@Work Podcast

This is @Work with Dr. Elizabeth Teagarden. For over a decade, Dr. Teagarden has worked with small to medium enterprises to create more drama free workplaces. Here on the @Work podcast, she speaks with presidents, owners and executives of companies about their unique workforce ecosystems and how they create great places to work.

John Tosco is a man of many talents, musician, guitar teacher and businessman. But if I had to put a single label on John's great contribution to the Charlotte, North Carolina music scene, it would be as impresario. More than 30 years ago, Tosco music was born out of a love of two things music and community. What started with a circle of friends gathering in his living room to share songs has grown into a nonprofit organization that has substantial community impact across six distinct programs, the Tasco Music Party, FabFest Beatles Tribute, the Tosco Open Mic, musicians support, community outreach and scholarships. In any given year, the Tosco organization produces over 100 live events at 27 locations throughout the city, putting more than 300 performers on the stage. More than half of those performances are for seniors in our community. Another 200 performers take the stage through the open mics and the Tosco Scholarship Fund Awards nearly $15,000 to several dozen youth and adult musicians.

John Tosco is our guest today on the @Work podcast.

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Tosco Music

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Dr. Elizabeth Teagarden on LinkedIn

CTK@Work

This is @Work with Dr. Elizabeth Teagarden. For over a decade, Dr. Teagarden has worked with small to medium enterprises to create more drama free workplaces. Here on the @Work podcast, she speaks with presidents, owners and executives of companies about their unique workforce ecosystems and how they create great places to work.

Founded in 1980, Petrie Construction is an award winning family owned business that specializes in construction services, with the objective of exceeding the client's expectations through building relationships and buildings in the safest and most cost efficient way possible, all the while maintaining the highest degree of quality and emphasis on sustainable design solutions. Keith Tucker is our guest today on the At Work podcast.

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Keith Poettker on LinkedIn

Poettker Construction

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Dr. Elizabeth Teagarden on LinkedIn

CTK@Work

This is @Work with Dr. Elizabeth Teagarden. For over a decade, Dr. Teagarden has worked with small to medium enterprises to create more drama free workplaces. Here on the @Work podcast, she speaks with presidents, owners and executives of companies about their unique workforce ecosystems and how they create great places to work.

As a single mother of modest means in the 1970s, with no retail or business experience. Syble Latta faced many challenges when she decided to open a bridal salon. The economic times were bad, and banks felt that women were a loan risk and treated them differently from men in business. However, Syble had passion, determination and a commitment to meeting the needs of her customers.

For over 50 years, Poffie Girls has served women in all of their special events from high school prom to wedding day to Mother of the Bride. And Syble is passing along the business to her daughter, Pam Nixon, the original Poffie Girl. Pam has worked in every aspect of the business with guidance from her mom as she now looks forward to taking Poffie Girls into the future.

One of the top bridal salons in the Southeast, Poffie Girls has an undisputed reputation for honesty, high quality products, competitive pricing, and, of course, real customer service. Syble Latta and Pam Nixon are our guest today on the @Work Podcast.

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Poffie Girls Website

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Dr. Elizabeth Teagarden on LinkedIn

CTK@Work

This is @Work with Dr. Elizabeth Teagarden. For over a decade, Dr. Teagarden has worked with small to medium enterprises to create more drama free workplaces. Here on the @Work podcast, she speaks with presidents, owners and executives of companies about their unique workforce ecosystems and how they create great places to work.

Dr. Pam Howze is the Principal Consultant with the American Apprenticeship Center and a teaching professor in the master's program in Workforce Development, as well as the Community college leadership doctoral program at North Carolina State University. She has led Wake Technical Community Colleges efforts to expand apprenticeship and work based learning. She has served as program director for the National Fund for Workforce Solutions.

She was the statewide director of apprenticeship business and veteran services for North Carolina's Department of Commerce and NC Works and was instrumental in getting a tuition waiver for community college youth who enter a registered apprenticeship while still in high school. Dr. Howes has also worked on apprenticeship and workforce development for private industry, including as chief learning officer at Siemens and also at Merck.

Dr. Pam Howes is our guest today on the At Work podcast.

This is @Work with Dr. Elizabeth Teagarden. For over a decade, Dr. Teagarden has worked with small to medium enterprises to create more drama free workplaces. Here on the @Work podcast, she speaks with presidents, owners and executives of companies about their unique workforce ecosystems and how they create great places to work.

