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Saturday, March 8, 2014
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Marc Isaac
Owner/Trainer/Author
Gorman Business Consultants
7 Slight Edges to Gaining
& Retaining Top Talent –
Mark Isaac has been a training professional for twenty five years. He specializes in management and leadership communication, time management, patient relations, and much more.
He travels extensively working companies to increase customer retention and to create a strategy to engage your staff. He has conducted seminars in front of hundreds of attendees, workshops with company management and leadership teams, as well as one-on-one coaching. Mark has a B.A. from the University of Minnesota. He is the owner of Gorman Business Consultants. Mark has completed over 30 marathons.
Saturday, March 1, 2014
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Our Guests:
Shaun Gagnon, CLTC
Tooher-Ferraris Insurance Group
DOL Audits –
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Education
* Bowdoin College A.B., 2005
* Aetna Financial Training, 2009
* CLTC Designation, 2013
* American College – RHU Designation (in process)
Admitted to practice
* 25 states including all New England States
Board and Professional association memberships * CBIA Small Business Advisory Council
* SHRM
* Fairfield County Sports Commission Board
* Class Agent Bowdoin College
* ACG * IDEA Fit
* StartingBloc
* Northeast Business Group on Health
Shaun has been providing consulting services to businesses on the topic of health and wellness since 2005. In his current role with Tooher-Ferraris Insurance Group he is responsible for the growth of the firm’s employee benefit advisory practice, partner relationships, oversight of the sales team, strategic business development partnerships, new company business channels and managing key client relationships.
He has significant expertise in developing customized solutions and overseeing strategic initiatives that positively impact his clients; organizations. Shaun has been connected to the local community through serving on the boards or advisory councils of CBIA, SHRM, Fairfield County Sports Commission, ACG, StartingBloc and the ALS Association. Shaun is currently studying to become Registered Health Underwriter (RHU), and holds his Certified in Long Term Care designation. He is a graduate of Bowdoin College with an Artium Baccalaureus degree.
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XSherry Welsh
Founder/President
Blue Sky Transformations
Core Energy Coaching Approach –
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Blue Sky Transformations founder Sherry Welsh spent over two decades of her career building success in the corporate world.
Blue Sky was born of her desire to help others navigate those waters. Her decades of real-world, real-work experience give her a perspective that is unique to many life and business coaches: she’s been there. As a successful woman in male-dominated manufacturing industries, Sherry has overcome many challenges through the years, and she understands the sometimes difficult environments surrounding employees and employers alike.
She spent two years in a British cosmetic packaging firm leading Global Sales teams around the world. Prior to that, she spent twenty years at Bosch building experiences in finance, sales and marketing. While at Bosch, she was named one of the top 100 women in the Automotive Industry. She is an engineer by education, yet has honed her skills as a global leader in large firms and now a full-time business owner.
She’s worked in the U.S. and abroad, including three years in Germany, which has given her a deep understanding of corporate cultures across the globe. She’s passionate about helping others choose consciously for a rewarding career and a rich and fulfilling personal life. She’s a first-person example of the power of Blue Sky.
Saturday, February 22, 2014
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Mark J. Ventola
Employment Attorney
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Wage & Hour Update –
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Mark Ventola is a member of the Firm’s employment and labor law, business consulting, and litigation practice groups. Mark’s focus is on employment and labor law, advising clients about the many aspects of the relationship between employer and employee.
He provides advice and drafts agreements, policies, and protocols concerning hiring, trade secret, termination and separation, wage and hour, family and medical leave, employment discrimination, noncompetition, and other compliance issues. A significant portion of his practice also involves handling employment litigation in the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Superior Court and Federal Court.
Mark represents public and private employers in collective bargaining with labor unions and serves as labor counsel to a city in the Greater Boston area. He is experienced in handling grievance arbitrations, and unfair labor practices matters. To assist clients in litigation avoidance efforts, Mark has developed training programs for managers and staff concerning sexual harassment, management, and human resource issues. He also supervises and conducts internal investigations for the Firm;s management clients.
