Susan Whitcomb, PCC, Co-host Careers Expert, Award-Winning Author, Nationally-Recognized Career Coach & Speaker
Career Authors & Experts Share Their Wisdom!
- Need fresh ideas on career and job search coaching?
- Want to ask questions of and network with authors and experts?
- Join us via teleconference for a FREE “Thought Leader Forum” (typically the third Wednesday or Thursday of each month)
“Our Job Club members listened in on the Thought Leader Forum with presenter Darrell Gurney. They LOVED it; it made things “click” for them and really elevated my credibility with the group! The discussion, reinforced the importance of using the back door method, and gave them some concrete ideas to implement immediately in their job search. It was a game changing moment for some of them!”
~Roxan Park
“Susan’s interview with Scott Eblin was terrific. Scott was articulate and offered a concrete and detailed plan of how to be successful when you reach the next level. It was one of the best interviews I’ve ever heard!”
~Dale Kurow, M.S., MCDP, Executive Coach
“Susan, thank you for making the Thought Leader Forum possible today – it was great to tap into Deb Dib and Kim Batson’s wisdom [June's Thought Leader Forum]. You have all been such a great resource to those of us in the career coaching industry. Many thanks for your involvement and leadership!”
~Beth W. Stefani, Ed.M., MBA, JCTC, CPRW , Orison Professional Services, Inc.
Upcoming Featured Speakers:
February 16, 2012 (Thurs)
3-4pm ET“8 Powerful NLP Questions to Shift Career Clients from Problem-Focused to Empowered Beliefs and Effective Action”
TERRY HICKEY, M.S., is a NLP Coach, Business Trainer and
Consultant, a Certified Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and the co-owner of NLP Advantage Group. Through coaching, he focuses on his clients’ strengths and resources, helping entrepreneurs and leaders to powerfully transform barriers and achieve extraordinary outcomes.
Join us for a session with Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) expert Terry Hickey, who will be sharing proven processes that shift beliefs from problem-orientation to solution-focused and empowered action. You’ll find application for both career clients struggling with layoffs, job-search frustrations and more, as well as your own success walk as a coach! For more information about Terry, visit his website: terryhickey.com
Previously Featured Speakers:
January 19, 2012 (Thurs)
4-5pm ET
DARRELL W. GURNEY, Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC), Certified Job & Career Transition Coach (JCTC), Certified Career Management Coach (CCMC), and Licensed Spiritual Counselor (ALSP, RScP) is a 20+ year recruiting veteran and career advisor, supporting thousands of professionals at all levels to make profitable transitions or create thriving businesses. In addition to coaching and consulting, he writes articles for trade publications and speaks at industry events.
A Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Texas with degrees in Finance and International Business, Darrell spent his early career with Arthur Young (Ernst & Young) in London. Conferring with a career-coaching firm at the age of 24, he utilized the stealth job search method to meet with 7 CFOs of the top Hollywood entertainment studios and landed an international financial position with MGM/United Artists Pictures. Through these initial experiences, he developed an understanding of networking and what it takes to get in to meet important people…and get ahead. Based in Los Angeles, he educates clients in his Stealth Search™ method.
While spreading the message on his newly released book “Never Apply for a Job Again: Break the Rules, Cut the Line, Beat the Rest”, Darrell is also completing his next book about midlife transitions, entitled “The Back Forty: 7 Critical Embraces for Life’s Purposeful Second Half”, due out later in 2012. For more information about Darrell, visit his website: www.CareerGuy.com
“10 Career Resolutions that Will Forever Change your Clients’ Success”
November 17, 2011 (Thurs)
3-4pm ET
Joshua Waldman, MBA, is a consultant and entrepreneur who teaches technology and marketing skills to job seekers to help them get noticed and ultimately find jobs. He has been using social media to enhance his career and the careers of others since 2006 and has worked with unemployment office staff, MBA career center staff, and countless unemployed and frustrated job seekers. He founded the Career Enlightenment blog in 2009 with the mission of helping job seekers break away from outdated and ineffective job-searching strategies. Joshua’s blog content has been featured on top career sites, including the International Business Times, Simply Hired blog, CAREEREALISM.com, and mediabistro.com. Exclusive extras and more resources for this book can be found at www.careerenlightenment.net/fordummies
“7 Mistakes Job Seekers Make Online”
October 20, 2011 (Thurs)
3-4pm ET
Kenneth J. Diamond is the founder and President of WinTheView.com, www.wintheview.com, a powerful and unique suite of on-line career advancement software tools for building interview presentations, elevator pitches, career accomplishment stories and follow-up letters. Ken created the WinTheView on-line tool after proving that the concept in his search firm catapulted hundreds of job candidates to interview success–landing job offers. The tool helps job candidates exude confidence, show motivation and articulate their potential for overachievement to the hiring team via a printed presentation which is used as an interview discussion guide or powerful leave-behind. WinTheView is being utilized internationally to accelerate careers and as a support tool for career coaches, outplacement firms, recruiting organizations and universities.
