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One of the fastest ways to build a quality reputation as a business and draw in traffic to consume your products is to build an effective website. Justin Rule is the lead creative and partner at Sparrow Websites. A web design shop that started partnering to bring a new approach to website design with options for small business owners and entrepreneurs. They serve over 250 small businesses. The goa...

•Brandon Walker took a leap of faith. He dropped out of college at 19 to become a sales intern for a start-up beer social media company, Untappd. He rapidly became Senior Vice President of Sales and remained with the company until its exit in March 2020. During his five-year tenure at Untappd, Brandon managed a sales force of 45 people and saw the company grow from 8-120 people. The highlight of h...

What Does it mean to live intentionally? Ryan Bennett has made this his life’s mission to help people be very international about their lives and what we want out of them. He’s created A Proven Guide for Intentional Growth.  He got my start in business by operating a tech startup in Silicon Valley. After a few years of iterations and modest growth, he ended up in a familiar position as so many fai...

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, there are currently m ore than 400,000 children in foster care in the United States. They range in age from infants to 21 years old (in some states.) According to www.adoptuskids.org Each year, roughly 20,000 youth will age out of the foster care system when they turn 18 or 21, or when they fin...

Best Selling Author Daniel (Dan) Portik was born in a rural area outside of Cleveland, Ohio. At an early age he found himself drawn to music and then later on in life added sales and marketing to his skill sets. As a Christian business owner for over 3 decades, Dan has had extensive experience in running successful marketing and video production companies. Dan has relentlessly focused on helping c...

Your self-image is controlled by your programming. You have everything you need to be amazing. You can achieve everything you want. According to Sandy Rutherford Co-Founder and Partner, Coach at RF Success Academy. RFSA is a special journey for people desiring higher successes in life and committed in making it happen. It is a journey whereby clients are immersed in an immensely powerful, possibil...

The WNBA’s tribute and dedication of their season to Brianna Taylor is a powerful symbol of a call for justice. Overall, the message which athletes are attempting to deliver is consequential. Meanwhile, the need to grow girl’s participation in sports remains a high priority as we attempt to diversify women’s sports. Furthermore, baseball could be in jeopardy, after 12 Miami Marlins players tested...

The intersection of business and politics can often lead to fiery and passionate debate, no matter which side of the aisle you happen to reside on. Along with the impact of sending kids back to school in the fall, because of the Covid-19 pandemic. John Stricklen is a professor of Business scholar. He joined me this week to have a wide-ranging lifestyle discussion Learn more about your ad choices....

Laurent Amzallag is the creator of Yala Fitness and international fitness expert. He helps all of us live our best life from a fitness perspective. He joined me this week to provide us positive words of affirmation to help us keep us all on a track with our fitness goals. Laurent Amzallag wants to help you stay committed to your fitness goals.  He’s invited you to join his free fitness classes.  J...

Jason Melim is immensely proud of his San Diego roots and the California native is a 2020 San Diego Business Leadership award recipient, currently working in the Real Estate industry. To provide innovative solutions to their partners to promote business growth. He joined me this week to discuss what makes an effective business leader, some real estate trends developing across America and he is als...

Supporting individuals who are dealing with mental health concerns is critically important. According to the Canadian Mental Health Association: • In any given year, 1 in 5 Canadians experiences a mental health or addiction problem. • In any given week, at least 500,000 employed Canadians are unable to work due to mental health problems. • The economic burden of mental illness in Canada is estimat...

Have you, ever been frightened to take a leap of faith in your life? Have you fallen into the pitfalls of being comfortable? Are you risk adverse? Have you ever made mistakes you’re afraid to own? AJ Krow is a 30-year-old entrepreneur that believes fully in owning his own mistakes and being responsible for his own happiness. He owns Peak Luxury Travel, a luxury full-service travel agency and milea...

There are 28.8 million small businesses in the United States, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration, and they have 56.8 million employees. Small businesses (defined as businesses with fewer than 500 employees) account for 99.7% of all business in the U.S. During a global health crisis how can these businesses remain on solid ground. Joseph Rosales is the president of The Performance...

