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FRANK PERDUE: ALL IN THE NAME OF CHARITY
Written by, Lorraine Cancro-Silvetz, MSW , Edited by Jim Luce

Many came from far and wide to hear Mrs. Frank Perdue or Mitzi, as she is known to so many, present her latest book on her late husband, Frank Perdue. Tough Man, Tender Chicken: Business & Life Lessons from Frank, which reached #6 on Amazon’s business biographies, brings the story of Frank’s business acumen to life through interviews with friends and foes who knew and worked with him. This is the story of how Frank Perdue built his small chicken and grain company into an international powerhouse that today employs 19,000 people and sells its products in more than 100 countries.

Quote from Sara Herbert Galloway

“I grew up eating Frank Perdue’s chicken as have my children and most of America. It is a pleasure to know Mitzi and learn more about Franks life. I am thrilled that she is sharing his and her story with the world.”

Tough Man, Tender Chicken: Business and Life Lessons from Frank Perdue Paperback – October 24, 2014
by Mitzi Perdue (Author)

After years of hard work and ensuing success, Mitzi Perdue offers unique and poignant insights to leaders and readers around the world through her biography of Frank Perdue, who revolutionized the chicken industry. Frank Perdue did chores as a child so young he needed two hands to hold a single egg. But from these humblest of beginnings, he built an empire that today spans the globe. Due to his intuitive sense of the market, there is hardly a person over the age of twenty-five who doesn’t know the tagline, “It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken.” Frank Perdue was an extremely thoughtful and thorough businessman. He studied every possible angle of business strategy, getting advice from every possible source, before making an important decision. This is his story, and also a personal story regarding the bond between Frank and Mitzi Perdue. A true case of love at first sight – they were engaged within 24 hours of their first date – and a remarkable partnership. The rich combination of Frank Perdue’s life and career and the lessons he imparts, along with Mitzi’s journalistic talents, allow this book to resonate on multiple levels – as a biography, as a business book, and as the tale of a one-of-a-kind American entrepreneur.

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SIMPLE TIPS TO GET YOUR SUMMER PARTY STARTED

Memorial Day weekend marks the season of summer and all types of celebrations! Whether you’re planning a huge Father’s Day backyard get-together, a grandiose graduation bash, or a simple family dinner outdoors, planning the menu for your summer festivity can be very challenging.

Frito Lay Executive Chef Stephen Kalil will be sharing his favorite mouth-watering summer foods and tips to help your summer celebrations stand up to the heat.

Here are a few points Chef Stephen will be available to discuss:

Ø Tips for shopping and pre-event prep – How pre-planning can help lessen any unexpected stress

Ø Selecting the best menu to appeal to all of your guests – Make delicious dishes for even the pickiest eaters

Ø Best set up for your workspace – How setting up your workspace can lead to a quick clean up

Ø Simple Memorial Day cooking tips – How the pros make celebrating a cinch

Ø New Memorial Day recipes – Chef Stephen will share 3 new recipes inspired by *Frito Lay chips and flavors

If you would like your readers to submit cooking questions or challenges, Chef Stephen can answer

them live during your interview. Question needs to be submitted in advance.

*Product is also available for giveaways upon request.

About Chef Kalil:
Stephen Kalil is the Executive Research Chef at Frito-Lay’s Culinary Innovation Center. Stephen oversees a team of chefs and food scientists who apply culinary arts, science and technology together in a discipline known as “culinology” to translate hot trends in food into snacks and approaches them as a culinary experience. Chef Stephen is both a Certified Executive Chef (CEC) with the American Culinary Federation and a Certified Research Chef (CRC) with the Research Chefs Association, where he currently serves as president of the association.

He has been featured on the Food Network’s Unwrapped, is regularly featured in industry publications such as Culinology, Flavor and the Menu andPrepared Foods magazines. Although he ultimately found his creative outlet in the kitchen, Stephen also earned a bachelor’s degree in music from Berklee College of Music in Boston, and continues to play the piano and compose music at home, in Dallas, Texas.

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DESIGN DIVA & D.I.Y. DARLING, KELLY EDWARDS

If you’re still trying to find time for spring cleaning or considering design projects for your children’s bedroom on a budget- lifestyle and home decorating expert Kelly Edwards is here to help! On Tuesday May 15th Kelly comes to the rescue with tips, tricks and ideas for parents to easily get organized—just in time for summer!

As seen on HGTV’s “Design On A Dime” and Style Network’s “Tacky House,” Kelly is a master of design and organization. Also featured on the “Tyra Banks Show” and in Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping and Life & Style, Kelly Edwards has been deemed the “MacGyver of Design” thanks to her cunning ability to transform conventional spaces into amazing places–even on the tightest of budgets.

