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Pensacola Business Radio: Guests-Duke Runyan, Feasible Concepts, Inc.

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Duke Runyan

Mission Statement
Building a “Super Business Accelerator”To Enable and Empower Entrepreneurs

Vision Statement
Building a Million Businesses over the next Century, through
harnessing the emerging technologies of: 1)Leadership Development,
2)Crowdfunding, and
3)Internet Marketing,
to automate the Startup Process(as nearly
as humanly possible).

The Product
Our product is the Strategic Development of Enterprises, from Startup to Exit Strategy.

We are building a Better Business Accelerator, harnessing the huge untapped power of human potential with Transformational Personal Leadership Development.

The Market
Startups | High Growth | Turnarounds

The Competition
Our competitors are the highly successful Accelerators in the
high-tech corridors. Our strategy is to join them not compete with
them.
Our executives are thought leaders in their fields with decades
of experience to bring to bear on any situation, problem or potential.
We can help the players break out from the pack with our “Afterburner Effect”.

A high performance aircraft must put out 110% power on take off. Once
at altitude, the pilot can throttle back to cruise speed, about 75% power.
So it is
with a Startup, max throttle at take off but in it for the long haul! You makeover a company by
making over the people. We mine the untapped potential of people.

Company History

Feasible Concepts, Inc. (FCI) is in the business of:
1)creating businesses &
2) strategically developing businesses.
FCI was founded by W Ron Tucker, PhD.

Since 1989, FCI’s services have been:

1) performing feasibility studies,
2) writing business plans,
3) management consulting &
4) adverse financial consulting.

Over the last five decades, Feasible Concepts, Inc. has turned around
over 5,000 ailing businesses through re-financing and/or
re-structuring them. “Doctor Ron” has never lost a patient, including
over 200 personally-owned Startup companies, created and managed to a
successful conclusion.

Dr Tucker has been in business since 1962, a period of 52 years,
originally operating under Enterprise Consultants, Inc. later changing
to Feasible Concepts, Inc. in 1989. He has operated primarily under
that name in many different kinds of businesses.

F.C.I. also developed land for residential and housing projects as well
as constructing those facilities.

Past projects have included:
*10,000 homes for “Ticos” in Costa Rica and funding for 286 factories in
Mexico.

*Initial funding for Disney World

*financial consultant to the Astronauts

The plan for FCI is to become more of a formal Business Accelerator, now offering our in-house services to the
general public.
FCI is researching, and intends to develop, the latest
Internet technology for marketing and crowd-funding.
FCI Consults on
the complete Strategic Development of the Enterprise.

FCI has multiple projects in the planning stages and is gearing up for the launch of it’s new venture, “Victory Garden Villas”, a
trend-setting conceptual residential community.

The coming post-petrodollar economic environment will be turbulent
and challenging but, by cooperating in a community effort, we intend
for our clients to actually prosper.

Company Goals and Objectives
We will create value by automating the process and creating a Million
Businesses over the next Hundred Years.
The FCI HUNDRED-YEAR PLAN:
“Every Man A Millionaire”
The first year FCI intends to raise $100M to fund the first hundred Startups for 2016. WE are seeking 100 partners @$1M each to fund the first phase.

Company Ownership Structure
FCI is a privately held company with fewer than 10 shareholders.

The Product
Our products are ideas, money, knowledge, training and experience (over
a hundred years of experience) and the ability to put them all
together to make money, create jobs, and fulfill dreams.

Future Projects
To build a chain of fly-in sub-divisions ranging from Florida, to
Canada, To California and back to Florida.

*Regional Charter/Freight airline in the Caribbean

*an Uber type service for boat owners

*crypto-currencies:hedging the dollar

*gold as an alternative emergency currency

*Alkaline water stores

*film & tv production- currently representing Posse Films, LLC (http://www.possefilms.com/)

Marketing Plan

The Target Market
Entrepreneurs in need of funding, guidance, or a solution to a problem.

