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My mission is to help others recognize their own inner-greatness through coaching, teaching, speaking and writing. I teach a proven methodology rooted in self discovery and personal accountability that is designed to improve the quality of one's life in every area of importance. I work with youth organizations, high school and college students, parent and social groups, and individuals seeking to create real change in their life.Services include:• Keynote SpeakingI’ve learned that the real trick to life is awareness. Any level of success or failure in a person’s life is in direct proportion to their current level of awareness. My purpose in every speaking engagement is to increase the level of awareness for every person in attendance. Speaking engagements range from a short lunch-and-learn to a 45-60 minute keynote address. • Workshops for Children and Young AdultsI use my own life example as a way to teach children and young adults the importance of recognizing they will become what they think and feel about themselves. I teach a simple, yet powerful process designed to help them improve their self-image, and to create new, more empowering internal beliefs. • Workshops for ParentsThe importance of helping your children build a strong self-image cannot be overstated. The self-image we develop during our formative years truly sets the boundaries of performance in our lives as adults. In my workshops I teach parents how to build a solid foundation in the home; one that helps the child recognize their true worth, and their infinite potential. • One-on-One and Group CoachingPersonal coaching provides individuals or groups with the ingredients necessary to achieve success, regardless of their goals or dreams. I provide private, one-on-one and group coaching for people of all ages.

A media services company that provided technology solutions to the Hospitality Industry; including video-on-demand, free-to-guest, and high-speed Internet installation and service. Responsibilities included:• Providing exemplary customer service and operational management for approximately 600 hotels and 30 hospitals throughout the East Coast, with full P&L accountability. • Took over a troubled region and led a successful overhaul of operations. Spearheaded recruitment programs, designed and negotiated employee bonuses and incentives, and established new production standards. Result: improved overall efficiencies while increasing revenues. • Negotiated contracts and directed the entire installation process, from site survey through post-installation follow-through. • Tracked and maintained a $7 million inventory• Supervised a staff of 18 field service technicians in remote locations up and down the east coast.

•Part of a management team to restructure the company, consolidating the site survey, installation, and field service departments to increase production, streamline payroll, and improve customer service levels. •Oversaw 800 hotels and 30 hospitals throughout 12 states, with full P&L responsibility over installation, site survey, field service, reporting, and customer service. •Controlled a $9+ million inventory, maintained supplier relations, and managed a $5 million budget. •Increased project based productivity from 28% to 88% within just six months. Acted as liaison between employees, vendors, and senior management to drive internal communications and improve response time.• Supervised a staff of 25 field service technicians remotely located throughout the Midwest.

•Supervised a staff of six site surveyors responsible for conducting pre-installation technical inspections of hotels and hospitals throughout the United States.•Set schedules, tracked all surveys and percentages, and acted as the lightning rod for any and all problems. •Challenged to revamp site survey process: once contracted, successfully increased the number of site surveys completed weekly from 10 to approximately 25 per week. •Designed and implemented new processes necessary to identify potential system-compatibility issues, reducing the number of failed installations from approximately 20% to less than 5% in 12 months.

Primary duties consisted of following up on direct marketing efforts by calling hotels and arranging meetings with interested parties throughout the Midwest and East Coast. Conducted sales presentations, negotiated contracts and closed sales.