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		<title>Luck and &#8216;Linsanity&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve ever felt nobody gave you chance &#8230; If you’ve ever felt you were out of your league &#8230; If you’ve ever had a dream &#8230; Don’t ever give up. That’s the lesson I take away from “Linsanity” – a.k.a the meteoric rise of NBA basketball player Jeremy Lin. In just 2 short weeks, Lin has gone from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>#Zaching &#8211; Who knew?!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You have to love it when an inspirational moment goes viral and that&#8217;s exaxtly what has happened with 18-year old Zach Lederer!Zach&#8217;s story is one of courage and encouragement and I couldn&#8217;t help but fall in love with it! For the full story, make sure you visit NBC 4&#8242;s Angie Goff&#8217;s story! &#160; Zach, keep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m &#8216;On Board&#8217; With Buddy Cruise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the past 2 years, it&#8217;s been my pleasure to be an Ambassador to Buddy Cruise, Inc. – a nonprofit organization that provides educational opportunities and resources for families of children with Down syndrome. So, it&#8217;s an honor to be named to their Board of Directors.  Specifically, I will consult on and help coordinate Buddy Cruise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To NATPE We Go&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone always asks what exactly my team is doing when we are on the road – yes, I fly about 250,000 air miles a year – and although sitting on an airplane does get old, it’s a part of our business and a must do! Today, I thought I’d give you a glimpse in to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Mentoring Month</title>
		<description><![CDATA[January is National Mentoring Month, so there&#8217;s no better opportunity to thank all the mentors in my life, and to refocus on how I can share the great lessons and examples I gained from them. I&#8217;ve been blessed in my life and career to meet with and do work for the likes of Donald Trump, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Models and Role Models</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I want to give a nod to Nordstrom today. I just learned that for the past several months the company has been running a fashion campaign that uses children with Down syndrome as models. By doing so, Nordstrom&#8217;s is being a role model for other companies that so easily forget to include the special needs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Experts, Expectations and Excitement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When we  at The McClain Companies explain what The McClain Companies is and does, we always mention that it has a strong focus in marketing and communications strategy, of course. But my roots and my expertise have always been firmly entrenched in entrepreneurism, finance and business management. So when I was approached by the Magic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Touched by Assistive Touch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who knows me knows I am passionate about the special needs community and about Apple products. Well, those two things have come together to make the computing experience go a lot more smoothly for people with disabilities. A little while ago, Apple added something called Assistive Touch to the operating system of the iPad, iPhone [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://themcclaincompanies.com/2012/01/03/im-touched-by-assistive-touch/</link>
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		<title>Party With a Purpose</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Last weekend, Crystal and I hosted a holiday party for my staff and some clients. It was a fun party, of course, but what stood out to me most was that all of us there had something in common. We are all entrepreneurs and we are pursuing our personal and professional goals, with passion. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://themcclaincompanies.com/2011/12/20/party-with-a-purpose/</link>
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		<title>What does INSPIRE mean to you?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Inspiration is a huge part of my life and my career, and there are a lot of definitions in the dictionary for the word “inspire.” I choose to understand the word as an acronym for the following: I &#8211; Ignite an idea: True inspiration is when an idea is ignited in you, or when you [...]]]></description>
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