Small Business Expo is America's largest networking and educational event for business owners, start-ups, and entrepreneurs, and it's coming to Phoenix on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. Joining Dr. Adrian McIntyre to talk about it is Zach Lezberg, CEO & Producer of Small Business Expo.

Founded in 2008, Small Business Expo helps small business owners and other entrepreneurs take their businesses and ideas to the next level, offering quality free content and providing a thriving venue for some of the most exciting business theories and innovations.

Learn more and register for this free event at the Phoenix Convention Center on Tuesday, September 21, 2021.

Zach Lezberg, CEO & Producer of Small Business Expo, started his first entertainment business (a DJ company) at the age of 11. After graduating from the University of Miami, Zach moved to New York City and recognized there was really no solid way for small businesses to access a business community, other than through the local chamber of commerce. In 2008, he experimented with creating a trade show targeting small business in New York, and soon thereafter expanded to Los Angeles, Dallas, and Miami. In 2021, what is now known as Small Business Expo will be offered in 45 cities across the United States.

While it wasn’t his original mission, through the development and growth of Small Business Expo, Zach has become the voice of small business in America. In liaising with approximately 1.2 million small businesses and entrepreneurs who subscribe to his content and attend his shows annually, he has his finger on the pulse of their daily struggles, frustrations, and fears, and works tirelessly to ensure they have access to education, business resources, and networking opportunities to grow and expand to the next level. “Small business owners who come to Small Business Expo and are part of our community, run the gamut from what I call the ‘wantepreneur’ — those who have been thinking about starting a business and just need that extra push to get going — to people who are already deep into operations and need help with growth, getting organized, becoming fiscally responsible, networking, marketing, social media, and much more. Small Business Expo gives them access to absolutely everything they need in one place to maximize their time.”

And while COVID has really been hard on small business with a number of companies failing as a result of lockdown and breakdowns in supply chains, Zach sees an entirely new breed of small business coming out of COVID and successfully moving forward. “Americans are really entrepreneurial by spirit. Many have left or been forced out of corporate America and they turn to doing their own thing. It’s my goal with Small Business Expo to ensure they have access to the tools to be as successful as they possibly can.”

Connect with Zach Lezberg on LinkedIn, and follow Small Business Expo on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

In this episode, the last in a three-part series on women in mining called "What Lies Beneath," Jennifer Burge with WorldWise Coaching & Training, Nancy Morales-Arango with Bureau Veritas, and Melissa Sanderson with Mel Sanderson Consulting talk with Dr. Adrian McIntyre about the MegaWomen of the MegaRegion project focused on empowering women in the mining industry in Arizona and Sonora.

A recent study by McKinsey & Company found that when it comes to women's representation in senior leadership in the global mining workforce, the sector is a "laggard among laggards." Female representation within mining company C-suites is just 13%. Among S&P 500 companies, there are only 30 female CEOs — not one of them from mining.

Topics discussed during today's conversation include:

• Leadership skills and characteristics inherent to women that enhance our chances of success in hierarchies built and maintained by men
• Recognition of men as collaborators and mentors
• Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) to Ethical Sustainable Growth (ESG+)
• How to be your authentic self in both national and corporate cultures that are not your own
• Self-awareness as the key to successful communication

Need to catch up? Listen to Part 1 and Part 2 of this mini-series on women in mining.

Jennifer Burge is CEO of WorldWise Coaching & Training based in Phoenix, Arizona and Hermosillo, Sonora. With experience on four continents and over fifty countries, WorldWise Coaching prepares its clients to thrive in international environments across the globe. The company provides private executive coaching and customized team training in the field of intercultural business communication and multicultural team building. Their expertise includes strategic consulting services to assist in conflict resolution across worldviews, international expansions, and T-MEC/USMCA Mexican Labor Reform Laws. WorldWise has been working with clients and partners in the Mexican mining industry since 2019. The relationship was formalized in 2020 when WorldWise Coaching became the first strategic ally of the Mining Cluster of Sonora in the United States. In 2021, WorldWise and the Sonora Mining Cluster co-organized Las Mineras: MegaWomen of the MegaRegion, in partnership with the US Consulate General of Nogales and the US Department of State, Bureau of Economic Affairs. This partnership has been the catalyst for ongoing cross-border women’s empowerment collaboration activities in mining across Arizona and Sonora. A dual national of the US and Australia, Jennifer uses her broad business experience and technology background to assist others to thrive in global business environments. Her experience includes Fortune 100 companies, such as Honeywell and Fortune Global 500 companies—Accenture Consulting and EDS. She achieved her PMP certification in Amsterdam in 2007. Her certification to teach English as a Second Language (specialization in Business English) was earned with distinction in Madrid in 2017. Following that, she was a Fellow at the Institute for Intercultural Communication in Portland, Oregon in 2018 and Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2019. In

