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Pensacola Business Radio-07.11.16 Guests: Scott Absher, CEO of ShiftPixy, Inc.
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“Shifter workforce” helps employers avoid the burden of ACA compliance; ShiftPixy revolutionizes the Gig Economy structure
Irvine CA – June 30, 2016 –ShiftPixy, Inc. is currently offering to help fellow employers use innovative solutions to avoid the many burdens created by the Affordable Care Act. Providing unique insurance products, regulatory compliance services, and proprietary human administration tools, ShiftPixy also lends out their private variable workforces to third party employers that have been forced to reduce the size of their organizations.
“ShiftPixy, not the employer, retains the workforce known as ‘Shifters’. All administrative and regulatory matters that accompany the hiring of Shifters is handled by ShiftPixy, totally removing that burden from its contract employers. Under ShiftPixy’s tutelage, these employers get the benefit of having a workforce without the regulatory burdens that normally accompany the hiring of that workforce. The employer gets to maintain workforce levels while providing Shifters the opportunity to receive ‘full time’ revenues and healthcare coverage,” states Scott Absher, CEO, ShiftPixy, Inc.
“The Affordable Care Act is affecting personnel decisions. A survey of more than 600 small business owners by the Society for Human Resource Management found that 20% of companies surveyed reported they have cut the number of workers they employ. Employers are not required to offer coverage for employees who work less than 30 hours per week. A related study found that 12% of employers’ nationwide are planning to reduce workers’ hours as a result of the ACA. By making the Shifters into ShiftPixy employees, we can now lend them out to the third party employers who are in need of additional workers,” continues Absher.
ShiftPixy has reported filing a Reg A+, the new SEC regulatory vehicle that allows non-accredited investors the opportunity to invest in a Company at an early stage (IPO). Previously, investing in pre-market IPO’s had been available to only a select few accredited or institutional investors.
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ABOUT SHIFTPIXY, INC.
ShiftPixy, Inc. was created to take advantage of weaknesses in compulsory insurance markets where statutory requirements for business owners collide with the extremely limited access to the coverage and compliance they are required to have.
www.shiftpixy.com
ShiftPixy management is in the optimal position to intermediate a more effective solution to meet the needs on both the provider and shift worker sides of this new labor reality in the U.S. ShiftPixy has developed proprietary technology and client engagement processes that enable the Company to create high value on both sides of the U.S. shift work chasm.
ShiftPixy allows available and qualified shift workers to connect with immediately available shifts from participating ShiftPixy providers through a simple mobile application. Shift workers or “Shifters” can find shift opportunities within their skill set and geographic range, and pick unfilled shifts when they need the work.
ShiftPixy processes the entire workflow on the provider side from offering open shifts, approving a Shifter based on their rich profile, to processing the entire payroll, insurance and regulatory demands for each shift hour worked.
HELPING EMPLOYERS
In helping employers take care of their employees, we could see changes and decisions for employers that were resulting in fewer hours for shift workers but leaving gaps or holes in employers’ schedules.
SHIFTPIXY’S SOLUTION
- ShiftPixy was designed to sync work opportunities from job providers with the open time slots of available shift workers.
2. ShiftPixy manages relationships with job providers to take open shift opportunities that are filling their schedules and offer them as work opportunities to qualified workers without the formal job interview and commitments.
3. The ShiftPixy app allows shift workers to enroll, profile and prequalify based on their work and training experience for open shift opportunities. “Shifters” can earn provider specific qualifications to boost their score and access to more shift opportunities.
SHIFTPIXY ADVANTAGES
ShiftPixy has built a very robust platform that processes and manages over 50 essential and regulated aspects of the job provider’s human capital management demands.
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Pensacola Business Radio: 6.23.16 Guests:Dana A. Oliver/ Senior Director of Research & Development at Medtronic
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Dana A. Oliver is the Senior Director of Research & Development at Medtronic.
