Michigan Business Network

Vic Verchereau welcomes Karin Hurt, who is the founder of Let's Grow Leaders.

Karin Hurt helps human-centered leaders find clarity in uncertainty, drive innovation, and achieve breakthrough results.

After two decades as a Verizon executive, Karin, and her husband, David, founded Let’s Grow Leaders, a training firm focused on human-centered leadership development for those determined to get breakthrough results without losing their humanity. Leaders, they found, were hungry for practical tools and leadership development that sticks.

Since 2013, Karin and David have helped grow tens of thousands of leaders in 14 countries with their live leadership development programs and keynotes. They also provide clean water to the people of Cambodia through their Winning Wells philanthropic initiative.

Karin is an award-winning author of four books and she stopped in to share her thoughts on the 7 ways to be a bit more daring with Leadership Lowdown host Vic Verchereau. Join the fun and listen in!

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Chinese Company to Offer Educational and Cultural Exchange Opportunities in Lansing, MI

LANSING, Mich. (Aug. 2, 2022) — An exciting new educational and cultural exchange company is coming to Lansing, Michigan, thanks in part to the Lansing Economic Area Partnership’s (LEAP) foreign direct investment (FDI) soft landing program. Representatives from A Plus International Culture Communication, Inc., were joined by LEAP, local elected officials, and education partners in Lansing today to announce the launch of its U.S.-based cultural exchange operations.

MBN was on hand and caught the remarks and ribbon cutting shared in this Podcast for MBN show 'Pure Lansing'.

“A Plus International Culture and Communication will put all our efforts in cultural and educational cooperation between China and America. We strive to build a bridge between the American and Chinese education systems. We will create more opportunities for cultural exchange for the younger generation. Lansing is a perfect starting point with its quality education and full support of newly created companies. We look forward to a bright future,” said Ms. Guiping Yin, General Manager and Vice President of Operation, A Plus International Culture Communication, Inc.

Jeffrey Mosher welcomes back Scott Hiipakka, CEO, Michigan Israel Business Accelerator, Southfield, MI,

Scott, could you remind the Michigan business community about the Michigan Israel Business Accelerator, and your focus?

We understand 2022 has been a banner year so far, review those highlights.

You must be proud that someone we know, and your MIBA Board Chair, Matt Elliott - has been named the 2023 Mackinac Policy Conference Chair?

Staff volunteering at Yad Ezra, tell us about that?

MIBA's 2022 Taste of Two Nations is coming up on October 6, 2022, tell us about that.

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Vic Verchereau welcomes Tammy Hannah, who serves as the President and CEO of Origami Rehabilitation.

Creating opportunities and transforming lives is a mission that anyone would be proud to call their own, but Tammy lives it and leads it daily. In 2000 she started as an occupational therapist and progressed to executive leadership in 2004. She earned a master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Michigan State University.

Tammy is a dedicated servant leader and human services professional with over 20 years of progressive leadership experience in rehabilitation. She strongly values process, accountability, and performance while measuring self-actualization by the successes of others.

As a lifelong disability advocate, Tammy is passionate and devoted to creating opportunities for individuals with barriers to self-sufficiency and meaningful productivity. The Michigan Business Network found her because of the way others spoke about her leadership. We get to take some notes as Vic Verchereau gets her thoughts on leadership and developing opportunities while lives are transformed! Listen in on this edition of the Leadership Lowdown!

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Tony welcomes Bill Mory who after spending 13 years as the Head Professional and Director of Golf at Walnut Hills Country Club in East Lansing, MI my wife Karen and I purchased Meridian Sun Golf Club in Haslett, MI (formerly Pine Lake Golf Course) in February 2000. I grew up at a course much like Meridian Sun and taught myself to play with tips from my father and an old time golf pro by the name of Joe Nadolny. Shagging golf balls and playing as many as 54 holes in a day at High Cliff Golf Course, I learned that golf is about getting the ball into the hole in the fewest number of strokes. It wasn't about having the perfect swing, but rather about having fun and hitting as many good shots as I could muster.

During 27 years as a PGA Professional, I have taught both male and female golfers at every skill level from beginner to professional and every age from 2 to 96. My teaching and coaching philosophy and methods are simple and have been developed through years of study and experience in coaching my various students as well as from playing competitively throughout my life in high school, college and professional events such as the United States Senior Open, the PGA Tour's Buick Open and the Ben Hogan Tour (currently the Web.com tour).

I enjoy sharing my knowledge of the game and hope that it will not only help you to improve your game, but also enjoy it to the fullest. Golf is a game that is played and enjoyed for some many reasons including the beauty of the course landscape, recreation and socializing with friends and family, exercise, travel, competition with self and others and the challenge of hitting that perfect shot or improving on your best score. Yes, it has it's frustrating moments, but we should be thankul for those for without them, we could not enjoy the victories regardless of how big or small.

