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Summary
Mark Borst, owner of Versatile Real Estate Solutions and Co-Founder of Impact Club and
Today’s Host of the Tri Town Advice Givers Podcast, interviews Barbara Muckel, the Executive Director of Xcel 2 Fitness – NWIndiana. Barbara discusses her passion for getting involved in X 2 Fitness, what the program entails, how it is beneficial to young boys, and what the surrounding community can do to get involved.
Time-Stamped Show Notes
- 00:50 – Barbara is a native of northwest Indiana, she has been involved in Xcel 2 Fitness for two years, and prior to that: Girls on the Run of Northwest Indiana where she coached and is now a board member.
- 04:28 – Xcel 2 Fitness is a six-week program with 12 sessions that uses the fundamental skills of fitness: speed, agility, balance, and strength to build character using a curriculum that changes every season focusing on leadership, goal-setting, and teamwork
- 06:20 – At the end of the 6-weeks, they host the Dream Chaser Challenge Obstacle Course Race that is the boys compete in as a team.
- 15:35 – Xcel 2 Fitness boys have to do community involvement initiatives like cleaning their school or making cards for veterans to give back to their community.
- 17:51 – Barbara physically goes to as many schools as she can during the off-season with packets of information.
- 19:19 – There is a registration fee, but no boy will be turned away do to financial hardship and she goes to businesses for sponsorship.
- 20:04 – Barbara has several people that assist on the board and volunteers.
- 23:11 – Obstacles that Xcel 2 Fitness faces is finding sponsors and donors, and getting people to volunteer to be coaches.
- 27:40 – “Prime to Perform” is a book about creating a culture for business that is one that Barbara read and she also enjoys Tim Ferriss’ podcast and books.
- 29:42 – Barbara loves running outside and working out at Studio Bar, she loves spending time with her son, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
- 31:49 – Barbara’s Muckel’s contact information:
Links/Resources/Sponsors Mentioned:
- Xcel 2 Fitness NWIndiana
- (219) 595-xcel (9235)
- www.MakeImpactMondays.com
- Become a Guest on the show
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Summary
In this episode of Tri Town Advice Givers, host Mark Borst interviews Christian Jorgensen, who is currently the president of the St. John Town Council and a candidate for Lake County Council’s 7th District. Christian has been a practicing attorney for over 20 years in both Illinois and Indiana, representing businesses and financial institutions. Christian explains the political situation in his area, what his experience is for the position, and internal information about what needs to be done to help the community.
Time-Stamped Show Notes
- ● 00:50 – Christian Jorgensen met Mark Borst in undergraduate level college and
they were in the same fraternity Delta 6.
● 02:50 – Lake County Council can incur debt, that means float bonds. Therein lies
the problem. As the debt rate goes up, so do taxes, so do all of our
expenses.
● 03:36 – Lake County is approximately 660 square miles, Christian has about half of
that: Hanover Township, part of St. John, Crown Point, Lake Dale, Cedar
Lake, Lowell, Winfield, and all the way down to Shelby.
● 05:57 – Christian is planning to apply similar types of programs that he brought to
St. John on a wider level to Lake County Council.
● 09:28 – Christian’s opponent has touting a hiring freeze that save the county a half
a million dollars, which he states is untrue.
● 14:03 – The national politics stage can taint the way voters see Democrats and
Republicans.
● 14:36 – The Times of Northwest Indiana editorial board endorses Christian
Jorgensen.
● 16:07 – The primary election turn-outs are typically dismal.
● 18:42 – Lake County has been typically Democratic, but it is starting to turn
Republican.
● 20:04 – Moms and Dads are sharing responsibilities beyond typical gender roles
more frequently these days.
● 22:04 – The primary is Tuesday May 8th 2018, but there are early voting spots.
● 22:39 – If you don’t vote, you haven’t earned the right to criticize politicians.
Links/Resources/Sponsors Mentioned:
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Summary
In this 37th episode of Tri Town Advice Givers, host Mark Borst interviews John Zaboyan of Americans Against All Distracted Driving. John is a passionate advocate for keeping drivers safe on the road and pushing for stricter penalties for intentionally distracted drivers. They discuss how AAADD.org came to be, what the goals are, and how they can be accomplished.
Time-Stamped Show Notes
● 00:48 – John Zaboyan introduces himself.
● 02:00 – He studied aviation and suffered from a dangerous collision in the air.