In this episode, the second of a three-part series on women in mining called "What Lies Beneath," Jennifer Burge with WorldWise Coaching & Training, Dr. Margarita Bejarano Celaya with the Mining Cluster of Sonora, and Spanish-English interpreter Ivette Marian Arnold with Ivette Marian Translations talk with Dr. Adrian McIntyre about the MegaWomen of the MegaRegion project focused on empowering women in the mining industry in Arizona and Sonora.

Listen to Part 1 of this mini-series on women in mining.

(Producer's note: this episode of Valley Business Radio was recorded as a bilingual conversation in English and Spanish between colleagues in Phoenix, Arizona and Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. The version presented here has been adapted for an English-speaking audience, and the Spanish-language segments spoken by Dr. Margarita Bejarano Celaya are being provided as simultaneous interpretation into English by Ivette Marian.)

Jennifer Burge is CEO of WorldWise Coaching & Training based in Phoenix, Arizona and Hermosillo, Sonora. With experience on four continents and over fifty countries, WorldWise Coaching prepares its clients to thrive in international environments across the globe. The company provides private executive coaching and customized team training in the field of intercultural business communication and multicultural team building. Their expertise includes strategic consulting services to assist in conflict resolution across worldviews, international expansions, and T-MEC/USMCA Mexican Labor Reform Laws. WorldWise has been working with clients and partners in the Mexican mining industry since 2019. The relationship was formalized in 2020 when WorldWise Coaching became the first strategic ally of the Mining Cluster of Sonora in the United States. In 2021, WorldWise and the Sonora Mining Cluster co-organized Las Mineras: MegaWomen of the MegaRegion, in partnership with the US Consulate General of Nogales and the US Department of State, Bureau of Economic Affairs. This partnership has been the catalyst for ongoing cross-border women’s empowerment collaboration activities in mining across Arizona and Sonora. A dual national of the US and Australia, Jennifer uses her broad business experience and technology background to assist others to thrive in global business environments. Her experience includes Fortune 100 companies, such as Honeywell and Fortune Global 500 companies—Accenture Consulting and EDS. She achieved her PMP certification in Amsterdam in 2007. Her certification to teach English as a Second Language (specialization in Business English) was earned with distinction in Madrid in 2017. Following that, she was a Fellow at the Institute for Intercultural Communication in Portland, Oregon in 2018 and Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2019. In August 2019, Mayor Kate Gallego appointed Jennifer to the Pacific Rim Advisory Council for the City of Phoenix where she is now the Vice Chairwoman. The Diplomatic Corps of Arizona appointed Jennifer to its Board of Advisors and she accepted the invitation to join the US Global Leadership Coalition’s Advisory Committee for the state of Arizona in 2020. Jennifer is also an expert contributor to Mexico Business News for the mining industry.

Dr. Margarita Bejarano Celaya is General Director of the

In this episode, the first of a three-part series on women in mining titled "What Lies Beneath," Jennifer Burge of WorldWise Coaching & Training, Andrea Boltz of Freeport-McMoRan, and María López de la Rosa of SilverCrest Metals talk with Dr. Adrian McIntyre about the MegaWomen of the MegaRegion project and its mission to empower women in the mining industry in Arizona and Sonora.

Our conversation touched on many important topics, including:

• Challenges and opportunities for women in the mining industry
• Sustainability in mining / Responsible Production
• Community relations and economic development in towns near the mine sites
• Impact of Covid-19 and support given by mining companies to local communities
• Importance of gender parity and the positive impact it has on mining companies

Jennifer Burge is CEO of WorldWise Coaching & Training based in Phoenix, Arizona and Hermosillo, Sonora. With experience on four continents and over fifty countries, WorldWise Coaching prepares its clients to thrive in international environments across the globe. The company provides private executive coaching and customized team training in the field of intercultural business communication and multicultural team building. Their expertise includes strategic consulting services to assist in conflict resolution across worldviews, international expansions, and T-MEC/USMCA Mexican Labor Reform Laws. WorldWise has been working with clients and partners in the Mexican mining industry since 2019. The relationship was formalized in 2020 when WorldWise Coaching became the first strategic ally of the Mining Cluster of Sonora in the United States. In 2021, WorldWise and the Sonora Mining Cluster co-organized Las Mineras: MegaWomen of the MegaRegion, in partnership with the US Consulate General of Nogales and the US Department of State, Bureau of Economic Affairs. This partnership has been the catalyst for ongoing cross-border women’s empowerment collaboration activities in mining across Arizona and Sonora.

