KnolShare with Dr. Dave

Adiba’s conversation with Dr. Dave Cornelius

You are listening to episode #67 with Adiba Nelson. Adiba is a mom, author, speaker, and advocate for positive living. Our conversation is Relentless Perseverance #canstopwontstop Influences.

Check out Adiba’s article in the Washington Post.

Where are all the books for Black Moms Link:

Interview Questions:

* What are your Relentless Perseverance moments and #canstopwontstop Influences that is important to you? * How would you describe Adiba Nelson to someone you met at a coffee shop? * Your current book is Meet ClaraBelle Blue (The ClaraBelle Series Book 1).  How is this book influencing kids and parents? * Share about your recent article “Where are all the books for Black Moms” in the Washington Post and why is that discussion so important? * Your focus is also about body positive conversations that help young women to quiet the critical voices that limit the ability to life fully.  Tell us more about your involvement. * What is your next pursuit that will fill Adiba Nelson? * What message would you like our audience to hang on to and connect with you about?

Adiba’s and ClaraBell Blue Social Media Links

Adiba’s Website: https://thefullnelson.net/

Adiba’s Facebook: AdibaNelsonWriter

Adiba’s Instagram

& Twitter:

@AdibaNelson

ClaraBelle

Blue Website: https://www.clarabelleblue.com/

ClaraBelle

Blue Instagram & Twitter: @ClaraBell_Blue

Sponsors & Summary

We would like to thank our sponsor KnolShare for the continued support for this

podcast.  Visit KnolShare.org to

achieve your awesomeness through agile coaching and training, digital transformation

strategy, agile organization development, lean business startup, and diversity

and inclusion training.

We support lean thinking and agile life skills education

through the 5 Saturdays program.

 Visit 5Saturdays.org to donate your

time, money, and knowledge.

Checkout Dr. Dave’s latest book Elastic Minds: What are you thinking? On

Amazon.com.  You will also find his book Transforming

your leadership Character: The lean thinking and agility way on Amazon.com.

Look for the KnolShare with Dr. Dave podcast on

iTunes, Spotify, and Google Play.

The KnolShare with Dr. Dave Podcast is Streamed on

GrokShare.com.

If you have any questions for Dr. Dave reach out on twitter

@DrCorneliusInfo or @KnolShare.

This podcast and interview produced by Dr. Dave Cornelius

Until next time, find your awesomeness.  

Copyright 2019 KnolShare.

Annie Barnes attending the 5 Saturdays STEAM 209 program in

Costa Mesa, CA was an amazing blessing for the program.  This was a time to demonstrate openness and

empathy in the spirit of true servant leaders. 

Kudos to Efrem and Tammy Hawkins, and the volunteer learning

facilitators who made Annie and Terre feel welcomed.  Kudos to the Early College High School

students who also found ways to be helpful.

This episode features Annie Barnes a young woman with

multiple physical disabilities, who participated in learning experience that

focused on coding, entrepreneurship, and job readiness (resume

development).  I would like to say more

but Annie has a mind and voice and we should listen for a moment.

Interview Questions

Q1) What motivated you to attend the 5 Saturdays Science, Technology, Engineering, Agile, and Math (STEAM) program?

My mom told me about 5Saturdays.

She said I would learn about websites and business and coding. I thought it

would be fun.

Q2) Where do you attend high school?

I go to Cypress High School.

Q3) Which of the 5 Saturdays learning program was most interesting to you?

I liked learning about the small

businesses. One Saturday a lady came with her therapy dog. She talked about her

non profit small business and what she did to start it. The Lady takes her dog

to hospitals, schools, and other places and the dog makes people feel better.

We got to ask questions and pet the dog. 

it was awesome!

Q4) What did you want to learn from attending the 5 Saturdays STEAM program,?

I went to the 5Saturdays

workshops because I wanted to learn about coding and websites.

Q5) I heard that you shared the MIT Scratch programming tool with your girl scout troop that you learned at the 5 Saturdays STEAM program.  What did you want them to learn?

I wanted the girl scouts to play

with some of the projects on the MIT coding website. Some girl scouts knew

coding and some did not. We helped each other learn more about coding. We

changed the art, music, games, and animations on the website to made them our

own. The girl scouts had fun and learned a lot.

