You Are Just A Number

Stephanie Ehle is the Director of the Senior Center in Verona, Wisconsin. She will discuss the value of the Senior Center and all the assistance they provide to not only seniors themselves but to the children of the seniors and caregivers.

John was born and raised in St. Paul, MN. He attended the University of Notre Dame on a hockey scholarship and graduated with a degree in American

Studies/Communications. After deciding not to attend law school, he started his business career as a local salesperson with WCCO-TV (CBS) in Minneapolis-St. Paul. In addition to serving the station’s existing clients, he developed a passion for successfully creating new customers and watching their business grow.

After seven years and moved to Atlanta, GA for a similar position with WSB-TV (ABC). After three years he was promoted to sales manager and served as a

National Sales Manager and Local Sales Manager. In those roles, he managed 13 national rep offices and a team of local salespeople. He also managed the station’s political advertising. During his time at WSB-TV, the station consistently overachieved its annual budgets and delivered unprecedented market revenue shares.

In 2020, at age 62, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease and retired after a 40-year career. But wait, there’s more! There are three intangibles he saw in

himself and always looked for when hiring salespeople. Those are grit, tenacity, and a little bit of junkyard dog. Choosing not to participate in spending the

remainder of his life dealing with Parkinson’s, he leaned on those three attributes which led him to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Where, after three days of testing, he learned he did not have Parkinson’s.

He is currently writing a book about his life-changing experience at the Mayo Clinic and his 40-year business career. His purpose is to create awareness about a treatable condition often misdiagnosed as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, or Dementia. He will also share his insights on hiring successful salespeople and creating a winning culture.

John and his wife JoAnn have been married for 39 years and reside in Atlanta. They have two children and one granddaughter.

Cheri will provide valuable information regarding what a person needs to do and know at least 3 months before they turn 65. 

Account Executive | Personal Lines Benefits Specialist

Over 35 years of insurance experience. Call me for individual or group health, Medicare Supplements, Long Term Care, Life insurance or Annuities

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Doing more than the customer expects. When they go to bed at night, I want to have been the bright spot of their day!

DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL APPROACH TO INSURANCE:

I remind clients that they have worked hard to get where they are and that I would like to help them protect what they have and take care of themselves and their family.

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I treat everyone like family. I am a straight shooter who will supply facts so you can make an informed decision that is best for you and your family.

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Bill Whiteside, who is the oldest of six kids, grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs,

After graduating from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in Management, he spent 14 years in food marketing – first with Mrs. Paul’s, which most people know for their fish sticks and onion rings – and then for a small family-owned dairy in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

While working at the dairy, he purchased a software package to help forecast and plan sales and production of the company’s  ice cream products. He was so impressed with the software, he quit that job to start his own business to sell the software. During the course of his thirty-years selling software, he worked with customers as diverse as Under Armour, Maidenform, Lindt Chocolate, and Bob’s Discount Furniture.

He made another drastic career switch three years ago when he shut down his business to devote his time to writing a book about Winston Churchill and a  little-known event from World War II. In late 2022, he took a slight detour to publish a book titled “Everybody Knows a Salesman Can’t Write a Book.”

Brian Cui will share his experiences in developing a great team called the "Hot Potatoes" that strives for excellence. But you'll have to listen to the podcast to understand why they are called the "Hot Potatoes".  Each team member is a mentor to the team in their area of expertise. The team supports itself as they lean on one another. Brian will show his passion for constantly making things better for the team and the organization.  

You can find additional information on Brian Cui as he is on LinkedIn and is known as Medical Coding Geek on both Facebook and YouTube.

Amanda McDonald is a graduate of SUNY Empire State College, with a Bachelor’s of Science in Business, Management and Economics, and is an experienced leader and administrator in the field of healthcare. She is driven by her compassion and accountability to lead by example and cultivate inclusive environments where employees, patients, and providers of all cultures feel supported and valued.

For nearly a decade, she managed four multi-specialty offices in Upstate New York, where she focused on promoting respect and engagement in the workplace, and ensuring all staff had the tools and resources they needed to provide excellent care to patients in the region. In late 2022, she changed to a different path within healthcare, moving from direct clinic management to a behind the scenes EMR (electronic medical record) project role.

