Faith@Work

Connie Bourne, Director, Christian Legal Society by Carl Grant III

I have 10 years experience in political and online organizing, social media advocacy and causing the right kind of trouble. In 2014 I founded uCampaign, a platform that makes it easy for our clients to build powerful apps which engage their supporters and create a trove of valuable data for their wider digital and engagement efforts. uCampaign has powered the official smartphone app of over 50 organizations including the Republican National Committee, the UK Conservative Party, the National Rifle Association, Ted Cruz for President, Rand Paul for Senate and Donald J. Trump for President. In 2017 we expanded our global footprint to 12 countries and launched RumbleUp, the most advanced peer-to-peer (P2P) texting platform that makes it easy for clients to have 1-on-1 conversations at scale. RumbleUp has been adopted by over 150 clients in the past year who have sent tens of millions of text messages for get out the vote, fundraising, voter ID and persuasion, local and federal advocacy, driving event attendance and a dozen other use cases, including non-political use cases. For 7 years I authored one of the most popular Catholic blogs in the world, AmericanPapist.

My passion is fostering connections between people, ideas, and solutions. Currently in my dream job at PeaceTech Lab which works to reduce violent conflict, using technology, media, and data to accelerate and scale peacebuilding efforts. Follow us @PeaceTechLab or sign up for our weekly news Roundup: http://www.peacetechlab.org/peacetech-news-roundup/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/twilatschan/

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Insightful, results-oriented client acquisition strategist. Top 5 Strengths: Activator, Contentedness, Strategic, Adaptability, https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniejandrews/

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Serial tech entrepreneur. Pioneer/CEO in the eLearning industry. Employee engagement/recognition scholar who is currently working with an amazingly awesome team to build our “patent pending” employee appreciation platform that will engage > recognize > reward employees like never before. We believe in "The Power of Thank You!" Get ready! It’s coming. Podcast Host of C-level Show. Jason created this show for C-level executives to share their inspirational stories, advice, and tips with listeners around the world. Jason started out in the late 1990s developing eLearning courseware. He has led the strategy for helping companies break into eLearning as well as grow their eLearning teams and curriculums. He knows how to build "Dream Teams". He has managed 100% remote teams of over 20 employees and is a big believer in a remote workforce. Very creative/innovative individual and is always thinking "outside the box". Jason is an "Ideas Machine" and is always coming up with ways to disrupt markets. Serial tech entrepreneur with a passion for helping people and businesses succeed, especially through the use of technology and education. Driven to create products and solutions that disrupt markets and make a huge difference. Believe in creating win-win relationships, valuable strategic partnerships, and establishing high trust. Formula for success: Attitude + Action = Results You must have a positive attitude and believe in yourself. There is a lot of power in positive thinking! Don’t wait, take action, and the results you desire will eventually come. Diabetes Advocate - My son lives with Type 1 Diabetes. I’m an advocate for inspiring and improving diabetes education and technology! eLearning, Innovation, Employee Engagement/Recognition, Investing, Advising, Entrepreneurship, Recruiting, Networking, Relationship Building, Entrepreneurship, Executive Leadership, C-level Executive, Podcast Host, SaaS Faith@Work features business people discussing their faith and the impact it has had on their life and work. Please subscribe to our podcast and follow us on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/faithatworkradio/ and reach out to our sponsor www.lymerevive.org.

Founding and now directing New North to be an agency like no other keeps me busy. After 17 years of working with brands like Southern States, Pfizer, NV Homes, WLR Companies, Kimberly Clark, and a host of others, I'm still propelled by the drive to turn every opportunity into a success for our clients. Tired of the misconceptions and alternate realities that most marketing companies operate in, New North is working to "take the mystery out of marketing"​ for our clients. I'm a numbers guy with really good ability to convey difficult concepts to the language of the living room, and my clients tend to agree. Analytical, with a clear perception to see things that are outside of the numbers, working many times to help organizations with process or political issues before solving the apparent problems. And I love every second of it. Fulfillment for me is helping my clients find their goal and score.

