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Please find a list of our 2009 conference speakers below:
Please check back often as new speakers added to the schedule will be added to the list below.

Speaker Bios:

Barbara Bruno
Barbara J. Bruno, CPC, CTS is an internationally known and respected speaker, trainer, and author. She is an entrepreneur just like you, and prides herself on her innovative, creative ways of viewing our Profession. Barb is known for the wealth of information she shares and her cutting edge strategies and techniques. She created the #1 web-based structured training program - "The Top Producer Tutor" which elevates experienced recruiters to new levels of production and jump starts new hires. Her Tutors are currently distributed in eight countries. Barb is known for her NO BS Newsletter and writes for thirteen publications including her Ask Barb column in the Fordyce Letter. Her awards include the NAPS Harold N. Nelson Award, NAPS Hall of Fame, Illinois Lincoln Award and Indiana Ancil T. Brown Award. This past year Barb received a Woman of Merit Award honoring her many philanthropic endeavors.

HISTORY OF PREVIOUS PRESENTATION:
2008 NAPS highest rated speaker
Speaker at 25+ Conferences per year
50% of audiences - Corporate America
50% of audiences - Staffing and Recruiting Profession

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Colleen Francis
Colleen Francis is driven by a passion for people—motivating them to reach for the highest standards of success. For over 15 years, she has observed the business habits of the top 10% of sales performers in organizations of all sizes and shapes—from Fortune 500 companies, to small- and medium-sized businesses. Through her company, Engage Selling Solutions, Colleen has condensed that winning formula into an internationally acclaimed sales-training approach, helping sales and marketing professionals everywhere achieve their maximum potential.

Distinguished by the Canadian Professional Sales Association as a Certified Sales Professional (C.S.P.), Colleen thrives on challenging conventional assumptions about the winning edge needed to stimulate profits, grow new markets and sustain a loyal customer base. Her savvy, no-nonsense, field-tested approach to sales is rooted in the belief that there really isn’t a single magic formula to success. Rather, it’s about finding ways to consistently apply a common-sense process for working with, listening to, and tending to the needs of customers.

Ask any of Colleen’s clients about why they call on her services—again and again—and you’re likely to hear a common refrain: she inspires results! Her refreshing candour, her genuine, sincere message, and the personal experiences she relates as a top-ranked sales executive—all are inspiring motivators for sales and marketing professionals who strive to get to the top…and stay there. Just as important, Colleen is unwavering in her commitment to sales-training that makes a lasting and meaningful impact on the corporate bottom-line. That’s why her services are regularly sought by leading private- and public-sector organizations across North America, including Adecco, Ajilon, Eagle Resources, Corel Corporation, Hard Rock Cafe, United On Line,Whitepages.com, Royal Bank, and Mass Mutual.

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Dave Knutson, CPC
Dave Knutson has 25 years of recruiting experience that are reflected in The Knutson Group, LLC’s high standards of professionalism throughout the recruiting process

• Personally completed over 514 specific search assignments

• Inducted into the National Association of Personnel Services “Hall of Fame” in 2005

• Co-founded the International Retained Search Association

• Is Past President of the Board for the Minnesota & Arizona Staffing Professionals Association

• Served two terms as District Ten Director for the National Association of Personnel Services

• Invited to speak at eight National Association of Personnel Services Annual Conferences and fifteen state conferences, training recruiters to be more effective

• Personally trained and mentored privately held companies and individuals on the retained search process, resulting in helping dozens of recruiters raise their performance level

Dave Knutson’s success throughout his career is based on his ability to work well with people, to understand their needs, and to communicate clearly with them. His commitment to community service is further evidence of his ability to serve and motivate others.

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Greg Doersching
Greg Doersching is Managing Partner and Founder of The Griffin Search Group, National Search Firm working in the direct hire placement industry. He is an active recruiter who still runs a highly productive desk. Day to day he is in the trenches just like the rest of us. He is also developer and Chief Architect of the highly successful Bullseye Recruiting Process an in-depth step-by-step process for running a desk.