Ken also is founder and President of Digital Action, Inc. www.digital-action.com an award winning executive search firm specializing in recruiting top talent in the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Health Care, Hospice and Digital Printing industries. Ken has spearheaded the firm’s recruitment success achieving double-digit growth and recognition by the Wharton SBDC as one of the Top 100 fastest growing companies in the Philadelphia region. Ken’s early background was in high tech sales and management for industry leading companies in digital graphics and variable data printing. Always a top producer, his track record includes 8 consecutive Presidents club awards while notching numerous sales records.
Ken is a board member of The Executive Recruiters Roundtable, a forum where principals of executive search and recruiting firms can discuss issues affecting the business and practice of the executive search and recruiting industry. Website: www.wintheview.com
“Interview Differently – Win the Job!”
September 15, 2011 (Thurs)
2-3pm ET
Tim Tyrell-Smith is an emerging thinker in marketing, careers, personal development and social networking. A veteran consumer marketing executive, Tim is now helping people effectively market their brands and businesses. Tim started his career with Nestle USA and has since worked in product management on premium brands including Nestle Quik, Tree Top Apple Juice, Mauna Loa Macadamias and Meguiar’s Car Wax. He was most recently Vice President of Marketing for a private equity owned food company in Southern California. Tim is a popular blogger, author, professional speaker and brand marketer. He is a regular contributor to U.S. News and World Report, was featured in USA Today and is the author of two career books (“30 Ideas” and “HeadStrong”). Tim’s Strategy began in September 2008 as a way to give back to the community that supported Tim during his 2007 job search. Tim’s blog “Tim’s Strategy: Ideas for Job Search, Career and Life” has more than 2,500 subscribers and is read in 126 countries. You can read his blog (http://timsstrategy.com) and follow him on Twitter (@TimsStrategy). He lives with his wife and three kids in Mission Viejo, California.
“Marketing 105: How To Build A Compelling And Differentiated Business Brand That Engages New Clients”
August 18, 2011 (Thurs)
2-3pm ET
Mike Alpert is a mentor for passionate business ownersandexecutives. He shows them how to implement powerful strategies and concepts that can be applied immediately to overcome the obstacles to success that they face in the challenging business environment. Mike combines his extensive business experience with the proven methodology of Brian Tracy to produce outstanding results for his clients. He delivers a flexible one-on-one coaching program, that covers every aspect of the business, including leadership and people management. It works because Mike does not just talk about doing things, he actually does them! The result is increased profits and cash flow, and a stronger, more accountable team. The benefit to the client is a healthy and profitable business, more money and less stress.
Mike Alpert, is a Certified Business Coach and owner of FocalPoint Coaching based in Orange County, California. He has 17 years of corporate management experience and a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from USC. He helps owners of businesses of all sizes and industries reach new levels of success, prosperity and fulfillment. Website: www.mikealpert.com
“Your Path to Making More Money: Using Business Metrics to Drive Your Coaching Practice”
June 16, 2011 (Thurs)
2-3pm ET
Anthony “Tony” Pottle is a business leader, trainer, speaker and professional coach with over 24 years of experience with Fortune 500 companies - Tony is the owner of Time to be Great LLC, and Operations Director for Education and Research with the NeuroLeadership Institute. He holds a Certificate of Brain-based Coaching Skills, is earning a Masters in the Neuroscience of Leadership, is certified as a Lead Trainer, and has trained and coached hundreds of leaders.In his prior corporate role, Tony excelled as a leader and was promoted to the Chief of Staff for a broad industry unit, responsible for over 1,300 people with revenue just over $500 million.