He has lectured and written on sexual harassment, training, and numerous employment law topics. Mark serves as general counsel to a number of closely-held businesses in a variety of industries, providing advice on corporate governance and general business issues. In the litigation area, Mark’s experience includes the defense and prosecution of complex business, shareholder and partner disputes, product liability, aviation, commercial, real estate, professional malpractice, construction, insurance coverage and extra-contractual matters. From 2005 through 2009 Mark has been selected as a Massachusetts Super Lawyers in the field of labor and employment law in Law and Politics magazine after an extensive survey of attorneys across the state.
He is a former director of the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association, a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel and of the Defense Research Institute. He is a member of the Massachusetts and Boston Bar Associations, and the Justinian Law Society. Mark has served as an advisor to the Harvard Law School Mock Trial Programs. Mark has also served as a Pretrial Case Conferencer for the joint Boston Municipal Court/Boston Bar Association Program. As an active member of the community, Mark serves on the Board of Directors for the Stoneham Chamber of Commerce, where he was named the New Member of the Year in 2005.
Mark has served on the Board of Directors for the Friends of Greater Melrose Charitable Foundation and as the Vice President of the Malden Catholic Alumni Association. He has served as Chairman of the Melrose Youth Task Force, and as a member of the Melrose Historic District Commission. Mark also serves on the Board of Directors for Stoneham Youth Basketball, where is he a coach. He is also a member of The Order of Sons of Italy, the Appian Club and the National Italian American Foundation. Mark recently became a member of the Finance Council for Saint Patrick Parish in Stoneham. He was also recently appointed to the Stoneham Middle School Building Committee. Mark received a J.D. degree in 1986 from the Boston University School of Law, where he was recognized as a G. Joseph Tauro Scholar and an Edward F. Hennessey Scholar. He received a B.S., magna cum laude, from Boston College in 1983. He is a member of both the Massachusits and New Hampshire bars.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
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Lisa Jing
CEO & Founder
Synergy At Work
Employee Health and
Corporate Wellness –
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Lisa G. Jing is Founder / CEO of Synergy at Work, a consulting company dedicated to transforming the workplace into an environment where people are their whole and best selves.
Lisa specializes in an integrated, whole-person approach to Employee Engagement which emphasizes Employee Health and Well-being as a cornerstone of company culture. Prior to starting her own company, Lisa was recognized as a thought leader in integrated health solutions in the corporate sector.
As Senior Program Manager on Cisco’s award-winning employee health initiative, Lisa developed strategies and implemented programs to enhance the well-being of employees and their families. Her focus was integration of mental and physical health to build greater resilience and sustainability in both individuals and organizations; development of industry leading metrics to optimize the human capital management strategy; and innovative approaches to explore how health and well-being contribute to overall employee engagement. She is a popular speaker, panelist, and exhibitor at corporate and industry events.
Her passion is to bring more spirit to the workplace through organizational culture change and groundbreaking programs which foster integration of mind, body, and spirit. Lisa holds an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Loyola Marymount University and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego. Her career portfolio includes clinical counseling and crisis intervention, healthcare marketing, technical recruiting, consulting, and human resources. She is a contributing author to the bestselling Adventures in Manifesting series.
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Dr. Amy Wood, psy.d.
Author
Life Your Way
Navigating Negativity
in the Workplace –
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Through speaking, training, consulting, and one-on-one sessions, psychologist Amy Wood has helped countless adults from all walks of life and work to articulate and accomplish their own versions of success.
Known for her pragmatic optimism, she believes that every human being is a unique and valuable individual with the inner resources necessary to overcome any challenge. Dr. Wood earned her doctorate from the Adler School of Professional Psychology, is certified by the College of Executive Coaching, and is based in Portland, Maine.
Dr. Wood is the author of Life Your Way: Refresh Your Approach to Success and Breathe Easier in a Fast-paced World an award-winning personal improvement book that surpasses quick-fix self-help rhetoric with a sustainable program for adapting to our perpetually hectic age. She is a co-founder of sPeak performance, an organization offering presentations, coaching, and consulting for professional development.
She is a National Speakers Association member, and is often called on for her expert opinion by media ranging from local newspapers to Parade Magazine. To learn more about Dr. Wood, visit her websites at http://amywoodpsyd.com and http://speakperformance.net.
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