For the past 15 years Greg has been recognized as one of the most cutting edge voices in the recruiting industry. He is an International Trainer and has presented dozens of workshops and Keynote Addresses for the National Association of Personnel Services, American Staffing Association and the Association of Canadian Search, Employment and Staffing Services and numerous Regional, State and Local groups. He is consistently rated as one of the top presenters for each conference.

He currently consults with many nationally known staffing and recruiting agencies where he helps these firms improve their overall recruiting process. He is an expert in creating and establishing Direct Hire and Contract recruiting divisions, his knowledge and process have taken contract and temporary firms to new levels of productivity. There are very few Trainers/Consultants who are true “students” of our industry the way Greg is and the knowledge he is able to share with companies is beyond belief.

Greg has also mentored and trained 100’s of recruiters and his “rookies” average over $250,000 in first year billings. His thorough style and step-by-step training approach develop a core foundation of recruiting excellence that is hard to beat.

Recognized as one of the "Top Producers" for the state of Wisconsin - he served for 2 years as the President of the Wisconsin Association of Personnel Services and now sits on their Board of Directors.

He is an avid fisherman and hunter and has been known to trade consulting services for a chance to go hunting or fishing in new places. He heads the Christian Sportsman’s Ministry for FRCC and is a member of Safari Club International, North American Hunting Club, Whitetails Unlimited and Ducks Unlimited. Greg is the father of 2 boys, Griffin (age 10) and Greysen (age 2); Greg’s wife Jessi is also a converted hunter!

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Jenifer Lambert
Jenifer Lambert began her career in the recruiting industry, the way so many have. “I literally fell into it.” What started as a summer job coming out of college filling in for a recruiter on maternity leave, turned into a the sort of perfect job match we all dream about orchestrating. “I had planned to go into journalism, but I discovered I love selling, I really loved earning commission checks and at the same time I enjoyed uncovering someone’s life story and helping them write the next chapter.”

Jenifer started out in the temp side of the business eighteen years ago and for many years ran a blended temp and perm desk. She has worked in a variety of capacities including management, training and business development roles and eventually became a partner in TERRA Staffing Group, one of the largest privately-held regional staffing firms in the Seattle area.

In 2003, she launched a new division of the company focused exclusively on executive search nationally. Within four short years, she became the dominant recruiter in her niche and has been featured in business publications including “Selling Power” magazine and has been a speaker at national sales conferences. Jenifer was inducted into the Pinnacle Society, a consortium on the nation’s top producing recruiters, in October 2008.

Jenifer continues to lead a very active search practice while managing and training a team of highly productive recruiters. She is also the Director of Training for TERRA Staffing Group.

In early 2008, Jenifer launched Elevate Performance Systems, LLC to give back to an industry that has given so much to her. “I want to help other recruiters elevate their game and breakthrough to new levels of production. After nearly two decades in this crazy business, I still love it and I want to show others how to get the most out of the toughest job you’ll ever love.”

Jenifer has been a speaker at national and state recruiting conferences. She also consults with other recruiting and staffing firms across the country speaking at staff retreats and leading management training. Jenifer is also a certified trainer for AccordingtoDanny, one of the nation’s most respected training and consulting firms to the recruiting and staffing industry.

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Jon Bartos
Jon Bartos is a premier speaker, writer and consultant on all aspect of human capital. As CEO of Jonathan Scott International in Mason, Ohio, he has achieved industry-leading success.

He is one of an elite group of executive recruiters who bill on average over $1 million annually. Since 1999, he has cumulative cash-in of over $9 million on his personal desk performance and has established JSI as one of the industries leading executive search firms in SAP, Healthcare IT and Supply Chain Technologies. The office has won over 18 international awards in the MRI franchise system, including International Billing Manager of the Year and Top 10 SC Office.

Jon believes in the power of individuals to transform their lives. He developed the Magnum Program, a personal coaching program that helps recruiters and professionals at all levels overcome career hurdles to reach their goals.

