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Pensacola Business Radio – YEA Radio Show with Host Thomas Booker – Ep. 2

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Young Entrepreneurs Academy

Middle and high-school students in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties have the unique opportunity to start and launch their own REAL businesses or social movements by participating in the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!), a program co-sponsored by the Greater Pensacola Chamber and Global Business Solutions, Inc. Applications for the 2015-2016 academic school year are now open. Apply Here.

 

YEA! Pensacola – Young Entrepreneurs Academy 2015

The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) is a ground-breaking program that takes students through the process of starting and running real businesses over the course of a full academic year.

YEA! students, as a class, visit area businesses, meet succhttps://pensacolachamber-fe8.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/100813_First_Class-045_.jpgessful entrepreneurs, meet with professionals (attorneys, accountants, bankers, graphic designers, web developers, insurance providers, etc.), develop a business or social movement idea and plan, and work with mentors.

Students then pitch their ideas to a panel of investors made up of local business and community leaders with real dollars at stake to obtain funding, and then launch their venture. By the end of the class, students own and operate fully functioning businesses.

 

 

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Thomas Booker / Host
YEA – Radio Show
Thomas Booker / Your Just Desserts by Thomas
CEO

We provide fresh, made-from-scratch desserts that fulfills anyone’s sweet tooth.

Call: 919-288-9024 or email yourjustdessertsbythomas@gmail.com

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Dezmond Baldwin-Marlow / RedHawk Computer Company
Owner

Owner & CEO

RedHawk Computer Company
 Remote Services
 Business Regulations
Business Relations

Information Technology Assistant

Escambia County Schools

December 2014 – Present (1 year 2 months)Pensacola, Florida

 RedHawk Computer Company provides computer services including remote management, virus removal, and computer repair. RedHawk also offers scheduled computer maintainence as well as in-home technology services.

WEB   LinkedIN  Twitter   FaceBook

 

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Hylton Matthew Davis /Owner of HD Vizuals and Marketing Director of Xswizit Clothing company

 

Contact Info
hyltondavis@Xswizit.com

 

 

WHY

We believe Young Entrepreneurs are the future of our economy.  Pensacola Business Radio is absolutely committed to supporting these future leaders — and with just a little help from you, we can provide them with the same robust, full-scale “in-studio” Radio Show platform we make available to our Corporate clients, sponsors, and underwriters.

The Business RadioX ® Network has agreed to match Dollar for Dollar all funds raised from this campaign, provided . . .

  • We apply all funds to supporting Young Entrepreneurs in our community
  • We raise a minimum of $2,500 from our own community

What We Need & Want

  • What we WANT is $20,000 — which will fund Young Entrepreneur Radio for a full year.  To pull that off, we need to raise $10,000 (BRX Corporate will match that dollar for dollar to meet our $20k objective).
  • What we NEED is at least $2,500 so we qualify for the matching funds.

If we raise less than $2,500 . . . Every penny will still go to providing some version of Young Entrepreneur Radio.  It just means a much more modest program — like a monthly series vs. weekly show, and less budget for Remote Broadcasts, Radio Camp, Awards, and Scholarships.

Pensacola Business Radio – 01.19.16 – Guests: Robin Reschard / Robert Robino Productions, Scott Keller and Peter Ralston / UWF Supply Chain Logistics

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Peter Ralston / Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Logistics Management
University of West Florida

Scott Keller / Professor of Supply Chain Logistics Management
University of West Florida

Peter Ralston is an Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Logistics Management at the University of West Florida.  Peter graduated with his Ph.D. in supply chain management from Iowa State University in 2014.  Before earning his Ph.D., Peter spent a number of years in industry.  Specifically he worked as a customer liaison for a large beauty and fragrance manufacturer.  After that, he spent three years running a distribution center in Chicago, IL for a large office products wholesaler.  

Scott Keller is the John C. Pace Distinguished Business Professor and Professor of Supply Chain Logistics Management at the University of West Florida.   He received his Ph.D. in Logistics and Marketing from the University of Arkansas and has been on the logistics faculty at Penn State and Michigan State.  Dr. Keller began the supply chain logistics management program at UWF 11 years ago that focuses on linking students with industry professionals to launch successful careers in supply chain logistics management.  UWF’s formally launched a standalone BSBA in Supply Chain Logistics this past fall.  Dr. Keller coaches UWF student logistics teams that have consistently rank at the highest level in national competitions against the country’s top logistics programs; placing 1st and 2nd multiple times.  Dr. Keller’s research interests include personnel performance and the development of a customer oriented culture within logistics operations.  Along with his brother, Dr. Keller co-authored the book, The Definitive Guide to Warehousing.  He has been ranked among the top 3% of all time published researchers in the leading logistics journals. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Business Logistics.  His managerial experience is in motor carrier operations, large scale public and contract warehousing in Memphis, and ocean freight marine terminal operations in Long Beach, California.

