Scottsdale Frame of Mind A Scottsdale Leadership Production

The arts have a long history of bringing people together across boundaries, allowing diverse communities to create, maintain and share their own stories. The arts benefit us socially, economically, educationally, and spiritually. It makes us think, spurs our innovation, draws us together, encourages dialogue, and simply makes us feel good. It is what gives a community its soul. Our guest is Dr. Gerd Wuestemann. He is a German born, classically trained musician, whose name happens to translate...

The most asked question of Rebecca Grossman is, “Is this a good time to sell my house?” As the CEO of the Scottsdale Association of Realtors, she is the one with the answer. This trade organization advocates for Scottsdale’s 10,000 real estate agents, brokers, appraisers, and others. Rebecca gives us a bird’s eye view of the real estate market in Scottsdale, how it has changed with the pandemic, what makes a successful real estate agent, and what leadership looks like.&nbsp...

“Innovation is everything,” says Dr. Todd Larson, Associate Vice President for Workplace & Safety at Honor Health and this organization lives up to that ideal. As a community-based health care system Honor Health isn’t expected to be teaching organization – but they have one of the top 100 teaching facilities in the country. They aren’t supposed to be a research organization – but they are leading the way in pancreatic cancer research. They develop partnerships that are ...

Are you the nosy neighbor on your street? Good! The Scottsdale PD finds that valuable. In this edition of “Scottsdale Frame of Mind” hear Police Chief Jeff Walther tell us about the broad range of services the department provides, how Scottsdale’s policing philosophy builds strong relationships, and the advice he offers to new leaders. Scottsdale Police Department is highly regarded in the Valley because of their progressive policing ideas and ability to recruit high-q...

The simple words, “Play Ball” bring a lot of benefits to the City of Scottsdale. In this episode of Scottsdale Frame of Mind, Dennis Robbins, Executive Director of the Scottsdale Charros and Class 7 graduate tells us about the history of the Charros and how Spring Training partnerships between the Charros, the Giants, and the City of Scottsdale is a model for other Scottsdale Organizations and helps provide revenue for education and non-profits. Get to know the Charros history, their in...

She has worked with Jacques Cousteau, had a microbe named after her, and survived a devastating motorcycle accident and a shark bite. Her message for leaders is that they need to have H.O.P.E. In this edition of Scottsdale Frame of Mind, Laurie LaPat-Palasko, Vice President and National Director of Remediation for Matrix New World Engineering, tells tales of her life and near-death misses with lessons of leadership for all aspiring leaders including the idea that for all the succe...