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NEW! SOB Episode: Talking About Retirement with Author PNT GVN

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Talking About Retirement

Summary:

In this 45th episode of SOB: Style of Business podcast, the host Keetria has a discussion about retirement with author and writer PNT GVN. He introduces his concept of beating your parents to retirement, how he arrived at this notion, and developed it into his book “How Millennials Will Beat Their Parents to Retirement.”

Show Notes:

  • Kevin aka PNT GVN is a mortgage sales coach and a corporate trainer, but has always been a writer.
  • PNT GVN’s book is called “How Millennials Will Beat Their Parents to Retirement.”
  • PNT GVN’s book began from owning a house and thinking about selling it to take a few years off.
  • The European concept of taking breaks is more plentiful than in the United States.
  • Ask questions of people that have the life you want.
  • Retirement should be more flexible and happen earlier in life instead at the end.
  • Chapter 5: “What’s Your Number” deals with the ways to get to your financial retirement goals.
  • Home ownership and budgeting helps you make more money while still making the same money.
  • Talk to financial advisors.
  • Get excited about beating your parents to retirement.

 

3 Key Points:

  1. The retirement cycle has remained the same: work for 40 years, 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year until you get old.
  2. In France you either take the entire month of July or August off, while the average in the USA is 10 days off a year.
  1. The biggest misconception about retirement is that it has to come towards the end of your life.

Tweetable Quotes:

–   “Every single day I’m either advising people what to do with their money or I’m teaching a younger group of people just coming into the workforce..” – PNT GVN.

–   “You basically work for 40 years. You work 40 hours a week. You work 52 weeks a year, and then when you get old, then you get to retire…hopefully.” – PNT GVN.

–   “I want a real break…not a weekend.” – PNT GVN.

 

Resources Mentioned:

  • Style of Business – Website for Style of Business
  • Facebook – Keetria’s Facebook
  • Twitter – Keetria’s Twitter
  • Amazon – PNT GVN’s book “How Millennials Will Beat Their Parents to Retirement.”

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NEW! SOB Podcast: Launching Seikou Technologies with the Founder and CEO Nicholas Poole

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The Creative Business of Fine Artist Carole J. McCoy

Summary:

In this 45th episode of SOB: Style of the Business podcast, Keetria interviews Nicholas Poole the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Seikou Technologies, a small subsidiary of Professional Career Training Institute located in Houston, Texas. Seikou Technologies is “a one-stop shop for all of your tech needs,” and Nicholas Poole shares his passion for technology and giving people the skills to change their lives.

Show Notes:

  • Seikou Technologies handles technology needs for education, projects, websites, web designs, web applications, and mobile apps.
  • Nicholas Poole is a graduate of the University of Texas in Austin, with a degree in Economics and his Master’s Degree in Biomedical Informatics.
  • He originally wanted to move to New York for finance, but his girlfriend convinced him to stay in Austin.
  • Twice a month Seikou Technologies offers coding classes called “Coding with a Twist”
  • Understand coding to the degree where you can actually apply it.
  • Nicholas Poole believes cryptocurrency is here to stay but not until it becomes centralized.
  • Blockchain secures and encrypts transactions.
  • Seikou Technologies is looking to develop the future Elon Musk and Steve Job-level tech experts
  • Start with the “For Dummies” books to learn more about tech applications.
  • He is inspired by watching people’s lives change for the better.
  • They launched an app that looks for hashtags using natural language processing and it will follow those individuals.

 

3 Key Points:

  1. What you learn in school is often different from how it works on the job in the industry.
  2. Networking and building relationships and in your field are extremely important.
  3. Python is a strong, malleable programing language that is great for beginners to learn.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

–   “Try your hardest to get internships.” – Nicholas Poole.

–   “The most important thing you can do is have an idea in mind.” – Nicholas Poole.

–   “Think of blockchain as a huge digital ledger.” – Nicholas Poole.