I launched one of the most impactful apps in the Apple App Store and Android Google Play stores...Flikshop. Flikshop keeps families that suffer from incarceration connected. Our users can take a photo, add some quick text, and for $0.99 Flikshop prints the photo and text on a real tangible postcard and ships it directly to any person in any jail, prison, youth facility or immigration facility. In 1996 I was arrested and faced LIFE in prison. I was 15 years old and ended up getting sentenced to serve 8 years in adult prisons throughout the State of Virginia. Because of my experience, I learned how important mail is to the 2.3 million men and women in prison and ended up creating a business that helps keep each of them connected to their families. After the success of the Flikshop mobile app I went on to create the Flikshop School of Business to assist in building reentry eco-systems for men and women released from prison that center around entrepreneurship, coding, and mobile app development. Our award-winning and program has won: 2015 Innovator of the Year (The Daily Record) and 2016 Aspen Ideas Festival Award (Booz Allen Hamilton). I sit on the board of directors of Justice Policy Institute and the advisory board for The Aspen Institute's Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund. My other specialties include team building and business development training. AUDACIOUS. INTEGRITY. BE BETTER. I encourage you to watch my TEDx Talk "The Prison to Entrepreneurship Pipeline" to learn more about my journey.

Lee Self leads four CEO and Key Executive groups, as CEO of Executive Forums in Northern Virginia (NOVA). Executive Forums Nova is celebrating its 15 year anniversary providing continuous access to the collective experiences of executives for the purpose of leadership development, decision support and business growth. Each Forum consists of 8-12 successful CEOs, Presidents, business owners or other key executives from similarly-sized, non-competing businesses. This proven process of peer interaction provides a learning environment that empowers leaders to grow their businesses to the next level. To learn more about Executive Forums of Northern Virginia listen to Lee's interview with Wayne Zell of Power Of Attorney Radio (link below). Lee's formula for success combines her business experience, her people skills, a passion for her work and a strong of personal commitment to her peer learning groups and clients. Lee is a successful group facilitator and business advisor. She is also a licensed provider of TTI Success Insights Assessments, that help companies identify leaders, and teams. Specialties: facilitation of peer business advisory groups, executive coaching, leadership development, strategic planning, marketing strategy, business development, business strategy,leadership, team building, management consulting, public speaking, entrepreneurship, small business, sales, change management, DISC provider. Faith@Work features business people discussing their faith and the impact it has had on their life and work. Please subscribe to our podcast and follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/faithatworkradio/ and reach out to our sponsor www.lymerevive.org.

Paul Edelmann is dynamic leader and team member who brings the sort of energy, rigor, and creativity needed to achieve big, challenging goals. Deep experience in product management and marketing; BD and sales; strategic planning, corporate development and general management. Extensive experience in the high-tech sector, including information services, enterprise software, and cloud infrastructure. Proven effective in mid-cap and start-up environments targeted for rapid growth or realignment. Demonstrated success building global teams and developing top talent. Career objectives: (1) Provide extraordinary value to customers and shareholders by delivering innovative products; (2) Foster high-performing teams; (3) Improve the world. Faith@Work features business people discussing their faith and the impact it has had on their life and work. Please subscribe to our podcast and follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/faithatworkradio/ and reach out to our sponsor www.lymerevive.org.

My professional career started at the age of 14 when I followed the encouragement of my father to start my first venture. While enrolled full-time in college, I worked in sales for AT&T and as a IT consultant with EDS. After graduation from UF with my bachelor’s degree, I joined the Management Consulting practice of Ernst & Young LLP, now Cap Gemini, leading projects in IT Project Management, Post Merger Integration and ERP Implementations worldwide. I then moved to E.piphany, now Infor, as an executive in their Consulting organization leading CRM implementations for Fortune 100 firms before joining Lectra Systems as the CIO and Director of their North America and Caribbean Consulting Organization. In 2003, I left Lectra to start Infinity Business Systems, later renamed Infinity Technology Solutions, a leading IT service provider with operations throughout Florida and Georgia. Infinity provided a complete technology offering for hundreds of businesses, including hardware and software solutions, outsourcing, Managed IT Services, Cloud Solutions, VoIP Telephony, website and software development services. Infinity received numerous awards, including recognition as a Best Place to Work in Florida, 4 time winner of Inc. Magazine’s Inc. 500/5000, a 5 time winner of the 50 Fastest Growing Firms in Tampa, 3 time winner of Best Computer Support organization in Tampa Bay, Orlando Chamber’s Most Outstanding Small Business and Greater Tampa Chamber’s Business of the Year. I led Infinity to success transforming a $24,500 investment into one of the nation’s fastest growing and most successful Managed IT firms before selling Infinity to Zeno Office Solutions in 2012. I am currently the CEO of Cloud Guru. I enjoy giving back to the technology industry thru over 40 speaking engagements per year and consulting with firms on topics related to Cloud Computing, Managed IT Services and Entrepreneurship. I am a dedicated family man that runs his life based on Christian principles. Faith@Work features business people discussing their faith and the impact it has had on their life and work. Please subscribe to our podcast and follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/faithatworkradio/ and reach out to our sponsor www.lymerevive.org.

