From: Success By: Patty Onderko In such a critical and scrutinizing environment our society has developed into, it is easy to feel ALL the negativity in the air. Are you constantly bombarded with negative jabs? Are you sometimes quick to react negatively? Would you like to practice and exercise more positivity in your life? Before you…
From: Positively Positive By: Agapi Stassinopoulos Are you constantly gauging your success based on others? Ever feel like you just can’t live up to your older brother’s career? Are you sometimes embarrassed that a sorority sister seems to be happier and more successful than you? Mark Twain famously wrote, “Comparison is the death of joy.” We’re…
From: Register-Herald By: Andrea Lannom The following is article about an old surface mine site becoming a lavender farm and putting West Virginians back to work. Hernshaw, WV… A small plot of budding lavender overlooks a mostly barren, partly-reclaimed mountainside, contrasting the old and new. “That’s what it all used to look like before it…
From: Charleston Gazette-Mail By: Jim Strawn I consider myself a health guy. I serve on the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department Board of Directors. I serve on the YMCA Corporate Cup Committee. I am the only person that has participated in all 32 Charleston YMCA’s Corporate Cups. I worked for a Charleston hospital for 20 years. I…
From KVC West Virginia It’s no question that becoming a foster parent is a big decision, and getting started on your journey can seem overwhelming at times. While it can be easy to get lost in legal requirements and other distractions, the process is made much simpler when you’re equipped with a basic overview of…
The Charleston Area Alliance Downtown Streetfest block party return this Saturday, August 26, 2017 from 4:00 – 9:00 p.m. with the Voo-Doo Katz. Presented by City National Bank (WV-OH-KY-VA), Downtown Streetfest is the ultimate downtown block party with a mix of live music, food and drinks and kids’ activities, successfully supporting downtown restaurants and more…
Press Release from KVC Health Systems MONTGOMERY, W.V… August 23, 2017—Leadership from KVC Health Systems, Inc. (KVC), BridgeValley Community and Technical College, the YMCA of the Kanawha Valley, the City of Montgomery, and representatives of state and federal offices gathered Wednesday at the KVC Workforce Center of Excellence (former WVU Tech library). Through a…
From: Dreamgrow By: Michael Akinlaby How is your email list? Have one? Do you work to acquire more emails? Why should you? Building your email list naturally builds your business. Email marketing is not going away anytime soon (like the fax is). Learn how and why your email list is the life-blood of your business. Click…
Highlights: From the Heart of Our Community, is a 30 minute weekly TV show featuring organizations, events, grass-roots efforts and people who move our state and community forward in a positive way. The show is a collaboration with Kanawha County Schools, Suddenlink Communications and Jim Strawn & Company. The show airs daily at 8:30 a.m. and 8:30…
From: Dreamgrow By: Liis Hainla Are you keeping up with the social media trends? Are you using the proper tools to measure ROI? Do you know what monitoring tools exist? Are you familiar with proper marketing budget to spend on #SMM? In 2017 social media has become the crucial part of digital communications strategies. Social media…