Conversations With Chan

Meet Maxim Azarov of Novkid 

In 2017 Maxim founded the online school Novakid together with his son’s English teacher Amy (Gawron) Krolevetska and his former colleague Dmitri Malin.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mazarov

This engaging conversation with Nathan Stooke was an eye-opener. He found a lane and grew in it. 

In the last 17 years, Nathan Stooke went from programming PCs to building Wisper into a successful multi-million-dollar Internet service provider. With headquarters in Mascoutah, IL, Wisper now services Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. In 2018, the FCC announced that Wisper ISP won $220.3 million of federal funding in the FCC's rural broadband auction (The Connect America Fund Phase II). This money will be distributed to Wisper over a period of ten years. Wisper was one of 103 providers to win financial support from across the country. As CEO of Wisper, Nathan has provided high-speed Internet service to tens of thousands of happy customers; many in rural areas where previous service providers had been spotty or nonexistent. Stooke is a well-respected businessman in the St. Louis area; he was selected as a "Top 30 Under 30" by the St. Louis Business Journal and named on the list of the "Top 100 St. Louisans to Know" by the St. Louis Small Business Monthly. Wisper was named one of the Top 20 Small Businesses in 2014 and one of the 50 Fastest-Growing companies in St. Louis by St. Louis Small Business Monthly. Nathan credits his battle with Dyslexia, and his competitive nature gleaned from hours of intense training, which earned him a spot on the. U.S National Swim Team as his catalyst for success. His vision is to create standards in the wireless industry, establish Wisper as a household name, and continue to serve exceptional customers in rural and metropolitan communities. When not at the office, Stooke enjoys spending time with his wife and three children and you can often find him at the McKendree Rec Plex coaching a Seahawks Swim Team. He volunteers on the Wireless Internet Service Provider Association (WISPA) board and is a founding member of the Dyslexic Advantage, an educational, scientific and charitable organization that improves the lives of those with Dyslexia. Stooke attended high school (and currently resides) in O’Fallon, IL and received his undergraduate degree and his MBA from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-stooke-76028b1/

I really enjoyed this conversation with Jamie King the founder of Flex & Flow, an online fitness studio and inclusive wellness community that empowers people to fall in love with movement. Her goal was to create a culture where every person would feel a sense of belonging, both in their Digital Studio AND their flagship location in Portland OR, and leave classes- feeling empowered through movement and community. Jamie is the creator of the HIIT & Flow workout, a 500-hour E-RYT yoga instructor, RCYT 95-hour kids, teens, and trauma certified instructor, and competitive ultra runner. After Jamie graduated in 2004 from UC Berkeley, she started a career in tech marketing and public relations where she was bit by the entrepreneur bug. Through her own movement-powered transformation, she quickly realized her purpose in life was to inspire everybody to move and feel more free in their bodies.

www.instagram.com/jamiekingfit | www.instagram.com/flexandflow

www.facebook.com/flexandflowdotorg | www.facebook.com/jamiekingfit 

www.twitter.com/jamiekingfit | www.twitter.com/flexandflowyoga

Kimberly McLemore is the CEO/Founder of Women’s Small Business Initiative, LLC (WSBI, LLC), which she built on the foundation of family history in entrepreneurship, experience, values, and successes-driven work ethic and passion. Her drive for this initiative was to create a vault of resources and share her knowledge and expertise in business strategy, entrepreneurship, and marketing, mainly to women, (and some men), who desire to build their own small businesses by empowering them to be in the driver seat of their success and gain the maximum exposure they need to catapult their businesses and profitability. Kimberly has expanded this effort in creating a weekly Podcast show called ‘Your Resource For Success Podcast’ where she engages in discussion with guests helping them maximize their voices through becoming an author, a podcast show host, or create a small business. This national and internationally known platform has specifically served women in business and the business community for 5 years, interviewing over 200 guests for free, and helping them share their inspirations, challenges, success stories, and life experiences in becoming successful, sustainable business owners. She is well known for her ability to leave no stone unturned in making her show lively, boisterous, and memorable. The show airs weekly on Thursday's @ 7pm via iHeartRadio, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Amazon Music, and YouTube, just to name a few.

www.wsbillc.com 

www.facebook.com/WSBILLC 

www.the-authorscorner.net 

www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-mclemore-09737734

 http://instagram.com/kimberlymmclemore 

www.the-authorscorner.net/media.html#

www.instagram.com/kmmclemore

Katerina Sukhenko, founder & CBDO at Postoplan, is an experienced marketer with 7 years of international experience across Europe, the USA & China piloting & analyzing marketing projects.   Few highlights of Katerina’s expertise: In 2020, she founded Postoplan - is an automated marketing platform to create and publish content in social media and messengers. Startup's mission is to help small businesses to work in social networks. For 14 months startup demonstrates +25% MoM revenue growth. Due to developed algorithms and developed content templates, the platform helps to generate 70% more traffic and subscribers in social networks. She launched a partnership program and recruited more than 10K clients across the world.

