No Bad Bosses

Curtis Crum is a CID Special Services Manager: Evidence, Forensics and Victim Services. He serves in this capacity and deals with Organized Retail Crime for the Boise City Police Department.

Kevin Marks is the Managing Director at Passion Publishing. Previously, Kevin was an executive at Multnomah Publishers, which was acquired by Random House in 2006.

Rob is a Partner at Intivix and is responsible for strategy, account management and operational leadership. Rob was previously responsible for analyzing, evaluating and ranking various technologies and devices for computing magazines such as Computer Shopper, MacUser, PC Computing, and Windows Sources.

Intivix is an IT managed services provider located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Learn more at https://www.intivix.com/

Nicholas Buford has over a decade of experience in the retail, food and beverage/hospitality airport concessions industry. Growing up in the airport concessions industry, he worked in many facets of the industry including, but not limited to, management of day-to-day operations, human resources, purchasing, and loss prevention. Currently, Mr. Buford heads the development team, with a keen sense for identifying brands and building partnerships, Crews recently was nominated and received worldwide recognition in two categories, Best Airport ‘Food to Go’ and Best Fast Food Quick Service Restaurant (QSR).

At Crews, Nick strives to reinforce the company’s culture/brand while building strong strategic partnerships that will have a meaningful and lasting impact on travelers and the airport industry.

Kim joined Michelle’s Place as Executive Director and first employee in 2004.  Michelle’s Place has grown significantly under Kim’s leadership.  The Center has provided over 80,000 free resources to women in the community and is currently the only self-sustaining breast cancer resource center in the area. www.michellesplace.org

Kim is the Marketing Chair for the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Inland Empire chapter. She is also a member of the Temecula Rotary Club, Women’s Peer Connection, California Association of Non-profits, Association for Fundraising Professionals and the American Marketing Association.
 
Prior to joining Michelle’s Place, Kim was employed by the Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association.

Jim is a Human Resources executive with a proven record of strategic business partnerships and progressive leadership with nationally and internationally recognized organizations. He has been a key member of executive and leadership teams with accountability for strategic organizational effectiveness, HR leadership, systems and talent management. Now he works as a Human Resources consultant, learn more at www.jimlemke.com.

Lisa MacKenzie is a veteran of the IT industry and Partner/Owner of The Channel Company, a midsize media, event, and services company that connects manufacturers, solution providers, and end customers in the IT industry.

In her career, Lisa has held leadership positions in sales, marketing, product management, and executive management at companies like Ingram Micro, Fifth Generation Systems, UBM, and most recently The Channel Company.

Her current obsession is The Channel Company's "Women of the Channel" events which have grown to over 1,000 attendees per year across 3 cities globally. These events are designed to elevate and advance women in their careers, promote STEM education and foster mentoring across the IT industry.

Learn more at www.thechannelco.com/

James Kernan is the author of the 36 Month Millionaire Coaching program and recently published, Leadership Essentials for Successful Executives. For the past decade, James has served as a Principal Consultant for Kernan Consulting and provides Coaching, Advising and Mentoring programs to IT business owners.

Chris Chao is President and General Manager at Centerpoint Direct and Centerpoint IT. He has consistently worked on building a culture of excellence around Centerpoint's core values.

David is CEO of MANAGEtoWIN and works with business leaders on hiring, managing, developing, and retaining superstar employees. Today he covers how to deal with a bad boss, whether it be a partner, executive, or direct manager.

David is the author of two books on managing people and created Dave's Charm School, essential soft skills training for anyone in business.