June 17, 2008
Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis
8:00 am - Registration Opens
8:00 am to 8:45 am - Coffee and Networking
8:45 am – Conference Emcee - Ron Kaufman, Media Consultant and Author
Throughout the Conference, Ron Kaufman will lead participants through the agenda and introduce speakers and topics.
Ronald A. Kaufman is a seminar leader, media trainer, and executive coach specializing in effective communication skills and goal setting. For over 12 years he’s conducted workshops on "Presentation Skills," "Negotiation," "Media skills," "Job interviewing," "Time Management," and "Stress Management." His workshops are customized, fast-paced, and interactive; giving clients real-world tools and techniques they can begin using immediately. Ron’s clients include Microsoft, Sheraton Hotels, ITT, Nestle, Xerox, Dole Foods, Transamerica, Disney, Santa Monica College, IBM, Metropolitan Water District, Baxter Labs, and Texas Instruments. He is the author of the acclaimed book on communication skills, goal setting, and persuasion, "Anatomy of Success." He is also a contributing author for the book "The Wisdom of ASTD-LA," with his treatise on maximum motivation. Ron has a degree in Marketing, a Master Certification in NLP, and is a certified trainer in "Presentation Skills."
9:00 am - Introductory Remarks:What’s Happening at the University
Rochelle Reeves, Director of Alumni Relations, Office of Development and Alumni Relations, Kelley School of Business Indiana University
Rochelle Reeves is Director of Alumni Relations at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. She joined Alumni Relations at the Kelley School in 1999 and was named Director in 2006. Prior to Kelley, she served as Customer Service Manager at Service Merchandise Company in Bloomington, Indiana.
Reeves is responsible for the overall direction and strategy for an alumni network of more than 87,000 graduates. The Kelley School of Business offers degree programs at all levels – undergraduate, graduate and doctoral – and graduates more than 1500 students each year.
Reeves holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Affairs Management from the Indiana University School of Public and Environment Affairs.
9:15 am to 10:00 am
Keynote Speaker: Personal Branding as a Career Advancement Tool –Sasha Strauss, Managing Director, Innovation Protocol
Your skills, aptitudes and work experience: all valuable attributes that make you unique. We pay premiums for quality brands everyday… you too can be worth a premium to your current or future employer if positioned correctly. Learn why and how to brand yourself - for success in your professional life. This session is led by Sasha Strauss, awarded university lecturer on branding and a brand strategy consultant
for companies like Yahoo! and Adobe.
Sasha Strauss is Executive Director, Innovation Protocol, a strategic Brand development firm in Los Angeles, California. He leads brand strategy and development programs for all firm clientele, which range from Britney Spears to NASCAR. Previously, Sasha was a Senior Brand Strategy Consultant at Siegel & Gale, where he developed and managed international strategic branding programs. He was the client partner on all global Yahoo! brand programs while also leading initiatives for TiVo, BMC Software, Microsoft and Adobe Systems. Before joining Siegel & Gale, Sasha worked at Rieched Baird Advertising as a Brand Planner, responsible for authoring strategic marketing and communications business plans for a variety of clients. Sasha holds an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management
10:15 am to 11:15 am: Breakout Session #1 Job Search Workshop: How to Ace an Interview – Ronald A. Kaufman,
Career Consultant and Author, Anatomy of Success
Being able to interview effectively determines who gets the job, promotion, or prime projects. This fast-paced workshop will enable you to present yourself at your best and enhance your opportunities. Topics include: how to answer the tough questions, questions you should and shouldn’t ask, the do’s and don’ts of appearance, how to manage your emotions, handwriting that makes a positive impression, interviewing etiquette, and how to gain rapport which is crucial for success.
Ronald A. Kaufman is a seminar leader, media trainer, and executive coach specializing in effective communication skills and goal setting. For over 12 years he’s conducted workshops on "Presentation Skills," "Negotiation," "Media skills," "Job interviewing," "Time Management," and "Stress Management." His workshops are customized, fast-paced, and interactive; giving clients real-world tools and techniques they can begin using immediately. Ron’s clients include Microsoft, Sheraton Hotels, ITT, Nestle, Xerox, Dole Foods, Transamerica, Disney, Santa Monica College, IBM, Metropolitan Water District, Baxter Labs, and Texas Instruments. He is the author of the acclaimed book on communication skills, goal setting, and persuasion, "Anatomy of Success." He is also a contributing author for the book "The Wisdom of ASTD-LA," with his treatise on maximum motivation. Ron has a degree in Marketing, a Master Certification in NLP, and is a certified trainer in "Presentation Skills."
