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Clint Richardson with No More Critters No More Critters is a specialized pest control company. They keep scorpions, roaches, spiders, and other general pests out of their clients homes by sealing them out of a home they have the privilege to work on. No More Critters is in business to protect families in their home [...]

The Locker Room – How Sportiqe is Growing a Safe and Conscious Place for Employees While Being a Profitable Business E10 This show was a very unique show that we were excited to finally execute on. The Culture Crush Business Podcast and the People and Profit Podcast, sponsored by Conscious Capitalism Arizona, came together for [...]

How To Increase Your Chances of Securing VC Funding E11 In this episode, Chris Yap featured the CEO of Pycap Venture Partners, Stuart Browne. Stuart described how his experience as a CFO of a multinational company prompted him to establish his own VC company were evaluating multiple investment opportunities excited him versus focusing on only [...]

James Christensen with Gateway Bank E15 Gateway Bank brings this nostalgic approach into modern times and offer the best of both worlds: the local, personal attention you want, plus a wide variety of products and services to meet your needs. Our core values and passion for serving the community drive everything we do. You ll notice [...]

Melissa Blatt with indipop and Alec Laughlin with PHILANDRY indipop curates health plans for the Independent Population, the freelancers, solopreneurs and self employed professionals who make up 40% of the workforce. After graduating from NYU, Tisch School, determined to be the next Speilberg, Melissa Blatt made her way to Los Angeles. Over the next few [...]

Changing the World One Conversation at a Time E13 Our featured guests on this episode of Collaborative Connections Radio Show and Podcast were fascinating, inspiring, and gave us chills the entire show while listening to all they do for society. Host, Kelly Lorenzen, CEO of KLM Consulting, was joined on air by Kenyatta Turner, founder [...]

Zombie Debt E25 Zombie Debt hosted by Mike and Rochelle Poulton on Phoenix Business RadioX was a lively conversation about the debts that haunt your past and future. Lawgitimate covered old judgments and second mortgages – we discussed everything including how these debts come to be and how they are allowed to legally linger. We [...]

Angels Soar High E1 It's a powerful team, critical to our national defense. Learn how members of America's Guard and Reserve and those who employ them work with ESGR to enhance the workplace and provide a force in readiness. Arizona-based Angel MedFlight delivers life-saving aid across the nation every day. Learn why so many of [...]

Roxy Helman and Ashley Ellixson with United Dairymen of Arizona As Communications Manager for United Dairymen of Arizona, Roxy Helman proudly shares the meaningful stories behind UDA's local farm families. Her efforts connect farmers with the hardworking onsite manufacturing plant employees and the community for who they provide nutritious dairy products. Ashley Ellixson is [...]

169 Million Dollars Can t Buy You Happiness E10 In this episode, Chris Yap featured the Founder of Founders First, Aaron Houghton. Aaron described what prompted him to establish Founders First despite having a $169 million dollar exit with one of his tech companies back in 2012. Aaron articulated how Founders First Community can help entrepreneurs [...]

Orlando Cazarez with Center for the Future of Arizona E14 The Center for the Future of Arizona is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that brings Arizonans together to create a stronger and brighter future for the state. They listen to Arizonans to learn what matters most to them, share trusted data about how Arizona is doing, [...]

Don Alix with Insperity Insperity®, a trusted advisor to America's best businesses for more than 34 years, provides an array of human resources and business solutions designed to help improve business performance. Offering the most comprehensive suite of products and services available in the marketplace, they deliver administrative relief, better benefits, reduced liabilities and a [...]

Partnership Pitfalls E24 Lawgitimate – Partnership Pitfalls hosted by Mike & Rochelle Poulton covered the most common problems business owners face with partnerships. Mike & Rochelle have represented businesses and consulted with many business owners, and discuss their personal experiences and observations in this episode. Decision making, splitting profit, knowing your role, and the importance [...]

