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Steve Hart, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at Property Management Inc.

May 24, 2023 by rgandley

Franchise Marketing Radio

Steve Hart, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at Property Management Inc.

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When Steve Hart founded PMI in 2008, his vision was to create the nation’s largest residential, commercial, and association management franchise network.

Much of his career prior to PMI was spent riding the ups and downs of the real estate industry in land development, construction, and sales.

Steve came to understand that no matter what the real estate market is doing, the property management sector of the industry remains stable.

With this in mind, he built the PMI model for a consistent revenue-generating property management business which now helps hundreds of property managers realize their dreams of successful business ownership.

Connect with Steve on LinkedIn.

Steve Hart with PMI

April 26, 2021 by angishields

Franchise Marketing Radio

Steve Hart with PMI

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When Steve Hart founded Property Management, Inc. (PMI) in 2008, his vision was to create the nation’s largest residential, commercial, and association management franchise network. Much of his career prior to PMI was spent riding the ups and downs of the real estate industry in land development, construction, and sales.

Steve came to understand that no matter what the real estate market is doing, the property management sector of the industry remains stable.

Connect with Steve on LinkedIn.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

How Steve started Property Management, Inc.
What markets of the industry PMI touches
How PMI’s business model offers a consistent revenue generating business
How the company was able to navigate the turmoil of the 2008 economy and again during the pandemic in 2020
What PMI looks for in a franchise
Plans for growth in 2021

E72 Understanding Design Thinking with Bruce Gay

February 9, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

E72 Understanding Design Thinking with Bruce Gay

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E72 Understanding Design Thinking with Bruce Gay

Are you familiar with Design Thinking? Are you utilizing Design Thinking to run your projects? In this episode we chat with Bruce Gay, Founder of Astrevo to understand the fundamentals and benefits of Design Thinking as well as touching on several other topics.

Bruce is a leader in the PM Industry and is an active community builder. He is a PMI Volunteer with PMI Pittsburgh, leads a Healthcare PMO, teaches part time at Norwich University and started his own firm, Astrevo.

In our discussion Bruce shares that Design Thinking allows groups of people to take time and look at their customers needs to deeply understand a problem and to start to brainstorm and down select solutions to solve those problems. The benefit to using Design Thinking is you get closer to your customer’s needs and pain points to help you identify defects earlier in the process which is less expensive than defects found later in the process.

We also hear Bruce’s perspective on trends in the industry and a few of his favorite books he recently read. We also learn about Bruce’s Project Management Insights monthly list of updates and insights within our industry.

To subscribe to Bruce’s Project Management Insights visit www.brucegay.com/signup.
To learn more about Astrevo visit www.astrevo.com
To connect with Bruce on LinkedIn visit – https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucegay/

Thanks to our sponsor THE PMO SQUAD. Visit www.thepmosquad.com to learn to Empower People to Deliver Results and assist your PMO as you evolve in the new post-COVID business world.

Check out all prior episodes and upcoming guests by visiting www.projectmanagementofficehours.com.

UPMC Enterprises is the commercialization arm of UPMC, a Pittsburgh-based health care provider and insurer. As a healthcare innovation lab, UPMC Enterprises invests in two core areas: translational science (which conducts laboratory-to-human research, applying research to human subjects) and technology solutions to empower both medical professionals and patients. Since 2018, UPMC Enterprises has launched 5 companies, supported 30 internal research projects, and invested in a variety of healthcare-related companies.

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Astrevo was formed out of a desire to share knowledge of practical problem-solving approaches that managers can deploy with their teams to better understand customer needs and achieve success. Astrevo provides training, coaching, and consultation services to help teams focus on what is important: less time managing projects, more time focusing on outcomes and customers.

What makes Astrevo unique? Its 3 key principles:

(1) Experiential Learning – Embracing a growth mindset supported in hands-on learning.
(2) Creativity – Tackling problems from different perspectives and with new techniques.
(3) Collaboration – Working with others to solve hard problems.

Bruce Gay, PMP, helps individuals improve their project management skills, become better leaders, and achieve professional greatness. He has over two-and-a-half decades worth of experience managing large, complex programs and customer relationship across multiple industries. In his current role, Bruce manages a PMO and is responsible for operational and delivery excellence for a 100+ person R&D organization comprised of software engineers, product managers, machine learning and NLP scientists, security experts, and cloud engineers. For the past 15 years, Bruce managed product teams that incorporated UX Design and Design Thinking methodologies into their product development processes.