In addition to her primary job functions, she has been recognized by hospital leadership for her involvement in opening and managing a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in early 2021.

Dr. Sam Toney and Dr. John Zelem are the principal developers of a medical platform called Utilization Management 360 (UM360). In this podcast, they will talk about why it was developed and the benefits it offers. 

BIO'S

Sam Toney, M.D.

Dr. Toney is president and CEO of Toney HealthCare Consulting, a clinically-oriented consulting firm providing services in strategy, compliance, management, and clinical operations for healthcare organizations nationwide.

Dr. Toney began his private practice in general adult psychiatry in 1988 and specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders and psychosomatic medicine.

Dr. Toney subsequently developed a joint venture with the Hospital Corporation of America and the USF Psychiatry Center launching a multidisciplinary outpatient behavioral health practice in the Tampa Bay Area. He then served as the national medical director of CompCare’s managed behavioral health organization from 1992 to 1995.

Dr. Toney then founded Health Integrated and pioneered Dynamic Somato-Social Theory™ (DSST) which is the clinical underpinning of the company’s care management philosophy. DSST is an interventional care management model integrating physical and behavioral medicine for high-risk populations. This proactive and comprehensive approach incorporates unique techniques to drive behavior change and has been shown to drive savings, close care gaps, and improve quality.

Dr. Toney has appeared in such publications as the Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy, Managed Healthcare Executive, and Population Health News. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences including the Medicaid Managed Care Congress and Medicaid Health Plans of America Conference and has presented on national webinars for Health Plan Alliance, the Association for Community Affiliated Plans, and others.

Dr. Toney is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is licensed to practice medicine in 35 states.

JOHN ZELEM M.D.

Dr. Zelem is a Board-Certified general surgeon with more than 25 years of clinical experience and has transitioned out of clinical practice into Healthcare Executive Leadership. As a previous Vice-President, he has over 13 years of experience in compliance, utilization management/review, federal regulations, sales, account management, and many other aspects of healthcare. He has extensive experience in quality assessment and improvement, with emphasis on case management, physician and hospital executive education for a variety of topics including Medicare and Medicaid compliance and regulations, medical necessity, Recovery Audit Contractors, utilization review, denials management, and length of stay. He has attained a passion for improving physician documentation and has extensive experience in developing new and improving existing physician advisor programs. He has recently developed a revolutionary new concept utilizing a holistic approach to “Utilization Management 360”. He is now the President and Owner of Streamline Solutions Consulting, Inc. offering services to evaluate, and improve many of the above aspects of healthcare. In addition, Dr. Zelem is a renowned industry author who has published many books and is a well-known motivational speaker and presents often to professional and public/patient audiences on health and wellness, personal development, and leadership and success.

Dr. Mark Chockalingam is President/CEO of Valtitude/Demand Planning LLC, an SCM strategy consulting firm based in Boston, helping clients across industries: Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Products, Retail, Chemicals and Fashion Apparel, in multiple Fortune 500 companies.  Mark’s consulting areas include Demand forecasting, Supply Chain Analytics, SCM Optimization, and Sales and Operations Planning. He has consulted for a variety of clients including Teva Pharmaceuticals, FMC, Facebook, Mars, Pfizer, Celanese AG, Pepsi Foods, Honeywell, Colgate-Palmolive, Eastman Kodak, Abbot Labs, Miller Breweries, Au Bon Pain etc.

Prior to establishing Valtitude / Demand Planning LLC, Mark worked with manufacturing companies such as Proctor & Gamble, Merck and Federal Express in key supply chain positions.

Mark holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from Arizona State University and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is also a Past President of the ASCM Massachusetts Minuteman Chapter.

John Ballman is currently retired after the sale of his business to ADT Commercial. He and his wife Deborah, of over thirty years of marriage, spent the last twenty years building their fire alarm company from two people to over a hundred employees. At the time of sale, their company FAS Systems Group LLC dba Systems Group provided Fire Alarm, CCTV, Card Access, Security, Sprinkler, and emergency “DAS” radio systems. John was a licensed journeyman electrician and a N.I.C.E.T level IV in Fire Alarm Systems. Special projects that Systems Group successfully tackled were the Utah Data Center Project, over 20 High Rise Buildings, and the Control of the Suppression System retrofitted into the Johnson/Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel, a worldwide first. John now lives in Thornton Colorado and enjoys being a husband, father, and is studying to achieve his private pilot’s license.

To learn more about this project just Google "Eisenhower Tunnel Suppression System".  There you will find several YouTube videos and a lot of other data concerning the project.

Daniel Marino Senior Partner of Marino Associates, LLC a manufacturing consulting firm specializing in ERP/MRP II, Lean/Agile Manufacturing, JIT, Six Sigma, and related consulting and education. Prior to establishing his own firm Mr. Marino was a Senior Consultant with Robert Abair Associates.

Mr. Marino has also held the positions of Vice President of Manufacturing and Operations with Gerber Technology, Inc., Tolland, Connecticut, Director of Manufacturing and Materials, for a high-tech CAD manufacturer, Vice President of Manufacturing for a large capital machine manufacturer, as well as Manufacturing Engineering Manager, and ERP Project Manager for a large capital equipment manufacturer.

A proven world-class manufacturing executive, Mr. Marino has been fortunate to enjoy a track record of successfully directing the manufacturing activities of world leading companies. He is listed in “Who’s Who in American Manufacturing.”

Mr. Marino has more than thirty years in materials and manufacturing with experience in ERP, Lean/Agile Manufacturing process, JIT, S&OP, Capacity Planning, Lean Supply Chain Management, Warehouse layout and process and Global Procurement. Mr. Marino has planned, structured, developed, and directed company-wide training and education programs. Mr. Marino has implemented SAP’s R3 ERP system in a global environment, Oracle’s ERP system, Microsoft NAV, Business Central and EPICOR.

Mr. Marino has led the efforts of three acquisitions, two in the USand one in Europe. Dan has managed, in a multi-plant environment, facilities in the USand Europe. Dan’s expertise in facility layout and product flow allowed for the consolidation of plants and major improvements in material flow and logistics. Dan has numerous successful Lean, Supply Chain, Customer Relationship Management, and ERP Optimization programs.

Mr. Marino has a Degree in Business Management from NEC, coupled with an MBA. In addition, he has taken extensive courses in Manufacturing Engineering, completed a one-year technical program in Industrial Engineering, and achieved CPIM from the American Production and Inventory Management Society. He is a certified instructor for Boston Universities Corporate Education Center and is an Adjunct Professor at Bentley College. Mr. Marino also has extensive knowledge in both SAP and Oracle ERP systems.

As a popular public speaker, Mr. Marino has enjoyed delivering numerous presentations over the years to a variety of professionals and organizations. He is a frequent speaker and educator on the local, national, and international level. He is a past member of the Board of Directors for the Manufacturing Association of Connecticut and a member and former VP of Education and Research of the American Production and Inventory Control Society.

Mr. Marino is considered a motivator and is recognized as leader in his field working with companies such as AT&T, Marotta, GE, Canberra, York Air Conditioning, Valent, Distek, Hussey Seating, Hasbro, Hadco, Lego, and Natick Labs.

35 years as a Div. 1 Men's Basketball Official- worked in 13 conferences including Big East, Big 10, ACC, Atl 10

16 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, 8 Regionals, 21 NITS, worked over 2400 games

Retired 2019 at the Maui Invitational

My professional career has been spent in Sales & Sales leadership roles. Currently Vice President of Sales for Weichert/Democracy Title Company

35 years as a Div. 1 Men's Basketball Official- worked in 13 conferences including Big East, Big 10, ACC, Atl 10

16 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, 8 Regionals, 21 NITS, worked over 2400 games

Retired 2019 at the Maui Invitational

My professional career has been spent in Sales & Sales leadership roles. Currently Vice President of Sales for Weichert/Democracy Title Company

Nicole M. Perone is the National Coordinator of ESTEEM, the faith-based leadership formation program for Catholic students at colleges and universities across the United States. ESTEEM prepares young adults for the transition from campus ministry to parish life, and to engage their temporal gifts as leaders in their faith communities. ESTEEM is a partnership between Leadership Roundtable and Saint Thomas More Catholic Chapel and Center at Yale University.

Nicole previously served as the Archdiocesan Director of Adult Faith Formation for the Archdiocese of Hartford. She holds a Master of Divinity from Yale University. Her Bachelor of Arts in Theology with double minors in Italian and Catholic Studies was bestowed by Loyola University Maryland, where she graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa.

Nicole is the chair of the Board of Governors for the National Institute for Ministry with Young Adults, and on the writing team for the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ pastoral framework on youth and young adult ministry. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the All Africa Conference: Sister to Sister; the National Advisory Council for the Next Level initiative of the Center for FaithJustice; and the Advisory Board of the Youth in the 21 st Century Initiative of Sacred Heart University. In 2018, Nicole was a delegate to the Pre-Synod on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment, and served on the writing committee for the final document. Her work has been published by America Media, Catholic News Service, The Jesuit Post, and US Catholic.

Nicole lives in Milford, Connecticut with her husband, John Grosso (director of digital media for the Diocese of Bridgeport), and their Golden Retriever, Ellie.

FELICIA'S STORY

My desire to help women struggling to find independence after surviving domestic abuse is personal. I have experienced the stress, trauma, and anxiety associated with abuse. These experiences have had an enormous influence on my dedication to helping other women. I have overcome many obstacles to become the successful, confident woman I am today. I firmly believe every woman should be given opportunities to rise above their circumstances and have a safe and comfortable home for themselves and their children. My goal for Felicia‘s Donation Closet is to provide the basic necessities for women who are on a path to a new and hopeful future.

FELICIA'S DONATION CLOSET MISSION

Felicia’s Donation Closet is a non-profit organization that helps women prepare themselves for society. The first step to becoming successful in the world is to have a sanctuary. Creating positive energy in the home, transfers into the world. Our mission is to create a safe space for domestic abuse survivors and helping them get a hand up in life. Having a safe home will create the confidence to overcome the challenges in life. We are currently serving Madison WI and surrounding areas.

We work tirelessly to locate and deliver much-needed items for families who are moving from the shelter into their own apartments. We partner with Shelter from the Storm Ministries to connect with families who need our support.

WEBSITE: https://feliciasdonationcloset.com/about-felicias-donation-closet/

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Felicias-Donation-Closet-109045417593075

Brian Cui is an entrepreneur in his quest to provide free information. First, it was the many Facebook groups he has started with medical coding information. Then he branched out into podcasting. Now he is researching, purchasing the equipment to provide information in the video world. What truly makes him exceptional unique is that he is willing to help others in the endeavors of podcasting.

BIO

Medical Coding Geek was created in a response to a pivotal change in Medical Coding, the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10. What started out as a solo tutoring opportunity has grown to be a social media brand.

Founder and Operator

Brian Cui, RHIA, CDIP is an HIM professional with more than 18 years of experience in a variety of roles in health information technology, clinical documentation improvement, adult education, and auditing.  Brian holds a bachelor of science in Health Information Management from Florida International University, and is credentialed as a Registered Health Information Administrator and Clinical Documentation Improvement Practitioner from the American Health Information Management Association.  Brian is the Facebook group administrator of Medical Coding Geeks, RHIT & RHIA Exam Support, and the Clinical Documentation Improvement Network.  In 2017 he became the creator and host of Not Elsewhere Classified, a podcast created to share stories and insights from professionals in the medical coding, HIM, and CDI community.  He is an advocate for HIM professionals in the Clinical Documentation Improvement Industry. He serves as a mentor for the American Health Information Management Association.   His goal for Medical Coding Geek is simple, promoting the people who make up a medical coder.

Sarry Ibrahim is a financial planner and member of the Bank On Yourself Organization. He helps real estate investors, business owners, and full-time employees grow safe and predictable wealth regardless of market conditions using a financial strategy that has been around for over 160 years. 

Sarry started this journey when he was in grad school completing his MBA. He worked for companies like Allstate, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna Healthspring, and Humana before founding Financial Asset Protection, a financial services firm that focuses on one sole concept;  the Bank On Yourself Concept, also known as the Infinite Banking Concept. 

Suggested Topics 

 Bank On Yourself Concept 

 Connecting with real estate investing 

 Asset Protection 

 Tax Deferred Growth 

 Growth regardless of economic or market conditions 

Suggested Questions

1.) How did you end up in this field? 

2.) What do you think about failure? 

3.) How do you help real estate investors? 

4.) Can you describe how a Bank On Yourself type Whole Life policy could be structured?  

5.) Invest in your business or save cash, which do you prefer and why? 

                                                                                   Connect with Sarry Ibrahim 

www.finassetprotection.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarry-ibrahim-mba-ltcp-bank-on-you/ 

708-717-6718 

sarry@finassetprotection.co

John Grosso currently serves as the Director of Digital Media for the Diocese of Bridgeport. John is responsible for the social and digital media strategy of the diocese, including the Bishop of Bridgeport. John serves on the Bishop’s Administrative Cabinet, a leadership body composed of senior staff that helps run the operations of the Diocese of Bridgeport. John also served as World Youth Day Coordinator in 2016, organizing, forming, and leading a group of 240 people to Poland for ten days. 

John was hired as Social Media Leader for the Diocese of Bridgeport by Bishop Frank Caggiano in January of 2015.

John completed his bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Theology from Boston College and his master’s degree in Corporate Communications and Public Relations at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield.

In January 2021, John was selected to be one of sixteen young professionals to participate in the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication’s Faith Communication in the Digital World project. In September of 2021, John was selected to assist the Vatican’s Synod Office in strategic digital communications.

John lives in Milford, CT with his wife Nicole and golden retriever, Ellie.

Kevin has a passion for entrepreneurial ventures, which is very evident as he created his latest website; a furniture dropshipping store. 

Kevin is an entrepreneur and former algorithmic trader. He currently operates a furniture dropshipping store.

Kevin was a former algorithmic trader. Additionally, he has previously been a poker player as well as co-founded a crypto trading firm. He looks to scale his eCommerce business by tackling operational and managerial challenges.

Ray is an executive leader who has worked in the educational publishing space for over 20 years. He began his career as a software engineer developing products on CD-ROMs and then building world-class products on the web. His passion for quality, deep understanding of technology, and desire to work with others quickly led to opportunities in management roles. Most recently he earned his Six Sigma Black Belt certificate and acquired Robotic Process Automation skills. He is a proven leader in Continuous Process Improvement who is known for breaking down organizational barriers and utilizing technology to achieve business goals. He has a broad range of experience as a leader in digital content management, digitization, software engineering, data analysis, and change management.

This is part 2 of the podcast where Dr. Zelem continues his thoughts regarding the role of a Physician Advisor.

Dr. Zelem is a Board-Certified general surgeon with more than 25 years of clinical experience, has transitioned out of clinical practice into Healthcare Executive Leadership. As a previous Vice-President, he has over 13 years of experience in compliance, utilization management/review, federal regulations, sales, account management, and many other aspects of healthcare. He has extensive experience in quality assessment and improvement, with emphasis on case management, physician and hospital executive education for a variety of topics including Medicare and Medicaid compliance and regulations, medical necessity, Recovery Audit Contractors, utilization review, denials management, and length of stay. He has attained a passion for improving physician documentation and has extensive experience in developing new and improving existing physician advisor programs. He has recently developed a revolutionary new concept utilizing a holistic approach to “Utilization Management 360”. He is now the President and Owner of Streamline Solutions Consulting, Inc. offering services to evaluate, and improve many of the above aspects of healthcare. In addition, Dr. Zelem is a renowned industry author who has published many books and is a well-known motivational speaker and presents often to professional and public/patient audiences on health and wellness, personal development, and leadership and success.

President and Owner

Streamline Solutions Consulting, Inc.

In this podcast, Dr. Zelem will provide his thoughts regarding the role of a Physician Advisor. 

Dr. Zelem is a Board-Certified general surgeon with more than 25 years of clinical experience, has transitioned out of clinical practice into Healthcare Executive Leadership. As a previous Vice-President, he has over 13 years of experience in compliance, utilization management/review, federal regulations, sales, account management, and many other aspects of healthcare. He has extensive experience in quality assessment and improvement, with emphasis on case management, physician and hospital executive education for a variety of topics including Medicare and Medicaid compliance and regulations, medical necessity, Recovery Audit Contractors, utilization review, denials management, and length of stay. He has attained a passion for improving physician documentation and has extensive experience in developing new and improving existing physician advisor programs. He has recently developed a revolutionary new concept utilizing a holistic approach to “Utilization Management 360”. He is now the President and Owner of Streamline Solutions Consulting, Inc. offering services to evaluate, and improve many of the above aspects of healthcare. In addition, Dr. Zelem is a renowned industry author who has published many books and is a well-known motivational speaker and presents often to professional and public/patient audiences on health and wellness, personal development, and leadership and success.

President and Owner

Streamline Solutions Consulting, Inc.

Aaron and Julianna Boczkiewicz are a couple from New Glarus, WI who own and operate a cow-calf beef cattle operation.  While both do currently work outside the farm, their ultimate goal is for their business to be their main venture and something they can build together to pass down for generations to come.

While the path hasn’t always been easy for them, through the ups and downs, good times, and the bad they have stayed determined to work towards their end goal.

Aaron currently works as a Sales and Leasing Consultant at Symdon Chevrolet of Mount Horeb and Julianna is a General Manager at Bailey’s Run Winery and Vineyard.

Ed began his career as a high school teacher and football coach. After earning his Master's Degree, he held multiple executive positions in the high-tech industry including:

• Retired VP of Sales Excellence @ Axcelis
• Global Sales Excellence Coach @ Dell
• Director of Sale Excellence @ Varian
• Board Member @ On Belay Inc.
• International Certified Human Potential Coach – HPI (Human Potential Institute) – 2020
• Owner & President, Human Potential Pathways

Ed lives in Rye NH, and he can't get enough of the cold, hot, intermittent fasting, clean ketogenic lifestyle, heart coherence breathwork, Wim Hof breathing, meditation, bio-hacking, exercise, and writing poems, as well as reading self-help books in his spare time.

Ed’s goal and purpose is to make a positive difference in people’s lives because they deserve it!

Website: https://www.liferoadmap.design/index.html

Dan Campbell is currently employed as a Forensic Scientist Supervisor for the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Forensic Services, at the State Crime Laboratory in Madison.  Dan's 28 year career with the Crime Lab includes 17 years as a DNA Analyst.  In that role he examined DNA evidence submitted for testing to assist law enforcement agency investigations and also provided expert testimony to his findings at criminal court trials.  He's held his current position as a supervisor of the DNA Analysis Unit for the last 11 years.

Dan Campbell is currently employed as a Forensic Scientist Supervisor for the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Forensic Services, at the State Crime Laboratory in Madison.  Dan's 28 year career with the Crime Lab includes 17 years as a DNA Analyst.  In that role he examined DNA evidence submitted for testing to assist law enforcement agency investigations and also provided expert testimony to his findings at criminal court trials.  He's held his current position as a supervisor of the DNA Analysis Unit for the last 11 years.

My name is Sergeant Derek Ruck I am a Recruiter in the Wisconsin Army National Guard at the age of 24 years old. I grew up in Madison, Wisconsin in a small house outside of the city. I’ve served 4 years so far, with 16 more years to go. Making a huge goal of mine to be what people call a “Lifer”, someone who decides to stay enlisted in the Army National Guard on active orders for a full 20 years of service. I joined the National Guard as a 13B Crew Member in Field Artillery “The King of Battle''. My training sent me down to Fort Benning Georgia for Basic Training and then to Fort Sill Oklahoma for Advanced Individual Training (Job Training). After that, I was sent back to Wisconsin and set up to drill one weekend a month in Marshfield, WI with the 1-120th. There, I learned how to load 105mm rounds into a 119 Howitzer and send those rounds downrange. Hence my favorite phrase, “Send It!”. I truly joined though to create a purpose and make a difference in my life, now my goal is to help people find that purpose in their life and be able to recruit them into an organization that I stand by and believe in to set each and every one of them up for success. Everyone thinks joining the military is a risk and challenge beyond comprehension, but without trying. You’ll never know your full potential. My hobbies are fishing, weight lifting, reading, and cooking. A goal of mine is to own my own business in the near future. Specifically, a coffee business, which may or may not already be in the works. Don’t ever tell yourself you can't do something. I am very passionate about spending time with family and loved ones. You can never get back time.

Leadership isn't a skill I magically acquired when I finally became a Non-Commissioned Officer in the Army National Guard. It was learned through hard work and also trials and tribulations. Going through hard times as a member of a team with my fellow peers and deciding what we needed to do to set ourselves up for success, but also how to learn from our mistakes. Studying my leaders for their good and bad flaws, and how to and how not to act. With 3 years of constant growth, I was able to finally be called a Sergeant and prove that I was rightfully up for the task at hand.

Eric Montag is a young leader currently working in the hospitality industry. Eric has a diverse background and set of skills, with experience in childcare, healthcare IT, and coordinating volunteer projects. No matter the task, Eric believes that proper communication is key to a team’s success, and he constantly strives to find better ways to empower his team with effective communication.  During the pandemic, Eric relied on this belief to help maintain his team’s culture, and he has grown unafraid to challenge the “norm” in business in the name of employee-friendly practices.

Henry is a process-focused individual and believes in a "Patient Navigator" to improve the Patient's Experience. 

Henry Draughon is a former Naval Aviator (F4 Radar Intercept Officer) and Air Traffic Control Officer. He has a Master's in Business Administration and Communications. He has an extensive background in information technology, project, and process management.

He is currently president and owner of Process Delivery Systems, a business process optimization consulting firm. Process Delivery Systems, (PDS) helps clients identify and document their key business processes and align policies, processes, personnel, and resources for fast and effective execution.

When Anthony Pompano was a child, he liked collecting baseball cards. As he grew older, he accidentally hit a jackpot of cards at a tag (rummage) sale. He quickly learned how cards are graded and the potential value of these cards. It is still his hobby but he has learned how to increase the value of his holdings. In fact, he earned enough to put a downpayment on his house.

Marianne DiMola has more than twenty-five years of experience in healthcare human resources management and career development. Her experience includes branch directorships with two of the country's leading home health care organizations, Bayada Nurses and Nursefinders. She is a founding member of CMSA's TriChapter New York Conferences and served as the Executive Director of the New York City Chapter of CMSA for twenty years and served on several national committees.

In addition, Marianne is one of the founders of Pathway Medical Staffing, a nationally recognized leader providing case management recruitment and retention advisory services, HEDIS staffing, and project management. Ms. DiMola was also the Senior Vice President of National Sales and Operations for Medical Staffing Network, Care Management and Vice President of Care Management at Cross Country.

Ms. DiMola is currently President and co-founder of Global Care Management, specialist in care management staffing and consulting.

Award-winning Leader that accomplished unprecedented corporate advancement with a track record of driving industry leading sales, market share, and profit margin growth in one of the largest privately owned companies in the world. Entrusted with a $250 Million-dollar P&L across 37 locations, 3 airports and 300 team members. Led contracts and negotiations on many of the companies largest commercial and insurance enterprise accounts. I Leverage my passion for delivering world-class customer experience and sustainable revenue generation to transform and build winning cultures within organizations. Build high-performing teams of top talent by connecting with all individuals—on a personal and professional level—to define their motivators, set clear goals, model desired behaviors, and empower them to deliver results that exceed goals and expectations.

Authentic Leader that is passionate about customer service and team members. Someone who attacks everyday with vision, passion & goals! I strive daily to inspire those around me. I look at leadership as a privilege. The privilege is the opportunity to coach, train and motivate team members to drive engagement and results.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawn-toal/

Shawn's "Personal Mastery Paper": https://urjustanumber.com/2021/08/01/shawn-toals-personal-mastery-paper/

Christine Hall has 30+ years of health administration management experience. She is Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC), a Certified Professional Coder (CPC), a Certified Professional Biller (CPB), a Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA) a Certified Risk Coder (CRC) and a Certified AAPC Instructor. She is a skilled educator, national public speaker and subject matter expert. Christine has a strong core in all risk adjustment models, ethics and regulatory affairs, healthcare compliance, ICD-10 coding, practice management, revenue cycle management and Telehealth. She has had the pleasure of working with many of the gold star standard organization in healthcare.

Mark Maher is the Business Development Manager at Beyond Botanicals, a CBD oil manufacturer. He also does freelance consulting work in the areas of manufacturing, GMP Compliance, process and procedure development, and personal finance.

His past experience as an EMT, educator, and sports team captain have instilled a sense of duty and leadership that he seeks to cultivate in each client he works with. Mark believes that the success of a team and enjoyability of a workplace are both dependent on good leadership, the basis for any accomplishments.

Beyond Botanicals is the first hemp manufacturer to be licensed by the state of Connecticut, and has been voted the #1 CBD in the state by CBD breaker.

Mark lives in Connecticut with his fiancée and their German Shepherd. In his free time, he enjoys hockey and hiking, as well as collecting bourbons, meads, and absinthes.

LINK

https://www.beyondbotanicals.com/shop/?wpam_id=5

Mike Barbaro is a retired football referee. In this podcast, Mike will provide you a great insight into his passion for becoming a highly respected referee. Pay close attention to his approach to both the game and his crew as it will demonstrate his effective leadership skills and teamwork with his fellow officials. 

BIO

Mike wanted to be a football coach but his job and career would not allow him to coach. So he did the next best thing and became a high school football official, which he started in 1980. Mike quickly found out that being a football official was not as easy as it looked. However, it became his passion to excel at it. 

After 2 seasons of officiating, the Commissioner, Vin Reilly asked him to do some youth and freshman games as the white hat (referee) and he loved it! Then Mr. Reilly started to schedule him as a varsity referee working prep school games in South Kent, Westminster, and Canterbury. Mike didn’t care because he wanted to refine the craft of being a referee.

Mike was an on-field official for 35 years. He worked his first state championship game in 1988. Throughout his career,  he worked 6 State Championships and 5 quarter-final or semi-final playoff games.

Mike was responsible for teaching new officials for over 20 years. He really enjoyed teaching others and watching people get the officiating bug just like him.

He served as President of the Board in 1989 and served many years on the board of directors. This coming season will be his 41st season on the New Haven Board. He is currently on the Better Officiating Committee and still stays active as an observer of game crews.

Throughout Mike's career he has received the following awards and honors:

o  Gene Casey National Football Foundation Official Recognition Award in 2006

o  I was elected into the East Haven High School Hall of Fame in 2009

o  The Vincent J. Reilly Distinguished Service Award 2010

o  I was elected into the Connecticut Football Officials Hall of Fame in 2010

o  The David Holdwright Profiles in Courage Award in 2013

o  The National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award 2016

A tragic airplane crash happened in 2019 and the NTSB report was recently released. It was determined to be a pilot error. Since Henry Draughon is a former Naval Aviator, he is qualified to comment on the findings, which he does in this podcast. He understands the need to follow processes and the value of a checklist. He has taken that knowledge and experience to start his own process improvement business.

Dr. Zelem is a retired surgeon but remains active in the medical community. He is an advocate for improvement in hospitals, especially in the business aspect of the hospital such as revenue integrity.

Dr. Zelem and Henry will discuss how the value of processes and checklists are paramount in aviation. They both want to see that type of mindset incorporated in the medical field.

For additional information, please go to: https://urjustanumber.com/2021/06/01/healthcare-lessons-from-the-cockpit/

Max is just starting out on his career but he definitely knows what he wants to accomplish. He has the tenacity to succeed. He knows what he has to do. His story is quite interesting and has a good outlook on accomplishing his goal.

"Maximilian Turner is a process improvement specialist on a life mission to improve the processes of the world and help people get value in their lives. Maximilian’s zone of genius is in identifying root causes to problems caused by process issues. Maximilian has held a variety of different positions in business, higher education, and government administration. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from UW-Madison. To answer your question about his name, you may call him Maximilian or Max."

To view his contact information, please go to:

https://urjustanumber.com/2021/05/24/tenacity-is-priceless/

Henry Draughon is a former Naval Aviator (F4 Radar Intercept Officer) and Air Traffic Control Officer. He has a Masters in Business Administration and Communications. He has an extensive background in information technology, project, and process management.

He is currently president and owner of Process Delivery Systems, a business process optimization consulting firm. Process Delivery Systems, (PDS) helps clients identify and document their key business processes and align policies, processes, personnel, and resources for fast and effective execution.

To learn more and to obtain links to Henry's LinkedIn and website, please visit:

 https://urjustanumber.com/2021/05/17/dont-make-me-think/