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Saturday, February 8, 2014
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Our Guest:
Todd Cherches
CEO and Co-founder
BigBlueGumball
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Visual Thinking &
Communication
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BigBlueGumball is a New York-based consulting firm specializing in leadership development, management training, and executive coaching. He is also an adjunct professor at NYU where he teaches a popular graduate course entitled “Transformational Leadership & Teambuilding” for their Leadership & Human Capital Management master’s program.
With a background in the media and entertainment industries, what makes BigBlueGumball unique is their innovative visual thinking-based approach which leverages the power of visual imagery, metaphor, analogy, and storytelling. Their service offerings include leadership development, management training, teambuilding, presentation design and delivery, and executive coaching for every level of the organization from new managers to senior executives.
Todd holds a Master of Arts degree in organizational and interpersonal communication (magna cum laude) from the State University of New York at Albanys School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and is a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF); the Organizational Development Network (ODN); the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD); and the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM).
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Saturday, February 1, 2014
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Our Guest:
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Anne-Marie Storey
Employment Atty.
Rudman Winchell
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Family and Medical Leave Act Issues –
Anne-Marie was born in New York City but grew up primarily in Virginia. She is a graduate of Middlebury College, after which she served as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand.
Anne-Marie then graduated cum laude from Vermont Law School, where she was a Notes Editor for the Vermont Law Review. Anne-Maries practice areas include Employment and Labor Law, Workers Compensation Law, and Legal Education for Clients. She is the immediate Past-President of the Maine State Bar Association and is a member of the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar Professional Ethics Commission.
Anne-Marie serves on the Board of Directors of the Maine Discovery Museum, the Bangor Y, and the Bangor Humane Society. She is also an ex officio member of the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce and is a recipient of the Volunteer of the Year award from the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce. She is a frequent speaker to human resource professionals and other groups on employment related topics, and regularly contributes articles to various business-related publications including Thompsons HR Compliance Expert Newsletter.
She lives in Winterport with her husband, John Hamer, daughter Zoey, and their St. Bernard, Madeline. Bar Admissions Maine, 1995 U.S. District Court, District of Maine, 1995 Education Vermont Law School South Royalton, Vermont, 1995 J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence Law Review: Vermont Law Review, Notes Editor, 1993-1995 Middlebury College Middlebury, Vermont, 1989 B.A., Bachelor of Arts Major.
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Saturday, January 25, 2014 @ 10am
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Jason Allen
President
Northern Insurance Group
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The Wilderness of Health Care Reform –
Jason is an employee benefits broker licensed in 28 states and also holds his consulting license. He has been invited to speak on Capitol Hill on multiple occasions relating to healthcare reform and previously served as the Legislative Chair for Maine Association of Health Underwriters.
Jason works with clients of all sizes relating to employee benefits in addition he also works with employers with locations in multiple countries.
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Saturday, January 18, 2014 @ 10am
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Guests:
 Matt Rixx
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The Science of Getting to Yes.. Without Negotiating –
Matt Rixx is Americas leading authority on the science of subliminal triggers of influence and the psychology of humor combined with the art of persuasive presentation techniques.
He is an internationally acclaimed keynote speaker, executive-level leadership consultant, and a widely respected expert and trainer in the use of subliminal influence triggers, nostalgic-based marketing, and emotional-based messaging methods. Matt helps organizations build compelling corporate and organizational stories while creating motivational sales teams and influential executive leaders using his unique process called The MATTRIXX Method. As he simply states: Persuasion is not about getting people to take an action … it’s about getting people to believe the action you want them to take is their own idea! Matt’s credentials make him without equal.
His formal education includes a Bachelor of Science and post-graduate research in microbiology and biochemistry, as well as an MBA in Technology Management. His professional background includes 22 years spanning international strategic communications, sales-force training, and corporate leadership development … not to mention over 9 years as a professional entertainer and stand-up comedian. His client list includes Fortune 500 corporate executives, top sales and marketing personnel, media personalities, doctors, lawyers, select political figures, non-profit and philanthropic foundations, and even Miss America, Miss USA, and Miss Universe pageant contestants. As he is fond of saying, The real tragedy is when people don’t have the training to speak well or the intelligence to remain silent.™
Matt’s audiences laugh and learn while becoming active participants within his presentations and workshops. His eye-opening, life changing messages are filled with humor, emotion, motivational stories, and extraordinary personal content. Matt is an experienced platform personality with over 2500 professional & live-stage worldwide presentations, and he is in constant demand as the “Professor of Persuasion” and the Master of Emotional Messaging.
In summary, Matt Rixx is a phenomenal speaker and entertaining platform personality who combines the science of subliminal influence with humor and the art of persuasive presentation techniques. His concepts are compelling, amazing, and undeniable … as is his tag-line: It’s Not What You Know or What You Say That Counts … It’s What People REMEMBER You Said and How You Made Them FEEL!
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