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Gary Smith is a 2nd generation supply chain geek, who followed in his father’s footsteps. He has experience in both the private and public sectors. He was responsible for the supply chain for all the repair parts for New York City’s Transit system. Additionally, Gary is also a consultant, and as an author has written many articles and white papers on the topic. BIO Gary A. Smith, CPIM-F, CSCP-F, CLTD-F is an Independent Supply Chain Consultant, Author, Speaker, and Mentor. His forty-plus-year career includes leadership positions in warehouse operations and management consulting in a variety of industries and in both private and public sectors. Gary recently retired as Chief, EAM / SCM for New York City Transit, where he identified and implemented supply chain concepts, tools, equipment, systems, and best practices as New York City Transit implemented its Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) program, to reduce costs and throughput while improving overall processes. He also served as its Vice President of Supply Logistics for six years. Gary currently writes the “For What It’s Worth” column for the Supply Chain Mavens monthly newsletter (www.supplychainmavens.net). He recently wrote a white paper, “Developing and Agile China Procurement Strategy for a Post-COVID World” that was also published by Supply Chain Mavens. Gary is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology and holds Fellow-level status in all three APICS Certifications; Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM), Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), and Certified in Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution (CLTD). He Chairs of the CLTD Certification Committee for ASCM and is an ASCM Recognized Instructor. Gary and his wife Liz make their home in St. Simons Island, GA.

David Steven Jacoby is a well-known expert in the global supply chain. He is changing the supply chain game. He has written make books on the topic, which you will find in his Bio below. To learn more about David, visit these websites: http://www.supplychainification.com/  (COMING SOON) https://bostonstrategies.com/ https://davidstevenjacoby.com/ BIO David is the President of Boston Strategies International, a consultancy that helps energy companies and national governments develop strategic value chains for critical materials, components, and equipment to achieve superior profitability and energy independence. He is teaches Operations Management and Supply Chain Management at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering and is a Senior Fellow at Boston University’s Institute for Global Sustainability, as well as a former adjunct professor at Boston University’s Questrom Graduate School of Business. He wrote Guide to Supply Chain Management for The Economist, Reinventing the Energy Value Chain for PennWell Books, and four other books on supply chain management and international trade. He earned his MBA and a Masters of Arts from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania,  and his academic and professional contributions to the field of supply chain management span hundreds of publications and media events. He holds supply chain certifications including C.P.M. CTL, CIRM, CFPM, CSCP, and AEE. He has served as an advisory board member at New York Energy Week and a Chief Judge at the International Supply Chain Educational Association and was previously an international management consultant at Kearney and Oliver Wyman in the United States, France, Brazil, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. David is passionate about building businesses that transform global supply chains. Based on extensive management experience in energy, automotive, transport, and retail in more than 50 countries managing and advising executive leadership teams, he has deep and practical first-hand knowledge of what’s on the other end of your international supply chain and how you can use that information to reduce cost, grow revenue, and increase shareholder value. To learn more about David, please visit https://davidstevenjacoby.com/

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.

Mike is a coach, facilitator, speaker, and consultant with more than 20 years’ experience leading Lean transformations and business performance improvement - from within, and as an external consultant. As a consultant, he has coached, trained, and facilitated leadership and improvement teams in a broad range of industries including manufacturing, distribution, oil and gas, financial services, technology, and healthcare. The years 2020 and 2021 have been years of dramatic change for Mike as he has helped multiple organizations transition their training, coaching, problem-solving, and improvement activities - from the front lines to senior leadership – to virtual formats. Mike speaks on a regular basis and is the author of several books including:  Value Stream Mapping  The Kaizen Event Planner  His website is www.mosterling.com

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.

Jim Zelem wrote an essay that was published in a local newspaper. Here is the article.  In addition, Jim was invited to talk about the article on a local radio station. This podcast is interview with Stan Mylam of WCLO in Janesville, WI.

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.

Ernie de los Santos is an optimist and author, Co-founder of the Non-Profit TopGun Audit School, founder of Appeal Academy, Host and creator of Finally Friday! LIVE, and Executive Director of the Council for Certification of Medical Auditors, Inc. Ernie created TopGun Audit School in early 2019 to promote his vision of a healthcare system where you can wake up every morning excited to go to work because you get to be part of helping people in need of healthcare, feel your job is secure, and go home fulfilled at the end of every day. He founded Appeal Academy and Finally Friday! LIVE in 2011; and continues to produce weekly free webinars on process improvement, regulatory compliance, and Revenue Integrity Grand Rounds (aka RIGOR) – now numbering over 260 free webinars. Prior to entering the healthcare industry in 2006, he spent over 20 years in research and development of new business models and production processes, working on projects for Fortune 100 corporations, including Coca-Cola, Kodak, SONY, Panasonic, MCI, US Sprint and the International Olympic Committee. He holds degrees in Archaeology, Computer Science, and Marketing. (That means that anytime he speaks, if you dig up an old hospital, he’s probably the only one present who can tell you what they did in each room by studying the trash left on the floor.) Ernie currently lives in the Texas Hill Country in Boerne, Texas, about 30 miles north of San Antonio. He lives with the wife BettyLee and their ShiTzu puppy, Meena – 11 pounds of Love. They enjoy spending time with their blended family of 6 children and 14 grandchildren. LINKS Creator, Host of Finally Friday! President, Co-Founder, TopGun Audit School Executive Director, CCMA – CMAS Member Site Member, Board of Directors, BOHI  – Blue Ocean Healthcare Investments

Don Owens is a visionary leader in the fight against climate change. For over a decade, he's been developing hydrogen combustion and mechanical engineering solutions to reduce the devastating impacts of the lesser-known pollutant Black Carbon. To see Don's complete bio and story, click here. LINKS Website: donclimateowens.com Facebook: facebook.com/donclimateowens Twitter: twitter.com/donclimateowens Instagram: instagram.com/donclimateowens LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/donclimateowens Book: https://www.burnfuelbetter.com/book

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. John Zelem, MD, FACS 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. John Zelem, MD, FACS 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.

Entrepreneur/Painter Danielle believes reusing plastic waste from the ocean and environment will help create a better environment for the earth, animals, and marine life. She wants to collect plastic waste and create products, people will realize we can use uncommon tools to create everyday items. Danielle graduated from MATC Madison college with a small business entrepreneurship certificate/graduated with honors She don’t professionally paint, but I do it for a fun hobby to create something fun to look at! Here is link to a DIY regarding the coaster Danielle made from plastic bottle caps.  If you would like to get in contact with Danielle, here is her email address:  hadnott.d20@gmail.com

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.

Candace Altschul is the Chief Opportunity Officer at AchieveAbilities, a vocational agency serving adults with disabilities. Candace has spent the last 10 years dedicated to the field of vocational rehabilitation, individually as an employment and benefits specialist, and currently on a larger scale creating an environment where both clients and service providers can thrive. Candace works daily to develop and maintain trustworthy relationships and foster connections at work and in the community. Links: Website: www.AchieveAbilities.net LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/candacealtschul

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

Biography of Viking Beauty Secrets Founder Eha Urbsalu Eha grew up in Estonia, a small country below Finland, between Sweden and Russia.  As a child, Eha spent a lot of time with her grandmother, who lived in a small island between Sweden and Estonia called Hiiumaa. The island is known for its green nature and unpopulated areas and holds one of the top spots for the cleanest air in the world. Growing up in Northern Europe, Eha never thought about the words “organic” and “clean beauty” – it was just “normal”. She used local, natural skincare products made from plants native to the Nordic lands, full of Nordic super antioxidant berries which have been used for skincare and health benefits for centuries. At 17, Eha became one of the winners of the Miss Estonia beauty pageant. Shortly after, she won the Supermodel of the Soviet Union title and at 18 came to the United States and was top 4 of the Supermodel of the World competition. This started many years of modeling and acting around the globe. Eha eventually settled down in New York City and finished her bachelors in Arts from SUNY, summa cum laude. However, throughout traveling the world, Eha became more and more aware of the chemicals that especially in America are used in our food and also in skincare products. This prompted, after years of skincare research, Eha to start her own skincare brand, Viking Beauty Secrets, using the Nordic superberries as main ingredients, with the exception of the certified organic Face Scrub, which also uses Icelandic Black Volcanic Sand to draw out the impurities, while many scrubs in the US still use plastic microbeads, which harm our fragile marine life and later humans ingest them through food sources. And with so much confusion about “green” and “clean”, Eha went one step further, and have all of the Viking Beauty Secrets products  Greenlife Ecocert COSMOS certified. Eha and her cousin, international swim champion Merle Liivand, who is also the Director of Sustainability of Viking Beauty Secrets, are also advocates for clean oceans and clean water. Eha made sure that Viking Beauty Secrets is a sustainable skincare company, which uses only green energy when manufacturing and uses glass bottles for the creams and recycled post-consumer material for the scrub tubes, with all packaging being 100% recyclable. Eha is also a published songwriter and has won several awards as a filmmaker. She currently lives between Estonia, Florida, and New York City. LINKS IG: @vikingneautysecrets @Ehamusic FB: @Ehaurbsalu https://www.facebook.com/VikingBeauty/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/71227343/admin/ Website: http://www.vikingbeauty.com

Merle has two passions, which she demonstrates extremely well. She has a love for the water and swimming. That love for swimming in the open waters has fueled her other passion of "Saving the Oceans". In this podcast, she will explain how some sun blocks are destroying the coral reefs and how pollution is starving the oceans of oxygen. She works closely with Viking Beauty to help eliminate these problems. She recently partnered with ZenWtr.  BIO Merle Liivand is a national Estonian competitive swimmer, Model, aquapreneur, SWIMERA CEO, AMBASSADOR, Triathlete, International Spokesperson and open water swimmer from Tallinn, Estonia. She is known mostly as an MODERN DAY LIFE MERMAID and ICE Princess who never stops exploring a life and passion towards to WATER WORLD. She works with many successful brands like FINIS, DERMASPORT, TRISWIM, and FOGGIES. She has featured in many Swimming technical videos like Goswim.tv, Swimspire and Usa Swimming. From On early age she loved to be active and sportive. Her mum Jaana put her to Modelling, Talent and Dance school SEMOLEN even before she finished kindergarten. There Merle had a chance to Dance as a cheerleader to the famous basketball team KALEV and take part in many filming, theatre and art classes. Many famous Estonian actors like Hendrik Norman, Mait Malmsten, Merle Palmiste were one of the first teachers who taught and guided Merle at her early age. On the age 11 she was spotted at TOP Olympic Centre by her coach Heidi Kaasik who invited Merle to join a swim lesson. After one year under coach Kaasik she made it to top 3 on Estonian Youth Nationals on breaststroke events. During her career she has taken many hits and successes that she loves to share with kids and adults on the TALKs around the schools, events and podcasts. On her spread time she enjoys teaching and advocating Mermaid Swimming. In 2015 she was First Estonian who made it to the tv show “Good Morning America” together with World of Swimming Mermaid School. In 2014 she took part in the 100x 100 yards record swim on “Swim with MIKE” event. Liivand has won many International Medals during her career. She´s a 3 time Baltic Champion, 2 time Silver medallist in WORLD Ice Swimming, 2 times Florida Winter Champion, 10 km Open Water Worlds Qualifier and Rio Marathon Swimming Olympic Trial swimmer. She is a delighted philanthropist who has been leading many Ocean Clean Ups, health charity and drowning prevention events around the world. MerleLiivand  broke her own world record by completing a 30 km Mermaid Swim in 9 hours 19 minutes on April 17th in the choppy waters of Miami Beach, Florida. It was her third consecutive record-setting swim after her initial 10 km Mermaid Swim in Redondo Beach, California in 2 hours 54 minutes in 2019 and her 6 hour 8 minute 20.6 km Mermaid Swim in South Point Park Pier in Miami in 2020. With her passion to Sport and Swimming Mayor Dan Gelber proclaimed Merle Liivand Day on April 17th ! Past couple years Merle lives and trains in South Florida, Fort Lauderdale/ Miami . LINKS Facebook link     https://www.facebook.com/merle.liivand Instagram link    https://www.instagram.com/aquamjerle/?hl=en Website: https://merleliivand.com/ Here is a link to her ZenWtr campaign : https://www.instagram.com/p/CP2w5_eJ1cs

Automation is becoming more prevalent in today's world. It is becoming a necessity as the dynamics of the workforce are changing. While it might displace some workers, the benefits are significant. There have been many phases of the Industrial Revolution and we have survived each one of them. Check out the Four Industrial Changes to get a better understand of how innovation has changed the world over the years. Automation replaces a lot of repetitive operations but it can not replace processes where critical thinking isn't required. For more information, go to: https://urjustanumber.com/2021/06/07/automation-is-necessary/

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/

Andy Towle started his photography career in the Air Force, where he realized he really liked it. Regardless of all the hurdles, he encountered in life, he never lost sight of his dream.  He stayed in some form of photography for his entire life. Even now, in retirement, he's following his dream. He is constantly looking for that "once in a lifetime" picture. He has two websites where his pictures are located.  In this podcast, Andy talks more about leaders, good and bad teamwork, and how personalities affect leaders and teamwork. To learn more about "Following Your Dreams" and for the links for Andy's pictures, please click here. 

Andy Towle started his photography career in the Air Force, where he realized he really liked it. Regardless of all the hurdles, he encountered in life, he never lost sight of his dream.  He stayed in some form of photography for his entire life. Even now, in retirement, he's following his dream. He is constantly looking for that "once in a lifetime" picture. He has two websites where his pictures are located.  The podcast with Andy is broken down into two parts. This podcast is about Andy's life journey in his photographic-journalist career. He will explain all the places he worked and how uneasy things can be in the newspaper industry. He is a man of his word and he is willing to stand up for what he believes in. To learn more about "Following Your Dreams" and for the links for Andy's pictures, please click here.

Experience and perception play an important role in overall life. Many of the decisions a person makes in life are based on both their experiences and their perceptions. As a leader, there's more than just knowing how these affect your decisions and leadership style.  An effective leader needs to learn how to understand the perceptions of the team. Only when you see things through their eyes, can a leader truly manage the perceptions of the team. To learn more, go to Perception & Experience blog post on Your are Just a Number. 

When Jamie first went into a leadership role, he thought he needed to have all the answers for his team. However, as time went on, he realized the key to effective leadership is communications. And the communications has to be both ways. Not only does he need to explain to the team the goals and the reason behind them, but he also wants his team to communicate their concerns and ideas. He understands the success of teamwork. As Jamie looks back on his journey, he is thankful for all the opportunities that were given to him to grow. Just as he has matured, so has his leadership style. He believes leadership is a lot like parenting. You incorporate the good things that your parents did and remove the things you didn’t like about what they did. He thinks leadership is the same way. You take something from a leader you admire and try to incorporate it into your style. Likewise, you don’t adopt a trait or style that you did not like, even if it is someone you admire. BIO In his time in the workforce, Jamie has shown an ability to work with and to develop teams that achieve top performances. In 1996, Jamie joined Endicott Financial in Butler, WI.  After a short time, he was tabbed by ownership to be part of the team that would open their Madison, WI office.  There Jamie worked with existing brokers and took on the task of training new brokers. Jamie went on to co-author their training manual for the onboarding of new brokers. Next, Jamie joined Enterprise Rent-a-Car.  Jamie started as a car porter in the early 90s. He was able to work his way up to a Branch Manager. Along the way, Jamie cultivated many relationships with insurance agents and car dealerships.  It was these relationships, as well as team development, that allowed Jamie and his team to receive numerous awards from corporate. He also developed several employees that would go onto prominent roles within Enterprise, including 2 employees that would go onto becoming Area Managers. Jamie furthered his career by joining Chase Bank as a personal banker.  There Jamie worked with the branch employees to build his customer base to be recognized as a top-performing banker.  The next step for him was to become a Branch Manager. Once again, he showed the ability to successfully assemble a strong team.  He started off at one of the smaller branches and through team development, was able to become a Branch Manager for the 2nd largest branch Chase had in Wisconsin.  Along the way, Jamie and several members of his team would receive awards from corporate for their performances. Presently, Jamie the supervisor of the dock for the US Postal Service. He has built a successful team of veteran employees. They appreciate that he listens to them and is willing to incorporate their ideas. It is his communication skills that allowed him to excel in this position.  

BIO Carrie Mess is a mom, advocate for agriculture and a Wisconsin dairy farmer. She has been using social media to connect with consumers for over 10 years via her Dairy Carrie blog and branded social media platforms. She also consults with farms and small businesses to help them develop their own voice in the digital world. Carrie is a founding board member at Dairy Girl Network Want to know more about Carry Mess, check out her about page: https://dairycarrie.com/about/ LINKS Website: https://dairycarrie.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=Dairy%20Carrie LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carrie-mess/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DairyCarrie Diary Girl website: https://dairygirlnetwork.com/

As a Red Cross volunteer, I feel it is important to share what the Red Cross actually does for our community. They are the leaders in the community when a disaster occurs. Plus, they serve a vital role in collecting and distributing blood for the needs of people. In this podcast, Kyle will explain the three sectors of the Red Cross and how volunteers play such a significant role. Kyle Kriegl, Southwest Chapter Executive Director, American Red Cross of Wisconsin Kyle has been with the Red Cross since 1997. In that time, he has been a program director for disasters, health & safety, and Service to the Armed Forces, plus he has led three different Wisconsin Chapters. Before coming to the Southwest Wisconsin Chapter in late 2020, he led our Northwest Chapter based in Altoona. Kyle and his wife have family and professional connections in the Madison area, and he said he looks forward to the chance to "do great things" with the team and supporters in the Southwest Chapter. Mission Statement The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. Vision Statement The American Red Cross, through its strong network of volunteers, donors, and partners, is always there in times of need. We aspire to turn compassion into action so that... ...all people affected by disaster across the country and around the world receive care, shelter, and hope; ...our communities are ready and prepared for disasters; ...everyone in our country has access to safe, lifesaving blood and blood products; ...all members of our armed services and their families find support and comfort whenever needed; and ...in an emergency, there are always trained individuals nearby, ready to use their Red Cross skills to save lives.

Microfilm no longer serves as a viable method for distribution in today's digital world. However, microfilm still plays a vital role in record retention especially with land records and pharmaceutical companies. John's family developed a process called eBeam technology that converts digital images to microfilm.  In this episode, John will explain the viability and need for microfilm in today's digital world. You will find it interesting how John adapts his leadership style to the needs of his teams.  BIO A proven general manager with extensive product and business development experience in high tech, publishing, and government contracting environments. Highly effective self-starter in leading cross-functional operations, project management, vendor, and client relationships. WORK EXPERIENCE Manager of Business Development Innovative Document Imaging LLC - Advocate Business Development opportunities for Innovative Document Imaging ( IDI ) - Administer US Government registration, compliance, and contracts management for IDI - Established the IDI Connecticut Conversion Center known as eBeam Imaging - Superintend day to day operations for eBeam Imaging - Manage Advanced R&D projects including Electron Beam and Dosimetry Technologies General Manager eBeam Film LLC • Manager of day-to-day operations and business development for eBeam Film. • Established a five-year service contract with a major government agency. • Collaborated with the government agency to set up appropriate employee security clearances • Established Cyber Security Policies for handling Classified Materials • Authored the company Emergency Occupancy Manual and Physical Security Manual • Managed and provided input to the companies Cybersecurity Compliant Computer Security Manual • Implement all Physical and Cybersecurity improvements John volunteered as a Youth Sports Coach for both Basketball and Baseball For additional information visit his LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-grosso-32917353/

Leadership is easier in a volunteer organization because the volunteers already have passion regarding the purpose of the organization. They want to help out! Yet, it still has its challenges. Brenda strongly believes adaptability is important. She compares leadership to sports in that if you want to be good you need to practice. As she puts it, there are trials and errors in leadership.  BIO Brenda Collins is the Executive Director of Pregnancy Helpline of Madison where she helps families in need by providing them with essential items to care for their baby. She is a dynamic and resourceful leader, with over 20 years of experience in leadership roles with a variety of organizations in the church, community, owning her own business, and through the Miss America Organization. Brenda resides in Portage with her husband and two sons. She enjoys being outdoors hiking, kayaking, disc golfing, and camping. LINKS Pregnancy Helpline:  https://pregnancyhelpline.org/

Jeremy is the 5th generation in a farming family. However, with the decline of the farming industry in the 1990s and his passion for the digital world, his journey to becoming the Director of Trust Ladder Marketing is both interesting and impressive. He never let failure detour him as he believed his positive attitude helped him the most. The encouragement he received from his family and friends was instrumental to his success.  BIO Before becoming the Director of Trust Ladder Marketing in 2013 Jeremy ran 3 other businesses in the investment, insurance, and telecom sectors. Was a consultant to businesses in the telecommunications and financial services fields and has over 20 years of experience as a consultant, entrepreneur, and business owner. Jeremy got his start as a business owner at the age of 22 when he started Custom Communications. A telecommunications company that installed computer and phone technologies for businesses and local governments. Jeremy's second endeavor was New Path Financial Educators a non-profit with the goal of educating families about money. After 15 years in financial services, Jeremy decided it was time for a new challenge, and as Director of Trust Ladder Marketing, he collaborates with small business owners, non-profits, and medium-size companies to help them navigate marketing their businesses online and off. LINKS LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joler/

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.  Articles and Interviews  What do you do after you FAIL your Medical Coding Exam? Get a job in Medical Coding with LITTLE or NO EXPERIENCE. Know your Niche with Brian Cui, RHIA, CDIP - The Coding Industry

Shaun Finley is the Director of Golf at the "Oaks" golf course located in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin. He has the ability to coach golf regardless of where your game is. He wants to understand your purpose, driving force, expectations, limitations, and what motivates you in an effort to tailor his lesson to the individual. As an instructor, he knows that every person is unique as to where their golf game is and their ability to change and adapt.  Shaun believes to be a good leader, you have to be a good team player. That philosophy is very evident as with the staff at the Oaks Pro Shop.  BIO Born and raised in Watertown, Wisconsin, Shaun Finley has been playing golf for more than 25 years. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire with a degree in Business Administration. In 2008, Finley was elected into membership as a PGA Class A golf professional. In addition to The Oaks Golf Course, he has worked at various golf facilities including Watertown Country Club (Watertown, WI), The Hideaway (La Quinta, CA), and Palm Valley Country Club (Palm Desert, CA). Finley has been teaching lessons for 12 years and continues to develop his vast knowledge of the swing. He believes it is important to keep lessons simple while addressing areas of improvement and focusing on patience. Finley aims to make students successful by: Understanding student goals. Understanding student learning styles and matching his teaching approach to that style. Keeping lessons simple while identifying areas for improvement. Creating a success plan that is attainable for the student. Giving students the ability to self-diagnose while playing or practicing on his or her own. Breaking an old habit or developing a new skill takes time. It is not something that can be mastered without continued effort. In my mind, everyone has a unique way to learn, and it is important for me as an instructor to pinpoint my student’s learning style. I must tailor each lesson to maximize my student’s ability to succeed. — Shaun Finley https://golftheoaks.com/

There is a saying that you can't see the forest through the trees. However, a visionary just might actually see the forest through the tree.  In this podcast, Tim will share his skills and experiences in creating a successful log exporting company. Tim never saw himself as a leader. He sees himself as a take-charge type of guy. And in this podcast, you will hear that he does take charge of a situation, yet he also takes into account the concerns of others. So people indirectly looked to him for his leadership. Remember, you don't make yourself a leader, others do! BIO Tim Sprink is an owner and managing partner of International Veneer & Timber (IVT), a company specializing in hardwood log procurement with export sales around the globe. Tim has worked in the forest timber industry since earning a bachelor’s degree in Forestry and Business from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point in 1989. His career background was with private industry wood manufacturing companies until starting his own log exporting company, IVT in 2009. Today, Tim stays engaged in a growing company with a portfolio of foreign partnerships, domestic and international wood production facilities, site locations in four U.S. states and Germany along with hardwood log procurement in a vast portion of the Eastern U.S. The focus of IVT is to provide “wood to the world” and continues to grow and expand through the shipment of hardwood logs by container to direct manufacturers around the globe, including their partner companies in the US and Europe. Their success is driven by dedicated employees with a vast knowledge of wood science and natural wood manufacturing backgrounds in both lumber and veneer. With the great advancements in communication technology, IVT looks to be on a path of continued growth for years to come. The world’s manufacturing may be in all corners of the globe but the available wood resource here in the US leads the way in the supply chain. Recently, Tim’s son William has joined the company and the two hope to see the success and dedication of IVT carry on for future decades.

In this podcast, Alicia Olsen will explain her journey in the teaching world. She will explain the differences and challenges from elementary to high school. She believes in relationships and demonstrates emotional intelligence. She has read many books in her quest to become a better teacher. One of the books she refers to is "The Four Tendencies" by Gretchen Rubin, which explains the 4 types of expectations.  BIO Alicia Olsen is a cross-categorical special education teacher and case manager at James Madison Memorial High School in Madison, Wisconsin. She has 11 years of experience teaching at the elementary level and is currently in her first year working with high school students. Alicia is making this transition to her new role during the COVID-19 pandemic which requires her to build connections with her new colleagues and students in a virtual environment while schools are closed. Alicia lives in Madison with her husband and two-year-old daughter.

In this podcast, I am being interviewed regarding my credentials as a leadership, teamwork, and process improvement coach. You neither have to be a renowned expert nor a big company to have the knowledge and experience to help others achieve their goals. BIO Jim Zelem is a former VP of Operations who transitioned to be an effective leader that coached many successful teams. Jim started his career as a simple factory worker who held many positions such as Industrial and Manufacturing Engineer as he worked his way up to VP. His inquisitive nature and troubleshooting talents were instrumental in him obtaining his EE degree. He became very proficient with process improvement. It was through process improvements that allowed him to get leadership buy-in and build successful teams. Jim strongly believes that experience is a great teacher as it helped him throughout his career. He believes his experiences in leadership, teamwork, and process improvement techniques can definitely help others. Jim created a blog site “You are Just a Number" (urjustanumber.com) to share these experiences and has opened the blog site for others to tell their story as well. He firmly believes everyone has a story to tell that can help others. He launched a weekly podcast (https://anchor.fm/jim-zelem) in which he interviews people dedicated to leadership, teamwork, and inner drive. Additionally, Jim has written a book “Stepping Stones of Leadership” that lists some essential steps that he believes will guide you on becoming an effective leader. Every step is supported by stories of his own personal experiences. He is presently working on his next leadership book with more stepping stones that will detail his journey from process improvement to teambuilding. Jim currently resides in Madison, Wisconsin. He loves sports as he officiated high school football for 18 years. Jim still remains active as he volunteers for the Red Cross and the Senior Center. He enjoys walks in the woods, swimming, and golf. Accomplishments · Streamlined, re-engineered workflows, and build teams to achieve a 50% throughput improvement and reducing errors by 50% · Developed self-directed work teams using employee empowerment, combined with goal setting and performance metrics to increase throughput by 22%. · Implemented a process engineering program including performance measurement, workflow environments, and standards, increasing efficiencies from 65% to 90% Links Podcast - https://anchor.fm/jim-zelem Blogsite - urjustanumber.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-zelem-bab0963/ Contact - jim@urjustanumber.com

Glenn Krauss is an avid CDI supporter. His passion for making CDI the best can be heard throughout this podcast. He speaks to what he sees the problems to be, and his ideas for improvement. BIO Glenn Krauss is a well-recognized and respected subject matter expert in the revenue cycle with a specialized emphasis and focuses upon collaborating and working closely with physicians in promoting, advocating for, educating, and achieving sustainable improvement in clinical documentation that accurately reflects and reports the communication of fully informed coordinated patient care. His experiences include working with a wide variety of healthcare systems spanning the entire spectrum ranging from critical access hospitals, community hospitals, Federal Qualified Healthcare Centers to large academic medical centers and fully integrated healthcare systems. He possesses twenty-five-plus years of progressive practical hands-on experience in clinical coding and documentation improvement, subscribing to the philosophy that quality of medical record documentation strongly correlates with the overall quality of care achieved and the overall achievement of a high-performing revenue cycle. Glenn has demonstrated the unique skill sets and core knowledge of principles and standards in best practices of clinical documentation, effectively and successfully driving physician engagement through proven strategies that create and foster a sustainable model for clinical documentation improvement. What sets Glenn apart in the clinical documentation improvement arena is the recognition of clinical documentation effectiveness, accuracy, completeness, and contextual consistency as fundamentally integral and intertwined with all components of the revenue cycle. He has conducted encompassing assessments of CDI programs utilizing a unique approach that embraces the concept of holistic documentation improvement that incorporates elements of complete, accurate, and consistent documentation in support of quality patient care, medical necessity, and optimal coding and reimbursement with financial and compliance integrity.  Glenn is a professional speaker, sought after for speaking engagements throughout the country on a wide variety of cutting edge thought provocative clinical documentation improvement topics and subjects. Glenn has served on the ACDIS Advisory Board as well as founded the WI ACDIS Chapter, leading a highly active chapter for six years. The inspiration for the creation of a LinkedIn page titled Physician Documentation Improvement- A New Paradigm is the goal of creating a forum for sharing thought provocative ideas and concepts on all things CDI including an awareness of the opportunity to transform the profession of CDI into one that truly supports the patient and the overall healthcare delivery model. CREDENTIALS  To view Glens article listings, speaking engagements, certificates, credentials, and publications, please go to https://urjustanumber.com/2021/01/25/a-passion-for-improvement/ LINKS  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glenn-krauss-93521a19/ CORE CDI: https://www.core-cdi.com/ Top Gun Audit School: https://www.topgunauditschool.com/

Stephanie Ehle, MS, CPT, CWP is the Director of the Verona Senior Center in Verona, Wisconsin, and owner of Eudemonia LLC.  She has worked in the health and well-being management field for over thirteen years helping individuals improve their quality of life through awareness, education, and motivation.  Using the seven dimensions of wellness as the core, Stephanie enjoys facilitating programs that educate and influence people to lead healthy lifestyles.  Stephanie enjoys working with people of all ages and ability levels and specializes in older adults. Over the last year, Stephanie and her team at the Senior Center have continuously pivoted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and worked diligently to continue to serve local seniors and help create a “new normal.” LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-ehle-4958bba3/ Article in Verona Press on Stepanie:  https://www.unifiednewsgroup.com/verona_press/community/senior-center-welcomes-new-director-focused-on-health-and-wellness/article_b20f4cf3-a42b-56a4-8504-90c2dbabb332.html Eudemonia business email: thrivingfromwithin@mail.com  

Ryan McGinnis has been a baseball coach for twenty-five years and an athletic director for thirteen. He coached for 4 years at Xavier University (OH) before returning to Wisconsin to coach high school baseball at Oshkosh North and currently at Kimberly. His teams have won nine FVA Conference championships (including the 1st-ever baseball Conference championship at Oshkosh North), 9 sectional championships, and 2 state championships. Over thirty players have garnered Academic All-State honors. Ryan served on the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association’s (WBCA) Executive Board from 2009-2015 and was the President for two years, serves on the American Baseball Coaches Association’s (ABCA) Ethics Committee, and has been a member of the WIAA Baseball Advisory Board three different times. He has spoken at the ABCA National Convention once, a national conference in Spain, the Georgia Baseball Coach’s Clinic once, and the WBCA Clinic several times.  He has been recognized as the District Coach of the Year three times, WI State Coach of the Year twice, and ABCA’s Regional Coach of the Year twice. In addition, McGinnis has worked with USA Baseball. McGinnis is also the Athletic Director at Kimberly H.S. where his coaches have won numerous honors for their successful work with young men, women, and teams. Participation numbers are at an all-time high and the programs as a whole have achieved great success in the realm of competition. Over the past decade, Papermaker athletic teams have won 17 state championships, 51 sectional championships, and 65 conference championships. McGinnis has overseen a renovation project to Kimberly High School’s home baseball complex, Sunset Park, helped manage the design and building of a 52,000 square foot indoor training facility, and also recently completed a scoreboard project in the district which puts a video board at the outdoor stadium, the indoor fieldhouse, and five other scoreboards at various locations. In addition, McGinnis has run Baseball Hitting Leagues for youth the past 21 summers and a Winter Baseball Camp for youth the past 22 winters. He has also helped organize a Special Needs Baseball Camp for the past five years. He has coached girls youth basketball in the Kimberly Area Youth Basketball Club (KAYBC) for three years, travel team baseball in the Kimberly Baseball Organization (KBO) for eight years, and serves on the KBO’s Board of Directors. Ryan & his wife Lori have four kids: Cal (17), Megan (15), Katelyn (13), & Brooke (12). To view Coach Ryan's coaching career and accomplishments, please go to https://urjustanumber.com/2021/01/11/leadership-through-the-eyes-of-a-successful-coach/

A very interesting story where a surgeon transitions to a business consultant. 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. John Zelem, MD, FACS President and Owner Streamline Solutions Consulting, Inc.

When asked what three personal values I hold most important, my response would be Kindness, Personal Growth and Resourcefulness. These values embody what wake me up every day and I work really hard to share these values with others that I come into contact with. Jennifer Foskett is a Health Information management professional, speaker and the owner of medicalcodingformillennials.com; a blog about deploying HIM experiences into business intelligence insights. She obtained her MBA in 2014 at University of Phoenix and holds her RHIA (Registered Health Information Administrator) certification through AHIMA and her CPC (Certified Professional Coder) through AAPC. Jennifer has a certifiable drive and tenacity to balance her healthcare experience into actionable insights through data analytics. Her insights and experience dealing with denials in her role as a Revenue Integrity Analyst has challenged her to think of the role of HIM professional in an alternate reality. She consistently attributes her successes and experience through active collaboration and teamwork within her organization and  mentorship experiences outside of the workplace. She desires for HIM professionals to look at the business of healthcare in a holistic viewpoint, because everything, no matter what you do, has an impact on the organization. Her personal hobbies include artistic activities like Quilting and Painting, as well as participating in board game and computer gaming conventions(before Covid).

Terry Whipple has a passion for creating a contagious environment for entrepreneurship! He is also adamant that the Midwest needs to foster a culture of entrepreneurism in order to compete in the 21st-century economy. Terry is the Executive Director of the Juneau County Economic Development Corporation (JCEDC) and former president of the 7 Rivers Region. He is a seasoned professional with practical experience in a plethora of business applications including business start-up and turn-around, mergers and acquisitions, and maximizing business opportunities via trends research. He is skilled in strategic planning, management, negotiations, sales and marketing, and an expert in presentations, public speaking, team building, and networking. He has been applying his experience in corporate turnarounds to revitalizing Juneau County and its rural communities. A bridge-builder and collaborator, Terry received the SBA’s Region V and Wisconsin 2005 Home-Based Business Champion of the Year Award. He also received the Wisconsin 2005 Innovation Champion Award for the development of innovative new programs as well as the 7 Rivers Region Pyramid Award. In 2009, Terry was presented the International Economic Development Council Award for Innovative entrepreneurial programs. He has served as an independent business consultant specializing in work with distressed small businesses and currently maintains his own private consulting business. His current appointments include: ● President of the 7 Rivers Alliance 2009, Current Board Member ● President of iLEAD Entrepreneurial/Leadership Charter School ● Chair for the 7 Rivers Economic Development Group ● Advisory Board – State of Wisconsin, Department of Corrections ● Wisconsin Government Contracting/Appropriations Advisory Committee developing a strategic plan to bring more federal dollars to Wisconsin ● Board of Directors and Facilitator for the Juneau County Inventor & Entrepreneur Club ● Consultant to the State of Wisconsin for the development of the 42 plus WI I&E Clubs ● Advisory Board - Western Technical College ● Board of Directors Juneau County Revolving Loan Fund ● Board of Directors Juneau County Housing Committee ● Board of Directors International Trade, Business, and Economic Council ___________________________________________________________________________________________ He has received awards and recognition for his work and passion for entrepreneurism by the: ● International Economic Development Council, Award 2009, Entrepreneur Programs ● 7 Rivers Alliance, Pyramid Award 2008 ● SBA Region 5, 2005 Home-Based Business Champion ● SBA State of Wisconsin 2005 Home-Based Business Champion ● 2005 Wisconsin Innovator of the Year ● 2004 Top Rural Initiative Award for innovative practices in rural development from Wisconsin Rural Partners at the Wisconsin Community Leadership summit. Terry attended Utah State University and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Iowa State University. He lives in rural Tomah with his wife and three daughters. _____________________________________________________________________________________ LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/terry-whipple-1093673/

Holly Kalua BSHA, BSM, RN, CBHC Holly Kalua has experienced 35 rewarding years in her nursing career. First, she solidified her clinical skills in many challenging and interesting areas. She also expanded her revenue cycle expertise over the last 20 years in leadership, appreciating the privilege to mentor and support the success of her staff. Holly’s expertise created opportunities with larger audiences through her past radio show, “Sound Living”, her “Perspectives Podcast”, and being a guest on other podcasts and webinars. Speaking engagements include National Conferences and Corporate Leadership Facilitation. She has recently been pursuing her most passionate work through hosting a Healthcare Summit, Nursing Workshops, 1:1 Coaching of Healthcare Professionals, and a Team Empowerment Facilitator as a Certified Human Behavior Consultant in DISC Personality Perspectives Feel free to E-Mail me at: PersonalityPerspectives@gmail.com Better yet, you can set up a Free 15 minute Zoom Session/Call to answer your questions: https://calendly.com/hollykalua-nursecoach Nurse Career and Empowerment Coaching: www.NurseCoach.co DISC Assessments for our sessions: https://www.personalityservice.com/portal/VAUU/store Common applications for DISC personality profiles: Human Resources and hiring Team building Professional development Leadership training Sales training Conflict management and      conflict resolution Career help and job matching People skills awareness Leveraging strengths in the      workplace DISC profile feedback examples: Individual strengths Personality traits Communication style Ideal work environment Motivational style Leadership style DISC charts to show personality      traits visually Team interaction preferences Conflict management suggestions

Marty Tannenbaum is the Owner and President of Innovative Document Imaging LLC located in New Jersey. Marty Tannenbaum has been an industry leader for image system sales and digital conversions in the field of Records Management for the past 31 years. Marty has served as President of the NJ Chapter of AIIM. Marty graduated from Farleigh Dickinson University in 1975 with a BS in marketing and has been an ARMA member for the past 18 years.  Marty founded Innovative Document Imaging (IDI), LLC twenty years ago, and IDI quickly became a leader in digital imaging conversions and system solutions for pharmaceutical, companies, publishers, government projects, and libraries. The company's mission is to supply the best service (at their facility or on location) possible at a reasonable cost for the digital conversion of paper documents, newspapers, maps, books, bound materials, microfilm, and microfiche.  IDI balances price, quality, and speed in order to provide clients digital assets at the specifications and with the necessary tool to meet their requirements and, where possible, exceed their expectations. In addition to data conversion, IDI prides itself on its ability to go the extra step and fulfill metadata, data archiving, or enterprise content management needs as they arise.  IDI's pharmaceutical customers include Merck, Bristol Myers, and Gilead. IDI has digitized the History of Flight at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington DC and the Gilder collection at the New York Historical Society which included an original copy of the Constitution, The original Emancipation Proclamation, The original 13 Amendment, and George Washington's Revolutionary War letters.

Joseph is a thoughtful, reliable, and proactive IT Leader with over twenty years of experience leading teams, building comprehensive service models and fostering business growth. He has the ability to balance processes and people to implement innovative process improvements, optimize staffing levels, and increase resource utilization, reducing overhead and enhancing service delivery. His years in IT have provided him with a wide range of experiences and a strong technical skillset, from hardware and infrastructure to network administration and software development. As a leader, Joseph firmly believes in the service before self, leadership model. He sees success not in the bottom line alone, but in the individual achievements and growth of those he leads. This model has served him both professionally at every level of his career and personally in his service to local volunteer organizations. Joseph on LinkedIn ~ https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephmck/

Eric Ripp is the founder and owner of PPI, which stands for Productive Programming Incorporated. PPI is an electronic health record and service company focused on the long-term Medicaid / Medicare market.  Eric's leadership skills are highly attributed to his mother.  He lives by the rule of treating others as you want to be treated.  He was taught to dress for success. This does not mean the clothes you wear but your behavior.  As any good leader, he also learned from others.  Eric strongly believes in keeping a good mindset.  He references a book that he likes "Words Can Change Your Mind". He created a video that reflects his work ethic, and why/how he runs PPI and what makes him tick.  PPI website ~ https://www.ppi.com/ Eric on LinkedIn ~ https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-ripp-863304/ Eric's Video ~ https://youtu.be/QzRA4tD2KEE