Staffing & Recruiter Training Podcast

Cara Hale Alter is an international keynote speaker, author, and the founder of SpeechSkills. She literally wrote the book on projecting credibility and confidence: the critically acclaimed The Credibility Code. She’s delivered more than a thousand keynotes, seminars, and workshops on leadership presence to audiences around the globe. In addition to providing training to clients such as Google, Pixar, Intel, Pinterest, Schwab, Kaiser Permanente, and numerous top-100 law firms, Cara is a guest lecturer at UC Hastings College of the Law, Stanford Law School, and UCLA School of Law. Online programs: Credibility Quest: https://www.speechskills.com/learning-tools/online-programs/ -- Self-paced online coaching program that helps you develop and project a confident, credible image. A 30 to 90 day program that takes about 10-minutes a day.   -- 30 lessons, 1-year access, $250 Credibility Essentials: https://www.speechskills.com/learning-tools/credibiliity-essentials/ -- Credibility Essentials consists of 30+ 1-minute

Mark LeBlanc, CSP runs a speaking business in Minneapolis. He conducts presentations and creates experiences for professionals who want to create an extreme sliver of focus and put more money in their pocket as a business owner. As a business coach, he has clocked over twenty thousand (one to one) coaching hours with professionals who want to grow their business or practice. In fact, he wrote the book, Growing Your Business! As a result of his work, people often share they are more focused each day, attract more prospects, stimulate more referrals and create a path for generating more business. On a personal note, next Summer, he will go on a short, five-hundred-mile walk across Spain – for the fourth time! https://www.markleblanc.com/ If you like what you have heard from Mark on this interview, I would encourage you to go to his web site and watch a 45-minute, luncheon speech Mark gave on how to have your best year ever!   Check out Mark's electronic version of his book, Growing Your Business! www.growingyou

Michael Zipursky is the CEO of Consulting Success® and Coach to Consultants. He has advised organizations like Financial Times, Dow Jones, RBC, and helped Panasonic launch new products into global markets, but more importantly, he’s helped over 400 consultants from around the world in over 75 industries add 6 and 7 figures to their annual revenues. Over 35,000 consultants read his weekly consulting newsletter. Michael is also the author of the Amazon Best Sellers ACT NOW: How successful consultants thrive during chaos and uncertainty, The Elite Consulting Mind and Consulting Success®, the book. https://www.consultingsuccess.com  https://www.consultingsuccess.com/actnow (for free book)

Brett Trembly is the founder of Trembly Law Firm, a franchise and business law firm in Miami. The firm has grown from one attorney in 2011, to ten attorneys and twenty employees, representing some of the largest businesses in the eastern United States, as well as many local, small businesses. The company made Law Firm 500 list. Brett is also founder of Get Staffed Up, which is a virtual assistant staffing company that liberates lawyers with incredible offshore talent. https://tremblylaw.com/ https://tremblylaw.com/brett/

Gina Rubel is a communications expert, former trial lawyer and author. Corporate and law firm leaders call on her for high-stakes public relations, crisis planning, and incident response support including high profile litigation media relations. The CEO of Furia Rubel Communications, a nationally renowned legal marketing agency, Gina is recognized by Lawdragon as a Global 100 Leading Consultant and Strategist to the legal profession. She educates attorneys nationwide on how to implement communications planning and tactics to manage their reputation and drive business success. The second edition of her industry acclaimed book, Everyday Public Relations for Lawyers, is available on Amazon and https://www.attorneyatwork.com/. https://www.furiarubel.com/

Jeff Nischwitz is the Founder of The Nischwitz Group a speaking, consulting and coaching company that helps professionals enhance and accelerate their results. Jeff works with professionals and their firms in four core areas: ensuring your firm’s future with succession planning and future leader development; building business development cultures and accelerating revenue growth; engaging, empowering and entrusting your team; and navigating your profession with less stress and more peace. Jeff is the author of four books: Think Again! Innovative Approaches to the Business of Law (American Bar Association 2007); his leadership book, Unmask: Let Go of Who You’re “Supposed” to Be & Unleash Your True Leader (Motivational Press 2014); his personal development book, Arrows of Truth: Simple Shifts for Personal Transformation (Eagle Heart Press 2017); and his newest inspirational book, Just One Step: Walking Backwards to the Present on the Camino Trail (Eagle Heart Press 2020).  http://www.nischwitzgroup.com/

