Sally Handlon
Program HostSally is an active member of both the Lehigh Valley business community and non-profit community for over 40 years. She has been blessed with the opportunity to support both civic and business activity throughout the Lehigh Valley. She is currently on the board of the Rising Tide Community Loan Fund. Her past board and leadership roles include: WDIY, Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation, Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, The Hillside School, South Bethlehem Historical Society, Bethlehem Downtown Merchants Association, Allentown YWCA, Allentown Neighbor Housing and SouthSide Film Festival.
Since 2009, she has been able to showcase monthly Lehigh Valley small businesses and wellness organizations as a community host on WDIY 88.1 FM (NPR) as part of the Public Affairs radio program, Lehigh Valley Discourse. Starting in 2022, she will host Lehigh Valley Business Beat and Wellness Lehigh Valley which will be available on all major podcast platforms.
A graduate of Penn State University (WE ARE!) with post-graduate business courses at Muhlenberg College and Bucknell University, Sally considers herself to be a “leading edge millennial” by changing careers about every five years – financial services, call center management, retail & commercial lending, higher education, community & institutional recreation, community health planning, retail business owner, corporate mergers & acquisitions. However, Handlon Business Resources is now 16+ years along and is a short-term project management partner to executives and business owners in implementing the long, overdue recommendations to move a company forward.
As a “senior” I have challenged myself by taking several courses: David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies, two year and graduate program; Tom Peter’s Excellence Audit Facilitation (I am one of 10 in the US) for his Future Shape of the Winners program and most recently, a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, the world’s largest nutrition school and has Integrative Nutrition Health Coach certification. My new journey in the wellness lane is housed in HBR LLC. (www.hbrllc.com) - Sally
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Sally Handlon welcomes Keith Roe, Indoor Air Quality consultant with Advanced IAQ Solutions to talk about indoor air quality, the six factors for an ideal IAQ profile, and ways to evaluate it. -
Sally Handlon talks with Rick Schoenen of AblePay Health, a Lehigh Valley business that aims to to help reduce the “sting” of medical expenses for healthcare consumers, about bridging the gap between patient and provider, his company's path to growing beyond the Valley, and more.
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Sally Handlon reminds listeners that spending time outdoors can be beneficial to their well-being, and she chats with Rob Neitz from the Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center about some of the available opportunities to get out into nature across the Lehigh Valley.
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Sally Handlon has the exclusive pleasure of hosting Deepak Chopra and Dr. Arup K. SenGupta from Lehigh University to talk about the upcoming presentation Tagore and the Human Universe: An Evening with Deepak Chopra, taking place April 5 at Moravian University’s Foy Concert Hall.
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Sally Handlon welcomes Don Cunningham from the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation to talk about the Valley's balanced and diverse economy, as well as the LVEDC's 2022 strategic plan.
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On Wellness Lehigh Valley's debut episode as an independent program, Sally Handlon welcomes herbalist, ethnobotanist and author David Winston to chat about herbs, herbal medicine and community health.
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On the premiere of Wellness Lehigh Valley, Sally talks with Nate Pritchard, Watershed Specialist for the Northampton County Conservation District, who shares different ways that we can keep these sources healthy and flowing.
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Thinking of starting a business? Want your for-profit business to help your community? Listen in to the debut standalone episode of Lehigh Valley Business Beat and learn about “Benefit Corporations” as an option when selecting your business entity with Kenneth Charette and Peter Krajsa.
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Sally Handlon welcomes Jennifer Bright, Founding CEO and Book Doula of Bright Communications to another edition of Lehigh Valley Business Beat, where they discuss writing, tips for getting your thoughts down, and details about publishing.
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Sally Handlon welcomes Weather Trends International's Bill Kirk to Lehigh Valley Business Beat, where they discuss current extreme weather impacts, as well as our upcoming winter weather and its impact on businesses.
