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Neli Vazquez-Rowland, Co-Founder & President, A Safe Haven

A Safe Haven has provided important support for Chicagoans in transition for more than twenty-two years. Watch Nicole’s interview with Co-Founder, Neli Vazquez-Rowland as they discuss the work that A Safe Haven does to help provide housing, treatment, as well as job preparedness and placement. Hear how this special organization works with businesses and corporations…

Jeanne Malnati, CEO, The Culture Group & Founder of Spreading Hearts

Jeanne Malnati, CEO of The Culture Group, joins Nicole to discuss the importance of creating a workplace culture that values employees. Her own experiences moved her to implement a relational model within the workplace that she is now taking outside into the community through her Spreading Hearts organization. For more information about The Culture Group…

Jay Sharman, Co-Founder & CEO, TeamWorks Media

Nicole welcomes Jay Sharman, CEO of TeamWorks Media, who reveals the three basic values that he encourages in his workplace. Learn what motivated this Emmy award winning producer to start his own purpose-driven media company. To learn more, please visit: www.teamworksmedia.com https://vimeo.com/159388687 Sponsored by:

Jeff Adeszko, Co-Founder & President, The Energy Bar

Nicole picks the brain of Jeff Adeszko, the Co-Founder and President of The Energy Bar, to learn more about how he has developed this company and other businesses into successful enterprises. https://vimeo.com/159388198 Sponsored by:

Jim Oberhofer, Kalitta Motorsports

Kalitta Motorsports’ Jim Oberhofer truly put HR in the “Fast Lane” when he joined Nicole to discuss how he keeps his racing team motivated and together. https://vimeo.com/159388020 Sponsored by:

Patrick Calhan & Alan Gappinger, Heartland Institute of Financial Education

Patrick Calhan and Alan Gappinger from the Heartland Institute of Financial Education join Nicole to discuss the importance of financial literacy and the opportunity for employers nationwide to help their employees through their free classes. Sponsored by:

Eva Niewiadomski, Founder, Catalyst Ranch

Eva Niewiadomski joins Nicole to discuss how to manage employee turnover along with strategies for success in retaining your talent. https://vimeo.com/158499212 Sponsored by:

Lou Weisbach, American Center for Cures

Lou Weisbach joins Nicole to discuss how he took a small loan of $3500 and turned that into a successful, public company as well as how he now uses business principles to drive The American Center for Cures forward in their efforts to find cures for the world’s major diseases. https://vimeo.com/158640997 Sponsored by:

The TeamFireball, Inc. Fit Crawl Experience!

  By Alila Hollander, SPHR, SHRM-SCPHR Consultant | HRBOOST®, LLC.™ As an HR professional, I’ve set up multiple wellness-related programs and personally participated in team building activities as well. Last Thursday, I had an opportunity to (for once!) participate in my employer’s team building challenge through Team Fireball, Inc. Debbie Pickus, owner and founder of Team Fireball, and…

Ryan Steenrod Co-Founder and Trainer at Rebell Conditioning

As a health and fitness coach, Ryan’s passion is coaching people to their health and fitness goals through education and sustainable health practices. Learn more about Ryan’s approach and how he motivates others using Movement Medicine. https://vimeo.com/155985348 Sponsored by: