Positively Powerful Sponsors Are Stars!

Positively Powerful Sponsors Are Stars!

Dec 27, 2017 | Business, empowerment, global, Joel Speaks, marketing, positively powerful woman, ppwa 2017, STEM, transformation, Women

I am honored to end the year with a huge “THANK YOU!!” to the Positively Powerful Sponsors. Our Sponsors are the stars for us…on center stage for their generosity. Join me in supporting, acknowledging, purchasing from, tweeting about and being fans of the 2017 Triad West Positively Powerful Sponsors. 

“Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light.” Pythagoras

It was a big year and we made a Positively Powerful difference together. We celebrated the 10th Annual Awards at the Desert Botanical Garden where we spotlighted women business leaders Nona Lee, Arizona Diamondbacks, Lisa Loo, Arizona State University, Rhonda Peter-James, Intel and Jackie Wszalek, Splash Printing and Marketing.

Then in collaboration with ASU-CSRD and Fresh Start Women’s Foundation, Ilana Lowery, editor-in-chief of the Phoenix Business Journal and I co-facilitated the Global Woman’s World Cafe. In the US, we designed and implemented the 3-Day Women’s Empowerment Workshop with ASU-CSRD; and in Mayalsia, with Milestone Training. Desert Botanical Garden was the site for the Positively Powerful Sponsorship Appreciation “Our Sponsors are Stars” Breakfast.

Positively Powerful Woman Awards Mission:”Acknowledge the accomplishments of women in ways that empower all people to live their dreams”. Join us for the 2018 11th Annual Positively Powerful Woman Awards celebration. It will be held Thursday evening, May 17, 2018, at the Desert Botanical Garden. If you would like to learn more about 2018 Sponsorship and Marketing Opportunities please contact Positively Powerful Triad West, Inc. Ms./Dr. Joel P. Martin, president at joel.martin@positivelypowerful.com or click here to send an online message. THANK YOU in advance for your interest.

2017 Positively Powerful Woman Awards Sponsors

  • Southwest Airlines: The Official Airline of the Positively Powerful Woman Awards and Positively Powerful Women.
  • Salt River Project: As one of Arizona’s largest utilities, Salt River Project has delivered low-cost, reliable power and water for more than 100 years.
  • Desert Botanical Garden: A living museum, the Southwest’s largest botanical garden, a dynamic membership opportunity and the Positively Powerful Woman Awards venue for 2017 and 2018.
  • Arizona Diamondbacks: Our great baseball team and “One Of The 10 Best Organizations To Work For In Sports” (Source: Forbes).
  • Care1st Health Plan Arizona: A customer-focused company dedicated to providing health and well being.
  • Splash: The woman-owned, woman-operated, printing, and marketing company.
  • Comfort Keepers, a Sodexo Brand: Elder-care provided under the leadership of Rev. Sheriolyn Curry-Lasley, Pastor, Greater Bethel AME Church.  
  • Intel: Providing solutions powering the smart and connected digital world we live in. Recipient of a perfect score of 100 percent for the second consecutive year on the 2016 Corporate Equality Index (CEI).
  • KTO Enterprises: The company of educator, philanthropist, lecturer, and writer Kay T. Oliver who delivers a powerful message on the nuances of developing and sustaining meaningful relationships.  Author of Winter’s Love and Princess Aisha and the Cave of Judgment.
  • ABC15: Media Partner making it possible to have television coverage and ABC Sonoran Living TV Host Susan Casper as the Positively Powerful Awards Emcee.
  • City of Scottsdale: Known for its spa resorts, golf courses, and commitment to diversity and inclusion. 
  • Molina Fine Jewelers: Internationally recognized jeweler and top gemological expert known worldwide, Alfredo J. Molina, is Chairman and CEO of Molina Fine Jewelers and Black, Starr & Frost, America’s first jeweler since 1810.
  • Cox: TV, Gigablast Internet, digital telephone, home security and tech solutions services for its residential and business customers. 
  • Arizona State University: A public research university ranked #1 in the U.S. for innovation, dedicated to accessibility and excellence, and selected as the nation’s most innovative school for the third year in a row. 
  • The Center for the Study of Race and Democracy (CSRD) at Arizona State University: A leading interdisciplinary, problem-solving venture committed to socially embedded scholarship, increasing awareness and informed dialogue involving the topics of race and democracy. A Positively Powerful collaborative partner.
  • Arizona Informant Newspaper: An important voice for the AZ Black community since 1971. The family-owned and operated newspaper continues to capture the attention of the Black community and others. It is the only African-American owned weekly newspaper in the state. 
  • Milestone Training Center: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, co-producer of the Positively Powerful Woman 3-Day Empowerment Workshop in Kuala Lumpur.

