Career Blindspot

"They [teachers] need your dollars more than they need a pat on the back." - Lloyd Hopkins

Million Dollar Teacher is leading the way to improving the education system through culture change. Listen on how Lloyd works to create a "more quality education system for our children to walk into that is lead by teachers that are passionate, caring, skilled, and committed to their jobs."

Million Dollar Teacher is a nonprofit organization that aims to elevate the teaching profession through increased recognition, support, and compensation.

For more information on Million Dollar Teacher please visit:

https://mdtproject.org

She loves building the relationships with her clients and uncovering major branding pain points. She discusses hiring versus capacity challenges as a leader. And what's it like watching her team implement and be successful.

WIRED PR is an innovative company that strategizes with brands to discover and connect their content to target audiences. Her team is passionate about developing and building relationships with their clients to help them achieve their goals.

For more information on WIRED PR please visit:

https://wiredprgroup.com

"I'm in a unique position… maybe I can help other bands and guide them through rough spots." - Gabe Kubanda

His parents were hippie musicians, and while he's a proud one artist himself (he was on Rock n Roll Fantasy Camp with some of the greats), he's also a tour manager and non-profit founder who is advocating for the real world musician. Listen for a better understanding of the business of being in the music industry.

Oh, he and his band mates survived a gnarly bus crash!

Learn more:

• EpicProportionsTour
• EduMusication
• GabeKubanda.com

"It's a way to have conversations with people leading to fun topics" -Dave G.

Looking for a way to have constructive and engaging conversations with employees outside of work? You answer might be trivia nights.

Dave is the creative specialist for Last Call Trivia, a company based out of Cincinnati, OH, providing entertainment for venues and private events since 2007. Dave takes pleasure in dispelling the suggestions that trivia nights are similar to taking a history test, and instead can be an avenue to challenge your brain in a competitive setting.

For more information on Dave and Last Call Trivia visit:

https://www.lastcalltrivia.com

"What's not okay is living a split life... Usually it means you've picked the wrong culture, or the wrong career and it's a recipe for depression, addiction." - Justin Foster

"What happens when personal branding goes wrong?" is the question I pose Justin Foster, Brand Strategist of Root +River. What starts out as "branding" takes a few twist and turns that you probably won't agree with on every front.

What's our responsibility with our "brands"? Where's leadership's?

A few more great nuggets from Justin.

"Not everyone's ready to see who you fully truly are; and not everyone's worthy of that."

"Go make something that sets your soul on fire."

"If you're living here you have responsibility to make this place what you want it to be." - Thomas Barr

It's one thing to shop local, another thing to be a local business, but what's it like being an organization who's mission is reinventing how it's local economy works? Listen to Local First Arizona's Executive Director, Thomas Barr share what this big idea is and where it's going.

Local First Arizona is a nonprofit organization that celebrates independent, locally owned businesses. We support, promote and advocate for a strong local business community and raise public awareness of the economic and cultural benefits provided by strong local economies. Local businesses contribute to a sustainable economy for Arizona and build vibrant communities we're all proud to call home.

"If you are demanding things of your team, when you don't have the knowledge around what effort actually goes into complete a task - that's the quickest way to lose motivation on your team." - Azeena

What's it like being the face of a project? Listen to Azeena's thought's and experience's on maintaining forward momentum for her team and the project she manages.

Can you be skeptically optimistic when deadlines and humans are involved?

"Motivators are very different than DISC, but when you put them together you can go real deep!" - Juan Kingsbury

Listen to these general motivators that drives us all. 3 "ranges" of how we as people differ as to what compels us to act, or not.

For those of you who already know DISC, this is a GAME CHANGER. It will only enhance what you already know!

"We solve creative problems, using creative solutions." - LSC

What's it like to run your own family business? Yet alone a family business that creates specifically for amusement parks and the entertainment industry... CHAOS!

Hear Jordan, 2nd generation CEO, share the roller coaster ride and hat wearing that goes along with being in business.

Need something you can imagine, they can build it!

Check out Little Spider Creations if you dare!

"Most people are willing to give something…"

Natalia joins us today and shares all sorts of insights of what non profits are about, the struggles, misconceptions and a few passionate views (We love it when that happens!)

Plus we find some parallels to her work in engaging local volunteers to that of the for profit world of engaging employees as well as potential customers.