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My Conversation With Frank Costantini, Author Of Italian Moms: Something Old, Something New: 150 Family Recipes

Click Here To Listen Frank Costantini “The best reason of all to say ‘Mamma mia!’” —Booklist (starred review) “Costantini presents these hearty, approachable recipes with sincerity and grace.” —Publishers Weekly “Costantini blends recipes and memoir to brilliant effect.” —Library Journal In her second cookbook, Elisa Costantini not only illuminates Italian cuisine through 150 homestyle recipes, she offers a loving celebration of food, family, and culture. Elisa Costantini once again shares her vision of Italian home cooking. In this sequel to her bestselling debut cookbook, Italian Moms: Spreading Their Art to Every Table, she serves up more than 150 recipes: some are influenced by her childhood in Abruzzo and others are reinvented classic dishes that pay [...]

By |May 23rd, 2018|Cooking / Food|Comments Off on My Conversation With Frank Costantini, Author Of Italian Moms: Something Old, Something New: 150 Family Recipes
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Nashville Leadership Luncheon 2018

Blain Wease hosted the Nashville Leadership Luncheon – a biannual gathering for entrepreneurs, business executives and business development leaders. Host and founder, Blain Wease, of the Provincial Development Group brought like-minded professionals together for a compelling and informative event. Every spring and fall, exceptional leaders present their insights and share the experiences and challenges that make them successful. The Nashville Predators and Bridgestone Arena were the title sponsors.

By |May 22nd, 2018|Business, Leadership|Comments Off on Nashville Leadership Luncheon 2018
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NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Most Leading Persons In Banking, Legal & Professional Services 2018 Bobby Edwards

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading Persons In Professional Services Bobby Edwards Born and raised in the Ozark Mountains in Northwest Arkansas, I graduated from Springdale High School and attended the University of Arkansas. My first banking job was at a local bank, First National Bank of Springdale. I filled whatever spot they needed in my two years with the company. At the time, I wanted to be able to focus in on one area, but in hindsight now see how valuable it was to be able to learn each area of the bank and what their role is. It helped me to become a better partner in my future roles. I moved [...]

By |May 21st, 2018|Banking, Biography, Finances|Comments Off on NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Most Leading Persons In Banking, Legal & Professional Services 2018 Bobby Edwards
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NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Most Leading Persons In Banking, Legal & Professional Services 2018 Brock Kidd

Brock Kidd is one of the founding partners of Pinnacle Asset Management and manages investment portfolios as a private wealth manager with Raymond James Financial Services, member FINRA/SIPC. Kidd began his career in financial services in 1994. In 2009 he received the Nashville Emerging Leader Award for Top Leader in Financial Services. Kidd was also recognized in 2010 as one of Nashville’s “Top 40 Nashvillians under 40” by the Nashville Business Journal. In 2013, Kidd was featured as a Top 50 Investment Bank Rep in the United States by Bank Investment Consultant magazine for the fifth year, and was most recently named Number 1 Bank Advisor in the Country by Bank Investment Consultant Magazine. Brock [...]

By |May 18th, 2018|Banking, Biography, Finances|Comments Off on NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Most Leading Persons In Banking, Legal & Professional Services 2018 Brock Kidd
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My Conversation With Sam Kleiner, Author Of The Flying Tigers: The Untold Story Of The American Pilots Who Waged A Secret War Against Japan

Click Here To Listen Samuel Kleiner The thrilling story behind the American pilots who were secretly recruited to defend the nation’s desperate Chinese allies before Pearl Harbor and ended up on the front lines of the war against the Japanese in the Pacific Sam Kleiner’s The Flying Tigers uncovers the hidden story of the group of young American men and women who crossed the Pacific before Pearl Harbor to risk their lives defending China. Led by legendary army pilot Claire Chennault, these men left behind an America still at peace in the summer of 1941 using false identities to travel across the Pacific to a run-down airbase in the jungles of Burma. In the wake [...]

