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Dawn Gartin with Manhattan Associates

October 23, 2013 by angishields

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Dawn Gartin with Manhattan Associates

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Dawn Gartin/Manhattan Associates

Dawn Gartin is Collaboration Manager for Manhattan Associates. Dawn encourages and develops communities by advancing communication and collaboration. She contributes to customer results by proactively introducing ideas to leverage working “out loud.” Her passion for social started with LinkedIn and has grown to include Facebook, Twitter, and her now fave: the Enterprise Social Network, Yammer. When she isn’t helping others with their community efforts, she enjoys playing tennis and driving her Miata with the top down.

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Steven Sharp with Cbeyond

September 18, 2013 by angishields

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Steven Sharp with Cbeyond

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Trellis Usher, founder of the T.R. Ellis Group, is our guest host for today’s program.

Steven Sharp/Cbeyond

Steven Sharp is a Learning & Development/Instructional Design Leader with Cbeyond. Steven is a strategic leader with over 15 years of L&D, classroom facilitation, and ISD experience. He works as a strategic advisor, tactical implementer, and subject matter expert to internal company clients and team members. Steven develops learning programs initiatives, identifies key metrics and deliverables, and engages cross-functional stakeholders to ensure consistent program deployment. He is experienced in consulting and in-house training program delivery.

Countless web articles exist for individuals transitioning from Corporate America into an entrepreneur career. They detail things that are different from working in Corporate America when you work for yourself and especially if you have employees. Today’s show details what it is like going from an entrepreneurial business model to Corporate America.

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Scott Schade with Equifax

August 21, 2013 by angishields

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Scott Schade with Equifax

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Scott Schade/Equifax

Scott Schade joined Equifax, Inc. in 2006 where he is a Learning Consultant. In this role, Scott develops and delivers internal learning solutions. Scott has over 26 years of experience designing and delivering technical, customer service, process, and safety training programs for multiple industries including manufacturing, financial, and nonprofit.

Prior to joining Equifax, Scott held positions in nonprofit leadership, and various positions in project management and training with Alcoa. Scott has been developing and delivering webinars as portions of learning solutions for over 13 years, with a focus on software training for end-users.

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Jim Kirkpatrick with Kirkpatrick Partners, Jack Phillips with ROI Institute and Melanie Hudson with EBS Healthcare

August 7, 2013 by angishields

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Jim Kirkpatrick with Kirkpatrick Partners, Jack Phillips with ROI Institute and Melanie Hudson with EBS Healthcare

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Jim Kirkpatrick/Kirkpatrick Partners

Jim Kirkpatrick, PhD, is a Senior Consultant for Kirkpatrick Partners. Jim’s major area of expertise is the Kirkpatrick Business Partnership Model. Jim consults for Fortune 500 companies around the world including Harley-Davidson, Booz Allen Hamilton, L’Oreal, Clarian, Ingersoll Rand, Honda, the Royal Air Force and GE Healthcare. Jim is a masterful facilitator and conducts workshops and keynote presentations around the world on the Kirkpatrick Model and business partnership. Since 1995, Jim has developed and managed a career development center, worked on senior strategic planning teams, and consulted with organizations all across the world in topics of evaluation, team building, coaching and leadership, and conducted executive coaching. Jim has co-written three books with his father, Don Kirkpatrick, the creator of the Kirkpatrick Model. He has written three books with his wife, Wendy: Kirkpatrick Then and Now, Training On Trial and The Brunei Window Washer: Bringing Business Partnership to Life.

Jack Phillips, Ph.D/ROI Institute

Dr. Jack J. Phillips is Chairman of the ROI Institute, the leading provider of services for measurement, evaluation, metrics, and analytics. A world-renowned expert on measurement and evaluation, Phillips provides consulting services for over half of the Fortune 100 companies and workshops for major conference providers worldwide. Author of the first book on training evaluation in the USA, Phillips has authored or edited more than 75 books. He is the developer of the ROI Methodology, the most used evaluation system in the world. His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Businessweek, Fortune, and on CNN.

Melanie Hudson/EBS Healthcare

Melanie is a nationally recognized award-winning expert in the areas of human communication, leadership development and human performance improvement with broad range of experience including education, healthcare and hospitality industries. She created and developed the “CORE Model,” a highly successful coaching tool for improving human performance. This evidence-supported model is based on adult learning theory and utilizes collaboration and critical thinking to promote engagement, increase productivity and improve quality of performance.

