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 discusses SCORE Lehigh Valley, which provides business consulting/mentoring to businesses of all stages, with her guest Gene Murtha, an 11-year volunteer and business expert in the toy, game, and gift industry, as well as international sales. -
Sally Handlon speaks with Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation’s Don Cunningham about the region's business landscape, the LVEDC's recent Tech Hub application, its new branding, and more.
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Sally Handlon welcomes Avery Daniels and Hana Cannon from Community Bike Works to talk about how this organization is supporting and nourishing youth across the Lehigh Valley.
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Sally Handlon welcomes Karianne Gelinas from the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation to talk about the July 27 Lehigh Valley Internship Summit and how it benefits local job-seekers and employers.
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Sally Handlon welcomes Mark Baylis from the VALOR Clinic Foundation to talk about providing services and support to the Lehigh Valley's veteran community.
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Sally Handlon welcomes Matthew Brown from the National Energy Improvement Fund to discuss state and federal funding and tax credits available to help residential and commercial owners improve energy efficiency.
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Sally Handlon welcomes Dr. Scott Stoll from The Plantrician Project to talk about his journey from a traditional allopathic physician to a leader in lifestyle medicine and whole food, plant-based nutrition.
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Sally Handlon welcomes Janet Prichard, Senior Manager of Municipal Services for Republic Services to share some insight into the recycling business, its challenges, and future goals.
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Sally Handlon talks with Wayne Barz and Anthony Durante from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania about the impact of their program over a 21-county region.
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Sally Handlon helps listeners understand the importance of birds through a conversation with Barbara Malt and Brandon Swayser from the Lehigh Valley Audubon Society.
