PHOENIX (STN) – Momentum is clearly building behind ‘It Happens at STN,’ and the premiere episode of season three only solidified that.
In front of a sold-out audience, the team at STN kicked off the season with new series, new partners, and new hosts. As every episode has since the show originally debuted in the fall of 2022, the September 2024 episode featured hard-hitting discussions about systemic issues facing the greater Phoenix area and how to work toward solving them in a productive way.
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Here are the highlights from the ‘It Happens at STN’ season premiere:
3:44-18:33
Navigating workforce development in the digital age
The idea of workforce development can make eyes roll, but it is more important now than ever. In the first of two new series to premiere on STN, Marcia Mintz, CEO Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley, and USAA Regional Site Director Patrick Fitzhugh explain why little steps, growing your own people, and starting training at a younger age are fundamental to moving your organization forward.
18:36-21:50
From meeting Michael Jordan to helping to lead a bank
AFCU’s VP of Project Management & Productivity, Christine Coughlan shares her passion for supporting education and the importance of taking bold chances. She also reflects on a chance encounter at a Chicago-area country club that led to an unforgettable moment: the greatest basketball player of all time attending her wedding.
25:09-32:40
Memorable mentorship and making history in NASCAR
Making history is tough. Making history as a Black woman in a white-male-dominated sport is even tougher, yet, Latasha Causey did exactly that. As the President of NASCAR’S Phoenix Raceway, she breaks down why successful mentorship can be as simple as just making the time to have a conversation with someone looking to learn from you.
36:09-47:51
How legacies of racism drive maternal morbidity rates
In the second of two series to premiere this season, Mercy Care President & CEO Tad Gary sat down with Teniqua Broughton, CEO of the State of Black Arizona, and Dr. Sharon Thompson from Central Phoenix Obstetrics and Gynecology to examine the role race plays in maternal morbidity and what can be done to prevent young Black women from dying.
49:11-1:05:02
Bring your puzzle piece to the table
Every organization dedicated to addressing homelessness has data. But, what should they do with it? Brian Gruters, Regional Homelessness Program Manager for the Maricopa Association of Governments joined Keys to Change CEO Amy Schwabenlender and Director of Programs Richard Crews for a discussion about why housing needs to be considered a human right and how every organization can provide a piece of the solution.
