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April 7, 2021
ORLANDO, FL Students in the Southeast Top Agricultural Recruits Scholarship Program heard about the many benefits of a career in the fresh produce industry during the Southeast Produce Council s Southern Exposure 2021, here.
Megan Zweig, vice president of DMA Solutions, and Wendy McManus, executive leadership coach at Connect 2 Potential, addressed the students at the STARS Breakfast, held Wednesday morning, April 7.
The STARS program is co-chaired by Raina Nelson of Renaissance Food Group and vice chairman of the SEPC Board of Directors, and Clark Roper of Piggly Wiggly and a member of the SEPC Board of Directors.
On the topic of why fresh produce is so important and relevant, Zweig said that people are more concerned with the environment, safety and policy than ever before.
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Produce professionals can reduce stress with mental fitness
The produce industry is a stress-filled world. This pressure can take its toll, impacting your health, relationships and performance. Leadership coach, Wendy McManus, has a program to help produce professionals manage that stress and minimize its impact.
McManus is offering Mental Fitness Boot Camp in partnership with Positive Intelligence, Inc. Mental fitness is your ability to handle life’s challenges with a positive, rather than a negative, mindset, she said.
Participants in the seven-week Mental Fitness Boot Camp start retraining their brains to manage stress and pressure.
Having studied mental fitness and positive intelligence intensely since March of 2020, McManus is now a Certified Positive Intelligence Coach (CPQC). She was one of just 14 coaches in the pilot program for this rigorous certification.