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Tony welcomes Mr. Patrick L. Anderson, who founded Anderson Economic Group in 1996 and currently serves as the company’s principal and chief executive officer.

Anderson Economic Group is one of the most recognized boutique consulting firms in the United States, and has been a consultant for states such as Michigan, Kentucky, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Ohio; the Province of Ontario; manufacturers that include General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Honda; retailers such as Meijer and Kmart; telecommunications companies such as SBC and AT&T; utilities like ITC; the University of Michigan, University of Chicago, and other colleges and universities; and franchisees of Anheuser-Busch, Molson, Coors, Miller, Harley-Davidson, Mercedes-Benz, Suzuki, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ford, Lincoln, and Avis products.

Mr. Anderson has written over 100 published works, including the Economics of Business Valuation from Stanford University Press. Five of his articles, “Pocketbook Issues and the Presidency,” “The Value of Private Businesses in the United States,” “Policy Uncertainty and Persistent Unemployment,” “Firm Strategy and Business Location Decisions: Comparing Modern and Traditional Methods,” and “Blue Smoke and Seers: Measuring Latent Demand for Cannabis Products in a Partially Criminalized Market” have earned awards for outstanding writing from the National Association of Business Economics.

Mr. Anderson has taken a leading role in several major public policy initiatives in his home state. He was the author of the 1992 Term Limit Amendment to the Michigan Constitution, and the 2006 initiated law that repealed the state’s 4-decade-old Single Business Tax. His firm’s work resulted in a wage increase for home help workers in 2006, the creation of a Michigan EITC in 2008, and the repeal of the item pricing law in 2011. Before founding Anderson Economic Group, Mr. Anderson was the deputy budget director for the State of Michigan under Governor John Engler, and chief of staff for the Michigan Department of State.

Mr. Anderson is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he earned a Master of Public Policy degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. He is a member of the National Association for Business Economics and the National Association of Forensic Economists. The Michigan Chamber of Commerce awarded Mr. Anderson its 2006 Leadership Michigan Distinguished Alumni award for his civic and professional accomplishments. The University of Michigan, Ford School of Public Policy awarded him its Neil Staebler Award for civic participation in 2014.

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Tony welcomes Wayne Rourke, who is associate director of the Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives within the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget. Within this role, he manages the federal-state programs division of the bureau, which runs the state’s cooperative agreements with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Employment and Training Administration. Wayne has worked with labor market data in various agencies within the State of Michigan for over 20 years. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Michigan State University.

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Jeffrey Mosher welcomes Jeff Lambert, Chair of Michigan-based Lambert Global.

Welcome Jeff could you remind our Michigan business community first about Lambert Global.

Thanks, now our reason to have you on is that PROI Worldwide has named officers and you're one of them, start off by filling us in on PROI Worldwide.

PROI Worldwide Names Officers

International Management Board Announced for 2022/2023

Chicago: PROI Worldwide announced the International Management Board slate for 2022/2023, led by Jeff Lambert, Chair of Michigan-based Lambert Global. PROI is the world’s largest partnership of leading independent communications agencies with partners in 60 countries.

“PROI is stronger than ever, honed by the pandemic challenges these past two years,” Lambert said. “The next two years we will build on this momentum and help each other evolve our agencies for the future. There is something very powerful about successful entrepreneurs helping each other get even stronger.”

The International Management Board includes:

· Global Chair – Jeff Lambert, Lambert Global, U.S.

· Past Chair - Ciro Dias dos Reis, Imagem Corporativa, Brazil.

· EMEA Region Vice-Chairs – Nicola Nel, Atmosphere Communications, South Africa, and Rebecca Mayo, Lansons, U.K.

· Americas Region Vice-Chairs – Trudy Kremer, Jackson Spalding, U.S. and Ramonna Robinson, GroundFloor Media, U.S.

· APAC Region Vice-Chairs – Angela Scaffidi, Senate/SHJ, Australia, and Arwa Husain, Adfactors, India.

· Non-voting Positions – Jeff Altheide, PROI Worldwide Global Managing Director and Board Secretary/Treasurer, U.S., and Jean Leopold Schuybroek, Director of Global Development, Belgium.

PROI Worldwide encompasses more than 85 PR and communications businesses in 165 cities and 60 countries. Lambert says, individually, they are proven leaders in their home markets. Collectively, the PROI partners represent more than US$1.075 billion in revenue and 7,500 employees. Thousands of clients, including dozens of Fortune 500 companies, trust PROI partners in one or more countries and regions around the world.