Q6) You communicate with an AAC device like Stephen Hawkins, share how you helped the learning facilitators and other students to communicate with you.

I made a power point presentation

about how to talk to people who use a communication device. I shared the

presentation with everyone.

Q7) I spoke with a few people who said that you made the 5 Saturdays STEAM program better.  What do have to say about that?

I feel happy when I hear that

because I like to help people.  Everyone

at 5Saturdays helped me a lot.

Q8) Can you share one thing that you believe will help you now and in the future?

I can make my own website now if

I want. I will use my resume later to help me when I look for a job.

Thank you Annie for being a part of the 5 Saturdays STEAM

program.  I look forward to hearing more

from you and hope that you will attend again in 2020.

Thank you Terre for supporting Annie in her journey.  I would like to ask that you support the

efforts of the 5 Saturdays STEAM program by donating.  If we could get 100,000 people to give $5

that would certainly enable shifting legacies.

Welcome to the KnolShare with Dr. Dave podcast, hosted on Grokshare.com and streamed on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify. You are listening to episode EAFH-14 featuring Howard Sublett, Chief Product Owner, Scrum Alliance.  Let’s begin!

Dr. Dave Conversation with Howard Sublett

Interview Questions

* You are the Chief Product Owner of the Scrum Alliance; how would you describe value and please share feedback of value received by members of the Scrum Alliance? * I believe companies need “happy contributing people” to satisfy customers and allow a company to grow to achieve a sustainable existence.  Share your experience that enabled a culture to create an environment for “happy contributing people”. * What are the key attributes that you believe enable satisfied customers in an organization? Can you share a few specific to the Scrum Alliance? * What are the strategies and actions that a company would need to achieve Business agility? * What trends are you seeing with businesses moving toward business agility? * If you were to provide coaching to a high school senior or college student, what would you tell them about agile and Scrum as a career option? * Do you have additional perspectives that you think people would like to learn about agile or Scrum as a value contributor?

Sponsors & Summary

We would like to thank our sponsor KnolShare for the continued support for this

podcast.  Visit KnolShare.org to

achieve your awesomeness through agile coaching and training, digital transformation

strategy, agile organization development, lean business startup, and diversity

and inclusion training.

We support lean thinking and agile life skills education

through the 5 Saturdays program.

 Visit 5Saturdays.org to donate your

time, money, and knowledge.

Checkout Dr. Dave’s latest book Elastic Minds: What are you thinking? On

Amazon.com.  You will also find his book Transforming

your leadership Character: The lean thinking and agility way on Amazon.com.

Look for the KnolShare with Dr. Dave podcast on

iTunes, Spotify, and Google Play.

The KnolShare with Dr. Dave Podcast is Streamed on

GrokShare.com.

If you have any questions for Dr. Dave reach out on twitter

@DrCorneliusInfo or @KnolShare.

This podcast and interview produced by Dr. Dave Cornelius

Until next time, find your awesomeness.  

Copyright 2019 KnolShare.

Welcome to the KnolShare with Dr. Dave podcast,

hosted on Grokshare.com and streamed on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.

  You are listening to Episode #E66 with Ashley La Russa and SeanLoui

Dumas founders of the Black Renaissance Event, in Tucson AZ.

Interview Questions

* What was your Black Renaissance vision?* When was it started, and who were the founders?* What did you want people to experience at the Black Renaissance events?* How would you characterize the outcome of the Black Renaissance event?* How is the Black Renaissance event contributing to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?* In an ideal situation, what would Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion look like in a Black Renaissance setting?

How can the audience connect with you and learn more about

Black Renaissance 2020?

Website: https://www.blackrenaissance.online/

Twitter: @BlackRenonline

Sponsors & Summary

We would like to thank our sponsor KnolShare for the continued support for this

podcast.  Visit KnolShare.org to

achieve your awesomeness through agile coaching and training, digital transformation

strategy, agile organization development, lean business startup, and diversity

and inclusion training.

We support lean thinking and agile life skills education

through the 5 Saturdays program.

 Visit 5Saturdays.org to donate your

time, money, and knowledge.

Checkout Dr. Dave’s latest book Elastic Minds: What are you thinking? On

Amazon.com.  You will also find his book Transforming

your leadership Character: The lean thinking and agility way on Amazon.com.

Look for the KnolShare with Dr. Dave podcast on

iTunes, Spotify, and Google Play.

