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Pensacola Business Radio-Women in Leadership Series Brought to you by Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast w/ Guest Amie Remington

                                                                                                                   

  • Amie Remington is General Counsel for Landrum Human Resource Companies, Inc., which consists of Landrum Companies, Landrum Professional Employer Services, Landrum Consulting, and Landrum Staffing Services.  Combined, these companies serve over 700 clients and 12,000 employees in over 45 states.  

Amie graduated cum laude with a Bachelors of Arts from the Honors Program of Florida State University in 1991 and with honors from Florida State University College of Law in 1997.

As General Counsel, Amie advises the Landrum companies on all business and employment-related legal issues.  She is also a regular speaker at national and state-wide events, discussing all aspects of employment law that affect all employers, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the state counterparts to these laws.

Before joining Landrum, Amie was in private practice and represented employers, management and the State of Florida in all types of employment-related matters.  She focused on policy creation, prevention of discrimination and harassment and management education and training, as well as all aspects of employment litigation, including trial and appeal work.

Amie serves on the National Association of Professional Employer Organization’s Legal Advisory Committee and on the Florida Association of Professional Employer Organization’s Board of Directors.  She has published articles in The PEO Insider magazine and in NAPEO’s Legal Updates and Legal Insights.

For more than fifteen years, Amie has served as the Chancellor of St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church and regularly provides pro bono legal services to churches, schools and childcare centers throughout the Dioceses of the Central Gulf Coast.

Amie is married to the funniest guy she knows, Scott.  When they aren’t working, Scott and Amie can usually be found on a ball field or at a park with their three loud and rambunctious children, and their beloved Boykin Spaniel, Molly.

 

  • Pensacola6723 Plantation RdPensacola , FL 32504(850) 476-5100(800) 888-0472
  • Fort Walton73 Eglin Pkwy NE, #110Fort Walton Beach , FL 32548(850) 244-0026(800) 888-0472
  • Panama City3009 FL- 77, Suite OPanama City , FL 32405(850) 266-6222(800) 888-0472
  • Columbia10 Woodcross DrColumbia , SC 29212(803) 750-7041(800) 888-0472
  • Asheville2 Walden Ridge Dr #15Asheville , NC 28803(828) 299-3038(800) 257-3801

 

Landrum provides full service human resource services and consulting to businesses and non-profit organizations throughout the United States. We offer a wide variety of HR resource tools to help your business run more efficiently. We offer payroll services, benefits management, unemployment and workers’ compensation management, assistance with employee relations issues, and training. Our priority to is to help you protect and grow your business, so our staff of dedicated HR experts keep you on top of all state and federal employment regulations. Let’s keep the conversation going! Follow us on Facebook (/landrumhr), Twitter (@LandrumHR) and YouTube (/LandrumCompanies).

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Human Resources Management, Payroll Administraion, Benefits Administration, Workers Compensation Administration, Staffing Services, Employee Recruiting Services, Human Resources Outsourcing

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-Tropical Smoothie Cafe — WAY MORE THAN SMOOTHIES!!!!

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Bill Striepeck/Tropical Smoothie Cafe

Eat Better. Feel Better.®

Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s menu boasts bold, flavorful food and smoothies with a healthy appeal, all made to order from the freshest ingredients. We find that superior, simple ingredients including real fruit and veggies set our smoothies apart from the others.

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And our toasted wraps, sandwiches, flatbreads and gourmet salads are made fresh with high quality meats and cheeses and topped with fresh produce and flavorful sauces.

Combine that with a fun atmosphere and unparalleled hospitality and you can see why people return again and again for the Tropical Smoothie Cafe experience.

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Pensacola Business Radio: ECSB Visits to talk about Options for Career Path and Academies offered to get you there!

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The School District of Escambia County’s career academies are small learning communities within middle or high schools that focus on a career pathway for a two-, three-, or four-year span. Students enter through a voluntary application process; they must apply and be accepted, with parental knowledge and support. Students in a career academy take a mixture of career (usually one or two) and academic (usually three or four) classes each year. Classes meet entrance requirements for four- year universities. Students develop knowledge in a given industry, and—in most academies—students have opportunities to earn industry certification relevant to the career academy. Students’ senior year may include work experience, paid or unpaid, in the community.

Please contact us for more information about our career academy opportunities.

