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Estate Planning and Veteran’s Benefits Made Easy – Victoria Collier

December 20, 2012 by angishields

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Estate Planning and Veteran's Benefits Made Easy - Victoria Collier

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From her early years, Victoria Collier has had a passion for serving the senior community. As a high school student, she worked as a nurse’s aide in a nursing home. She wanted to go to college, so she enlisted in the Air Force, where she served for six years during Desert Storm. When she got out of the military, she went back to finish her Psychology degree at Valdosta State University. Not sure what to do with that degree, and having served as a paralegal, she decided to pursue a career as an attorney. She enrolled, and ultimately earned her law degree from the University of Nebraska.

Today, Victoria is the Principal in the Elder & Disability Law Firm of Victoria Collier. Her offices are in Decatur, and she specializes in Medicaid Planning, Veteran’s Benefits Planning, Special Needs/Disability Planning and Estate Planning.

Victoria has a particular knack for making complex ideas and processes simple. Listen in as she provides some very clear information on Veterans Aid and Benefits. For more information, visit her website at www.elderlawgeorgia.com, or call her office at 404-370-0696.

We want to thank Griswold Home Care for sponsoring today’s show. Griswold Home Care has been a preferred provider of high quality, affordable in-home senior care in Atlanta for 20 years.

Good Morning Atlanta Celebrates 12-12-12 with World Trade Center Atlanta

December 20, 2012 by angishields

Good Morning Atlanta

Good Morning Atlanta Celebrates 12-12-12 with World Trade Center Atlanta

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Good Morning Atlanta Hosts Dana Barrett and Elizabeth Gordon are joined in the studio by Lilia Postolachi, the Director of international Services & Membership for World Trade Center Atlanta and her co-worker Catering Manager Miriam Demande.

The group focused on the relationship side of business, the meaning of 12-12-12 and also reviewed 2012 and looked forward into the new year at World Trade Center Atlanta.

Advances in Cosmetic Dentistry featuring Dr. Cary E. Goldstein

December 20, 2012 by angishields

The Doctors Roundtable

Advances in Cosmetic Dentistry featuring Dr. Cary E. Goldstein

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Fantastic topic on advances in Cosmetic Dentistry, featuring Dr. Cary E. Goldstein with Goldstein Dental Center.

Gary Marshall with POP Dynamics, Yuliya Bila and Ayaka Matsumura with AIESEC University of Georgia, and Rick Meekins with Aepiphanni Business Consulting

December 20, 2012 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Gary Marshall with POP Dynamics, Yuliya Bila and Ayaka Matsumura with AIESEC University of Georgia, and Rick Meekins with Aepiphanni Business Consulting

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Gary Marshall/POP Dynamics

Adept at combining his business acumen with a little Southern charm, Gary Marshall has paved the way for anyone to succeed in the extremely competitive milieu of marketing and advertising. Gary got his first taste of entrepreneurship in his early twenties, running a direct wholesaling business for about five years. Exceptionally hard working, over the next few years he carved out a string of successful corporate jobs.

Never feeling quite satisfied working for others, eventually Gary created Write Here Right Now, Inc., an ad specialties distributorship. With a little money that was saved, a general knowledge of the industry and a lot of sweat equity, he grew that company into a successful multi-channel national organization. He quickly learned the distributor and supplier nuances of the ad specialties industry. Capitalizing on an opportunity to turn an ordinary piece of real estate into an extraordinary advertising vehicle, Gary created POP DynamicsTM which offers a new, innovative outdoor advertising solution. Gary now serves as CEO of POP DynamicsTM, tirelessly building the PromoPolesTM brand.

When not working his businesses, Gary enjoys spending time with his family, serving as President of JCI Atlanta, helping other young professionals and giving back to the community.

Yuliya Bila and Ayaka Matsumura/AIESEC University of Georgia

AIESEC is a global student-run organization that connects local businesses to international talent from the top universities around the world. Through the Global Internship Program and a partnership with the US Department of State, AIESEC provides a direct link between growing companies and highly-qualified young professionals from more than 110 countries. Along the way, AIESEC sponsors visas, provides health insurance and housing arrangements and maintains administrative support for the entire duration of the interns’ stay in the United States.

Yuliya Bila is an undergraduate at the University of Georgia majoring in International Affairs, Russian and Spanish. A native of Ukraine, she has been involved at her local chapter of AIESEC for two years and was elected to run the organization in 2013. AIESEC has taken her around the country (Chicago, New York, Phoenix etc.) as well as to an international conference in Cluj-Napoca, Romania she is excited to help create further opportunities to travel for young people around the world.

Ayaka Matsumura is also an undergraduate at the University of Georgia. She is majoring in Exercise and Sports Science and aspires to become a physical therapist. She’s been involved in AIESEC for a semester and the developments within AIESEC has inspired her to become the Director of Business Development. She plans to go on an internship this upcoming summer.

Rick Meekins/Aepiphanni Business Consulting

Rick Meekins is CEO and principle advisor with Aepiphanni Business Consulting. Rick is an operations and strategy professional that focuses on helping business pursue extraordinary goals. He is a trusted advisor to small business leaders to help them create, design or build businesses that operate better, are more profitable and organized for sustainability and growth.

He enjoys working with younger, entrepreneurial companies that are seeking or experiencing expansion, and his best role is that of support for organizational leadership. Industries he enjoys working with include IT, Healthcare, Professional Services and Upscale Restaurants and restaurant groups. He has extensive background in management, leadership, marketing management, project management, development of strategic plans, marketing strategies, sales strategies and has a natural knack for learning and working with new software solutions.

Due to his accomplishments in business as an entrepreneur, he has the talents and abilities necessary to become an operations manager at a young company in IT, Healthcare, Professional Services or a restaurant or restaurant group or related industries.

How to Instantly Increase Your Ability to Innovate & Influence!

December 20, 2012 by angishields

Global Leader Radio

How to Instantly Increase Your Ability to Innovate & Influence!

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In this edition of Global Leader Radio, we compare and contrast the elements of leadership that can instantly increase your ability to innovate and influence! Matt Hames and Colonel Marshall Irvin joined Alvin to discuss the impact of global leadership on both military & civilian life along with explaining WHY both men “do what they do.” You are one hour away from achieving a breakthrough!

Here are seven takeaways from our discussion:

Manage things, lead people.
The military exists to ensure life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
“Facts are our friends.”
People don’t buy “WHAT” you do, they buy “WHY” you’re doing it.
Global Leaders do not practice CGG (Cosmetics, Geography & Gender).
Find the metaphor in every success or failure.
Hire a Veteran!

Listen to host Alvin C. Miles interview Matt & Colonel Irvin as they unpack these takeaways, then add their teachings to your leadership toolkit. Leadership IS a conversation!

Matt Hames / CEO, Acru Wealth, LLC

Acru Wealth, LLC, is a comprehensive wealth strategy firm headquartered in Woodstock, Georgia. Matt graduated with a Bachelors of Business Administration degree, major in Management, with a specialization in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, from Kennesaw State University where he played basketball on scholarship for four years. He is also a graduate of the Cannon Trust School. Matt holds the professional designation of Certified Trust & Financial Advisor (CTFA), indicating excellence in the areas of fiduciary responsibilities, trust activities, personal finance, insurance, estate planning, tax planning, and investment management.

Prior to assuming the leadership position with Acru, Matt served as a Research Associate and financial advisor for The Henssler Financial Group. He was responsible for the establishment and development of the firm’s relationship with First Cherokee State Bank, which culminated in the creation of CNT Financial in May of 2001. In the short time since CNT opened its doors, it grew to over $400 million in custody assets. In May of 2011 Matt led CNT through a redesign of its business model that changed the brand to Acru and meaningfully enhanced the delivery of the brand experience to the public. Opening a retail location that delivers personalized wisdom through a relevant experience while clarifying today and preparing clients for tomorrow, Acru is redefining how financial services are delivered through community based institutions. Since opening, Acru has been featured in Fast Company Magazine, The Financial Brand and other local, regional and national publications recognizing the breakthrough innovation represented in the Acru brand and delivery model. In early 2012 the Acru retail location won the Best of the Best Retail Design Award from the International Interior Design Association, their highest honor for retail space design.