 

Upcoming Event – Coding With a Twist: Intro to Python for Blockchain https://buff.ly/2NdUWZy

 

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NEW! SOB Episode: Interview with Tracie Jae from Games That Change

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Interview with Tracie Jae

Summary:

In this 43rd episode of SOB: Style of the Business podcast, Keetria interviews Tracie Jae, the founder, and CEO of Games That Change, and the inventor of a game called I’m Glad You Asked. Tracie shares her journey of invention, advice, and words of encouragement for other entrepreneurs to benefit from.


Show Notes:

  • Tracie Jae is a Houston native, with a Bachelor’s Degree in business and her Master’s Degree in Strategic Communications and Leadership.
  • Games of Change is designed to change the way we connect.
  • Tracie Jae wrote a romantic novel entitled the puzzle and a poetry book called

“Freedom First.”

  • I’m Glad You Asked was introduced at Houston Ted Talks that Keetria attended.
  • She also has a passion for working with the youth, service on the Board of Directors

for the YWCA in Houston and the Host Committee for Girls Empowerment Networks:

We Are Girls Houston.

  • Communication with people is improved when you get them talking about themselves.
  • Silence is a key source of motivation for Tracie Jae.
  • When we don’t get to know one another, it, unfortunately, becomes easier to mistreat them.
  • Make intentional choices to communicate with others to get out of your personal bubble.
  • A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle—there is enough light to go around.

 

3 Key Points:

  1. Social icebreakers are a great way to connect and get to know people at events.
  2. Once you get people talking about themselves, communication becomes a lot easier.
  3. Tracie Jae is fueled by silence by herself.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

–   “You are in a room full of other human beings, what you walk away from not

knowing anything about with.” – Tracie Jae.

–   “We are not building relationships if we are just sitting next to each other absorbing

information and never talk.” – Tracie Jae.

–   “One of the things about working with young people, is they don’t know what they

don’t know They have no idea how many opportunities are available.” – Tracie Jae.

 

Resources Mentioned:

NEW! SOB Episode: The Magic of Writing with Saba Tekle

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The Magic of Writing with Saba Tekle

Summary:

On this episode of Style of Business, your host Keetria interviews Saba Tekle, award-winning best selling author, publisher, mentor, and founder and CEO of 7 House Media.

Show Notes:

  • About Saba Tekle
    • She wants to help women find their passion and purpose and shine a light on inner beauty.
    • She needed self-help, development, spiritual advice, and mentorship.
      • She found authors whose vulnerability and story helped heal her.
    • She wanted to become an author and learned a lot about the publishing industry.
    • She genuinely believes that when you provide enough value, the universe will serve you.
  • Why do you think people love the message in your books so much?
    • It’s not an everyday conversation that’s happening in the book.
    • The book is tailored to healing and empowers you via what women have been through.
  • Talk about some of the services you offer with 7 House Media.
    • The most dominant thing she teaches on is publishing.
    • She offers mentorship for her authors.
  • What are one or two key things you didn’t know before as a publisher?
    • At first, publishing wasn’t the goal, the writing was the goal.
    • She knew she needed a different skill set if you wanted to write and publish.
  • Talk about your newest of your series.
    • There are about 6 volumes of 20 beautiful women
    • The content is people who took their pain and made it their purpose.
  • What drives your work?
    • She gets compelled when she sees how her books have benefited people.
    • She takes note of what she gets from her authors and what helps people.
  • Any current plans to expand the brand further?
    • The 20 Beautiful Women challenge came out of nowhere and over a million people participated.
    • She wants to continue and expand on the momentum.
  • What do you enjoy most about writing?
    • It’s the most beautiful thing if you can express what’s actually on your mind.
    • It’s magic, beautiful, powerful, and healing.
  • What advice do you have for aspiring writers?
    • If you’re clear about your intent and niche specific, God will move everything for you.
    • What it’s all about is what you think of what you do.
  • Do you have a specific process when you’re trying to come up with a storyline?
    • Every process is similar.
    • First, check in with your soul.
    • Find people that you trust to mentor you and let things develop.
    • Start with a blank page – you’re putting out an intent that you’re going to write something.
    • You have to be willing to bet on yourself.
  • What motivates you?
    • She gets inspired, she’s free spirit.
    • What motivates her is an inspiration.
    • People inspire her.
    • There’s just one you, you can’t do everything for everybody.

