Apr 29, 2018 | Diversity & Inclusion, Events, PPWA 2018, transformation
Every year we honor a nonprofit organization at the Positively Powerful Woman Awards. This year, we are happy to support the Desert Botanical Garden’s membership drive. Having this year’s awards at this culturally-aware location, letting our guests see and experience the Garden’s beauty, and providing a PPW membership gift is a win-win-win. We get to support the Garden’s Community Garden, educational programs, cultural events, commitment to diversity and inclusion, and much more. I’m a member and here are my top ten reasons why:
- The Garden is a beautiful, peaceful, place to visit. I enjoy walking there.
- They care about our community. The Garden’s “Spaces of Opportunity” at 1200 W Vineyard Rd. in Phoenix is a good example of this. It enables all south Phoenix families to have affordable access to healthy food, active living and healthy roots for their cultures.
- Part of Spaces is the successful community garden that they and their community partners are building. It has a farmers market, community farming, and volunteer opportunities.
- They care about education and have classes for all ages on different topics taught by professionals.
- It’s an international destination of choice and when I travel I have automatic admission to 300 gardens.
- Gertrude’s Restaurant is there. I love the food, atmosphere and the legendary woman it’s named for.
- They have wonderful cultural events, jazz in the Garden and movie nights…And the butterfly exhibit and special installations like the Jun Kaneko sculptures.
- Here’s my wishlist for future visits: Ballet Eroica and the Devour Culinary Classic hosted by Phoenix Art Museum.
- We are having the Positively Powerful Woman Awards of May 17th at the Desert Botanical Garden. (Reduced membership, log in here and enter code PPW.)
- Here is the plus: The Desert Botanical Garden is guided by visionary leaders. Read about the men and women who are creating these reasons why the Garden is a treasure every person and family can enjoy. As a new member, you’ll soon be creating your own top ten+ reasons.
Every member benefits!
- Garden admission 362 days of the year – includes seasonal Butterfly Exhibit
- Advance ticket offers for special events
- Reciprocal admission to more than 300 gardens, arboreta, and conservatories
- Discounts on classes, events, Plant Sales and the Garden Shop
- Early admission every Wednesday and Sunday
- Sonoran Quarterly magazine
- Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine discounted subscription
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Apr 12, 2018 | leadership, PPWA 2018
Debbie Castaldo: Corporate and Community Impact Leader of the AZ Diamondbacks
Photo Credit: Dennis Scully/Arizona Diamondbacks
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. Harriet Tubman
Debbie Castaldo is the Vice President of Corporate and Community Impact for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and also the Executive Director of the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation. She is an amazing woman who sees an opportunity to create positive change in communities and fearlessly goes about making the changes she envisions happen. She is a corporate servant-leader. 
Debbie Castaldo. Credit: Jennifer Stewart/Arizona Diamondbacks
Debbie Castaldo enters her tenth season with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2018, overseeing the organization’s award-winning community efforts. She leads the team’s industry-leading fundraising efforts that have made charitable contributions exceeding $55 million to non-profit organizations throughout Arizona since 1997. The D-backs and the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation projects and programs are improving our communities and creating opportunities for our most at-risk children and families. The D-backs Give Back efforts include team ownership, players, employees, corporate partners, and fans.
Here are a few of her many Diamondback corporate – community collaborations:
- The D-backs Science of Baseball presented by Chase and Insight, a comprehensive STEM initiative that uses baseball as the platform to teach science, technology, engineering, and math.
- With support from Western Refining, Fry’s, and Tide, the D-backs Youth Jersey Program includes nearly 100 leagues and 50,000 players and coaches from across Arizona.
- The D-backs School Challenge presented by the University of Phoenix.
- The D-backs – Helios Scholars Program, providing 4-year college scholarships to academically gifted students from economically disadvantaged circumstances.