Location Analysis
We are global. Our Franchise leadership development company has 400 locations throughout the world.

Established Customers
In fifty-two years, over 5,000 satisfied companies which were saved
from going out of business.

Pricing
Price under the market but deliver greater quality. Under-promise and
over-deliver.

Advertising- Social Media Marketing to the 325M members of Linkedin

Competitor Analysis

The Competitors
Most competitors are known as Incubators and are run by government or
non-profit basis.
FCI is more of an Accelerator, a for-profit venture
with top level expertise in Corporate Leadership, Business, Finance
and technology bringing a dynamic startup atmosphere to the table.

Competitor Strategies
Most incubators advertise and wait for the client to come to them. FCI
will pro-actively create businesses and recruit, train, and develop
Entrepreneurs. Being an entrepreneur is not easy but nothing
worthwhile is easy. It is not complex. Anybody can do it.

The Three Cs of a Startup:
A)Concept
B)Capital
C)Capabilities.
We help with all three.
All we need is people who just want to
better their position in life. Our programs are like the combination to the vault where you have your potential stored. You cannot access
your full potential without the combination to the vault.

Pensacola Business Radio: Guests – Mike D. Snell: Gentlemen vs Swag, LLC

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Michael Snell / GVS

At Michael Snell Clothiers, we utilize the best materials and offer superior workmanship and quality. We specialize in providing bespoke tailored menswear to include overcoats, vests, waistcoats, tuxedos, dress shirts, trousers, and footwear. Our highly rated customer service will ensure satisfaction to the gentleman with the most discerning taste.
 Michael Snell Clothiers and Michael Snell Bespoke is a veteran-owned business based in Seoul, Korea. Our family of master tailors and cobblers have over 50 years of experience creating luxury goods. We offer a wide variety of seasonal fabrics that will accommodate all of your custom garment needs. All of our products are offered in standard size and beposke tailored and we back every product with a Perfect Fit Guarantee. Why not let Michael Snell Clothiers handle all of your clothing needs?

Pensacola Business Radio: Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast Series-Guest: Dr. Kennedy / Assistant Vice President and Director of Counseling and Psychological Services at the University of West Florida

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Dr. Kennedy
 Assistant Vice President and Director of Counseling and Psychological Services at the University of West Florida.
She provides leadership and oversight to Counseling and Psychological Services, Recreation and Sports Services, Student Health Services, Wellness Services, and holds the status of Chief Mental Health Officer at the University.  She completed her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at the State University of New York at Buffalo and her Bachelor of Science in Psychology at George Mason University.  She received her license as a Psychologist in 2000.  She has taught both at UWF and Niagara University and presented continuing education workshops on issues such as Work-life Balance and Treatment of Trauma.  Inspired by the book Lean In she began a women’s professional development and support meeting for staff, faculty and graduate student employees at UWF in 2014.  

Kolleen Chesley

Founding Director/Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast

Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is an organic networking and professional development not-for-profit started in 2004. Our mission is to promote, advance and improve women in business.

We execute our mission in three ways:
1. Monthly FREE networking meetings for women in both Pensacola and Gulf Breeze.
2. Annual Pursue Your Passion conference featuring nationally recognized keynote speaker along with presentations by several local community leaders, an exciting experience hall, speed learning, and other interactive activities. (sponsor opportunities available).
3. Quarterly printed full-color magazine with in-depth interview articles of successful Gulf Coast women, educational content articles and membership spotlights.

See our website www.powerfulwomengulfcoast.com and our Facebook pages for more information.

Email kolleen@powerfulwomengulfcoast.com to connect!

