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Over the past few months, we have been having some disruptive, and thought-provoking conversations with Michael Steiner, Executive Director of BEST Robotics around the training, education and the elements and skills that students and the workforce need today.One part of my last conversation made me stop and think.Michael talked about the importance of communication in today’s business World, and I wanted to have a deeper conversation around this subject, so we arrange the recording of this segment.I have been an enterprise sales professional for the majority of my career, and I chose to use the power of communication to help educate my audience about the things I am passionate about in the process of doing this over the past several years I have created many strong partnerships and had several win-win outcomes where we have benefited from this approach.But communication was a key element of this approach.  And in today’s “instant” reward approach, sometimes communication is diluted and some of the key element

Ryan Weaver is many things -- a U.S. Army Combat Veteran, Two-Time Gold Star Family Member and a Country Music Singer/Songwriter. Ryan’s personal story is like no other artist in country music today.  He’s a former Black Hawk Aviator who lost a brother and brother-in-law in service, making them a two-time Gold Star family. His brother Aaron was killed in Iraq on January 8, 2004 and his borther-in-law Randy was killed in Afghanistan on December 17, 2013. Ryan used his heartache as determination to succeed.  Both of his brothers’ ultimate sacrifices continue to fuel his fire to accomplish his dreams in music. In the music video, 24-Year NYPD Detective & Emergency Service Unit - Rich Miller relays the behind-the-scenes story of how he helped raise the flag amidst the rubble of the downed World Trade Center buildings after 9/11 – an iconic moment and photo in American history.Learn More: www.ryanweaver.net

An Individual is an Island. A team player is The World Over the next few months Business Class News is going to be having various conversations with Michael Steiner, Executive Director of BEST Robotics Inc.  BEST is an organization that is dedicated to programs that teach students how to work together as teams and give them the experience of the various components of developing a project from design, testing, production, and marketing. A couple of weeks ago Michael spoke with our publisher, Karl Woolfenden and they discussed the topic of training for the future and the importance of getting our students comfortable working as teams and supporting each other to see the best results. It became obvious that this was not a one segment conversation and there are supporting topics that need to be discussed. Training in its traditional sense is developing skills that allow an individual to perform and complete tasks that are essential to a project or job function. Michael wanted to discuss a skill that is quite comp

I met with the Executive Director of BEST Robotics, Michael Steiner, and I was extremely impressed with the conversation we had.  We spoke about the talent gap, and it aligned with the conversations I had been having over the past few weeks.  My conversation sets the scene for a series of conversations with Michael where we talk about the current employment situation, the skills our students need to have, and the missing link that we need to address, or industry sectors and entire countries could be placed in a very bad position.About BEST Robotics:Take plywood and a box filled with items such as PVC pipe, screws and other hardware, an irrigation valve cover, piano wire, aluminum paint grid, a bicycle inner tube, a BRAIN (BEST Robotics Advanced Instruction Node programmable platform), and something called a micro-energy chain system and try, within six weeks, to design and build a functioning machine that can perform certain, specific tasks in three minutes. What do you get?You get BEST, a middle and high sch

TASK FORCE: AI AND CYBER SECURITY TALENT GAPAimed at promoting the development of best practices to address the talent gap within cyber security and AI. The task force will look into particular models, training programs, and innovative ways to promote these job opportunities with diversity and inclusion at the top of mind. As international cyberattacks have grown in sophistication and frequency, companies have had trouble finding qualified applicants and recruiting skilled cybersecurity experts. Tortora Brayda Institute Think Tank sees this talent gap as an issue of national security importance and seeks to help to close the gap.  Jill and Mary Ellen talked about an event they are hosting on the 5/26/2021 that is focusing on Cyber Attacks, you can find more information by clicking on the link below.https://www.linkedin.com/company/tortora-brayda-partnership-excellence/

TASK FORCE:NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND CYBERSECURITY ISAO (NAIC – ISAO)AI technology is deficient in cybersecurity controls, regulations, and the policies to govern it. While AI benefits cybersecurity, it also presents new risks and threats. AI is vulnerable to exploitation and weaponization by bad actors & cybercriminals. AI systems require ethical and technical guardrails to ensure integrity. The convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity requires the framework, policies, laws, and solutions to support it.Our ISAO maintains a technological advantage while defending against threats, it adopts a whole-of-nation approach and operates with cohesion across all sectors.The National Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity ISAO (NAIC – ISAO) addresses these challenges and supports National Security, promotes innovation, and cultivates cyber diplomacy with our allies.

Dean Lindsay is an award winning author (Business Class News Editors' Choice Award) and is a successful entrepreneur, speaker and all round business leader.Karl talks with Dean about his upcoming book, Progress Leadership - Say NO to Change Management.Dean's insights in to this topic of how executives and leaders should re-think their strategy of the future of their organization, personal lives and ultimately the success track they need to put in place is refreshing.This is an extension from his book Big Phat Goals, and Progress Leadership is an essential read to move you and your organization to the next level

As part of Business Class News' spotlight to corporations that support education, our Publisher, Karl Woolfenden spoke to Peter Balyta, at Texas Instruments (TI), who is the President of their Education Technology side of their business.TI is committed to providing students opportunities and Peter spoke about the importance of STEM as being part of the educational process:"I [PETER BALYTA] believe STEM skills or survival skills, and the future depends on kids being STEM smart right now. We live in a technology centric world. And this requires a STEM literate population. For our kids, this means that they'll need to manage in a world that increasingly relies on technology, the current global public health crisis. We need for today's students to become tomorrow's problem solvers and leaders. So [that means] scientists, doctors, engineers, we need them to find and implement solutions to our planet's challenges. So STEM literacy is no longer optional. And coding isn't just for n

