Aug
13
Elements Therapeutic Massage
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When I meet fellow social entrepreneurs, they often ask me how they can turn their passion into a business or organization. And my response: If what you do, or what you know, can change this world…then you owe it to all of us to figure it out! A great example of doing this successfully is my friend, Michele Merhib. This woman took relaxation and pain managment and turned it into an international franchise! Michele is the founder of Elements Therapeutic Massage, was featured yesterday on FoxBusiness.com. (Click here to read the article.) Michele started Elements after leaving the bank industry, going through a divorce, raising two little kids on her own and knowing she needed to try something new. What she learned in massage school overflowed into her life overall with a certain calm and confidence. Michele is a great example for female entrepreneurs everywhere, especially those interested in healing and making the world a better place for others. Kudos to Nancy Colasurdo, on yet another awesome and inspiring story of women in business.
Feb
25
University of Arizona – Tucson, AZ
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Yesterday was a really inspiring day. I was brought to U of A by my good friend from college, Gary Ballinger. Gary is the Greek Affairs Director on campus, and they planned a full day event for Greek new members about Spring Break Safety. It was sponsored by the family of former U of A student, Hunter White, who died on spring break in Mexico. I met Hunter’s mom & dad, as well as his brother & sister (Whitney & Will) who are now speaking about safe spring break. I gave the Stayin’ Alive on Spring Break program to 1,000 co-eds and it was quite a good time. Things got especially interesting when the fire alarm went off in the middle of my program. Good times! So the entire crowd filtered out of the student union and we had to wait for fire trucks to arrive. The event organizers felt really bad, but I was actually able to tell them this has happened to me before. And if you’re a speaker and can’t handle these little mishaps…well then you shouldn’t be speaking to college students! I shot a bunch of video of this event, and each month I’ll try and post a montage of my videos in the GFB e-newsletter. Yesterday night I went to El Charro with Gary and the crew. Apparently this is the birthplace of the chimichanga, and I had a chicken one. Quite tasty indeed! I will miss the warm weather here, that’s for sure.
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