Presented By

Join the Mailing List

Upcoming Shows

Mar 23
William Vanderbloemen
Be the Unicorn: 12 Data-Driven Habits that Separate the Best Leaders from the Rest

_________________

Mar 30
Linda Riddell, MS,
Addressing In-Work Poverty

_________________

April 6
Thomas Wright
The Social Security & Medicare Power Hour. 7 Basics in 60-Minutes!

_________________

April 13
Vicky Oliver
8 Ways to Attract Women Back to the Workplace

_________________

April 20
Karin Hurt and David Dye 2024 show 2
Powerful Phrases for Dealing With Workplace Conflict

_________________

April 27
TBA
TBA

_________________

May 4
Drew Jones
The Open Culture Handbook

_________________

May 11
TBA
TBA

_________________

May 18
Ashley Goodall
The Problem with Change

_________________

May 25
TBA
TBA

_________________

Jun 1
Tony Martignetti
Campfire Lessons for Leaders

Archives

__________________

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lessons – Replay

Saturday, November 11, 2017 @10am

Download the Show Audio Here

Our Guest:

Karen Friedman
Author
Ordinary People: Extraordinary Lessons

Karen Friedman is an international communications expert who has worked with professionals on four continents. Author of the best-selling book ‘Shut Up and Say Something’ (Praeger Publishing), she heads Karen Friedman Enterprises, Inc. which has been teaching professionals how to become more compelling communicators for two decades.

Her expertise was recognized by former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton who tapped Karen to provide media and political training for women in South and Central America. Since then, her firm has worked across industries, with a specialty in life sciences and pharmaceuticals coaching executives, key opinion leaders and teaching patient advocates how to share their stories with impact. She has prepared scores of spokespeople for FDA meetings, investor presentations, high profile media interviews, IPO’s, congressional hearings, panel discussions and leadership events.

Karen spent more than two decades as an award-winning major market television news reporter whose breaking coverage of local and national events aired on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, the Today Show, Good Morning America and Nightline. Her last stop was ABC-TV Action News in Philadelphia. Today, she continues to write as a columnist for the Philadelphia Business Journal and her articles are syndicated nationwide.

Karen is adjunct faculty at Smith College’s prestigious executive education programs for women where she teaches leadership communications. In addition, she hosts the popular Internet TV and radio series on ReachMD which helps health care professionals improve their communication skills. She is also the co-creator of Presenters Pal™, the first on-line interactive tool to help professionals present like pros.

smilingFrequently quoted by publications such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, Fortune and CNN Money, Karen is a professional speaker who has repeatedly received top rated speaker awards. Her articles on leadership and communication techniques are regularly published in business magazines and on-line sites and her popular monthly communication video tips are viewed by thousands of subscribers.

Other published works include “Speaking of Success”, which she co-authored with several best-selling writers including Stephen R. Covey (Seven Habits of Highly Effective People), Ken Blanchard (One Minute Manager) and Jack Canfield (co-creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul).

Karen earned her degree at the Pennsylvania State University and furthered her studies at the University of Manchester in England. She is a member of numerous organizations including the National Speakers Association, International Association of Business Communicators, Public Relations Society of America, American Society of Training and Development and the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association where she consistently receives the top rated speaker award at international leadership conferences.

Karen lives in the Philadelphia area with her family.

Credit Union Trends Today

Saturday, November 4, 2017 @10am

Download the Show Audio Here

Our Guest:

Elizabeth Hayes
President/CEO
Infinity Credit Union

Credit Union Trends Today –

As the former Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer of Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union in St. Paul, MN, Hayes’ background includes expertise in Strategic Planning, Real Estate, Finance/Accounting, Investor Relations, Operations, Payment Systems, Business Performance, Quality Assurance, Human Resources and Marketing.  Hayes played a critical role in Affinity Plus FCU’s organic growth from $335M to $3.6B in assets under management, increasing the number of members served from 40,000 to nearly 200,000.  Liz began as Infinity’s new President/CEO on Oct. 6.

Infinity Federal Credit Union is the oldest credit union in Maine, established in 1921. It is a member-owned, not-for-profit cooperative, offering a wide range of financial services to individuals who live, work, worship or attend school in Cumberland and York Counties and the City of Bangor, Maine. They have four offices located in Westbrook, Portland, Bangor and Arundel.

Stuff that Just Shouldn’t Happen

Saturday, October 28, 2017 @10am

Download the Show Audio Here

Our Guest:

Peter Lowe, Atty.
Brann & Isaacson

Stuff that Just Shouldn’t Happen –

Peter is a partner at Brann & Isaacson. He provides advice and counsel on labor and employment law and education law.

Peter serves as lead labor counsel for some of the premier employers in Maine, including L.L. Bean, Inc. In this role, he advises clients on personnel practices and employee relations matters, including discrimination and harassment issues, layoffs and plant closures, union grievances and collective bargaining, disability and religious accommodation issues, conducting and supervising internal investigations, coordinating state and federal leave laws, and negotiating and drafting employment contracts and separation agreements.

Peter also represents public school districts and municipalities throughout Maine. He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® (2013) (Employment Law-Management).

Peter presents each year at the Maine Human Resources Conference (2002 to present); the Annual Employment Law Update for Central Maine Human Resources Association (2004 to present); the Maine School Management Conference (1996 to present); the Maine Education Law Conference (2007 to present); and the L.L. Bean Human Resources Law Training (1999 to present).

In 2009, Peter was selected to edit the Maine Employment Law Letter, a monthly newsletter published by M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC.

Grief in the Workplace

Saturday, October 21, 2017 @10am

Download the Show Audio Here

Guest:

X
Carol Schoneberg
End of Life Educator,
Bereavement Services Manager

Hospice of Southern Maine

Grief in the Workplace

Hospice of Southern Maine began serving patients in 2004. The Gosnell Memorial Hospice House opened its doors in 2007 to become the first freestanding inpatient hospice facility in Maine. We are the only non-profit Hospice organization that is solely focused on end of life care in southern Maine. Our mission is to provide compassion, care, and comfort through end of life. We seek neither to prolong life nor to hasten death, but to provide excellent care for patients with a life-limiting illness and support for their families.

Hospice of Southern Maine is a non-profit 501(c)3, Medicare certified, state licensed agency.

Hospice of Southern Maine is committed to being a leader in improving end-of-life care within our community through advocacy, professional education and community outreach.