Before you go to sleep tonight, Kiana Sears wants you to ask yourself if you’ve been, honest, forthright and courageous today.

"Having friends and people around you who are helping you and giving you ideas, helping support you along that journey. . . It's very difficult. There are going to be trials and tribulations, and if you don't have that support network it can be very hard to stay committed to your vision and what ...

"You have to advocate for yourself. We've lived in our bodies longer than anybody has. You know how you feel inside. If something is wrong, something is wrong. . ."

Erin Moran

“I think for a lot of folks who have never gone through difficult times have a harder time understanding what that does to your whole world. I was laid off at the height of the recession in 2010. And I very much remember making those horrible choices between ‘do I buy toothpaste or toilet paper t...

Essen Otu gets real about philanthropy, describes his "subtle leadership" style and explains the importance of self-care to his success.

As a former intelligence officer and Navy Seal, Andrew Zwerner knows a bit about what it takes to develop a high-performance team.

Forbes recently reported that 54% of women have left the workforce during the pandemic According to Olenka Cullinan, the silver lining of this mass exodus is that it gave women an opportunity to sit with themselves and as the big questions like "what is my purpose"? Cullinan makes a living "lovin...

Don't tell his colleagues, but Dick Foreman loves what he does so much that he would do it for free. Foreman was able to harmonize his background in business and politics with his passion for education when he came to ABEC. Learn his secrets to success.

“Do we allow ourselves to take a chance and get outside our comfort zone so that we can make a mistake? But, then also recover from it, and then learn from it.”

Host Lloyd Hopkins guides a discussion with guest Mathew Blades about Blades' 27-year experience in radio and how the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the industry. He also talks about his podcast, Fathers Like Me, his leadership philosophy and his philanthropic work for children.

"I think we need to be inviting more people in. We need to be helping other people understand how they can activate the right way with the knowledge that they have to move things forward in a productive way."

“I saw a need very early on for businesses and brands to adapt to a digital world that was going to become very savvy and a way that we were all going to communicate.”

“I've always been hungry for knowledge from people who have been successful,” explains CEO of Bayless Integrated Healthcare, located in Phoenix. Throughout the pandemic, Bayless built his company into one of only 13 accredited telehealth providers in America. He also reached executive status in h...

Jason joined us on Arizona Achievers to talk about learning lessons in business early on and applying those lessons even after a substantial amount of success. Sportiqe is now a global company that has partnerships with many large organizations including the NBA and Nintendo.

As a business executive, Scott Harkey embodies the word “unconventional”. The President & CEO of OH Partners is just 38 years old, has sleeve tattoos and wore Vans to his “Arizona Achievers” interview. Oh, and he started his career in marketing and advertising without graduating college.

On our latest edition of Arizona Achievers, Vitalant President and CEO Dave Green discusses rapidly making the choice to move from primarily collecting blood and platelet donations to also collecting COVID-19 plasma, also known as convalescent plasma, early in the pandemic. The choice has now pot...

Arnott Duncan had a different vision for what working on a farm should be like. He left his family's farm and began a new business venture with his wife to make his vision a reality. During Duncan Family Farms creation, he brought everyone together to share this new vision of respect for everyone...

Cal Jernigan, Lead Pastor, Central Christian Church talks with us about how church has changed during the pandemic and how to lead with transparency during crisis.

"Part of the culture of a great organization is its ability to embrace the hard truths."

Catch the latest episode of Arizona Achievers with Arizona Opera Company President + General Director Joseph Specter. He shares how the Arizona Opera is staying on track with their long-term vision when thei...

"The idea of business development and what we were going to do to grow business, innovate and create, was something we had to shift quickly to."

Marcia Mintz, CEO, Boys & Girls Club of the Valley, discusses the needs of the community and how the Boys and Girls Club is helping the families of essential workers and anyone who needs childcare.

Marcia Mintz has created a safe space for children to come and do their homework, have activities...

Neil Giuliano, Greater Phoenix CEO and former Tempe mayor chats about his leadership philosophy through an in depth look at his career from politics to business.

Chris Camacho of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council dives into many of the misconceptions the public has around the local community and how Phoenix has become a hotbed for innovation and growth.

Michael Crow, President of Arizona State University, discusses the many ways he's contributed to the evolution of ASU, and the positive effects that have rippled throughout the state as a result.