Melanie is a certified Speech-Language Pathologist and a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and a former President of the Georgia Speech-Language Hearing Association. She received her undergraduate degree from James Madison University, and completed her graduate studies at George Washington University. She is the National Director of EBS Healthcare, and also served as an adjunct faculty member at Georgia State University. She recently published the 4th edition of “Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.” Melanie is a frequent invited speaker on the topics of human performance improvement, interpersonal communication skills and leadership development.

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Atlanta Conference and Expo 2013

July 31, 2013 by angishields

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Atlanta Conference and Expo 2013

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Today’s guests talk with David Adelman from TrainingPros about the upcoming Greater Atlanta Chapter of ASTD’s Atlanta Conference and Expo 2013. The theme for this year’s ACE is “Learning and Development (L&D) as a Value Creator.” The conference is an opportunity for participants to address two key questions about their Learning and Development function and/or solutions: Are your L&D solutions creating value?; and How do you know?

Brent Darnell/Brent Darnell International

Brent Darnell, a mechanical engineer and a graduate of Georgia Tech, is a leading authority on emotional intelligence and a pioneer in its use in the construction industry. Since 2000, Brent has helped to improve the social competence and leadership skills of thousands of people in over 70 companies in more than 20 countries around the world. He is an adjunct professor at Auburn and Penn State, teaching emotional intelligence to their technical students. His book, The People Profit Connection, written specifically for the construction industry, has garnered rave reviews, and his Tough Guy series of books has been instrumental in teaching technical people to improve their soft skills. He was recently named one of the Top 25 Newsmakers for 2012 by Engineering News Record for his ability to transform alpha males into high performing leaders. He believes in a holistic approach to personal development, creating fundamental and lasting change. He practices yoga, is an avid reader and lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife, Andrea Robbins.

Karen Sue Mitchal/McGhee Productivity Solutions

Karen Mitchal joined McGhee Productivity Solutions (MPS) in 2008 after spending 20+ years as a sales executive at Pepsi-Cola. During her tenure, she successfully led and developed teams in account development and new business acquisition in the healthcare, restaurant, education, non-traditional retail, and convenience store channels. She is based in Atlanta, GA and is responsible for the Greater Southeast territory. Karen brings with her a wealth of knowledge around goal setting, strategy implementation and team leadership and development. Her experience in the corporate world provides her with a unique perspective of the productivity obstacles that executives face.

As an MPS consultant, she helps groups and individuals “Take Back Their Lives” by using the proprietary processes and technology that MPS provides. She works in group or individual settings to encourage executives to make the most of their time to achieve their professional and personal goals.

“It’s not about getting things done, it’s about getting the right things done.”

Dave Basarab/Dave Basarab Consulting

Predictive Evaluation is the first and only training evaluation approach that adds the element of prediction. Using the Predictive Evaluation Model developed by Dave Basarab, trainers and business leaders can successfully predict training’s results, value, intention, adoption and impact, allowing them to make smarter, more strategic training and evaluation investments.

The Predictive Evaluation Model is a practical step-by-step training evaluation process that begins where most other evaluations stop. It’s unique because it: Adds the element of prediction to training evaluations, and is the first training evaluation model to do so. Requires student participation, making employees feel invested and engaged throughout the process. Provides recommendations for continuous improvement. Predicts the quantifiable impact of training to forecast training investments, results, and ROI. Can be used with existing or new courses and works equally well with classroom-based training, on-the-job training, on-line learning, workshops, etc. Is appropriate for content across all industries and departments. Is suitable for staff at all levels.

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Trellis Usher with Greater Atlanta Chapter of ASTD

July 24, 2013 by angishields

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Trellis Usher with Greater Atlanta Chapter of ASTD

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Trellis Usher/T.R. Ellis Group

Trellis Usher is an Atlanta learning professional who has worked in the field for over 17 years. She has been involved with ASTD for over a decade, both as a volunteer and volunteer leader. She is the current Director of Chapter Programs for Greater Atlanta ASTD which is the largest local chapter in the nation. In that role, she and a team of volunteers are responsible for planning and executing chapter meetings and the annual ACE Conference. After a corporate career working for companies like Georgia-Pacific, McKesson, and The Coca-Cola Company, Trellis founded T.R. Ellis Group which is a human capital development consultancy. In her role as Managing Consultant, she still gets to work with great organizations to help build individual and organizational capabilities.

