Dr. Genie Burnett, CEO and Clinical Director of Manna Fund, discusses spectrum disorders and eating disorders with therapist and mental health counselor Madison Giles. Madison Giles/Manna Fund Madison Giles is a nationally certified Mental Health Counselor and graduated from Mercer University with a Masters in Mental Health Counseling in 2020. Madison joined Manna in January [...]

Leh Meriweather, Founder of Meriwether Millworks Leh Meriwether is not your normal lawyer. In fact, he is not even practicing law anymore. In 1998, he co-founded Meriwether and Tharp, LLC. Since its founding, he and his partner, Bob Tharp, built the firm from nothing to the largest divorce and family law firm [...]

Workplace MVP LIVE from SHRM 2021: Cheryl Nienhuis, Mayo Clinic As Director of the Complex Care Program at the Mayo Clinic, Cheryl Nienhuis helps employers and their employees with access to specialized care for complex medical cases. She joined host Jamie Gassmann on this live edition of Workplace MVP to discuss her career journey and [...]

Workplace MVP: 9/11 Survivor Garland Williams, Ph.D., USA COL (ret) Then a Colonel in the United States Army, Garland Williams was working in the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, when American Airlines Flight 77 was hijacked by al-Qaeda terrorists and crashed into the west side of the building. In this compelling interview with host Jamie [...]

A Business Lesson from the Alabama-Auburn Rivalry, with Jim Kerlin, Blackwood Impact Group Jim Kerlin: [00:00:00] In fact, I have a LinkedIn post about this for anybody that wants to connect with me there. They can see this. I put up that house divided image and wrote about it because they’ve asked that. If anybody [...]

Anish Michael serves as Firmspace‘s Chief Executive Officer. Firmspace is coworking private office space for discerning, achievement-driven professionals and executives Anish joined Firmspace as its CEO in August 2019 after spending fifteen years as a legal advisor to public and private companies, including serving as Firmspace’s outside legal counsel since the company's inception. Anish brings [...]

Alan Reed is the Executive Director of Chicagoland Food & Beverage Network. Prior to this role, Alan was Executive Vice President, Strategy & Innovation at Dairy Management, Inc., and was responsible for creating and driving innovative strategies to grow dairy demand. Alan has a degree in Telecommunications from Indiana University and an MBA in Management [...]

Alina Ugas is a Licensed Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming® (NLP®), Hypnotherapist, and Co-founder of Final Step International and its trademark technique, The Needs-Based Method® with over 35 years of experience in health care, mental health, and business entrepreneurship. Alina is a certified Success Coach and Emotional Freedom Techniques Practitioner who is passionate about helping professional [...]

Fashion Designer Indrea Gordon is the founder/C.E.O. of Quad Clothing Company, whose fashions are created to help women and girls feel confident and empowered. Her designs are known for their unique styles mixed with unusual fabrics and are worn by discerning fashionistas of all ages. Indrea is motivated by the look in a customer’s eye [...]