As radio show host of Talent Wins, a weekly talk show on 55KRC, Jon was able to share his expertise with thousands of listeners seeking practical advice on career management.

His passion for the business and his dynamic presentations have spurred his speaking career to keynote spots for many of the leading industry conferences such as Fordyce Forum, MAPS, MRI Worldwide and NAPS to name a few.

Jon has coached hundreds of people to the career of their dreams. Is it your turn? Talentwinsonline.com

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Jordan Rayboy
Jordan's career in recruiting began with MRI in May 2000. He went on to win Regional Rookie of the Year at age 20 w/ over $600k in first year billings. He followed this with 3 Regional Account Executive of the Year Awards, and eventually was ranked one of MRI's Top-10 worldwide producers out of 4,000+ recruiters by 25. He earned the company's CSAM (Certified Senior Account Manager) distinction and spoke at numerous CSAM conventions and regional meetings. He has also participated in NLRT’s Big Biller video series, been part of the APEX Mastermind Forum, and been interviewed by XtremeRecruiting for their BigBiller series/ebook. He has a monthly column in The Fordyce Letter. In April 2009, Jordan was elected as a new member to the Pinnacle Society, an elite consortium of 75 of the top recruiters in the industry.

Since starting up Rayboy Insider Search (RayboyIS) in late 2006, Jordan Rayboy has commanded the industry’s first virtual search firm run entirely from a giant RV. He travels full time w/ his wife Jeska and two dogs Roxy and Whistler. Behind their 43’ Fleetwood Revolution, they tow a 27’ car trailer w/ 4runner, motorcycle, 4 bicycles, snowboards, golf clubs, and any other toy you can imagine inside. So far, they’ve made it to 44 states, 6 Canadian provinces, and both coasts of Mexico during their adventure.

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Kati Basso
Kati Basso, a die-hard competitor, quickly learned the keys to success in recruiting. Her tenacity and ability to read people have proved to be her lifelines in this adrenaline-charged industry. With a resume that includes a five-star resort, a law office and the State of Maine, Kati can show that she can succeed at whatever she sets her mind to. It was that attitude that won over the management team at MOUNTAIN, LTD and resulted in bringing Kati on onboard.

Kati discovered a passion in recruiting and there was no holding her back. Once Kati tasted the success of her first placement, there was no looking back. She quickly showed that she was not to be overlooked. Kati was promoted from Recruiter to Account Manager by the end of her first year. Her "can do and will do" attitude quickly became known throughout the industry.

CTS-certified, Kati is now manager to one of MOUNTAIN, LTD.'s largest accounts but still keeps her focus on recruiting. Always striving to improve and better her practices, Kati has attended many industry conferences including NEAPS and NAPS. She brings back many ideas from these events and then uses them to set her bar a little higher. Kati has developed and grown into a strong recruiter who willingly shares her secrets to others who are just starting out in the business.

Kati Spoke at NAPS in Orlando, Florida in 2008 and at Mohegan Sun in April 2009. She has been on Fordyce TV, interviewed by recruiter earth radio show and was the Spotlight recruiter in EMinfo Magazine.

Outside of MOUNTAIN, Kati is a die-hard football fan and took great pride in cheering her Giants all the way on to the Super Bowl this year. Her pride and joy is the little girl who shares Kati's contagious grin and owns her heart. This dynamic mother-daughter team loves to spend summers at the beach playing in the sun. Kati is the epitome of "Work hard, Play hard" and she loves every minute of it.

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Rob Mosley
Rob is the Sr. Director of Training and Development for Next Level Recruiting Training. Rob comes to Next Level from MRINetwork™ Corporate in Philadelphia, PA, where he served as the Chief Learning Officer, responsible for all training and sales development of 1,100 offices worldwide.

Previously Rob was with the Acclivus Corporation, an international performance development company. He has facilitated the Acclivus curriculum on five continents and was part of the Acclivus team responsible for global relationships with companies as diverse as Dell Inc., Accenture, KPMG Consulting, CDI Corporation, and Dun & Bradstreet.

