Staffing & Recruiter Training Podcast

 Steve Bell is a senior consultant at LawVision. A pioneer of law firm sales and marketing, in 2001 he created the legal profession’s first sales function at Womble Carlyle and continued to lead the team for 18 years. He was a longtime leader and was elected as Chair of Lex Mundi’s Marketing and Business Development Committee. Prior to his successful career at Womble, Steve built and led sales forces at Price Waterhouse and Grant Thornton, where he was a partner. This wealth of innovation and in-house experience renders Steve’s advice as leading-edge, pragmatic, practical and grounded in law firm realities. Steve and co-author Silvia Coulter, a principal at LawVision have written and will soon release a new book: SAM-Legal: From Key Clients to Strategic Accounts, A Guide to Law Firm Strategic Account Management.  “You may read more about Steve’s background and experience at https://lawvision.com/consultants/steven-m-bell/   

Ari Galper is the world's most sought after trust-based selling authority and has been featured in CEO Magazine, SkyNews, Forbes, INC Magazine and the Australian Financial Review. As trust rises to the top of business leaders' agendas, Ari's mission is to share his unique approach to creating deep trust in how people sell, so the dreaded act of "chasing" and the painful experience of rejection is eliminated forever - a feat never thought possible, until now. In his best selling book, "Unlock The Sales Game", he describes his revolutionary sales approach based on getting to the truth and why focusing on creating deep trust is 10 times more profitable than chasing elusive buyers. It is specifically for business owners, consultants and sales professionals, who struggle with converting potential clients into paid clients. Many focus on growing their networks, having more conversations ("numbers game"), but converting them into paying clients, remains an elusive mystery. The Unlock The Sales Game premise, is based

Mike Lejeune has a passion for developing tomorrow’s leaders. Mike delivers keynote addresses, workshops, courses and retreats designed to enhance leadership effectiveness, emotional intelligence, culture shaping and communications.With over 25 years as a leader in the executive search industry, Mike served as President of Stevenson & Company, one of the top search firms in Texas specializing in accounting finance, corporate administration, and information technology serving Fortune 500 corporations, Big 4 accounting firms, and rapidly emerging privately held companies. Website                              https://lightingthepath.net LinkedIn                              https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikelejeune Virtual Conference         http://win.mikelejeune.com/2021-recruiter-conference 

Deb Zahn is a sought-after consultant with 10 years of successful consulting under her belt. As a go-to source in her market, she routinely brings in 6- and 7-figures a year and has built a steady, reliable pipeline of work. Her consulting methods turn her clients into her biggest fans and best marketers. They come back to her again and again and continually send her new clients. As a consultant, Deb is especially known for her ability to cure “decision-making disorders” with individuals and groups. She also has earned a reputation as “The Closer,” the consultant who can get high-value contracts with hard-to-get clients. Over the last decade, she has coached countless new consultants and helped them fast track their success. Recently, Deb helped a new consultant get their first contract—worth over $100,000—only three weeks after Deb started coaching them. She is the host of the Craft of Consulting podcast, which features other successful consultants who share their strategies and insights about building their

Deb Zahn is a sought-after consultant with 10 years of successful consulting under her belt. As a go-to source in her market, she routinely brings in 6- and 7-figures a year and has built a steady, reliable pipeline of work. Her consulting methods turn her clients into her biggest fans and best marketers. They come back to her again and again and continually send her new clients. As a consultant, Deb is especially known for her ability to cure “decision-making disorders” with individuals and groups. She also has earned a reputation as “The Closer,” the consultant who can get high-value contracts with hard-to-get clients. Over the last decade, she has coached countless new consultants and helped them fast track their success. Recently, Deb helped a new consultant get their first contract—worth over $100,000—only three weeks after Deb started coaching them. She is the host of the Craft of Consulting podcast, which features other successful consultants who share their strategies and insights about building their

Felix Cao who is a neuromarketing expert and founder of Happy Buying Brain. Felix helps companies apply brain activity measurement strategies to measure buyer’s response to specific products, packaging, advertising and marketing elements. This way companies can save a lot of money by stopping marketing to the wrong part of their customer’s brain, and start implementing strategies that speak to their primal brain. Felix combines his 15 years of marketing experience with his educational background in biological science and psychology to help businesses truly understand what makes their customer’s brains tick when it comes to better www.happybuyingbrain.com