Henry DeVries, CEO of Indie Books International, is an author and editor of 300 business books, including his best-seller How to Close a Deal Like Warren Buffett. In his weekly column for Forbes.com he reports on how to be more influential, which he has shared in 100 “Marketing With A Book And Speech” summits around the nation. https://indiebooksintl.com/ http://marketingwithabook.com/ Henry can be reached at henry@indiebooksintl.com

Cited by Oprah Magazine as “one of our favorite creative thinkers…”, improvisor, comedian, actor, writer and army veteran Dion Flynn, is best known as Barack Obama (and other characters) with over 100 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. If Dave Chapelle and Eckhart Tolle had a son who did improv, it would be Dion. He is an expert in fun and innovative ways to help people connect with themselves and others. Dion discovered that the skills he used in improvisational comedy paralleled the skills needed in recovery from addiction as well as basic human development. As a result, he created Improv Recovery Workshops and Improv For Business Professionals to illustrate and draw connections between these theatrical skills and the critical skills needed for successful long-term recovery for addicts and for enhancing regular life for the rest of us. During this hilarious and informative keynotes, Dion shares how the journey from isolation to connection is the basic journey of recovery and the basic st

A dynamic, engaging, and motivational keynote speaker, Todd Cohen's message is relevant to any organization striving to increase revenue, strengthen relationships, and improve client satisfaction. Using humor and real-life examples, Todd demonstrates how “Every conversation is a selling moment” and how everyone can contribute to the growth and profitability of the organization. In addition to his sought-after keynotes, Todd’s Sales Culture Workshops™ are highly acclaimed and set a new standard for sales education, demonstrating that everyone matters and everyone has a “line of sight” to the client. Using his hands-on and interactive Sales Culture Problem Solving Framework ™, clients have experienced real breakthrough moments and ways to advance their businesses and themselves. Averaging 90 appearances per year, Todd’s audiences range in size from small groups to upwards of 5,000 people. Unlike traditional “Sales Coaches,” who focus only on sales teams, Todd focuses on the mindset and behavior of selling and s

Ed Wallace consults with and speaks for corporations and associations across the globe with a client list that is a Who's Who of Fortune 500 companies. He is the author of Fares to Friends, Creating Relational Capital, Business Relationships That Last, and his most recent the #1 best-selling The Relationship Engine. In addition, Ed is currently on the Executive Education faculty of Drexel's LeBow College of Business and Villanova University's Human Resources Master's Program. https://www.linkedin.com/in/relcapgroup/  http://www.relationalcapitalgroup.com/solutions/keynote-talks/  

Anna Rappaport, J.D, PCC is a former lawyer who has been coaching for over 19 years and helps lawyers overcome both the external and internal obstacles to business development. As a person who used to hate sales herself, Anna understands where many lawyers are coming from and has numerous tools to help them move forward and develop the tools they need to reach their potential. Anna is Co-Chair of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Lawyer Leadership and Management Committee, on the Leadership Council of the ABA Dispute Resolution Section and is on the faculty of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity. Anna publishes in Law Practice Today and The National Law Review, and speaks around the country on various career and business development topics. Anna also has extensive international experience having worked in Japan, Thailand and most recently, Turkey. On the personal front, Anna has a loving husband, two wonderful step sons, and a dog Ginger. She is also a snowboarder and loves tango and swing dancing.  

Mike Pierce, better known as Antarctic Mike, works with organizations that want to find, engage and keep the best performing people. Mike’s background professionally started in the recruiting business in 1997, working specifically to show managers and leaders exactly how to identify and recruit the best people. He now speaks across the US and Canada to executive teams, organizations, associations and sales teams about how to lead people so they are fully engaged in what they do. Mike is an avid fan of polar expedition history and is an endurance athlete. In 2006, Mike became one of 9 people to run the first ever Antarctic Ice Marathon and a year later became the first American to run the Antarctic 100k, a grueling 62 miles on an ice shelf 600 miles from the South Pole. His flagship program, Leading at 90 Below Zero, connects the drivers and principles of Antarctic expedition history stories to the real world of finding, engaging and keeping great people in today’s business world. Mike has a BA from the Univer

For over the past 30 years Art Sobczak (Sub’-check) has helped salespeople say the right things to get through, get in, and sell, primarily using the phone. The most effective way to sell is still humans SPEAKING with humans, and he helps them do that in a conversational, non-salesy way. Art received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association of Inside Sales Professionals for his service to the profession. His flagship book is “Smart Calling- How to Eliminate the Fear, Failure, and Rejection from Cold Calling” and has just been released in a new, Third Edition, and the process has become the standard for prospecting with hundreds of thousands of sales pros worldwide. www.smartcalling.com www.smart-calling.com (Art's Book) www.phonescripts.com

