Imagining A New Economy: Recent Episodes
Imagining A New Economy
Hosted by People First Companies, the Imagining A New Economy podcast highlights businesses of all sizes that understand the value of their employees AND their customers. Tune in and hear about the innovative ways these businesses are incorporating the following game-changing behaviors: -Fair compensation through livable wages, health benefits, education, and profit distribution -Giving back to their communities with charitable actions -Doing their part for the environment, by making changes in how they do business
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Our guest is VR Maddox, employment Activist, and Recruiter Extraordinaire. In this episode, Vee shares some amazing tips for job seekers who want to find and work for a company that is People First driven.
VR Maddox Consulting provides Recruitment & Staff services, Confidence Mentoring, IT Training & Education & Social Media Education
https://www.vrmaddox.com/
Vee’s #GetHired Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gethireddc/
This community helps employers that have jobs to find candidates that need jobs.
For more information about People First companies visitpeoplefirstcompanies.net
Brian Moran - Small Business Edge
https://smallbusinessedge.com/
Brian Moran is the Founder of Small Business Edge which provides advice and insights to guide small business owners and startup businesses in uncertain times. Whether it is about cash flow, remote working, credit, bankruptcy, employees, getting a loan, or dealing with stress and time management issues, when entrepreneurs have questions, they get answers on SmallBusinessEdge.com They also have a podcast of the same name featuring amazing business owners & professionals: https://smallbusinessedge.com/podcasts/
For more information about People First companies visitpeoplefirstcompanies.net
Music Credits:
Happy Days In Summer by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8020-happy-days-in-summer
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4071-monkeys-spinning-monkeys
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Debbie Adams - PeopleCan Training
www.peoplecanbiz.com
https://www.facebook.com/DebbieAdamsEntrepreneur
https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbieadamspeoplecan/
Debbie Adams, owner of PeopleCan Training calls herself a forced entrepreneur. When vision loss forced her out of a career that she loved, this mechanic without a driver’s license was faced with a financial situation that put her at risk of homelessness. She has spent two decades challenging her own assumptions about money and teaching others what she has learned when the rubber hits the road. Debbie understands the power of self-directed education. She worked hard for and earned her right to be at the table with a passion to leave the world a little better for future generations.
For more information about People First companies visit peoplefirstcompanies.net
Music Credits:
Happy Days In Summer by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8020-happy-days-in-summer
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4071-monkeys-spinning-monkeys
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Ande Lyons is a 4x founder, a startup champion, and host of the popular live stream show Startup Life LIVE. Using her deep toolkit of hard-earned business skills from her 4 prior businesses, combined with an abundance of enthusiasm, aka Andelicious Advice, Ande edutains first-time founders through conversations with diverse founders, investors, and experts.
Join the Startup Life LIVE Show MeetUp Group here: https://bit.ly/StartupLifeLIVE
Subscribe to Ande’s YouTube channel here: http://bit.ly/AndeYouTube
Listen to the Podcast here: http://bit.ly/StartupLifeShow
Instagram: https://bit.ly/AndeIG
Twitter: https://bit.ly/AndeTW
LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/AndeLI
For more information about People First companies visit peoplefirstcompanies.net
Threads Worldwide is a fair trade jewelry and accessories company dedicated to creating opportunities for their artists and partners around the world to imagine a new economy in their communities, one gorgeous piece of wearable art at a time. Today we're joined by Angela Melfi, co-founder of Threads Worldwide. Angela and Mia chat about the philosophy behind Threads Worldwide and the story of how this people-focused company got off the ground.
For more information about Threads Worldwide visit threadsworldwide.com
For more information about People First companies visitpeoplefirstcompanies.net
Music Credits:
Happy Days In Summer by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8020-happy-days-in-summer
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4071-monkeys-spinning-monkeys
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Billy Price, co-founder of Billy Footwear discusses how creating a product that is not only adaptive design but UNIVERSAL design can mean a product that’s great for everyone!
https://billyfootwear.com/
Born out of a need, we seek to be a brand of significance. Our company strives to add value to the lives of others and make a measurable difference in the world, one foot at a time.