Matt is on the executive board and finance committee of the Kennesaw State University Athletic Association and serves as director on the following boards: The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Foundation, The Cherokee County Hospital Authority, and Timothy + Barnabas. Matt is a native of Woodstock, resides there, and is an active member of the First Baptist Church of Woodstock where he teaches a young adult Sunday school class.

Contact Matt: (770) 517-1235, mhames@acruwealth.com

Colonel Marshall S. Irvin, Jr. / Commander, 94th Mission Support Group, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga.

Col. Marshall S. Irvin, Jr. leads a team of 930 military and civilian personnel, overseeing all base support organizations, to include aerial port, communications, contracting, civil engineering, logistics readiness, force support and security forces.

Colonel Irvin received his commission in 1984 as a graduate of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Southwestern Louisiana. After serving 8 1/2 years of active duty, he entered the Air Force Reserve in 1996, at the 88th Aerial Port Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, NJ.

Colonel Irvin has commanded the 514th Airlift Control Flight, 514th AMW, McGuire AFB, NJ, the 80th Aerial Port Squadron, Dobbins ARB, GA., and served as Deputy Chief of Aerial Port Operations Branch, Headquarters 22nd Air Force, Dobbins ARB, managing 24 squadrons and 2,800 Reservists. He has also commanded the 403d Wing, Mission Support Group, Keesler Air Force Base, MS.

EDUCATION

1984 Bachelor of Arts, Mass Communication, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA.

1989 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL.

1990 Masters in Public Administration, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Philippines

2003 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL.

2005 Joint Forces Staff College, Joint Forces Command HQ Campus, Norfolk, VA.

2008 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL.

ASSIGNMENTS

1. November 1984 – November 1986, Vehicle Operations; Vehicle Maintenance Officer, Blytheville AFB, AK.

2. November 1986 – November 1990, Chief of Transportation, 6200TFTS (Cope Thunder); 13th AF Director of Transportation, Clark AB, Republic of the Philippines

3. November 1990 – December 1992, Aerial Port Duty Officer; Chief of Aerial Port Customer Service, Dover AFB, DE.

4. February 1991 – June 1991, Operation Desert Storm, Chief of Aerial Port Operations; Al Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

5. April 1996 – December 2001, Mission Support Team OIC; Training and Plans OIC; Squadron Operations Officer, 88th Aerial Port SQ, McGuire AFB, NJ.

6. December 2001 – March 2003, Commander, 514th Airlift Control Flight, McGuire AFB, N.J.

7. March 2003 – March 2004, Commander, 80th Aerial Port Squadron, Dobbins ARB, GA.

8. March 2004 – January 2008, Deputy Chief Aerial Port Operations, HQ 22nd Air Force, Dobbins ARB, GA.

9. January 2008- August 2009, Commander Trainee, 94th AW Mission Support Group, Dobbins ARB, GA.

10. August 2009- February 2010, Deputy Commander, 403d Wing Mission Support Group, Keesler AFB, MS.

11. February 2010- March 2011, Commander, 403d Wing Mission Support Group, Keesler AFB, MS.

12. March 2011- Present, Commander, 94th Mission Support Group, Dobbins AFB, GA.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters

Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters

Air Force Achievement Medal

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters

National Defense Service Medal with two bronze stars devices

Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze stars devices

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Humanitarian Service Medal

Air Force Overseas Long Tour Ribbon

Air Force Longevity Service

Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon

Air Force Training Ribbon

Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Second Lieutenant May 13, 1984

First Lieutenant May 13, 1986

Captain Jan. 1, 1989

Major Oct. 1, 1999

Lieutenant Colonel Aug 18, 2005

Colonel March 2, 2011

Contact Colonel Irvin: (678) 655-4873, marshall.irvin@us.af.mil

Which Book Has Most Impacted Your Leadership Ability?

