It’s Your Community

June 13, 2021 ~ Vietnam Veteran and War Hero James “Doc” McCloughan and American House Sterling Heights senior living center founder Bob Gilllette talk about Flag Day and the special celebration that they have invited the community to attend.

June 6, 2021 ~ Author Michael N. Smith talks about his collaborative work, “100 of the Worst Ideas in History: Humanity’s Thundering Brainstorms Turned Blundering Brain Farts.” From skinny-dipping presidents to toxic tooth fillings to hit singing groups that can’t carry a tune, “100 of the Worst Ideas in History” is a celebration of humanity’s historical, hysterical, stinkin' thinkin' thundering b...

May 30, 2021 ~ LupusChick founder and author of the book “Chronically Fabulous” Marisa Zeppieri talks about her efforts in helping those with lupus, a commonly misunderstood chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease with no cure.

May 23, 2021 ~ Comcast Cable Heartland Region Vice President of Public Relations Michelle Gilbert talks about Comcast’s recently announced plans to invest $1 billion over the next 10 years to help further close the digital divide, providing skills training, grants, free service, and laptops to those in need.

Sunday, May 16, 2021 ~ Vanessa interviewed Bert Copple owner of Home instead in Birmingham and Clawson. The interview focused was on increased impacts of isolation among older adults with sensory loss According to local aging experts, these experiences are the daily reality for 83% of older adults living with sensory loss in the United States. While those with sensory loss have always faced an inc...

Sunday, May 9, 2021 ~ Vanessa interviewed Shandy Longcore is the founder and president of Embracing Imperfections, a non-profit on a mission of eradicating suicide. She is a graduate of Aquinas College and competed on a national level in both track and basketball. Her last job was serving MVP Athletic Club-Rockford as its director. She now speaks on behalf of suicide awareness and prevention. Her...

Sunday, May 2, 2021 ~ Vanessa interviewed David Stanislaw, a psychotherapist with a business consulting practice that helps companies improve the health of their workplace environments. He focused on resolving workplace conflict amongst team members; executive and employee coaching, facilitating succession planning issues/stress amongst the management team and helping companies as well as individu...

Sunday, April 25, 2021 ~ Camille Jayne, president of the Janye Group. She is the Founder & CEO, The Jayne Group - Helping business leaders and their teams deliver unbelievable results faster and more profitably than they could ever imagine. She was instrumental in launching the Women’s Business Institute (WBIUSA). She talked about the work she does with her clients and mentors as they focuses on b...

Sunday, April 18, 2021 ~ Vanessa interviewed Jennifer Dickow owner of PearlaBella and Todd from Todd’s Room in Birmingham about Small businesses surviving through the COVID-19 pandemic and how small businesses are helping each other market their businesses. Todd started to feature products from other businesses to help market other businesses while offering more products in his store. Todd Skog co...

Sunday, April 11, 2021 ~ It’s Your Community April 11, 2021 Vanessa Interviewed Rachel Monteverdi as a change agent, a consultant and a coach. She has extensive background as a Gallup Strengths Coach and in Stephen Covey’s approach to Leadership and the 7 Habits of Successful People. As a coach, Rachel’s aim is to listen intently and with curiosity and reflection, ask thoughtful questions, and adv...

Sunday, April 4, 2021 ~ It’s Your Community April 4, 2021 Vanessa interviewed Stephen Ray, Catholic Convert and Pilgrimage Leader about Easter Sunday and how this Christian Holiday is celebrated all over the world including in the Holy Land. He takes people of all different faiths to pilgrimage trips in various parts of the world including Israel, Iraq, and Egypt to learn about biblical history. w...

Sunday, March 28, 2021 ~ Vanessa interviewed Samino Scott, executive director of the Pontiac Collective Impact Partnership. This includes a large group of powerful organizations that came together to form this group to help move the city of Pontiac forward. Oakland University has been offering some support through our OU / Pontiac initiative to help kickstart their introduction to the area. https:...

Sunday, March 5, 2021 ~ Vanessa interviewed Dawn Poteau from Talent Activators. As a Certified Coach with her own business, she helps leaders navigate through critical transitional periods. She helps individuals and organizations on transitions and leadership. She also focuses on collaborating and connecting with community members. We also discussed how COVID-19 impacted organizations and leaders...

Sunday, March 14, 2021 ~ Vanessa interviewed Gavin Brown from the The Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association (MAMA) which recently announced the selection of Chippewa County in the state’s Upper Peninsula as the site of its new command and control center. Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association is a member-supported organization that serves the interests of Michigan’s aerospace and defe...

Sunday, March 7. 2021 ~ Vanessa interviewed Melissa Tolstyka, Hegira Health Clinical Director. Hegira Health is a leader in suicide prevention services and has recently launched two initiatives. Melissa spoke about the suicide prevention services Hegira Health offers to the community. She shared her expertise as a community leader in the mental health industry.