Otto Siegel and Kayla Essert with Genius Coaching and Julie Hudson with Onsite Design Since 2003 Genius Coaching has been focusing on decoding and activating hidden brilliance in bright students with learning or behavior challenges as well as in brilliant leaders who desire to go from great to excellent and connect with their teams more [...]

Conscious and Supportive Growth Even Through a Pandemic E2 KO-Pack and Truce are both great examples of companies that are growing and still managing to give back to the community. They are both companies that are striving to align their mission and values through their employees and the companies they work with. They are striving [...]

Genuine Care For Customers Leads To New Opportunities E8 In this episode, Chris Yap featured the Chief Revenue Officer of ServRX Breck Rice. Breck articulated how their love for their clients opened up huge business opportunities for ServRX during the pandemic. This episode will remind all business leaders and business owners how being genuine in [...]

East Valley Leader Lab with Timm Esque and Amanda Stradling East Valley Leader Lab is a unique local resource focused on helping leaders see the power of personal commitment and the role embodied practices play in cultivating commitment to support a future that will surely need more true leaders in other words people who [...]

Racism Series: Suicide – The Silent Killer E7 In this episode of Racism in Small Business & Arts we explore, yet another uncomfortable conversation, Suicide – The Silent Killer, with author/playwright Josh Rivedal, who shares his personal experience and the impact of suicide on subsequent generations. Rose Boerner, NAMI of Sedona, provides additional resources. Host [...]

Celebrating Women in Agile with Emily and Sandhya E1 Agility Consulting International, in business over 10 years, provides a tailored approach to reimagine your Agile transformation and address your coaching, strategy, and training needs. Together with their strategic alliances, they can provide a personalized analysis, and guided implementation to best suit your organization moving from [...]

Commercial Leasing E23 Lawgitimate hosted by Mike and Rochelle Poulton discussed "Commercial Real Estate" with Jason Malcolm and Jeffrey Garza Walker, tenant advisors at Cresa. This was a great conversation about the details of commercial leasing. Lawgitimate covered what to expect, what to avoid, and everything in between. If you are a first time commercial [...]

Mitzi Krockover with SSB Solutions Jessica Homicki with CVR and Karen Nowicki with Phoenix Business RadioX E12 In this episode of Collaborative Connections Radio Show and Podcast, host Kelly Lorenzen had the pleasure of interviewing 3 amazing women in our community about mental health, health care, trauma, self-care, and more. Dr. Mitzi Krockover from the [...]

Don and Dina Ortiz with DEO Entertainment DEO Entertainment Group is the corporate home to the Dina Preston Band, DEO Speaks, and DEO Publishing. From performing as a street musician to meeting and starting with only 31 cents in their pockets collectively, Dr. Dina Preston-Ortiz and husband Don Ortiz have successfully performed in 43 countries [...]

We Are All Entrepreneurs Believe It Or Not E7 In this episode, Chris Yap featured the Best Seller Author, Investor, and Professor, Sid Mohasseb, also known as the Entrepreneur Philosopher. Sid made a strong point that all human beings are innately entrepreneurs. What we do with this natural ability depends on which Personal Entrepreneurship Philosophy [...]

Black Funding Matters E6 This episode of Racism in Small Business and Arts focused on funding issues for people of color with businesses in the arts space. Tobie Stein, Author, Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Performing Arts Workforce, and sociologist provided insight into the issues with mind-numbing data showing the inequity in funding, and [...]

Derrick Mains with Phat Scooters Phat Scooters manufacturers the coolest low speed electric vehicle on the market. Self Balancing and easy to ride., the Scooters can go as far as 50 miles on a single charge and up to 20MPH. With 5 different models and unlimited customization its no wonder that Phat boasts Hollywood elite, [...]

Starting and Growing a Business EP 22 Lawgitimate "Starting and Growing a Business" hosted by Mike & Rochelle Poulton included a panel of amazing business owners Kelly Lorenzen, Irene Ploski, Annie Cavanagh, and Kenyatta Turner. We covered a lot of great topics like hiring employees, startup costs, the many hats owners wear, and general non-legal [...]