Matt:

Colonel Irvin:

“Must Know” Info for Both Entrepreneurs and Government Contractors

December 19, 2012 by angishields

The Good, The Bad, and The Reality

"Must Know" Info for Both Entrepreneurs and Government Contractors

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Sabrina Teekah

Founder

The Teekah Group, LLC

732-718-5994

Teekahgroup@gmail.com

TeekahGroup.com

The Main Reason so Many Entrepreneurs Struggle and Fail

Many Entrepreneurs find themselves asking the question What is my next Step? Why am I so frustrated and overwhelmed? Why is this not producing results? WELL You’re asking the WRONG QUESTION! Then what is the right question? What is that critical question you must answer? And what are those MUST do elements that virtually all successful entrepreneurs always do? The answer is – “What is my BIG Vision for my Business”? Without clearly established business and life visions, entrepreneurs get caught in the shinny object syndrome. This leads to frustration and overwhelm. The first step to clarity about your business vision is working on your business model.

Biography

Sabrina Teekah is a successful entrepreneur, public speaker, and teacher, and has been in the entrepreneurial world for over 16 years.

In her corporate life, Sabrina worked in the computer science field for Baxter, Florida Hospital, and CSX. After leaving the corporate world, she worked as an Independent Consultant for the railroad (CSX).

She founded Elegant Interiors in 2002, an award winning, published, interior design firm.

Sabrina knew deep in her heart that she had a bigger role to play in the world and in 2012 her latest company The Teekah Group, LLC was formed.

Sabrina’s mission is to empower Micro Entrepreneurs take control of their own destiny.

She helps them design and create step by step Business building blocks that will catapult them on their path to creating their Dream Lifestyle.

Teekahgroup.com | LinkedIn | Teekahgroup@gmail.com

Kelly McBride

CEO/President

Global Defense Consulting

678-641-4156

kmcbride@gdcus.com

Must Know Info for Government Contractors

The accounting and contracting compliance requirements for a government contractor are very different than standard GAAP accounting. All practices are driven by the FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation), and are audited by the DCAA (Defense Contract Audit Agency). Noncompliance or substandard practices have MAJOR impacts to government contractors in the way of fines, contract revocations, limits to do future business with the government, and penalties.

Biography

Kelly is based in Atlanta and has more than 15 years of progressive accounting, financial and executive management experience having served as Controller, Director of Finance and Chief Financial Officer for small, mid-size, and large services government contractors ranging from $25 million to $340 million in annual revenues holding contracts at all levels of federal, state and local government, with heavy concentrations in military projects at varying levels of security and contract complexity. She also served as a Partner in the Government Contractor Services Group for Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, LLP, a regional based CPA and consulting firm, before founding Global Defense Consulting, Inc.

Her industry experience includes government contractors operating in the engineering, construction, technology, logistics, training and base operations lines of business with executive management and oversight over Accounting, Information Technology, Accounting Information Systems, Internal Audit, Pricing and Office Management. Kelly’s professional services experience includes serving in the Assurance and Advisory Group at KPMG, LLP and as Partner over the Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, LLP Government Contractor Services Group in Atlanta, Georgia.

Kelly focuses her practice in providing consulting, financial and strategic consulting services in the areas of transaction services including due diligence, data room preparation and post transaction transition and integration, accounting system implementation and support (including Deltek GCS Premier® and Deltek Costpoint®), business process review, indirect rate strategies and compliance, DCAA liaison, Pre and Post Award accounting system compliance, financial analysis and reporting, FAR and CAS compliance, bid and proposal pricing, and other government contract compliance services.

www.gdcus.com | LinkedIn | kmcbride@gdcus.com

Georgia Association of Business Brokers

December 18, 2012 by angishields

Burr Forman's Results Matter Radio

Georgia Association of Business Brokers

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Kathryne Pusch/ConsultKAP, Inc.

