Michigan Business Network

RADIO SHOW - OUTLINE

Bottom Line I.T. with Mike Maddox

Guest Speaker: Mike Ritsema | i3 Business Solutions, LLC

RECORDED at ASK

February 12, 2019

RADIO SHOW - OUTLINE

Bottom Line I.T. with Mike Maddox

Guest Speaker: Mike Ritsema | i3 Business Solutions, LLC

RECORDED at ASK

February 12, 2019

RADIO SHOW - OUTLINE

Bottom Line I.T. with Mike Maddox

Guest Speaker: Mike Ritsema | i3 Business Solutions, LLC

RECORDED at ASK

February 12, 2019

RADIO SHOW - OUTLINE

Bottom Line I.T. with Mike Maddox

Guest Speaker: Mike Ritsema | i3 Business Solutions, LLC

RECORDED at ASK

February 12, 2019

Chris Holman talks with Ron J. Stefanski, Managing Director, Corporate Education of Penn Foster about Skills Forward DETROIT: City-Focused Talent Academy.

Penn Foster is a social impact organization focused primarily on up skilling frontline workers through a deep portfolio of innovative skills and credential programs. Their workforce training programs are delivered online at scale, and supported by over 500 success coaches, certified instructors and mentors as part of our “surround sound” service. They will be launching the Detroit Online Skills Academy later this spring and believe there is significant opportunity to expand access to these programs through a community focused strategy in Detroit, Michigan with public and private enterprises.

Detroit Online Skills Academy

Penn Foster wants to lead the effort around upskilling in Detroit and support the city’s traditionally underserved communities (both opportunity youth and underemployed adults) with their Detroit Online Skills Academy. The Academy aims to provide these communities with workforce and educational opportunities across in-demand fields that foster wage gains and improve job placements.

The arrival of Ford Motor Company, and Linked In to Detroit along with the growing success of Quicken Loans, Little Caesars Arena, and countless small entrepreneurial businesses moving to Detroit underscore a deep belief among many that Detroit has the local talent to succeed. Penn Foster wants to drive the conversation about how to mobilize innovative private and public sector partners to build even greater awareness and adoption through coordinated outreach including Penn Foster and partner curated events, and featuring Skills Forward Roadtrip: Detroit in partnership with Roadtrip Nation.

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Delta Dental February MVP: Capital Region Community Foundation

In this interview, host Chris Holman welcomes Lisa Biering, Director of Marketing and Communication of the Capital Region Community Foundation to talk about the riverfront redevelopment project and some placemaking opportunities.

In an attempt to draw people to the Lansing Area, The Community Foundation recently committed $1 Million to the Riverfront Development. Rotary Park and Delta Dental Plaza are just some of the projects mentioned in this interview.

For more information on the Riverfront Development visit: https://www.ourcommunity.org/leadership/riverfront

Capital Region Community Foundation is Delta Dental of Michigan Most Valuable Partner of the month!

Chris Holman welcomes Edythe Copeland CEO of Capital Area Michigan Works! to talk about some exciting news on the Michigan Business Beat. In partnership with T3: Teach. Talent. Thrive, Capital Area Michigan Works! and a host of regional partners, MiCareerQuest Capital Area is bringing 5,000 capital area student together for hands-on career exploration. The event is scheduled for April 26 at the Lansing Center. An estimated 37.5 million baby boomers will retire in the next decade, yet only 21 million workers will enter the workforce to replace them.

This event will give businesses in the capital area a significant way to help fill these impending workforce shortages. MiCareerQuest is not your typical career fair, though; in fact, it’s not a career fair at all. It’s a hands-on career exploration event for middle and high school students. During this unique experience, students will find out what it’s like to be a nuclear machinist, mechanical engineer, agri-scientist, network technician and more by interacting with professionals who do these jobs every day here in the capital region. Exhibits will engage employers and students in activities designed to expose students to a variety of occupations and career pathways available in the region and around the world.

Another feature that sets MiCareerQuest Capital Area apart from other job or career fairs is its focus on new economy industries as opposed to individual employers and organizations. One representative from a small business can work with dozens of people from a multinational corporation to ensure students learn how to get the jobs our region has to offer. This is a unique opportunity for businesses to take part in building talent in our region while also giving our children exposure to career exploration, directly connecting them with local businesses. If children are exposed to jobs and opportunities in our community at a young age, there is a better chance they will stay here and positively contribute to our region.