 

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Pensacola Egg Fest

 

Imagine nearly 100 Big Green Eggs lined up inside beautiful Blue Wahoo’s Stadium on Pensacola Bay. Now imagine you get to sample every delicious bite that is being cooked on those Eggs.  Well stop imagining and get your tickets now!  The $25 ticket includes entry to the event, samplings, entertainment and Big Green Egg demonstrations! We have some of the best EggChef’s coming from all over the Southeast to enjoy a cold beer, eat some delicious food.

Pensacola EggFest is a 100% volunteer led event to support local Children’s & Teen causes such as Chain Reaction, Rally #MoreThan4Pensacola and AMI Kids.

 

Pensacola EggFest is presented by Pensacola’s Kia AutoSport.  Thank you to all of our sponsors!  We could not make this event possible without your support!

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Pensacola Business Radio: Spotlight Episode-Mitch Stephen / LiveComm.com Founder

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LiveComm.com was founded by Mitch Stephen with Javier and Manuel Oblitas to solve some particular marketing and sales issues they recognized were happening in their own businesses.

The main issue was missing inquiries and the need to improve communication with people who wanted more information.  LiveComm became the solution and more!

Can you imagine having the ability to capture the cell phone number of every customer who ever inquired about your business?  Then imagine being able to text every inquirer, at will, for pennies per text.

Technology is constantly changing the way entrepreneurs are staying in touch with their prospects and the pace at which businesses can grow. CLICK HERE to see how cutting edge entrepreneurs are using LiveComm.com to completely surpass last year’s net profit!

Mitch Stephen / Founder

Self-employed RE investor for 20 years, starting at the age of 23.

  • Married to his wife, Tommi, and has a daughter, Shannon.
  • Bought and sold over 1,300 properties in and about San Antonio, Tx since 1996, specializing in buying distressed properties with OPM and selling those properties with Owner Financing.
  • Purchased and manages Self-Storage and Boat Storage facilities primarily around Canyon Lake (Texas).
  • Mitch is the author of 2 books: MY LIFE & 1,000 HOUSES: Failing Forward to Financial Freedom and its successor MY LIFE & 1,000 HOUSES 200+ Ways to Find Bargain Properties (currently available in audio version)
  • Mitch offers Online Education, Group Coaching, and Full-on Mentorships as it relates to all the aspects of Owner Financing.
  • Partnered with Raymond Braun in 2005 to create R.E. Capital, LLC, which specializes in loaning on exactly the kind of investor deals they wish they’d have found themselves
  • Forged the creation of Livecomm, a mass texting software designed to help eliminate problems that arise when you get 50 to 100 non-qualified calls a day from bandit signs advertising Owner Financed Houses.
  • Mitch and Partner Carlos Balido teamed up to get off the beaten trail of inflated house prices and started buying manufactured homes in  Mobile Home Parks they did NOT own.
  • Bought 140 manufactured homes and sold 50 of those notes to Jim Clayton of Clayton Manufactured Homes
  • Mitch likes to hunt and fish when he’s not writing songs or playing the drums.

Pensacola Business Radio: USO and Campfire-2 Great Organizations Doing Good in Pensacola

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Tammy Byrer from Camp Fire Gulf Wind Council and Beej Davis from USO

 

Founded to Help Youth Thrive

For over 100 years Camp Fire has actively engaged youth and teens in building essential skills for life.

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Our heritage of cultivating community building, supporting academic readiness, and embracing diversity sets us apart.

Camp Fire was founded in 1910 by Luther Gulick, M.D., and his wife, Charlotte Gulick. They created Camp Fire “to guide young people on their journey to self-discovery.” The Gulicks felt strongly that the experiences young people have early in life teach them to care for themselves, their environment, and the people around them for a lifetime.

Camp Fire has been a leader and innovator in youth development from the very beginning. We’re proud to have led the way on some important issues.

Camp Fire was America’s first nonsectarian and multicultural organization for girls.

In 1975, Camp Fire became a coeducational organization. Boys and girls learn to play and work alongside each other and appreciate their similarities and differences in positive ways. Today, our programs serve roughly equal numbers of boys and girls.

In 1988, Camp Fire formalized its longstanding focus on teen service and leadership. Teens in Action was created to seize the energy and ideas of teens to tackle real issues in their communities. Nationwide, teens participate annually in community service projects that develop their skills and make real differences in their communities.

