Author Archives: lorihighby

168: How do you show up – with Mervyn Byrd

About Mervyn Byrd Mervyn has over 15 years in the banking industry, eventually opening his own commercial loan brokerage business. Today, he specializes in sales and leadership development for the Business Alliance. Two things remain constant with every position Mervyn has held—a love for people and passion to see others achieve their goals. He recently […]

165: Trust that you are enough – with Theresa Wilmot

About Theresa Wilmot Theresa is the brand stylist, graphic designer and creative problem solver of Wilmot Designs, LLC. She works with business owners to help them give a voice to their message and mission through creative and effective design. Her background includes working for a global consumer goods company in their art department, a theater […]

164: Find your passion – with Lisa Dregne

About Lisa Dregne Lisa Dregne founded Yorkshire Insurance Advisors, LLC after being in the industry for seven years and she saw a need to provide individuals, couples and small businesses with comprehensive insurance planning either directly, or preferably in collaboration with their financial advisor, CPA or attorney. Although all areas of insurance are equally important […]

163: Process consulting – with Kim Stezala

About Kim Stezala Kim Stezala is Senior Partner at Design Group International, a group of consultants that help leaders, businesses and nonprofit organizations navigate transformative change. Primarily working in higher education and philanthropy, Kim uses the power of process consulting to help organizations design effective programs and innovate, evaluate and improve what they do. Recently […]

162: Find your unique niche – with Cheryl Litvin

About Cheryl Litvin Cheryl Litvin is a master question asker and problem solver for Mangen-Kloth Insurance in Brookfield, WI. After graduation from St Norbert College in 1996, she started her cross country living while learning the ropes of OSHA and federal contracting. After 22 years and 6 states, she and her family moved back to […]

161: The gold is in the follow-up – with Traci Scherck

About Traci Scherck Traci is a dynamic, thoughtful and innovative HR professional that is committed to putting humans first while achieving customer engagement and profitability goals through authentic and concise HR solutions. Her experience includes non-profits, union and non-union organizations in healthcare, manufacturing, education, retail, and construction.   She has built an HR department from the […]

160: What’s the difference between a controller, comptroller, and CFO – with Mark Schanen

About Mark Schanen Mark is the owner of Supporting Strategies Milwaukee, his franchise provides bookkeeping and controller-level services to small and middle market businesses as well as nonprofits. He is a former CFO for a division of GE and he held senior finance roles at JPMorgan. Mark has experience with mergers/divestitures, international financial management, pricing, […]