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Coach Michele Coy has a way to help you get past your weaknesses. Or, at least, know they are there - and begin to develop a transformational approach to connecting those weaknesses to strengths. What does that do? It helps transform your money mindset! Click the player and have a listen! About Michele Michele Coy is a business leadership and mindset coach. Michele assists her clients to shift the...

The Southwest Michigan First Chamber announces the return of its Chamber's Choice Awards for 2022. The awards seek to involve the community in giving recognition to Kalamazoo County businesses in certain categories. On its website, the Chamber defines the mission of the Chamber's Choice Awards :  "To join the community in meaningfully acknowledging and celebrating those businesses a...

Actor Robert Newman is no stranger to daytime drama, after spending 28 years on Guiding Light and short stints on General Hospital and Santa Barbara. You have also seen him in guest starring roles on television and in movies. Theatre-goers also know Robert well from his frequent appearances all around the country. In Robert's new visit to TRPS, he speaks candidly about his six-month return to...

In the latest Vicksburg Visit , Councilman Rick Holmes talks about some of the observations he's made during his first term, the priorities going forward - and maintaining the small town feel in a modern village. As well, he encourages village residents to offer input on the master plan. Click to hear more details. Episode Resources More Vicksburg Visit episodes ( Vicksburg Visit 9 ) Council...

When you wake up and face another day, how do you feel? Are you rarin' to go and spend another day doing what invigorates you? Or do you dread getting out of bed? In this episode of Transforming Your Money Mindset , Coach Michele Coy discusses how unlocking your passion can change your relationship with money for the better - in ways you may not have realized. About Michele Michele Coy is a b...

Educate, engage and inspire - that's the goal behind the nationwide network of entrepreneurs called One Million Cups . With chapters in communities across the U.S., One Million Cups aims "...to present an inclusive and supportive front door to...local entrepreneurial ecosystems." In this episode, TRPS visits with Sandra Cochrane, one of the community organizers for One Million Cups...

Let's face it: We already drive around in our cars riding atop a barrel of gasoline - with small, controlled explosions going on at the other end.  That's how the internal combustion engine in our gas-powered vehicles works. So, how do emergency responders view the use of an electric-powered vehicle  - and do they offer a level of safety on-par with their gas-powered counterparts? Fire s...

In this episode of Transforming Your Money Mindset , Coach Michele Coy asks listeners to think carefully about how their work and home lives affect them. In particular, she discusses how potential negative effects directly relate to your relationship with money. Click to listen! About Michele Michele Coy is a business leadership and mindset coach. Michele assists her clients to shift their mindset...

Since 1999, Southwest Michigan First has been working as a catalyst for economic development and jobs growth in the region. So, it seemed like a natural fit to bring the business-connect mission of the Kalamazoo Chamber under the SWMF umbrella. Clarence Lloyd joined the Southwest Michigan First Chamber as its first director in 2021. Click to listen to this episode in which Clarence discusses the d...

Planning to retire is about more than money - it's about a plan. So says Coach Michele Coy in this episode of Transforming Your Money Mindset . What does retirement really look like? Coach Michele says many people have trouble answering that - and find out the hard way they don't really know. Click to hear more about conquering the "expectation gap" in retirement. Episode Resou...

Even though it might be tough to contemplate, in this episode of Transforming Your Money Mindset , Coach Michele Coy encourages you to hear this different, non-judgmental approach to budgeting. Hear all Transforming Your Money Mindset episodes! About Michele Michele Coy is a business leadership and mindset coach. Michele assists her clients to shift their mindset around their own value and provide...

Your transformation awaits! In this episode of Transforming Your Money Mindset, Coach Michele Coy gives you the starting point to begin a growth mindset transformation. In other words, it is the starting point to changing your view on money - creating a transformational outlook that helps throw the gates open and facilitate your financial goals. Hear all Transforming Your Money Mindset episodes! A...

Some regard the car '70s TV private eye Jim Rockford (The Rockford Files) drove as another character of the show. A gold Pontiac Firebird, the car was chosen personally by Rockford portrayer James Garner for its ability to do cool tricks, like the reverse-180 "J turn" maneuver (called a "Rockford" by some). But, it turns out Garner was heavily involved in the use of the ca...