Each year, the Greater Atlanta Chapter of ASTD holds a large conference with national speakers to provide Atlanta learning professionals with the opportunity to network, gain new skills, and meet thought leaders without the expense of travel to national conferences. This year’s event, scheduled for Tuesday, August 13, 2013, is focused on Learning and Development as a Value Creator. In addition to 12 smaller sessions, the chapter has brought in Dr. Jack Phillips and Dr. Jim Kirkpatrick to speak.

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Ken Robbins with Response Mine Interactive, Steve Kapaun with TrainingPros, Perry Bell with Solar Energy USA and Brian Simon with Unishippers

July 11, 2013 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Ken Robbins with Response Mine Interactive, Steve Kapaun with TrainingPros, Perry Bell with Solar Energy USA and Brian Simon with Unishippers

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Ken Robbins/Response Mine Interactive (RMI)

Ken Robbins is the founder and president of Response Mine Interactive (RMI), an award-winning digital agency that helps clients acquire more customers using direct response digital marketing. RMI was founded in 2001 with the goal of taking hard-core direct response techniques and media optimization to Internet marketing.

For the past decade, Ken and his team have generated billions of dollars in revenue for leading brands in the B2B, healthcare, travel and home services channels. RMI is also a leader in acquiring boomers and seniors for clients. Some of the companies his agency has worked with include The Home Depot, Rooms To Go, Carter’s/Osh Kosh B’gosh, Liberty Medical, The Scooter Store, Education First Educational Tours, Maid Brigade, Terminix and formerly Staples, Travelzoo and Hallmark.

With more than 26 years of combined sales and marketing experience, Ken is a well-respected marketing guru and business strategist who has spoken at a variety of tradeshows, conferences and events.

Ken is also a sought-after marketing resource for a variety of leading industry publications. He is a contributor to the book, The Digital Media Innovation Playbook, that hit shelves in August 2011 and was featured on the cover of USA Today’s Money Section in the first article written using only Twitter. He was also quoted in the 2009 book, Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business and is a guest marketing and business lecturer at Emory University and The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Steve Kapaun/TrainingPros

Steve Kapaun is the Founder and President of TrainingPros. They specialize in providing learning and development consulting talent to companies when they do not have the internal expertise or capacity to design, develop and deliver training solutions that improve the performance of their employees, the organization and the business. TrainingPros unique serves local markets through local relationship managers who are, themselves, learning and development practitioners having spent 15 – 20 years in the L&D industry managing the design, development and delivery of L&D programs.

Perry Bell/Solar Energy USA

Perry Bell is President and CEO of Atlanta-based Solar Energy USA. His previous career saw him as Co-President of one of the nation’s largest replacement window companies. Recognizing an opportunity in home energy efficiency and savings via the popular ENERGY STAR window offering, Perry made a transition and started an energy focused company. Now, as the head of two energy related companies, Perry is taking the experiences learned in the home improvement world and radically changing the way home and business owners look at paying for power. Solar Energy USA, his first renewable energy venture, is a national provider of Affordable Solar Solutions and the largest residential solar company in Georgia. Net Zero USA, the most recent undertaking, exists to help others understand how energy reduction and energy production can have dramatic effects on a power bill. The term “net zero” refers to a home or building that has zero net energy consumption, or produces 100% of its own energy needs, and Net Zero USA is showing the world how great it is to be energy independent.

Brian Simon/Unishippers

Consultant Appreciation Month at TrainingPros

July 3, 2013 by angishields

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Consultant Appreciation Month at TrainingPros

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June 2013 was Consultant Appreciation Month at TrainingPros. Every year TrainingPros sets aside one month to provide extra service to their consultants in appreciation for the fabulous work they do. As a capstone event for Consultant Appreciation Month, TrainingPros has invited Megan Powell and Dustin Bolton to join us on the radio.

Chris Whitaker with Aptean

June 12, 2013 by angishields

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Chris Whitaker with Aptean

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Chris Whitaker/Aptean

Chris Whitaker has 15+ years of success in L&D, with an emphasis on sales performance improvement. He’s played both roles successfully, sales consultant and sales development professional. He’s worked with leading organizations like AchieveGlobal, PDI Ninth House, and Rollins. He is currently the Director of Training & Development at Aptean, a software company specializing in ERP, CRM and SCM solutions.

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