Rob’s knowledge of the search industry comes from 10 years with Merritt Hawkins and Associates, part of the MHA Group of Companies, the nation’s leading provider of clinical healthcare staffing and consulting services. Rob served as Vice President of Training and Corporate Development.

He is a licensed facilitator for Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Rob holds master certifications in Consultative Selling, Performance Coaching, Advanced Sales Negotiation, Strategic Client Communication, and Major Account Planning & Strategy.

Rob is a keynote speaker and facilitator at continuing education seminars in the areas of Recruiting, Sales Execution and Performance Development. Past credits include the American Staffing Association, MRINetwork Global Conferences, the Executive Healthcare Conference, NPA, the Worldwide Recruiting Network, the Texas Hospital Association and the Medical Group Management Association. Rob holds a BA (cum laude) and JD from Baylor University.

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Scott Love
Scott Love gives recruiters a step by step system that anyone can learn. If others can be successful in this business, so can you. As a consultant and trainer to the industry, Scott has helped organizations get better margins by improving their operational performance and client development strategies, and has helped recruiters to master the business and get better production with more peace of mind.

Scott has spoken to scores of industry associations and organizations from coast to coast, and is a prolific keynote speaker at conventions outside the recruiting and staffing industry.

Scott has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Australia's leading business magazine BRW, Selling Power Magazine, numerous major city daily newspapers, dozens of Business Journals, and is published each month in the Fordyce Letter. Over 2,500 search firms and staffing agencies from seventeen countries have invested in their own performance improvement through his educational tools, seminars, consulting services, and training programs. Scott is a 1989 graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland and is a tournament-winning poker player. As a former professional card-counting blackjack player (personally mentored by the legendary MIT blackjack team), he takes a game theory approach to recruiting to show recruiters how to mitigate their risk and get better probabilities of success. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina with his eight year old son and a very hyper dog named Honey Bear, who thinks she is a cat.

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Tracey Madden, CPC, CTS
Tracey Madden, CPC, CTS, is the CEO and Founder of McIntosh Staffing Resources in Dover, NH. After almost three decades in the business she’s pretty sure she’s found her calling and is very driven by the thrill of the perfect placement!

Praised by NAPS and NISA alike she has mentored hundreds. As the owner of a blended services search and staffing group with a placement focus on a hybrid blend of Business Operations she knows that “Growing Your Potential” is what it takes to win in the business.

Revered as a creative thinker she shares practices from her business model that succeeds in all economic cycles. With a fun sense of humor and down to earth style her ideas will get you thinking. Her unique approaches will have you energized. Her training goes beyond the obvious.

Her company has been located on the seacoast of NH since 1986. The area is thriving with several small progressive communities with many different types of businesses from government contractors to manufacturers to large insurance companies, several hospitals and a myriad of small privately owned organizations. Her applicant inventory is built from 72% referral.

In addition to her ever growing list of clients, together with her staff, she has grown a strong staffing partnership for a government subcontractor for seasonal office employees that has grown to 100+ temps working 3 shifts, 24/7, in just a few years.

She has been a featured speaker for NAPS, NEAPS, NNEAPS, GAPS, Hireability , RecruiterEarth.com and NISA as well as many civic and universities groups. Equally she serves as staffing expert for community and municipal offices. She is an advisor to the University of NH Career Department as well as many community colleges and high schools. In addition to her recruiting business she provides staffing success training and mentoring as well as a human resources consulting program for small businesses in NH and Maine.

Tracey Madden graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in Business Administration and also has certifications in Organization Relations, Labor Law and Human Resources. She continues her long standing commitment to her state association collaborative as a Director for the Northern New England Association of Personnel Services where she serves as Treasurer and assists with planning for the New England Association of Personnel Services Annual Conference, NEAPS.

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Bob Larson, CPC
As president of Berman Larson Kane, which was named “Best Employer in New Jersey” by NJBIZ magazine for both 2008 and 2007. Bob leads one of the country’s foremost information technology and human resource staffing firms and one of the first nationally-credentialed firms in the United States.

Bob is a nationally recognized speaker and author whose published works include Aim, Shoot, Get Hired! and numerous articles in a wide range of professional journals and magazines.

In addition to his work as president, he served as chairman of the board of the National Association of Personnel Services 2006 & 2007, a national organization that represents more than 500 staffing firms. He has also served the Association as district director as well as president of the New Jersey Staffing Association and certified employment arbitrator and staffing ethics chairperson for New Jersey.

Inducted into the Staffing Hall of Fame in 2007 and the recipient of numerous awards for his work throughout the years, Bob began his career in 1980 when he was one of two founding partners of both Berman & Larson and Larson Consulting Services. He purchased the firm from his partner in 1988 and purchased HR Pros, a Rose Kane company in 1999. In 2008 he acquired a clinical and medical affairs recruiting and consulting firm.

Holding a bachelor’s degree from New Jersey City University where he majored in sociology and minored in computer science. He has completed graduate studies in human resources and people development at New School for Social Research. Bob earned CPC (certified personnel consultant) designation in 1992.

For the past decade Bob has been a practicing Yogi, has attended silent retreats and wish he had discovered the "art of breathing" four recessions ago.

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Mike Ramer, CPC, CSP
Mike Ramer, CPC, CSP, is an international trainer for the search and recruitment industry.

He is founder and President of Ramer Search Consultants in the New York-New Jersey area. A working manager with his pulse on the market, Mike’s personal career billings exceeds $4 million.

Mike designed The Art of Search © training programs, which he presents at industry events and recruiting firms throughout the U.S., Canada and U.K. He has trained 2,500+ staffing professionals at 50+ industry events; including NAPS, ASA and Fordyce conferences. He was the highest rated speaker at the 2009 NEAPS conference. Mike’s training has been hailed as “unlike any other”, “national best of the best” and his “passion, knowledge and creativeness separate him from the rest.”

In addition to search and recruiting, Mike’s firm offers “human capital” services, including; Career Coaching, Job Search Consulting and Employment Expert services. He is always open to sharing how you can diversify your business to create new revenue streams.

Mike has been interviewed and quoted by national media, including; The Wall Street Journal, Smart Money, Forbes.com, Reuters.com and NPR. He graduated with a Masters degree in International Finance and worked for Chase Manhattan Bank and the advertising firm Ogilvy Mather before starting a career in recruiting. He lives in Livingston, N.J. with his wife and two sons. He is a passionate sports fan and loves to travel, ski and coach his boys’ teams. Mike is big believer that a “can-do” attitude determines your altitude in business and in life.

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Doug Beabout
Doug brings over thirty years of expertise in personal top billings, personnel services firm ownership, and industry training. His tenure in recruiting has resulted in his personal success at building four highly successful recruiting and executive search businesses as CEO. A board member and advisor to NAPS; his reputation for training excellence has placed him, repeatedly, as a guest speaker for the NAPS (USA), ACSESS (Canada), NPA ( U.S. and abroad), Corporate clients and the Top Echelon Network.

Doug is in demand with many companies and associations as a featured trainer and speaker at several national, state and international association conferences. Having personally trained and assisted in the establishment of more than 400 recruiting firms worldwide, he knows the secrets and proven process that creates success! He is a business consultant to many corporations, franchised and independent personnel services firms globally.

Doug is currently owner and president of a professional recruiting and a training services company in Destin, Florida. Doug works a "desk" every day and he is uniquely qualified as a personnel services industry trainer. Many of his clients have put their net worth and corporate objectives and achieved recruiting excellence as a result of his training and guidance. Prior to his move to Florida, Doug established and successfully sold a well-respected recruiting and search services firm in Kent, Ohio.

Earlier, as an executive officer of a major international franchisor for nearly ten years, Doug established hundreds of successful personnel service firms and their staff members. Prior, Doug was owner and president of three successful contingency, temporary and retained personnel services firm for ten years in Dayton, Ohio. He gained his initial placement experience as a personnel services consultant in an independent firm after serving for several years as a Strategic Air Command officer in the US Air Force.

