“Dr. Vibe Show Takes” contains various types of content such as our “takes” on different subjects and events, what we are up to and useful pieces of information. Enjoy!!
“Dr. Vibe Show Takes” contains various types of content such as our “takes” on different subjects and events, what we are up to and useful pieces of information. Enjoy!!
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Researchers from the University of Chicago and Stanford’s business schools have found that up to one-fifth of the labor force’s productivity growth between 1960 and 2008 came from simply making it easier for women and minorities to get better jobs. Click on the link below to read more.
Mark Beckles was born in Manchester, UK. With over twenty-five years in financial services, Mark has executive leadership experiences in Banking, Insurance, Risk Management and Non-profit leadership. Currently, Mark has national responsibility for leading over 500 licensed insurance advisors who provide insurance advice and solutions to 750,000 RBC Insurance clients across Canada.
Mark served as the Regional Vice President, Retail Banking with responsibility for North Mississauga where he had P & L responsibility for a portfolio in excess of $5.4BN.
Mark Serves as the Executive Champion for Black Cultural Markets and initiated the RBC Black History Month Essay Competition.
Between 2002 – 2007, Mark served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund.
Mark is actively engaged in the community and has volunteered on many boards. He currently serves on the Harbourfront Centre Board, and is an Advisory Board member of the Canadian Multicultural LEAD Organization.
In 2011, Mark received the City of Toronto Bob Marley Award for his commitment to diversity and city building. In 2012, he was recognized with the BBPA Distinguished Men of Honor Award. He was also recognized for his work in support of the Canadian Sickle Cell Network. In 2012, he received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal for his community volunteerism.
Mark holds a MBA in International Business from the University of Bradford and has completed executive programs with Richard Ivey School of Business. Mark is currently completing the Institute of Corporate Directors designation at Rotman.
Mark is married with three children and enjoys reading, jazz and football.
Mark will be on our show live tonight 6 p.m. Eastern/3 p.m. Pacific. He will be talking about receiving the 2015 Harry Jerome Award in the Professional Excellence Category.
All you need to do listen to the conversation live is:
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On October 21, 1982, a meeting was held where a decision was made to form an association and a steering committee including Al Hamilton, publisher of Contrast Newspaper, Denham Jolly and Bromley Armstrong. Incorporated in July 1983, the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA) is a non-profit charitable organization that serves to address equity and opportunity for the Black community in business, employment, education and economic development. Following the October 1982 meeting, it was decided to honour the six Black Canadian athletes who excelled at that year’s Commonwealth Games: Angela Taylor-Issanjenko, Ben Johnson, Mark McKoy, Milt Ottey, Tony Sharpe and Desai Williams.
A dinner was suggested at which Harry Jerome, Canada’s premiere track and field athlete of the 1960s would be invited to be the keynote speaker. However, before he could be invited, Harry Jerome died suddenly in December 1982. The group then decided to turn the celebration into a tribute to Harry Jerome and an awards ceremony to honour the six athletes. The name “Harry Jerome Awards” was proposed by Hamlin Grange and so the first Harry Jerome Awards was held on March 5, 1983.
The Harry Jerome Awards is now a national event that recognizes and honours excellence in African Canadian achievement. In addition to the Harry Jerome Awards, the BBPA sponsors the Harry Jerome Scholarship Fund, providing financial support to African Canadian youth pursuing higher education. The idea for the Harry Jerome Scholarship Fund was provided by Hamlin Grange and realized through the efforts of Kamala-Jean Gopie, Pamela Appelt, Sheila Simpson and Beverly Mascoll. Journalist Cynthia Reyes was the BBPA’s president at the time. Under the leadership of Verlyn Francis, in 1996 the scholarship fund established an endowment fund and attracted corporate sponsorship. Today the Fund awards some thirty scholarships each year.
For more information about the BBPA, please go to:
In March 2009, President Obama signed an Executive Order creating the White House Council on Women and Girls. “The purpose of this Council is to ensure that American women and girls are treated fairly in all matters of public policy,” said President Obama. Today, Dr. Warren Farrell is leading the charge of a new proposal, to create a Proposal For A White House Council On Men And Boys.
Dick Woods is based in Iowa. He is the former Director of Economic Analysis, worked on a campaign staff and run my own campaign for state representative and lobbied Iowa’s joint custody law and several amendments thereto through the Iowa legislature. For twenty-five years, Dick ran a counseling program for divorced parents who had trouble exchanging their children for visitation. He is former Story County, Iowa Republican chairman and has a graduate coursework in economics, public administration, and theology. Dick has good connections in politics, state government, and the Presbyterian denomination.
You can follow and participate in the conversation via Twitter using the hashtag #WHCouncilBoys
Nneka Elliott is one of Canada’s most versatile broadcasters. Nneka has held such roles as reporter and anchor at Newstalk 1010, national weather broadcaster for The Weather Network, Weather anchor for CTV news Toronto and Canada A.M., and most notably Reporter/Anchor at CP24 News.