He has helped grow Medtronic’s Surgical Technologies ENT / NT division from $100 million to approximately $2 billion in annual revenues over fourteen years. With 30 years of experience and an impressive track record of revenue generation, Dana’s latest book Mantra Design is a must-read for every new product development professional aspiring to introduce premium priced, patent protected, market share leading products.
In Mantra Design, Dana reveals the secrets for profitable and lasting innovation, including how to identify your customer’s unmet needs and how to expedite new product development. He provides an easy to understand methodology in the form of 14 quick, digestible mantras that highlight the power of true innovation.
“Innovation is the lifeblood of any company’s continued growth and future survival,” says Dana A. Oliver. “To this day, I continue to read, learn, and evolve my leadership and innovation philosophies; and I hope that this book is beneficial to the next generation of innovation professionals.”
Mantra Design emphasizes the importance of continued innovation to keep sales teams and customers excited about the products and loyal to the business where they invest their time and money, creating the cash flow vital to a company’s success.
About the Author:
Dana is a graduate of Northeastern University and ITT Technical Institute. He has approximately 30 years of experience in the field of medical devices, working for such companies as Medtronic, Genzyme, SIMS Level 1, Kirwan Surgical, and Strichman Medical. He has applied for over 30 patent applications and has been granted over 20 US patents to date.
Dana published his first business guide book “Mantra Leadership – Don’t Become the Emperor with No Clothes!” in January 2015. His second book Mantra Design – Innovate, Buy or Die! was published in October 2015.
Dana plans to become an independent Consultant and Educator in calendar year 2016 offering expertise in Innovation Leadership. He lives in Jacksonville, FL with his wife Linda and daughter “Lexi” Alexandra.
To learn more, please visit http://www.mantraleadership.com/
For further information or to set up an interview with Dana, please contact Kelsey McBride at Book Publicity Services at Kelsey@bookpublicityservices.com or (805) 807-9027.
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Pensacola Business Radio-06.16.16-Guests: Chaya Hendrick/SmartMetric
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CHAYA HENDRICK
Founder, President & CEO – SmartMetric Inc.: Ms. Hendrick is the founder and technology inventor of SmartMetric, Inc. and has been a successful entrepreneur, business executive and technology inventor for 30 years. Ms. Hendrick has established a proven track record of outstanding financial returns and successful product launches across a wide spectrum of business initiatives. Ms. Hendrick secured key patents for the technology she invented, with key patents dating back to 1999.
Biometric Credit Card In Action
BIOMETRIC PAYMENT SECURITY
SmartMetric brings the power of biometrics to the world of payments. 100% identity verification with secure transaction allows the consumer to safely purchase online or offline down the street.
Useable at ATM machines the card has the added security of only being able to be used after you have activated it by using your fingerprint.
Simply touching the cards built in fingerprint reader and if it is you the card will work. For online transactons you have the ultimate secure “wallet”.
Inside is stored your critical payment card information that is transmitted over the internet at the touch of your finger.
To find out more how the SmartMetric biometric card can protect you and your payments please go to the product section.
SmartMetric, Inc. is a technology engineering, research and development company that has developed miniture electronic systems and software for use in the field of Biometric identification and validation for the payments industry as well as the Corporate and Government sectors.
SmartMetric, Inc. is registered in the State of Nevada. Although based in the United States, it has research and development centers in Argentina, Palo Alto and Tel-Aviv.
Hardware and software engineering is done internally giving SmartMetric the capability of delivering enterprise-class products that are unique and cutting edge.
Pensacola Business Radio-04.05.16-Guests: Rick Duke / UWF Center for Entrepreneurship, Jennifer Jackson / Margaritaville Beach Hotel, Calvin Bonifacio / Tech Non Profit
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Rick Duke / UWF Center for Entrepreneurship
Founding Director
In July 2015, UWF announced the formation of the Center for Entrepreneurship through a $1 million gift commitment from Quint and Rishy Studer. Thanks to the Studers’ generosity, the Center will encourage and support educational initiatives related to entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial thinking while serving as a comprehensive resource for economic innovation for students, industry and community partners.