The KnolShare with Dr. Dave Podcast is Streamed on

GrokShare.com.

If you have any questions for Dr. Dave reach out on twitter

@DrCorneliusInfo or @KnolShare.

This podcast and interview produced by Dr. Dave Cornelius

Until next time, find your awesomeness.  

Copyright 2019 KnolShare.

Welcome to the KnolShare with Dr. Dave podcast, hosted on Grokshare.com and streamed on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.   You are listening to Episode #EAFH-13 with Dr. Dave Cornelius, founder of the 5 Saturdays STEAM program.

Shifting Legacies

We often think of legacies as being that of

which belong to athletes, musicians, politicians, actors, and those in the

spotlight.  I can remember statistics of

Michael Jordan, Reggie Jackson, The Jackson Five albums, cyclist Lance

Armstrong, Whitney Houston, President Barack Obama, and many others. These

trend setters left an impression on certain aspects of my life.  I never think about my own legacy!

I wonder how many of you think about your own

legacy?  How will your family, friends,

and community reflect upon you now and in the future?

Parents, family members, and community leaders

have played the role of helping loved ones to shift legacy by sharing

encouraging words, creating safe spaces, and being available as mentors.  Some have paved the way by paying for college

and opening doors to careers that are only available through the familial

connection.  We see the benefits reaped

by those individuals in favor and how the possibility of their legacy is shifted

because of good fortune.

And then there are those who by no fault of

their own, do not have anyone to be their advocate or ally.  They do not have a roadmap to follow.  No doors are open for them and favors are often

expected to be repaid in ways that are inhumane.  I think of the kids without parents in the

gap years (16 to 18 years old) and they are no longer protected by the foster

care system.  I ask myself, what can I do

to help them with a roadmap or open a few doors that may shift their legacy?

The bigger question is do we want to stick

with the status quo or make changes that can shift legacies?

In 2007, the 44th

President of the United States during the democratic primary season began with

this talk of hope and change, peppered with statements of “yes we can – si se

puede”.  After Barack Obama was elected

as the 44th President of the United States, something that seemed so foreign

and unbelievable to me, I said “yes I can and yes I must”.  My goal was resolute, and my intentions were

clear.  As written, “To whom much is given,

much is expected”.

In 2009 I started to

ponder what if I used the talents that I have been given to help high school

students learn vocational skills that would potentially shift their legacy even

if it was for one generation.  High school

in my opinion is the scary time before reality sets in and we have to be

responsible for our own survival.  You

have to find your way by getting a job, going to college, joining the military,

or you know, figure something out. The goal was to introduce people

marginalized by economic limitations to a career in technology and business,

that was powered by agile practices.  The

goal was also to provide skills in job readiness and effective communications,

filling skills gap to be prepared for the job market with resumes and the

ability to communicate effectively.

Welcome to the KnolShare with Dr. Dave podcast, hosted on Grokshare.com and streamed on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.   You are listening to Episode #65 featuring Dennis Torres and Kristian Mtetwa, Partners in Tucson World Financial Group.  Our conversation centered around why people fear spending more time with financial matters and how they get around those challenges.

Interview Questions

* How did you come to this profession? * What services do you provide to help people reach financial freedom? * Why are people fearful about discussing or learning financial topics? * What barriers do you often encounter when sharing financial dreams with people? * What techniques or tools do you use to help people get beyond the fear of finances? * Describe one customer success story that you are most proud of? * What do you want people to learn and do after listening to your story?

Sponsors & Summary

Connect with Kristian Mtetwa on LinkedIn and on Instagram at Mtetwa_. Find Dennis Torres on Facebook.

We would like to thank our sponsor KnolShare for the continued support for this podcast.  Visit KnolShare.org to achieve your awesomeness through agile coaching and training, digital transformation strategy, agile organization development, lean business startup, and diversity and inclusion training.

We support lean thinking and agile life skills education through the 5 Saturdays program.  Visit 5Saturdays.org to donate your time, money, and knowledge.

Checkout Dr. Dave’s latest book Elastic Minds: What are you thinking? On Amazon.com.  You will also find his book Transforming your leadership Character: The lean thinking and agility way on Amazon.com.

Look for the KnolShare with Dr. Dave podcast on iTunes,

Spotify, and Google Play.