Ø Fun, crafty and entertaining DIY design projects for you and your little ones

Ø Simple design tips to help keep your children’s bedrooms spotless

Ø Space saving children’s toy solutions including Hot Wheels Wall Tracks*

Ø Stylish storage spaces and double-duty furniture to give your child’s bedroom a more modern clean designed look

*Product will be available for giveaways

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Style Expert, Sarah Shirley, Offers Advice on Useful and Economical Gifts

For Every Lady on Your List

You may not be Santa, but would you really trust an old man to pick out gifts for all the important women in your life? No offense, Santa. However, when it comes to shopping for all the ladies in your life, from your boss to your mother-in-law, you have to admit being a bit befuddled yourself, when it comes to creative ideas.

This year, style expert Sarah Shirley will help guide you in making all the right choices for all the gals on your shopping list, without spending excess cash or scrambling at the last minute. She’ll talk about where you can save, and when you might want to splurge. Sarah will help you pinpoint the most appropriate gift for every gal on your list. Her ideas will include:

• Gifts that do double-duty; many women keep a hair band around their wrist for moments when their mane gets unruly or in the way. Sarah will talk about great stocking-stuffers that are stylish and also useful in keeping tresses tame.

• Form and function: You know many women who tuck products into any pouch that will accommodate them and then end up searching and searching their bottomless handbags to find what they’re looking for. Sarah will talk about a beautiful clutch (a worthy splurge) created specifically to carry little things that fall to the bottom of a big bag, but fashionable enough to stand on its own.

• Color them happy: You couldn’t possibly choose the perfect shade of lipstick or a signature scent for everyone on your list, so why not get them a sampler. Sarah will tell us about the best value and quality out there.

• Reviving a lost art: With the proliferation of email and texting, writing has fallen by the wayside. Gone but not forgotten. Sarah will offer a great gift idea for a colleague, boss or family member.

About the Talent: Stylist and Lifestyle expert, Sarah Shirley, regularly appears on a variety of programs from “The Early Show” (CBS), “Good Day New York” (Fox 5) and “The Today Show” (NBC). In 2006, Sarah was named the official style expert for the nationally syndicated morning show “Daily Buzz”, reporting twice a month on timeless fashion secrets and hot trends of the moment. Often quoted in magazines from InTouch to InStyle, Sarah is always up to date with fashion and society. For nearly a decade, her styling credits have graced layouts in such publications as People, The Wall Street Journal, Glamour, Italian Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and Martha Stewart Living. Her celebrity clients include Jamie Lynn Sigler, John Leguizamo, Juliette Binoche and Top Chef’s Katie Lee to name a few.

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Advice on Saving for Retirement Varies Depending on Your Stage of Life

Insight from a Financial Services Expert on What to Do When…

It’s something we know we all need to do. But depending on our age, and our stage of life, there are different retirement rules we need to follow.

Available to talk to your listeners about how to save, and eventually spend, in retirement, is financial services expert Scott Thoma. Scott’s advice has been featured on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street, PBS’ Nightly Business Report and Bloomberg. He’ll be available on December 20, 2011, for interviews, offering age-based advice on preparing for retirement. He’ll discuss:

•  In your 30s and 40s: You’re getting married, you’re buying a home, you’re having a family…you’re saving for a down payment, you’re saving for your kids’ college, and you’re saving for retirement. Advice on how you can balance it all, and where exactly to place saving for your retirement on your to-do list.

•  In your 50s: The kids are out of the house, the college education is paid for – maybe. You’re nearing the age at which you want to retire. What can you do to preserve the funds you’ve accumulated and make the most of the home stretch, and what to do if you’re behind? Advice on what you should be doing with your money now, as the age for retirement draws near.

•  In your 60s: You’re just about there. You’ve been so focused on saving that it’s time to learn how to spend in retirement. Advice that’s very important to today’s Baby Boomers: what you need to know about spending smartly once you’re reliant on your retirement income.

About the talent: Scott Thoma has been a guest on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street, PBS’ Nightly Business Report and Bloomberg and has been quoted in such publications as The Wall Street Journal, Kiplinger’s and the Boston Globe.

SUGGESTED QUESTIONS:

• Why is saving for retirement important early on?
• In our 30s and 40s, what are our challenges, and what should we do?
• In our 50s, which challenges are less prominent and how can we give our savings and investments one last push?

• In our 60s, how can we – and the millions of Baby Boomers out there – start to prepare to live in retirement?
• What about when to take Social Security?

• Where can we go for more information?

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