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Jan Ellen Atkielski With over 25 years in both business sales and performance consulting, Jan Atkielski has been able to assist organizations in achieving their performance goals. She has had significant success helping companies of all sizes. Jan is a graduate of UW-Stevens Point. She is certified in numerous sales and performance programs, the most notable being, Certified Recognition and Performance Consultant -developed and conducted by Dr. George Abraham, Encore Performance Systems and "Train-the-Trainer" programs. In addition, she has worked with organizations involved with Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, and QIP to effectively promote structural and cultural change that led to increased profit margins. Jan has a history of successful sales management experience, with a track record of exceeding plan, reducing costs and improving margins for both employers and clients. She is a strategic sales and marketing coach and a certified trainer for Measurable Management. Jan resides in Florida. Experience Co-Authored, "The Motivation Handbook ", a step-by-step guide to designing and implementing performance-based programs, published in 1994 by The Fenwick Group, Inc. Wrote, customized and trained consultative/strategic end-to-end sales processes that led to phenomenal growth of 300% in three years for an Ohio based Recognition Company. Received the "Outstanding Supplier Performance" award from Ameritech, numerous times. Recognized for exceeding sales forecasts in specific markets of strategic recognition systems, sales and honors incentives, performance systems (QIP), safety, longevity, exceptional performance (Sports Championships), training and customer service. Uncovered waste and identified effective cost reduction processes for an Information Technology Company that led to 16% annual savings, as a result of her exceptional diagnostic skills. Jan Atkielski Molly Sue McDonald Biography Molly Sue McDonald has over 20 years of experience combining sales, communications and marketing skills acquired over diverse organizational cultures. She has received recognition for adding value to an organization by identifying opportunities, offering leadership through strong interpersonal skills and using her creative background to enhance innovative initiatives. Her sales experience includes Xerox Corporation, Benchmark Computer Systems and Cottagewood Productions. Since 1997, Molly has provided consultation and performance services for the development and bringing to market of Vivace/SmartMusic, a highly technological and ground-breaking vocal accompaniment software program for Coda Music Technology. In 2005 she participated in the largest installation of SmartMusic in the U.S. in the Las Vegas School System. Experience Also recognized for her versatility as a professional actress and singer, Molly has performed extensively in the areas of theater, music-theater, opera, live radio and the concert stage. Her performances have taken her throughout the U.S., as well as to Canada, France and Belgium, and she has appeared with major regional theater companies and orchestras such as the Guthrie Theater, Arizona Theater Co., and Chicago’s Goodman, and the symphony orchestras of Minnesota, Kansas City, Columbus, South Dakota and many others. She has carried on with Garrison Keillor as a guest on A Prairie Home Companion, and has worked with such luminaries as Bobby McFerrin, Maureen McGovern and Douglas Campbell. Her lullaby collection ‘Child Of Mine’ received the ALA Notable Children’s Recording Award. Molly Sue McDonald Bill Harris Biography Bill Harris has over 40 years of business experience. Upon graduating from college, he was offered a sales position with a well established electrical manufacturer’s representative company. His position in the organization grew until he became President and owner at 30 years of age. He is a graduate of Ohio University with a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Communication. Ohio University’s College of Communication has always been nationally recognized for excellence and highly regarded. His college studies convinced him of the importance of critical examination and understanding the role of communication within the process of organizing, decision making and problem solving. Experience Bill Harris developed his electrical manufacturer’s representative company, Handel-Davies into a nationally known and well respected corporation. Concentrating on the electrical distribution market, he represented some of the nation’s top suppliers to the industry. In conjunction with distribution and warehousing, he personally provided in-house engineering to support and design projects for many private, city, state and federal projects. After 25 of business success and preparing for the youngest child to enter college, he sold the business and with his wife, moved to Florida ready for a new adventure. This new adventure had to be “fun” and a start up operation. He purchased five new houseboats and marketed bareboat charters in southwest Florida to vacationing families and couples. The internet marketing and referrals brought him customers from around the world. His business grew rapidly into a burden of too much business with too few hours in a day, so he sold his “fun”. Bill Harris continues to believe communication is the key to any organization’s success and is happy to be a part of Measurable Management and help other organizations succeed. Bill Harris
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