Author Archives: lorihighby

029: Constant improvement through networking with Steph Salvia

About Steph Salvia Steph is the Executive Director for Brady Street’s Business Improvement District and Historic Downer Avenue’s Business Improvement District. Steph grew up out in Brookfield but her mom constantly took her and her brother down to Brady Street to buy imported Italian cheese from Glorioso’s for her Sicilian grandma’s meatball recipe. Sometimes they’d […]

028: The Inner Circle Group could be more powerful than your extended network with Derrick Van Mell

Derrick is Principal of Van Mell Associates, which he founded 25 years ago. They are executive advisors for planning and projects; their core service is called Question-Based Planning, a plain-English, streamlined alternative to traditional strategic planning. Derrick and his team work both as facilitators with the C-Suite and one-on-one advisors to CEOs.   Their mission […]

027: Prideful Connections – Learn the definition of this new term coined by Cortney Ihde

About Courtney Ihde Cortney has created proven results through her experience over the past 16 years while working in the automotive, retail, IT, professional services and consulting industries in Southeastern Wisconsin. Her background includes working for a three-generation family business with over 400 employees, analyzing gaps and challenges, and actively developing new roles within organizations […]

026: Being the best referral partner with Kristen Wilson

About Kristen Wilson Kristen Wilson is a marketing consultant for small businesses with a focus on their online presence using social media marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), paid advertising on Google (PPC), blogging, website readability, and development, email marketing as well as training small businesses in same. Kristen understands what is needed and what it takes to run a […]

025: Commiting to consistency with Heather Ann Havenwood

About Heather Ann Havenwood Heather Ann Havenwood is a serial entrepreneur and regarded as a top authority on Digital Marketing, Sales Coaching, and Online Publishing Business Strategies. Heather Ann has been named Top 50 Must Follow Women Entrepreneurs for 2017 by the Huffington Post. She has also been called Chief Sexy Boss™ (nickname from her […]

024: Networking by interest with Faith Rothberg

About Faith Rothber Faith’s career has always been at the intersection between business and technology. She started as a programmer for Ford Motor Company, graduated from the University of Michigan with an MBA, was a manufacturing information technology consultant with KPMG, served as a project manager for Wells Fargo, and then staged a bloodless coup […]

023: The power of simply meeting someone new with Joe Konop

About Joe Konop I love helping people with their resumes. While many other writers approach resumes from a human resources point of view, I work differently. I am a marketing writer with more than 20 years of experience, highlighting products’ most important selling points and conveying them in an attractive, appealing manner.   Everyone has […]

022: Learning about others with Megan Schaafsma

Megan Schaafsma is the co-owner of Odie’s Deli and HoneyWheat Catering in Soldotna, AK. She has a B.S. in Economics from Missouri S&T. She lives in Soldotna with her main cohort (and husband) Andy and their persnickety cat, Sophie.   How did you go from education and economics to food service? ·         “I started on […]

021: Creating the brand of YOU, with Steve Kohlmann

About Steve Kohlmann Steve Kohlman is the Executive Director for the Independent Business Association of Wisconsin and Supervisor for the Town of Brookfield. He sits on the Tax Assessment Board of Review for the Town of Brookfield and is a member of the Board of the Community Development Authority overseeing the $200 million Corners Project […]