Doug Wendt is the co-founder and Chief Growth Officer for Wendt Partners, with offices in New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore/Washington. Doug developed the Wendt Partners business growth consulting model through nearly 25 years of experience across the professional services, enterprise software, electronics, aerospace and quality systems fields including worldwide management of new product launches, channel sales and technology marketing. Doug studied professional writing at Baylor University, then received his B.A. in Philosophy from Franciscan University and Master of Arts in Public Communication, summa cum laude, from The American University (Recognized by PRWeek as one of the Top 5 in the U.S.). http://www.wendtpartners.com/

Dr. Ivan Misner is the Founder & Chief Visionary Officer of BNI, the world's largest business networking organization. He has been called the "father of modern networking" by CNN and one of the “Top Networking Experts to Watch” by Forbes. He is a New York Times Bestselling author who has written 22 books and is a columnist for Entrepreneur.com. He has been named Humanitarian of the Year by the Red Cross, is the recipient of the John C. Maxwell Leadership Award and is the Co-Founder of the BNI Charitable Foundation. https://ivanmisner.com/ https://ivanmisner.com/books/

Mike is an entrepreneur, a philanthropist, a family man, a team player, and a leader who thrives on watching the masses and doing the opposite.  Mike’s entrepreneurial journey started when he launched a car wash and detailing business in high school. He understood at a young age that working for others would put him in a box and be a lid on his achievements.  He continued his unrelenting entrepreneurial drive by cofounding multiple companies including Big Sky Enterprises, a construction management firm specializing in healthcare, nonprofits and automotive in 2003; and Global Post Auditing Solutions in 2016, a leader and disrupter in transportation freight solutions for Fortune 500 companies.  Mike currently resides in Haddonfield, New Jersey, with his wife and three kids. Surfing, golfing and exercising still keep his competitive blood flowing as they have since his youth. When not fostering personal and professional community development, he is often found at the athletic fields supporting his kids. https://

Doug Wendt is the co-founder and Chief Growth Officer for Wendt Partners, with offices in New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore/Washington. Doug developed the Wendt Partners business growth consulting model through nearly 25 years of experience across the professional services, enterprise software, electronics, aerospace and quality systems fields including worldwide management of new product launches, channel sales and technology marketing. Doug studied professional writing at Baylor University, then received his B.A. in Philosophy from Franciscan University and Master of Arts in Public Communication, summa cum laude, from The American University (Recognized by PRWeek as one of the Top 5 in the U.S.). http://www.wendtpartners.com/

Cole Silver serves as the Chief Client Officer for Blank Rome. In this role, Cole provides consultative client relationship support to the Firm and its clients, helping to identify and implement strategies and tactics to improve client satisfaction, expand into new areas of service, and ensure an outstanding client experience. With over 25 years of experience as General Counsel to several high growth companies, Cole brings an insider's view of clients' key legal concerns and what they want and expect from the outside counsel. He has authored books and trained numerous professionals in the areas of client development and service. https://www.blankrome.com/ https://www.blankrome.com/people/cole-silver

Pat Gillette is one of the country's leading experts and most sought-after speakers on gender diversity and equality. Rated as a top employment litigator and trial lawyer by Chambers and other organizations for 40 years and as a leader and rainmaker in her firms, Pat decided to resign from her firm to pursue her passion for empowering women through keynote speaking and writing. She was also invited to join JAMS in San Francisco. Pat is the 2018 recipient of the AB Margaret Brent Award, the highest honor given to women lawyers for their professional achievements and for advancing the interest of women lawyers. She has also received many other awards for her work toward gender equality. Among Pat's many achievements that have influenced the advancement of women in the legal profession are the 2007 Opt In Project, which was a nationwide initiative to change the structure of law firms, The Rainmaker Study, which is the focus of her book "Rainmakers: Born or Bred", and the Mansfield Rule, which as the brainchild o

Hey everyone! Welcome to The Rainmaking Podcast which is the relaunching of a previously produced show since 2009 that got up to 5,000 listeners monthly. Listeners will include law firms, professional service firms, and those involved in business to business sales. Let me know how I can help you.  www.therainmakingpodcast.com