Michigan Business Network

Jeffrey Mosher speaks with Tony Willis, Chief Equity Development Officer for LEAP in Lansing. LEAP and The Juneteenth Festival of REO Town, Lansing is the June 2021, MVP, or Most Valuable Partner for CAMW!, the Capital Area Michigan Works!

In their discussion, Jeffrey finds out from Tony about:

Tell me about the Juneteenth REO Town Festival.

What impact do events like the Juneteenth Festival have on our region?

How can community members continue to support inclusive entrepreneurship year-round?

And finally how his role at LEAP and the organization as a whole also continue to support inclusive entrepreneurship year-round?

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Mark Bondy is a well-known leader in the travel world and knows the value added to meetings when budgets and creativity combine. His primary responsibility is to be the visionary leader of the VIKTOR Team. He is proud of VIKTOR’s seven Guiding Principles and works to make sure they are the foundation of all growth strategies and client solutions. Working together, Mark’s goal is to provide the “VIKTOR Touch” to every client, industry partner, and employee. Mark has worked for 40 years in the travel and motivational marketing industries from Colorado to Chicago. He returned to his Michigan roots in 1996 and joined VIKTOR to help build and maintain the company’s position as a Small Giant and industry leader.

It's time to get meetings back on the calendar! Listen in on this edition of Michigan Corners, where we talk about all things, meetings, tourism, events, and Incentives.

Two creative people found each other and have made great things and... "Good Fruit" happens! Two different guys with unique talents! Justin Caine is the guy with a million crazy ideas and even a few good ones. His passion is solving problems and he does that daily through his work in Good Fruit, as well as his work in the community, from programs and events he’s started like the BOOM Awards and Battlefield Brawl, to his work on the Special Education Advisory Committee and the Small Business Association of Michigan’s Leadership Council, Justin keeps himself busy, seeking solutions. His partner Kraig Westfall, is the guy that guards the company from chasing all of Justin’s crazy ideas and just goes with the good ones. He runs the ship daily, making sure clients are receiving videos they love every time.

This partnership is a great example of sharing a common vision and coming together to make...Good Fruit! Join the fun with these energetic business owners on this edition of the Leadership Lowdown!

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Jeffrey Mosher speaks with Gina Jacquart Thorsen, President, Stormy Kromer, Ironwood, MI, a 50 Companies to Watch award winner for 2021.

In the interview, they cover Gina's career path, the company's history, focus of the company in 2021, what winning this award means for the company, additional information, and how to contact them.

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In this episode of the Bottom Line IT Podcast, Mike Maddox breaks down the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements and what it means for Defense contractors. Joining Mike are security experts Josh Gembala and John Stephens.

Organizations that contract or subcontract with the Department of Defense (DoD) will be held accountable to meeting CMMC requirements – if they want to continue doing business with the DoD that is. Organizations are required to meet these standards by 2026, which might seem like a long time from now but the road to achieving CMMC is a long one. Luckily, ASK has some answers and guidance in how to get started.

Tune in as Mike, Josh and John dive into the nitty-gritty details of who CMMC impacts and what organizations need to get started.

This podcast is the 6 part interview Michael shared with Josh and John from June 2021.

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Originally uploaded May 14, 2021, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow joins Chris Holman to talk about the latest on the Growing Climate Solutions Act and the impact it has on Michigan agriculture and business. The Growing Climate Solutions Act will break down barriers for everyone in agriculture and forestry by allowing them to volunteer and be rewarded for climate-smart practices. In the interview, they also cover talk about small business aid in the American Rescue Plan and the impact of the President’s American Jobs and American Families plans.

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Originally uploaded May 17, 2021, Chris Holman welcomes Dr. Jamie Monson and Jennifer Wargo to talk about some highlights of The Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan event which was titled, Africa-China-US Triangle: What You Should Know Today. They had nearly 100 people from all over the world attend. Panelists ranged from historians to practitioners (banking in Africa), to politicians, to academics, to journalists - making it a very diverse panel that covered a wide range of perspectives.

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Originally uploaded May 6, 2021, John Walsh, President/CEO of the Michigan Manufacturers Association, talks with Chris Holman about how the manufacturing industry sector has been doing since the arrival of COVID-19. In the interview, they cover how manufacturing has done well at mitigating risks and is cautiously optimistic about the future.

Dr. Charles L. Ballard, Department of Economics, Michigan State University, joins the Michigan Business Network to give an economic International, national, and local economic update.

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Kat Paye, Executive Director of the National Cherry Festival, talks with Chris Holman about this year's 95th National Cherry Festival located in Traverse City, MI. As the National Cherry Festival sets up the bounty of white tents in Traverse City’s Open Space Park, it may appear that the Festival is back to 100 percent normal, and while masks will not be required, and it remains a non-ticketed Festival to get in, both in planning and execution safety is the first priority. In the interview, Kat covers what to expect at this year's festival.

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