Bruce’s public speaking experience includes presenting at both regional and international professional conferences such as PMI Global Conference (Chicago, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia) and PMI EMEA Congress in Dublin, Ireland and LearnFest Caribbean in Jamaica. Bruce is an adjunct professor for Norwich University (Northfield, VT) teaching courses in a Project Management certificate program. Bruce creates and delivers educational courses and workshops that help students grow as leaders. Bruce received a Master’s in International Affairs from The George Washington University and has been a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) since 2005.

Currently, Bruce lives in Pittsburgh, PA with his wife, two daughters, and his dog. Bruce is an active volunteer with the PMI Pittsburgh chapter and is their Director of Corporate Sponsorship. Bruce shares his experiences and ideas around Design Thinking and project management on twitter: @brucegay and on his website: www.brucegay.com.

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Project Management Office Hours is intended to provide Project Management professionals a place to drop in and discuss Success Stories, Best Practices, and Lessons Learned. Project Management Consultant Joy Gumz has shared with us, “Operations keep the lights on, strategy provides the light at the end of the tunnel, but project management is the train engine that moves the organization forward.”

Each of us has a unique story to tell, but collectively we share a message that organizations who embrace Project Management Best Practices perform better than those which don’t. Organizations which align Projects to Strategy perform better. Organizations with Engage Executive Sponsors deliver better results. Organizations which measure Project Management performance outperform those which don’t.

During our Project Management Office Hours, we hear directly from Industry leaders how to make an impact in our profession. How we, collectively, will Advance Project Management Best Practices, One Listener at a time!

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Joe Pusz started THE PMO SQUAD to bring real world PMO Leadership experience to the consulting space and to advocate for Project Management through his blog PMOJOE.com. The old saying is “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Following this mindset Joe left Corporate America in 2013 to start THE PMO SQUAD and work with fellow Natural Born Project Managers to advance Project Management Best Practices.

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THE PMO SQUAD focuses exclusively on PMO and Project Management consulting. Corporate America is full of Accidental Project Managers running projects who haven’t been trained to be PMs. To help solve this problem THE PMO SQUAD is on the Leading Edge with PMO As a Service. PMO As a Service allows our clients to focus on their respective core competencies while THE PMO SQUAD delivers Project Management expertise. Contact Joe at 678-591-7868. Follow The PMO Squad on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Where do PMO Leaders go for Information, Learning, Networking and Services? The PMO Leader community has “Everything You Need to Become a Great PMO Leader”. One PMO World, One Community! Learn more about The PMO Leader – www.thepmoleader.com

Franchise Marketing Radio: Steve Hart with Property Management Inc.

January 30, 2020 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Franchise Marketing Radio: Steve Hart with Property Management Inc.

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Steve Hart is CEO and Co-Founder of Property Management Inc. When Steve founded PMI in 2008, his vision was to create the nation’s largest residential, commercial, and association management franchise network. Much of his career prior to PMI was spent riding the ups and downs of the real estate industry in land development, construction, and sales.

Steve came to understand that no matter what the real estate market is doing, the property management sector of the industry remains stable. With this in mind, he built the PMI model for a consistent revenue-generating property management business which now helps hundreds of property managers realize their dreams of successful business ownership.

Follow PMI on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

Steve’s journey to founding Property Management, Inc.
Why this is an attractive investment opportunity for franchisees
Why it is a great opportunity for someone already in the property management or real estate business to convert to become Property Management Inc. franchisee
How franchisees find success through Property Management Inc.’s system, and what makes this system stand out in property management
The process for prospective franchisees looking to join the PMI network

OYS Owner Cerila Gailliard Geeked Out Media Founder Megan Good RFP Success Company CEO Lisa Rehurek and Job Exit Strategist Renee Lamb

April 10, 2019 by Karen

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Phoenix Business Radio

OYS Owner Cerila Gailliard Geeked Out Media Founder Megan Good RFP Success Company CEO Lisa Rehurek and Job Exit Strategist Renee Lamb

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OYS Owner Cerila Gailliard Geeked Out Media Founder Megan Good RFP Success Company CEO Lisa Rehurek and Job Exit Strategist Renee Lamb

Orchestrating Your Success (OYS) helps businesses advance their ambitious project goals through project management to maximize business resources and increase project profitability.