Duke’s experience in entrepreneurship and economic development includes 25 years at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he worked from 1984 to 2009. He served in a variety of roles in economic development at Georgia Tech, culminating as General Manager for Business Development at the Enterprise Innovation Institute. He also spent four years as Director of the Economic Development Institute, which was named the “best university-based economic development organization in the country” by Innovation Associates in 2005.
Duke then transitioned to the University of Southern Mississippi where he was hired in 2010 to lead the startup of the Trent Lott National Center for Excellence in Economic Development and Entrepreneurship, a university-based community engagement enterprise. His most recent position was Director for Economic Development and Executive Director for Insight Park at the University of Mississippi. In that role, Duke established a framework for the technology incubator and research park marketing plan and engaged the university community to identify knowledge assets suited for both economic development and university-industry partnerships.
UWF Center for Entrepreneurship
The Center for Entrepreneurship serves as a source of support for the complete life cycle of the entrepreneur.
Mission
The University of West Florida Center for Entrepreneurship is dedicated to seeding economic growth. The Center encourages and supports educational initiatives related to entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial thinking and serves as a comprehensive resource for economic innovation for students, faculty, industry and community partners. The Center for Entrepreneurship seeks to support the complete life cycle of an entrepreneur.
The Center is housed in the College of Business and hosts numerous activities and initiatives related to creating a culture of entrepreneurial thinking. Additionally, affiliate units and organizations create a synergistic support for entrepreneurial efforts and innovation. Quint Studer serves as the Entrepreneur-in-Residence to mobilize a professional network of entrepreneurs that positively impact the Center through contributions to advisement, seminars, classes, workshops and a host of other initiatives.
The UWF College of Business is actively developing degree and certificate programs in entrepreneurship. The College of Business recently launched the MBA program with an emphasis on entrepreneurship and the College provides an undergraduate certificate in small business management/entrepreneurship and a graduate certificate in entrepreneurship.
Jennifer Jackson / Margaritaville Beach Hotel
Director of Marketing & Activities
Director of Marketing and Activities for Margaritaville Beach Hotel, Marketing Committee Member for Visit Pensacola, and Meeting and Travel Trade Committee Member for Visit Florida.
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Calvin Bonifacio/Tech for Non-Profit
Founder
YourTechnoGeeks was created with the idea of making information technology easy for everyone. Business owners have an overabundance of information available to them regarding different information technology solutions, which is where a knowledgeable company, such as YourTechnoGeeks, comes in handy. Every detail of hardware, software, document storage, security, and compliance will be covered during a series of consultations regarding any services required. YourTechnoGeeks prides itself on educating companies and business owners as to what IT solutions are available to them in a way that the best decision regarding services can be made. Constant communication, understanding, and guidance is essential in establishing an IT system within your company powerful enough to project it to the next level.
Tech Non Profit is YTG’s way to help give back to the community. If you are in need of Tech for Non-Profit please contact YTG.
Pensacola Business Radio: 04.04.16-Guests: Phil Nickinson / Android Central, Calvin Bonifacio and Joel Freeman / Your Techno Geeks
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Phil Nickinson / Android Central
Editor of AndroidCentral.com; recovering print journalist
Welcome to Android Central! You’ve found yourself smack in the middle of the Greatest Android Community in the World. Between the Blog, the Forums, our more than 610,000 Twitter followers, some 582,000 likes on Facebook, more than 283,000 on Google+, and more than 1.2 million folks subscribe to us on Google Play Newsstand. This is where it’s at, folks.
But you don’t have to take our word for it. In February 2010 we were named one of PC World’s “50 Smartphone Blogs to Watch.” We’re onEngadget’s “Who should I follow on Twitter?” list. Need more? We’ve got letters from the Queen Mum, the Pope, various foreign dignitaries in South America — and, of course, our mothers — who all say we’re pretty swell.