- “Evening on the Diamond”, the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation’s signature annual event credited with raising millions each year to fund important project and programs in the community including the Ken Kendrick Grand Slam Awards, named for D-backs managing general partner, Ken Kendrick.
The Diamondbacks have received many Awards: Phoenix Business Journal’s ACE Award for Community Impact, Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Impact Award as Community Champion, the prestigious service award from the United Phoenix Firefighters for efforts during the fire tragedy that claimed the lives of 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots. And in 2010, the D-backs became the first 
professional sports team to win the inaugural 2010 United Nations NGO Positive Peace Award.
On May 17, 2018, Debbie Castaldo will receive the 2018 Positively Powerful Woman Awards for her Corporate Leadership and the Community Impact that she makes through her many contributions.
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Apr 2, 2018 | Diversity & Inclusion, global, PPWA 2018, Women
Angela Hughey: A communicator keeping Arizona and the U.S. awake to the benefits of equality.
Angela Hughey and Sheri Owens co-founded ONE Community in the fall of 2008.
Angela Hughey and Sheri Owens co-founded ONE Community in the fall of 2008. The concept of an interactive web and events community came from over a year of research that they compiled on the LGBT community which included the diversity within the community, buying power and how to market to the community.
Angela Hughey is Co-Founder and President of ONE Community — a member-based coalition of businesses and organizations that supports diversity, inclusion, and equality. In 2012, ONE Community launched “Your Vote is Your Voice” a collaborative multi-organization push for civic engagement and announced a multicultural business advisory board. In 2013, Angela Hughey and the ONE Community team launched The UNITY Pledge, a concerted effort by Arizona businesses and individuals to advance workplace equality and equal treatment in housing and hospitality for the LGBT community. Today, the Unity Pledge is the largest equality pledge in the nation.
“It is all of our responsibilities to mentor everyone…to help one another dream. Being a business owner is not for the weak of heart. We have to support one another entrepreneurial.”
On May 17, she will receive the Positively Powerful Woman Award for Equality Leadership. She says, “We shouldn’t see “opposition” when it comes to LGBT equality issues, we should see “opportunity”. Not just in Arizona, but all across the country. (Source)” Angela is a dynamic leader, speaker, connector, and recipient of many awards; some of which she 
received as an independent filmmaker. She is a passionate storyteller who tells the stories of local heroes.She says, “The good thing is we are awake. And…we have more work to do.” You can bet she and her One Community team will do all that they can to have these next years be breakthrough years to keep people awake to the benefits of this for Arizona and beyond.
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Mar 28, 2018 | Business, ppwa 2017, PPWA 2018, transformation
Here’s a good definition of a changemaker: They are people of any age, race, gender, culture and cognitive diversity, taking passionate, empathetic, creative action to solve a social problem. Changemakers are everywhere in the world. They are the ones who say as Martin Luther did (1483-1546),”Here I stand, I can do no other, God help me. Amen!”
From Fast Company, (08.04.16) “Changemakers are school children in Haiti creating new traffic safety systems, and Nobel Peace Prize winners bringing banking to Bangladesh and fighting for child rights in India.” Bringing it even more to the present. African Americans, women and teens are changemakers in the forefront with #blacklivesmatter, #metoo, and #marchforlife for example.
Be a changemaker
“What does it take to want to make a meaningful impact, to be a changemaker?” Consider, that the change begins within. Mahatma Gandhi said, “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” Then, look for collaborators who share your commitment. What you’ll notice about changemakers, they create teams, people who share their vision.
“I hope you find true meaning, contentment, and passion in your life. I hope you navigate the difficult times and come out with greater strength and resolve. I hope you find whatever balance you seek with your eyes wide open. And I hope that you – yes, you – have the ambition to lean in to your career and run the world. Because the world needs you to change it.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
Here are our changemakers
In Phoenix, AZ on May 17, 2018, four women will receive their Positively Powerful woman Award and be asked, “If you had one message about being a changemaker, what would you most want us to remember? What did it take from you?”