Cerila Gailliard is the owner of Orchestrating Your Success (OYS) LLC. Cerila Gailliard holds a Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification from the Project Management Institute, and Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) through Scrum Alliance as well as Bachelor of Science in Business Information Systems (University of Phoenix).

Cerila resides in Tempe, AZ. In her free time, she volunteers as a Project Coordinator, City of Phoenix and IRS, for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistant Program. She is a Member Ambassador for the Phoenix Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and a Venture Mentor for the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program at Arizona State University.

Connect with Cerila on LinkedIn and follow OYS on Facebook and Twitter.

Geeked Out Media is a website design agency, specializing in helping companies rebrand and take their businesses to the next level. Geeked Out Media owners have built websites that reach page 1 of Google in highly competitive markets against companies with much bigger marketing budgets. They know that with the proper website setup, keyword research, pre-planning, and an ongoing content marketing plan, your website can do the same.

Geeked Out Media is focused on helping you turn your website into an asset that works for you instead of a time and money pit. If you’re ready to get serious about your online presence, they’re ready to take you to the next level!

Megan Good is the founder of Geeked Out Media. She has been building websites and doing graphic design for over 16 years. She worked for a number of years in the Real Estate Development arena – helping with projects from Freeman Farms to Merchant Square in the Chandler & Queen Creek Area.

For over 10 years she worked for a local multi-million dollar event company as their online marketing manager, helping them to reach page 1 of Google. Her passion has always been to help companies grow and her hard work ethics and drive for what she does helps her own company stand out in the industry.

Connect with Megan on LinkedIn and follow Geeked Out Media on Facebook and Instagram.

The RFP Success™ Company helps businesses win more business through RFPs (requests for proposal). Our motto is — Do Better, Win More. Through consulting, training, and support services, The RFP Success™ Company team has helped organizations win over $25 million in business in 2018 alone.

The fearless (and ridiculously fun) founder & CEO of The RFP Success™ Company, Lisa Rehurek, is a seven-time author, national speaker/trainer, and business builder.

Lisa Rehurek shines with her down-to-earth, “get it done” personality. Obsessed with strategies and simplicity, Lisa transforms the most overwhelming tasks into simple, attainable steps that you will be eager to implement in your own business.

Connect with Lisa on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Renee M Lamb, LLC provides high quality training and coaching to professionals and new entrepreneurs who want to start and grow their online business so they can exit their jobs. Their vision is to disrupt and forever change the employee to employer relationship by economically empowering men & women globally through creating successful business owners.

Their mission is: Move Every Client Toward Their Wildest Dream, Help Take The Labels Off Their Mind And Have Them Step Boldly Into Their Entrepreneurial Greatness!!

Renee Lamb has over 15+ years of experience in the corporate world. She has had management roles in HR, international healthcare and project management. But the role she loves the most is Job Exit Strategist for her own company, Renee M. Lamb, LLC.

Renee is not only passionate for (well maybe obsessed) being an advocate for helping professionals to gain freedom and wealth via entrepreneurship. She believes her role is to give them wings so they can soar to greater heights on their entrepreneurship journey. She does this by her coaching programs and courses.

Connect with Renee on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

E18 Eric Wright CEO of Vets2PM Trevor Stasik and Paul Martin from PMI Phoenix

November 7, 2018 by Karen

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E18 Eric Wright CEO of Vets2PM Trevor Stasik and Paul Martin from PMI Phoenix

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E18 Eric Wright CEO of Vets2PM Trevor Stasik and Paul Martin from PMI Phoenix

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, Joe Pusz, PMO Joe has a great discussion with special guests Eric Wright, CEO of Vets2PM and Trevor Stasik VP External Relations and Paul Martin, AVP Military Relations from PMI Phoenix.

As we honor our Veterans this month, we dedicated this episode to Project Management topics for our Veterans. We discussed the Veterans Project Management Mentoring Program offered by THE PMO SQUAD and Vets2PM. In less than a year this Program has over 100 participants across 30 states and continues to grow. To learn more about the Program visit: https://www.thepmosquad.com/veterans- mentoring.html

Eric shared his story which lead to founding Vets2PM and eventually on to building VetStone. Both of these organizations serve our Veterans in the Project Management space offering training, career services, and prep for certifcation. Thank you to Eric for his multiple tours of duty and now for providing tools and services to assist Veterans transitioning into civilian PM careers!

