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Saturday, February 3, 2018 @ 10am
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Guest:
 Katy Tynan
Author
How Did I Not See This Coming?
Katy is the bestselling author of practical guides to career transitions, and an internationally-recognized expert on how work is evolving.
Katy is an expert in how the employer/employee relationship is changing, and how individuals, businesses, and educational institutions need to adapt to the evolving landscape of work.
Throughout her 20+ year career in IT and operations consulting, Katy has advised hundreds of organizations on how to find innovative solutions leveraging technology and human capital for competitive advantage. Katy has been part of multiple successful startup exits including Winphoria Networks (acquired by Motorola in 2003) and Thrive Networks (acquired by Staples in 2007).
Katy is the author of Survive Your Promotion! The 90 Day Success Plan for New Managers, and her most recent book, Free Agent: The Independent Professional’s Roadmap to Self-Employment Success.
When she’s not working, Katy can be found traveling, kayaking, sailing, or reading. Katy, her son, and her dog live near Boston, Massachusetts, and she is a proud graduate of UMass Amherst.
Saturday, January 13, 2018 @10am
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Our Guest:
Sarah Cox
Vice President
Human Resources
LL Bean
LL Bean: An HR Success Story –
Sarah joined L.L.Bean in 1986 and for the next several years held operational leadership and training roles in Customer Satisfaction while completing her Master’s Degree with a focus on organizational ethics. After obtaining her graduate degree, she moved to Human Resources as a member of the Corporate Learning department where she developed leadership and management development programs.
Over the next two decades, she moved on to lead the company’s internal Organization Development consulting group focusing on organizational change initiatives, and then formed the Talent and Development function which included talent acquisition, strategic talent management, and corporate learning initiatives such as leadership development, executive coaching, rotational assignments and succession planning. Most recently, Sarah has assumed leadership of Human Resources as Vice President.
Saturday, December 30, 2017 @10am
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Our Guest:
 Chris Cynkar
Franchise Consultant
FranChoice
412-877-2000
ccynkar@franchoise.com
New Franchising Trends and Career Opportunities –
Chris Cynkar knows the challenges of finding the perfect business opportunity. For the past 15 years, Chris has walked in the shoes of a business owner. With business ownership experience in multiple industries, Chris possesses the skills necessary to help candidates find the perfect franchise opportunity to achieve their specific goals. After beginning his career with a Big 6 accounting firm and earning his CPA license, Chris spent 3 years working in financial management with 2 rapidly growing companies in the healthcare and manufacturing industries. In 1999, Chris made a career shift from employee to owner. Since he chose business ownership, Chris has owned and operated businesses in a variety of industries including commercial printing, medical equipment, professional services, real estate and healthcare staffing services. In all of these businesses, Chris served as both the lead investor and, more importantly, the leading executive of the company.
Since 2006, Chris has been an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University. He has worked with hundreds of students to evaluate, plan and start businesses in countless industry segments. In 2011, Chris joined a leading retail franchise as a master franchisee.
Chris has joined FranChoice in order to help candidates benefit from his deep and diverse business ownership experience. Because of the variety of industries in which Chris has direct experience, he is able to assist candidates in evaluating multiple business opportunities with an experienced guide on their side. Chris’ goal is to help every candidate find the franchise opportunity that will help them reach all of their personal and professional goals.
Saturday, December 23, 2017 @10am
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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.
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