But, really, it comes down to you. You’re the reason we’re here, working late into the night. Or traveling across the country and across the globe to bring you the latest Android news, reviews, rumors and more. If it’s out there, we’ll find it.
Who are we? We’re a crack team of Android enthusiasts, tinkerers, bloggers and journalists. And we’re proud members of the Mobile Nations family of sites. If you have a question for the site, feel free to shoot us an email attips@androidcentral.com, or you can use our Contact Us form. Ourterms of service are here.
Read more: Who’s who at Android Central
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LG 360 Cam Spherical Camera, Lens Mount Built in
All things must be unboxed. And occasionally they must be filmed at the same time.
Said it before, and we’ll say it again. We’re generally not huge fans of the pomp and circumstance that tends to come with taking phones we’ve already seen out of boxes. But sometimes things are special. There was the LG Optimus Black “Unbooking” way back in 2011. Only a few months later we had the bizarre alien head that was part of a promotion for Verizon’s Motorola Droid Bionic. There have been others, of course.
But LG’s back again with the LG G5. It’s as polarizing as it is intriguing. On its own it’s a more-than capable phone. But throw in that it’s got interchangeable modules and that “Friends” ecosystem of accessories — plus a new user interface , and there’s a whole lot going on here.
So to kick things off, LG’s sent us a good chunk of the family. We’ve got a T-Mobile G5. We’ve got the CAM Plus and Hi-Fi Plus modules. And we’ve got the 360 CAM virtual reality camera. They’re all in boxes, of course, and were sent in a case that you just can’t help but have a little fun opening up.
Calvin Bonifacio and Joel Freeman
Your Techno Geeks
YourTechnoGeeks was created with the idea of making information technology easy for everyone. Business owners have an overabundance of information available to them regarding different information technology solutions, which is where a knowledgeable company, such as YourTechnoGeeks, comes in handy. Every detail of hardware, software, document storage, security, and compliance will be covered during a series of consultations regarding any services required. YourTechnoGeeks prides itself on educating companies and business owners as to what IT solutions are available to them in a way that the best decision regarding services can be made. Constant communication, understanding, and guidance is essential in establishing an IT system within your company powerful enough to project it to the next lev
Pensacola Business Radio: Live Coverage of The I4GovCon Summit
The idea for creating the i4GovCon Summit came from the Thunderdome Initiatives that have been floating around our community for the past year. Knowing that Orlando and the Space Coast also have tremendous resources for aerospace and defense, we wanted to expand across the state, so we chose the “i4” to mark the location of this inaugural event. There are similar conferences in other parts of the state, including the ITen Wired Summit covering northwest Florida communities, the First Coast Defense Expo in Jacksonville, the Space Coast Tech Expo in Melbourne and of course all the larger conferences such as I/ITSEC and SOFIC.
Our aerospace and defense community is spread across the state and to some extent it’s overshadowed by beaches, theme parks, and real estate development. The goal of i4GovCon is to bring small business leaders from this crucial industry and supply chain together. The I-4 corridor is one of the fastest growing areas of the state. According to a report by Enterprise Florida and Career Source Florida, “Florida’s defense industry had a $79.8 billion economic impact in Florida in 2014.” Forward Florida reports that the space program “generates more than $19.2 billion in annual revenue.” Commercial applications and other technology initiatives provide even more growth potential.
Instead of another DC trip, join us at i4GovCon in Tampa on March 24. Let’s make things happen here! A fast track to meeting other like-minded professionals, the i4GovCon summit is a smaller and more focused event for those who are committed to the federal marketplace.
Veterans are the heart of the aerospace and defense community. Whether on active duty, in the reserves, or transitioning to civilian careers they deserve our support. One aspect of the summit will be to bring together some of the resources that serve this community. Florida is pushing to be the top state for veterans, to accomplish that we have work together to create better connections and networking between our companies and the veterans. We can assist on their way to a future career in our community. For example setting up a veteran friendly program.
Veterans already have what we are looking for: Leadership, discipline, and decision making skills. Let’s use this event as an opportunity to improve the veterans workforce in our communities.
