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Cathy Fitz, is the Omaha Group Chairman of three private advisory boards that are sponsored by Vistage International. Two advisory boards are comprised of CEOs and presidents and one board is comprised of Trusted Advisors. "Fitz" is also President and founder of CSF Marketing Services an organization that works internationally providing education, training and consultation services. CSF Marketing was was established in 1981. In addition, Fitz has founded the "RoadMap For Life Project" -- and also "Fitz's Virtual Coffee Hour" which brings together people from all over the world for authentic conversations on how to improve our personal life and find our passion in work.

Fitz has in-depth expertise to lead organizations to growth and profitability. Her proven ability to organize and lead teams of professionals to accomplish strategic intentions while maintaining fiscal responsibility has made her reputation stellar within the business community. Fitz has had the opportunity to use her leadership skills world-wide for various organizations that struggled due to poor leadership, ineffective teams and unclear focus. She is often asked to develop training programs as well as facilitate Boards of Directors, CEO Think Tanks, and Business Accountability Groups.

She is recognized for her strong communication, networking and ability to match talent to task with a laser clear focus to maximize results without wasting time or resources. She is often hired to develop corporate cultures and work environments that maximize talent and motivate employees.

Her core competencies include:

Business process including strategic and operational
Planning, forecasting, budgeting, and implementation of cost controls, and corporate culture transforation
Facilitation of CEO Think-tanks, Idea Generation Sessions, Accountability Groups and Corporate Board Meetings
Development of training programs for author's, key note speakers, and celebrities
Executive and personal mentoring
Business management for short-term crisis situations and special turn-around assignments
Personal mentoring in Life Fulfillment Strategies for those seeking to develop personal skills and use their intuitive and emotional intelligence in personal and business situations

Fitz has a strong passion for philanthropy , mentoring and paying things forward. She is a certified mentor through the Child Saving Institute and also one of the original founders of Second Miracle For Children, Helping Hands and HAP- High Achieving People.

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For over twenty five years, Sophia Knight has led a variety of organizations in several industries. With a background in marketing, strategic planning, human resources, training and development and operations, Sophia has impacted thousands of employees and clients with her unique style of leadership building.

Sophia recognizes that leadership is an innate ability that lies within each individual. Some are natural leaders and some are developed leaders. It can be an acquired and inspired behavior.

The Leaders Inspired (tm) methodology was developed over a period of several years of observation and action. This multi faceted approach to building leaders - personal or corporate - addresses both strengths and learned obstacle behavior. The results are undeniable and INSPIRATIONAL! People step into their leadership with vision, passion, accountability and integrity and along the way, attract followers who role model the leadership behavior.

Leaders are built through

Individual and group coaching
On-site training and development
Business consulting
Development of Management Teams
Leadership circles deliveed via tele-conference

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Lisakay Smith is a Relationship Coach who works with individuals and small business owners who feel like they work to hard with little rewards, empowering them to create partnerships and/or teams that are supportive, enriching and thriving.

Lisakay is an inspirational speaker, trainer and teacher, and the owner of Inspiring Purpose. Inspiring Purpose mission is to strengthen collaborative connections in corporate and private environments. This is achieved by offering innovative education and trainings such as: Authentic Networking, The WAY to Ideal Self, and Intentional Communication.

Lisakay trained with the Coaches Training Institute (CTI), headquarters in San Rafael, CA, and is a Master NLP Practitioner, Hypnotherapist and Neuro-Linguistic Coach certified by Bennett Stellar University.

Lisakay is passionate about authentically connecting with others and strengthening the quality of connections others experience. She teaches, inspires and provides the tools to become engaged in life in a way that’s fulfilling, energizing and enriching for her clients and those that they are closely connected to.

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Iris Levenberg is a Martha Beck certified life and business coach who focuses her practice on people whose lives and/or careers are in transition.

She teaches her clients how to enjoy the thrill of not knowing, for most-a scary place to be. She helps her clients overcome the limiting beliefs that paralyze them and create positive outcomes.

Iris has relocated and reinvented herself multiple times. She began her career life as a Social Worker then transitioned into a successful 20 year career in Executive Search. She has started over in San Francisco, New York City, Fort Lauderdale, Mexico City and now resides in the Chicago area. She knows what it is to be stuck. She knows what it is to be confused and lost. She knows how to find her way out and how to help her clients find theirs.