By |May 17th, 2018|Biography, History, Military, War|Comments Off on My Conversation With Sam Kleiner, Author Of The Flying Tigers: The Untold Story Of The American Pilots Who Waged A Secret War Against Japan
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My Conversation With Randi Zuckerberg, Author Of Pick Three: You Can Have It All (Just Not Every Day)

Click Here To Listen Randi Zuckerberg In this motivational handbook—both a business how-to and self-help guide—the New York Times bestselling author of Dot Complicated takes on the fallacy of the "well-balanced" life, arguing that the key to success is learning to be well-lopsided. Work. Sleep. Fitness. Family. Friends. Pick Three. In an increasingly demanding world, we’ve been told that we can do everything—maintain friendships, devote ourselves to work, spend time with family, stay fit, and get enough sleep. We just need to learn to balance it all. Randi Zuckerberg doesn’t believe in being well-balanced. We can’t do it all every day, she contends, and trying to do so only leaves us frustrated and feeling inadequate. [...]

By |May 16th, 2018|Business, Careers|Comments Off on My Conversation With Randi Zuckerberg, Author Of Pick Three: You Can Have It All (Just Not Every Day)
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My Conversation With Jeannie Bliss, Author Of Would You Do That to Your Mother?: The Make Mom Proud Standard For How To Treat Your Customers

Click Here To Listen Jeanne Bliss How would your company act if every customer were your mom? How do we cut through the rigmarole of business to give customers the treatment they desire, and employees the ability to deliver it? Customer experience expert Jeanne Bliss recommends making business personal to get the traction you need by focusing on one deceptively simple question: "Would you do that to your mother?" Picture your mom struggling through an 800 number menu for assistance, deciphering the terms of her phone contract, or waiting hours for a doctor's appointment. Imagine her joy when she finally reaches someone to discuss her warranty claim, and then her frustration when her claim is [...]

By |May 16th, 2018|Business|Comments Off on My Conversation With Jeannie Bliss, Author Of Would You Do That to Your Mother?: The Make Mom Proud Standard For How To Treat Your Customers
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My Conversation With Dan Whalen, Author Of Tots!: 50 Tot-ally Awesome Recipes From Totchos To Sweet Po-tot-o Pie

Click Here To Listen Dan Whalen It’s a fact: Americans love tots, and last year consumed 3.5 billion of them. And not just at home. From fast-food joints to high-end restaurants, chefs are joining the tot trend, serving exotically spiced tots or fun mash-ups like Totchos, with tots replacing the corn chips in nachos. But now, prepare for TOT-al domination! Created by mad-genius food blogger Dan Whalen, Tots! elevates the friendly little tater to its place in the culinary spotlight. This irresistible cookbook with a nubby tot-texture on the cover offers 50 delicious, playful, and surprising recipes for snacks, appetizers, inspired main dishes, and inspired sides, even desserts. (Yes, you could create an entire tot-centric [...]

By |May 15th, 2018|Animals, Cooking / Food|Comments Off on My Conversation With Dan Whalen, Author Of Tots!: 50 Tot-ally Awesome Recipes From Totchos To Sweet Po-tot-o Pie
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My Conversation With Kamin Mohammadi, Author Of Bella Figura: How To Live, Love, And Eat The Italian Way

Click Here To Listen Kamin Mohammadi One woman's story of finding beauty, and herself--and a practical guide to living a better life, the Italian way! Kamin Mohammadi, a magazine editor in London, should have been on top of the world. But after heartbreak and loneliness, the stress of her "dream life" was ruining her physical and mental health. Gifted a ticket to freedom--a redundancy package and the offer of a friend's apartment in Florence--Kamin took a giant leap. It did not take her long to notice how differently her new Italian neighbors approached life: enjoying themselves, taking their time to eat and drink, taking their lives at a deliberately slower pace. Filled with wonderful characters--from [...]

By |May 15th, 2018|Cooking / Food, Travel, Women|Comments Off on My Conversation With Kamin Mohammadi, Author Of Bella Figura: How To Live, Love, And Eat The Italian Way
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My Conversation With Salena Zito, Author Of The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics

Click Here To Listen Salena Zito Standout syndicated columnist and CNN contributor Salena Zito, with veteran Republican strategist Brad Todd, reports across five swing states and over 27,000 miles to answer the pressing question: Was Donald Trump's election a fluke or did it represent a fundamental shift in the electorate that will have repercussions--for Republicans and Democrats--for years to come. The history of the American electorate is not a litany of flukes; instead it is a pattern of tectonic plate-grinding, punctuated by a landscape-altering earthquake every generation or so. Donald Trump's electoral coalition is smashing both American political parties and its previously impenetrable political news media.The political experts called the 2016 election wrong and in [...]

By |May 14th, 2018|Government, History, Politics|Comments Off on My Conversation With Salena Zito, Author Of The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics
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