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Thought Leaders - Talk BusinessLuis Gonzales Speaks on Building Trust with Remote Teams with Debbie FliehmanLuis Gonzales is a communications consultant, coach, and trainer with more than 25 years of experience helping improve business outcomes for organizations. He has successfully driven learning initiatives by incorporating effective communication, cross-cultural communication, customer satisfaction and soft-skills training. Luis works closely with CEOs, leaders, and individuals to positively impact business outcomes through effective communication in global, multicultural, and remote work team settings. Luis has lived and worked in India, Mexico, and Brazil.He is a keynote speaker and a member of the Association for Talent Development (ATD), Association...2020-12-1723 minThought Leaders - Talk BusinessDonna Smith Bellinger, Speaker, Author and Coach, Shares Strategies for Increasing Revenues in an Interview with Debbie FliehmanDonna Smith Bellinger is an internationally known speaker, author and award-winning business coach whose corporate experience in sales, leadership and business development enables her to create and implement strategies that ELEVATE her clients' revenues.Known for her professional and experience-based insights, Donna is a master at communications and helping her clients create sustainable revenue. She takes pride in helping them become the leaders in their businesses and achieve success in their careers. Seen on television, heard on radio and recognized by numerous national publications, her mission is to impact more than just the client's bottom-line....2020-12-1426 minThought Leaders - Talk BusinessCatherine Johns, Communication Consultant and Speaker, Talks About Her 5P Approach to Magnetic Introductions with Debbie FliehmanThe Catherine Johns 5P Approach to Magnetic IntroductionsHave you ever walked away from a networking group knowing you didn't make the connections you'd hoped for? Do you ever wonder if people know - or care - what you can do for them? Have you ever wished you knew what to say in a real or virtual networking event? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this podcast's episode if for you. Catherine Johns, communication consultant and speaker, shows executives and entrepreneurs...2020-11-1700 minThought Leaders - Talk BusinessSteve Bellinger, Science Fiction Author, Speaks with Debbie Fliehman About Fake NewsSteve Bellinger's first novel, The Chronocar: An Urban Adventure in Time, won the 2018 Best Indie Book Award for Science Fiction; the 2019 Independent Author Network's Outstanding Science Fiction Award; and the 2019 Reader's Favorite Gold Medal Award for Young Adult Science Fiction. It was the Black Science Fiction Society's Book of the Month, The Black Authors Association Pick of the Week, and is part of the University Archives of Steve's Alma Mater, the Illinois Institute of Technology.Steve's latest novel, Time Waits for No One: The Chronocar Chronicles, is the follow-up to The...2020-11-1100 minThought Leaders - Talk BusinessBob Mobley, Senior Executive Leadership Coach with a Razor-Sharp Mind, and Past Yale All-American Football Player, Speaks with Debbie Fliehman About the Power of Pause in Conversational LanguageBob Mobley, a senior executive coach, and a mentor, has been described as having a razor-sharp mind and a deep curiosity about people. His highly successful one-on-one and group coaching programs are based upon his thirty years of mentorship and coaching with Senior Executives around the world. Raised and educated on the east coast, Bob found wonderful mentors and teachers at Deerfield, Yale, and Columbia; people who inspired him to be himself and encouraged his love of learning. His fascination for exploring what makes people tick has resulted in a unique and refined gift for helping...2020-10-1900 minThought Leaders - Talk BusinessMike Whisman, Business Executive Experienced in Operational Improvement in Military and Manufacturing, Speaks with Debbie Fliehman About Striving for World-Class LeadershipMike Whisman is a business executive with 40+ years of progressive experience in Fortune 500 manufacturing operations and quality leadership in military, medical device, and pharmaceutical industries. Mike has held high levels of responsibilities in multi-functional, multi-plant, and multi-divisional arenas. He offers an extensive background in device and biologic manufacturing, Total Quality Management, operational excellence, supplier performance improvement, and assessment using the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and Shingo Prize Criteria. He has helped companies improve performance to world-class levels.In this episode, Mike addresses factors an organization needs to consider when striving for world-class leadership. These include acknowledging...2020-10-1600 minThought Leaders - Talk BusinessExecutive Black Belt, Greg Hohner, Speaks with Debbie Fliehman About the Integration of Lean Six Sigma Into an OrganizationGreg Hohner is an Executive Black Belt with more than 35 years of experience working in business and quality, including lean six sigma. His role has been to drive the programs and projects necessary to integrate continuous improvement strategies, tools, techniques, and methodologies throughout the business. As the voice of quality improvement for many organizations, Greg has been at the forefront of building cultures of excellence. His experience includes more than seven years in the benefits outsourcing industry with Aon Hewitt and Xerox.For more than 25 years, Greg has worked for a variety of Fortune 500 companies and Big...2020-10-1500 minThought Leaders - Talk BusinessNicole Wolter, CEO of HM Manufacturing, Speaks with Podcast Host Debbie Fliehman About Her Strategies to Position Her Company as a Leader in the Power Transmission Components IndustryNicole Wolter is the president and CEO of HM Manufacturing, a U.S. based company that manufactures gears, timing belt pulleys, splines, shafts, chain sprockets, sheaves, and related parts for power transmission and precision mechanical components. The company offers custom assembly services and engineering support from its 10,000 square foot facility located in Wauconda, Illinois. Industries served include pharmaceutical, aerospace, marine, medical, packaging, food and beverage processing, and automotive.Nicole has a background in engineering and finance and joined HM in 2009. She worked in a variety of departments and was promoted in 2015 to Vice President of Operations. with...2020-09-2330 minThought Leaders - Talk BusinessMatthew Ferraro, Award Winning Composer, Speaks on Igniting Creativity from Within in Interview with Podcast Host, Debbie FliehmanIgniting Creativity from WithinMatthew Ferraro has composed, arranged and orchestrated music for everything from Academy Award-winning films The Insider, The Incredibles, Emmy Winning TV shows Futurama, Dune, Olive the Other Reindeer, The Muppets and video game titles including Spiderman, X-Men, Medal of Honor, You Don’t Know Jack, to BBC and ITV television and radio productions, as well as hundreds of commercials including Gatorade, VISA, and McDonald’s among others. His music is licensed worldwide.Ferraro has composed for, arranged, and performed with Grammy Winning Artists: Buddy Guy, Erica Campbell, Seu Jorge, Hugh Mase...2020-08-0430 minThought Leaders - Talk BusinessBob Mobley, Senior Executive Coach and Mentor, Speaks with Podcast Host, Debbie Fliehman, on the Subject of Character Development and the Role It Plays in LeadershipCharacter Development and the Role It Plays in LeadershipBob Mobley has coached thousands of individuals over the years and has helped them build trust with their teams, and to excel on their own personal and professional leadership journey. Bob has developed, tested, and perfected several successful methodologies for working with people. Your Character Counts helps clients increase situational awareness and clearly project through behaviors, attitudes, and communication skills the characteristics of successful leadership. Ten Commandments for Successful Leaders help senior executives develop a vision for work that...2020-08-0419 minThought Leaders - Talk BusinessKristin Atlas, Senior Director of Sales for Live Nation Special Events, is Interviewed by Host, Debbie Fliehman, on Responsible EventsKristin Atlas, Senior Director of Sales for Live Nation Special Events, is based out of the House of Blues in Chicago and also oversees events at Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom. Interviewed by podcast host, Debbie Fliehman, Kristin talks about Responsible Events. Live Nation Special Events has 150+ venues nationwide. Health and safety is the top priority with extra precautions and protocols put into place to create a safe environment. There are 5 new event types available to host meetings and private events. Artist bookings and event enhancements offer unique and immersive experiences.The House of Blues...2020-07-3113 minThought Leaders - Talk BusinessMike Whisman, Business Executive Experienced in Operational Improvements in Military and Manufacturing, Interviewed by Debbie Fliehman About the Quality Leadership ProcessMike Whisman is a business executive with 40+ years of progressive experience in Fortune 500 manufacturing operations and quality leadership in the military, medical device, and pharmaceutical industries. Mike has held high levels of responsibilities in multi-functional, multi-plant, and multi-divisional arenas. He offers an extensive background in manufacturing, Total Quality Management, operational excellence, supplier performance improvement, and assessment using the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and Shingo Prize Criteria. He has helped companies improve performance to world-class levels. Following is a brief of the first question of the interview. For more details, listen to the podcast.Debbie:...2020-06-2238 minThought Leaders - Talk BusinessDonna Ritson, President of DDR Communications, Interviewed by Debbie Fliehman Speaks on Direct Response MethodologyDonna Ritson, President of DDR Communications, founded the company over 30 years ago. DDR's business is based on a direct response methodology that delivers market research, business development, strategic alliance, and actionable market intelligence for companies