10:15 am to 11:15 am: Breakout Session #2 Career Advancement Strategies for Management Consultants - Mark Nelson, West Monroe Partners LLC
Mark Nelson is a senior consultant for West Monroe Partners, a full-service business and technology consulting organization. Mark has more than 10 years of business and technology consulting experience across multiple industries and technical competencies. Mark is responsible for a wide range of consulting assignments with a focus on infrastructure solutions, outsourcing projects, and project management. He has proven capabilities to oversee multi-million dollar, multi-year, cross-discipline projects with a diverse team and is able to proactively identify and resolve issues, manage risk, and track budgets and costs to deliver client projects according to plan. Mark also performs technical quality assurance on all infrastructure strategies, roadmaps, designs, and implementation plans. Over the course of his career, Mark has worked with clients of all sizes and in a wide range of industries, including trading, financial services, professional services, manufacturing, insurance, non-profit, high tech, real estate, and venture capital. Some of Mark's clients have included: R.J. O'Brien, Underwriters Laboratories, Equity Residential, Motorola, JMB Realty, Caxton-Iseman, Near North National Title, and Hostway. Mark received his Bachelor of Science in Business with a concentration in Computer Information Systems from Indiana University, Bloomington. Mark has also earned industry certifications from Microsoft and IBM (Lotus)
10:15 am to 11:15 am: Breakout Session #3
When the Headhunter Calls: How to Work Effectively With Executive Recruiters
To truly understand what to say and what to do when you get the call, you need to know the basics of the executive search business and a recruiter’s motivation. Learn the difference between retained and contingency search firms and how they operate; contract recruiters versus in-house recruiters; what each of these types of recruiters can and can’t do for you; who they work for; and how to locate and select the best recruiter for your particular situation. Learn the specific strategies for getting the most out of working with a search consultant at every step of the job search process, even if you aren’t interested in making a change.
- Harry Danz, President and Executive Recruiter, That's Good HR Inc.
A graduate of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana
University with degrees in Accounting and Finance, Harry has been in the
staffing industry since 1995. Upon graduation, Arthur Andersen employed
Harry in their corporate and international tax practice area. After three
years with AA, Harry moved into the staffing industry by becoming a
recruiter with a national search firm specializing in accounting and
finance. In 1998, Harry and his two peers left the national firm to start
their own search firm, Springer Danz & Bockelman, Inc. In 2001, SDB, Inc.
created and established a wholly owned sister company, Temporary Avenue,
LLC, to service the local temporary staffing market in the areas of
accounting, finance and administration. In 2004, SDB, Inc. created two additional
entities; one, HRology, LLC, an HR consulting company and two,
Biopreneurs, LLC, a future staffing company to the life sciences industry.
Effective January 2005, SDB, Inc. was renamed That's Good HR to better
identify and associate the related entities. In December 2005 and again in
October 2007, Harry led the successful shareholder buyout of a founding
partner. Harry is the only remaining founding partner and is now majority
shareholder of That's Good HR.That's Good HR, Inc. was named multiple times
to the Indiana Business Journal's list of fastest growing private companies
and Harry was recognized by the IBJ as one of the 40 under 40 in 2006.
- Richard Katz, Founder and CEO, seasonedPRO
Richard Katz Bio: Following a successful corporate career as Director of Human Resources for Bullock's Department Stores, and Management Consultant with Ernst & Young, Mr. Katz founded Human Resource Marketing Services, Inc. Under his leadership, HRMS created many innovative, technology-driven employment and recruiting services. In the early 80’s, HRMS created Video Resumes as an employment screening tool, followed by the airing of a series of half-hour, regularly scheduled, broadcast recruitment TV programs, Meet Your Next Employer. For his pioneering work in using broadcast television as a recruitment advertising tool, Richard won the SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management) Pericles Award for outstanding contribution to the human resources field. In 1993, HRMS launched its government services division, designing and managing job training programs funded by over 100 city, county, state and federal agencies. In 1998, HRMS created Dot.com Job Search, an online and classroom course on Internet job searching. In 2004, HRMS launched
www.seasonedpro.com, an online and offline service focused on strengthening the connection between alumni and their alma maters through unique and effective alumni career advancement programming. Mr. Katz holds a B.S. in Business Administration from UCLA and an M.A. in Industrial Relations from the University of Minnesota.