Pensacola Business Radio: Spotlight Episode: Erik Hansen, Hansen Real Estate Team and Golfing for a Cause

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I am a true Pensacola native, and have lived only one other place in my entire life. In 2001, my wife (Angie) and I moved to Orlando to start college and life as a married couple. I jumped into real estate while I was still in college at the University of Central Florida in Orlando back in 2003. After a year learning the real estate business and finishing up at UCF, I joined up with Keller Williams Realty in East Orlando and began really building my business. I partnered up with a Team Leader which catapulted me to the top in a very short time period. In the summer of 2013, after being back in Pensacola since 2009, I jumped back into real estate. In January 2016, I rejoined Keller Williams Realty with my entire team. Since that summer of 2013, I have built a successful real estate team that consistently produces in the TOP 10 of real estate teams in Pensacola. We currently have a Buyer Team Manager (Brent Scott), Buyer Specialist (Renee Decker, Stephanie Oliver, Jordan Simmons), a full time Transaction Coordinator (Bethany Christian), Listing Team Manager (Angie Hansen), Listing/Marketing Assistant (Mikayla Holmes), and an Inside Sales Agent (Courtney Zamudio). The team approach gives a level of service unmatched by the average single agent. Our staff and Buyer Specialists have the skills and experience to handle all your real estate needs! In 2016, our team closed 120 transactions and are on track for 180 transactions in 2017.

Looking to purchase your first home or downsizing into a smaller home? We can help. Thinking about investing in real estate to build wealth and a retirement? We have the plan for you. Seeking an experienced team to sell your home using a proven marketing approach? We offer a full service listing and marketing plan to get your home sold quickly, with the fewest problems and for the highest possible price. Selling real estate is a science and we have the system in place to get you the most money for your home!

In addition to being passionate about real estate, I love giving back to my community, traveling with the family to explore new destinations, watching football with friends in the fall, relaxing on Pensacola Beach in the summer, and occasionally playing (attempting to play) golf! My wife, son Peyton and I attend Cokesbury United Methodist Church here in Pensacola. I am the current Golf Tournament Committee Chariman and we recently raised over $10,000 for three local charities. My wife, Angie, is on the Board at Cokesbury Children’s Center, where our son attends pre-school. I am also a member of the Northeast Pensacola Sertoma Club, which raises over $50,000 for local charities every year at events such as HogFest in the Spring and Dragon Boat Festival in the summer. We have a ton of fun giving back to our community and want to teach our son the importance of faith, family and community involvement.

Contact The Hansen Team today to learn more about how we can best serve your Pensacola area real estate needs! (850) 377-2201 or send email to ContactHansenTeam@gmail.com. We guarantee to provide you with a professional level of service no matter what your needs, and we look forward to meeting with you soon!

Pensacola Business Radio: Spotlight Episode: UWF talks Archeology Month and Pensacola’s Discovery of De Luna Settlement.

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Michael Thomin

Mike Thomin is the manager of the Destination Archaeology Resource Center. He is also a regular writer for the Unearthing Florida radio program broadcast on NPR member stations across the state of Florida. Mike received his B.A. in history from the University of West Florida and is currently seeking a Masters degree in the UWF Public History graduate program with a museum studies specialization. Mike has spent nearly a decade in the museum field, is a Certified Guide with the National Association of Interpretation, and has worked with several organizations on heritage interpretative projects and programs across the state including the Florida Anthropological Society, Florida Division of Historical Resources, Florida State Parks, U.S. Forest Service and the National Park Service. He has curated a number of museum exhibits on a range of diverse topics from piracy in the Gulf of Mexico to the roles women played in Northwest Florida during the Great Depression. He currently serves on FPAN’s Archaeological Tourism Task Force and on the Trail of Florida Indian Heritage Board of Directors. His research interests include Mississippian period southeastern Native Americans, maritime history of the Gulf of Mexico during Florida’s Territorial Period, public history, and public archaeology.

Florida Public Archaeology Network

The Florida Public Archaeology Network’s mission is to promote and facilitate the conservation, study and public understanding of Florida’s archaeological heritage through regional centers. The FPAN Coordinating Center is located in downtown Pensacola while other regional centers are located throughout the state of Florida.

