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Maintaining quality oral health in children in underserved and underrepresented communities can prove to be a challenge, with often scarce resources. That’s where TeamSmile hopes to lend a helping hand. The mission of TeamSmile is to provide children in need with a life-changing dental experience through the power of sports. John McCarthy is the Executive Director of TeamSmile and he joined me thi...

Baker Boy is a manufacturer of premium bakery products for food service, bakery, C-store, and private label customers, they make our word their pledge and their handshake is there commitment. Their staff at Baker Boy is a team of customer-first experts dedicated to your success. Dustin Monke is a former long-time journalist and short-time government employee now happily hawking donuts and bakery p...

Women and single mothers often put others ahead of themselves and their health. Amy Ballantyne is a Holistic Health Coach | Health Accountability | Lifestyle & Freedom Mentor. She is Your Health Cheerleader. With over a decade of experience coaching individuals in their health, lifestyle, leadership, and mindset; Amy has learned an essentially critical lesson both personally and professionally, ev...

The National Basketball League of Canada plays a pivotal role in the expansion and growth of basketball in Canada. Working to promote avenues of exposure to a diverse collection of people. There granted a unique opportunity to carry out their message and join the national conversation during this time when the NBA is at the forefront of the social justice movement. Therefore, how do you interconne...

Matthew Swope knows all about building a winning baseball culture. As a young assistant coach and a player, he has played a pivotal role in the rise through the ranks for the Men’s Baseball program at the university of Maryland. He is currently in his third season as assistant coach and eighth season overall on staff at Maryland.  He has been immersed in a winning culture as a part of the four win...

The Non-Profit sector in Canada serves a critical purpose in maintaining the vitality of our local communities. Often acting as an essential lifeline for those in need. According to https://www.canadiancharitylaw.ca/ There are approximately 86,000 Canadian registered charities $251 billion in total revenue for Canadian registered charities. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has affected everything in...

Implementing a strategic and competent business strategist can help your business achieve the highest height of success if you’re willing to make this prudent investment in your business. Lenica Stephen is the Founder of Interactive Business Optimization Services (IBOSS) Inc. who partners with businesses to provide business planning, team leadership, project management, business systems and workfl...

Collin Mitchell has an impressive story of perseverance. He started his first business out of a one-bedroom apartment and had to fight for everything he received. He and his family shifted from ABC (always be closing) to ABH (always be helping). A simple shift made a HUGE IMPACT. And now he grew to $5 million in 26 months. How did he do it? He joined me this week to reveal the steps he took and ho...

The Southeastern Conference still wants to roll the dice and attempt to preserve college football in the south this fall. There also hopeful the Big 12 and ACC will join in the fun this fall as well. How plausible is this stance? Does it make for an argument or statement seeming reasonable or probable? Darrell Puckett is a weekend sports anchor and reporter at Alabama News Network he joined me thi...

From his college dorm room over 15 years ago, where he founded Digital Surgeons (DS), Pete Sena has been obsessing over repairing broken connections between curiosity and creativity. As CEO of his own brand Digital Surgeons, a global innovation company, he’s helped countless partner-clients think forward through experience design, creative marketing, and digital business model transformation. He j...

Are you someone who is obsessed with making sure your social media accounts are constantly up-to-date? Are you someone who lives on every like, comment or reshare from your peers? Are you in need of a digital detox? If this sounds as if it may be you, you should become acquainted with Andrew Ryder. As Andrew describes it as “My life was like the Adam Sandler movie Click. I spent nearly 15 years on...

The American consciousness is in a fragile state with the presidential election nearly 2 months away. The country’s public image to some is in tatters and the country is crying out for leadership and direction. From the coronavirus, social unrest, and election security there are many issues on the minds of Americans today. Tiara M. Tucker is an empowering and passionate keynote speaker, a mental h...

Maintaining a positive decorum behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety. Is indeed possible while also retaining a positive productivity moto within your business.  Bobby Macey launched a business to become more self-reliant, both monetarily and emotionally. Now, he lives a much more fulfilling life. He believes strongly in positive thinking, having a growth mindset, and he’s a mental hea...

Regardless of your politics the selection of Senator Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s running mate is a consequential decision. What should we make of the selection? What it means for the election and American history? Abdallah Fayyad is an opinion writer and Editorial Board member at The Boston Globe. He was previously a researcher at The Atlantic and holds a degree in economics from American Univers...

Today’s Corporate America culture isn’t for everyone. Especially, those who have a knack for creativity, and helping others chart their own path to glory. Lorraine Ball drew tired of the demands of the corporate life, and said sayonara to the bureaucracy, glass ceilings and bad coffee. Today she stays busy at Roundpeg, a digital agency in Carmel, Indiana, building smart marketing strategies for bu...

According to Canadian Mental Health Association National, in any given year, 1 in 5 people in Canada will personally experience a mental health problem or illness. Mental illness affects people of all ages, education, income levels, and cultures. Approximately 8% of adults will experience major depression at some time in their lives. Ryan Gallagher wears many hats on any given day. His most import...

According to https://www.sciencedaily.com One in four Americans develop insomnia each year: 75 percent of those with insomnia recover. Summary: About 25 percent of Americans experience acute insomnia each year, but about 75 percent of these individuals recover without developing persistent poor sleep or chronic insomnia, according to the study. Therefore, I ask you what are the top three ingredien...

Former NFL offensive linemen Shawn Harper successfully pivoted to a life after football, after his seven seasons in the league. As of 2004 he has owned and operates American Services and Protection, a multi-million-dollar security services firm headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. His journey from the grit and sweat of the NFL locker room to the corporate culture of the boardroom proved that he could...

Providing pathways of endless inclusion and acceptance is a driving force for the programs and services offered at the Abilities Centre in Whitby, Ontario. It’s a facility dedicated to building inclusive and accessible communities. Using their multi-award winning, fully accessible 125,000 square foot facility as an inclusion incubator, they develop evidence-based programs and services that can be...

The Big Ten Conference has decided to pull the plug on the 2020 Football season choosing public health over college football Saturdays. Leaving many to wonder was it the right decision and where is the consistent leadership in college football? The conference is hopeful of playing in spring 2021. With this decision, the Big Ten has become the first Power Five conference to decide not to play this...

James Roberts was born with a congenital disability called femoral dysplasia of the left leg; also known as Proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD) or as Congenital Femoral Deficiency (CFD), is a rare, non-hereditary birth defect which affects the pelvis, particularly the hip bone, and the proximal femur. The disorder may affect one side or both, with the hip being deformed and the leg shortened....

Mitch Schoenman is the co-founder of the creative agency, Showtime Media. Mitch co-founded the company with his wife Kait in early 2018. Mitch handles the sales and operations at Showtime Media and is very skilled in sales management and sales and marketing alignment. Mitch and Kait have established a mission at Showtime Media to help companies establish powerful brand identities that make them me...

Founded in 1985, the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association is a non-profit organization passionately dedicated to helping individuals with cerebral palsy or a related disability access quality sport and recreation activities. They do this through program delivery, education, advocacy and partnership. Physical activity and the pursuit of excellence in sport can be rewarding for everyone. They...

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...