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Joyce welcomes Tope Ganiyah Fajingbesi, co-founder and the Volunteer Executive Director of United for Kids Foundation, a tax exempt nonprofit organization dedicated to providing educational and healthcare opportunities to less privileged children in Nigeria. Ms. Fajingbesi will discuss the mission of the organization in depth and the Ambassadors Ball, to raise funds for this organization. The ball will be held at the Whittemore House, Dupont Circle, Washington DC on Saturday, March 2, 2013.

Joyce welcomes Jon Charles, executive director of the College Summit program for Pennsylvania–West Virginia region. The College Summit mission is to increase the college enrollment rates of youth from low-income communities. Mr. Charles will be discussing the program in depth. The program is in partnership with 180 high schools across the country to achieve the common purpose of all students experiencing high school as a launch pad for college and career success.

Joyce welcomes Gayle Oliver-Plath, CEO and founder of CareerEco, a virtual fair recruiting company and talent community for individuals and employers who embrace the power of technology to reach all job seekers looking to join the workforce. Also joining Ms. Oliver-Plath will be Wayne Fishell who has worked in the career services field for 10 years, most recently in the virtual realm at CareerEco. They will both discuss the company’s mission in depth, and its commitment to reaching people with disabilities, by holding its first-ever disability-focused virtual career fair, on February 27, 2013, in partnership with Bender Consulting Services, Inc.

Joyce welcomes Brenda Gilmore, a wheelchair user, who is the executive director of Prince George’s County Tennis and Education Foundation Inc. (PGTEF). PGTEF is a registered USTA community tennis association that provides opportunities for young people to excel academically, athletically and socially through tennis. Ms. Gilmore will discuss in depth, the mission of this non-profit organization which develops and delivers programs to enrich the lives of under-served county youth in Prince George’s County Maryland through productive activities.

Joyce welcomes Kenneth Smith, president of Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA, to the show. Dr. Smith will discuss Geneva’s diverse educational opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students, and its longstanding commitment to meeting the needs of students with disabilities.

Joyce will talk about the spirit of giving during the holiday season.

Joyce welcomes Steve Quant, director of Broadcast and Acquisition for World Vision. World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tracking the causes of poverty and injustice. Mr. Quant will discuss the programs of the organization, and how important it is for people to give and get involved, not only during the holidays, but year-round as well.

Joyce welcomes former Yellowstone National Park Ranger, fly-fishing guide, writer, and speaker, Michael Leach to the show. Michael will discuss living with his disability, his love for the outdoors and his passion for the Greater Yellowstone Region with people from all over the world.

In this episode, Dr. Ichak Kalderon Adizes, Ph.D. and Mr. Željko Božic discuss how the Adizes® Methodology has been successfully applied within AlfaTherm; as well as, the impact that AlfaTherm and the Adizes methodology have made within Bosnia.

Joyce welcomes Jerry Richey, chair of the board and Judy Painter, executive director of the Epilepsy Foundation Western/Central Pennsylvania to the show. They will discuss the Epilepsy Foundation of Western/Central PA’s programs, as well as issues effecting people with living with epilepsy.

In this program I will cover how to predict the managerial style of any leader, manager, or executive and how to predict their responses to different situations. It will help understand the nature of conflict between personalities and what to do about it. I will also discuss how to compose the best team or partnership for a business to succeed.

As we continue with National Epilepsy Awareness Month, Joyce welcomes Sara Elizabeth Clark. Sarah will discuss her life with epilepsy and how she has developed her philosophy: “I will not let my epilepsy define me. It’s what I have, not who I am.” Sara will describe her advocacy for epilepsy awareness with her site http://itsnotwhoiam.com and her work in Washington, DC to increase public awareness.

In this program, I will cover what causes problems, why we have them and how to diagnose them so we can address them well. I will also present the four managerial vitamins that make an organization healthy and which “managerial diseases” i.e. problems, arise whenever any of those vitamins are deficient.

Joyce welcomes Warren Lammert, co-founder and chairman of the Epilepsy Therapy Project (ETP). ETP is a non-profit organization whose mission is to accelerate new therapies for people living with epilepsy and seizures, and the parent organization of epilepsy.com. Among the topics discussed will be its second annual “Shark Tank” Competition. ETP is inviting entries that represent the most innovative new ideas in epilepsy treatment and care. The winner of the 2013 Shark Tank Competition will receive national recognition and a $100,000 cash award to support the development and commercialization of an important new product, technology or therapeutic concept.

Not everything we do not like is a problem. In this program we will talk about what is a problem and how to frame it correctly so that it can be solved. We will discuss how to address it, once the nature of the problem is understood, The show is applicable to business as well as personal problems. For more information on the subject, Dr. Adizes recommends his book Mastering Change.

Joyce welcomes Phil Gattone, the new CEO of the national Epilepsy Foundation. As November is National Epilepsy Month, Mr. Gattone will discuss the foundation’s efforts to promote public awareness of the condition and end the stigma that is often associated with it.

Global Oneness Day was created to spread the message of oneness in the world so that you can be empowered to create a culture of peace and prosperity, creativity and love. Imagine a world where everyone feels welcomed and wanted... Imagine a world where everyone knows, deep in their hearts, that they belong... Imagine a world where we all recognize that we are part of one global family... It may sound like a dream, but it’s not. This world is possible now! And the time has come to make this dream a reality. That’s the intention of Global Oneness Day: To remind you to remember the truth of our Oneness, that all of life is connected, and to inspire you to celebrate and appreciate this truth with others.

“Featured on this week’s show is Valerie Jarrett, a democratic strategist and one of the close friends of Barack and Michelle Obama. Valerie will share her perspective on why this election is important for the future and specifically for Americans with disabilities.”

Joyce welcomes Deborah Russell from Diversity and Inclusion at Walgreens , Inc. Deb will discuss her lifelong commitment to increasing the employment of people with disabilities by leading Walgreens and other Fortune 500 companies in developing their efforts to increase inclusion in the workforce. She helped transform Walgreens’ vision to include people with disabilities into a sustainable and scalable model for a 250,000 person workforce and a model that is replicable within other corporations. Walgreens’ two most recent distribution centers employ an inclusive and integrated workforce composed of 40% of persons with disabilities who are held to the same work standards and earn the same pay as non-disabled co-workers. As a result of this success of serving both shareholders and the community, all 19 distribution centers now include people with disabilities. The division recently achieved the milestone that people with disabilities make up 10% of its workforce.

In this episode, Mr. Salinas describes among other points how his organization is involved in social projects in helping Mexico. It is SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN ACTION. The company grew from 2,000 employees to 80, 000 employees, and while at the same time: adopting one of the states of Mexico and helping it develop, and every top executive donates his or her time to social purpose activities.