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Jeffrey Mosher hit the road, and was on hand at Sparrow Hospital January 15th. Shared here is the story from the donator's perspective, Kristina Mattone, Spirit Halloween, District Sales Manager.

Their Spirit of Children effort allowed the company to present an incredibly generous amount of money to the Sparrow Foundation for the Sparrow Children’s Center from donations and sales collected last year from Lansing-area Spirit Halloween stores. Spirit of Children officials presented a ceremonial check to Sparrow and discussed the company’s work on behalf of the hospital’s young Patients. Spirit Halloween, the largest Halloween specialty retailer in the country, has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Sparrow since 2007. Through its Spirit of Children program, the company collects cash and merchandise donations from customers and donates the proceeds to child life departments in children’s hospitals throughout the nation. It also traditionally holds a Halloween party for our Pediatric Patients.

Their gift this time around not only exceeded 2018's but topped $100,000.

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Michigan Business Network was on the road to Novi, MI for the MiCareerQuest Southeast on Nov. 8th 2019. Listen as Jeffrey Mosher got an inside perspective of the event.

About MiCareerQuest Southeast:

MiCareerQuest Southeast is the region's largest interactive career exploration event for high school students. There were more than 9,000 high school students and chaperones from around the region that attended the event. The event exposes students to a broad range of exciting, rewarding career opportunities as they prepare for their futures.

"The goal is to connect classroom learning with real-world jobs and their requirements. Students also will discover engaging workplace opportunities, such as internships, job shadowing and more." Oakland County Michigan

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Charlie Mahoney, President, Four-M Associates – Communications Group, Livonia Michigan who is Chair of the Michigan Works! Association Board of Directors joins Jeffrey Mosher to discuss the topic of Michigan's Going PRO Talent Fund.

Points they cover include:

• What is Going PRO Talent Fund?

• Why is it so important to our state?

• I understand the monies for Going PRO Talent Fund were line item vetoed from the state budget by Governor Whitmer late last year. How has that impacted employers across the state?

• If the monies are restored with a supplemental bill early this year, what impact does the

delayed implementation of the grants have on employers?

• What is the Michigan Works! Association doing to bring attention to this issue and to get the monies restored to the state budget?

Jeffrey Mosher catches up with Sassa Akervall, Chief Executive Officer, Akervall Technologies out of Saline, Michigan.

Previously interviewed in connection with her company's honors with Michigan Celebrates Small Business, Sassa is back this time to discuss how she is being recognized this time around and to share an update about Akervall Technologies.

Michigan’s Sassa Akervall in Inaugural WPO Women 2 Watch

- Keep your eyes on Sassa Akervall, CEO of Akervall Technologies in Saline, MI, according to the Women Presidents’ Organization, women entrepreneurs, she's a woman to watch in industry.

- updates on SISU mouth guard and Akervall technologies, including a new manufacturing site near their headquarters in the Ann Arbor, MI, metro.

Jeffrey Mosher speaks with Molly Theis, incoming Community Engagement Manager, EntryPoint, Ann Arbor, MI

They discus how she is EntryPoint's New Hire and upcoming 2020 Initiatives for the company.

The questions covered include

• Can you tell us about your background and what led you to EntryPoint?

• What are your responsibilities as community engagement manager of EntryPoint?

• What projects are in the pipeline for 2020?

Edythe Copeland, CEO, CAMW! Capital Area Michigan Works!, Lansing, MI, serving Ingham, Eaton and Clinton Counties, joins Chris Holman at the MBN studio to share CAMW!'s 2019 Year in Review, and looking ahead to 2020.

Chris reviews with Edythe:

What does “connection” mean for CAMW!?

What are some of CAMW!’s biggest accomplishments in 2019?

What growth did CAMW! programs accomplish in 2019?

Host Michael McCallum welcomes another guest to the studio for Episode 15. This time it's Creative Explorer and seeker of Adventures in Art & Music, Bob Rose.

During this segment you'll hear:

1) Host Michael McCallum introduces guest, Creative Explorer and seeker of Adventures in Art & Music, Bob Rose. He talks about all the different things he does as an artist.

Host Michael McCallum welcomes another guest to the studio for Episode 15. This time it's Creative Explorer and seeker of Adventures in Art & Music, Bob Rose.

During this segment you'll hear:

2) Host Michael McCallum continues the conversation with guest, Creative Explorer and seeker of Adventures in Art & Music, Bob Rose. He talks about what we do as creatives and how he and McCallum met through Decker’s Coffee Co.

Host Michael McCallum welcomes another guest to the studio for Episode 15. This time it's Creative Explorer and seeker of Adventures in Art & Music, Bob Rose.

During this segment you'll hear:

2) Host Michael McCallum continues the conversation with guest, Creative Explorer and seeker of Adventures in Art & Music, Bob Rose. He talks about what we do as creatives and how he and McCallum met through Decker’s Coffee Co.

Host Michael McCallum welcomes another guest to the studio for Episode 15. This time it's Creative Explorer and seeker of Adventures in Art & Music, Bob Rose.

During this segment you'll hear:

3) Host Michael McCallum and his guest, Creative Explorer and seeker of Adventures in Art & Music, Bob Rose. He gives advice to other creatives starting out and the places in Lansing, MI that he loves.