Second Light-- Executive Director Dan Clifford and Board Chairman Steve Dixon
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"Shared commitment and accountability — we make a plan so they are actively engaged in re-joining society." -- Dan Clifford, Executive Director, Second Light Homelessness is a complex problem. Wichita, KS has assembled the team to confront and solve it. And it takes everyone to get it done. The solution involves private, public, non-profit, the business community and each citizen to take action. The Leadership that created the Multi-Agency Center (MAC) put to use Federal funds and those funds must be deployed in 2026. The rebrand to Second Light in 2025 shifts the focus from...
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Mayor Lily Wu, Leadership Every Day
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"I want to demystify city government.” -- Mayor Lily Wu Lily is all for Wichita. She leads every day through her actions. From the beginning, she told our community of Wichitans “I will focus on public safety, grow and strengthen our economy, restore trust in City Hall and build a united community!" We reflect on specific examples of each one of her initiatives. She addresses these on a daily basis. Leadership is also about helping others lead. She is asking for your help. Let’s all be for Wichita.
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Golf with Corey Novascone, First Tee Program Director and 15 X State Champion Golf Coach
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"For the first 10 minutes all we do is talk about the Wins of the week." -Corey Novascone The game of golf teaches life lessons. Our friend Corey Novascone regularly says "I owe everything to golf," and he follows through with that by passing on what he has learned so that young people can apply the disciplines in their lives. The First Tee of Wichita is avaiable to anyone, without questions. All they ask is that you do the work and live the principles-- you do not even have to be proficient at this dificult game! In the inaugural year of the First Tee Freater Wichita's...
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Mike Rajewski Farewell Tour
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Arrogance can make you feel so icky
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"Have you done your research on WHO I AM and what I HAVE DONE? You are [kind of] talking to Ghandi about Peace." -- Steven And no, I do did not "know who I am!" We are all suseptible to being arrogant. It is part of the human condition and we are all flawed. However, we can fix it quickly when we are present in mind. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility value others above yourselves.
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Jason Toevs, Tech Entrepreneur, CTO ScrollHappy.com by UP
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"Who are my People I want to do life with?" -Jason Toevs, CTO Scroll Happy Social Media pllatforms changed all of our lives-- some positive, some negative, some tragically. Jason Toevs is a Founder and Tech Leader and he is very thoughtful about his approach to this powerful tool. Scroll Happy (scrollhappy.com) is the wholesome platform for Social Media. This world will continue to grow and we must be disciplined about our engagement with it. This is what Scroll Happy by UP has as their mission. Jason's leadership with technology, social media, and AI is through...
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Adler Brothers, Conor & Patrick
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"Why don't you give it a chance, Man..." Wichita by the Adler Brothers The Adler Brothers Conor and Patrick are from a very talented family. They represent 2/3 of the band the Adler Brothers who have a brand new hit out anywhere that you get your music streaming called Wichita. It’s a joy for me to announce this song written by Conor. Conor came to Wichita USA from Chicago and all you have to do is listen to him talk for 10 seconds to know, he is certainly a man from Chicago. But he took a chance. He took a chance and was courageous enough to follow his dreams of working with...
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Kasey Beltz, Founder B&T Industries, accu-shot.com
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You have to turn the corner from "I have to do this" to "I want to do this." -Kasey Beltz Founder, Inventor and Entrepreneur Kasey Beltz created his life on the principal of courage. The Courage to pursue a better outcome despite resistance from societal norms. As human being we are uniquely designed to create. And each human being posesses unique abilities that when pursued and paired with others unique abilities, creates reults that make human beings better. Kasey invented an implememt that increases precision for rifles and firearms. His products are used all over the...
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Megan's Voice, My Life with a Disability Pt.2 with Megan Bailey
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Megan is an extraordinary young woman. She is accomplished. She is a communicator. She has tremendous courage. And she is ready to work. I am grateful to share her story. Now you can learn about Megan and help get her started in her career.
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Francis Baalman, Entrepreneur, Attorney, Founder Reliance Property, Host Property Pulse podcast
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“Once you find something that works, you go all in on it.” -Francis Baalman Francis Baalman is an entrepreneur. Even if he didn’t know what that word was as a child he knew he wanted to create a market and solve a problem for a profit at a very young age. Francis wanted to be an entrepreneur so badly that he went to college and then he went to law school ,just so he could fund his future endeavors as an entrepreneur! Francis owns real estate, he manages, he develops, he speculates, he provides lending solutions. all to bring value to other people while creating value...
info_outline"We were not focussed on 'The Finding'. That was the problem." - Mark Janzen
"Company Values were mission critical. One of our values is FUN." - Jacob Schlittenhardt
Planetary Talent was launched first as an idea, then as a business because two Entrepreneurs hated hiring. "It was an awful system on both sides," co-Founder and serial entrepreneur Mark Janzen proclaimed.
So they did what entrepreneurs do, they sought out the solution to this problem. And this problem has a solution rooted in Optimism. Trends on earth are that fast growing companies need to higher humans. Planetary Talent will be the Global connector of people seeking jobs for the next few centuries and beyond!