The KnolShare

with Dr. Dave Podcast is Streamed on GrokShare.com.

If you have

any questions for Dr. Dave reach out on twitter @DrCorneliusInfo or @KnolShare.

This podcast

and interview produced by Dr. Dave Cornelius

Until next time, find your awesomeness.  

Copyright 2019 KnolShare.

Welcome to the KnolShare with Dr. Dave podcast, hosted on Grokshare.com and streamed on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.   You are listening to Episode #64 featuring Ed Cruz, founder of the Go For Vertical incubator. 

Interview Questions

* What is the vision of Go For Vertical and how did you get started? * How many companies have you incubated? * Is the Go For Vertical incubation an ownership dilution engagement?  If yes, by how much? * What are your key principles for success? * How do you get members of your incubator a possible mentor or angel investor? * What would you say has been the biggest obstacle to success? * What is your greatest success to date? * What is the best way for people to connect with you?

Sponsors & Summary

We would like to thank our sponsor KnolShare for the continued support for this podcast.  Visit KnolShare.org to achieve your awesomeness through agile coaching and training, digital transformation strategy, agile organization development, lean business startup, and diversity and inclusion training.

We support lean thinking and agile life skills education through the 5 Saturdays program.  Visit 5Saturdays.org to donate your time, money, and knowledge.

Checkout Dr. Dave’s latest book Elastic Minds: What are you thinking? On Amazon.com.  You will also find his book Transforming your leadership Character: The lean thinking and agility way on Amazon.com.

Look for the KnolShare with Dr. Dave podcast on iTunes,

Spotify, and Google Play.

The KnolShare

with Dr. Dave Podcast is Streamed on GrokShare.com.

If you have

any questions for Dr. Dave reach out on twitter @DrCorneliusInfo or @KnolShare.

This podcast

and interview produced by Dr. Dave Cornelius

Until next time, find your awesomeness.  

Copyright 2019 KnolShare.

Richard Kasperowski share at Agile for Humanity Tucson Meetup

Richard Kasperowski – High Performing Teams

Introduction

Welcome to the KnolShare with Dr. Dave podcast, hosted on Grokshare.com and streamed on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.   You are listening to Episode #EAFH-12 featuring Richard Kasperowski. On May 11, 2019, Richard beamed into Tucson AZ from Boston MA via a webinar cast to share his topic High-Performance Teams: Core Protocols for Psychological Safety and Emotional Intelligence. He laid out the case for Continuous Teaming. Session participants joined in a flight of fun learning activity-sets. These will give you a taste of team awesomeness and how to start when you go back to work. Richard explained, if you want awesome teams that build great products, great teams don’t happen by accident; and they don’t have to take a long time to build. The Agile for Humanity Tucson Meetup is a local Tucson agile gathering on the second Saturday of the month to share about agile practices, lean startup, agile leadership, and other topics. Click to learn more about the Agile for Humanity Tucson Meetup. Presenters are selected from around the world and they present a topic back to the audience.

Sponsors & Summary

We would like to thank our sponsor KnolShare for the continued support for this podcast.  Visit KnolShare.org to achieve your awesomeness through agile coaching and training, digital transformation strategy, agile organization development, lean business startup, and diversity and inclusion training.

We support lean thinking and agile life skills education through the 5 Saturdays program.  Visit 5Saturdays.org to donate your time, money, and knowledge.

Checkout Dr. Dave’s latest book Elastic Minds: What are you thinking? On Amazon.com.  You will also find his book Transforming your leadership Character: The lean thinking and agility way on Amazon.com.

Look for the KnolShare with Dr. Dave podcast on iTunes,

Spotify, and Google Play.

The KnolShare

with Dr. Dave Podcast is Streamed on GrokShare.com.

If you have

any questions for Dr. Dave reach out on twitter @DrCorneliusInfo or @KnolShare.

This podcast

and interview produced by Dr. Dave Cornelius

Until next time, find your awesomeness.  

Copyright 2019 KnolShare.