In 1993, Camp Fire added sexual orientation to its Inclusion Policy.

In 1997, Camp Fire introduced Absolutely Incredible Kid Day®—a national initiative that has touched millions of youth. Each year, adults and older teens write letters to youth, celebrating each child’s unique talents and pledging their encouragement and support. Absolutely Incredible Kid Day takes place annually on the third Thursday of March.

In 2010, Camp Fire celebrated its 100th birthday. Camp Fire participants across the country all lit campfires at the same time to honor the legacy of our organization. Camp Fire continues to celebrate its birthday on March 17th every year.

In 2012, Camp Fire became the first national youth development organization in the United States to implement the Thriving framework developed by the Thrive Foundation for Youth.

 

 

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4th Annual Runway Run 5K

Dec 3rd, 2016
8:00 AM CST ( 800S)

2430 Airport Blvd., Pensacola, FL 32504

The 4th Annual 5k will take place on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Pensacola International Airport! Join us for a new look at the airport & to run down the runway. All registered participants receive an event t-shirt & BIB with timing. Proceeds benefit the USO.

For more info about the USO, visit www.USO.org/NorthwestFlorida.

Registration

Early: $20 April 8th – September 30th

Regular: $25 October 1st – December 1st

Packet Pick-Up & Race Day: $35 December 2nd-December 3rd

Friday, December 2nd 3p-6p Running Wild, 3012 E. Cervantes St.

Race Day, December 3rd 8a-9:30a Pensacola International Airport

NOTE: NO proxy pick-up allowed!! You MUST present government issued photo ID & pick up your own packet!

*If your child (12 & under) wants to be timed/have a bib, they must be registered ($15). Otherwise, they do not need to be registered to run with a registered adult.

Pensacola Business Radio- The Cyber Security and Internet of Things-Sponsored by Konica Minolta

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How To Be A Visionary

Nobody sees your business the way that you do. And it can be a daunting task to share your vision accurately with others. Technology has the tools to help you accomplish this. But it’s too easy to get lost in the volatile technology landscape. Konica Minolta can help with the guidance and innovative solutions you need to make your vision a reality and position you as a leader in your industry.

You are the ultimate decision maker for your business. That’s a heck of a responsibility. We can help you forge a path to success by giving you the tools to make informed decisions that cut costs and lower your bottom line. We’ll also be there to help you understand industry insights, whether it is data security, mobile workforce or managing your enterprise’s content. You can navigate market trends with us as your trusted advisor.

What do you see when you take a good look at your business? Perhaps you see plenty of areas you’d like to improve. But how? That’s where those decisions become critical. How far can you go without going too far? Let Konica Minolta take that look at your business with you and help you find practical and affordable answers — relieving you of some of the guesswork into those looming questions.

Being a business owner or executive means you need a strong support system of trusted advisors and peers. A group of experts you can call on to help you make clear, informed decisions for the good of your company. Konica Minolta has the expertise to raise your business’ efficiency and profitability levels to their highest peaks. Call us to join your team and help you realize your vision.

 

Robby Hinson/Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund – IT Consulting

 

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Saltmarsh Cleaveland & Gund has been a leader in the professional services industry for more than 70 years in the Southeast including Pensacola, Ft. Walton Beach, Tampa, and Orlando, Florida. Our reputation was built on the principles of honesty, integrity, accuracy and the highest levels of service to our clients and community.

We understand that running a business is more than number crunching, so we developed a team approach that allows us to draw from the diverse experience and expertise of our staff. Our experienced consultants can help you address financial concerns and formulate a plan to achieve your individual goals. Learn more about us:

 

 

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“Customers are fighting real adversaries in the marketplace. To succeed in deflecting them, they rely on a trusted partner that can provide end-to-end security. TIG delivers.”

 

Real-Time Awareness
React quickly and efficiently to new threats and understand the significance of events that has happened in the past so that your business is not vulnerable.

Maximize Value
Rely on a proven methodology to help you fully leverage security recommendations and technology solutions to maximize your investment. Our support span the breadth of solutions—from security risk assessments to comprehensive, customized deployments.

Eliminate the Guesswork
Enable your key IT event collection, correlation and analysis capabilities. Knowing which assets are both vulnerable and at risk can secure your organization so that you can focus your efforts on assets that need immediate attention.