They are Angela Hughey, Equality Leadership. In 2013, Angela, with her ONE Community team, launched The UNITY Pledge. Today, the UNITY Pledge is the largest equality pledge in the nation.
Dr. Pamela Williamson, Visionary Leadership, and her team have generated over 100,000 connections between certified WBEs and Corporations across the nation. She’s President and CEO of WBEC-West.
Hong Yee Mei, Education Leadership, Country Manager and Co-founder of Milestone Trainings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Yee Mei has had 20 years of experience in the transformational training industry and was instrumental in building Milestone Trainings from an idea to an organization with nearly 1500 students in 2017.
And Debbie Castaldo, Corporate Leadership, Vice President, Corporate and Community Impact, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Executive Director, Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation, leads the team’s industry-leading fundraising efforts with charitable contributions exceeding $55 million to non-profit organizations serving at-risk children and families.
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Mar 26, 2018 | Business, Coaching, collaboration, conference, Diversity & Inclusion, global, leadership, marketing, PPWA 2018, strength, transformation, Women
Connect! Collaborate! Celebrate! Triad West Inc. hosts the 11th Annual Positively Powerful Woman Awards at the beautiful Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona on Thursday evening, May 17, 2018. 5:30 PM to 9 PM.
“It is amazing that we are in our second decade of this groundbreaking event. There can never be enough recognition given to the strong, honorable, and powerful women whose willingness to share their authentic stories inspire women to go further than they have ever gone before in making their mark upon the world. We are on a mission to generate empowerment and the greater liberation of women’s brilliance. The awards celebration is one of the ways we do this. Guests can expect an upbeat inclusive environment led by Positively Powerful Woman of Media Leadership, emcee Susan Casper, ABC15 Sonoran Living Host.” Dr. Joel Martin, Owner, Triad West Inc., Founder & Executive Producer, Positively Powerful Programs.
The 2018 Positively Powerful Woman Award Recipients
This year’s honorees are phenomenal women leaders based in Arizona who are making a national impact and we are privileged to have our first international honoree who is making her difference in Asia. Women, men, and families are invited to join us for this very special occasion.
Debbie Castaldo, 2018 Positively Powerful Woman of Corporate Leadership: Debbie Castaldo is Vice President of Corporate and Community Impact for the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Executive Director of the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation. She enters her tenth season with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2018, overseeing the organization’s award-winning community efforts. Debbie Castaldo leads the team’s industry-leading fundraising efforts that have made charitable contributions exceeding $55 million to non-profit organizations throughout Arizona since 1997. The D-backs and the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation projects and programs are improving our communities and creating opportunities for our most at-risk children and families.
Dr. Pamela Williamson, 2018 Positively Powerful Woman of Visionary Leadership: Dr. Pamela Williamson is President and CEO of WBEC-West, one of the largest third-party certifiers of businesses owned, controlled, and operated by women in the United States. Under her leadership, the WBEC-West team has generated over 100,000 connections between certified WBEs and Corporations across the nation looking to procure products and services from Women Business Owners. Dr. Williamson has over 25-years of experience in financial and consulting services, specializing in change and organizational management. She has served as the CEO of a SABA 7 consulting firm and as the Vice President and Deputy Director of a National Behavioral Health Care Organization’s Psychiatric urgent care facility.
Angela Hughey, 2018 Positively Powerful Woman of Equality Leadership: Angela Hughey is Co-Founder and President of ONE Community — a member-based coalition of businesses and organizations that support diversity, inclusion, and equality for all Arizonans. In 2013, Angela Hughey and the ONE Community team launched The UNITY Pledge, a concerted effort by Arizona businesses and individuals to advance workplace equality and equal treatment in housing and hospitality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals and their allies. The UNITY Pledge is the largest equality pledge in the nation.