Trevor and Paul are both Veterans as well. Now with their roles within the PMI Phoenix chapter they are leading efforts to give back to our Veterans. Listen to hear Paul discuss the Project Language Learner initiative and plans to launch a Veterans Mentoring Program from the PMI Phoenix Chapter. Trevor shares his experiences in the military and how those activities and skills translate to his role as a BA and PM leading projects for the Make A Wish Foundation.

We honor our Veterans for the service they provided to our country. We get to honor a second time on this show for their service post military career. Eric, Trevor, and Paul are all Veterans who continue to serve, as Project Management Leaders working to assist our Veterans!

Tune in for upcoming shows with Project Management leaders discussing a wide range of current topics and events! Our next show will be November 15th with Dr Harold Kerzner and Belinda Goodrich.

The Military Outreach team at the Phoenix PMI Chapter does an amazing job of connecting with local veterans. For them, it’s not just about helping our military find jobs, it’s about building lives and guiding careers. Most recently they held Project Language Learner workshops for transitioning military at the Luke Air Force Base, guiding them in the art of writing resumes and engaging in job interviews. You may also see them participating in other events ranging from job fairs to golf fundraisers.

This is the 40th anniversary for the Phoenix PMI Chapter and the year has been highlighted by a great series of speakers and educational opportunities including James Snyder, Harold Kerzner, Dr James Brown, and Steven Fullmer. The Chapter conducts dinner meetings every other month and has numerous breakfast meetings and social events.

Trevor Stasik was recently elected as the VP of External Relations for PMI Phoenix for the 2019-2020 term. He is currently a Project Manager & Business Analyst with Make-A-Wish America, but has experience from his past life in records management, retirements, and financial services.

Trevor was a petty officer in the Navy back in the early 2000s.

Paul Martin is the AVP of Military Affairs at PMI Phoenix. He is a Specialist Section Chief with the US Air Force Reserves. Paul is building Project Management assistance programs and training for transitioning military, and can be frequently found at PMI Phoenix Chapter events. He is passionate about helping the veteran community expand their professional network, work toward a PM certification, and find employment.

Both Paul and Trevor are studying to pass the PMP Exam in the coming months.

Follow Phoenix PMI on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

Vets2PM is a professional services company specializing in helping Military Veterans become Project Managers, which helps Corporate America transform its Veteran Hiring and Lean Initiatives from slogans into robust, legitimate, high-impact programs by employing this Nation’s highly-trained, highly-quali ed, highly-productive, deeply experienced Military Veteran Project Professionals

Since its inception 1 January 2015, Vets2PM, LLC has placed 341 experienced, credentialed military- turned-civilian project management professionals into 282 companies with average starting salaries of $90K, creating $30+M in economic activity, and all of them are still on the job!

Eric Wright is a decorated 2-Service, 2-Era Military Veteran; Serial Founder of 3 companies; an experienced, credentialed project manager and PMI-Chapter recognized mentor; an “entertaining” instructor/public speaker on project management, deep learning and the military and professional transition, PMI’s PMP® and CAPM® exams, Vetrepreneurship, and project manager and career development. He helps Military Veterans change their lives profoundly through project management, entrepreneurship, and AI using inspiration, translation, training, and placement.

Connect with Eric on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

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E11 Fabrice Allibert from Talaia and Tom Stokes from Workday

July 23, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

E11 Fabrice Allibert from Talaia and Tom Stokes from Workday

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In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, Joe Pusz, PMO Joe has a great discussion with special guests Fabrice Allibert from Talaia OpenPPM and Tom Stokes from Workday. We are also excited to officially announce the partnership between Talaia OpenPPM and THE PMO SQUAD! As the US Partner for Talaia, THE PMO SQUAD will be assisting in the Sales process to US prospects as well as supporting Talaia’s US clients with Professional Services.

Joe begins the show discussing the July Phoenix PMI Chapter dinner meeting and the presentation from Special Guest Steven Fullmer. Mr. Fullmer lead an entertaining and thought provoking discussion on how our brain works and what causes “Funnels and Logjams” with our thinking. This is great topic for Project Managers to help us better understand how our teams can be utilized more efficiently.