 

www.uwf.edu

 

 

 

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Robin Reschard / Robert Robino Productions
Co-Owner

In a world where fitting in is comfortable and common, Robin Reshard challenges people to conform only their own uniqueness in order to live and share their uniqueness with passion. And she’s very funny.”

Robin Reshard is an engaging interviewer, public speaker and community educator.  As the creative force for Robert Robino Productions, she strives to bring relevant issues to light through educational, entertaining and enlightening media and community projects.  Putting her passion for reading and writing into action, she has authored The Little Book of ‘Fro-isms: A Guide for Your Journey to Finding Your Uniqueness, the upcoming children’s book Marty Goes to the Library, the motivational CDs – Find Your ‘Fro™ and The Fifth Key to Purpose and Passion, and has contributed numerous articles to other books and newspapers.  A former host of a PBS community and public affairs television show, she enlightened the public by asking the insightful and tough questions.

Robin is objectively persuasive, seriously humorous, and authentically diverse, comfortably connecting with diverse crowds at all corporate and community levels.  Her audiences feel that she is interested and interesting and appreciates her passion and expertise.  Whether its leadership, collaboration, strategy, coalition-building, or myriad communtiy issues (economic development, parity, diversity), Robin ensures the subject matter is well thought out, inclusive and open. She gleams research from a wide spectrum with a sole focus: connecting people with people,  ideas and informations.

Her over thirty years of professional and community work have provided effective change and challenge in the boardroom, classroom, and community.  She holds a Master of Science degree in Community Economic Development from Southern New Hampshire University and has received many service, teaching, and volunteer awards. Robin and her husband, Lloyd, have three beautiful, smart adult children.

 

robinreshard.com

Pensacola Business Radio – 11.02.15 – Young Entrepreneurs Acadamy – Guests: Thomas Booker, Cierra Moore, Laura Brewer

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YEA! Pensacola – Young Entrepreneurs Academy 2015

The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) is a ground-breaking program that takes students through the process of starting and running real businesses over the course of a full academic year.

YEA! students, as a class, visit area businesses, meet succhttps://pensacolachamber-fe8.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/100813_First_Class-045_.jpgessful entrepreneurs, meet with professionals (attorneys, accountants, bankers, graphic designers, web developers, insurance providers, etc.), develop a business or social movement idea and plan, and work with mentors.

Students then pitch their ideas to a panel of investors made up of local business and community leaders with real dollars at stake to obtain funding, and then launch their venture. By the end of the class, students own and operate fully functioning businesses.

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YEA! classes meet Tuesdays from 5-8 p.m. at the University of West Florida’s campus from November through May.
YEA of Greater Pensacola

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Students in grades 6 to 12, from Santa Rosa and Escambia County are encouraged to APPLY NOW!

Interested in participating as a sponsor or volunteer in the program?

Click here for more sponsorship and volunteer information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cierra Moore / Coterie Beads
CEO

 

Coterie Beads is a female owned, sole proprietorship that imports and sells, beautiful, unique, affordable women’s jewelry, from 5 countries.  My name is Ceirra Moore and I’m the 11 year old CEO of Coterie Beads.  I began my business because, like a lot of ladies, one day my mind just told me to by a  piece of jewelry.   Sadly, most of the jewelry in my local area was either, typical and kind of boring, above my price range or completely fake.  I knew there had to be a solution and importing and selling my own jewelry was it.  Through a 30 week Young Entrepreneurs Academy Program, I learned the skills and received the funding necessary to do just that.  Like the YEA motto said, I began as a student and finished as a CEO!

 

 

 

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Laura Brewer / Pensacola High School
International Baccalaureate Coordinator

 

 

The International Baccalaureate® (IB) offers a continuum of international education. The programmes encourage both personal and academic achievement, challenging students to excel in their studies and in their personal development.

 

 

 

 

 

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Thomas Booker / Your Just Desserts
CEO

 

 

Your Just Desserts – Home of the Happy Cupcake
Thomas Booker, CEO
9th Grade, Pensacola High School
Took home $1,200 from investors.

 

 

 

 

Terri Ramos with Young Entrepreneurs Academy, Randy Ramos with Global Business Solutions, and Ceirra Moore with Coterie Beads

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Terri Ramos / Young Entrepreneurs Academy

Terri Ramos is the co-owner and VP of Global Business Solutions, Inc. – an IT company based in Pensacola, FL. She is the Program Manager for the Young Entrepreneurs Academy – an organization that transforms middle and high school students into CEO’s of their own companies.

Randy Ramos / Global Business Solutions, Inc. Linkedin Facebook

Randy Ramos is CEO of Global Business Solutions, Inc. He provides executive leadership for multi-million dollar Information Technology and Technical Training Services Company. Randy is an accomplished Executive with Department of Defense, has commercial and academic experience in program management, business process reengineering, training development. He is results oriented, a decisive leader with 25 years of proven success in providing information technology solutions.

Ceirra Moore / Coterie Beads Facebook