Hong Yee Mei, 2018 Positively Powerful Woman of Education Leadership: Country Manager and Co-founder of Milestone Trainings in Malaysia. Yee Mei has had 20 years of experience in the transformational training industry. In the last 6 years, she has been instrumental in building Milestone Trainings from an idea to an organization that has seen 1368 new students in the transformational training program in 2017. This work which bears the hallmark of her role and contribution has changed the lives of the graduates and cascaded into their families, workplace, and communities. The first Positively Powerful Women’s Empowerment Workshop held in Malaysia in 2015 was the realization of a 10 year old dream, finally fulfilled when she met Dr. Joel Martin.
The 2018 Positively Powerful Sponsors include The Arizona Diamondbacks, Southwest Airlines: The Official Airline of the Positively Powerful Woman Awards, Desert Botanical Garden, KTOliver Enterprises, Care1st Health Plan of Arizona, Inc., The Heritage Center, Salt River Project, InBusiness Media, and Splash Printing and Marketing. For registrations and sponsorships, please visit www.positivelypowerful.com
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Jan 4, 2018 | Business, Coaching, collaboration, conference, Diversity & Inclusion, empowerment, Events, global, leadership, marketing, positively powerful woman, ppwa 2017, PPWA 2018, relationships, STEM, strength, techology, transformation, Women
Essence Ventures: The Power of Values and being Valued.
“Values are the morals that we live by. They reside deep within us, and they affect our emotions. They are tough to alter, and often reside in our unconsciousness” (Source: How To Be A Positively Powerful Person! The Spirit-Filled Edition. Dr. Joel Martin).
Values keep us healthy — emotionally, spiritually, and physically. They are the ones that we must unquestionably keep, and the ones that must direct our actions. Our values are our strengths. As a consultant, executive coach and facilitator, I’ve been called me ‘The Transformation Generator’ for a reason. My unwavering promise is that I make sure the people I work for achieve their ULTIMATE goals in life and business. I value what they value and their missions as my own. The value that keeps me motivated is commitment.
Dr. Joel P. Martin, now President of Positively Powerful / Triad West, Inc. and daughter, Cybel Martin, now ICG Local 600 Director of Photography.
So, I had an emotional response when I read that Essence magazine, a client of my ad agency years ago, is Black owned once again. The values Essence personified were acknowledgment, respect and commitment. They were committed to bringing equity and equality as “a marquee lifestyle brand for African American women.”
Congratulations to “@Essence Ventures LLC, a company launched in 2017 by Shea Moisture founder Richelieu Dennis. As a result, the Essence brand has returned to a 100% black-owned independent company, after 12 years of being owned by Time.….As part of the new deal, Essence President Michelle Ebanks will continue in her role and join its board of directors. In addition, Michelle Ebanks, along with a Black female-led executive team, will have an equity stake in the business….Said Ebanks in a statement. “In addition, it represents a critical recognition, centering and elevation of the Black women running the business from solely a leadership position to a co-ownership position.” Derek Dingle adds, “The “groundbreaking” transaction “demonstrates that a number of African American entrepreneurs can execute with vision and wherewithal to return valuable institutions to African American ownership – a rare event in contemporary Black business history.” Read more here.
BOCA Advertisement created by JPMartin Associates for the Black Owned Communications Alliance. Photograph by John Pinderhughes.
Dr. Joel P. Martin is a marketing, coaching, training, and consulting professional. The former owner and operator of a full-service NYC-based advertising agency, she founded Triad West, Inc. more than 15 years ago to provide clients with expertise in developing leaders; diverse and inclusive cultures; and aligned high-performing teams. She specializes in transformative leadership development and empowerment programs for Women. Dr. Martin provides services across the U.S. and globally. She has earned an MA in Psychology, Ph.D. in Communications and admission as a Fellow of the Wharton Business School. She is the founder of the Positively Powerful Woman Awards & Programs celebrating its 11th year. Triad West, Inc. is a woman owned and operated WBENC certified corporation.
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