Join our LinkedIn Group: i4GovCon Community
Jenny Clark / Solvability and Nadya Depontbraind / Realtor
Bill Schley / Brand Team Six
William Anton, Ph.D. / CEO Effectiveness
Carol Ann Dykes / UCF Business Incubator
Crista L. Shaw, M.S. / Regional Employment Radio and DeSheun C. Hines / VetaStart, LLC
Jeffrey A. Young / Marjau Systems Corporation
Katy Wolf / Celestar
Kirk Burton / Senior Commercialization Guide
Martin Long, CPA / Long and Associates
Nancy Laine / Project Transition
Peter D. Berardi PhD, CDR USN(RET) / SOF-ONE,LLC
Scott “Mack” Macksam / Veterans Art Center Tampa Bay
Lauren G. Weiner, Ph.D. / WWC and Dr. Sherilyne Dougherty / DAI Solutions
Tim Hagerty / Pro Dash
Pensacola Business Radio- Women In Technology Series Ep. 3
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Bronwyn Naylor / Techworx
Ashlee Mosley Brown / Training & Culture Development & Facilitator
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Robyn S. Philips / Sr. Channel Sales Advisor
App River
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I am entering my eight year at AppRiver and I continue to manage Channel partner relationships with the highest regard for AppRiver’s phenomenal customer care and response time, which is demonstrated in our Channel growth this past year. AppRiver is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application provider offering award-winning email and Web security solutions to businesses of all sizes. Understanding the need to protect networks from today’s increasingly complex IT threats, AppRiver offers businesses a comprehensive, yet affordable subscription-based solution that incorporates the latest spam and virus protection, email encryption and Web security on the market. In addition, the company provides a complete managed service for Microsoft Exchange, as well as a bundled Office 365 solution. Since its inception, AppRiver has sustained an impressive 93% customer retention rate while growing its customer base to more than 47,000 companies and over 10 million mailboxes worldwide. www.appriver.com
Ashlee Mosley Brown / Training & Culture Development & Facilitator
App River
Training Facilitator & Curriculum Development Specialist
AppRiver
Leveraging my expertise of AppRiver’s Strategic Partnerships, products and culture, I am driven to provide prompt results for all requests that come my way. I specialize in building relationships and creating an ethos of learning and mutual respect across departments and companies; creating and facilitating new hire training for all employees; creating and facilitating product, process and cultural training as needed and having and promoting a culture of fun while doing it
AppRiver has a simple mission – to be Phenomenal.
So what does being phenomenal mean for you? It means you can try out any of our services at no charge for 30 days and make sure they’re right for your business. It means you can cancel your service at any time without penalties. And it means you will deal with a well-trained, experienced team of AppRiver employees – available all day, every day – from your first call and every call thereafter. All of that means you’ll have fewer issues and that the ones you do have will be resolved quickly and accurately. Our job is simply to make your business better.
But just because it’s simple doesn’t mean it’s easy. We’ve worked hard to earn the trust of over 47,000 customers worldwide, protecting 10 million mailboxes and earning a 93-percent customers retention rate. We’re still working hard to provide the best customer service in the business because keeping our customers happy today (and tomorrow) is all that matters!
Pensacola Business Radio-3.17.16 Guests: Dr. Karen Rasmussen/UWF, Jonathan Hoffman/Air Care Wizard
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Dr. Karen Rasmussen
Associate Director | (850) 474-2301 | krasmuss@uwf.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Instructional Design and Development, University of South Alabama
HER INNOVATIVE PRACTICE
Dr. Karen Rasmussen is the Chief Academic Strategist of the Innovation Institute and Assistant Provost at the University of West Florida. She leads initiatives related to distance learning, academic policy and infrastructure. Dr. Rasmussen leads MyCareerShines, the state of Florida career and readiness tool. As part of the Complete Florida initiative, Dr. Rasmussen works with academic affairs colleagues across the State of Florida to build systems for program completion and data integration. She has worked on the implementation of mobile learning program delivery in the areas of Performance Technology and Technology Systems Support. Dr. Rasmussen holds the rank of professor, teaching courses in Instructional Systems, Curriculum, Performance Technology, and Instructional Technology. Dr. Rasmussen has co-authored a text on web-based instruction and conducts research on the variables affecting learning in distance environments and persistence and success in program completion. Dr. Rasmussen has served as Department Chair and Associate Dean.
