The Leader Mentality - The Ground Zero Dragon Boat Festival is Here! Talking about Community, Leadership & Making a Difference with Stephanie Sebring

The Ground Zero Dragon Boat Festival is Here! Talking about Community, Leadership & Making a Difference with Stephanie Sebring

04/27/23 • 29 min

In this special Dragon Boat Festival episode, we are on the scene at Market Common with Ground Zero's Stephanie Sebring as she describes the event and the difference it makes for the community.
True Leadership is not about being on top - it's about lifting up others and no one is better to speak about this than Stephanie from Ground Zero. Year after year, Ground Zero provides a safe and inspiring place for youth in our community to get fellowship with others and grow as people.
The Dragon Boat Festival plays a huge role in funding the operations of Ground Zero by fund raising, sponsorships and Vendor participation.
Some big takeaways from the show:
-The Dragon Boat Festival is this Saturday, April 29th at Market Common in Myrtle Beach
-There will be music, food, kids events such as bounce castles and of course sitting by the lake watching teams compete for the medals
-The event has been going on for 15 years
-There are over 40 Boats in the race with 21 members per team (20 paddlers and 1 drummer)
-Each Team Member has a goal to raise $250 a piece - and it's not too late to donate!
-There are over 125 students that come to Ground Zero every week
-At the event there will be 2 special Club Teams that are going to put on a demonstration this year at the Festival that will put up times that will show how fast these boats can really go
If you want to do a good thing for your community, make a difference in a kids life, have some fun and enjoy time with your friends, workers and family - please come out and support the Festival this weekend.
To donate, please visit: Ground Zero / Dragon Boat (mygroundzero.com)
Visit Ground Zero at: 904 Chester Street in Myrtle Beach.

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Top Tips to Improve Workforce Development with Stan Beckley and Mark Nix

This special episode includes two legends in the Construction Industry talking about how to improve one of the biggest issues in in business: Workforce Development.
Stan Beckley from Builders First Source and Mark Nix from the HBA of South Carolina joined The Leader Mentality Show from Columbia, SC at the annual legislative Bird Supper for HBA.
For years, builders and other trades have felt the effects of a limited work force in skilled trades. The issue has been getting more challenging in recent years as the workforce has continued to shrink while demand for the trades continue to increase. Listen to this great information where Stan and Mark discuss strategies to get more people into the workforce. This discussion is applicable to all industries!
Some highlights:
-Learn about the wildly successful Be Pro, Be Proud initiative that brings learning about the industry to school students through interactive simulations
-A glimpse into how we initially got into the environment of young people not joining the construction industry
-Construction jobs pay very well in 2023 (many about $45k per year)
-Bringing focus back on students getting exposure to the industry is a collaborative effort with the schools and the trades
-Job shadowing is a highly effective tool in getting students interested in working at companies
-How legislators can help to bring a focus on bringing back the workforce
-Each new home built provides jobs in the community
-The Building industry puts roofs over peoples heads - and that's something to be proud of
For more on the Be Pro, Be Proud initiative, check this out: Be Pro Be Proud - South Carolina (beprobeproudsc.org)

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Andrew Dockery from WMBF Talks About Community Involvement, CCU and The "Are You Cirrus" Podcast

Meteorologist, Andrew Dockery from WMBF, joined us at the C3 Coffee Bar and discussed many things including his new show, "Are You Cirrus".
As always, Andrew had us laughing and brought up many entertaining topics in this conversation.
Check out some of the highlights below:
-Girl Scout cookies
-Andrew recently took part in "Purses with Purpose" to raise money
-He talks about how they came up with the name for his new podcast
-The importance of consistency in doing a podcast
-Talking to kids and other community events
-The fun things to do in Loris, SC (Chicken Bog Capital of the World)
-Coastal Carolina University football and the season ahead (and what to expect from Grayson McCall, Jared Brown and Coach Tim Beck)
-Balancing being a parent and a professional
-The joy of having his first child
We hope you all enjoy. Check out more from Andrew Dockery here:
Andrew Dockery (wmbfnews.com)
WMBF News - YouTube