.com. Link Locally, Connect Globally                  

On this episode, we welcome Marvin T. Keeling, founder of the Keeling Family Foundation, a Hinsdale-based nonprofit committed to providing a permanent avenue to charitable giving. Besides helping various groups such as Special Olympics and American Hearing Research, the foundation is supporting on a special project called Vet Tech which helps veterans receive their civilian IT certification to work on refurbishing electronic equipment. Our second guest will be Steve Schwartz, drummer and vocals for The Not for Profit Band. His day job is being an advertising guru for Comcast. The band performs in many areas raising money for worthy causes and for the love of playing in front of their growing audience of fans. To ask questions or give comments, call (323) 580-5755. For information about the Keeling Family Foundation, visit www.keelingfamilyfoundation.com.  For information about the Not for Profit Band, visit www.nfp-rocks.com. Community:  Marie interviews people from the business and nonprofit sectors who work together to make their villages and towns better communities. For more information about Community:  http://www.linkedlocalnetwork.com/community-with-marie-lazzara/  Link Locally, Connect Globally            

On this show, Marie interviews people from the business and nonprofit sectors who work together to make their villages and towns better communities. Marie will be joined by guest co-host Tim Padgett, President and CEO of Teer1 and founder and CEO of the public relations marketing firm The Pepper Group. On this episode, we welcome Roz Long, founder of the RGL Marketing for the Arts, a public relations/marketing firm which represents local nonprofit organizations and emerging artists. A longtime Elmhurst resident, she has produced events such as Elmhurst's Annual Art in the Park and Wilder Mansion Holiday Market.  Long is also the author of the upcoming book: “Creative Journey of Bipolar Disorder.” Our second guests will be representatives from Shriners Hospital in Chicago. The family-friendly hospital has 60 beds and treats children with orthopaedic and neuromusculoskeletal conditions, spinal cord injuries, as well as cleft lip and palate. To ask questions or give comments, call (323) 580-5755. For information about rgl marketing for the arts, visit www.rglmarketingforthearts.com For information about Shriners Hospital in Chicago, visit www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org. For more information about our Radio Shows, visit www.linkedlocalnetwork.com.   Learn more about our guest host: You can contact Tim Padgett at www.teer1.com.   Link Locally, Connect Globally                    

On this show, Marie interviews people from the business and nonprofit sectors who work together to make their villages and towns better communities. This week, Marie and guest co-hosts Cora Weisenberger, LLN Food Columnist and Tim Padgett, President and CEO of Teer1 and founder and CEO of the public relations marketing firm The Pepper Group, will devote an hour to the delicious subject of food. We welcome Anna Hanna, marketing representative from Whole Foods Market in Schaumburg. With kids going back to school, Anna will discuss healthy eating tips and strategies as well as the store's involvement with nonprofits in the Schaumburg community. Our second guest is Mary Green, Executive Director of KYF Chicago (Know Your Food, Know Your Farmer.) The Arlington Heights based nonprofit organization is dedicated to educating food consumers and connecting them with local food sources. To ask questions or give comments, call (323) 580-5755. For information about Whole Foods Market Schaumburg, visit http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/schaumburg For information about KYF Chicago, visit www.KYFchicago.org For more information about our Radio Shows, visit www.linkedlocalnetwork.com. Link Locally, Connect Globally              

Welcome to "Community with Marie Lazzara." On this show, Marie interviews people from the business and nonprofit sectors as well as others who involve themselves in unique contributions to their communities. Joining Marie as guest co-host will be Amanda Both, Administrator for the Arlington Heights Linked Local Network website. On this week's show, we will have Tim Padgett, co-founder, president and ceo of Teer1 in Palatine. The company's web-based platform helps clients encourage, manage and leverage employee volunteering. Tim is also the founder and CEO of Pepper Group, a 19-yr-old full-service marketing communications firm also in Palatine.       We will also welcome Greg Padovani, chairman of the Veterans Memorial Committee of Arlington Heights. He will share his interest in helping hometown military families and his service in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps and U.S. Army Reserves.     To ask questions or give comments, call (323) 580-5755. For information about Teer1, visit www.teer1.com. For information about Memorial Park, visit www.ahpd.org For more information about our Radio Shows, visit www.linkedlocalnetwork.com. Link Locally, Connect Globally