Joe kicks off the Project Management discussion with Fabrice learning more about the Talaia OpenPPM solution and how it differs from other products currently on the market. Talaia OpenPPM is the first PPM tool built according to the PMBOK standard. We also learn Talaia is a mid-tier solution not competing with Enterprise class tools such as Planview and Clarity or Task Management tools such as Asana and Trello. Fabrice responded to a tweet regarding AI in the PPM space. Tom offers many years of perspective and experience working for several leading organizations. He shared with us his key personality traits of a Project Manager. Tom responded also provided a response to a listener tweet asking about Soft skills vs Technical skills. We engaged in a great discussion on debate of Waterfall vs Agile, with some new responses compared to what we’ve heard on previous shows. There are many more topics discussed in this fast moving one hour show!

Thank you to our Sponsors, TALAIA and THE PMO SQUAD. TALAIA is a European based PPM Software solution provider which is entering the US market. To sign up for a free 30-day trial and learn more about this PMBOK aligned solution visit – http://en.talaia-openppm.com

Fabrice Allibert, graduated in Business Administration by the University of Jonköping (Sweden). More than 15 years working on IT companies. Started to work as a Service Manager in Packard Bell, than as Service and Support Director in NEC Computers International managing partner alliances and services for the EMEA and LATAM region. In 2007, started to work for SM2 Software and Services Management where he is in charge of business development. In 2012, Fabrice initiated the new TALAIA OpenPPM Business line and is currently the director of the division in charge of the overall business management.

TALAIA OpenPPM is a 6 years old solution. TALAIA started in 2012 and is today present in more than 15 countries. TALAIA is a business line of the company SM2 Software and Service Management. SM2 is a 120 person company established more than 20 years ago. SM2 provides end to end solutions delivering projects and Consulting services, integration systems, outsourcing services, software products; helping to empower its customers with the latest IT Technology.

Follow TALAIA on Twitter, Linkedin and Facebook.

Tom Stokes is the Release Manager with Workday. Tom has an engineering background, coupled with experience in testing and process implementation. As a Project Manager since 2005, he lived through the evolution from CMM waterfall to today’s Agile methods. Being very philosophical, Tom simply looks for the best methods to suit the current business context. Outside work, Tom is an competitive formation skydiver and curler.

Connect more with Tom on Linkedin and Facebook.

Workday is a cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) product providing a single system for Finance and HR. With updates every Friday and major releases twice a year, “the power of one” means every Workday customer is running the same version. A 98% customer satisfaction and 30% revenue growth shows that Workday is in the right place at the right time.

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E2 Lynda Stanton from WebPT and John Sievila from Cancer Treatment Centers of America

March 1, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

E2 Lynda Stanton from WebPT and John Sievila from Cancer Treatment Centers of America

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E2 Lynda Stanton from WebPT and John Sievila from Cancer Treatment Centers of America

John Sievila is PMO Project Director for Cancer Treatment Centers of America. John is a graduate of University of North Dakota with a BSEE. As an accomplished Technology professional with extensive PMO experience in large-scale projects including Healthcare (PACS, HIS, RIS, etc.), John has successfully led large scale PMO driven projects and programs, including Professional Services organizations throughout his career. Expert at developing and aligning corporate strategies with operating processes, organizational structures and IT, John has built development models and project delivery methodologies for large scales projects including PACS, CRM and data warehousing.

John’s career highlights include 3M Healthcare implemented PACS projects for USC University Hospital, Baylor Medical Center, University of Washington, and Blodgett Medical Center. Supported RSNA and trade-shows in Singapore and Japan. While at Imation (3M Spinoff) John led the team (Project Director) for CRM selection (RFP, RFQ) and Deployment. Negotiated license fees. Acted as IT liaison to (5) business units. Moving to Eloyalty (Formerly Bentley Group) performed logistics technology selection (RFP/RFQ) for GE Medical Systems. Project Director (CRM deployment) for RCN, Frontier Telecommunications, Century Link, and Agilent (HP Medical devices). While at Braun Consulting John was the Program Manager for DirecTV which included technology selection and deployment for CRM and data warehousing solution.

John enjoys a good round of golf and working with K9 rescue groups.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-sievila-72133/

About CTCA: https://www.linkedin.com/company/20260/

Lynda Stanton began her career as a business analyst working on financial systems at Phoenix-based Apollo Education Group. After enjoying varied experience at Apollo, which included internal audit and playing a key role on a PMO for a $13M business transformation project, she moved into the consulting world. As an advisory consultant at PwC, Lynda led efforts to develop an adoption dashboard for a large cloud application implementation and ran the PMO for a $10M+ trade promotion system transformation.