It’s hard to find a big news story in the last 10 years that Nneka did not cover. Her list of memorable stories include coverage of the Air France crash, the Sunrise propane explosion in 2008 and the 2010 G20 summit protests in Toronto. Co-workers and viewers alike say Nneka has a natural ability to engage audiences and effortlessly transition from hard stories like Nelson Mandela’s death to making the stars laugh on the red carpet at TIFF. Nneka is also no stranger to hosting as co-host of CP24 Breakfast Weekend she shows off her sense of humour, wit and her girl next door charm.
In 2011, Nneka parlayed her passion for the industry and her desire to help young people into The Media Huddle; a media networking and mentorship company. She also lends her time to many, charity and non for profit organizations including Stepstones mentoring programme. A former Ryerson University alumni board member, Nneka still regularly lends her time to the University participating in various projects.
Nneka is an island girl at heart having grown up on the island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. She was featured on the city of Toronto’s Black History Month poster in 2010 and was named one of Ryerson University’s Top 30 alumni under 30 in 2009.
Nneka will be on our show live tonight 7 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Pacific. She will be talking about receiving the 2015 Harry Jerome Award in the Media Category.
All you need to do listen to the conversation live is:
Desktop/Laptop: All you need to do is go to http://thedrvibeshow.com/ tonight at 7 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Pacific.
Tablet/Smartphone: Tonight at 7 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Pacific, please go to the “Mixlr” player at the bottom of http://thedrvibeshow.com/ and click on “Click To Play”.
On October 21, 1982, a meeting was held where a decision was made to form an association and a steering committee including Al Hamilton, publisher of Contrast Newspaper, Denham Jolly and Bromley Armstrong. Incorporated in July 1983, the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA) is a non-profit charitable organization that serves to address equity and opportunity for the Black community in business, employment, education and economic development. Following the October 1982 meeting, it was decided to honour the six Black Canadian athletes who excelled at that year’s Commonwealth Games: Angela Taylor-Issanjenko, Ben Johnson, Mark McKoy, Milt Ottey, Tony Sharpe and Desai Williams.
A dinner was suggested at which Harry Jerome, Canada’s premiere track and field athlete of the 1960s would be invited to be the keynote speaker. However, before he could be invited, Harry Jerome died suddenly in December 1982. The group then decided to turn the celebration into a tribute to Harry Jerome and an awards ceremony to honour the six athletes. The name “Harry Jerome Awards” was proposed by Hamlin Grange and so the first Harry Jerome Awards was held on March 5, 1983.
The Harry Jerome Awards is now a national event that recognizes and honours excellence in African Canadian achievement. In addition to the Harry Jerome Awards, the BBPA sponsors the Harry Jerome Scholarship Fund, providing financial support to African Canadian youth pursuing higher education. The idea for the Harry Jerome Scholarship Fund was provided by Hamlin Grange and realized through the efforts of Kamala-Jean Gopie, Pamela Appelt, Sheila Simpson and Beverly Mascoll. Journalist Cynthia Reyes was the BBPA’s president at the time. Under the leadership of Verlyn Francis, in 1996 the scholarship fund established an endowment fund and attracted corporate sponsorship. Today the Fund awards some thirty scholarships each year.
For more information about the BBPA, please go to:
In March 2009, President Obama signed an Executive Order creating the White House Council on Women and Girls. “The purpose of this Council is to ensure that American women and girls are treated fairly in all matters of public policy,” said President Obama. Today, Dr. Warren Farrell is leading the charge of a new proposal, to create a Proposal For A White House Council On Men And Boys.
Dick Woods is based in Iowa. He is the former Director of Economic Analysis, worked on a campaign staff and run my own campaign for state representative and lobbied Iowa’s joint custody law and several amendments thereto through the Iowa legislature. For twenty-five years, Dick ran a counseling program for divorced parents who had trouble exchanging their children for visitation. He is former Story County, Iowa Republican chairman and has a graduate coursework in economics, public administration, and theology. Dick has good connections in politics, state government, and the Presbyterian denomination.
All you need to do to listen to the conversation live is:
Desktop/Laptop: All you need to do is go to http://thedrvibeshow.com/ tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Pacific.
Tablet/Smartphone: Tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Pacific, please go to the “Mixlr” player at the bottom of http://thedrvibeshow.com/ and click on “Click To Play”.
During our live conversation, you have the opportunity to call in and share with us and ask questions via Skype. If you would like to do this, please call us at (507) 237-8423 or doctorvibe42 (Skype). If you get through, please be patient and we will get to your call as soon as possible.
You can follow and participate in the conversation via Twitter using the hashtag #WHCouncilBoys
