Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Anthem’s Poker Fundraiser
Corporate development officer JD stops by Eye on Anthem to explain how Phoenix Children’s Hospital keeps more than 170 specialized programs running almost entirely on donations. He walks Eric and Sawana through favorites like animal-assisted therapy, the redesigned Child Life Zone, and the One Darn Cool School, where eight master’s-level educators teach kids bedside using […]
Victory Autism Academy Opens Anthem AZ Campus
Eric and Sawana welcome Kayla Whiteoff, director of special schools for Victory Schools, to talk about the brand new Victory Autism Academy campus that just opened in Anthem. Housed in the former Carus Academy building off 42nd Street, the campus started its first day with 13 students and grows through word of mouth rather than […]
Magic by CJ, Anthem’s Magician | Eye on Anthem
On this Eye on Anthem, magician CJ of Magic by CJ joins Eric Kilstrom and co-host Sawana at Amped, the Anthem gathering spot where CJ once met his wife, Amy. CJ traces his craft back to a David Copperfield television special he watched as a boy, then teaching himself from classic instruction manuals long before […]
Payment Processing & POS Traps with Erik Verryden, Anthem
Erik Verryden built his merchant services company from door-to-door telemarketing in Oregon into an Arizona business he has run since 2003. On this episode he demystifies credit card processing, walking through the reporting tools that turn confusing statements into plain English and explaining why locally staffed, first-name support beats overseas call centers. He digs into […]
Keith’s Combative Concepts Martial Arts in Anthem AZ
Eric Kilstrom and co-host Sawana welcome Keith, owner and head instructor of Combative Concepts Martial Arts, an academy tucked into the Anthem Outlets near Ralph Lauren. Keith traces a lifelong pull toward the martial arts that finally became real at seventeen, when he sold personal belongings to cover his first lessons. Raised in Montclair, California, […]
Dino Cotton on Anthem’s Growth and Community Council
Dino Cotton returns to the show for a wide-ranging talk about where Anthem is headed. As chairman of the Anthem Community Council, now in his sixth year, he lays out the scale of development approaching the area: a Walmart gas station, a Fry’s station near Boulder Creek High School, and a massive planned community south […]
Pastor Randy Williams on Sonoran Chapel in Anthem, AZ
Broadcasting from the tucked-away ‘Narnia room’ at Amped Coffee Company, Eric Kilstrom and co-host Sawana welcome Pastor Randy Williams for a candid conversation about faith and community in Anthem. Randy explains why the congregation formerly known as Palmcroft Anthem, and Arizona Hills before that, is starting fresh under a new name: Sonoran Chapel. He reflects […]
School Safety in Anthem: Wendy of Rocky Mountain Consulting
In the debut episode of the Eric’s Eye on Anthem YouTube podcast, Eric Kilstrom and new co-host Sawana welcome Wendy, founder of Rocky Mountain Consulting, an Arizona firm devoted to school safety. Wendy explains the services her team delivers, including threat and vulnerability assessments, written emergency operations plans, family reunification planning, and staff drilling. She […]