Doug has held the title of CPC; certified personnel consultant (NAPS) since 1981, CSP since 1999. Doug serves on the board of the National Association of Personnel Services and is a past-president of the Ohio Search & Staffing Association.

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Frank Burtnett
Dr. Frank Burtnett, President of Education Now, an educational consulting and publishing firm with offices in Springfield, Virginia and Rockport, Maine. He is a nationally recognized consultant, trainer and author in the areas of career and college counseling. Frank is the former Executive Director of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and associate executive director of the American Counseling Association (ACA).

He currently serves on the graduate counselor education faculty of the School of Education and Human Services at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. Frank has written a number of student, parent and educator publications, including the Bound for College Guidebook, scheduled for fall release by the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group.

Contact Information: Frank Burtnett, Education Now. Email: info@ednow.org. Telephone: 703.451.6828. Web site. www.ednow.org.

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Donato Diorio

Donato Diorio is a pioneer in the field of Internet research. As a software architect and the owner of a top billing placement firm, Donato envisioned applications that could automate many of the most time-consuming research functions performed by his recruiters. With the assistance of a team of developers, Donato created a series of innovative tools that immediately impacted billings for his firm.

It didn't take long to realize the potential of these applications and what it could mean to others in his industry and beyond. In 2001, Broadlook Technologies was born. Today, Broadlook serves over 3500 clients worldwide including Fortune 100 companies; with solutions that help drive staffing, sales, and overall business intelligence initiatives.

Donato is a frequent speaker, thought leader, and educator on best practices in sales and recruitment. Broadlook's solutions have become leading solutions for sales lead generation, sales prospecting, Internet research, and business development. Broadlook's products have been recipients of the Sales Tool of the Year award, Technology Knockout Award (TKO), the Innovation Quotient award (IQ) for software innovation.

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Margaret Graziano, CPC/CTS/CERS

     • Named “Chicago Woman Business Owner of the Year”
     • National Association of Women Business Owners, 2004
     • Named “Influential Woman in Business"
     • The DuPage Business Ledger, 2003

Margaret Graziano is the owner and managing partner of KeenHire, Inc., a full service talent management solutions firm that helps companies hire with clarity & insight.

Ms. Graziano has worked in the recruiting industry since 1983, and has been using pre-employment assessments and behavioral based interviewing since 1999. Prior to founding KeenHire, Margaret founded HR Alliance Network, a recruiting and staffing firm in Chicago, where she consistently ranking among the top 5% in the country.

Graziano’s specialty is in coaching and training recruiting and HR professionals, as well as corporate hiring managers, on bridging the gap between recruitment and retention. She has mastered the benchmarking process, applied these skills to the candidate selection process, and created systems and processes that focus on choosing the right hire.

Graziano is a Certified Retention Specialist, Certified Behavioral Analyst and is certified to administer and evaluate candidates in seven major assessment tools. She resides in Chicago and San Jose.

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Jeff Kaye
President & Chief Executive Officer
jtk@kbic.com

Jeff Kaye is the chief executive officer of Kaye/Bassman International and Next Level Recruiting Training. He is also a former Management Recruiters International (MRI) National “Recruiter of the Year.” During his tenure as CEO, Kaye/Bassman International has grown into the largest single-site search firm in the country with annual search revenues in excess of $18 million, won national awards for philanthropy and workplace flexibility, and has been named the #1 “Best Company to Work for in Texas” in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. The same training that helped build this successful firm is now available through Next Level Recruiting Training. They have recently introduced new distance based learning programs and an entirely new subscription based program through an innovative delivery medium : www.nextlevelexchange.com. He is considered an industry expert in executive, professional and technical search; has appeared on CNN, FOX, Bloomberg, and NBC; and is quoted regularly in publications including USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Time, and Fortune. Jeff is also a frequent speaker within the staffing and human resources community and been featured in dozens of international training meetings and videos. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor in Business Administration and currently lives in Dallas with his wife, Tracy, and their three children.