Internationally recognized executive branding expert, speaker and author of the award-winning book LinkedIn for the Savvy Executive, Carol Kaemmerer creates powerful brand messaging for senior executives and their companies to increase their visibility, influence, and ability to steer their future. A member of the National Speakers Association and certified as a Virtual Presenter by eSpeakers, Carol presents on communicating personal brand and presence online. Amazon Link to my book: LinkedIn for the Savvy Executive https://amzn.to/3ixvqec  Carol’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolkaemmerer/  Carol’s LinkedIn Company Page – has all of Carol’s monthly articles and weekly postings: https://www.linkedin.com/company/carolkaemmerer.com  Carol’s website http://www.carolkaemmerer.com  30-minute LinkedIn assessment: calendly.com/carolkaemmerer/30min 

Brandon HATED growing up on the free lunch program at school... but growing up without financial resources taught him to be resourceful. Before the age of 25, Brandon wrote a book, ran the marketing for an education company with over 250,000 students, traveled to 23 different countries, and even did a $45,000 launch on his first online product. Today, he's on a mission to help 10,000 entrepreneurs build wealth through the power of connection while prioritizing their health and relationships. https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonsfong Check out my site Brandon-Fong.com

Dr. Jack Singer holds a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and a Post-Doctorate in Clinical/Sport Psychology. He has combined careers as both a Licensed Psychologist and a Professional speaker and Success Acceleration coach. During his 37 year career as a Sport Psychologist, Dr. Singer has worked with Olympic Gold Medal winners, World Champions and Professional athletes and in his speaking and consulting career he teaches all of his audiences the exact same blueprint for developing the mindset of a champion! For the past 33 years, he has consulted with and spoken many Fortune 1000 companies and professional HR and Sales associations, from Miami to Malaysia. He has taught on the faculties of six universities, including the U.S. Air Force Academy and he has authored four books more than 180 articles, for a variety of journals and magazines. Dr. Jack appears frequently on FOX-SPORTS, ESPN, CNN, MSNBC and radio talk shows throughout the U.S. and Canada. 7-step Mental Toughness Routine- email: drjack@ad

Rudhir Krishtel is an executive coach and facilitator working specifically with lawyers and the legal community. Rudhir works with clients on a range of issues, including: Career Strategy, Business Development, Building Leadership Skills, Navigating Workplace Relationships, and Diversity and Inclusion Challenges. He practiced law for 15 years as a litigation partner and then as senior counsel at Apple. His lawyer days led him to train as a yoga teacher and mindfulness meditation instructor, and as a professional coach and leadership instructor, to serve as a support for the legal community.     https://www.krishtel.com/ https://www.krishtel.com/workshops https://www.krishtel.com/bdcircle

Brenda Pontiff is a Six Sigma trained, client-facing business development executive bringing Big 4 sales strategies to global law firms. She is the managing principal of Partner Track Academy and provides management consulting. as well as sales coaching and workshop facilitation. to help individual lawyers, as well as firms, improve client satisfaction while increasing revenues. Brenda is also the Senior Marketer Liaison for the Los Angeles Steering Committee of the Legal Marketing Association.   http://www.partnertrackacademy.com/

Stacey Brown Randall is the multiple award-winning author of Generating Business Referrals Without Asking, host of the Roadmap to Grow Your Business podcast and national speaker. She has had the privilege of helping well-known corporations and franchises but her focus is on small business owners and solopreneurs including HM Properties, O’Connor Insurance Associates, Keller Williams Real Estate, Farris Cooke CPA, Tyra Law Firm, Nicole Odom Coaching, Slater Interiors, HF Financial, Kintsugi Home Staging, Financial Symmetry, Rae Images, CAJA Bookkeeping, and hundreds more. Stacey has been featured in national publications like Entrepreneur magazine, Investor Business Daily, Forbes, CEO World, Fox News, Cheddar TV Network and more. She received her Master’s in Organizational Communication and is married with three kids. https://www.staceybrownrandall.com/ https://www.staceybrownrandall.com/quiz Book link on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Generating-Business-Referrals-Without-Asking/dp/1683509269/ref=sr_1_2?crid=

Society 54 Co-Founder and partner, Jill Huse, is highly regarded for her progressive ingenuity, research-based strategy and, most importantly, her ability to deliver results for clients. She has worked in professional services marketing for over twenty years internally leading the marketing and BD function within accounting and law firms, and for the last five years in the consulting capacity. She possesses an innate ability to identify, encourage and develop her clients’ unique and differentiating professional strengths, and to help clients leverage these strengths to meet and exceed bottom line goals. Jill is a tenured member of the Legal Marketing Association (LMA), currently serving as 2020 president of the International Board of Directors and previously in various leadership roles within the organization for the past 12 years. Additionally, she is one of the founding members of Law 2.5, a roundtable think tank focused on the future of the legal industry and how to implement and lead change. Additionally,