11:30 am to 12:30 pm: Breakout Session #1 (Panel) Career Advancement Strategies for Marketing and Sales Professionals
Moderator: Tim Dembinski, Marketing Director, TAP Pharmaceuticals
Tim Dembinski is the Director of Marketing for TAP Pharmaceuticals and a 1988 graduate of the Kelley School of business, majoring in Accounting. Tim began his career at Abbott Laboratories where he spent over 11 years. He held positions in finance, accounting, pharmaceutical sales (calling on primary care and specialty physicians), training, marketing product management, district sales manager, and sales training manager. He left Abbott for Novartis Animal Health US and spent close to 3 years as a Regional Sales Manager responsible for the sales, marketing, and training for 40 representatives, 3 regional technical managers, and 6 district sales managers. Tim then came back to the human pharmaceutical business with TAP Pharmaceuticals and has spent the last 5 years as a Senior Product Manager and Group Manager in marketing for Prevacid then a Regional Sales Manager and most recently as a Director in Marketing. In his current position as Marketing Director for a product called Amitiza, he is responsible for strategy development and communication to the sales force for a product that is co-promoted with another pharmaceutical company. This includes creation of marketing materials/tactics, forecasts, incentive plans in addition to, involvement with alliance management and coordination with sales training.
Rob Baughman, Vice President of Marketing
OnCURE Medical Corporation
Mr. Baughman has ten years of experience in marketing, including eight years of experience in oncology. He worked at LinkShare Corporation in customer acquisition programs via the internet while completing his MBA. He entered the healthcare industry in 2001 by joining Eli Lilly & Co., working on a Knowledge Management initiative and the global Oncology marketing team. He joined Aventis Oncology in 2003 as an Oncology Education Manager with the Medical Affairs department, working with thought leaders and key opinion leaders on multiple initiatives. Mr.Baughman joined U.S. Oncology in 2005 as a Regional Marketing Director, responsible for driving affiliated practices on strategic marketing planning, branding and growth initiatives in Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, PET/CT, and Stem Cell Transplant.
Brad Bohn, Agency Development Sales Manager, Nationwide Insurance
Brad Bohn has spent the last eight years in the Insurance and Financial Services Industry. He began his career as an Assistant Sales Manager with National City Bank where he advised clients regarding banking and investment needs including Mutual Funds and Annuities. Since 2004, he has been working with Nationwide Insurance and is currently an Agency Development Sales Manager for Nationwide Insurance. In this role, he is responsible for the recruitment, the hiring, and the development of new Property & Casualty, Life & Health, and Securities Licensed agents working in the Agency Capital Builder Program for Nationwide. Additionally, he supervises a corporate run storefront for Nationwide as well as supporting the growth of his existing district agents in the greater Indianapolis area. Brad received his MBA in Entrepreneurial Management from Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio and he attained his Bachelors Degree in International Business and Spanish from Alma College in Alma, Michigan.
11:30 am to 12:30 pm: Breakout Session #2 Creating Attention-Grabbing Resumes That Get Interviews & Job Offers - Romona Camarata, R. C. Consulting
Romona is President of R. C. Consulting, an executive coaching firm specializing in working with executives with vocational and career assessments, strategic entrepreneurial coaching, and career transition. Romona is the ExecuNet Indiana Facilitator. As a career expert, she has appeared regularly on a monthly television program with WXIN-TV in Indianapolis providing direction and encouragement on career transition and a regular guest on a weekly radio program WXNT/News Radio with Indiana Wesleyan University providing support to women in leadership who are thinking of transitioning from home into the workplace. Some of the publications Romona contributed to include: Expert Resumes for Career Changers, No-Nonsense Resumes-The Essential Guide to Creating Attention-Grabbing Resumes That Get Interviews & Job Offer, and to Indianapolis STAR newspaper, Career Section, “5 Interview Tips.” She holds a Masters Degree in Administrative and Supervision, with an Administrative License, from Butler University and recognition from her administrative peers as the “greatest change agent”. She also has a Masters Degree in Education with proficiencies in Gifted/Talented and Science Education from Indiana University; and holds a Bachelor Degree from Illinois State University. Romona’s certifications include: Global Career Development Facilitator; Certified Administrator of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Thomas –Kilman Conflict Mode Instrument, Strong Interest Inventory; Firo-B; and Professional Resume Writer; Certified Career Coach; Certified Career Management Professional. She is a member and expert contributor of: the National Career Development Association; Association of Career Professionals International; Association of Psychological Types International, Career.
11:30 am to 12:30 pm: Breakout Session #3 Career Strategies for the Mature Worker: Utilizing Strategic Planning to Achieve Career Success: - Myron Hamilton, Vice President, Director Professional
Many challenges face mature workers as they strive for continued career success. As in any business solution, strategy and planning must come first, before tactical actions can be implemented. Beginning with internal analysis and assessment, the process includes identifying and understanding marketplace trends that are affecting the workplace in your targeted geographic area, as well as researching the opportunities that match one’s skills, values and interests. Participants in the session will gain an understanding of both what they need to know and what they need to do to develop and implement an effective job search campaign—as a Baby Boomer professional.
Myron joined Lee Hecht Harrison in 1999 following 22 years in telecommunications, and his entry into the field of career counseling, performance coaching, and transition consulting in 1988. His business background includes sales, management development, organizational consulting, sales training, sales management, and executive management.