MiCareerQuest Capital Area is the fourth MiCareerQuest event in the state. If cities such as Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo can do this for their kids, we can do it for ours because greater Lansing’s kids deserve this kind of exposure.

For more information about MiCareerQuest Capital Area event in April, visit the website at https://www.teachtalentthrive.org/micareerquestca/. For more on Capital Area Michigan Works!, the services we provide or the locations of our American Job Centers in Lansing, Charlotte and St. Johns, visit our website at www.camw.org. Capital Area Michigan Works! is a proud partner of the American Job Center network.

Email: [email protected]

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MSAE's Taylor Benavente interviews three individuals with different yet each vital perspectives on the upcoming Legislative & Public Police Conference for 2019.

Hear two segments each with Stephen Pontoni, Dave Waymire, and Scott Ellis regarding the Tuesday February 12th event which this year coincides with Michigan Governor Whitmer's State of the State Address.

Held annually in February, the Michigan Society of Association Executives’ Legislative and Public Policy Conference is recognized as Lansing’s first major legislative event of the year. This well respected event features new leadership visions, policy issues, pundit commentaries and candidate debates and serves as the premiere legislative conference dedicated to the association community.

The afternoon of programming is followed by one of the best attended Legislative Receptions including guests from the Michigan House and Senate, Supreme Court, Governor's office and various state departments.

In this segment: Ever heard the phrase, “There’s an app for that?” Turns out, if you replace the word app with the word association, the phrase remains equally as true. Associations in the State of Michigan span industry sectors and areas of focus; each in service to their respective memberships. With such a wide variety, can these inherently different missions come together?

Stephen Pontoni , executive director of the Michigan Association for Justice, joins Association Impact in his capacity as chairman of the MSAE Legislative & Public Policy Committee to discuss how organizations and associations helped set the tone for advocacy strategy and content at MSAE’s upcoming Legislative & Public Policy Conference.

MSAE's Taylor Benavente interviews three individuals with different yet each vital perspectives on the upcoming Legislative & Public Police Conference for 2019.

Hear two segments each with Stephen Pontoni, Dave Waymire, and Scott Ellis regarding the Tuesday February 12th event which this year coincides with Michigan Governor Whitmer's State of the State Address.

Held annually in February, the Michigan Society of Association Executives’ Legislative and Public Policy Conference is recognized as Lansing’s first major legislative event of the year. This well respected event features new leadership visions, policy issues, pundit commentaries and candidate debates and serves as the premiere legislative conference dedicated to the association community.

The afternoon of programming is followed by one of the best attended Legislative Receptions including guests from the Michigan House and Senate, Supreme Court, Governor's office and various state departments.

In this segment: Governor Gretchen Whitmer will deliver her first State of the State address from the Michigan House Chamber the same day as the MSAE Legislative & Public Policy Conference on Tuesday, February 12th.

Stephen Pontoni explores the expectations and implications of the State of the State address, a critical moment for every gubernatorial administration. As Governor Whitmer prepares for her administration’s first, tune into Association Impact for key details and topics to be on the lookout for during one of the capitol’s most exciting nights of the year.

MSAE's Taylor Benavente interviews three individuals with different yet each vital perspectives on the upcoming Legislative & Public Police Conference for 2019.

Hear two segments each with Stephen Pontoni, Dave Waymire, and Scott Ellis regarding the Tuesday February 12th event which this year coincides with Michigan Governor Whitmer's State of the State Address.

Held annually in February, the Michigan Society of Association Executives’ Legislative and Public Policy Conference is recognized as Lansing’s first major legislative event of the year. This well respected event features new leadership visions, policy issues, pundit commentaries and candidate debates and serves as the premiere legislative conference dedicated to the association community.

The afternoon of programming is followed by one of the best attended Legislative Receptions including guests from the Michigan House and Senate, Supreme Court, Governor's office and various state departments.

In this segment: The MSAE Legislative & Public Policy conference is set to feature speakers from elected offices, associations, academia, and more. Association Impact welcomes Dave Waymire, partner, Martin Waymire, as he offers insight into the thought process behind 2019 conference content.

Join us in this segment as we learn more about Dave, a public relations veteran and member of the MSAE Legislative & Public Policy Committee, to better understand the relationship between associations, the press, and the public.