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The Villages, FL --he managerial team at Symphony Placements strives to provide people, on a temporary, temporary to permanent and direct hire basis, who will mesh with a client's current staff and company culture, people who can quickly acclimate to the beat of the company and position. Their management team includes two staffing experts: founder and 25+ year veteran of the personnel industry, Wanda Smith, and her protégé and business partner, Marta Chavatel. Symphony Placements itself was launched in 2006 and has become a go-to resource ever since. Symphony Placements has an excellent record of accomplishment with clients in both government and private sectors, and various genres often supplemental staffing for organizations engaged in Federal and State government contracts. They can focus on a few significant talent areas such as large project staffing, customer contact centers, customer service, medical, administrative and legal services. Much of their business comes from repeat clients and referrals, a measure of performance and client value. When taking on each assignment they apply a consultative approach, digging deeply to understand the client's business and personality. They also research factors like labor pools, competitive local wages, and childcare, to avoid attrition and maximize retention of the hires. ?I followed my passion and haven't done that badly. I built something larger than I had ever envisioned. We have a succession plan in place for the company, and Marta will continue to carry the torch in the CEO position. My dream will not die.? For more information about Wanda and the firm visit https://www.symphonyplacements.com/

Stockton, CA - Ken Clapp, an iconic figure in American short track racing and longtime co-owner of Stockton 99 Speedway, is taking a moment to reflect on his career and his ongoing passion for the sport. With a legacy spanning over 70 years, Clapp's contributions have shaped the motor sports industry, particularly on the West Coast. Short track racing refers to races held on tracks that are less than one mile. ?Short track racing is where most drivers start before they move on to bigger things,? Clapp explains. ?It's the heart and soul of American racing.? Nearly five decades ago, Ken Clapp became a co-owner of Stockton 99 Speedway, helping it become one of the premier short tracks in the western United States. Clapp's passion for racing began in the small town of Walnut Creek, California, during World War II. Living near a garage that housed race cars, Clapp was captivated by the excitement of motor sports. In 2022, Ken Clapp released ?Sea to Shining Sea: Racing from the Wild West to Daytona,? a memoir that offers a deep dive into West Coast racing history and Clapp's personal journey. The book, written with Bones Bourcier, features over 400 pages of photographs that vividly capture Clapp's experiences and significant moments within the industry. It serves as both a testimonial of his life's work and a source of inspiration for aspiring racers and business professionals alike. Beyond his accomplishments on the track, Clapp's enduring influence is cemented with the Ken Clapp Annex at the Woodland Estrella Museum Auto Display located in Paso Robles, showcasing his lasting impact on motor sports history. For more information about Ken Clapp, please visit https://westcoaststockcarhalloffame.com/

NORTHAMPTON, MA - Lenore Shepard is a Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, CBT for insomnia practitioner, and Reiki Practitioner. She is a practitioner of the Integrative Health model. That might sound like a mouthful, but it is really quite simple. Every choice we make in our life has powerful implications for our health. This includes the foods we ingest, how we respond to stress, even our thoughts, is interconnected, and if we change even one behavior for the better, it impacts our overall well-being and ability to heal. Take for instance sleep. If we do not routinely get enough sleep, we might not digest well, we will have low energy, increased appetite, hormonal dysregulation and our immunity can be compromised. Improved sleep is but one example of the integrative health concept and journey toward wholeness. Lenore honed her natural capacity for helping others in various coaching and medicinal programs. She was first introduced to coaching in 2005 and studied at 3 schools to hone her craft. Today she runs a practice known as Coaching With Lenore, a health and wellness practice that supports clients in activating internal strengths and external resources to make sustainable and healthy lifestyle behavior changes. Her different packages are aimed at helping clients learn healthy and adaptive lifestyle patterns and behaviors, reducing their stress response, improving their diet and sleep, increasing their adaptiveness to change, deepening into self compassion, and incorporating mindfulness practices into their daily routine. She also offers spiritual counseling and works with empaths. For more information about Lenore and her vocation, please visit her website www.coachingwithlenore.com