Jackie Scott, host and director of the Howard County, Maryland, Department of Community Resources and Services, announces the kickoff of the Department's golden anniversary!

To celebrate, she chats with former DCRS Directors Susan Rosenbaum and Lois Mikkila. Lois is also the current executive director of the county nonprofit, the Association of Community Services.

Time Stamps:

· SB, topic and guest introduction 0:00

· Learning about Susan’s journey and her role during her tenure 4:01

· Susan’s vision for the department as she came into the role and some of her accomplishments 5:06

· Learning about Lois’ journey and her role during her tenure 7:50

· Biggest areas of need through the times 14:04

· Changing the paradigm around the value of human services 19:07

· Remembering the times of joy 23:20

· Closing messages from our guests 26:45

· Show Closing 29:01

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When a resident comes to our doors needing some type of human services assistance, we find they often need more… and that more is often tied to work and/or or education. So today, we’re going to talk about the intersection of human services and our business community.

Our three guests all have ties to our Howard County Economic Development Authority (EDA): Jennifer Jones, CEO, Kierra Kimmie, director of strategic outreach, and one of EDA’s incubator businesses, Team Worx Security, represented by Chris Anthony, founder and CEO.

Time Stamps:

SB, topic and guest introduction 0:00

What is EDA and Jennifer’s journey to her current role 3:55

Community partnership and entrepreneurship and Kierra’s journey to her role 6:40

TeamWorks Security and Chris’ journey 9:45

The impact of having support when going into entrepreneurship 11:44

What is an incubator 13:12

Meeting community where they are 14:45

How is EDA supporting diverse entrepreneurs in our county 17:49

BREAK 22:01

Second half welcome 23: 10

Howard County as a technology hub 24:05

The vision around cybersecurity for Howard County and international efforts around it 27:00

Businesses after the pandemic, the role of EDA, and AI 30:10

Closing thoughts and messages from our guests 35:28

Jackie’s closing message 38:45

Music Credit

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/fly

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La temporada de fiestas ya está aquí! Las calles se visten de luces y colores, las tiendas nos ofrecen sus mejores ofertas, las casas y los locales se llenan de decoraciones preciosas, las fiestas, las reuniones, y las invitaciones abundan, y por donde miremos se vive el espíritu navideño. Pero en medio de todo este gozo y alegría es importante detenernos un momento y recordar que hay personas que no lo estén pasando bien, que han perdido a seres queridos, o están lejos de su familia, o padeciendo de alguna enfermedad, y un sin número de situaciones y problemas abrumadores que opacan la luz de la temporada. Qué hacer en esas circunstancias? Cómo apoyarnos? Cómo cuidar de nosotros y de nuestros seres queridos en esta temporada y todo el año? Joseline Castaños de NAMI llega a nuestro chat de Diciembre y nos cuenta su testimonio e ideas prácticas y sencillas que podemos implementar en nuestra vida.

Puntos Importantes:

Soundbite, Introducción del programa, introducción del tema - 0:00

Conociendo el testimonio de Joseline - 4:12

La importancia de reconocer y validar nuestros sentimientos y los de los demás - 7:32

Cómo podemos aprender a conversar sobre lo que estamos sintiendo - 13:39

Cómo reconocer si necesito ayuda - 17:23

Qué hacer si necesitamos ayuda - 21:45

Cómo apoyar a nuestros seres queridos si están pasando dificultades - 25:56

Los mejores regalos - 28:42

Cierre del programa - 31:00

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