Jonathan Hoffman / Air Care Wizard
Air Care Wizard is locally owned and has been proudly serving the Gulf Coast area since 2004. We are active in the community and our team members can been seen at Chamber of Commerce functions, networking events, music festivals, ballgames, sporting events, and of course the Mardi Gras parades.
As long- time residents of the Gulf Coast, all of our team members take pride in doing the best work we can for our neighbors. We believe there are no better people in the world than those who reside along our Gulf Coast.
At Air Care Wizard our motto is “Do the Right Thing.” If it is the “Right Thing” we all are winners.
Air Care Wizard is proud to have been chosen as the Small Business of the Year 2013-2014 by the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce. This prestigious award demonstrates our adherence to ethical business practices in dealing with the community.
The Better Business Bureau has accredited us with its highest A+ rating. We received the Super Service Award from Angie’s List in 2013 and 2014.
At Air Care Wizard, we know that when doing business a positive experience is what cultivates customer loyalty and stimulates referrals for more business. It is our belief that your experience is not limited to the indoor air quality of your home or business – it begins with your first call to Air Care Wizard and continues through each sale, installation and service process.
We call many of our customers friends and are proud to be a part of this community
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Pensacola Business Radio 01.27.16 Guests: Escambia County School District and George Stone Technical Center
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Dr. Michelle Taylor / Director of Workforce Education
Escambia County School District
Dr. Michelle L. Taylor
Director
850-469-5304
Goals of Superintendent Thomas:
1.) Collaborative servant leadership by example
2.) Service and support for the Escambia School District through the following actions:
· Provide, promote and support environments that result in world class 21st Century learning.
· Secure and develop resources (incl. human, fiscal and informational) that support and promote the district’s mission.
· Develop and maintain an organization based on trust, teamwork, communication, commitment, and competence.
· Optimize students’, parents’, and other stakeholders’ pride and satisfaction with public education.
District Vision
Create a school District where parents want to send their children, students want to learn, teachers want to teach and employees want to work.
T.J. Rollins / Principal
George Stone Technical Center
George Stone Technical Center
Our goal is to serve the community as the premier provider of career and technical education by preparing individuals for rewarding careers and to provide businesses with a highly skilled workforce. We strive to obtain that goal by providing quality academic, career, and technical education opportunities for all learners through instruction that integrates rigor, relevance, and relationships.
George Stone Technical Center partners with local businesses and industries to ensure that our training programs are preparing students for high skill, high wage, and high demand occupations. Our graduates are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and work habits necessary to successfully enter the workforce.
On behalf of our faculty and staff, I wish you much success as you pursue your training and career goals at George Stone Technical Center.
Sincerely,
Thomas J. Rollins
Principal
The campus of George Stone Career Center is located at 2400 Longleaf Drive, Pensacola, Florida. This site is two miles south of Interstate 1-10, Exit mile 7. Accessibility is achieved through several south, east, and west connections to Longleaf Drive. Accessibility has been further enhanced with the linking of Blue Angel Parkway and Longleaf Drive.
George Stone Technical Center (GSTC) was built in four phases between 1968 and 2003 on 37 acres of land, which is part of a parcel belonging to the Escambia County School District. This parcel houses two neighboring schools: Longleaf Elementary and Pine Forest High School. Additionally, the George Stone Technical Center shares the facilities and the campus with West Florida High School of Advanced Technology.
The George Stone complex consists of 26 buildings with over 300,000 square feet of classrooms, laboratories, greenhouses, and mechanical and storage
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