Kathryne Pusch, President of ConsultKAP, Inc., is a seasoned professional consultant and broker. Kathryne began her career consulting for a large international consulting firm in 1979. Since then, she has worked successfully within the framework of large corporations, and small enterprise, across a broad range of industries, private and public sector.

Kathryne has owned and managed two small businesses herself, in addition to her successful business enhancement, transitions, and brokerage practice. Her consulting work focuses primarily on preparing businesses for a successful sale, and exit and transition planning for owners. ConsultKAP intermediary services focus on helping individuals and companies who want to sell or acquire a business to do so with the greatest likelihood of success, as defined by the achievement of their unique objectives.

Kathryne is the 2003 past-President of GABB, the Georgia Association of Business Brokers, and has been active on Board and leadership positions in GABB since 1998. She has extensive formal education, including a BS in Marketing and Marketing Research and an MBA. Kathryne continues her education and certifications in many fields related to commercial real estate, business operations, business planning, negotiations, and business transfers as part of her passion for lifelong professional development.

Kathryne is a licensed Real Estate Broker, a frequent public speaker, and a published author.

Mike MacManus/ConsultKAP, Inc.

Mike MacManus brings over thirty years of business experience to his role as Business Transition Specialist with ConsultKAP. His career experiences have included Business Planning, Marketing and Sales positions within a range of companies including Fortune 500 corporations such as Glaxo SmithKline, BellSouth, Anheuser Busch and The Coca- Cola Company. In addition, much of his career has been spent in the telecommunications and technology industries employed by a number of start-up operations and small niche service companies. He has also worked in the commercial real estate industry where he founded a company providing marketing services focused on the multi-family market.

Mike is a current board member with the Georgia Association of Business Brokers.

Eric Gagnon/We Sell Restaurants, Inc.

Eric Gagnon is the founder and President of We Sell Restaurants andwesellrestaurants.com. He is the nation’s leading restaurant broker. Eric is an industry expert in restaurant sales and valuation. He is a frequent speaker and writer for the restaurant industry and hosted a restaurant brokerage segment on Atlanta radio for a number of years. Eric is co-author of Appetite for Acquisition, a book on restaurant brokerage published in 2012 and named “Best of 2012” by Small Business Book Awards.

Eric began his career in the financial services industry for Bank of America, Bank of New York and big five accounting firm, KPMG before launching the nation’s premiere restaurant brokerage firm and restaurant brokerage franchise. Eric is designated a Business Industry Expert by Business Brokerage Press and earned the designation of Accredited Business Intermediary from the American Business Brokers Association.

Eric is Past President of the Georgia Association of Business Brokers and Lifetime Member of the Million Dollar Club. He is a member of the International Business Brokers Association, Business Brokers of Florida and the International Franchise Association. Eric is licensed as a Broker in both Georgia and Florida. He holds degrees from major universities in both the United States and Canada.

Harvey Daniels III/Burr & Forman

Harvey Daniels practices in Burr & Forman’s Business section, with an emphasis on corporate law and business planning, including contract and document review and drafting.

Harvey’s practice involves advising clients on a variety of business issues such as entity formation, trademark prosecution, mergers and acquisitions — representing both buyers and sellers in the purchase or sale of businesses, through tax-free mergers, stock purchase arrangements, and asset acquisitions — real estate development, and single and multi-member limited liability companies.

Harvey earned his J.D., cum laude, in 2008 from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he was a Fellow in the Georgia Supreme Court Law Schools Consortium and the Council for Legal Education Opportunity. While in law school, Harvey was elected Student Justice of the UGA Law Honor Court Hearing Panel and was a Senator for the UGA School of Law. He studied abroad for a semester at Oxford University’s St. Anne’s College, taking such courses as International Intellectual Property and International Administrative Law. Harvey received a B.A. in Philosophy from Xavier University of Louisiana in 2005.Harvey is a member of the Georgia State Bar and the Atlanta Bar Association.

Operation Hope CEO Jay Bailey Joins Dana and Elizabeth

December 18, 2012 by angishields

Good Morning Atlanta

Operation Hope CEO Jay Bailey Joins Dana and Elizabeth

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Jay Bailey, the CEO of Operation HOPE in Atlanta joins Dana and Elizabeth to talk about the 20th anniversary of the organization and the recent Global Summit.