As a CFO with strong operational skills, Mike Borton drives growth; improves margins and financial stability by designing and implementing innovative operational and financial strategies and optimizing organizations to achieve tangible outcomes. His background includes success in turning around public and privately held and PE / VC- backed technology, security, health, industrial, internet and energy enterprises. Known as a hands-on, strategic leader, and business partner, he's merged acquired infrastructures and teams, creating improved metrics and streamlined organizations. By fostering accountable, collaborative cultures, he's also eliminated unprofitable customer call centers, and increased customer satisfaction and retention. Borton's passion for driving improved margins, forging entry into new markets and stimulating organic and inorganic growth has transformed organizations from the inside, out. SPECIALTIES ♦ Strategic Planning ♦ Start-up / Turnaround / Fast Growth ♦ Operations / Finance Management ♦ US / International GAAP Compliance ♦ P&L / Budgeting / Forecasting ♦ Foreign Exchange / Hedging / Risk Management ♦ Treasury / Cash Management ♦ Investor and Bank Relations ♦ Complex Deal Structuring / High-Level Negotiations ♦ M&A / Due Diligence / Integration ♦ Corporate Governance ♦ Regulatory Compliance / Sarbanes-Oxley ♦ Organizational Development / Process Improvement ♦ Systems Implementation and Integration ♦ Global Talent Development and Leadership ♦ Relationship Building Faith@Work features business people discussing their faith and the impact it has had on their life and work. Please subscribe to our podcast and follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/faithatworkradio/ and reach out to our sponsor www.lymerevive.org.

After 25+ years in the high tech industry with some awesome companies Bob Korzeniewski transitioned to the non-profit world where he hopes to help a small number of charities have a bigger impact on those in need. His specialties: running charitable golf events, the job search process, overall financial management, complex negotiations Previously, when serving as VeriSign’s Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy, Mr Robert Korzeniewski was responsible for providing a consistent strategy and focus for investments and merger-and-acquisition activity. Mr. Korzeniewski was CFO of Network Solutions, Inc., from 1996 to 2000. Mr. Korzeniewski went to Network Solutions from SAIC, where from 1987 to 1996, he held a variety of senior financial positions. Faith@Work features business people discussing their faith and the impact it has had on their life and work. Please subscribe to our podcast and follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/faithatworkradio/ and reach out to our sponsor www.lymerevive.org. https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobkorzo/

Pat Gelsinger became CEO of VMware in September 2012, bringing more than 30 years of experience in a variety of technical and executive roles. Under his leadership, VMware expanded from its core strength in virtualization to become a recognized global leader in cloud infrastructure, enterprise mobility and cyber security. Through helping customers accelerate their digital-transformation journeys, VMware has nearly doubled its revenue during Pat’s tenure, generating 2016 revenue of $7.09 billion. VMware has over 500,000 customers and 75,000 partners worldwide. Prior to joining VMware, Pat was president and COO of EMC’s Information Infrastructure Products business, overseeing engineering and operations and leading the office of the CTO. Pat began his career at Intel, where he was appointed the company’s youngest VP and was the architect of the original 486 processor. A few years later he became Intel’s first CTO. In 2008, Pat was named a fellow of IEEE and awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters in 2008 from William Jessup University. Pat grew up working on his family's farm in eastern Pennsylvania. As a teenager, he stumbled into the tech industry after taking a trade-school test on a whim, an exam he now refers to as “my great accident.” Based on his scores, he was offered a scholarship to Lincoln Technical Institute where he earned an Associate’s degree in 1979. Pat then took his first plane trip to Silicon Valley and started work for Intel as a quality-control technician. While working full-time at Intel, he earned his Bachelor’s from Santa Clara University in 1983, graduating magna cum laude, and also earned his Master’s at Stanford in 1985. Pat and his wife Linda have been married for over 30 years, have four married children and three grand-children (and hopefully many more to come!). Pat is a committed Christian and the author of “The Juggling Act: Bringing Balance to Your Faith, Family and Work.” He speaks frequently on faith, work and philanthropy. Faith@Work features business people discussing their faith and the impact it has had on their life and work. Please subscribe to our podcast and follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/faithatworkradio/ and reach out to our sponsor www.lymerevive.org.