How Helping Technologically Challenged Individuals and Companies Can Make You A Millionaire Ep 7 In this episode, Luke Ford, CEO of My Computer Works discussed the importance of staying true to your purpose and mission as an entrepreneur, especially during difficult times, and how by helping technologically challenged clients, he was able to grow MCW [...]

Growing Community One Seed at a Time What started as a hobby and relaxing way to unwind and grow her own food soon led former WNBA player, coach and executive to create Project Roots, a Phoenix area nonprofit. Listen in as she shares her journey from curious gardener to community leader on this episode of [...]

Assimilation – The Great White Washing of African Americans | E5 Today we were excited to have Terri Givens reunited with Karen Loomis after not seeing each for 40 years after competing against each other in Track and Field while kids growing up in Spokane, WA. Both seek a greater understanding of the decision made [...]

E1 Andy Shirk with ESI This could not have been a better start to the launch of the new CCAZ Podcast- People and Profit- Elevating Humanity through business. Andy Shirk, the Executive Vice President of ESI, was an absolute delight to have on the show. Not only do the listeners have the chance to learn [...]

LAWGITIMATE Charlotte Burr with AZ Insurance Team Lawgitimate hosted by Mike & Rochelle Poulton with special guest, Charlotte Burr owner of AZ Insurance Team. This week s episode Owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate in Arizona covered a lot of topics. Financial Fraud Schemes don t be the patsy, and if your spidey sense is tingling call [...]

COLLABORATIVE CONNECTIONS Stephanie Russell with Concierge Senior Care Kimberly Mitchel with Home with Help and Medical Consultant Terri Morrison Stephanie Russell RN, BSN, brings over 20 years of nursing experience and executive healthcare management to offer personalized assistance to navigate the increasingly complex healthcare continuum. The ever changing obstacle course of placement, hospice/palliative care, home [...]

FROM ZERO 2 REVENUE Amit Mehta with Builders VC Dr. Amit Mehta strives to modernize the world around him by guiding founders of antiquated industries through growth challenges and seed to series B funding opportunities. Amit combines practical knowledge across the value-chain with entrepreneurial experience to lead the health-IT investment practice as Partner at Builders [...]

Bert Castro, Bonnie Mendoza, Christine Lowery-Nunez and Jennifer Flowers with The Phoenix Zoo The Arizona Center for Nature Conservation (ACNC) operates the Phoenix Zoo. The ACNC advances the stewardship and conservation of animals and their habitats while providing experiences that inspire people and motivate them to care for the natural world. The Phoenix Zoo opened [...]

THE LURNIST Erik Francis with Maverik Education and Christian Nielson with uQualio® Maverik Education, LLC provides academic professional development and consultation to K-12 schools, colleges, and universities on developing rigorous learning environments and delivering educational experiences that challenge students to demonstrate higher order thinking and communicate depth of knowledge (DOK). Erik M. Francis, M.Ed., M.S. [...]

3C AMPLIFIED Octavia Harris Julie Armstrong and Raveen Arora with Tempe Community Council On this episode of 3C Amplified with host Jacqueline Destremps, listeners were introduced to a panel of community leaders to hear their take on why the City of Tempe is a leading example for communities around the country on the importance of [...]

FROM ZERO 2 REVENUE Marvin Galang with JuanTax JuanTax is the Philippine s first BIR-Accredited Tax Solution Provider under the Electronic Tax System Provider Program (eTSP) of the Bureau of Internal Revenue that was launched last December 6, 2018. JuanTax is a digitized Business to Business (B2B) tax platform that enables Accountants and Bookkeepers to automate [...]

E4 Racism in Small Business and the Arts – Bias and Its Impact Our guest, @AskDrDorothy provided clear and often "bam" insight into our biases as we accumulate as we navigate life. Her thought-provoking nuggets of goodness came down to a one simple starting point…awareness. Understanding biases resulting in discrimination in policing, education, health care, [...]