The Northwest Region serves Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, Washington, Bay, Jackson, Calhoun, and Gulf Counties.

The Northwest Region of the Florida Public Archaeology Network is hosted by the University of West Florida in Pensacola, and it shares offices with the Network Coordinating Center in the historic L&N Marine Terminal at 207 East Main St.

Archaeology Institute

The Archaeology Institute at the University of West Florida is an educational, research and service facility concerned with the prehistoric and historic archaeological resources of the northwest Florida region. The Institute has a professional staff of nine archaeologists, a computer graphics/GIS analyst, a marine captain/dive safety officer and an office manager. Additional staff and students are regularly employed through grant and contract funds.

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UWF Announces Discovery of Luna Settlement

The University of West Florida recently identified the archaeological site of the Luna settlement – the first multi-year European settlement in the United States – in a developed neighborhood in Pensacola. The artifacts discovered are evidence of the Spanish settlement by Tristán de Luna y Arellano from 1559 to 1561, the earliest multi-year European colonial settlement ever archaeologically identified in the United States. Read more from the UWF Newsroom and at uwf.edu/luna.

Pensacola Business Radio: Spotlight Episode-Lenny Tarantino with Afleet Limo Services

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Lenny Tarantino/Owner

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MAKING SPECIAL EVENTS EVEN MORE SPECIAL

Are you going across the city to a favorite restaurant, across the Panhandle west to The Big Easy, or southeast to the Tampa area? If you have a special event happening along the Gulf Coast, Afleet Limo Services in Pensacola, FL, gets you there safely and in style. Call today and ask about our specials!

     – Locally owned and operated business

     – Reliable, professional, knowledgeable, prompt, and polite

     – 26 years of transportation experience and 16 years in business

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Pensacola Business Radio: Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast Series: Guests-Murphy Werx-Benjamin and Cherylyn Murphy

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Benjamin and Cherylyn Murphy / MurphyWerx Productions

MurphyWerx Productions is a Southern US video production and photography company specializing in outdoor & commercial productions, including licensed FAA drone cinematography. Husband and wife team Benjamin and Cherylyn Murphy operate as the primary cinematographer and photographer respectively and they love working alongside passionate businesses that are looking to connect with their audience.
While playing with photography throughout his early 20’s, Benjamin didn’t immediately fall in love with being behind a camera until he started shooting more video. He primarily serves as MurphyWerx Productions Director. When he is not producing his own video, you can often find him working alongside larger production crews. When not out filming, Benjamin can be found flying his drone or exploring the outdoors either on foot or by boat.
Cherylyn’s passion for photography came about through her involvement in auto-cross and car shows with performance vehicles in her 20’s. Since then, her dedication to always be growing has given her the opportunity to create some amazing work for such brands as Better Built Toolboxes, MarineMax, and Wyndham Resorts. Cherylyn’s passion for growing doesn’t stop with her photography, she’s also actively involved in community organizations in addition to having a huge love for the outdoors.

 

Kolleen Edwards Chesley has 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and spent the majority of her career as a financial advisor. In that role, Kolleen was responsible for finding her own clients and quickly learned the value of networking, networking, and even more networking. It was in 2004 and during her sales career that she, along with two other professional business women met for lunch with the purpose of helping to motivate each other after Hurricane Ivan had blown through our area and changed not only the physical landscape of the area, but also impacted the business landscape as well. Out of that lunch was born what is now a thriving not-for-profit organization for business women.

Kolleen currently serves full-time as the Founding Director of what was originally called Women’s Business Lunch and is now known as Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast. The organization advocates a culture of confidence building, lifelong learning, collaboration, empowering others and a spirit of charitable giving. The mission of Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is to promote, advance and improve women in business and the organization accomplishes these in a number of different ways.