A dual national of the US and Australia, Jennifer uses her broad business experience and technology background to assist others to thrive in global business environments. Her experience includes Fortune 100 companies, such as Honeywell and Fortune Global 500 companies—Accenture Consulting and EDS. She achieved her PMP certification in Amsterdam in 2007. Her certification to teach English as a Second Language (specialization in Business English) was earned with distinction in Madrid in 2017. Following that, she was a Fellow at the Institute for Intercultural Communication in Portland, Oregon in 2018 and Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2019. In August 2019, Mayor Kate Gallego appointed Jennifer to the Pacific Rim Advisory Council for the City of Phoenix where she is now the Vice Chairwoman. The Diplomatic Corps of Arizona appointed Jennifer to its Board of Advisors and she accepted the invitation to join the US Global Leadership Coalition’s Advisory Committee for the state of Arizona in 2020. Jennifer is also an expert contributor to Mexico Business News for the mining industry.

Andrea María Boltz is a corporate sustainability professional with over twenty years’ experience in the mining industry. She currently works across global sustainability programs and risk management at Freeport-McMoRan Inc, a leading international mining company headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Andrea was raised in a mining family and began her mining career in investor relations and corporate development for small to mid-cap...

UNMET Jobs is a free virtual job fair happening across Arizona, powered by Largely, a jobs platform that re-humanizes the hiring experience. The platform uses technology to help both businesses and job seekers find the perfect match. Joining us to talk about it is Emily Ahrens, Chief Marketing Officer of UNMET Jobs and Rich Dredge, founder and CEO of Largely.

You can learn more about the UNMET Jobs Arizona 2021 free virtual job fair for employers and job seekers at https://unmetjobs.com/

Emily Ahrens joined the UNMET team as Chief Marketing Officer, with the goal of launching the Jobs conferences across the country, leading the expansion for UNMET beyond investment conferences. Emily brings over 10 years of marketing and media experience, working within strategy and activation at WME/IMG on various Superbowl, Olympic, and other high-profile events. Leading the UNMET Jobs team, Emily manages, plans and executes marketing strategies, media outreach efforts, and overall brand initiatives.

Rich Dredge is the CEO/Co-Founder of Largely, a jobs platform that re-humanizes the hiring experience. Rich is also the CEO/Co-Founder of Thumbraise, a platform that enables investors and startups to connect using short-form videos. Previously Rich served as COO, CRO, and CEO at Answers Corp, a holding company that operated a diverse digital media and SaaS company portfolio that exited in 2014 for over $900m. Before Answers, Rich served as Chief Architect for IHG's $6B+ sales and distribution platforms for 7 years. Rich has been building web-based platforms since the early 90’s.

UNMET Jobs Arizona 2021 - https://unmetjobs.com

Largely - https://www.largely.com

The Valley Business Radio show, hosted by Dr. Adrian McIntyre, is recorded and produced in the studio of PHX.fm, the leading independent B2B online radio station and podcast studio in Phoenix.

Wilde Wealth Wednesdays on Valley Business Radio are powered by the team at Wilde Wealth Management Group, an award-winning independent financial advisory firm that provides comprehensive retirement, investment, real estate, insurance, legal and tax planning services, all under one roof.

On today's show, Michael Obenauf with Wilde Wealth Management Group talks about how you can survive market swings and what causes market volatility.

Michael Obenauf joined Wilde Wealth Management Group as an Investment Advisor Representative in 2019 and works out of firm’s Scottsdale office. A coach at heart (and in his spare time), his approach to client service is to educate versus dictate, talking to each client versus at them. He is also an advocate of tailoring investment strategies and actuarial science to effectively accomplish unique financial planning needs.

Obenauf earned his two Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. At his prior firm, where he worked in financial services, he was named “Rookie of the Year” in 2016. Obenauf holds Series 7 and Series 66 registrations as well as his Life and Health License. He was attracted to Wilde Wealth both for its stellar reputation in the industry and the community minded spirit of the team.

Community minded himself, Obenauf coaches youth hockey at the Ice Den and was recently appointed to the Scottsdale Active 20-30 Club. The organization is comprised of 50 men between the ages of 20 and 40 that are business and community leaders. The focus of the organization is philanthropic fundraising to support local children's charities, but it also allows Obenauf the opportunity to take part in hands on activities to mentor kids toward goals.