Tony’s results with profitable growth, client focus and operational excellence earned him 16 awards and recognitions to date, including “Champions of Growth”, “Stellar Results” and “Outstanding Account Startup.” Website: http://timetobegreat.com/
“Neuroscience 101: Brain-Based Coaching Strategies to Catapult Your Coaching”
May 4, 2011 (Wed)
2-3pm ETJill Lublin has more than 200 speaking engagements across the globe each year, master publicity strategist, Jill Lublin, consistently wows audiences across the world – with her highly entertaining, interactive keynotes, seminars, and special programs on how to be influential and gain the attention of the media. She has been featured on Tony Robbins stage as well as with T. Harv Eker and has spoken at various events with Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Richard Simmons. Jill is the author of the bestselling book, Get Noticed…Get Referrals (McGraw-Hill). She is also the coauthor of two other national bestselling books, Networking Magic which rose to #1 on the Barnes and Noble charts for three weeks, and Guerilla Publicity, which is regarded as the “PR bible”. Jill hosts the TV program, Messages of Hope, and the nationally syndicated radio show, Do the Dream. In addition, she has created a home study system. Over the past twenty years, she has worked with ABC, NBC, CBS, and other national media. She has also been featured in The New York Times, Inc. Magazine, Women’s Day, Fortune Small Business, and Entrepreneur Magazine, and on ABC, NBC, and CBS, radio, and TV nationwide. Jill trains companies in innovative networking and publicity techniques to consistently increase bottom line results. She also teaches Crash Courses in Publicity across the nation. Website: www.JillLublin.com
“Be the News: Powerful Publicity Strategies for Taking Your Name from Unknown to Newsworthy in Almost No Time!”
March 10, 2011 (Thurs)
5-6pm ET
James Malinchak has delivered over 2,200 motivational presentations at conferences and meetings worldwide, and was named consummate Speaker of the Year by Sharing Ideas professional speakers’ magazine. He has appeared in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and several hundred other publications. James began his sales career right out of college as a stockbroker with a major Wall Street Investment Firm and was awarded Most Outstanding Performance (twice) and #1 in New Account Openings (twice
). While in his twenties, James became a partner in a company that handled the investments for many famous entertainers, authors and professional athletes. Currently, James owns three businesses, has authored eight books, and has read and researched over 1,500 books on personal and professional development. He is a Contributing Author to, and serves as Associate Editor for, the #1 New York Times Best-Selling book series Chicken Soup for the Soul,® with his own personal stories published in Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul and Chicken Soup for the Prisoner’s Soul. James is the Co-Author of the upcoming book, Chicken Soup for the Athlete’s Soul. James mixes enthusiasm and humor with motivational stories to deliver a high content message that “Empowers Audiences to Achieve Extraordinary Results!” Visit his website: http://www.malinchak.com/
“Discover Millionaire Secrets from James Malinchak as featured on the ABC Hit TV Show, Secret Millionaire.”
January 20, 2011 (Thurs)
3-4pm ETJason Alba designed JibberJobber during his first real job search beginning January 2006. After having a successful career in IT and business strategy, Jason found himself in the job market, which was supposedly a “job seeker’s market.” Jason quickly found that a job seeker’s market does not mean the job search will be easy or short. Frustrated by the lack of real tools for job seekers, he decided to move forward on a tool that allowed a job seeker to manage and organize a job search. As the months passed, and as Jason learned the importance of networking, he incorporated a major networking piece into JibberJobber. This has shifted its focus from a tool just to be used during one job search into a tool to be used to manage job transitions during your entire career. Jason is author of “I’m on Facebook – Now What??? and is currently working on “I’m on Twitter – Now What???”
“Technology in the Job Search – How to be More Effective and Less Overwhelmed”
“First let me say what a wonderful job you all do with the Thought Leader series—it gives people a chance to interact with Susan and other members of your team. I’ve recommended your program to a number of individuals as a result.”
– Rita Erickson, Project Manager, Elsdon Organizational Renewal