About PROI Worldwide

PROI Worldwide harnesses the collective power of the world’s most ambitious entrepreneurial communications firms. By sharing global insights and best practices, PROI agencies remain best in market trendsetters, supporting the drive to deliver the most impactful communications campaigns for their clients. In 2021, PROI encompassed 83 partners with 7,500 employees in more than 165 cities and 60 countries. With combined revenue of more than US$1.075 billion, PROI ranked 5th among consolidated communications groups, and was the only one that is based on a unique partnership of independent business people.

Jeffrey Mosher welcomes back Mark Ostach, Digital Wellness Expert from Metro Detroit - Beverly Hills, MI. who works with Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit organizations across the state and US

1. Quiet Quitting started via TikTok. What is quiet quitting? Is it about quitting?

2. Is quiet quitting something new or just a new name for burnout?

3. Let's talk from the employee's perspective. What can an employee do, if they feel disengaged?

Establish a good line of communication with your manager

Set work-life balance

Put exercise or meditation into your daily schedule

Limit your digital consumption

4. Let's look at the employer perspective, what can employers do to reduce "quiet quitting".

Managers have meaningful conversations with team members once a week

Show grace to employees.

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Jeffrey Mosher welcomes back David Green, Founder and CEO, Sanford Behavioral Health, Marne, Mich. and Grand Rapids, Mich

Their topic for discussion is the new expansion of Sanford Health facilities (new campus in Marne) and the growth of Sanford's expertise

Some questions covered in the interview:

What's new at Sanford Health since we last spoke in 2020?

How is the pandemic affecting mental health in Michigan and across the country?

How did you identify the need for expanded facilities and services?

What health issues does Sanford treat for both outpatient and residential?

How does being a family-owned business differ from other health systems in the area?

September is National Recovery Awareness Month and with the transition back into fall routines, mental health is a timely topic. Sanford Behavioral Health, a regional mental health treatment center, has recently expanded and is now accepting patients at their brand-new campus in Marne, Michigan.

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Vic Verchereau welcomes Tom Nemacheck, who is the Executive Director at Upper Peninsula Travel & Recreation Association.

Few places in the U.S. rival the thrilling wilderness adventures, natural serenity, centuries-old history and four-season beauty of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (U.P.). Since 1911, the Upper Peninsula Travel & Recreation Association (UPTRA) has informed people from around the world about this national treasure. One of the worlds best promoters of the Upper Peninsula, Tom Nemacheck is the Executive Director at Upper Peninsula Travel & Recreation Association.

We take a quick trip across the northernmost part of this great state and discover countless treasures and opportunities to experience all that the Great Lake State has to offer! Tom shares fun stories and great facts that many of us didn't know about our own state! Tune in and take a little vacation over 10 million acres, through beautiful historic towns and down less traveled country roads! This is the Michigan Corners Show where we talk about all things, meetings, events, festivals and tourism from shore to shore!

Listen in as Vic Verchereau hears all about Michigan Upper Peninsula's activities, fun facts, and history!

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Tony welcomes Stacie Townsend a former student-athlete that has evolved into an attorney-entrepreneur-advocate-author-coach-athlete. At her core, Stacie is a dealmaker that has brought over $1 billion in deals to a successful close, all while playing pickleball, finding ways to be creative, and striving to live her best life in Palm Beach.

Stacie is currently a business attorney in West Palm Beach, Florida, with Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. (which has been dubbed Florida's law firm for business). She advises executives and business, including technology and entrepreneurial companies, across the globe on any issue they may encounter from start-up to exit. In addition to advising on day-to-day matters, such as corporate governance, compliance, and commercial agreements (including vendor, customer, employee, software, and licensing agreements), Stacie has extensive experience in buying and selling companies with enterprise values as small as $100,000 to as large as $500 million.

Before her legal career, Stacie graduated number one in her class at the University of Iowa College of Law.

Stacie inherited her love of business and entrepreneurial spirit from her mother, Elizabeth Townsend, who worked for Little Caesars Pizza for 40 years and was one of the visionaries behind Little Caesars "Hot-N-Ready Pizza." With her undergraduate and graduate degrees in business, Stacie was inspired to start her first business after working with countless entrepreneurs as their legal advisor. Her first business, a pickleball brand called Pickler (www.thepickler.com), was, and still is, a passion project for Stacie, which was started to give her pickleball-addicted parents some pickleball-specific attire for the pickleball courts. Pickler has now evolved into a pickleball advocacy and educational platform.

