Market Yourself to Success: Toot Your Own Horn Without Blowing It
August 19, 2010
Rich Gee is the CEO of Rich Gee Group, an executive advisory and coaching practice based in Stamford, Connecticut.
A dynamic and provocative speaker, Rich is regularly tapped by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and The Today Show for interviews on key business topics.
Rich Gee Group is one of the nation's leading advisory and coaching practices. Over the past 10 years, Rich and his team have influenced thousands of executives from all over the world.
With 20+ years in corporate management, Rich has led many major corporate transformations for Waldenbooks, Valassis, GartnerGroup and other corporations. He has enabled acquisitions, closed key clients, and developed innovative product lines that still deliver millions today.
His presentations span the nation and Rich frequently speaks for large corporations like Verizon Wireless, Dell, IBM, and Closets By Design.
Rich leads a team of key professionals ready to help you, your team, and your company succeed in today's ever-changing landscape. In addition, the Rich Gee Group's goal is to help as many people as possible. They regularly provide pro-bono work to various charities, schools, and religious institutions.
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The Two Faces of Time Management
July 15, 2010
Jim Jackson is President and CEO of The Essex Group, a business consultancy. An advisor to business owners, executive coach and public speaker, he specializes in helping clients maximize their potential by sharpening their vision, strategy and goals.
He is a member of The Institute of Management Consultants, a founding member of The Corporate Coaching Center and a life member of the International Association of Coaches. Jim is author or co-author of a number of professional development programs and is a regular speaker for businesses and associations on a variety of topics.
In addition, Jim serves on the boards and advisory councils of several business, civic and charitable organizations. He is a faculty member of the Essex Management Center, a strategy and leadership forum for senior executives from developing nations. Jim served as a moderator for the Connecticut state and northeast regional meetings of the White House Conference on Small Business and is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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Effective Networking: The Handbook
June 17, 2010
David Volkman is the Managing Director at RLP Capital, Inc, an affiliate of National Planning Corporation®.
He has spoken in front of more than 20,000 people at various networking events, networking groups, national law firms, religious organizations, and many major universities including Harvard, Boston College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Tufts.
RLP Capital, Inc. is an independent financial services firm that specializes in providing comprehensive financial planning and wealth management solutions to individuals, families, fiduciaries, small businesses and corporations. Some of the services offered by RLP Capital, Inc. include financial planning, asset management, insurance consulting, tax planning, and corporate retirement plan consulting. The firm is located in Midtown Manhattan at 275 Madison Avenue and has been in business for over 15 years. The team members have an average of over 10 years of industry experience and significant expertise and include, Certified Financial Planner practitioners, Certified Public Accountants, Accredited Investment Fiduciaries, and Attorneys.
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Crayons to Coaching: Tools You Need to Achieve Your Goals
May 20, 2010
Beth Carter is a human capital expert who provides research and recruiting services to a variety of industries and functions.
Her company, Carter Consultants, based in Fairfield, Connecticut, provides executive search services, candidate recruiting, professional development workshops, leadership development training, and marketing studies.
Previously, she was a Senior Consultant and Research Director for the executive search practice of Ernst & Young in New York, an Associate at Ward Howell International, an international retained executive search firm, and before that, a Senior Consultant in the executive search practice at KPMG Peat Marwick.
Beth holds an MBA degree from Baruch College and an undergraduate degree in business communications from Bryant University. Professional associations include the International Coaching Federation, the Professional Association of Resume Writers & Career Coaches, and the Society for Human Resource Management.
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How to Use Press Releases to Market Your Company
April 15, 2010
Arun Sinha is lead writer and president of Access Consulting, a marketing communications, web development and technical writing firm in Stamford, Connecticut.
Arun has helped companies in a range of industries promote their products through press releases, web content, search engine advertising, brochures, articles, case studies, and other marketing materials. He has written and distributed press releases for B2B and B2C clients. Under his own byline, he has penned several op-ed columns and magazine articles.
Before founding Access Consulting, Arun gained more than 18 years' experience in advertising, marketing and general management at companies such as Ogilvy & Mather, 3M and Time Warner.
Arun has a BS in chemistry and an MBA in marketing. He has taught business communications and writing for the media at Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY. He teaches advertising copywriting at Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven and is a member of the board of the Fairfield County Public Relations Association.
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Social Media for Business
February 18, 2010
Jon Dupree has over fifteen years experience as a Sales and Marketing Manager, developing sales positioning strategies and marketing campaigns using technology-based products. In 2008, Jon co-founded The Veritage Marketing Group to help companies develop, optimize and promote their web presence using content management solutions, search engine optimization and marketing, and social media marketing.
3 Things You Can Do with the Web to Make Your Company More Innovative
January 21, 2010
Dr. Tom Coughlan of the University of Phoenix has over 25 years of experience in the field as a manager and consultant, as well as several years of dedicated academic research.