Introduction

Welcome to the KnolShare with Dr. Dave podcast, hosted on Grokshare.com and streamed on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.   You are listening to Episode #EAFH-11 with Dr. Dave Cornelius, founder of the 5 Saturdays STEAM program with Zach Yentzer, host of the Creative City Radio show in Tucson, AZ on KVOI 1030 AM. The conversation covers the 5 Saturdays STEAM program inaugural launch in Tucson, AZ at the University of Arizona. High school students 13 to 19 years old from the city of Tucson are given scholarships to attend the 5-week program free of charge. Topics include agile life skills, software development with Python, lean business startup, and job readiness and effective communications. The student workshops are ran by local industry professionals, willing to serve the community by becoming learning facilitators and mentors to the students. In 2019, the 5 Saturdays STEAM program will be hosted in four locations for the first time. The locations include Tucson AZ, Costa Mesa CA, Whittier CA, and Milwaukee WI.

Sponsors & Summary

We would like to thank our sponsor KnolShare for the continued support for this podcast.  Visit KnolShare.org to achieve your awesomeness through agile coaching and training, digital transformation strategy, agile organization development, lean business startup, and diversity and inclusion training.

We support lean thinking and agile life skills education through the 5 Saturdays program.  Visit 5Saturdays.org to donate your time, money, and knowledge.

Checkout Dr. Dave’s latest book Elastic Minds: What are you thinking? On Amazon.com.  You will also find his book Transforming your leadership Character: The lean thinking and agility way on Amazon.com.

Look for the KnolShare with Dr. Dave podcast on iTunes,

Spotify, and Google Play.

The KnolShare

with Dr. Dave Podcast is Streamed on GrokShare.com.

If you have

any questions for Dr. Dave reach out on twitter @DrCorneliusInfo or @KnolShare.

This podcast

and interview produced by Dr. Dave Cornelius

Until next time, find your awesomeness.  

Copyright 2019 KnolShare.

Welcome to the KnolShare with Dr. Dave podcast, hosted on

Grokshare.com and streamed on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.   You are

listening to Episode #63 featuring Randi Dorman, Tucson’s 2019 Mayoral

candidate.  The topic is Randi for Mayor.

Let’s learn more about Randi.

Dr. Dave Cornelius sat with Tucson 2019 Mayoral candidate Randi

Dorman to learn why she is running for the Mayor’s seat after Mayor Jonathan

Rothschild leaves office this year.

Randi said … I’ve been here for 20 years and see the people,

the culture, and the beauty that is in Tucson. 

I think Tucson, AZ has limitless potential and settles for the status

quo too often.  We default to saying we

are a low age town for decades and that is why we cannot have a higher quality

of life.  I think it is ridiculous,

decades after decades having this position. 

We should honor the past but look toward the future.

Randi Dorman – Tucson, AZ 2019 Mayoral Candidate with Dr. Dave

Interview Questions

* Why are you pursuing the Tucson Mayor’s position?* Tucson is the 5th poorest city in the United States, How will your experiences as an entrepreneur help you to transform the economy?* A key local mindset in Tucson is to keep Tucson “Classic”.  How do you influence the mindset to be more open to a progressive economy?* What differentiates you from the other candidates?* It was recently announced that Connect CoWorking will be closed in downtown Tucson.  This collaboration workspace houses about 50 entrepreneurs and business people.  If you were elected Mayor, how would you work to support stronger business partnerships in the future?* How would you increase Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the City of Tucson?* If you are elected, what will be the top three agenda items that you will pursue?* If you are not elected, how will you continue to shape the economy and community agenda for Tucson?* What actions do you want people to take after listening to this podcast?

Sponsors & Summary

We would like to thank our sponsor KnolShare for the continued support for this podcast.  Visit KnolShare.org to achieve your awesomeness through agile coaching and training, digital transformation strategy, agile organization development, lean business startup, and diversity and inclusion training.

We support lean thinking and agile life skills education through the 5 Saturdays program.  Visit 5Saturdays.org to donate your time, money, and knowledge.

Checkout Dr. Dave’s latest book Elastic Minds: What are you thinking? On Amazon.com.  You will also find his book Transforming your leadership Character: The lean thinking and agility way on Amazon.com.

Look for the KnolShare with Dr. Dave podcast on iTunes,

Spotify, and Google Play.

The KnolShare

with Dr. Dave Podcast is Streamed on GrokShare.com.

If you have

any questions for Dr. Dave reach out on twitter @DrCorneliusInfo or @KnolShare.

This podcast

and interview produced by Dr. Dave Cornelius

Until next time, find your awesomeness.  

Copyright 2019 KnolShare.