Her client mantra is: "Don’t give in to the fear. Celebrate change and enjoy the thrill of not knowing."

“Iris Levenberg is a metamorphosis expert. She’s reinvented herself several times, and she knows the steps through the perilous journey from a so-so life to a magnificent one, You can muddle through your own transformations if you like, but Iris’ warm, funny, caring, skillful coaching will save you time, money, and incalculable mental anguish. I suggest you take the fun, easy, Iris-guided path to transformation. You won’t regret it.” ---Martha Beck

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Dennis Bailen- brings to the team over 20 years of experinece in marketing, branding and setting a strategic marketing direction. His company Core Strength Marketing helps clients "Flex Their Brand" while integrating marketing, operations and finances strategically so that his clients achieve optimal growth.

Dennis is another proven leader with the ability to mentor and motivate individuals and teams and asssit them with the development of systems and processes to improve productivity and efficiency.

AREAS OF STRENGTH

Brand Positioning · Marketing Strategy · Operational Processes · Strategic Planning

Budgeting/Forecasting/Cost Controls · Product Introductions/Pricing Strategies

Public Speaking/Presentations

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Tom Gosche, The Business Strategist is an outstanding Professional Motivational and Keynote speaker. Tom has been working with Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Salespeople for over 10 years creating a successful Marketing and Branding Strategy for each of his audiences and business clients.

The B.R.A.N.D. System™ offers a method of creating and implementing an effective personal brand and a Marketing and Branding Strategy which grows businesses.

When you see Tom in action, you learn quickly that he possesses the knowledge skill and expertise as well as compassion and humor.

This is accomplished through the Marketing and Branding Strategy E-workbook and you can also consult with him using one of the Marketing and Branding Strategy Options. Tom works on a flat fee basis, so you will never see an additional bill without your approval.

About Tom Gosche, The Business Strategist

Since 1998 through the present, Tom is an Executive Director of BNI Marketing where he trains members on the art of word-of-mouth marketing. In 2002, Tom created The BRAND System™, training business professionals to “BRAND themselves before others brand you.”

Tom was very excited to be published in 2007 as a contributing author of Masters of Sales which hit the New York Times bestsellers list!

A native of the Chicagoland area, Tom lives in Schaumburg, Illinois. As a dad, he helps coach youth sports and enjoys hiking, biking and camping with his wife Mary and their three sons, Tommy, Eddy, and Sammy.

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Randy Rollinson is President of LBL Strategies, Ltd., a Chicago-based education, training and consulting company that specializes in supporting progressive organizations in defining and executing their strategic direction and operational plans. Over the past 20 years Mr. Rollinson has focused exclusively on strategic management education, consulting and facilitation. He has worked with approximately 2500 organizations in helping them focus, make better decisions and grow.

MAPPware is LBL’s suite of web-based planning tools that will assist you with all aspects of the strategic planning and management process. MAPPware’s practical guidance leads you through the environmental scan process, the defining of vision, mission and goals forming your strategic direction, development of an operating plan to meet your goals, and support the management of information specific to your plan’s ongoing implementation and performance evaluation.

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John Lafferty is founder of CFO-Pro. For more than 40 years, he has been a business advisor to corporate and privately held business enterprises, as well as private and corporate investors. He has a comprehensive background in dealing with seasoned entrepreneurs, start-up ventures, and emerging and mature businesses in a variety of industries.

Lafferty's consulting expertise has evolved through many years spent in the accounting field, the venture capital arena, and consulting practices. He has a firm understanding of the fundamental aspects of many industries including manufacturing, distribution, construction, real estate development, high technology, and various types of service businesses. His strength lies in advising clients in financial strategy development, operations improvement, and revenue and margin enhancement. Lafferty's grasp of how the operations, marketing and finance disciplines are interrelated provides him with the value-added advisory skill set integral to creating value in each of his clients' respective operations.

The specialized services he provides include: virtual CFO services, development of revenue and operating expense models, preparing financing packages, advisory board services, implementing revisions to financial reporting systems, financial and operational analyses of proposed acquisition targets, and training in accounting and finance.

Lafferty started his career with Arthur Andersen & Co in 1960. He then moved to Heizer Corporation, a venture capital firm, as a Finance Manager. Later came stints as CFO and/or COO of privately-held business enterprises. Just prior to developing his current financial consulting practice, he was a litigation consultant.

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