Myron began his career in the Bell System, later joining a high technology firm which he helped lead to the Inc. Magazine list of 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies. He earned an M.Ed. in Psychology from Xavier University.
Myron’s coaching and counseling have involved him with thousands of employees at all levels. He has counseled and coached employees and managers in financial, manufacturing, high technology, research and development, government, sales/service, health care, academic, religious, and not for profit organizations.
Myron is certified to administer the MBTI, the FIRO-B, the Strong Interest Inventory, the 16PF, the LEA 360, and other psychological instruments. He has taught Career and Employment Strategies at the University of Indianapolis, senior level human resources strategy at the Kelley School of Business of Indiana University, and has appeared as a frequent guest columnist for The Employment Weekly. One of his case studies is published in Excellence in Outplacement Practice 100 Case Studies Volume I.
12:30 pm to 1:00 pm Local Labor Market Conditions - Phil Powell, Business Professor and Chair, Indiana University Evening MBA Program
Associate Clinical Professor of Business Economics and Faculty Chair of the Evening MBA Program at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Based in both Indianapolis and Bloomington, he teaches managerial economics, macroeconomics, and country analysis for Kelley’s MBA programs. Professor Powell joined the Kelley faculty in 1996. A native of Nashville, Tennessee, he received his Ph.D. in economics from Vanderbilt University in 1995 and his B.A. in economics from the University of South Carolina in 1991. His published research focuses upon issues of economic growth and institutional development in the countries of Australasia. He has been a visiting scholar at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji and at the East-West Center in Honolulu. He has also taught at the International Graduate Business School in Zagreb, Croatia. Each year, he writes a forecast for the greater Indianapolis economy for the Indiana Business Research Center at the Kelley School.
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Follow the Money
Learn from a panel of fast-track, mid-career managers and directors as they share their insights, knowledge and “seasoning” on how they managed their career and quickly grew in responsibility, stature, and compensation. You will also learn what skill sets are needed to succeed in the future, what currently drives industry growth and how to translate what you hear from them into your own career strategy. For an hour, you will be mentored by listening to answers to these and other questions such as:
What leadership skills, behaviors and situations helped you move up the career ladder?
How did you demonstrate leadership informally (before being given a position of leadership)?
What technical skills helped you become invaluable to your organization?
What technical skills and bodies of knowledge to you believe will be important in the future in your particular field of work or industry?
What did you see with others doing that prevented them from being promoted?
What supervisory behavior did you observe in others that either accelerated or hindered their effectiveness in the organization?
What mistakes did you make the provided the most learning to you?
If you were mentoring others, what advice would you share that would help them be promoted?
Moderator: Jon Schulz, Senior Vice President, Global Category Development, Specific Media, Inc
Schulz was appointed head of Digital & Direct Marketing for Ford, Lincoln and Mercury brands in January 2007. In this position, he is responsible for online and emerging media, dealer digital integration, brand websites and direct marketing.
Previously, Schulz was a brand manager for Mercury car lines where he was responsible for marketing communications, pricing and packaging, a position he held since October 2005.
He joined Ford in 1996 and has held positions in Ford Division, Lincoln Mercury, Customer Service Division, Ford Credit and Global Marketing. Positions include brand management, marketing communications, field sales, regional marketing, website development, direct marketing, incentives planning, field operations and dealer relations.
Prior to joining Ford, Schulz held several Information Technology positions at Eli Lilly and Company based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Schulz has a MBA in Marketing from Indiana University and a BS in Management Information Systems from Central Michigan University.
Gerry Dick, President/Managing Editor, Grow Indiana Media Ventures, LLC
The host and creator of Inside INdiana Business television, Gerry Dick also serves as president and managing editor of Grow INdiana Media Ventures, LLC, an Indianapolis-based media company focused on producing and distributing Indiana business news and information through multiple media channels. Gerry and Technology Entrepreneur Scott Jones form Grow Indiana Media Ventures’ ownership team. You can now watch his television show on 14 Indiana network and public stations, listen to his daily radio reports on 14 statewide stations or get your news on-demand from his collection of email, web and interactive business news products.Gerry is recognized across the state as an Indiana business leader and a respected business journalist. He has been awarded Ernst and Young’s prestigious Entrepreneur of the Year Award and recognized by the Small Business Administration as its Journalist of the Year. His television program has three times been nominated for an Emmy and in the fall of 2007, marked the 500th broadcast of Inside INdiana Business. He is a frequent keynote speaker and moderator on issues related to Indiana business and the state’s economy and also serve as a business news analyst for WISH TV and WIBC Radio in Indianapolis.