in virtually every B2B industry. DDR has been a business partner with hundreds of companies over the years reporting on the trends that give decision makers a deeper insight into key market trends. DDR's experience is backed by over 45 years in Marketing Communications.Following is a brief of her interview. For detailed information, listen to the podcast.Debbie2020-06-2119 minThought Leaders - Talk BusinessRyan Ripley, Principal, TMR Consulting, Interviewed by Debbie Fliehman Regarding Enterprise TransformationRyan Ripley is a lifelong manufacturing executive with a history of driving results. He has served in multiple capacities since beginning his manufacturing career as an engineering intern in 1995. In early 2020, he founded his own firm, TMR Consulting, LLC. Work in engineering, production, operations management and innovation paved the way to Ryan's most recent executive role, Vice President of Business Transformation at the MacLean-Fogg Company. With roots in the Midwest and an international perspective on business, Ryan is passionate about the power and importance of the global manufacturing base. This passion is reflected in Ryan's work in Lean manufacturing...2020-06-2018 minThought Leaders - Talk BusinessSummer Thompson, E&M Design Solutions, Interviewed Regarding Audit Prep - Performing a Gap AnalysisSummer Thomson is the Manager of Business Process and Senior Project Manager for E&M Design Solutions. She is a business consultant, technical writer, industrial services compliance expert, trainer, speaker and operations startup manager. In 2019, Summer was invited to join the NSBA economic development and small business technology counsels. She comes from a business management and production planning background and has been with EMDS for over seven years.E&M Design Solutions is the brainchild of Cheryl Lyttle who started the company 11 years ago when the manufacturing plant she worked for closed the facility. EMDS...2020-06-1813 minThought Leaders - Talk BusinessDebbie Fliehman, Host of Thought Leaders Talk Business, Speaks on Proven Steps to Communicate with IntentionDebbie Fliehman, host of Thought Leaders Talk Business, speaks on proven steps to communicate with intention. Debbie is the president of Creative Technical Resources, Inc. a marketing communication, advertising and sales promotion agency. For over 30 years, her agency has worked on thousands of projects with hundreds of clients ranging from small to large divisions of Fortune 100 corporations. She is the author of Make Success Happen - Seven Steps to Developing a Marketing Plan. This book was designed to help you become a game changing marketer.Have you ever felt as though your marketing efforts to...2020-06-1804 minThought Leaders - Talk BusinessSteve Garchow, President at Foresight Business Consulting, Interviewed Regarding His Proven Approaches to "Market Differentiation" to Help Organizations' Messages Stand Out from Their CompetitionSteve Garchow is President at Foresight Business Consulting, a Chicago-based marketing firm. Steve is obsessed with making a difference in the way companies market their products and services. He believes any company can improve financial performance by implementing impactful marketing programs. Steve started as a market researcher, eventually building his career to assume the role of Vice President, Global Marketing for a $700 million division of a Fortune 300 company. After stints as a senior manager of two start-ups, Steve launched his consulting company and today has a proven track record helping companies improve marketing and financial performance...2020-06-1815 minThought Leaders - Talk BusinessKaren Morgan, President of Morgan Search International, Interviewed on the Impact Covid-19 Is Having on Employers and CandidatesKaren Morgan, President of Morgan Search International, is a thought-leader in talent acquisition and development across the United States and globally. Morgan Search specializes in the placement of marketing insights talent, working closely with companies to build successful, long-term teams. Their expertise spans qualitative and quantitative research, marketing sciences, strategy, planning and innovation, partnering closely with industry leaders such as American Express, Coca-Cola, Ford, Edelman, Intel, JPMorganChase, Kimberly-Clark, KPMG, Microsoft and Netflix as well as start-ups and research agencies. Following is a brief of the content in this podcast.Debbie:2020-06-1814 minThought Leaders - Talk BusinessWelcome Episode - Thought Leaders Talk Business with Host, Debbie FliehmanWelcome to the first episode of Thought Leaders Talk Business where we tap into the creative minds of successful business professionals and consultants to help you gain a competitive advantage. Your host is Debbie Fliehman, the president of Creative Technical Resources, a marketing communications, advertising, and sales promotion agency. For over 30+ years, Creative Technical Resources has worked on thousands of projects with hundreds of clients ranging from small to large divisions of Fortune 100 corporations.Debbie Fliehman is the author of two business books - Make Success Happen, a book designed to...2020-06-1702 min