Many of my youth students have gone on to successful high school, college and professional careers, but what I find most rewarding is to see my students playing more golf and enjoying it at a higher level with their family and friends. My passion for junior golf and coaching kids is demostrated in our terrific youth golf program at Meridian Sun Golf Club and in having served as both the Girls and Boys Golf Coach at Haslett High School for nine years.

The game of golf has been a wonderful blessing my life and if the information I share can encourage you and others to play more golf and have more fun experiencing the many wonderful aspects of this game, I am humbled.

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Thank you to Benjamin Robinson and Motor City Skyline's music

Tony welcomes Cyndi Garza, Vice President of National Business Development with Union Home Mortgage Corp.

Cyndi began at UHM in 2011 as the first branch in Michigan. Since that time, she has strategically, recruited, trained, and coached the sales team to over 130 people. For the past seven years each and every month, Cyndi’s original team held the number one spot in closed volume and units across the nation. Her team closes just under a half a billion each year.

Since 2001 Cyndi has been in leadership positions where she is able to quickly discover strengths within people and build on those strengths to stretch people further than they had ever imagined for themselves. She currently is the regional manager for Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

She's also CEO of Optimized Success, and it is her passion to help people maximize their success in business.

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Thank you to Benjamin Robinson and Motor City Skyline's music

Manitou Pontoons is the Employer Spotlight of the month for Capital Area Michigan Works!

In this interview, Jeffrey Mosher welcomes, Shaun Cohen, Talent Acquisition Advisor at Manitou Pontoons/BRP Marine Group,

The questions Jeffrey covers :

How long have you worked with Capital Area Michigan Works!?

How has Manitou/BRP benefited from working with CAMW!?

Tell us a bit about the Employer of the Day events you participated in with CAMW!.

Brighton Teen Launches Mobile Detailing Business, How a Local Business is Recognizing and Rewarding the Young Entrepreneur

Jeffrey Mosher welcomes Detail Garage Owner Garrett Kubiak, and Shorty's Auto Detailing Connor Nicholson of Brighton, MI.

Connor is a 17-yr-old entrepreneur who started his business in the Spring and has now picked up the mentoring from Garrett who is showing him the ropes in this business sector.

The interview covers both of their backgrounds, how they connected and what they've been doing this summer, then what Conner looks forward to in the future with this business opportunity.

About Detail Garage:

Started in 2008 by professional auto detailers, Detail Garage was born out of a need for the ultimate playground and community for car care enthusiasts. It is the country's go-to retail car care store for passionate car owners and detailing professionals. With over 80 locations already in operation around the world, the Detail Garage team is looking to reach 100 units open this year, followed by 50 locations added to the system each year following.

Vic Verchereau welcomes the Senior - Graduate Student - Tight End for the Michigan Wolverines, Joel Honigford. Vic recently caught up with Joel, he is a big guy, 6'6" from Sugarcreek Ohio, who came north to play ball in Ann Arbor. He shares his thoughts on one of the greatest management concepts...leading from the middle.

He is the youngest of four children. He grew up in the heart of Amish country. Joel has a fun-loving, charismatic personality with a great smile, and he loves to laugh, but takes winning very seriously. Joel is self-motivated and is a very positive person with rare leadership insight that he shares on this show!

When you lead from the middle, it confirms that you are ready for the next level of leadership in your career! Anyone can give their best on game day, but true champions find their real best in practice, refine it and then amaze the fans on game day! Make this week your time to find those opportunities to lead from the middle and listen in for what Joel has to say…on this edition of the Leadership Lowdown!

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Vic Verchereau welcomes Dr. Dave Williams who served over 30 years as pastor of Mount Hope Church in Lansing, Michigan. A bonafide leadership expert, a thought leader, highly sought lecturer and best-selling author took time to join us on the Leadership Lowdown!

He is the creator of a leadership and ministry development course called The Art of Pacesetting Leadership. It is the culmination of 30 years of pastoral leadership and is credited with catapulting Mount Hope Church from 226 to over 4,000. The course teaches proven principles of leadership that will launch your life, ministry, business, or job to higher levels of success and is taught in churches worldwide.

Dave is also the author of over 60 books that teach and inspire readers in personal growth, financial success, health, healing, and many other areas of life. His book The New Life: The Start of Something Wonderful has sold over 2.5 million copies and has been translated into eight languages. This edition is for anyone seeking leadership knowledge and how to make your teams great!

Drink up! The leadership fountain is flowing and we are fortunate to get some of Dr. William's time here on this edition of the Leadership Lowdown!

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