Gracefully-Yours greeting cards presents Mentoring Monday with Brenda Bertrand.

Gracefully-Yours Greeting Cards presents Mentoring Monday with Three Generations of Mentors- Tim Love, Bill Halamandaris and Rick Tocquigny.

Tim Love is the former CEO of Omnicom, proud father, author, and mentor to Bill Halamandaris.

Bill Halamandaris is the founder of Heart of America, author of ten books including Heart of America- The Ten Most Important Core Values, writer/producer of two film documentaries, and board member of Jane Goodall Foundation. One of Bill's favorite mentors of all time is Tim Love.

Rick is one of many proteges of Bill and applies his learning to Mentoring Monday.

1. Tim- how did you and Bill meet?

2. Bill- how did the mentoring relationship evolve?

3. Tim- who have been the mentors in your life? Big takeaways?

4. Bill- who have been the mentors in your life? Big takeaways?

5. Both- why are core values important to pass along?

6. All- why is giving and receiving of wisdom important, regardless of age and stage of life?

Life Lessons with Tom Wagenlander of Wish of a Lifetime.

Life Lessons with Tom Wagenlander of Wish of a Lifetime.

HIGH RENTAL OCCUPANCY AND HISTORICALLY LOW HOME OWNERSHIP IS THE LATEST HOUSING TREND ACROSS THE U.S.  RECENT REPORTS SHOW THERE COULD BE AS MANY AS SEVEN MILLION ADDITIONAL RENTAL HOUSEHOLDS THIS DECADE.

 

THE BOOM IN RENTERS NOT ONLY HELPS THE LOCAL ECONOMY, BUT IT’S ALSO A GROWING SOURCE OF NEW JOBS.

HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE TREND THAT SHOWS NO SIGN OF SLOWING DOWN… IS STEPHANIE PURYEAR HELLING, PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION EDUCATION INSTITUTE AND SENIOR DIRECTOR AT GREYSTAR, THE LARGEST APARTMENT MANAGEMENT FIRM IN THE U.S.

 

SUGGESTED QUESTIONS:

WHAT’S BEHIND THE TREND OF THE GROWING NUMBER OF RENTERS?

 

WHAT DOES THIS APARTMENT BOOM MEAN IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC IMPACT AND JOBS?

 

 

TELL US MORE ABOUT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS INDUSTRY.

 

WHERE CAN WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS TOPIC?

 

Stephanie Puryear Helling- BIO

Greystar

Senior Director – Operations, Real Estate Strategic Services

President; National Apartment Association’s Education Institute 

Stephanie has 25 years of industry experience in leasing, marketing, resident retention, customer service, management and leadership. She has 16 years of diversified experience with the training and development of associates in such markets as Austin, San Antonio, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, New Orleans, Phoenix, Atlanta, Los Angeles, DC, and Metro Denver.

HIGH RENTAL OCCUPANCY AND HISTORICALLY LOW HOME OWNERSHIP IS THE LATEST HOUSING TREND ACROSS THE U.S.  RECENT REPORTS SHOW THERE COULD BE AS MANY AS SEVEN MILLION ADDITIONAL RENTAL HOUSEHOLDS THIS DECADE.

 

THE BOOM IN RENTERS NOT ONLY HELPS THE LOCAL ECONOMY, BUT IT’S ALSO A GROWING SOURCE OF NEW JOBS.

HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE TREND THAT SHOWS NO SIGN OF SLOWING DOWN… IS STEPHANIE PURYEAR HELLING, PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION EDUCATION INSTITUTE AND SENIOR DIRECTOR AT GREYSTAR, THE LARGEST APARTMENT MANAGEMENT FIRM IN THE U.S.

 

SUGGESTED QUESTIONS:

WHAT’S BEHIND THE TREND OF THE GROWING NUMBER OF RENTERS?

 

WHAT DOES THIS APARTMENT BOOM MEAN IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC IMPACT AND JOBS?

 

 

TELL US MORE ABOUT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS INDUSTRY.

 

WHERE CAN WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS TOPIC?

 

Stephanie Puryear Helling- BIO

Greystar

Senior Director – Operations, Real Estate Strategic Services

President; National Apartment Association’s Education Institute 

Stephanie has 25 years of industry experience in leasing, marketing, resident retention, customer service, management and leadership. She has 16 years of diversified experience with the training and development of associates in such markets as Austin, San Antonio, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, New Orleans, Phoenix, Atlanta, Los Angeles, DC, and Metro Denver.

A memoir about adopting and raising a son with Down Syndrome that celebrates the quirkiness of life.

While most people meet their child for the first time in a delivery room, some parents have to  meet their child

Not Always Happy, is a humorous and sharp chronicle about adopting and raising a son with Down Syndrome from the Maine foster care system.  The author quickly learns that life is best lived by expecting the unplanned when she makes the decision to become a parent in her late forties. 

Kari Wagner-Peck, MSW is a writer, blogger, and freelance development consultant while she homeschools her son.  She has been a professional advocate for homeless, incarcerated, and immigrant individuals and has worked as a documentary videographer, teaching videography at the college level.  He writing has been featured in the Huffington Post, The Good Men Project, the New York Times’ “Motherlode” blog, the Sydney Morning Herald, BLOOM, The Mighty, LOVE THAT MAX, Yahoo Parenting, \Why did you write Not Always Happy?

I wrote this book to smash the stereotypes of people with Down Syndrome - that they are simple and dull and always happy.  By sharing funny and brutal true-life experiences of my now ten-year-old son, readers will understand that he is a complex full participant in life who is not in need of changing

It chronicles one typical and not-so-typical family’s journey, from adopting a child with Down Syndrome, through the usual strains of domestic joy and commotion, to dealing with the unexpected challenges of an education system that deems your child as less than other children and turning to homeschooling.

A memoir about adopting and raising a son with Down Syndrome that celebrates the quirkiness of life.

While most people meet their child for the first time in a delivery room, some parents have to  meet their child

Not Always Happy, is a humorous and sharp chronicle about adopting and raising a son with Down Syndrome from the Maine foster care system.  The author quickly learns that life is best lived by expecting the unplanned when she makes the decision to become a parent in her late forties. 

Kari Wagner-Peck, MSW is a writer, blogger, and freelance development consultant while she homeschools her son.  She has been a professional advocate for homeless, incarcerated, and immigrant individuals and has worked as a documentary videographer, teaching videography at the college level.  He writing has been featured in the Huffington Post, The Good Men Project, the New York Times’ “Motherlode” blog, the Sydney Morning Herald, BLOOM, The Mighty, LOVE THAT MAX, Yahoo Parenting, \Why did you write Not Always Happy?

I wrote this book to smash the stereotypes of people with Down Syndrome - that they are simple and dull and always happy.  By sharing funny and brutal true-life experiences of my now ten-year-old son, readers will understand that he is a complex full participant in life who is not in need of changing

It chronicles one typical and not-so-typical family’s journey, from adopting a child with Down Syndrome, through the usual strains of domestic joy and commotion, to dealing with the unexpected challenges of an education system that deems your child as less than other children and turning to homeschooling.

Gracefully-Yours presents Mentoring Monday with Lori Berry sponsored by 4wordwomen.org.

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DID YOU KNOW YOUR RACE AND YOUR GENDER MAY AFFECT EVERYTHING FROM THE MEDICAL TESTS YOU RECEIVE, TO THE OUTCOME OF YOUR TREATMENT?

A FIRST OF ITS KIND STUDY SHEDS LIGHT ON HOW THOSE DIFFERENCES MIGHT MATTER WHEN IT COMES TO CARDIOVASCULAR CARE.

HERE TO EXPLAIN ARE DR. PAUL UNDERWOOD, MEDICAL DIRECTOR, INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY FOR BOSTON SCIENTIFIC AND DR. WAYNE BATCHELOR OF THE INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY COUNCIL AT TALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

 

DR. BATCHELOR - TELL US ABOUT THE STUDY.

 

 

DR. BATCHELOR - WHAT DO THESE NEW FINDINGS TELL US ABOUT WHAT ARE THE REASONS BEHIND THE DIFFERENCES THAT PATIENTS MAY EXPERIENCE AND HOW TO REDUCE THESE DIFFERENCES?

 

DR. UNDERWOOD - WHAT ARE STEPS DOCTORS CAN TAKE TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD IN TERMS OF CARE?

 

DR. UNDERWOOD / DR. BATCHELOR - WHAT CAN PEOPLE DO TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR HEALTH CARE AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE GETTING THE PROPER TREATMENT?

 

 

DR. UNDERWOOD - WHERE CAN WE LEARN MORE?