LUNAR LANDSCAPE EXPERIENCE:EXPERIENCE THE MOON ON EARTHBack to Space is lighting the spark all around the world with a captivating facility designed to fuel innovation and out-of-this-world experiences!The Lunar Landscape Experience will have:The world’s largest explorable map which can be experienced with virtual and augmented reality. This scale model of the moon is a 60,000 square feet, Guinness Book of World Records scale project.Lunar gravity experience challenges at 1/6th gravityStage designed to be one of the most sophisticated in the worldInteractive game room which will be designed and coded by studentsOpen-air dome with the ability to view the beautiful skies and designed to host rocket launches from outside of the building – landing on the moonThe main building will be just under two acres with the map of the moon at its center and a high-tech facility surrounding the moon under the dome. Imagine this, you enter into the facility, and are engulfed in lights, sounds, and virtual reality simulating a

LUNAR LANDSCAPE EXPERIENCE:EXPERIENCE THE MOON ON EARTHBack to Space is lighting the spark all around the world with a captivating facility designed to fuel innovation and out-of-this-world experiences!The Lunar Landscape Experience will have:The world’s largest explorable map which can be experienced with virtual and augmented reality. This scale model of the moon is a 60,000 square feet, Guinness Book of World Records scale project.Lunar gravity experience challenges at 1/6th gravityStage designed to be one of the most sophisticated in the worldInteractive game room which will be designed and coded by studentsOpen-air dome with the ability to view the beautiful skies and designed to host rocket launches from outside of the building – landing on the moonThe main building will be just under two acres with the map of the moon at its center and a high-tech facility surrounding the moon under the dome. Imagine this, you enter into the facility, and are engulfed in lights, sounds, and virtual reality simulating a

LUNAR LANDSCAPE EXPERIENCE:EXPERIENCE THE MOON ON EARTHBack to Space is lighting the spark all around the world with a captivating facility designed to fuel innovation and out-of-this-world experiences!The Lunar Landscape Experience will have:The world’s largest explorable map which can be experienced with virtual and augmented reality. This scale model of the moon is a 60,000 square feet, Guinness Book of World Records scale project.Lunar gravity experience challenges at 1/6th gravityStage designed to be one of the most sophisticated in the worldInteractive game room which will be designed and coded by studentsOpen-air dome with the ability to view the beautiful skies and designed to host rocket launches from outside of the building – landing on the moonThe main building will be just under two acres with the map of the moon at its center and a high-tech facility surrounding the moon under the dome. Imagine this, you enter into the facility, and are engulfed in lights, sounds, and virtual reality simulating a

Karl had a fascinating conversation with Dr. Robin Gaster's, the author of his book that is an insight into this interesting organization, Amazon.The phases that Dr. Gaster takes us through can be used to help businesses plan their own growth strategies. Amazon is the most extraordinary business story of our time. In 25 years, it's become a $280 billion multi-sector giant, and within 5 years, Amazon may be the biggest company in America. Behemoth, Amazon Rising explains how Amazon built five interlocking rings logistics, Amazon Prime, the Amazon Marketplace, everyday low pricing, and constant innovation. The rings work together to create a moat too deep to scale around Amazon's retail empire.But Amazon is not just any company. It's brilliant, agile, cold, efficient, amoral, incredibly innovative, secretive, scary, seductive. It's entirely customer-obsessed - which is great for customers, but not necessarily for producers. And there is no end to Amazon's ambitions, as it marches i

Karl spoke to Gerald Hendrik, principle of Rockwall Wealth Advisors and they spoke about the importance of understanding your net worth and planning.Here is some information about Rockwall Wealth Advisors, and message from their President:"Hi, My name is Gerald Hendrik CDFA®, Founder and President of Rockwall Wealth Advisors.  I am a Financial Advisor that loves our amazing God, my family, helping others, and this great country.    I  have experience and expertise as a financial planner helping families manage their wealth and individuals get through trying times.  I specialize in many different areas including divorce, working with motivated married couples, retirement planning,  other life transitions (death, job loss, etc.), risk management, traditional investments, and sophisticated investment options. I attended the University of North Texas and hold my industry licenses and certifications.  I am a Texas boy born and raised and currently spend my time outside of work and community events raising my

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Karl spoke to Richard Stevens, President of ChannelAssist and they covered the subject of maximizing energy and influence of all your channel reps.Every channel rep you have selling your product has the ability to sell your product, but they also have the ability to sell other products that may distract them from focusing on yours.By introducing programs into the mix that educate them and engage them you increase your probability of selling more, and increasing your revenue.In this segment, Richard  covers some of the key things you should think about.

Over the past couple of years, I have listened to my audience and the number one question they have asked is "how do I find new customers". With technology advancing at amazing speeds, and the addition of speech based search , such as Siri and "Hey Google" there has been a deluge of users wanting to search for information and with the COVID pandemic is has surged....[READ MORE]Continue reading this article;Read My Article On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/answer-finding-customers-karl-woolfenden/?trackingId=DRgFXi%2FNSdioBmPJC7Vy0Q%3D%3DGet A FREE Trial of this amazing platform

In these uncertain times, one of the biggest fears is that your workforce are worried about their job security and this stress can effect performance.  Adding employee programs to show that you care, and want to help is an excellent way to get closer to your most valued people.I remember working in the corporate world and having my office in the impressive office blocks downtown, and at certain days of the month there would be vendors in the lobby area, and it was a great way to engage with the tenant's.I met David White at an event several years ago and he was telling me that he used to own several stores in these office campuses and he was taking the model online, and creating a payroll deduction solution for employees, and in this interview you will hear how he has various clients from hospitals to other businesses that can take advantage of David's experience and deliver a solution that really does bring employees and the business together.