Interview w Sally Strackbein on May 2, 2012

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Sally Strackbein is the Chief Story Facilitator at Defining Story®. She inspires people to discover, clarify and express their value through speaking and storytelling.

Her clients range from people with stage fright to CEOs, professional speakers and business people who speak to get new clients. In addition to individual coaching, she facilitates speaking and storytelling workshops on her own and for organizations such as the World Bank.

Contact Info: Sally Strackbein

www.DefiningStory.com

www.SpeakerZone.com

703.262.0361

Sally@DefiningStory.com

@SallyStrackbein

facebook.com/sallystrackbein

linkedin.com/in/sallystrackbein

Interview w Angela Bryant Brown on December 7, 2011

Bio for Angela Bryant-Brown

Without divine intervention the world may have never experienced Angela Bryant-Brown‟s dynamic, uplifting vocals. She has since released two CDs and her third disc, entitled In Hymn I Trust, will be released in 2011. She reminisces about her „higher calling‟, “As strange as it may seem I never thought about singing even though my mother was a gospel singer. I vividly remember when I was seven years old, sitting in church listening to my mom‟s group sing and hearing God speak to me. I knew right then I was going to be a singer for God.” She went home and stood in front of the mirror and to the surprise of her family started singing, “The Savior is Waiting.”

Her journey to become an inspirational recording artist, speaker, and writer has been orchestrated by continued divine intervention. A native of Syracuse, New York, she grew up the oldest child of three in a conservative Christian home. Not long after discovering her singing talents in front of the mirror, she started singing in a gospel trio with her mother and sister, which led to solo invitations to sing at church, church conferences and regional Christian events.

Contact Info:

Office: 703-314-2990

Talk Show: www.blogtalkradio.com/lifehappens

Website:  www.Sounds4thesoul.com

Interview with UNO Translations and Communications on April 11, 2012

UNO Translations and Communications, LLC

Brigitta Toruño

President

Brigitta Toruño’s love of her native language, Spanish, drove her desire to work with languages and launch UNO Translations and Communications, LLC (UNO). She founded UNO in 1998 after more than a decade of work in the corporate world. Before UNO, she was the Hispanic Communications Manager of Fannie Mae, a Fortune 500 financial corporation. She worked to develop a Spanish-English Glossary of Mortgage Terms that was a first in the financial industry. She gained valuable experience managing the translation process at Fannie Mae. Prior to joining Fannie Mae in 1993, Brigitta worked in the Marketing Communications department at Freddie Mac, also a Fortune 500 financial corporation.

The company considers itself a linguistic partner to companies, not only offering translation services for more than 100 languages, but also consulting with companies about international cultural business issues. Major customer bases are corporations and health-related companies. UNO is a woman, minority-owned company, graduate of the SBA Section 8(a) program, a Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) certified company, a State of Virginia SWAM certified company, and a Virginia Minority Supplier Development certified company. UNO was recognized with Honorable Mention in the 2011 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards and received the SBA District Director’s Choice Award in 2004 and Brigitta received the Business Woman of the Year in 2003 by the Loudoun County Commission on Women.

Contact Info:

571-333-5515 PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: btoruno@unotranslations.com

571-333-5514 (fax) 

www.unotranslations.com 

ONE Source. For all translation needs.

Interview with Michael Notaro, International President Toastmasters International

Michael Notaro, DTM, of Alameda, California, was elected International President for a one-year volunteer term at the Toastmasters 80th annual International Convention, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 17-20, 2011.

Notaro is an attorney, member of the Italian American Bar Association, principal of the Notaro Law Group and a licensed real estate broker. Before opening his law practice, Notaro was the president of Phoenix Commercial Realty. He earned his law degree from Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco, California.

Notaro joined Toastmasters during his senior year as a student at the University of California, Berkeley, to learn how to deliver a graduation speech. He was immediately impressed with the program and how it improved the members' confidence.

“Toastmasters has given me a wealth of friends worldwide and unparalleled professional growth,” says Notaro, a longtime member of the Oakland City Center club in Oakland, California. He’s also a member of LaughLovers Comedy club in Oakland and the Cherry City Toastmasters in San Leandro, California.

He has held a number of prominent leadership positions within the organization and has attained the Distinguished Toastmaster designation — the highest level of achievement in Toastmasters. 

Interview with Fairfax Pets on Wheels on September 21, 2011

Fairfax Pets on Wheels

Pets on Wheels is an all volunteer, 501 c (3) organization,  sponsored by the Fairfax Area Agency on Aging, that provides companionship and an improved quality of life to Fairfax area residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities through regular pet visitation by trained volunteers and their approved pets. FPOW is a recognized United Way agency (#8907) as well as one of the finest small charities  in the National Capital Area selected for inclusion in the Catalog for Philanthropy by the Harmon Foundation.  FPOW has recently been selected by the American Kennel Club (AKC) as a therapy dog certification program.  2011 is FPOW’s  24^th year.

Contact Info:

Pets on Wheels

www.fpow.org (twitter and facebook)

www.tiny.cc/walk2011

dfspetsonwheels@fairfaxcounty.gov (Emails) 

Interview with Chris Brown on September 14, 2011

Chris Brown

Christopher Brown followed in his grandfather and father’s footsteps as a third generation principal of BB&B.  He graduated from Duke University with a degree in philosophy and history, excelling in the classroom and on the football field as running back for Duke's 1989 ACC Championship football team.  Mr. Brown graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 1995 and joined the firm in 1997 after a judicial clerkship in the D.C. Superior Court.  He immediately made an impact litigating insurance defense cases and to date has tried over 75 jury trials in the DC and Virginia State and Federal Courts.

Mr. Brown has experience handling matters involving government leaders, top government officials, and local administrative bodies.  He is widely-known and widely-cited in briefs across the country for his 2003 record-setting $5.2 million verdict in the case of White v. BFI, an employment discrimination case in the Eastern District of Virginia - a reputedly difficult jurisdiction for discrimination claimants.

A seasoned litigator, Mr. Brown consistently proves that a small firm with the right talent can truly "level the playing field."

Contact Info:

Brown, Brown & Brown, P.C.

6269 Franconia Road

Alexandria, Virginia 22310

Phone: 703.924.0223

Fax: 703.924.1586

brownfirm@lawyer.com

www.metrotriallaw.net

Interview with G Wheeler, Jr on September 7, 2011

G. Wheeler, Jr.

Investment Banker / Investment Educator / Management Consultant

Author, Lecturer, Speaker, Coach, Consultant

Managing Director, Chief Business Strategist, Director of Communications Media - Marketing Architecture, Director of Sales and Marketing, Keynote Speaker, Executive Producer

Contact Info:

G Wheeler,Jr.

Managing Director VFOX Island Private Equity

Managing Director Main Event Media Productions

Washington, DC  20003

301-237-7938

202-379-4884 ext: 3

www.gwheelerjr.com

george@cxointel.com