–             Monthly networking meetings in Pensacola and Gulf Breeze. These are open to all women and free to attend. We run a structured meeting with open networking, an educational segment, a sponsor presentation, an opportunity to hear about the businesses of all attendees, and a whole lot of fun. We frequently hear from attendees that these meeting are chock full of value and a great way to build new relationships to help support their businesses.

–             Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast Magazine. We are in our third year of production of the magazine and our goal is for this to be a quarterly publication. Each edition features interviewees of local successful leaders in business who share their honest thoughts on leadership, success, obstacles, and inspiration as it relates to women in business. We also include other articles on leadership, networking, and other skill development. It is geared for anyone in business or looking for business motivation and tips.

–             Annual Pursue Your Passion Women’s conference. To help celebrate National Business Women’s Week, we hold a full day conference during the third week of October along with several other events leading up to the conference. We feature a national keynote speaker, several local successful leaders in business, along with Speed Networking, an Experience Hall, structured and unstructured networking exercises and plenty of laughter, relationship building and excitement. Our attendees are not only motivated by the conference but they leave with tangible tips they can take back and implement in their businesses to lead them to success.

–             Power Up Challenge is a 12 week educational series where we hold classes once a week for an hour and a half focused around four main areas of business: Networking, Marketing, Business Efficiency, and Sales Skills. Open to men and women and all classmates (whether they attend in person or not) receive the full audio recording of each class along with class notes, expanded notes, and extra resources. Classes are affordable and attendees are elated with the amount and quality of the information that is shared.

–             Women in Leadership radio podcast show – sponsored by Pensacola Business Radio X. We hold shows twice a month and bring in mostly women but some men for in-depth interviews. Interviewees share their advice on topics such as mentoring, keys to success, time management tools, personal mantras and favorite inspirations, and what men can do to help support women in business.

Membership in Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is also available. Contact kolleen@powerfulwomengulfcoast.com for more information or visit our website at powerfulwomengulfcoast.com or Facebook at Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast.

 

Pensacola Business Radio: Spotlight Episode-Santa Rosa County Chamber Community Foundation

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We were joined by fellow board members for the unveiling of the new building project for the Chamber!!


Steve Rhodes
Chairman of the Board
Gulf Power Company

Ed Carson
Chair-Elect
Carson Construction, Inc.

Tiffany Sullivan, P.A.
Past Chair
LegalShield Independent Associate

Claude Duvall
Treasurer
Fast Cash ATM Services

Sharon Pitts
Secretary
Kelly Services

Bruce Baker
Board Member
RE/MAX Infinity

Kevin Brown
Board Member

Nancy Connelly
Board Member
The First, A National Banking Association

Rhett Fendley
Board Member
Premier Wealth Management Partners

Jason Kimbrell
Board Member
West Florida Hospital

Lisa McKenzie Dampier
Board Member
McKenzie Motor Company

Terry Miller
Board Member
Edward Jones Investments

Lee Parker
Board Member
Affordable Insurance Solutions/USA Benefits Group

Rick Paschall
Board Member
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Danny L. “Scotty” Scott
Board Member
DLOS, Inc.

JoAnn Sisson
Board Member
Navy League Santa Rosa Council

Robin Vickers
Board Member
University of Florida, WFREC

Anna Weaver
Board Member
United Bank Mortgage Services

Brian Watkins
Board Member Ex Officio
City of Milton

Todd Bahlau
Board Member Ex Officio
NAS Whiting Field

Tina Stewart
Board Member Ex Officio
Santa Rosa County Economic Development Office
Founded in 1937
Mission
The Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce provides the catalyst for businesses to connect and thrive under the motto “Serving Our Members – Enriching Our Community”

Pensacola Business Radio: Spotlight Episode-Hannah Christine with Hide and Hunter

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Hannah Christine/Hide & Hunter

Custom Leather handbags made in The USA | @hidefoundation | Founded by @Hannahcchristine| Send orders to hideandhunter@gmail.com. SC-hideandhunter hideandhunter.com
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Pensacola Business Radio: Women in Leadership brought to you by Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast, Guests: Andrea Krieger United Way

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Andrea Krieger has served as the President/CEO of United Way of Escambia County since June of 2011.  Under her leadership, United Way has grown support of the local community to create a $3 to 1 return on investment.  In the recently completed 2015-2016 fiscal year, $3.8M in donor gifts, sponsorship and grants were leveraged through volunteer efforts and in-kind support to create an $14.8M impact on the local community.