Operation HOPE is a non-profit that describes itself as the private banker for the working poor, the underclass and the struggling middle class. Their mission is ‘silver rights,’ which they define as making free enterprise and capitalism work for all. Financial literacy is the tool, financial dignity is the goal and financial inclusion is the way.

Following the interview with Jay, Dana and Elizabeth cover the local and national business news with their usual aplomb!

Performance Consulting through a Unique Lens with Michele Dock and Dr. Welyne Thomas of Integrated Performance Consulting, Inc.

December 18, 2012 by angishields

Performance Difference Radio

Performance Consulting through a Unique Lens with Michele Dock and Dr. Welyne Thomas of Integrated Performance Consulting, Inc.

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Michele Dock

As the Founder and Managing Partner of Integrated Performance Consulting, Inc., Michele brings over 30 years of know-how as a practitioner of individual and organizational performance. She founded IPC with a commitment to create productive, healthy and successful businesses by equipping individuals with new capabilities and mindsets, and positively transforming the organizations within which they work.

Michele has guided domestic and international enterprises in many industries including Consumer Products, Banking and Financial Services, Insurance and Health Services through small process improvements, as well as large-scale cultural shifts. Through the years, Michele has been relied upon by many leaders to provide counsel, create strategy and implement solutions that change what work gets done, how it gets done, as well as enhance the ability, commitment and fulfillment of the people doing the work.

Prior to founding IPC, Michele was a director at The Coca-Cola Company, she had global accountability for many core HR practices, transforming many of the company’s capabilities including talent management, employee engagement, performance management, and selection systems. Earlier in her career she was a manager in Accenture Consulting’s Change Management practice where she guided companies through major cultural and strategic changes as well as development of a wide-range of people programs.

Whether creating competency models and determining how to apply them to all HR practices including compensation, or leading change management efforts Michele uses her blend of knowledge of human resources, business, operations, and organization dynamics to create sustained results. Her extensive experience as an HR executive and a consultant results in a valuable mix of pragmatism and technical depth.

Michele received an M.S. in Educational Psychology from Purdue University and a B.A. in Psychology and Mathematics from Arcadia University. She is an advisory board member of the Atlanta Workshop Players, a member of the American Society for Training and Development, and the American Psychological Association.

Welyne Thomas, Ph.D.

Welyne is a Principal with IPC, has been a consultant and executive coach for over 25 years with a practice centered in helping individuals and organizations optimize their performance. With expertise in talent management, HR and organizational strategy development, and coaching she has been successful in helping organizations such as AT&T, Cingular Wireless, Georgia Pacific, Delta and AGL Resources.

She has overseen and participated in every aspect of talent management from program development to individual assessment.

The use of psychometrically reliable and valid instruments, psychological principles, and practical knowledge allow organizations to be confident that they have the best information possible in making important talent decisions. The cornerstone of her work is the use of competencies and/or job-content analysis to plan and institute selection and development programs for all levels of management.

Using the business strategy and goals as the lodestar, she has been successful in aligning structure, strategy, processes and systems, within the context of culture and values to promote the business’ success. Her ability to combine the individual perspective with the organizational perspective is key to the results she has achieved.

In addition, Dr. Thomas has coached senior executives and leaders across a broad range of companies from large Fortune 100 companies to start-up organizations. In general, her clients want to broaden, deepen, or stretch their skills and organize work in ways that allow them and the organizations they lead to be successful. Her clients are not just interested in getting top results; they care how those results are achieved.

Working with IPC has allowed Dr. Thomas to bring all her training, experience and interests together to achieve the greatest value for businesses through an integrated and holistic methodology.

Dr. Thomas is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Society of Industrial Organizational Psychologists (SIOP), and Consulting Psychologists interest group of the APA. She has made presentations to SHRM, SIOP, and other organizations on various topics such as making HR a business partner, teaming, and work stress and strain.