Ben Kinney, as publisher of Business North Carolina and South Park magazines in its 38 year history, Business North Carolina has won over 120 national awards for editorial and design excellence, including recognition as the 2012 Best Regional Business Magazine. He has served on the boards of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, the Alliance of Area Business Publications, and serves on North Carolina State Alumni Magazines Advisory Group, as well as on the Leadership Committee of the Board of Directors for the NC State Alumni Association. He is active in the North Carolina Committee for Business Education, North Carolina Economic Developers Association and is a graduate of Leadership North Carolina. Ben Kenny is our guest today on the @Work podcast.

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Ben Kinney on LinkedIn

Business North Carolina

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Dr. Elizabeth Teagarden on LinkedIn

CTK@Work

This is @Work with Dr. Elizabeth Teagarden. For over a decade, Dr. Teagarden has worked with small to medium enterprises to create more drama free workplaces. Here on the @Work podcast, she speaks with presidents, owners and executives of companies about their unique workforce ecosystems and how they create great places to work.

On this episode, Billy Lipari and Pete Futia from Sur-Seal talk about how they create a respectful workplace.

Billy Lipari is the marketing director and Pete Futia is the chief operating officer at Sur-Seal. Sur-Seal is a top tier manufacturer of engineer components. They help their customers solve complex sealing, insulation, thermal and protection challenges. Sur-Seal offers a range of custom die-cut, molded, formed and extruded parts. On their website they state that they foster a positive company culture that values the contributions of their employees, and we believe they keep their word. Billy Lipari and Pete Futia are our guest today on the @Work Podcast.

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Pete Futia on LinkedIn

Billy Lipari on LinkedIn

Sur-Seal

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Dr. Elizabeth Teagarden on LinkedIn

CTK@Work

This is @Work with Dr. Elizabeth Teagarden. For over a decade, Dr. Teagarden has worked with small to medium enterprises to create more drama free workplaces. Here on the @Work podcast, she speaks with presidents, owners and executives of companies about their unique workforce ecosystems and how they create great places to work.

On this episode, Rick Ferretti talks about the recruiting industry, building a great team, and the importance of developing your people.

Rick Ferretti joined the human resources and recruiting industry in 2009 and is the Founder and Managing Partner of Ferretti Search Group, an executive recruiting and staffing firm based here in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since its founding, Ferretti Search Group has experienced tremendous growth expanding through the pandemic and now ranks as the eighth largest recruiting firm in North Carolina. Rick Ferretti is our guest on the @Work podcast.

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Rick Ferretti on LinkedIn

Ferretti Search Group

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Dr. Elizabeth Teagarden on LinkedIn

CTK@Work

This is @Work with Dr. Elizabeth Teagarden. For over a decade, Dr. Teagarden has worked with small to medium enterprises to create more drama free workplaces. Here on the @Work podcast, she speaks with presidents, owners and executives of companies about their unique workforce ecosystems and how they create great places to work.

On this episode, Wes Drummond talks about leadership, the construction industry and what he's reading right now.

Wes Drummond is president of JM Cope Construction, a second generation construction firm located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Wes was recently named to the Charlotte Business Journal's 40-under-40 list and is recognized for his ability to communicate in a way that brings people together to get a project built. Wes is a leader we admire, and we are honored to have him on the show.

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Wes Drummond on LinkedIn

JM Cope Construction

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Dr. Elizabeth Teagarden on LinkedIn

CTK@Work

This is @Work with Dr. Elizabeth Teagarden. For over a decade, Dr. Teagarden has worked with small to medium enterprises to create more drama free workplaces. Here on the @Work podcast, she speaks with presidents, owners and executives of companies about their unique workforce ecosystems and how they create great places to work.

Bill Trosch is managing partner of Conrad, Trosch and Kemmy, a second generation family business with over 50 years in legal practice and based in Charlotte, North Carolina, drawing on the experience of our different professions. Bill and I co-founded the venture CTK@Work in 2021 to serve middle market businesses. Bill heads the litigation department at the law firm, which has given him experience in dealing with a wide variety of factual scenarios that helps him find creative solutions to problems that a cookie cutter approach to only one area of law might miss.

This episode is episode zero of the Network podcast, and Bill Trish is our guest today. Bill Trish, welcome to the network podcast.

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Bill Trosch on LinkedIn

Conrad, Trosch & Kemmy, P.A.

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Dr. Elizabeth Teagarden on LinkedIn

CTK@Work