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Frank Risalvato
Frank put himself through college while working nights, earning his BS degree while graduating Cum Laude in 1984 from New Jersey City University.

He entered the staffing industry in November of 1987; semi-broke and in financial ruin being laid off from his previous job after the October stock market crash. Within eighteen months he was billing one placement monthly averaging $20,000.00 in fees.

By 1991 Frank was averaging multiple placements monthly and founded his own search firm, IRES, Inc. as well as IRES Temps soon afterwards.

His mission was to “continuously refine and perfect the search and recruiting process”.

In 1996 he was the first and only executive recruiter appointed by New Jersey Labor Commissioner to work with former governor Christine Todd Whitman’s administration to help spearhead a New Jersey state government advisory council. He held that position for nearly six years helping the state achieve headlines and national recognition for its pro-business cooperative approach.

Frank is a prolific writer, has written hundreds of articles for the industry … many which have been quoted and excerpted by main-stream media and magazines. He authored some of the all-time favorite front-cover specials for The Fordyce Letter, NAPS Recruiting Life, The Employment Marketplace and numerous online & print media outlets.

He was interviewed on CNBC’s Power Lunch program and other cable news programs.

In 2006 he launched www.searchwizardry.com which offers a catalogue of many of his best materials and How-to Kits derived from his actual daily practice. The site ranks #2 on Google for recruiter training.

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Craig Silverman

Craig Silverman recently joined Albin Engineering (www.aesi.com), an innovative technology services and staffing solutions provider, in Santa Clara, CA as Partner and Vice President of Sales & Marketing. Prior to joining Albin Engineering, Craig was the COO a Healthcare recruiting firm where he was responsible for Sales, Marketing, Franchise Development & Support, and Training, before that Craig was the EVP, Sales & Marketing for HireAbility.com from 2004 - 2008 where he built a new model for the recruiting industry by banding together a social network of independent recruiters and staffing agencies. From 2002-2004, he was the Senior Vice President for TMP/Hudson Global Resources (HHGP) where he was responsible for their $90M U.S. IT Services business. From 1996–2001, Craig was with Hall Kinion as Executive Vice President and CMO. He was successful in growing the Hall Kinion recruiting business from annual revenues of $30M to $296M while opening 40 new sales offices, and hiring 400 recruiters.

Craig's professional sales and sales management career spans 19 years. During this time he has amassed substantial experience in building sales teams, marketing, mergers & acquisitions, venture capital, public relations, recruiting, hiring, training, and motivating. Craig is considered to be an expert on the job market, staffing industry & recruiting trends, leadership, and sales management. He is frequent keynote speaker and has been often quoted by the press in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, and Staffing Industry Report. Craig attended the University of Texas at Austin and in 2000 completed the OPM/Key Executive Program at Harvard Business School.

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Bill Stoller
William H. Stoller is founder and vice chairman of Express Services, Inc. He is also a member of the executive committee, which oversees strategic planning and direction for the company. As president of The Stoller Group, he owns 26 Express offices in Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado and California. Stoller also owns Xenium, a human resource management company; Express Professional Staffing, a professional recruitment and contract staffing company; and ESM Group, Inc., a staffing management company.

Stoller graduated from Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon with a bachelor’s degree in business and economics. He obtained a master’s degree from Portland State University in business administration. He has also earned certifications from the American Staffing Association (Certified Staffing Professional), the National Association of Personnel Services (Certified Personnel Consultant), and the International Franchise Association (Certified Franchise Executive).

Stoller is presently Chairman of the American Staffing Association (ASA) and is past chairman of the National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS), another major trade association within the staffing industry.

Stoller began his career with Acme Personnel Services in 1973 as a consultant trainee and subsequently held positions as branch manager, group manager, district manager and regional manager for Oregon and Utah.

