Ama's Weekly

Essentially Haitos is a skin care company started by Karen and Alicia Haitos, a mother and daughter duo who took their skin issues into a problem solver for a lot of ladies and man who struggle with their skin out there, in this episode I focused on Karen's side of the story of how she went from being a full-time teacher to now a full time entrepreneur. Make sure to check out their website and products!

https://essentiallyhaitos.com/

Russ Diamond was once a business owner who then decided to run for office, in this interviw we talked about what he has learned as an entrepreneur and now politician.

Hello! Welcome to Kitty Town Coffee. Kitty Town Coffee was founded by me, Zanetta Kok. I wanted to roast coffee the first time I saw a shiny red coffee roaster sitting in a coffee shop window when I was just 15-years-old. I got the chance after graduating from college when I bought my first popcorn popper from the 1970's off of eBay--the ideal type for roasting coffee.

The inspiration for the cat theme was my first cat, Sydney. She was a stray who came to my doorstep one cold night in October of 2014. The two of us were inseparable right away. As a stray she needed a home, but what I didn't realize at the time was that I needed her more. She taught me to take care of myself by making sure that that I took time to be present with her. Her love kept me sane and gave me the strength to accomplish my personal goals.

In 2016 we adopted Albert. Sydney taught him everything she knew and the two of them completely took over the house. That's when our house got the nickname, Kitty Town. I was starting to make plans to turn my coffee roasting hobby into a business when Sydney passed away suddenly. When I lost her I knew that I had to start Kitty Town for her. Part of our mission as a company is to find ways to partner with and support the efforts of local animal shelters to make sure that special kitties like Sydney can always find a home.

At Kitty Town, we believe in supporting our community and doing things right. We pride ourselves in being a brand that is easy to connect with. We create high quality coffees and offer them at a price that you can afford, because that's the right thing to do.

Dr. Martha Thompson has been providing direct clinical care in mental health and addictions since 1999. Her passion for helping others grow to their best drives her personally and professionally. Dr. Thompson has an open and engaging style about her making it easy to talk to her from the moment you meet her. Her energy and joy to share her expertise or just listen is always present be it working with clients or providing some type of educational session. Her ability to apply best practice approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness interventions help her clients make the strides and changes necessary for an improved life.  She is always learning and exploring what else is out there to help those in need.

Zane Walizer is the founder of Lighthouse Revival a local band that was active for 6 years. Zane learned through experience what it takes to be a leader and how to inlfuence other people along with his band and their music, here we talk about the structure of leadership and management of an organization and a team.

Visit Zane's blog:

https://manifestoonline.blog/2019/03/31/four-fundamental-elements-to-successful-group-composition/?fbclid=IwAR1jA9-78RnBzzd2_t09XuWLRxB-QRnyDJiggmZMMbmBzyn8UXfrlJgLcSw