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Tony welcomes Mike Rogers, a former member of Congress representing Michigan’s Eighth Congressional District, an officer in the U.S. Army, and FBI special agent.

From his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he chaired the powerful House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) and was a member of the Energy and Commerce panel, Mike built a legacy as a tireless and effective leader on counterterrorism and national security policy, as well as being active on healthcare, telecommunications, and automotive issues.

As chairman of HPSCI, he authorized and oversaw a budget of $70 billion that provided funding to the nation’s 17 intelligence agencies. Rogers was a prominent leader on cybersecurity in the United States Congress during his service, shepherding multiple cybersecurity bills through the House of Representatives and is a highly sought-after national expert on cyber policy.

Mike has worked with two presidents, Congressional leadership, and countless foreign leaders, diplomats and intelligence professionals to ensure the brave men and women who fight for our nation are equipped with the resources necessary to get the job done. Washington Post columnist David Ignatius remarked, Mike was “a rare example of bipartisanship.”

The founder of the Mike Rogers Center for Intelligence & Global Affairs, he is working jointly with the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC) and the Bipartisan Policy Center to realign the interests of government and the technology industry through the Global Digital Challenge Initiative. The Initiative brings together leaders in the policy, business, and technology communities to discuss critical issues facing the United States and the global digital economy. It offers participants a unique opportunity to engage with peers and counterparts, hear from leaders in industry and government, and network during forums designed to begin working towards an alignment of interests.

Mike sits on the Board of Directors for IronNet Cybersecurity, which features an integrated, end-to-end approach to cybersecurity that offers breakthrough, patent-pending technology, providing real-time threat assessment and updates, complex behavioral modeling, big data analytics and proactive responses. Additionally, Mike sits on the Board of Advisors for Next Century Corporation, a technology company that focuses on innovations in the security and intelligence space. He also serves on the Cybersecurity Industry Advisory Council for Trident Capital. Additionally, Rogers is a Distinguished Fellow at the prestigious Hudson Institute and serves on the Board of Trustees at CSPC. Mike also is a board member of Leadership to Ensure the American Dream (LEAD)

Rogers is the host and executive producer of Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies that airs on CNN. Rogers is also a CNN national security commentator and a regular in the major print outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press. He is a staple on radio and appeared on more Sunday shows than any other elected official in 2013 and 2014.

Rogers was a 1985 graduate of Adrian College and is married to Kristi Rogers. He has two children – a daughter and a son.

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Faces of Manufacturing is a brand new show to Michigan Business Network. Cindy Kangas, Executive Director, CAMC, Capital Area Manufacturing Council, Lansing, Michigan, co-hosts with Joy Wagner, HR Manager of Granger Waste Services, also Lansing.

Cindy and Joy strive to share the corporate culture, personal stories, and unique personalities of those making a living in manufacturing today, in Michigan. With that in mind, this month they connected with 5 team members from Asahi Kasei Plastics North America in Fowlerville, MI, a plastic compound company with an emphasis on safety and product quality. Nicole Graves – Quality Engineer, Rita Vickerman – Quality Manager, Courtney Blakeslee – Director of HR, Chris Ibarra – Operations Manager, and Chris Esch – Director of Manufacturing gave us a snapshot of the American branch of an ever-growing international company.

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Vic Verchereau welcomes David Dye, who is the President of Let’s Grow Leaders and an award-winning author.

David Dye helps human-centered leaders find clarity in uncertainty, drive innovation, and achieve breakthrough results. He’s the President of Let’s Grow Leaders, an international leadership development and training firm known for practical tools and leadership development programs that stick.

He’s the award-winning authors of four books including Courageous Cultures: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers, and Customer Advocates and Winning Well: A Manager’s Guide to Getting Results-Without Losing Your Soul and hosts the popular Leadership without Losing Your Soul podcast.

David is a great resource to talk about leadership and hand out a variety of tips to leaders and those who want to influence those around them! As he says, "the mountain always wins" but David can give you helpful concepts on getting the most out of the journey! Listen in to this edition of the Leadership Lowdown!

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