Success for Women in business is good for everyone

Success for Women in business is good for everyone

Dec 19, 2017 | Business, Diversity & Inclusion, transformation

Success for Women in business is good for everyone

The success of women in leadership roles.

The payout for firms that embrace success for females in leadership roles could be lucrative, as studies have shown that companies with 30% women executives average better returns. That in itself should be enough to sway corporations on the fence about installing female advancement programs and incentives into their organizations. Whether it will remains to be seen….Further advancement will likely require a cultural and psychological shift within the minds of employees of all levels and, perhaps, in all of our minds.

“No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens.” — Michelle Obama, Former First Lady of the United State.

 

While there has been some success for women in the corporate arena, the fact is that gender inequality stems from a slew of assumptions, prejudices and learned behaviors that take time to be undone.   “People tune women out and why do they do that?” posits Betty Spence president, National Association for Female Executives “That’s a cultural thing and it’s probably a universal thing.” If true, such a tendency would mean a swath of input and human capital is going unrecognized.

Declare and commit to success-related actions

The growth in women’s accomplishments are moving at a painfully slow pace with results being that some very exceptional women with diverse backgrounds are losing faith and are giving up on the business world. Before giving up, remember there are many paths to success and sometimes all that is needed to clear your mind, refocus on your vision of success and commit.

Register to attend the Positively Powerful Woman Awards by June 1st and you could win two roundtrips on Southwest Airlines.

Register to attend the Positively Powerful Woman Awards by June 1st and you could win two roundtrips on Southwest Airlines.

May 23, 2016 | Business, Events, ppwa 2016, Women

Register before June 1, 2016,

Register for the 9th Annual Positively Powerful Woman Awards before June 1, 2016, and be entered into a drawing for 2 roundtrips to any published, scheduled, domestic destination that Southwest Airlines serves. The prize will be drawn during the 9th Annual Awards. You must be present to win. Southwest Airlines is the Official Airline of the Positively Powerful Woman Awards.  [maxbutton id=”13″]

Soutwest_cmykJoin us as we bring together women and men from our community, corporations, educational organizations, and nonprofits from Phoenix and the U.S. for our brand of joyful, inclusive celebration, personal and professional development, empowerment and motivation, connections, collaboration and upbeat fun! Let’s celebrate the accomplishments of women in ways that empower all people to live their dreams.

9th Annual Positively Powerful Woman Awards.
Saturday, June 25, 2016, from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM (MST) Halle Heart Children’s Museum – 2929 South 48th Street, Tempe, AZ 85282 

Diversity, is about the ingredients

Diversity, is about the ingredients

Oct 19, 2015 | Business, Diversity & Inclusion, leadership

diversity bikers

Members of B.A.C.A (Bikers Against Child Abuse) and Dr Joel Martin.

Beyond the surface lies a quality of human connectedness of intention, vision, and commitment available when we see beyond what is apparent. What connects me to these bikers (BACA) that I met at the 2015 eWomen International Conference is that we share a passionate commitment for making a difference that is “bigger than us”.

Diversity is about people

Diversity, as we are using here is ultimately about people and not demographics. It is about what we can learn and teach each other that may result in our solving together, issues that we all face.

There are many ways that our language and society entwine. How are you telling your story?

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