November 2025 - The Alexander Group

With the holidays approaching and gatherings of all kinds filling up the calendar, politics is sure to creep into conversation.

Spreading good cheer and civility can be challenging, so Managing Director Jane Howze turned to Mike Mower for his thoughts on how to create peaceful exchanges with family and friends this holiday season for Episode Two of the Impact & Insight podcast.

Mower is the Senior Advisor of Community Outreach and Intergovernmental Affairs for Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox and is widely respected for his roles serving with Provo Mayor Lewis Billings, Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt, and Congressmen Howard Nielson and Chris Cannon.

He shares highlights of his political career and how to truly make the holidays merry and bright—regardless of political affiliation.

It’s a wonderfully encouraging and insightful conversation, with wisdom for all.

Click here to listen on Spotify.

Click here to watch on Vimeo.

The Alexander Group introduces its first podcast, “Impact & Insight: Leadership, Perspective, Change,” a conversation with innovators, change-makers, and leaders from diverse industries and interests.

Managing Director Jane Howze kicks off The Alexander Group’s inaugural podcast with Cynthia Jamison, Public Company Chairman and Author of “Shards in My Hair: Tales from Breaking the Glass Ceiling.”

Shards in My Hair is a lighthearted yet cautionary tale about what it means to make it to the top echelons of business.

Cindie Jamison rose from entry-level training programs to chair multiple public company boards of directors-along the way encountering the lessons and pitfalls that inevitably occur over the course of a career. As a finance executive, she endured tough bosses, bad jobs, “you can’t make this stuff up” adventures, and colorful characters along the way.

As a single mom, she struggled financially, emotionally, and logistically to raise four boys. The combination of the two makes for a ride that will entertain, teach, scare, and thrill you.

Her light touch and self-deprecating approach make this book fun to read, laugh-out-loud funny—yet still achingly personal and vividly instructional for anyone trying to balance it all and climb the corporate ladder.

Find Cynthia’s book at the following locations:

⁠https://www.cindiejamison.com/⁠

⁠www.amazon.com⁠

⁠www.booksamillion.com

www.barnesandnoble.com

Find the Impact & Insight Podcast on Vimeo.