(Photo of Gerry Dick by E. Anthony Valainis/Indianapolis Monthly)
Jennifer K. Wilfong, Global Brand Manager, Caterpillar Inc
Jennifer is currently the manager of Global Brand Management, Marketing & Product Support Division, at Caterpillar Inc. Jennifer and her team bring a focal point to the enterprise for all issues related to brand management. This group offers brand services and influences product design, NPI readiness, corporate, dealer, and web identity management, brand strategy development, Cat Voice, and product and parts packaging identity.
Jennifer began with Caterpillar Inc. as a marketing trainee in the Human Resources Division in 1986. She has held various marketing and sales support positions at Caterpillar in the Hydraulic Excavators, Business Support, and Power Systems Marketing divisions. Throughout her career, Jennifer also assumed responsibilities for the position of machine sales representative for the Hartford (CT) District, merchandise consultant in Financial Products Division in Nashville (TN), senior project engineer in Track-Type Tractors Division in Illinois, and engine area manager and regional distribution manager in Houston (TX), and implemented an SAP engine order management system for Power Systems Marketing Division. She assumed her current responsibilities in 2004.
Jennifer received a Bachelors of Science degree in Marketing from Indiana University in 1986. She also recently completed the General Management Program in Executive Education at Harvard Business School. She is the founder of the Can Do 4:13 Scholarship Fund (program dedicated to providing $1,000 scholarships to the 2002 through 2008 fourth grade classes at Irving Primary School in Peoria, Illinois) and a Director for the Community Foundation of Central Illinois.
Greg Coy, Audit Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Gregory S. Coy is a Partner at the Deloitte & Touche. Coy has over 15 years of public accounting experience with a focus on serving both public and privately held companies in the manufacturing and consumer business industries. Greg has extensive experience coordinating multinational engagements and assisting clients with mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and international expansion. In addition to his role serving clients, Greg is also a leader of our campus recruiting efforts. Community Activities: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Indiana CPA Society Make-A-Wish Foundation of Indiana, Board of Directors and Executive Committee IU Kelley School of Business –Accounting Advisory Group. Education: B.S. Accounting, High Distinction, Indiana University
Featured Speaker: Steve Weber, VP Executive Partner, Gartner, Inc.
Steve Weber is a Program Director for Gartner, Inc. Gartner, Inc. is the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company. Through the resources of Gartner Research, Gartner Executive Programs, Gartner Consulting and Gartner Events, we work with every client to research, analyze and interpret the business of IT within the context of their individual role. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A., and has 4,000 associates, including 1,200 research analysts and consultants in 75 countries. Prior to joining Gartner, Steve was an executive technology and IT leadership development consultant. Prior to that, Steve was the Senior VP and CIO for One America Financial Partners, an insurance company based in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Aid Association for Lutherans (now Thrivent), a financial services organization based in Appleton, Wisconsin. In both roles, he pioneered the concept of “Best Solution” – providing technology solutions before the organization asks as a way to improve responsiveness and fit to business needs.
2:15 pm to 2:45 pm:
Advanced Networking Training, Ronald A. Kaufman, Author
Anatomy of Success
We’re always creating an impression with others; it's positive or negative, rarely in-between. In this interactive presentation, you'll gain proven techniques on how to construct your "elevator speech," do an effective handshake, remember people’s names, and have an effective attitude. You’ll be able to use these tools immediately to maximize your benefits from attending the conference and throughout your career.
Our emcee will review how you can get the most from the time you spend at these recruitment roundtables. Choose to use this time as an opportunity to meet with a variety of employers in a direct, accessible executive roundtable setting. Up to eight people may be at the table at the same time.
Ronald A. Kaufman is a seminar leader, media trainer, and executive coach specializing in effective communication skills and goal setting. For over 12 years he’s conducted workshops on "Presentation Skills," "Negotiation," "Media skills," "Job interviewing," "Time Management," and "Stress Management." His workshops are customized, fast-paced, and interactive; giving clients real-world tools and techniques they can begin using immediately. Ron’s clients include Microsoft, Sheraton Hotels, ITT, Nestle, Xerox, Dole Foods, Transamerica, Disney, Santa Monica College, IBM, Metropolitan Water District, Baxter Labs, and Texas Instruments. He is the author of the acclaimed book on communication skills, goal setting, and persuasion, "Anatomy of Success." He is also a contributing author for the book "The Wisdom of ASTD-LA," with his treatise on maximum motivation. Ron has a degree in Marketing, a Master Certification in NLP, and is a certified trainer in "Presentation Skills."
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm: Speed Recruitment Roundtable Sessions
Increase your network of contacts. Join others as you meet a different employer every 30 minutes.
Employers will be at the recruitment roundtable to:
Meet you in a relaxed context
Present their company profile and employment opportunities.
Answer your questions about employment opportunities with their company.
Gain a quick read on your level of interest and qualifications.
Conduct more in-depth interviews onsite if it appears that you and the employer have a mutual interest.
Gather resumes and/or exchange business cards.
Additional benefits that you will receive when you attend the conference and visit with one or more of the employers:
Gain new perspectives on your career options.
Learn how your skills and experience are transferable to other fields and industries.
Share common goals and challenges with fellow alumni.
Find out what types of companies are motivated to employ alumni with your experience and skill sets. A great way to “test the waters.”
Increase your network of contacts.
9:00 am to 6:00 pm: 50-Minute, Private Career and Executive Coaching Opportunity
Here is your opportunity to get answers to your specific career advancement goals and challenges.
Career coaching bios are available by going to this link: Private Career Coaching Session. There are a limited number of coaching sessions for each time slot.
Career coaches are utilized primarily to help you focus on these job search activities:
Development of a Personal Job Search Plan
Personal Assessment of Interests, Aptitudes and Skills
Resume and Cover Letter Development
Interviewing Skills
Effective Sources of Job Leads
Negotiating Skills
Transferable Skill Analysis
Alternative Career Options
Internet job search skill building
Conference registration is required before scheduling a coach.
Programming, Scheduling, Speakers and Employer Participation Subject To Change without Notice
Rochelle Reeves is Director of Alumni Relations at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. She joined Alumni Relations at the Kelley School in 1999 and was named Director in 2006. Prior to Kelley, she served as Customer Service Manager at Service Merchandise Company in Bloomington, Indiana.
Your skills, aptitudes and work experience: all valuable attributes that make you unique. We pay premiums for quality brands everyday… you too can be worth a premium to your current or future employer if positioned correctly. Learn why and how to brand yourself - for success in your professional life. This session is led by Sasha Strauss, awarded university lecturer on branding and a brand strategy consultant
Mark Nelson is a senior consultant for West Monroe Partners, a full-service business and technology consulting organization. Mark has more than 10 years of business and technology consulting experience across multiple industries and technical competencies. Mark is responsible for a wide range of consulting assignments with a focus on infrastructure solutions, outsourcing projects, and project management. He has proven capabilities to oversee multi-million dollar, multi-year, cross-discipline projects with a diverse team and is able to proactively identify and resolve issues, manage risk, and track budgets and costs to deliver client projects according to plan. Mark also performs technical quality assurance on all infrastructure strategies, roadmaps, designs, and implementation plans. Over the course of his career, Mark has worked with clients of all sizes and in a wide range of industries, including trading, financial services, professional services, manufacturing, insurance, non-profit, high tech, real estate, and venture capital. Some of Mark's clients have included: R.J. O'Brien, Underwriters Laboratories, Equity Residential, Motorola, JMB Realty, Caxton-Iseman, Near North National Title, and Hostway. Mark received his Bachelor of Science in Business with a concentration in Computer Information Systems from Indiana University, Bloomington. Mark has also earned industry certifications from Microsoft and IBM (Lotus)
A graduate of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana
University with degrees in Accounting and Finance, Harry has been in the
staffing industry since 1995. Upon graduation, Arthur Andersen employed
Harry in their corporate and international tax practice area. After three
years with AA, Harry moved into the staffing industry by becoming a
recruiter with a national search firm specializing in accounting and
finance. In 1998, Harry and his two peers left the national firm to start
their own search firm, Springer Danz & Bockelman, Inc. In 2001, SDB, Inc.
created and established a wholly owned sister company, Temporary Avenue,
LLC, to service the local temporary staffing market in the areas of
accounting, finance and administration. In 2004, SDB, Inc. created two additional
entities; one, HRology, LLC, an HR consulting company and two,
Biopreneurs, LLC, a future staffing company to the life sciences industry.
Effective January 2005, SDB, Inc. was renamed That's Good HR to better
identify and associate the related entities. In December 2005 and again in
October 2007, Harry led the successful shareholder buyout of a founding
partner. Harry is the only remaining founding partner and is now majority
shareholder of That's Good HR.That's Good HR, Inc. was named multiple times
to the Indiana Business Journal's list of fastest growing private companies
and Harry was recognized by the IBJ as one of the 40 under 40 in 2006.
Richard Katz Bio: Following a successful corporate career as Director of Human Resources for Bullock's Department Stores, and Management Consultant with Ernst & Young, Mr. Katz founded Human Resource Marketing Services, Inc. Under his leadership, HRMS created many innovative, technology-driven employment and recruiting services. In the early 80’s, HRMS created Video Resumes as an employment screening tool, followed by the airing of a series of half-hour, regularly scheduled, broadcast recruitment TV programs, Meet Your Next Employer. For his pioneering work in using broadcast television as a recruitment advertising tool, Richard won the SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management) Pericles Award for outstanding contribution to the human resources field. In 1993, HRMS launched its government services division, designing and managing job training programs funded by over 100 city, county, state and federal agencies. In 1998, HRMS created Dot.com Job Search, an online and classroom course on Internet job searching. In 2004, HRMS launched
Tim Dembinski is the Director of Marketing for TAP Pharmaceuticals and a 1988 graduate of the Kelley School of business, majoring in Accounting. Tim began his career at Abbott Laboratories where he spent over 11 years. He held positions in finance, accounting, pharmaceutical sales (calling on primary care and specialty physicians), training, marketing product management, district sales manager, and sales training manager. He left Abbott for Novartis Animal Health US and spent close to 3 years as a Regional Sales Manager responsible for the sales, marketing, and training for 40 representatives, 3 regional technical managers, and 6 district sales managers. Tim then came back to the human pharmaceutical business with TAP Pharmaceuticals and has spent the last 5 years as a Senior Product Manager and Group Manager in marketing for Prevacid then a Regional Sales Manager and most recently as a Director in Marketing. In his current position as Marketing Director for a product called Amitiza, he is responsible for strategy development and communication to the sales force for a product that is co-promoted with another pharmaceutical company. This includes creation of marketing materials/tactics, forecasts, incentive plans in addition to, involvement with alliance management and coordination with sales training.
Mr. Baughman has ten years of experience in marketing, including eight years of experience in oncology. He worked at LinkShare Corporation in customer acquisition programs via the internet while completing his MBA. He entered the healthcare industry in 2001 by joining Eli Lilly & Co., working on a Knowledge Management initiative and the global Oncology marketing team. He joined Aventis Oncology in 2003 as an Oncology Education Manager with the Medical Affairs department, working with thought leaders and key opinion leaders on multiple initiatives. Mr.Baughman joined U.S. Oncology in 2005 as a Regional Marketing Director, responsible for driving affiliated practices on strategic marketing planning, branding and growth initiatives in Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, PET/CT, and Stem Cell Transplant.
Brad Bohn has spent the last eight years in the Insurance and Financial Services Industry. He began his career as an Assistant Sales Manager with National City Bank where he advised clients regarding banking and investment needs including Mutual Funds and Annuities. Since 2004, he has been working with Nationwide Insurance and is currently an Agency Development Sales Manager for Nationwide Insurance. In this role, he is responsible for the recruitment, the hiring, and the development of new Property & Casualty, Life & Health, and Securities Licensed agents working in the Agency Capital Builder Program for Nationwide. Additionally, he supervises a corporate run storefront for Nationwide as well as supporting the growth of his existing district agents in the greater Indianapolis area. Brad received his MBA in Entrepreneurial Management from Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio and he attained his Bachelors Degree in International Business and Spanish from Alma College in Alma, Michigan.
Romona is President of R. C. Consulting, an executive coaching firm specializing in working with executives with vocational and career assessments, strategic entrepreneurial coaching, and career transition. Romona is the ExecuNet Indiana Facilitator. As a career expert, she has appeared regularly on a monthly television program with WXIN-TV in Indianapolis providing direction and encouragement on career transition and a regular guest on a weekly radio program WXNT/News Radio with Indiana Wesleyan University providing support to women in leadership who are thinking of transitioning from home into the workplace. Some of the publications Romona contributed to include: Expert Resumes for Career Changers, No-Nonsense Resumes-The Essential Guide to Creating Attention-Grabbing Resumes That Get Interviews & Job Offer, and to Indianapolis STAR newspaper, Career Section, “5 Interview Tips.” She holds a Masters Degree in Administrative and Supervision, with an Administrative License, from Butler University and recognition from her administrative peers as the “greatest change agent”. She also has a Masters Degree in Education with proficiencies in Gifted/Talented and Science Education from Indiana University; and holds a Bachelor Degree from Illinois State University. Romona’s certifications include: Global Career Development Facilitator; Certified Administrator of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Thomas –Kilman Conflict Mode Instrument, Strong Interest Inventory; Firo-B; and Professional Resume Writer; Certified Career Coach; Certified Career Management Professional. She is a member and expert contributor of: the National Career Development Association; Association of Career Professionals International; Association of Psychological Types International, Career.
Associate Clinical Professor of Business Economics and Faculty Chair of the Evening MBA Program at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Based in both Indianapolis and Bloomington, he teaches managerial economics, macroeconomics, and country analysis for Kelley’s MBA programs. Professor Powell joined the Kelley faculty in 1996. A native of Nashville, Tennessee, he received his Ph.D. in economics from Vanderbilt University in 1995 and his B.A. in economics from the University of South Carolina in 1991. His published research focuses upon issues of economic growth and institutional development in the countries of Australasia. He has been a visiting scholar at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji and at the East-West Center in Honolulu. He has also taught at the International Graduate Business School in Zagreb, Croatia. Each year, he writes a forecast for the greater Indianapolis economy for the Indiana Business Research Center at the Kelley School.
Schulz was appointed head of Digital & Direct Marketing for Ford, Lincoln and Mercury brands in January 2007. In this position, he is responsible for online and emerging media, dealer digital integration, brand websites and direct marketing.
Previously, Schulz was a brand manager for Mercury car lines where he was responsible for marketing communications, pricing and packaging, a position he held since October 2005.
He joined Ford in 1996 and has held positions in Ford Division, Lincoln Mercury, Customer Service Division, Ford Credit and Global Marketing. Positions include brand management, marketing communications, field sales, regional marketing, website development, direct marketing, incentives planning, field operations and dealer relations.
Prior to joining Ford, Schulz held several Information Technology positions at Eli Lilly and Company based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Schulz has a MBA in Marketing from Indiana University and a BS in Management Information Systems from Central Michigan University.
The host and creator of Inside INdiana Business television, Gerry Dick also serves as president and managing editor of Grow INdiana Media Ventures, LLC, an Indianapolis-based media company focused on producing and distributing Indiana business news and information through multiple media channels. Gerry and Technology Entrepreneur Scott Jones form Grow Indiana Media Ventures’ ownership team. You can now watch his television show on 14 Indiana network and public stations, listen to his daily radio reports on 14 statewide stations or get your news on-demand from his collection of email, web and interactive business news products.Gerry is recognized across the state as an Indiana business leader and a respected business journalist. He has been awarded Ernst and Young’s prestigious Entrepreneur of the Year Award and recognized by the Small Business Administration as its Journalist of the Year. His television program has three times been nominated for an Emmy and in the fall of 2007, marked the 500th broadcast of Inside INdiana Business. He is a frequent keynote speaker and moderator on issues related to Indiana business and the state’s economy and also serve as a business news analyst for WISH TV and WIBC Radio in Indianapolis.
Jennifer is currently the manager of Global Brand Management, Marketing & Product Support Division, at Caterpillar Inc. Jennifer and her team bring a focal point to the enterprise for all issues related to brand management. This group offers brand services and influences product design, NPI readiness, corporate, dealer, and web identity management, brand strategy development, Cat Voice, and product and parts packaging identity.
Jennifer began with Caterpillar Inc. as a marketing trainee in the Human Resources Division in 1986. She has held various marketing and sales support positions at Caterpillar in the Hydraulic Excavators, Business Support, and Power Systems Marketing divisions. Throughout her career, Jennifer also assumed responsibilities for the position of machine sales representative for the Hartford (CT) District, merchandise consultant in Financial Products Division in Nashville (TN), senior project engineer in Track-Type Tractors Division in Illinois, and engine area manager and regional distribution manager in Houston (TX), and implemented an SAP engine order management system for Power Systems Marketing Division. She assumed her current responsibilities in 2004.
Jennifer received a Bachelors of Science degree in Marketing from Indiana University in 1986. She also recently completed the General Management Program in Executive Education at Harvard Business School. She is the founder of the Can Do 4:13 Scholarship Fund (program dedicated to providing $1,000 scholarships to the 2002 through 2008 fourth grade classes at Irving Primary School in Peoria, Illinois) and a Director for the Community Foundation of Central Illinois.
Gregory S. Coy is a Partner at the Deloitte & Touche. Coy has over 15 years of public accounting experience with a focus on serving both public and privately held companies in the manufacturing and consumer business industries. Greg has extensive experience coordinating multinational engagements and assisting clients with mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and international expansion. In addition to his role serving clients, Greg is also a leader of our campus recruiting efforts. Community Activities: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Indiana CPA Society Make-A-Wish Foundation of Indiana, Board of Directors and Executive Committee IU Kelley School of Business –Accounting Advisory Group. Education: B.S. Accounting, High Distinction, Indiana University
Steve Weber is a Program Director for Gartner, Inc. Gartner, Inc. is the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company. Through the resources of Gartner Research, Gartner Executive Programs, Gartner Consulting and Gartner Events, we work with every client to research, analyze and interpret the business of IT within the context of their individual role. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A., and has 4,000 associates, including 1,200 research analysts and consultants in 75 countries. Prior to joining Gartner, Steve was an executive technology and IT leadership development consultant. Prior to that, Steve was the Senior VP and CIO for One America Financial Partners, an insurance company based in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Aid Association for Lutherans (now Thrivent), a financial services organization based in Appleton, Wisconsin. In both roles, he pioneered the concept of “Best Solution” – providing technology solutions before the organization asks as a way to improve responsiveness and fit to business needs.