The fifth and final Discover Kalamazoo Historic Walking Tour downtown episodes focuses on some of the historic homes on Kalamazoo's South Street. Some of the homes seen on these blocks are its most beautiful, intricate and connected to families with prominent histories in Kalamazoo. Historian, author and curator of the Western Michigan University Legacy Collections , Lynn Houghton mentions na...

Many settlements situated next to water for good reasons: drinking water and power, to name just a couple.  Sometimes, the reasons were not so good, like the dumping of waste. In any case, the second episode of the Discover Kalamazoo Historic Walking Tour  series focuses on the obvious source of water near downtown Kalamazoo: Arcadia Creek. Historian, author and curator of the Western Michigan Uni...

Talk about history! In the third episode of the Discover Kalamazoo Historic Walking Tour   series, the focus is on the first pedestrian mall in the whole country: The downtown mall in Kalamazoo. Historian, author and curator of the Western Michigan University Legacy Collections , Lynn Houghton talks about some of the highlights on the mall - along with its rich history. Houghton,  famous for her s...

In the fourth episode of the Discover Kalamazoo Historic Walking Tour  series, front-and-center is the city's first business district. Historian, author and curator of the Western Michigan University Legacy Collections , Lynn Houghton starts at the corner of Portage Street and East Michigan Avenue, pointing out why the area is named "Haymarket" - along with some other historic obser...

Welcome to the Discover Kalamazoo Historic Walking Tour series! In this the first of five episodes focused around the Kalamazoo, Michigan central business district, we begin in the center of it all - Bronson Park. Historian, author and curator of the Western Michigan University Legacy Collections, Lynn Houghton points out areas of interest in and around the park. Houghton,  famous for her seasonal...

As you have probably begun to see, Michele Coy 's approach to transforming our relationships with money seeks to challenge some of the inherent beliefs that are working against us. In episode 10, she challenges some of the negative thinking that often limits us in our views on money. Hear all Transforming Your Money Mindset episodes! About Michele Michele Coy is a business leadership and mind...

In episode 9 of the Vicksburg Visit series, Village Council Pro Tem Carl Keller offers his viewpoint on the most significant village goals achieved in recent years. As well, he discusses his view on the next big goal: A new village hall. In the rearview, Councilman Keller points to infrastructure and streetscape improvements in the village as the project of most significance. A low-interest, 40-ye...

What is keeping you from achieving your goals and dreams? In this episode of Transforming Your Money Mindset , hear Coach Michele Coy help you smash through limiting beliefs keeping you from your achievements. Episode Resources Western Michigan University Small Business Development Center Small Business Help from SCORE About Michele Michele Coy is a business leadership and mindset coach. Michele a...

Words are powerful. Some of the most powerful are those we say to ourselves. In this episode of Transforming Your Money Mindset , Michele Coy talks about the poverty mindset - the "I can't" of self-motivation. She discusses how to recognize it and how to begin to lay the groundwork to change it to "I can". About Michele Michele Coy is a business leadership and mindset coac...

The COVID pandemic pushed a lot of us out of our comfort zones in many ways. Businesses and organizations, for example, were forced to figure out how to engage stakeholders while unable to host in-person meetings and events. In our Vicksburg Visit series, we learned how the Village of Vicksburg, Michigan snapped into action - perfecting a plan to bring virtual meetings to its residents - and use o...

Now that we know some of the influences that have formed our money mindset, how can we be empowered? In this episode of Transforming Your Money Mindset , coach Michele Coy helps us take some of that negative thinking and turn it around - as part of the ongoing effort to transform our relationship with money. About Michele Michele Coy is a business leadership and mindset coach. Michele assists her...

In the third of three discussions with the leaders of Michigan's central and southern United Ways, soon to be merged to form the United Ways of South Central Michigan , Teresa Kmetz offers input from the Lansing, Michigan region . Citing the ALICE report , along with the amplification of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kmetz echoes her colleagues in Jackson and Battle Creek/Kalamazoo in saying the mer...