Feeling it was time for a new challenge, Lynda began working in the newly established PMO for Phoenix-based software company, WebPT. Over the last year, Lynda has worked with WebPT leadership to create the PMO function as well as manage internal projects including obtaining a security certification and the efforts to integrate a new acquisition.

Lynda lives in Scottsdale with her husband, 2 dogs and a cat. She spends her free time doing yoga and volunteering for the Arizona Animal Welfare League where she is also a member of The League, AAWL’s Young Professionals Council.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndastanton/

About WebPT: https://www.linkedin.com/company/webpt/

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What Can YOU Learn from an Executive MBA Program?

May 14, 2013 by angishields

Global Leader Radio

What Can YOU Learn from an Executive MBA Program?

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We discuss how executives can gain a personal & professional advantage by learning to combine business acumen with interpersonal skills in this edition of Global Leader Radio!™ Mark Kill and Keric Shanahan joined host Alvin C. Miles to discuss the practical value of an Executive MBA education.

Here are seven takeaways from our discussion:

Forgo technology for a personal touch.
Be conscious of timeliness & cultural differences in interactions with others.
Feedback is a gift!
Give back and stay connected.
Nurture your network!
Notify your support system before classes begin.
Document personal growth throughout the program & use this to your advantage.

Listen in as Mark and Keric describe the value proposition of an Executive MBA Program. Add these insights to your leadership toolkit to help increase YOUR influence. Leadership IS a conversation!

Mark Kill/ Chief Operating Officer, Cooper Carry

Under Mark Kill’s leadership, Cooper Carry continues to enhance its ability to deliver creative project solutions with exceptional professional service. Prior to joining Cooper Carry, Mark was a Partner at THW Design where he specialized in commercial, hospitality, senior-living, and transportation projects. Notable senior living projects under his direction include Lenbrook’s Expansion and Renovation in Atlanta, Georgia and Lanier Village Estates in Gainesville, Georgia. His area of expertise is in Team-oriented project programming, documentation, coordination, delivery and management. While with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in Chicago, he worked on temporary assignment on the King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Prior to SOM, Mark worked at The H.K. Ferguson Company in Cleveland, Ohio. His international experience includes various project assignments in Western Europe and Saudi Arabia.

Mark received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from The Ohio State University in 1977. He also earned a Master of Business Administration in 2009 from Kennesaw State University’s Executive MBA Program. Mark earned his Certified Aging Services Professional (CASP) credentials in conjunction with Leading Age. The coursework consisted of three core modules centered on senior living community administration, management and aging residents and physical and financial environmental management. The CASP certification requires biennial continuing education. Mark is also a Construction Specifications Institute Construction Documents Technologist Certificate holder and a U.S. Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professional. He is an active member of the American Institute of Architects where he served on the Board of Directors and was the State Coordinator for the Intern Development Program for seven years. Mark also serves as a Team Coach for Coles’ Executive MBA Program and is the Vice-Chair Elect for Lenbrook’s Board of Directors.

Prior to Cooper Carry, Mark joined THW Design in 1991 as a Managing Architect for Delta Air Lines’ Terminal Expansion in Cincinnati and named an Associate in 1996 and a Partner in 1999. Before joining THW, he worked as a Project Architect for COOPER CARRY, Atlanta (1986-1991), as Technical Coordinator, Architectural Staff and Intern Architect for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chicago (1978-1986) and as an Intern Architect at The H.K. Ferguson Company, Cleveland Ohio (1977-1978). Mark’s focuses were predominantly large-scale office, hotel and mixed-use developments.

Mark is married with three children and he enjoys outdoor activities with his family including gardening, camping, hiking and jogging. He also finds collegiate team sports and music exciting.

Contact Mark: (404) 237-2000, markkill@coopercarry.com

Keric Shanahan/ Director of Global PMO, Experis

In his current role, Keric’s organization provides professional services in IT, Engineering, Accounting, and Finance to a variety of international and domestic clients.

Keric’s career path spans from being an entrepreneur to working 18 years for a Fortune 10 company. He considers his core competence to be “a bridge builder” and he has a strong customer experience background that blends well with his business acumen. His career experiences and academic background allows him to be successful in bridging the gap between client needs and the needs of the business.

Keric received his undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University where he majored in Economics and French. In 2003, he completed his graduate studies at Kennesaw State University’s Executive MBA Program.

Contact Keric: (678) 230-3762, keric.shanahan@experis.com

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