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The Valley Business Radio show, hosted by Dr. Adrian McIntyre, is recorded and produced in the studio of PHX.fm, the leading independent B2B online radio station and podcast studio in Phoenix.

Securities and advisory services offered through Cetera Advisors LLC, member FINRA/SIPC, a broker/dealer and a Registered Investment Advisor. Cetera is under separate ownership from any other named entity.

This broadcast is general in nature and is provided for informational use only and should not be considered as specific investment or tax advice. All information is believed to be from reliable sources; however, we make no representation as to its completeness or accuracy. Keep in mind that investing involves risk, including loss of principal. Investment decision should be based on individual’s own goals, time horizon and tolerance for risk. Consult your investment and/or tax professional regarding your unique situation.

Wilde Wealth Wednesdays on Valley Business Radio are powered by the team at Wilde Wealth Management Group, an award-winning independent financial advisory firm that provides comprehensive retirement, investment, real estate, insurance, legal and tax planning services, all under one roof.

On today's show, Scott Aitken with Wilde Wealth Management Group talks about the importance of estate planning and how to create your plan.

Scott Aitken is a Wealth Management Advisor with Wilde Wealth Management Group. Scott got his start in banking in 2007 before transitioning to wealth management in 2011. He joined the Wilde Wealth team in 2019, after being inspired by Wilde’s successful platform bringing together tax planning, legal planning and investment expertise. Prior to Wilde, Scott worked with JP Morgan in both Arizona and New York. In his current role, he helps enhance his clients’ wealth management experience with more investment flexibility and nimble investment management capabilities. Scott holds Series 7 and Series 66 registrations as well as life and health insurance licenses.

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The Valley Business Radio show, hosted by Dr. Adrian McIntyre, is recorded and produced in the studio of PHX.fm, the leading independent B2B online radio station and podcast studio in Phoenix.

Securities and advisory services offered through Cetera Advisors LLC, member FINRA/SIPC, a broker/dealer and a Registered Investment Advisor. Cetera is under separate ownership from any other named entity.

This broadcast is general in nature and is provided for informational use only and should not be considered as specific investment or tax advice. All information is believed to be from reliable sources; however, we make no representation as to its completeness or accuracy. Keep in mind that investing involves risk, including loss of principal. Investment decision should be based on individual’s own goals, time horizon and tolerance for risk. Consult your investment and/or tax professional regarding your unique situation.

Wilde Wealth Wednesdays on Valley Business Radio are powered by the team at Wilde Wealth Management Group, an award-winning independent financial advisory firm that provides comprehensive retirement, investment, real estate, insurance, legal and tax planning services, all under one roof.

On today's show, Janenne Lackey discusses the unique financial challenges that impact women.

Janenne Lackey is an Independent Advisor and the Chief Compliance Officer at Wilde Wealth Management Group. Janenne has always been focused on helping individuals navigate the twists and turns of life. After earning her Bachelor of Science from Northern Illinois University, she initially worked in the field of athletic training, primarily for gymnasts. But as she saw the expense families undertook in order to compete in sports, she became interested in the financial planning.

Janenne entered the financial services field in 2000, and she joined Wilde Wealth Management Group in 2008. Today Janenne works with clients as an investment advisor as well as being the Wilde’s chief compliance officer. Her volunteer work runs the gamut and includes service to the Fibrosis Foundation, Girl Scouts, Camp CEO and Little League Basketball. She is a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) and Registered Representative, and holds her Series 7, 63, 66 and 24 registrations. Janenne and her husband currently divide their time between Arizona and Indiana, where they built a home on her old family farm just outside of Terre Haute.

Follow Wilde Wealth Management Group on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

The Valley Business Radio show, hosted by Dr. Adrian McIntyre, is recorded and produced in the studio of PHX.fm, the leading independent B2B online radio station and podcast studio in Phoenix.

Securities and advisory services offered through Cetera Advisors LLC, member FINRA/SIPC, a broker/dealer and a Registered Investment Advisor. Cetera is under separate ownership from any other named entity.

This broadcast is general in nature and is provided for informational use only and should not be considered as specific investment or tax advice. All information is believed to be from reliable sources; however, we make no representation as to its completeness or accuracy. Keep in mind that investing involves risk, including loss of principal. Investment decision should be based on individual’s own goals, time horizon and tolerance for risk. Consult your investment and/or tax professional regarding your unique situation.