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Challenger, Grey & Christmas, Inc: Allen McNeill

October 5, 2011 by angishields

BRX National

Challenger, Grey & Christmas, Inc: Allen McNeill

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Allen McNeill has been with Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc since January of 2000 as Vice President in the Southeast. From 1982 until 1990 Allen was a partner with a management development firm based in Columbia, SC. This firm provided leadership and management development for companies throughout the United States. For the 10 years prior to joining CGC Allen was co-owner of the McNeill Company which provided leadership and productivity training to financial, professional, and health care institutions throughout the Southeast.

Allen has a BS in Biology from Presbyterian College and an MAT from the University of South Carolina. Allen was a Little All-American quarterback at Presbyterian College in 1970 and spent the first 13 years of his career as a football coach in South Carolina. He and his wife Jane live in Atlanta, GA where he is an avid golfer.

Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. is the oldest outplacement firm in the nation. They pio¬neered and created most of the outplacement and job search methods practiced and advocated today. Jim Challenger, the founder, started the Outplacement industry in Chicago in 1962. Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. is a national firm with 56 offices throughout the United States. They are the only national firm that specializes exclusively in Outplacement.

Transformational Women Highlights Lareina Yee, McKinsey Partner

October 4, 2011 by angishields

Transformational Women

Transformational Women Highlights Lareina Yee, McKinsey Partner

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Lareina Yee is a Partner in McKinsey’s San Francisco office. Over her 11 years with McKinsey she has been a part of the Greater China and West Coast Offices. She is a leader in the Firm’s North American Sales and Marketing Practice, specializing in B2B sales and marketing transformation. Lareina additionally leads McKinsey’s West Coast Women’s recruiting efforts.

In addition to her client work, Lareina has been a speaker at national conferences, published articles on sales innovation, collaboration technology and knowledge workers in the US economy. She also co-authored McKinsey’s research with the Wall Street Journal on women and economic leadership.

In this segment of the radio show we find out from her research and personal experiences what are the hidden barriers that keep women from the corner office and what to do about it.

Sara Biehl and Susan Howard for the Alzheimer’s Association, Buckner Village

September 30, 2011 by angishields

Eugeria

Sara Biehl and Susan Howard for the Alzheimer's Association, Buckner Village

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It’s that time of year again! A respite from the heat, pumpkins, and… the Walk to End Alzheimer’s! Joining us on the show today are two repeat guests – five time guest, and world record holder for Eugeria! appearances, Sarah Biehl, of Hope Memory Care, and Susan Howard from Highwoods Properties. Listen in as Susan and Sarah fill us in on this year’s walk. The Walk for North Fulton/Gwinnett County is this Saturday at the Duluth Town Green. Registration is at 8:30AM, and the Walk will begin around 9:45. It’s not tool late to join the walk – just show up with your walking shoes! And it’s never to late to support the terrific work in caregiver and family support and research being done by the Alzheimer’s Association., For more information, check out www.alz.org. To reach Susan directly, call (404) 443-1869. To reach Sarah, call (770) 963-4673. Sarah was also excited to announce that Hope Memory Care will be having its grand opening on October 25th. Call her directly for details!

Alicia Russell has been the Executive Director at Buckner Retirement Village for 12 years. After graduating from the University of Arkansas with a degree as a dietician, Alicia began working for Buckner as the campus dietician and a year later became the Executive Director. Cheryl Seabaugh was raised in Kentucky and Oklahoma before moving to Texas for college. After graduating with a degree in psychology, she entered the marketing field and has been with Buckner Retirement Village since the spring of 2011. Diane Williams has been a nurse for 48 years. Diane’s passion has always had a passion for geriatrics. As a licensed RN in 5 states, Diane has spent a lot of time serving our seniors across the country.

Buckner Retirement Village is a continuing care community that offers independent living, assisted living and skilled care. For more information about the events mentioned in the interview, or to schedule a tour, please contact Cheryl at 214-381-2171 or visit www.bucknerretirement.org.

Special thanks to Griswold Special Care, providers of high quality, affordable in home senior care in Dallas and Atlanta, for hosting today’s show!

October 4th – Making Your “Someday” a Reality

September 29, 2011 by angishields

Write Here Write Now

October 4th - Making Your "Someday" a Reality

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How often have you heard someone declare, “I’m going to write a book someday!”? You may have said it yourself and meant it but that “someday” still remains elusive. Today’s guests talk about their “someday.” Ruthanne Warnick, principle with Passkey Strategies, has begun work on her book which she currently calls Creating the Journey. Mark Shaughnessy retired from a highly successful career in the insurance and health care industries where he held the title of Senior Vice President/Sales and Marketing. In 2006, Mark wrote his first book, Sales Secrets, capturing the best ideas for increasing sales for companies and individuals. Then he teamed with his brother to write Vietnam Remembered Today, which shares the brothers’ vastly different experiences while serving in Vietnam at the same time during the war. Listen in as Ruthanne and Mark share how each set forth on their journeys to make that “someday” become a reality.

Leading with the Brain In Mind: Jackie Sherman. Banding People Together: Alan Schaefer.

September 28, 2011 by angishields

BRX National

Leading with the Brain In Mind: Jackie Sherman. Banding People Together: Alan Schaefer.

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Jackie is known for her ability to align and mobilize organizations to accomplish their most demanding objectives. She guides leaders through the challenges of influencing complex systems and diverse stakeholders. Her signature work integrates expertise in the dynamics of change and effective organization design. She’s a master at developing processes that engage the wisdom of all constituents to achieve an organization’s most important goals – leaving it with genuinely increased capacity and ability to deliver.

As an Executive Coach, Jackie has worked with Senior Executives, Managers of Corporation, Executive Directors and Board Chairs of Non-profits and National Associations. While focusing on the client’s desired outcomes, she coaches the whole person, enabling change based on expanded awareness, increased choice and commitment.

Before starting her own consulting firm, Jackie held consulting positions with two Fortune 50 companies. As Principal Consultant with Digital Equipment Corporation, she designed and implemented an integrated reengineering and change management service which drove profitability, quality, and customer/employees satisfaction. As a Senior Consultant with the Organization Capability Group of BP-Amoco Corporation, she was responsible for organization development consulting and training services which enabled her client divisions to achieve their strategic objectives. By spearheading the use of large group interventions, Jackie accelerated implementation of strategy, new organization design, and the design and implementation of new business processes.

Jackie holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in economics from the University of Michigan, a B.S., magna cum laude, from Tufts University, a Certificate in Business from New York University, and certificates in Organization Systems Development, Group Process, and Consulting with Small Systems from the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland. She has additional specialized training in socio-technical system design, change management, strategic planning, redesign of business processes, large group interventions, appreciative inquiry, and coaching. Jackie has a certificate in ontological coaching from the Newfield Network, and is an ICF Professional Certified Coach. Jackie has taught in the HROD program at the University of Georgia and is adjunct faculty at the Gestalt International Studies Center.

Having lived and worked in Europe and Africa, and North America, Jackie now calls Atlanta home.

For Alan Schaefer the rock star dream began years ago when his older brother took him to see a stadium concert featuring “The Who” as a birthday present. While his interest in music remained strong, he temporarily shelved his childhood dream and by the time he went to college, he was more interested in the hotel industry than in the music business.

While pursuing a degree in Hotel Restaurant Management he suddenly found himself battling a still unexplained life-threatening illness, which in turn made him rethink exactly what he wanted to do with his life. After recovering, he quit his job at a local hotel, started playing guitar and writing songs eight hours a day and joined his first “real” gigging rock band. He earned his BS in Communications at Florida International University, and then promptly moved to Atlanta to start a band with his twin brother.