● 05:40 – Safety on the roads became a priority and he invested opportunities to promote the issue of distracted driving.
● 18:14 – The reminder decal for not being a distracted driver became a focal point.
● 23:01 – 32% people are dead a year because people didn’t pay attention to when they were driving.
● 26:47 – The right to drive has to be earned.
● 35:45 – What is the maximum punishment when some kills someone driving?
● 38:45 – Driving isn’t a right, it is a privilege.
● 42:37 – Texting while driving is self-serving; it isn’t helping anyone else.
● 44:15 – He walks around his car holding 15lbs weights every 100 miles during long drives to get energized.
● 47:17 – Insurance companies got involved in mandating that people where safety belts in cars, and John would like to see them get behind stiffer laws against distracted drivers.
● 58:20 – Distractions for driving include texting, putting on makeup, smoking, eating, drinking, and making phone calls.
● 1:07:50 – Digital billboards offer so much information, but are very distracting to drivers.
Links/Resources/Sponsors Mentioned:
- Facebook – Facebook for AAADD.org
- Website – AAADD.org website
- www.MakeImpactMondays.com
- Become a Guest on the show
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Summary
In this 34th episode of Tri Town Advice Givers, host Mark Borst interviews David Dowling, who
is running Lake County Sheriff. He has been a Schererville police officer since 1984, 10 of those
years as the chief of police. Mr. Dowling shares his expertise that he has developed over the 34
years of his career, the importance of gaining people’s trust to revamp the perception of law
enforcement in the public eye, and what he aims to accomplish upon winning.
Time-Stamped Show Notes
● 00:48 – For 34 years, David Dowling has been involved in law enforcement.
● 02:43 – David chose to run for sheriff back in 2016. He wants to correct the image
problem that he feels the position has.
● 04:33 – David is one of eight candidates for the sheriff position. Some of his
competitors don’t even have a law enforcement background.
● 05:17 – National accreditation since 2007 to access the Schererville police
department separates David from the other candidates as well.
● 07:50 – It is very important to David that in the first 90 days to have an assessment
of where they are at then develop a plan to achieve goals and revamp
their hiring.
● 08:29 – Leadership sets the culture tone, and then trickles down.
● 10:51 – Law enforcement has changed from a technology level and its relationship
with the community. It is vital to interact with the community.
● 13:48 – The Coffee with a Cop program that David is involved in isn’t about a huge
hall, he goes to an intimate diner to interact with people. He even had cops
interact at the drive-thru window of Dunkin Donuts.
● 16:33 –“Responsible Leadership Quality Policing” is important to David’s campaign.
Links/Resources/Sponsors Mentioned:
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Summary
The long-term advantages of Buying with the flexibility with Renting is Provito Rent Equity.
Eric has taken his success in the CO-working space and added a twist to develop this concept of a shared responsibility concept to a person’s residence.
Eric Zosso spent five years in the military, so he knows a thing or two about moving. The options are to buy a house or rent an apartment, but neither is perfect. “Both have their flaws,” Zosso explains. “If you look at net worths of owners versus renters, owners tend to be around $145 thousand with their families’ net worth, whereas a renter family is typically around three thousand. A lot of things go into that. That’s not necessarily a causation, but there is a really strong correlation.”
Eric and I take a deep dive into his concept of helping renters gain equity while still having the mobility to move from location to location.
Time-Stamped Show Notes
[00:00] Introduction and background of Eric Zosso of Provito Rental Equity.
[02:40] Provito.
[04:50] Community aspect.
[06:09] Cornerstone Equity.
[09:42] Zosso’s model.
[12:05] The end goal.
[13:35] How would it work?
[18:40] Tenants with equity moving out.
[21:12] The first unit.
[21:44] A different style of property development.
[25:43] Commercial and private space.
[26:28] Rehabilitating his first unit.
[27:28] Scaling.
[27:50] The holding company.
[28:35] Breaking even.
[29:28] Tenant movement and flexibility.
[29:55] Starting the life cycle.
[31:31] Tenant buy-ins.
[32:58] Problem tenants.
[34:55] Self-selecting tenants.
[35:47] Show me the money.
[41:29] Testing on a few units.
[43:55] Coworking and co-living.
[47:07] What you need to know.
[48:03] Contact information.
Links/Resources/Sponsors Mentioned:
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