William S. Matthews is a modern-day renaissance man. With interests in philanthropy, event planning, real estate, and marketing, his unique blend of skills and characteristics makes for a powerful offering to his clientele, business associates, and community. In January of 2021, he released his third book, "Everything I Needed to Know About Corporate America," on succeeding in corporate America geared towards young professionals. Previously, Matthews has written guides to personal finance and event planning. A native of Houston, Texas, Matthews combines his insights and knowledge gleaned from over 10 years working with some of Houston's most important social, corporate, and non-profit institutions. Named one of Houston Business Journal 2019's 40 under 40 honorees, his work includes community outreach, project management, workshop felicitation, fundraising, and keynote speaking.    Beginning with the Houston Real Estate Association, where he managed more than 300 financial professional volunteers, Will quickly established himself as a leader in non-profit management through his work at Neighborhood Centers where he led efforts to bring together corporate entities to solve pressing social problems. In his most recent role with Central Houston, Inc., Matthews managed stakeholder relationships with Central Houston's 130+ corporate members and developed successful partnerships with companies such as Chevron, Shell, Comcast, Wells Fargo, Deloitte, Houston Rockets, Home Depot, United Airlines, Walmart, and others. Will Matthews is also a passionate community advocate and spends his time volunteering with Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Greater Houston Partnership, as well as a host of other civic and social service clubs.

Instagram: www.instagram.com/williamsmatthews

In this conversation I chat with Music Entertainer, Reality TV Personality & Talk Show CoHost, Jazz Anderson. She is a trendsetter who is bringing back authenticity to the Rap Scene. I love her perspective and her social awareness. 

Follow her on Instagram and tune in to The Mix on Fox Soul - Instagram

Speaking with BrianaRae was simply amazing! She grew up in Silver Spring, MD. Briana Rae has inspired audiences locally. She in return has also been motivated by her supporters, each having made their impact on her ministry. The people to whom she ministers often draw out of her what they need and that’s how she is able to write songs. It encourages Briana Rae to feel the love and appreciation of those to whom she is able to minister. Performing at a variety of venues, making dozens of appearances, all the while recording new singles such as her debut single "Save Me," Briana Rae has earned the admiration and affection of countless fans, serving as both an inspiration and an initiator of intimacy with God through worship.

Check out her music: https://linktr.ee/BrianaRae

Follow her: 

www.facebook.com/BrianaRaeMusik

www.instagram.com/brianaraemusik

http://BrianaRaemusik.com/

Sharna (Ms. J) Jenkins is a Harlem-born writer, director, and producer. She is a graduate of Laguardia High School of the Performing Arts in New York City's Lincoln Center. Her entire life has encompassed the beauty of the arts. Ms. J has studied opera, jazz, musical theater, and theater writing. She started her scriptwriting directly after high school, writing her first off-broadway play. Over fifteen years, Ms. J has written, directed, and produced several theatrical off-broadway productions, namely "Sleeping Generation," "Daddy's Girl," and "Like Me Love Me Love You." She has also worked with countless schools in the tri-state area and on Long Island bringing in her theatrical antibullying creative assembly. Her series, "Sister's Keeper," has garnered over 4 million views on Amazon Prime. Moreover, Ms. J has several screenplays, television scripts, and film shorts waiting to be unleased such as “Waiting” and “Desperate Decision.”

https://www.instagram.com/amsjscript

Community Organizer and Host of NTMY Podcast - Simone Miles was born and raised in PG County, Maryland. Going to happy hours, she realized that she had a habit of getting into conversations with strangers and that led to her starting her podcast.  She believes that everyone in life can teach you something about yourself if you just sit and listen. She hopes to inspire people to get more involved with those around them through conversation and action. She has now announced a new part of her podcast - community service.

I loved this conversation and hope that you all will too! Follow her on www.instagram.com/ntmypodcast and www.ntmypodcast.com