3 Key Points

  • When you provide value you’ll gain value in return.
  • Be clear about your intent and your niche.
  • Find people you trust to mentor you.

Tweetable Quotes

  • When you provide enough value, the universe will serve you.
  • Enjoying your journey is the most important part.
  • Writing is magic, beautiful, powerful, and healing.
  • “I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering, “What if?” I would keep putting my dream to the test — even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.” – Alex Haley

Resources Mentioned

Style of Business Podcast

20 Beautiful Women

20 Beautiful Women Volume 1 – Free on Amazon

7 House Media

 

 

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NEW! SOB Episode: Interview with Joylynn M. Ross the Author and CEO of Path to Publishing

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Interview with Joylynn M. Ross the Author and CEO of Path to Publishing


Summary:

During this new episode of Style of Business (SOB), Keetria interviews Joylynn M. Ross, an author and CEO of Path to Publishing, that shares what she has coming up with her books projects, a new conference, and people she has worked with. Aspiring writers and authors will be in for some exciting information to benefit their careers.

Show Notes:
● You don’t have to be a writer to be an author. People share stories everyday on social media.
● Joylynn wrote for an escape and for entertainment to get her mind away from being left home alone.
● She wrote the life she wish she had and when she wrote stories for class, the students
hung on her every word.
● Joylynn M. Ross has written multiple book series.
● Joylynn was the acquisitions editor for publisher and best-selling author Carl Webber at his
Urban Christian Imprint—telling her to start series.
● She has been in the literary industry for about 20 years.
● The Path of Publishing Conference (Act Like an Author, Think Like a Business):
Day 1: How to publish Your Book
● The Path of Publishing Conference (Act Like an Author, Think Like a Business):
Day 2: How to Build Your Book Business
● The Path of Publishing Conference (Act Like an Author, Think Like a Business):
Day 3: All About Money
● Ideas, thoughts, concepts, and a testimony are what it takes to be a great author.
There are enough resources like ghost writers, verbal writing software, and
researchers to get it done.
● Know who your audience is and promote your book 6-9 months out. Pre-orders help you get best-selling status.
● Joylynn can be hired to be an editor and she offers online courses.
● The major publishing houses have imprints that don’t require agents and
representation.
● Learn the business and don’t be afraid to invest in your business.

3 Key Points:
1. Paths to Publishing to teaches authors how to tell, publish, and sell their stories to create multiple streams of income to sustain their book business.
2. Books series written by Joylynn M. Ross: New Day Divas (5 books), Still Divas (3
books), Always Divas (3 books), Forever Divas: Soap Opera in Print (3 books), and
also children’s books.
3. Businesses don’t make money, people do.

 

Tweetable Quotes:
– “Path to Publish…is a community of literary architects, building literary empires. We are not just writers writing books.” – Joylynn M. Ross.
– “I started introducing the characters in the first series, which is the New Day Divas. Then, these people had so many issues. These chicks had so many issues. I said you all need your own book.” – Joylynn M. Ross.
– “As a fiction writer…we research what we don’t know, and make up the rest.” – Joylynn M. Ross.

Resources Mentioned:
● Keetria – Website for Keetria
● Style of Business – Podcast for Style of Business (SOB)
● Path to Publishing – Website for Path to Publishing
● @PathToPublishing – Instagram for Path to Publishing
● @blessedselling_author_enjoy – Instagram for Joylynn M. Ross
● E. N. Joy Writes – Website for E. N. Writes

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NEW! SOB Episode: Food and Body Positivity with Chef Vicky V of Tha Fat Girl Food Chronicles

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Food and Body Positivity with Chef Vicky V of Tha Fat Girl Food Chronicles


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During this new 39th episode of Style of Business (SOB), Keetria interviews Chef Vicky V, the Founder of Tha Fat Girl Food Chronicles. Vicky shares her journey from becoming a chef, establishing her platform for Tha Fat Girl Food Chronicles, and evolving towards acceptance of herself and body positivity.