Steve Miksta and Matt Ford with Oppty Oppty is here to help your business grow exponentially and to increase your company s profitability through business analysis, process improvement, and a strategic, custom technology solution. How We Accomplish This: Immerse ourselves in your business to understand your mission and goals and align our development process to ensure [...]

LAWGITIMATE Buying and Refinancing Arizona Real Estate Lawgitimate hosted by Mike & Rochelle Poulton with special guest, Juli J Doyle with Fairway Independent Mortgage. This week s episode Buying and Refinancing Arizona Real Estate covered a lot of topics. Travel Insurance might not cover coronavirus related cancellations The judicial fail in the Beruit Explosion Google [...]

IT Avalon President John Zink IT Avalon staffs IT and Engineering projects nationwide for top-tier businesses across all industries. We thoroughly screen qualified candidates based on your specific needs to ensure the candidate is the right fit, the first time, every time. IT Avalon goes beyond the job description to find and place the best [...]

Markitors CEO Brett Farmiloe and Transformational Business Coach Therese Skelly Markitors is an SEO company for small businesses. Voted a Best Place To Work 3 years in a row, Google "digital marketing company" and you'll likely see Markitors on the first page of search results nationwide. Brett Farmiloe is the founder & CEO of Markitors, [...]

Arizona Association of Economic Development with Mignonne Holiis and Russ Yelton Serving as the leading statewide advocate for responsible economic development in Arizona since 1974, AAED s foundation has been rooted in three fundamental pillars that continue to affect positive change and increase Arizona s competitive position to attract investment and create jobs. Currently the executive director [...]

FROM ZERO 2 REVENUE with Tony Mangat Tony Mangat is a serial entrepreneur based in Glendale, Arizona. Originally from Punjab, India, Tony immigrated to the USA on asylum due to religious and political threats in India. Arriving in the US with only $20 in his pocket, Tony has transformed this $20 to multi-million dollars in [...]

E3 Racism in Small Business and the Arts Always Expect the Unexpected. That is the motto of Anne Garland Enterprises, LLC. For over 20 years they have taken great pride in creating innovative experiential events for women. Career, body/health, and spirit is the focus as women network with other like-minded women while being inspired to [...]

Steve Olson with Miracle League of Arizona The Miracle League of Arizona is a 501(c)3 non-profit located in Scottsdale providing baseball programming to over 300 children, teens and adults with special needs. They play at a fully accessible baseball stadium, utilizing a rubberized turf for easy maneuverability of wheelchairs and other adaptive devices. They also [...]

3C AMPLIFIED Barbara Blalock with Treasures 4 Teachers and Theresa Niemeyer with Intel With an average of more than $1000 annually coming from their own pockets, educators are struggling to get their students the basic supplies they need to be successful learners. Treasures 4 Teachers (T4T) has found a way to support educators with those [...]

THE LURNIST Author Tim Slade and Steven Cohen with SyncLX Tim Slade is a speaker, author, and award-winning freelance eLearning designer. Having spent the last decade working to help others elevate their eLearning and visual communications content, Tim has have been recognized and awarded within the eLearning industry multiple times for his creative and innovative [...]

LAWGITIMATE Traditional vs Reverse Mortgages Lawgitimate hosted by Mike & Rochelle Poulton with special guest, Jim Hostler with High Tech Lending. This week s episode Over 60? Traditional v. Reverse Mortgages covered a lot of topics. Beware the Coronavirus Face Mask Exemption Card Identity theft and how to resolve it Business Lending and business credit Masks [...]

COLLABORATIVE CONNECTIONS City of Tempe Mayor Corey Woods Thomas Barr with Local First Arizona and Jihan Cottrell with Cox Business City of Tempe is a government organization providing public services and programs. Corey Woods was elected mayor of the City of Tempe in March 2020. In his professional career, he is the chief of staff [...]