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NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Most Leading Persons In Diversity, Training & HR 2018 Recipient: Marcus Tunstall

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading Persons In HR Marcus Tunstall Marcus Tunstall has worked in Healthcare IT for most of his career. He was born and raised in Memphis, TN and later moved to Nashville, TN to attend Tennessee State University. He received his bachelor’s degree in Business Information Systems and currently serves as Director of Customer Success at Syus, Inc. In this role, Marcus leads the implementation of Syus’ Operating Room analytics tools and is responsible for ongoing account management of hospitals and health systems across the US. Before joining Syus as Director of Customer Success in June 2015, Marcus served as a project manager at Hospital Corporations of America (HCA). [...]

By |June 13th, 2018|African Americans, Biography, Human Resources|0 Comments
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My Conversation With ABC New Anchor Dan Harris, Author Of Meditation For Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-To Book

Click Here To Listen Dan Harris THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF 10% HAPPIER Too busy to meditate? Can’t turn off your brain? Curious about mindfulness but more comfortable in the gym? This book is for you. You’ll also get access to guided audio meditations on the 10% Happier app, to jumpstart your practice from day one. ABC News anchor Dan Harris used to think that meditation was for people who collect crystals, play Ultimate Frisbee, and use the word “namaste” without irony. After he had a panic attack on live television, he went on a strange and circuitous journey that ultimately led him to become one of meditation’s most vocal public [...]

By |June 12th, 2018|Self-Help, Spirituality, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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My Conversation With Shane Snow, Author Of Dream Teams: Working Together Without Falling Apart

Click Here To Listen Shane Snow-Dream Teams Award-winning entrepreneur and journalist Shane Snow reveals the counterintuitive reasons why so many partnerships and groups break down--and why some break through. The best teams are more than the sum of their parts, but why does collaboration so often fail to fulfill this promise? In Dream Teams, Snow takes us on an adventure through history, neuroscience, psychology, and business, exploring what separates groups that simply get by together from those that get better together. You'll learn: * How ragtag teams--from soccer clubs to startups to gangs of pirates--beat the odds throughout history. * Why DaimlerChrysler flopped while the Wu-Tang Clan succeeded, and the surprising factor behind most failed [...]

By |June 12th, 2018|Business, Careers, Leadership|0 Comments
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My Conversation With Mary A. Camuto, Author Of Make the Most Of Your Workday: Be More Productive, Engaged, And Satisfied As You Conquer The Chaos At Work

Click Here To Listen Mary A Camuto Even if you don't have your dream job, every day is precious and filled with opportunities. Make the Most of Your Workday challenges you to actively manage and make the most of workday possibilities and problems. With drive, determination, and optimism, it offers solutions to workday predicaments. You can take control; you don't have to wait for leaders, people, or circumstances to change. No matter your level, situation, or dilemma, Mary shows you how to regroup, reframe, and bounce back. Make the Most of Your Workday begins with six common scenarios. Can you relate to any of the following challenges? Getting caught up in office dramas. Watching workloads [...]

By |June 12th, 2018|Business, Careers|0 Comments
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My Conversation With Martin Walker, Author Of A Taste for Vengeance: A Bruno, Chief Of Police Novel

Click Here To Listen Martin Walker A missing woman, a shocking pregnancy, a dash of international intrigue, and a bottle or two of good Bergerac: it's another case for Bruno, Chief of Police. When a British tourist fails to turn up for a luxurious cooking vacation in Bruno's usually idyllic Dordogne village of St. Denis, the worried hostess is quick to call on Bruno for help. Monica Felder is nowhere to be found, and her husband, a retired British major, is unreachable. And not long after Bruno discovers that Monica was traveling with a mysterious Irishman (her lover?), the two turn up dead. The Irishman's background in intelligence and his connection to Monica's husband only [...]

By |June 11th, 2018|Crime, Fiction, Mystery|0 Comments
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Ken Jennings, Author Of Planet Funny: How Comedy Took Over Our Culture

Click Here To Listen Ken Jennings From the brilliantly witty and exuberant New York Times bestselling author Ken Jennings, a history of humor—from fart jokes on clay Sumerian tablets all the way up to the latest Twitter gags and Facebook memes—that tells the story of how comedy came to rule the modern world. For millennia of human history, the future belonged to the strong. To the parent who could kill the most animals with sticks and to the child who could survive the winter or the epidemic. When the Industrial Revolution came, masters of business efficiency prospered instead, and after that we placed our hope in scientific visionaries. Today, in a clear sign of evolution [...]

By |June 11th, 2018|Television|0 Comments
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Real Talk With Dr. Valencia Campbell: 2018 Scholarship Winners Announced Chats On DrAlvin.com

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By |June 8th, 2018|African Americans, Biography, Business, Careers, Education, Women|0 Comments
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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans Of Music City 2018 Recipient: H. Beecher Hicks III

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans H. Beecher Hicks III H. Beecher Hicks III’s professional experiences have included work in both the private, public and non-profit sectors where he has focused on building enterprises as a consultant, banker, investor and operating executive. Henry is now the president and CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (www.nmaam.org), also known as NMAAM, which is scheduled to begin construction this year (2017) and open in 2019. From Africa to hip-hop, the 56,000 sq. ft. experiential museum will highlight the many contributions African Americans have made to American music and culture. Henry is also a partner with Red Clay Capital Holdings, LLC (redclaycapital.com), [...]

By |June 7th, 2018|African Americans, Biography, Nashville Business, Nashville Leading 100|0 Comments
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