 

Show Notes:

  • Chef Vicky V is a Houston native from the Southwest side, and has lived in New York and Philadelphia.
  • She left college to be on the reality television show “The Biggest Loser” season 9.
  • Carmel cakes became a specialty of Vicky’s and she has done micro-catering.
  • Tha Fat Girl Food Chronicles came about from living her truth and accepting herself.
  • She doesn’t cook for herself, she cooks as a gift to give to others.
  • She became a featured chef at NOSH the culinary showcase and won the People’s Choice Award.
  • Cajun fusion is a style of cooking that Vicky enjoys.
  • The main takeaways Chef Vicky V wants people to have after eating her food is: to taste the flavor and to feel the love.
  • Her ultimate goals are to eat, travel, get paid for it, and have a bed and breakfast.
  • Live in your truth and get out there and do what you are passionate about.
  • Vicky has a Father’s Day brunch event coming up this year.

 

3 Key Points:

  1. Tha Fat Girl Food Chronicles came about from living her truth and accepting herself
  2. Food is communal and gives families a chance to connect and spend time together
  3. The main takeaways Chef Vicky V wants people to have after eating her food is: to taste the flavor and to feel the love.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

–   “Growing up in a society where it is…very taboo to talk about weight, especially as a women.” – Chef Vicky V.

–   “The part of being a chef that makes know that this is my purpose is because it’s a gift. Its literally me taking a piece of myself, a piece of my gift, and giving it to you.” – Chef Vicky V.

–   “People have come together historically around food. Because we all have to eat.” – Chef Vicky V.

 

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NEW! SOB Episode: Spicing It Up with Sheldon Davy of Don Williamson’s Handmade Creations

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Spicing It Up with Sheldon Davy of Don Williamson’s Handmade Creations

Sheldon has over 14 years of experience in the food service industry. He shares how he first got involved in cooking and why he set his sights on spices and seasonings.

In this 38nd episode of SOB: Style of Business podcast, Keetria interviews Sheldon Davy, the founder and CEO of Don Williamson’s Handmade Creations, an organic spice line. Sheldon has over 14 years of experience in the food service industry. He shares how he first got involved in cooking, why he set his sights on spices and seasonings, and what his strategies for marketing and building awareness have been.

Show Notes:

  • Sheldon Davy shares his experience in the food industry and his educational background,
  • His love for food began at a young age, when he would get creative with whatever was available. His parents exposed him to a wide variety of culinary styles.
  • The inspiration for Don Williamson’s began when Sheldon’s mom returned from Italy with some exciting seasonings, and he felt spices could be what he could use to make himself standout in the culinary world.
  • To get awareness out he sends out samples to get people to share the experience of his flavors.
  • Salt often covers too much of the flavor, and needs to be adjusted.
  • Creativity and curiosity are elements of Sheldon that come out strong with cooking.
  • Sheldon enjoys Jamaican food, curry, oxtail, jerk chicken, Italian food, authentic Mexican food, Korean, and Chinese food.
  • Having reservations about starting new things is natural. Experience is the best teacher.
  • Sheldon is motivated by starting from the bottom and enjoying the process.
  • Direct-to-consumer is the focus he has for distribution using online stores and Amazon.
  • Networking through social media with like-minded people by collaborating with other up-and-coming artists has been beneficial.
  • No matter what age you are, realize you won’t know everything—remain open-minded and humble.

 

3 Key Points:

  1. Don Williamson’s began when Sheldon’s mom returned from Italy with some exciting seasonings, and he felt spices could be what he could use to make himself standout in the culinary field.
  2. Direct-to-consumer is the focus he has for distribution using online stores and Amazon.
  3. No matter what age you are, realize you won’t know everything—remain open-minded and humble.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

–   “I spent a lot of research into just a spice line. Done a lot of trial and error.” –

Sheldon Davy.