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

Liz Wendling is the rainmaking attorney coach and the author of The Rainmaking Mindset and Consultations That Convert. Attorneys from all over the world seek Liz out when they want to discover how to maximize their business development skills and win more business. Liz understands the challenges that attorneys are facing when selling their legal services in today's competitive and post-Covid-19 environment. Whether it is for her one-on-one consulting, group coaching, multiple-day training, or workshops, Liz will work with you to customize programs around your specific needs, challenges, and objectives. She is known for her high-energy, straight-forward, interactive, and result-oriented programs and presentations. Free audio training - https://www.therainmakingcoach.com/free-gift-2/   Website: www.therainmakingcoach.com The Rainmaking Mindset For Attorneys - https://www.amazon.com/Rainmaking-Mindset-Attorneys-Attracting-Increasing/dp/0984676694/ Consultations That Convert - https://www.amazon.com/Consultations

Lisa Apolinski is the CEO of 3 Dog Write, a digital consulting agency. She works with businesses who want to accelerate revenue and take market share using digital means. As a speaker, she teaches business leaders how to affect sales growth with their digital content strategy. In the last eight years, she has helped her clients create nearly $1 billion in revenue growth. Her book, Weathering The Digital Storm, is used by businesses globally to fortify their digital growth strategies in unpredictable times. Because of her thought leadership on digital engagement, she has been dubbed “America’s Digital Content Futurist”. Her next book, Persuade With A Digital Content Story, will be available this fall. https://3dogwrite.com/ (Agency website) https://weatheringthedigitalstorm.com/ (Book website)

Jeanne M. Stafford is a facilitator, coach, improvisor, and mother of two strong men. Her methods infuse experiences from over 20 years in politics and improv comedy. Jeanne’s clients and audiences learn to communicate The Power of YES as they simplify, streamline and strengthen their spoken and written words increasing productivity at work and home. Jeanne is the author of Think. Drink. Eat. Move.: 4 Steps to YES, a book modeling how her readers can say YES to themselves and become more efficient. Her next of eight books will be released in the spring of 2021. Jeanne is the President-Elect of the National Speaker’s Association, New York City Chapter. She’s the host of Jeanne Stafford’s Networking Dinner in New York City where she features fellow speakers and creates a space for leaders to grow in their communication She’s volunteered on several non-profit boards in education and the arts. Today, Jeanne serves as the Chairman of the Board of the Beljanski Foundation which funds research for natural cures for

For more than 20 years, Yolanda Cartusciello has served in senior administrative leadership roles in major law firms, including Debevoise & Plimpton and Cleary Gottlieb. At both firms, she led the marketing teams, as well as profile enhancement strategies, comprehensive client interview programs, and practice and lateral partner rollouts. She has also developed business development and communications training and coaching programs for lawyers at all levels. Recently, Yolanda, together with her colleagues, has launched Solutions Delivered, a new cost-effective service to offer remote quality senior strategy and administration to solo practitioners and small to mid-sized firms.   https://ppandcconsulting.com/

Susan Freeman is a leader in the fight to help women in business communicate effectively with the world -- and to help men communicate effectively with women in business. In her work with clients and as a public speaker, Susan draws on her experiences as a sales executive in the financial services industry, a business developer and leader in the legal industry and her graduate-level studies in Communications. Susan’s passion for helping women succeed drives her and the business she has created. Her enthusiasm for the benefits of building meaningful relationships is long-standing and authentic. As such, her network is extensive, and she does not hesitate to use it to help her clients and friends to succeed. She excels at building relationships and helping others to do the same by teaching professionals to communicate in ways that are clear, genuine and meaningful. She is the ultimate “dot-connector” and is constantly looking for ways to help others achieve their goals. Susan is the co-author of the book, “THE

Bob Potter is the managing principal of RA Potter Advisors LLC, a marketing and sales strategy consulting practice for financial and professional service providers. He is the author of two books on the subject and his articles have appeared in dozens of magazines and newspapers. He is also the developer of the Third Level Selling and Third Level Service Excellence training programs. Bob spent 35 years in business development for IBM, McGraw-Hill, Dean Witter and MBIA. He has opened new markets in the U.S., Mexico, Australia and Asia. In 2000 he sold a successful services firm and started RA Potter Advisors to help other services professional win and retain clients. Bob received his B.A. degree from Santa Clara University and his M.B.A from UC Berkeley. He lives in San Anselmo, CA. http://www.rapotter.com