Andrea has a strong commitment to making a difference in the lives of others and was taught early the value of service by her father who was a naval officer and aviator for 24 years.  She is the Past-President for the Rotary Club of Pensacola and a Paul Harris Fellow.  Additionally, she is the Program Chair for Rotary District 6940’s RYLA program.  Andrea also serves on the Board of Central Credit Union and on the Achieve Escambia Executive Board and Leadership Council.  She is a 2003 LeaP, 2006 Leadership Okaloosa and 2013 LeadersEdge graduate.  Prior to joining United Way of Escambia County, Andrea led the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Florida through a successful $5M expansion of service to a new 26-bedroom Ronald McDonald House.  She is honored and humbled by her ability to serve our community as the President of our local United Way.

Kolleen Edwards Chesley has 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and spent the majority of her career as a financial advisor. In that role, Kolleen was responsible for finding her own clients and quickly learned the value of networking, networking, and even more networking. It was in 2004 and during her sales career that she, along with two other professional business women met for lunch with the purpose of helping to motivate each other after Hurricane Ivan had blown through our area and changed not only the physical landscape of the area, but also impacted the business landscape as well. Out of that lunch was born what is now a thriving not-for-profit organization for business women.

Kolleen currently serves full-time as the Founding Director of what was originally called Women’s Business Lunch and is now known as Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast. The organization advocates a culture of confidence building, lifelong learning, collaboration, empowering others and a spirit of charitable giving. The mission of Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is to promote, advance and improve women in business and the organization accomplishes these in a number of different ways.

–             Monthly networking meetings in Pensacola and Gulf Breeze. These are open to all women and free to attend. We run a structured meeting with open networking, an educational segment, a sponsor presentation, an opportunity to hear about the businesses of all attendees, and a whole lot of fun. We frequently hear from attendees that these meeting are chock full of value and a great way to build new relationships to help support their businesses.

–             Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast Magazine. We are in our third year of production of the magazine and our goal is for this to be a quarterly publication. Each edition features interviewees of local successful leaders in business who share their honest thoughts on leadership, success, obstacles, and inspiration as it relates to women in business. We also include other articles on leadership, networking, and other skill development. It is geared for anyone in business or looking for business motivation and tips.

–             Annual Pursue Your Passion Women’s conference. To help celebrate National Business Women’s Week, we hold a full day conference during the third week of October along with several other events leading up to the conference. We feature a national keynote speaker, several local successful leaders in business, along with Speed Networking, an Experience Hall, structured and unstructured networking exercises and plenty of laughter, relationship building and excitement. Our attendees are not only motivated by the conference but they leave with tangible tips they can take back and implement in their businesses to lead them to success.

–             Power Up Challenge is a 12 week educational series where we hold classes once a week for an hour and a half focused around four main areas of business: Networking, Marketing, Business Efficiency, and Sales Skills. Open to men and women and all classmates (whether they attend in person or not) receive the full audio recording of each class along with class notes, expanded notes, and extra resources. Classes are affordable and attendees are elated with the amount and quality of the information that is shared.

–             Women in Leadership radio podcast show – sponsored by Pensacola Business Radio X. We hold shows twice a month and bring in mostly women but some men for in-depth interviews. Interviewees share their advice on topics such as mentoring, keys to success, time management tools, personal mantras and favorite inspirations, and what men can do to help support women in business.

Membership in Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is also available. Contact kolleen@powerfulwomengulfcoast.com for more information or visit our website at powerfulwomengulfcoast.com or Facebook at Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast.