Training Systems, Inc.
cbt@trainingsys.com
815-469-1162

Carolyn B. Thompson is the President of Training Systems, Inc., a customized training and HR consulting company that helps small and medium sized organizations enhance their ability to recruit, inspire and retain quality employees and improve performance through training. Training Systems, Inc. also provides training design and delivery services to training companies and the training departments of large companies, and professional and trade associations.

Carolyn has written articles for prominent magazines, has been interviewed for Chicago's TV Channel 26, the "You're Hired" radio show, Safety & Health, Small Business Computing, Business Week, Working Woman, Redbook and Inc. magazines, been the subject of articles in the Daily Southtown, Will County Business Journal, and Star newspapers, as well as written chapters in several books. Most recently, Carolyn produced a two-tape audio cassette set entitled "Straight Talk for Employers", written and published a book entitled Creating Highly Interactive Training Quickly and Effectively, is currently writing a book about on-the-job training, and co-authoring another book about using biblical principles to manage employees.

Steve Sligar is a training associate with Training Systems, Inc. He is currently Director of Community Services for The Center for Sight & Hearing Impaired and has served as a private consultant to schools and rehabilitation centers, as well as being instrumental in starting and developing programs from "scratch" in both the public and private sectors which offered comprehensive services including vocational assessment, job readiness training and placement, community based living and a high technology program with a rehabilitation engineering component.

The Esq. Development Institue
JBE@esqdevelopmentInstitute.com
704-814-6135

Jatrine Bentsi-Enchill, J.D., CPCC is an attorney, speaker and the founder and director of The Esq. Development Institute, an organization committed to helping lawyers excel personally and professionally. The Esq. Development Institute specializes in Executive and Personal Coaching for lawyers and training processes for law firms in the areas of leadership, communication, diversity, cultural competence, management development and work-life balance.

Roberta Gamza is the founder and president of Career Ink, offering writing and communications strategies to advance careers. An accomplished marketing professional with a distinguished career at Hewlett-Packard, Roberta is best known for her marketing insight and keen writing skills. From crisis communications to ghost writing for management to crafting character parodies to drive sales campaigns, Roberta has successfully written them all.

Like many of her clients, Roberta is no stranger to successful career transitions. She has effectively written her way to 5 promotions at Hewlett-Packard and was recognized 4 times for outstanding contributions. Career Ink represents her third transition into a new career field. Roberta has been a social worker for the State of New Jersey, a high tech marketing professional, and now an outstanding marketing communications strategist.

Roberta has a Bachelor of Arts from Syracuse University and Associates in Electronic Engineering Technology from Colorado Technical College. She is a member of Career Masters Institute (CMI), Professional Association of Résumé Writers and Career Coaches (PARW/CC), National Résumé Writers Association (NRWA), and Professional Résumé Writing and Research Association (PRWRA). Roberta is a certified Job and Career Transition Coach (JCTC), Job Search Trainer (JST) and Employment Interview Professional (CEIP).

Savvy Intrapreneur
MyCompass@Success4U2.net
201-222-5390

Carl E. Reid has 36 years of business experience with 22 years in the Information Technology field--a proven track record identifying emerging business opportunities before they become trends. A Career Coach over the last 15 years, Carl E. Reid has coached hundreds of people to successfully ace interviews, negotiate job offers and strategically move up the corporate ladder. Many of Carl Reid's clients have commented about their success being due to his "appointment only" personal Phone Coaching sessions. Carl Reid is also a very successful Business-to-Business Consultant advising small businesses in maximizing the potential of the Internet in creating new profit centers by developing strategic partnerships. In addition to hosting WIIFM Success virtual Radio show and being a published author, Carl Reid advises small businesses on Internet Business-2-Business opportunities. Carl is also CEO, President & co-founder of NetTECH Systems, a professional computer consulting company.

Options For Lawyers 
shawn@optionsforlawyers.com
914-729-1620

Shawn Smith, J.D. is an attorney, consultant, career coach and author who helps attorneys to evaluate their career options and take the steps necessary to make positive changes in their work lives. Shawn speaks with authority about attorney career change because she has done it herself. In 1985, fresh out of law school and armed with the "common wisdom" that one should start one's career at a large law firm, she joined a major regional New England law firm only to realize that law firm life was not for her.

Over the years, she has successfully reshaped her career several times in accordance with her interests and goals. She enjoys being able to share the wealth of knowledge she acquired to help other attorneys move toward more satisfying careers. Shawn is currently living her dream of a varied and challenging career involving both the practice of law and other business pursuits.

She is the President and Founder of Next Level Consulting, LLC. She is also member of the Board of Directors of Choice,Inc. and Human Development Services of Westchester. She has held General Counsel and human resources executive positions at Del Laboratories, Inc., an international consumer products company, and Data Switch Corporation, a high technology company. She is an award winning author, frequent speaker, and has published numerous articles on legal and business issues in national and international publications, and has appeared on radio and cable television. She is co-author of The HR Answer Book: An Indispensable Guide for Managers and Human Resources Professionals (AMACOM 2004).

cynthia@integralityusa.com

Cynthia Nevels serves as chairman and executive director for the National Association of Corporate Recruiters (NACR) and serves on the executive board of directors for the Leslie K. Bedford Memorial Foundation for young girls' academic, mental and professional mentoring and scholarship programs.

Cynthia previously served as Global Program Manager and Senior Recruiter for the leader in e-Business solutions Siebel Systems, Inc. in San Mateo, CA and previously for the e-Business consulting firm Proxicom, Inc. of San Francisco. Nevels previously delivered a presentation at INSEAD eForum in Singapore on the topic of Relationship Management from A-to-Z.

Cynthia has also worked with major corporations and institutions including Keane, Inc.'s Healthcare Solutions Division, Technical Careers of Dallas, Ryder, Employus.com, MyCareerCompass.com, Jobs.com, FedEx Corp., and Texas Woman's University. She has career marketing and recruiting technology expert column "Ask Cynthia" on Vault.com, AltaVista, and eFront Careers. Nevels teaches courses in e-Recruiting, Recruiting Ethics and Human Capital Management at Mountain View College in Dallas, Texas.

Surpass Your Dreams.com
Career Escape Program.com
info@surpassyourdreams.com
(631) 874-2877

Deborah Brown-Volkman is the President of Surpass Your Dreams, Inc. a successful career and mentor coaching company that has been delivering a message of motivation, success, and personal fulfillment since 1998. We work with Senior Executives, Vice Presidents, and Managers who are out of work or overworked.

Deborah is also the creator of the Career Escape Program and author of Coach Yourself To A New Career: A Book To Discover Your Ultimate Profession.

Professional Resume and Cover Letter Writing Services
i.grok.all@gmail.com
1-866-666-1147

Academia:
Ph.D. degrees, Business Ethics 
MBA in Finance Academia
Adjunct Professor in Finance at the University level

Real World:
A banking career of 30 years
served as President and Chief Executive Officer of three financial institutions

Resume Writing:
Past Board Member (Twice), Professional Association of Resume Writers
Honored for writing the Best Resume, Best Functional Resume, and Best Chronological Resume
Honored for writing the Most Creative Resume
Best Cover Letter Annual award for "Resume Writer of the Year," presented by the Professional Association of Resume Writers

Speech Writing:
National Speech Contest winner
State winner three times

www.robinryan.com
info@robinryan.com
425-226-0414

Robin Ryan is considered America’s most popular career coach with over 1000 TV & radio appearances including Dr. Phil Show, Oprah, Fox News, and CNN. She is the best-selling author of What to Do with the Rest of Your Life; 60 Seconds & You're Hired!; Winning Resumés; and Winning Cover Letters; and also the DreamMaker & Interview Advantage Audio Programs.

Robin has a busy career counseling practice providing individual career coaching, outplacement, resumé writing services and interview preparation to clients nationwide. A dynamic national speaker, Robin frequently teaches audiences how to improve their lives and obtain greater success.

Success From the Inside Out.com
Nina@womenssuccesscoach.com
510-526-7377

Nina Ham is a certified business and career coach and a licensed psychotherapist. Her company, Success from the Inside Out, offers programs and individual coaching for developing the skills, attitudes and habits for sustainable career success.

Licenses and credentials:

• Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, Coaches Training Institute, San Rafael, CA 1999
• Certification, International Coaching Federation, 1999
• Board Certified Diplomat (national recognition for senior mental health clinicians), 1982
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker, State of California 1972

Professional achievements:

• Co-founder, Women's Therapy Center, El Cerrito, CA. A non-profit offering advanced training to women therapists and outstanding counseling services to community women for 25 years.
• Founder, East Bay Labyrinth Project, Berkeley, CA
• Numerous print and online publications in the mental health field and the women's business and career communities on topics of women's work, sustainable success, and the psychological health of women.

www.madeforsuccess.com
www.extraordinaryleaders.com
chris@madeforsuccess.com
425-444-GOAL

Chris Widener is a popular speaker and writer as well as the President of Made for Success and Extraordinary Leaders, two companies helping individuals and organizations turn their potential into performance, succeed in every area of their lives and achieve their dreams.

AlphaAdvantage.com
Deb@alphaadvantage.com
888-828-0814

Deborah Walker, President of Alpha Advantage, Inc., is a nationally respected career coach with extensive experience as a former headhunter and corporate recruiter.  Her clients include top executives at Pepsi, Ford, Motorola, Target, Sun Microsystems and AT&T.

Her resume and career advice is featured on more than 3,000 websites and published in professional association newsletters nationwide, including the American Marketing Association, APICS, National Black MBA, and Women in Technology International.

Vip-Coaching.com
info@vip-coaching.com
207-439-4280

Deirdre Dufour McEachern is a full-time career coach, writer and frequent speaker on work-life issues. Before becoming a coach, writer and speaker, Deirdre worked in the software industry as Director of Sales Operations. In 1999 she walked away from the high stress world of the software industry, took the Highland's Natural Ability Battery and discovered work that she now loves. Deirdre's mission is helping people achieve the same kind of satisfaction in their lives as she has found in hers.

Deirdre is an active member of the International Federation of Coaches and sits on the Board of Directors of the Women in Business Connection. Deirdre has also been certified by Corporate Coach University, Inc. as a facilitator of The Coaching Clinic, a corporate workshop which teaches coaching skills to managers and executives. Deirdre delivers leadership training courses for Development Dimensions International and has been certified by The Highlands Group to administer The Highland's Ability Battery innate skills assessment.

Deirdre has given presentations, led training and delivered workshops for people in the U.S., Europe, Australia, the Philippines and India and for companies such as EMC, Compaq, BASF, Iris Graphics and numerous professional associations.

Successful Career Strategies, Inc.
gideon@scslawcareers.com
310-499-4668

Gideon Grunfeld is an attorney, management and marketing consultant, as well as President and founder of Successful Career Strategies, Inc.

He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Solo, Small Firm, and Law Practice Management Section of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, as well as a member of the California State Bar's executive committee on law practice management. He has already helped a wide array of attorneys both manage their practices more effectively and make more money with less effort.

Previous clients benefiting from his services have included boutique transactional and litigation law firms, as well as solo practitioners, individual partners and Of Counsel. He is an experienced speaker, having given numerous seminars to thousands of attorneys from law school alumni associations and bar associations across the United States.

http://www.teenarose.com
admin@resumetoreferral.com
937.325.2149


Teena Rose CPRW, CEIP, CCM. Teena is a certified Professional Resume Writer, Book Author, and Career Writer. Her articles have been published on hundreds of resource websites, as well as magazines such as the National Association of Notary Publics, The Bulletin (Quarterly Publication from Contact Point), The Busy Woman's Daily Planner.

e-best resumes.com
resumesbest@earthlink.net
(631) 224-9300

Ann Baehr is a Certified Professional Resume Writer and Second Vice President of the National Resume Writers' Association (NRWA). She is also the founder and president of Best Resumes of New York. Her experience writing resumes and cover letters crosses over many industries with an emphasis in Sales, Education, Health Care, Law Enforcement, Construction, Information Technology, Administrative Services, and Customer Service. Satisfied clients include executives at the Vice President level, new graduates (including MBA), career transitions, returning to the workforce, and military conversions.

www.pharmaceuticalsalesprep.com
Donalyn@recruitshop.com
724-446-7287

Donalyn Spisak is the author of "Keeping Track of Interviews"; "What You Need to Know About Job Searching"; "Pharmaceutical Sales Prep", and "How to Write Your Professional Portfolio". She is a reporter/feature writer for Infinity Broadcasting and has been training individuals on job search and job change along with motivation and mentoring them for years.

The Layoff Survival Guide
NCollamer@aol.com
203-698-3160

Nancy Collamer, M.S. gained a nationwide following as the online Career Transitions Expert for the Oxygen Media Network. As the founder of Collamer Career Consulting, based in Greenwich, CT, she has built a clientele assisting clients through telephone coaching, workshops and publications.

In addition to her appearances on Oxygen TV, Nancy’s advice has appeared in Redbook, US News and World Report, Ladies Home Journal, Fortune, Working Mother and the Wall Street Journal. Nancy’s workshop, “Part Time Careers for Full Time Mothers” was the subject of a feature story in the December,1998 issue of Working Mother magazine.

Prior to establishing her private practice, she was the co-owner of an employment agency and worked as the Director of Human Resources for Air Express International Corporation, and as the Assistant Director of Personnel for Saks Fifth Avenue. She is a member of Working Mother Magazine’s Reader Panel, the Career Masters Institute, The Alliance of Work Life Professionals, the Career Coach Institute and the Westchester Career Counselors Network.

New Leaf Career Services
info@agreatresume.com
1-866-NEWLEAF

JoAnn Nix is a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) and Career Coach with four certifications in coaching. JoAnn has been crafting professional resumes and other career marketing documents for 12+ years and has worked with 8,000+ clients. She is an active member of the Professional Association of Resume Writers (PARW) and Career Masters Institute having leadership roles with both organizations.

www.JoanLloyd.com
info@joanlloyd.com
(800) 348-1944

Joan Lloyd has earned her C.S.P. (certified speaking professional) designation from the National Speakers Association and speaks to corporate audiences, as well as trade & professional associations across the country. Her firm, Joan Lloyd & Associates, specializes in leadership development, organizational change and teambuilding. This includes executive coaching, 360-degree feedback processes, customized leadership training, conflict resolution between teams or individuals, internal consulting skills training for HR professionals and retreat facilitation.

The HR Team
elevitt@thehrteam.com
410-381-9700

Eileen Levitt has more than 17 years of human resource experience relating to human resources strategy, employee communications, employee training, recruitment and retention strategies, executive/employee coaching, employee benefits, financial management, compensation, and policy/procedure development. Since forming The HR Team Ms. Levitt has served numerous domestic and international clientele in the following industries: publishing, communications, technology, biotechnology, staffing, trade associations, manufacturing, banking/financial services, medical/healthcare, professional service, non-profit, research/scientific, landscaping, retail, and utilities.

Prior to starting The HR Team, Ms. Levitt was the Human Resources Director for Rapid Systems Solutions; a Maryland based high technology firm as the company grew from 28 to 350 in 5 years; Human Resources Administrator for The Discovery Channel as the company grew from 90 to 450 in 3 years and worked in mutual fund accounting for T. Rowe Price Associates in Baltimore, MD.

She is a Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR).

Ms. Levitt has been published an/or quoted in numerous magazine and periodicals including: The Business Monthly, The Wall Street Journal, Employment Management Today, Inc., HR Magazine, Inc. Magazine, Baltimore Sun, Baltimore and Washington Business Journals, The Daily Record, and Forbes.com. In addition, she is a featured contributor on negotiation in the soon to be released Dale Carnegie Sales Training Book, on the interviewing process for Josh Piven's recently released book The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Work and is the "Recruiting Expert" for the online career management site vault.com.

EverydayAwakening.com
lion@everydayawakening.com
415-472-6500

Lion Goodman is a business and life coach specializing in assisting individuals to find and pursue their life purpose, and helping organizations and corporations to clarify and manifest their true, deeper mission. He believes that "success" in life includes not only the achievement of financial goals, but also of deeper goals such as integrity, peace, loving relationships, and an experience of connection to universal forces and intelligence (Spirit, Oneness, or God). With 22 years experience in retained executive search and executive coaching, he offers coaching services by phone to individuals across the country.

OrganizedAssistant.com
info @ organizedassistant.com
(905) 538-1044

Janet Barclay is president of Organized Assistant, and is herself a Professional Organizer and Virtual Assistant with a background in employment services.

As a qualified Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® practitioner, Janet applies her knowledge of personality type to help others use their natural preferences to work more effectively.

In addition to her monthly ezine, The Organized Assistant Resource, Janet writes a monthly column, Productivity Pointers, for AORCP Newz-Bytes and the Canadian Virtual Assistant Network Newsletter. She has also been featured in various print and broadcast media.

www.nielsencareerconsulting.com
snielsenjd@comcast.net
(312) 616-4416

www.MaretMcCoy.com
Maret@MaretMcCoy.com
703-349-6284

Maret McCoy, an experienced executive coach, specializes in helping professional women discover their authentic career fit – a job that offers fulfillment and is a match with their greatest skills and interests.

Maret has coached attorneys at 10 of the top 100 law firms in the country.  She has also coached an attorney at The White House who said: 

“Maret is a cut-above in the coaching profession.  I highly recommend her services to other women who want to advance their careers and turn their dreams into reality now!”

In her coaching practice, Maret offers private one-on-one coaching programs as well as group coaching.  She leads tele-classes and live seminars on career development topics for women. She is passionate about helping women live life to the fullest while enjoying both career and personal success.

“I sought Maret's coaching services after experiencing a series of jobs that were unsatisfying and left no room for growth. Maret helped me define the direction of my career, and then guided me through the steps necessary to reach that goal. Working with Maret has been invaluable and I highly recommend her to other women seeking greater control over their careers.”
Attorney, Washington, DC

“During my first phone call with Maret, I knew I was on the road to somewhere. And, within six weeks of working with Maret, I landed a job with a top law firm. I would not have been able to do that on my own.”
Attorney, Silver Spring, MD

www.treyryder.com
trey@treyryder.com
1-888-873-9793 (toll free)

Trey Ryder’s career in marketing began in 1972, after he graduated from Arizona State University’s College of Business.  Over the past 35 years, he has started and owned six businesses and written marketing articles for national publications including Direct Marketing magazine.

Trey’s marketing method was the subject of an article in Advertising Age.  The American Bar Association offered information about his method in the ABA Journal.  And the American Marketing Association featured The Ryder Method of Education-Based Marketing on the front page of its national publication, Marketing News.

Trey’s primary focus for his method is lawyers who want dignified marketing.  His continuing education programs have been sponsored by local and state bar associations around the country.  In addition, he served as an expert witness in a case involving lawyer advertising.  What’s more, Trey’s marketing method was cited in an article published by two psychology professors at Arizona State University.

Today, Trey shares his marketing method with lawyers through a wide range of publications.  His columns and articles have appeared in TRIAL (ATLA), Law Practice Management (ABA), The Complete Lawyer (ABA), Lawyers Weekly USA (where he was the marketing columnist for two years), Commercial Law Bulletin (CLLA), Lawyers Weekly Australia, Tort Source (ABA), The Lawyers Competitive Edge (West Group), ALA News, The Federal Lawyer (FBA), The New York Law Journal, Business Law Today (ABA), Law Governance Review, GPSolo (ABA), Young Lawyer Archives (ABA), Legal Management, Law Practice Quarterly (ABA), Marketing For Lawyers, The American Lawyer, and dozens of state and local publications.

Celia Paul Associates
srosenc@verizon.net
212-397-1020

Celia Paul is the founder and President of Celia Paul Associates. A major contributor to the American Bar Association's book, "Changing Jobs", she speaks regularly at Harvard Law School, the New York Bar Association, and career seminars and workshops sponsored by The Wall Street Journal, Chase Manhattan, Simon & Schuster, the Center for Women in Government, and the American Corporate Council Association. For the Practicing Law Institute, Celia Paul developed and led programs on business development for attorneys, and wrote "Developing Your Legal Practice: How to Obtain and Maintain a Client Base". In the merger of Chemical Bank and Manufacturer's Hanover, in the merger of Chemical and Chase Banks and in the merger of J.P. Morgan and Chase, she was responsible for the outplacement of over a hundred lawyers. She is the co-author (with Stephen Rosen) of the book, Career Renewal, cited by Harvard Law School's Director of Student Life Counseling as "a dynamic blueprint for career transitions", and by the head of Career Services at J.P. Morgan/Chase as "a really intelligent book on jobs, careers, and fulfillment at work".

Stephen Rosen is Chairman of Celia Paul Associates. He specializes in working with attorneys and other highly-skilled and credentialed individuals, including physicians and scientists. He is the founder and Director of Career Change for Lawyers, a tax-exempt organization (funded in part by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation) that pioneers in the development of systematic methods and specialized materials to help credentialed individuals advance their careers. Articles about his career programs have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Bar Association publications. Trained in theoretical physics, Dr. Rosen was a senior professional staff member of the Hudson Institute, a prominent think tank dedicated to policy research in the national interest. He has addressed the International Association of Career Management Professionals, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences on critical career issues, and conducted legal career programs at the New York Bar Association, the Practicing Law Institute, and The Corporate Lawyering Accreditation Program for Continuing Legal Education.

Celia Paul Associates specializes in career change, career planning, and career coaching for lawyers since 1980 -- guiding over two thousand lawyers to satisfying careers both within and outside of the law. Celia Paul Associates is the largest, oldest, and most well known U.S. career management firm specializing in attorneys. Articles about the firm's premium career planning services have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, National Law Journal, New York Law Journal, and in Bar Association publications. Several thousand attorneys have participated in the career transitions programs developed especially for lawyers by Celia Paul Associates. The firm is also consulted by well-known large law firms on the outplacement of their partners and associates, and on the professional development and retention of senior and junior law firm associates.

MannersThatSell.com
lydia@mannersthatsell.com

Lydia Ramsey is a business etiquette expert, professional speaker, corporate trainer and author of Manners That Sell - Adding the Polish That Builds Profits. She has been quoted or featured in The New York Times, Investors' Business Daily, Entrepreneur, Inc., Real Simple and Woman's Day.