Planning
TIG will review your current network architecture, change control, and other business processes to facilitate the recommendation and implementation plan to secure your business.

Spotlight
The Bash Bug Threat
The Bash bug, also known as “Shellshock,” could pose a larger threat than Heartbleed. This new high-severity threat discovered in the GNU Bash shell allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on targeted systems.

 

Pensacola Business Radio: FoodieLife Series-Guests: Drinkitz and Auntie Anne’s Pretzels

Pensacola Business Radio: FoodieLife Series-Guests: Drinkitz and Aunt Annie’s Pretzels

 

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Foodie Life is a Culture Brand who’s mission is  “To Seek the Flavor of Life through Food, Culture and the Human Experience.”

Foodie Life people—lovers of flavor, food, adventure, culture, night life, travel and —are a true community of their own. Our first move was to tap into the strength of that community by telling Foodie Life stories and uniting them around a lifestyle. Next, we are building the ecommerce program, launching with a fresh Foodie Life website design and a strategic email marketing plan to fuel online shopping. Introducing visuals and messaging giving the brand an edge that matches the energy of Foodie Life.

Foodie Life Radio Hour is a platform for Fellow Foodies to share some of their passions and experiences in the Hospitality and Culinary arena. A collection of funny stories, cultures, flavor and human experiences!!!

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A PRETZEL COMPANY ON THE RISE

Auntie Anne’s got its start in 1988 when Anne Beiler bought a stand in a Pennsylvania farmers market. After some experimentation, “Auntie” Anne created a masterpiece. We continue to bake by a certain philosophy that keeps people coming back for more delicious dough. It’s easy to see: We are so much more than just pretzels.

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Rise Up, Freshen Up, Auntie Up your snacking standards. Join the movement!

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DrinKitz was formed in 2012 to develop, produce, and market an innovative and unique line of powdered cocktail drink mixes. The company was formed by a group of US Navy guys far too cheap and lazy to fully stock and mix drinks from their own bars or the endurance to carry it all around.  After discovering that mixing drinks from a bartenders guide got more difficult with the number of drinks consumed they asked the golden question —why can’t we just add a packet to  our favorite alcohol, mix, and drink. Now you can!

Far different than anything on the market, these drinks  are easy to use and mix, require no knowledge of bartending or mixology, and save you time and money. Whether you’re hanging out by the pool, hosting an event at home, heading out on vacation, or want to impress family and friends, you’ll want these by your side. With  one shot of your vodka, rum, or tequila, a little water and ice, and your choice of over 30 drink mixes, with a quick shake you become an instant bartender. Want something different? No problem, just grab a different mix packet! Want something we don’t have, let us know.

Made in America with high-quality ingredients, and available through regional liquor distributors, various retail  markets, caterers, and on our own Amazon storefront (coming soon),  these great products put fantastic tasting, full-bar quality mixed drinks at your fingertips—without the bar tab.

Kevin Parr is minority owner and Chief Operating Officer of DrinKitz LLC. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, and a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Missouri at Kansas City.  A former Navy Lieutenant, Kevin first served as an enlisted Navy Cryptologist, and was later granted a commission as an Information Warfare Officer; he served from 1986-1992 & 2003-2015. Kevin has extensive experience in Risk Management and Human Resources.  A resident of South Dakota, Kevin spends a great deal of time in the Pensacola area, and also travels the US as he works to launch and market DrinKitz, and recruit additional sales teams.

Pensacola Business Radio: Spotlight Episode-Timothy M. Jones / President, Colorful Voices Advocacy Committee Member, Protect Our Defenders

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Advocacy Committee Member, Protect Our Defenders


“Where “Colorful Voices” lay DORMANT and DOUBTFUL, with HOPE, HEALING, and ACTION, those voices and dreams become IGNITED!” – Timothy M. Jones

In 1999, while serving on active duty, our next guest Timothy M. Jones, encountered several traumatic events that would alter the next twenty years of his life. After receiving assistance, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Jones navigated past each adversity, reclaiming his “COLORFUL” voice.

Today as the founder of “Colorful Voices” a training and professional development platform through his Sexual Assault and Rape Prevention (SHARP) training’s, Suicide Prevention training’s, Homelessness Prevention training’s, breakout sessions, seminars and inspirational keynote addresses, Jones, proudly stands on his transformational journey to inspire the lives he touches.