Professional Memberships:

     * American Staffing Association, 2008/2009 Chairman and Board Member
     * National Association of Personnel Services, Chairman of the Board from 2000-2001
     * National Association of Professional Employer Organizations
     * International Franchise Association
     * Oregon Association of Personnel Consultants, Past President
     * World Presidents’ Organization, Oregon Chapter Chair

Community Involvement:

     * A-dec Advisory board member
     * Pacific University Board of Trustees, member and past chairman
     * Rotary Club of Portland, 27-year member and past president
     * Classic Wines Auction, past chairman

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Bob Style
Robert Style is an attorney who has maintained a private practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since 1976, focusing on employment and corporate law, with an emphasis on the representation of clients engaged in various aspects of the staffing industry. Prior to that, from 1969 to 1976, he served as Vice President and General Counsel of Snelling and Snelling, Inc.

He has served as general counsel to various staffing industry trade associations, including the National Association of Personnel Services (since 1977), the Pennsylvania Association of Personnel Services and the Mid-Atlantic Association of Personnel Consultants. His representation of staffing industry clients has included counseling, contract preparation, litigation relating to employment discrimination issues, fee collections, enforcement of employment agreements, as well as issues arising out of the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act and the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, mergers and acquisitions, workforce transition issues and co-employment issues. He has spoken on staffing industry issues to associations, networks and employees of staffing firms, and has addressed clients of staffing companies on labor and employment law issues.

Bob has written frequently on issues affecting the staffing industry and is the author of the Certified Personnel Consultant's Legal Manual, the manual used by the National Association of Personnel Services in connection with its CPC program.

His presentation will include an overview of what you must know to prepare for the certification exam, and he will answer any questions attendees may have about the study material or the laws affecting various aspects of the staffing industry.

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Neil Lebovits
Neil Lebovits, industry guru and executive, is the founder of The Dynamic Sale, a learning, coaching & development company. The Dynamic Sale enables individuals to shatter their performance expectations in the Staffing & Recruiting industry. Neil has done it all in the industry: Permanent & Temporary Placement, Sales, Branch Management, Regional Management, COO & President. Neil shares the secrets & systems that he has developed and harnessed while working himself up over his 20+ years in the industry, landing himself as Global President on the Global Executive Team of the world’s largest Staffing & Recruiting Firm. He has been an inspirational leader while helming one of the largest companies in the industry. Neil has also been a renowned leader, motivator, trainer and speaker. He has been a top rated forum and keynote speaker at every conference he attends due to his fresh, dynamic and entertaining style. His content is unique, stripping down the lesson’s to their core. Neil is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University with a BS in Business Administration. He also graduated with a certificate from the prestigious Stanford University Executive Program. His earlier career included three years with Ernst & Young, where he obtained his CPA designation. Neil is also a Certified Personnel Consultant and Certified Temporary Staffing Specialist. You can learn more about Neil and sign up for his free online training course at www.TheDynamicSale.Com

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Eric Kramer
Eric Kramer, President and Chief Innovation Officer, Innovative Career Services, LLC

Eric Kramer is a business development professional with more than 20 years of experience implementing strategic and practical solutions that build profitable products, services, and business processes. Eric started his professional career working as a clinical psychologist, and has experience as an employee in both large and small companies, as an entrepreneur in software development, and as an independent consultant. While Eric’s primary area of expertise is business process development, he is also accomplished in critical performance areas such as profit/loss, human resources, legal requirements, team building, and maintaining a healthy and vibrant company culture.

Eric also has experience working as a Career Consultant and Career Center Manager with two of the country’s largest outplacement firms. As a Senior Consultant, Eric worked with hundreds of job searchers individually and in groups teaching them job search skills and coaching them through their interviews. Currently, Eric is the President of Innovative Career Services the provider of InterviewBest an internet based interview preparation and presentation tool.

Eric earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Hartford and a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology from American University. He is certified in Positive Psychology Coaching and is licensed as a psychologist in the state of Pennsylvania. Eric has authored two books “What to Think What to Do- 100+ Strategies for Successful Interviewing” and “What to Think What to Do- 100+ Strategies for Successful Networking”.

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