–   “When cooking for others…you just have to have the balance.” – Sheldon Davy.

–   “Culinary just gives me a platform to be creative.” – Sheldon Davy.

 

Resources Mentioned:

NEW! SOB Episode: Interview with Raj Bachhav from Faux Piece Productions

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Interview with Raj Bachhav from Faux Piece Productions

Keetria interviews Raj Bachhav, a filmmaker, director, and founder of Faux Piece Productions, which is based in Pune Maharashtra, India.

Summary:

In this 37nd episode of SOB: Style of Business podcast, Keetria interviews Raj Bachhav, a filmmaker, director, and founder of Faux Piece Productions, which is based in Pune Maharashtra, India. Raj shares information with Keetria about his transition from pursuing the career path of engineering to go straight ahead towards filmmaking. He shares his journey to establish Faux Piece Productions, and what its mission is.

Show Notes:
● Faux Piece Productions provides filmmakers with the opportunity to produce short films.
● Audiences in India enjoys action and drama movies, but art films are gaining popularity.
● Raj left the engineering career path to pursue filmmaking, and enrolled in film school.
● He paid his living costs during film school by working part-time at KFC.
● Raj achieved his Masters degree in Film.
● Faux Piece Productions began with funding in 2015 in a single flat—now aiming to produce up to 12 short films a year.
● “Future Dreams” is a short film about a young village boy who becomes an entrepreneur with a strong vision.
● Education, inspiration, and entertainment are the formula for Faux Piece’s creative goals.
● Filmmaking is about seeing the story before create it.

3 Key Points:
1. Raj left the engineering career path to pursue filmmaking, and earned his Masters degree in Film.
2. Faux Piece Productions began with funding in 2015 and is now aiming to produce up to 12 short films a year.
3. The Faux Piece Productions short film “Future Dreams” is about a young village boy who becomes an entrepreneur with a strong vision.

Tweetable Quotes:

– “I can do it, because there is a filmmaker living inside me.” – Raj Bachhav.
– “A thought can even inspire to live your life, and never give up.” – Raj Bachhav.
– “It’s about educating people, inspiring people, and entertaining people as well.” –
Raj Bachhav.

Resources Mentioned:
● Style of Business – Website for Style of Business
● Faux Piece Productions – Website for Faux Piece Productions
● Instagram – Raj Bachhav’s Instagram page
● “Future Dreams” – Web page for the short film “Future Dreams”

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NEW! SOB Podcast: Denise Dantzler & Joshua Dantzler the Co-Founder of Joshy’s Soap Bars

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Denise Dantzler & Joshua Dantzler the Co-Founder of Joshy’s Soap Bars

During this 36th episode of Style of Business (SOB), Keetria interviews Denise Dantzler, the co-founder of Joshy’s Soap Bars, a natural soap company for kids from Baltimore, Maryland with her son Joshua Dantzler—who is only six years old.


Summary:

During this 36th episode of Style of Business (SOB), Keetria interviews Denise Dantzler, the co-founder of Joshy’s Soap Bars, a natural soap company for kids from Baltimore, Maryland with her son Joshua Dantzler—who is only six years old. They discuss the inspiration for the company, how they go about designing the soaps, and how this mother and son team learned to start their own business.

 

Show Notes:

  • Joshy’s Soap Bars is a natural soap company for kids from Baltimore, Maryland
  • Josh has very sensitive skin, and didn’t like the smell of the soap he was able to safely use.
  • Josh decided he was going to make soap and start a business.
  • Denise really dug in and researched how to make natural homemade soap.
  • Joshy’s Soap bars come scented and unscented, in fun animal shapes and colors.
  • Denise talked to other soap makers, went to many organic stores, trade groups, and took classes, along with her own research to get their product to market.
  • Learning the business side was one of the main obstacles.
  • Listening to customer feedback helped them phase out products that they personally loved.
  • Josh and Denise brainstorm and draw their ideas with colored pencils. They also buy molds and create their own molds.
  • Josh is very inspired by his grandparents, who work with their hands and are entrepreneurs, along with his uncle who is also an entrepreneur.
  • Josh and Denise attended the Baltimore Business Fair for kids and the Washington DC event as well.
  • Computer programing, basketball, Pokémon, and Legos are Josh’s interests.
  • A portion of the proceeds of Joshy’s Soap Bars are going to the University of Maryland’s Children’s Hospital.
  • Josh was born prematurely small and has accomplished many things that doctors said he would never be able to do.

3 Key Points:

  1. Joshy’s Soap bars began because Josh has very sensitive skin and didn’t like the available soap he had to use.
  2. Love what you do and seek out a support network.
  3. A portion of the proceeds of Joshy’s Soap Bars are going to the University of Maryland’s Children’s Hospital.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

–   “Right now we are selling online. We have a website JoshysSoapBars.com. We also sell through Instagram and Etsy, and in person.” – Denise Dantzler.

–   “Just because you were born small doesn’t mean you can’t do big things.” – Joshua Dantzler.

–   “Whatever you start your business in, make sure you absolutely love it and that you are passionate about it. Because that becomes like your second child.” – Denise Dantzler.

 

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NEW! SOB Podcast: Meagan Copelin of Maize Consulting

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Meagan Copelin of Maize Consulting

A great interview with Meagan Copelin, the CEO of Houston area human resources management agency Maize Consulting.

-Podcast Show Notes-

Episode 33:

Summary:

During this new episode of Style of Business (SOB), Keetria interviews Meagan Copelin, the CEO and founder of Maize Consulting, a human resources management company based in Houston, Texas. Meagan passionately walks listeners through her inspiring transition from New Orleans to Houston where she overcame adversity and not only educated herself, but built up her human resource business from the ground up. Learn more about the human resource industry, what it takes to build your own business, and advice on how to grow.

Show Notes:

  • Meagan fills in her background, which includes working in human resources since 2005 and starting Maize Consulting in 2015.
  • Maize Consulting provides multiple human resource services for start-ups and medium-size businesses.
  • Maize is able to help businesses with reducing risk, becoming legally compliant, removing burden, increasing profit, hiring, termination, training, conflict resolution, performance management, policy and procedure handbooks, and more.
  • Meagan spends time with her clients to get to know their business intimately and to be more effective for them.
  • It is a misconception that HR is just a “yes person” for management.
  • Meagan moved to Houston for a job in 2013 with $500 for her name – and they rescinded their offer. She had to live in her car for 6-7 months.
  • Aside from extensive learning, Meagan surrounded herself with positive people that wanted her to succeed.
  • Meagan measures productivity by prioritizing, eliminating distractions, using her time wisely, and forgiving herself for mistakes.
  • Some of the courses Meagan is developing include subjects like talent strategies, reinventing yourself, intentional and exclusive leadership, and building world-class cultures.
  • Books that Meagan Copeland is reading are “Fasting for Breakthrough and Deliverance,” “Think and Grow Rich,” and “The Power of a Praying Woman.”
  • It is ok to cry and it is important to focus and get rid of distractions.
  • Don’t compare yourself to other people because you don’t know their struggles.

3 Key Points:

  1. Meagan spends time with her clients to understand their business better and to be more valuable to them.
  2. Meagan judges her productivity by who well she did at prioritizing, eliminating distractions, using her time wisely, and forgiving herself for mistakes each day.
  3. Meagan is developing courses for talent strategies, reinventing yourself, intentional and exclusive leadership, and building world-class cultures.

Tweetable Quotes:

–   “This is the definition of human resources, is the organizational function that deals with people and issues related to compensation, hiring, performance management, training, employer retention, employer relations, etc.” – Meagan Copelin.

–   “I’m really, really hands-on. I want to make sure that when I am working with my client I want to be strategic, and I want to know everything there is about my client.” – Meagan Copelin.

–   “It is ok to cry.” – Meagan Copelin.

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