- Billy Price, Co-Founder
For more information about People First companies visit peoplefirstcompanies.net
Music Credits:
Happy Days In Summer by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8020-happy-days-in-summer
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4071-monkeys-spinning-monkeys
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Stephen Angel, Founder and Mike Bayes, COO of People First chat with Podcast Host and Brand Ambassador Mia Voss about her inspiration to join the People First Team
Music Credits:
Happy Days In Summer by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8020-happy-days-in-summer
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4071-monkeys-spinning-monkeys
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Episode Description:
In Episode 6 of Imagining a New Economy, host Mia Voss talks with Paul Kriescher, Executive Producer & Host at Heart of a Building, which tells the stories of innovators who are designing, financing, constructing, and occupying the buildings of tomorrow, today. Tune in as we discuss how your home and the buildings in your community can really make a difference in helping the environment.
More about Paul:
Since 1997 Paul Kriescher was the Principal of Lightly Treading. In October 2019 he merged Lightly Treading with PCD/Bowman Engineering headquartered in Reston, VA. He is passionate about helping designers, builders, and owners of buildings understand “buildings-as-system” and the benefits of passive house thermal envelopes and building orientation. He is expert in performing airtightness (blower door) testing, IR camera scanning and residential/multifamily duct-leakage testing. He is a verifier for ENERGY STAR, Enterprise Green Communities and National Green Building Standards. He is a frequent speaker at energy-efficiency conferences/trainings and a published author of building performance articles
https://heartofabuilding.com/
For more information about People First companies visitpeoplefirstcompanies.net
Music Credits:
Happy Days In Summer by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8020-happy-days-in-summer
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4071-monkeys-spinning-monkeys
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Host Mia Voss talks with Mark S. Babbitt and Chris Edmonds, authors of the book “Good Comes First” , How Today’s Leaders can Create an Uncompromising Company Culture That Doesn’t Suck. That title should tell you everything you need to know about this episode.
GoodComesFirst.com
If you’d like to be a part of the People First Companies movement, you can find out more at https://PeopleFirstCompanies.net
Email us at info@peoplefirstcompanies.net
In this episode, small business owner Douglas Topolski relays the story of how locals can support businesses that are doing the right thing by their employees! Looking beyond the cost of things to what the business stands for is key - it’s more than just an expensive bowl of oatmeal!
Douglas Topolski - The Right Angle Frame Shop (Paducah, KY)
https://www.facebook.com/TheRightAngleFrameShop/
http://www.rightangleframeshop.com/home.htm
If you’d like to be a part of the People First Companies movement, you can find out more at https://PeopleFirstCompanies.net
Email us at info@peoplefirstcompanies.net
Music Credits:
Happy Days In Summer by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8020-happy-days-in-summer
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4071-monkeys-spinning-monkeys
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Mia is joined by Gina Schreck of The Village Workspace.
Gina Schreck took a chance in 2020 and started a co-working space… right at the beginning of the pandemic. And it’s going like gangbusters. Tune in as Gina talks about what companies can do right to support working parents and families!
https://www.instagram.com/ginaschreck
https://twitter.com/Ginaschreck
https://www.instagram.com/thevillageworkspace
https://www.facebook.com/TheVillageWorkspace
If you’d like to be a part of the People First Companies movement, you can find out more at https://PeopleFirstCompanies.net
Music Credits:
Happy Days In Summer by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8020-happy-days-in-summer
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4071-monkeys-spinning-monkeys
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Mike Bayes, COO, and Co-Founder of People First Companies shares his experiences in the corporate world and the restaurant industry. We also discuss The Great Resignation, companies that are getting it right, and a few “what not to do” examples.
If you’d like to be a part of the People First Companies movement, you can find out more at https://PeopleFirstCompanies.net
Music Credits:
Happy Days In Summer by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8020-happy-days-in-summer
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4071-monkeys-spinning-monkeys
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Our very first guest for this very first episode is none other than Stephen Angel, the person behind the concept of People First Companies. Stephen is a career carpenter and craftsman by trade, who decided to think outside the woodbox (see what we did there), and imagine a future where companies and small businesses that consistently do good for their employees, and their communities are celebrated and highlighted.
Stephen Angel, the Founder of People First Companies
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