Secrets of Tomorrow's Leaders - Building a Stronger Community Together - Presented by JCI Santa Clarita

In this episode, we talk about Health & Fitness. Koren and Daniela speak to personal trainer, Bryan Welch, owner of Built by Bryan. They discuss Bryan's journey to becoming a personal coach, the best smart phone apps for tracking calories, and easy ways to stay active. Bryan joins fellow trainer and JCI member Amy Suppes every month for a free group training before Coffee in the park.

In this episode, we talk about Santa's Helpers SCV. Koren speaks to event co-chairs, J.R. Hills and Justin Charles. They discuss the history of the event, changes we'll see this year, and what the community can do to help.

Check the website at https://santashelpersscv.com for information about Santa's Helpers SCV.

In this episode, we talk about Pack to School SCV. Koren speaks to chapter president, Daniela Echaiz, and Pack to School co-chairs, Grant Guthrie and Cindy Curtis. They talk about the expected impact of this new program and fun events lined up for the summer.

Check the website at https://packtoschoolscv.com for information about Pack to School SCV, Stuff a Bus, and It's a Great Bloomesday.

In this episode, we talk about the Save SCV Fund. Koren speaks with Christian Dadulak, JCI Santa Clarita's Vice President of Community, and the Cofounders of What's Up SCV, Victor Pena and Joe Turk. They talk about their experiences starting a new business in Santa Clarita and why they've all decided to partner on the Save SCV Fund to rescue small businesses in our community.

The first event to raise funds for this project is Wine Not? Help Small Businesses at Wine 661 on Valencia Boulevard on June 26, 2021. For more information, please visit https://savescvfund.com .

In this episode, we talk about the world of professional fundraising. Koren speaks with Michelle Rey, Executive Director of the College of the Canyons Foundation, and Mallory Staley, Senior Consultant at American Philanthropist. They each have years of experience helping businesses, and non-profit organizations raise the money they need to support their causes.

Michelle and Mallory are hosting a Fundraising Workshop with JCI Santa Clarita on May 18, 2021 at 6:30 PM via Zoom. Visit our Facebook page for tickets and information.

In this episode, Koren reconnects with Tom Iland to discuss some tips for public speaking. Tom has spoken to audiences around the world, presented twice at the United Nations, is an SCV 40 Under Forty award recipient and Top 100 honoree from JCI Santa Clarita, one of College of the Canyons Outstanding Alumni from the college of humanities, and a Ten Outstanding Young American award winner. He shares with us part of his journey as someone on the autism spectrum to becoming one of the very few Toastmasters Accredited Speakers in the world.

Thomas Iland will be facilitating a public speaking workshop for JCI Santa Clarita on Wednesday, April 21 at 6 PM. For more information, check out the Facebook event page at: https://fb.me/e/ewXhzNWQp

In this episode, Koren talks to Cameron Smyth who is the Mayor of the City of Santa Clarita, the former Assemblyman for California's District 38, and a former member of the Santa Clarita Jaycees.

Cameron Smyth is a Santa Clarita native. He was born and raised in the City and attended all local schools (Peachland Elementary, Placerita Jr. High and Hart High School). He attended college at U.C. Davis where he received a degree in Rhetoric and Communications. After graduating, Smyth returned to Santa Clarita and immediately became involved in the community, coaching high school volleyball and football. He also became involved in local politics joining the staff of then-Assemblyman Pete Knight and running his successful campaign for the State Senate.

In 2000, Smyth was elected to the Santa Clarita City Council and served six years, including two terms as mayor. He focused his efforts on public safety, maintaining a balanced budget, economic development and growing the City’s parks and recreation program.

Smyth left the Council in 2006 after being elected to the California State Legislature as an Assemblyman for the 38th District. While in Sacramento, Smyth distinguished himself as a leader willing to cross party lines to solve the many problems facing California. His efforts were recognized in 2010 when he was named Chairman of the Assembly Local Government Committee, the only Republican to Chair a major policy committee. During his time there, he initiated numerous reforms after scandals plagued various local governments. In 2012, Cameron returned to the private sector after serving his six-year term.

Cameron and his wife Lena remain active members of the community through numerous organizations like the Santa Clarita Valley Athletic Association, AYSO, PTA, College of the Canyons and the Henry Mayo Hospital Foundation. They are also proud parents to three kids (Gavin age 13, Rowan age 10 and Kenley age 6).

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In this episode, Koren talks to Holly Weberg, the B2B Strategic Partner with Caesars Entertainment Corporation about the importance of trust in leadership.

Holly has experience leading cross-functional corporate teams across 45 business units to negotiate, implement and manage a corporate-wide, multi-million-dollar revenue-gathering B2B and B2C partnership program that has earned top industry awards and involved delivering win-win-win solutions to a leading client portfolio of Fortune 500 companies. In her role, Holly grew the corporate-wide cruise program by 226% in the first year with continual annual growth of 8-10%. For achievements such as this, she was awarded the Caesar’s Gaming, IT, Marketing and Innovation Award in 2013 and was nominated for Caesars Entertainment’s top Chairman’s Award in 2019 for Marketing Innovation.

Holly credits much of her success and achievements to her ability to lead through trust with colleagues, teammates, clients, and beyond. She will be sharing with attendees on how to do the same so that they can excel in their careers, communities, and personal lives.

Join JCI Santa Clarita on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 6:00 P.M. PST on Zoom for “Leading with Trust ” with Holly Weberg. Tickets are $5 for Members; $10 for Non-Members.

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