After working at WEA Distribution, Alan was promoted to assist in managing up to thirteen label radio reps. Elektra Records then hired him to do radio promotion for heavyweight artists such as AC/DC, Metallica, Tracy Chapman, and Phish.

In 1994 he left Elektra and co-founded Tourdates.com with his twin brother. This was an online music resource for bands and fans that was successfully sold to Launch Media (now Yahoo Music) in early 2000. He stayed on for a year as VP while continuing his musical pursuits. In 2004 he founded the band Five Star Iris and has since performed in 16 countries (including Iraq for U.S. troops), received national airplay, been interviewed in Spin and Billboard, worked with Grammy Award-winning producers, written with hit songwriters and toured with platinum acts.

Alan realized that the valuable lessons he learned from playing in bands could be applied to teams in a number of different environments, including the corporate world. His fascination with why certain bands had success and longevity while others fell apart turned him into a student of collaboration and group dynamics which ultimately led him to create Banding People Together, a dynamic musically themed corporate team building event and workshop.

Entrepreneur 2.0 With Cherry Bekaert and Kennesaw State

September 27, 2011 by angishields

EA Spotlight

Entrepreneur 2.0 With Cherry Bekaert and Kennesaw State

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Entrepreneur 2.0 With Cherry Bekaert and Kennesaw State

Entrepreneur 2.0 With Eric Van Otteren and Jaimie Dempsey

September 27, 2011 by angishields

EA Spotlight

Entrepreneur 2.0 With Eric Van Otteren and Jaimie Dempsey

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Entrepreneur 2.0 With Eric Van Otteren and Jaimie Dempsey

Transformational Women Highlights Gail Evans – Best Selling Author and Former EVP CNN

September 26, 2011 by angishields

Transformational Women

Transformational Women Highlights Gail Evans - Best Selling Author and Former EVP CNN

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Gail Evans is a best-selling author, speaker and former EVP at CNN. “Love the Game” – With those words Gail Evans concludes one of the most successful and influential books about women in the workplace “Play Like A Man, Win Like A Woman.” The book was listed on the New York Times, Business Week, and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. “Play Like A Man, Win Like A Woman” has been translated into 21 languages and has been a bestseller around the world. When it comes to the success of women in the workplace, Evans is a leading source. She has appeared on The Today Show and Larry King Live, and has been featured in Business Week, People Magazine, The New York Times and USA Today. .

Evans’ status has been enhanced by her newest book, “She Wins, You Win.” She has spoken and given lectures to many of the world’s leading companies including Johnson & Johnson, GE, Microsoft, JP Morgan , Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, KPMG, Cisco, IBM, Thompson Reuters, Deloitte, Intel , Wal Mart and Textron to name a few. Evans is currently an adjunct professor at Georgia Tech’s School of Management teaching “Gender, Race and Ethnicity in Organizational Behavior.”

Where did Gail Evans learn the business game? In the male-dominated world of television journalism and politics. She began working at CNN at its inception in 1980. By the time she retired in 2001, she was Executive Vice President of the CNN Newsgroup. During that time she was responsible for program and talent development at all of CNN’s domestic networks overseeing national and international talk shows and the Network Guest Bookings Department, which schedules about 25,000 guests each year.

In addition to speaking and teaching, Evans has served on numerous charitable boards including the Radio Television News Directors Foundation, the Society for Women’s Health Research, the Atlanta Girls School, the Ga. State University Law School and the Breman Jewish Heritage Museum. She was also appointed by President Clinton to the Commission on White House Fellows. She is the former chairperson of the Georgia Endowment for the Humanities.

Early in her career, she worked on both House and Senate staffs and at the White House in the Office of the Special Counsel to the President during the Lyndon B. Johnson Administration. During her tenure at the White House she was part of the team that created the 1966 Civil Rights Act and the Presidents Committee on Equal Employment opportunity.

Gail Evans lives in Atlanta and is the mother of three and the grandmother of seven. Website: www.gailevans.net