For anyone with children under the age of 5 parenting during a pandemic can provide tremendous challenges of maintaining sanity and peace during quarantine. What’s the recipe to maintaining harmony among all parties? The pandemic also provides all of us an opportunity to discover new things which compel our interests and past the time. Do you have a favorite hobby you have adopted during the pande...

According to the Windsor-Essex County Association of Realtors the June, average sales price for real estate was up 21.09% for the month. Therefore, the question remains is the real estate industry on solid footing despite the coronavirus pandemic? Rob Benneian is a Real Estate Broker at Deerbrook Realty Inc. Brokerage. He joined me this week to discuss Real Estate and the pandemic. To learn more a...

President Donald Trump is attempting to do a 180-degree turnaround of his campaign, which continues to see him trail Former Vice President Joe Biden in the polls. With Trump demoting his long-time campaign manager Brad Parscale and replacing him with Bill Stepien. Meanwhile, the coronavirus task force briefings are back. But will the president use them as an opportunity to update the American publ...

Lee Chambers is an Environmental Psychologist, and while his background was in elite sports, he’s now a well-being consultant and coach, promoting awareness of how sleep, nutrition, movement, mindset and habits interconnect to deliver optimal health, energy and give us the power to take action to find our purpose, plan our missions and become the author of our own lives. He joined me this week to...

“The biggest impact on a company's culture is the behavior of its leaders.” This is the approach which Claire Chandler, the president and founder of Talent Boost takes when working with several diverse start-ups and corporations over the last 25 years. Claire experienced most companies fall apart once they start to scale. She joined me this week because at her core, she believes It's time to grow...

According to the US council on foreign relations there are approximately 1.3 million active-duty personnel, or less than one-half of 1 percent of the U.S. population. Furthermore, serving in our Armed Forces, requires a tremendous resolve and demonstration of mental toughness. What is being done to support our men and women in uniform once they return home?  Ron Rugg served in the Army across thre...

The MHSAA is moving forward with a plan which first calls for all Fall sports to be started and played as scheduled. However, if the situation deems it necessary, the start of some or all Fall sports practices or competitions could be delayed. With this decision now made what does it mean for high school athletes around the state of Michigan?  Geoff Kimmerly Media & Content Coordinator at Michigan...

Keeping a close eye on your Financial activity during the coronavirus pandemic is essentially important, to ensure your fiscal health remains strong.  Emerging in a position of strength requires you to have the wherewithal to successfully budget your money.  According to the 2019 Canadian Financial Capability Survey, Canadians creating and maintaining a budget is one of the most important first st...

I’m a Cowboy and couldn’t be happier,” Prescott said, to USA Today Sports, “I look forward to working along Coach McCarthy, the staff, and my teammates to be the best team we can be in pursuit to our goal of a Super Bowl.” With this as a backdrop the long and protracted contract negotiation between Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys is over. They’ll begin this high-stakes season with expectations...

The Kansas City Chiefs have one of the most  dynamic young quarterbacks in all of football. And they have recently made certain he isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. The Chiefs and Super Bowl MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes have reached agreement on a 10-year contract extension that ties him to Kansas City through the 2031 season, the team announced.   The contract is worth a staggering $450 milli...

Food insecurity in the Windsor-Essex region continues to be a major concern across the community, and for those who are charged with ensuring those in need receive the assistance they require. According to the Windsor-Essex Health Unit Over 1 in 10 households (10.8%) in Windsor-Essex County are moderately or severely food insecure. Especially in the age of coronavirus the need has never been great...

There is now a total of 113 days until the next U.S. presidential election. With Joe Biden now firmly leading President Donald Trump in the polls some by double digits will those numbers hold? Meanwhile, The White House and the President have struggled to come up with a plausible explanation for the Russia bounty scandal. Will this international unrest both abroad and here at home finally be the s...