Does your job search plan include weak links that have the potential to sabotage your quest for that dream job? As you map out your job search roadmap, are you making sure each individual element is based on proven strategies that will enable you to not only land your dream job but will also incorporate opportunities for career advancement? The new four-week Expert Speaker Series being offered by the St. Jude Career Alliance Ministry will focus on the individual steps required to ensure a successful job search. Solid tips on networking, personal branding and identifying weak links will round out this Series, which begins with its Wednesday morning meeting on March 4 and continues through March 25, 9:00-10:30 AM, at St. Jude Catholic Church in Allen, TX.
Attendance at this Expert Speaker Series is free of charge. It is also open to all people of any faith, ethnicity, age, etc. Everyone is welcome.
The lineup for the St. Jude Career Alliance Ministry March 2020 Expert Speaker Series is:
MARCH 4. 2020
Topic: Putting Your Plan Together
Speakers: Brian Dobbs, Public Speaker, Author, Minister and Coach
Mr. Dobbs is a dynamic speaker, author, minister, and coach who combines faith, personal progression, and professional development to create tremendous growth toward powerful, substantial results. After spending many years managing profitable sales and business development teams and serving as a pastor in full-time ministry, Brian stepped out to create something powerful. His affinity for the marketplace and passion for the ministry led him to build a training program to equip others to find their calling and fulfill it. He continues to speak and coach professionals, corporations, churches, and organizations on the importance of reaching success through relationship building and identifying one’s personal brand. Tying his knowledge and experience together, he now shows others how to build fulfilling and profitable businesses. “Positive results are not an accident,” says Mr. Dobbs. And it’s true. Through public speaking and business coaching, Mr. Dobbs guides individuals on a journey where they first find their purpose and then determine how to utilize it to their fullest advantage. Mr. Dobbs’ LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briancdobbs. Mr. Dobbs’ website: www.BrianCDobbs.com.
MARCH 11, 2020
Topic: Networking: The Old-Fashioned Way
Speaker: Jay Arbetter, Senior Vice President – Wealth Management, UBS Financial Services Inc.
Mr. Arbetter frequently facilitates his “Networking the Old-Fashioned Way” workshops at the Jewish Family Service where he served on the board of directors for four years, 2011-2015. In addition, Mr. Arbetter regularly facilitates these workshops for other groups throughout the DFW Metroplex. For more than 28 years, Mr. Arbetter has navigated his clients through the financial markets. He is passionate about financial planning, wealth transfer and wealth preservation strategies. He serves as Senior Vice President – Wealth Management for UBS Financial Services Inc. where he creates high quality growth and income portfolios for his clients. A 1975 graduate of the University of North Texas where he earned a BBA degree in accounting, Mr. Arbetter has also earned the designations of Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor, the Senior Portfolio Manager, and Certified Special Needs Advisor. Mr. Arbetter’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Jay/Arbetter
MARCH 18, 2929
Topic: 7 Steps to Business and Personal Success
Speaker: Steve Zipkoff, International Business Motivation & Leadership Expert. Mr. Zipkoff is the President/CEO of Richardson-based Zipkoff Solutions, a unique, innovative management education company founded in 1992 that utilizes a “no-box” thinking approach. Zipkoff Solutions’ mission is simple: To inspire clients to discover, cultivate and capitalize on new capabilities for delighting customers and maximizing returns. During his more than 40 years in retail marketing, Mr. Zipkoff has included Sears, Roebuck, KFC, Burger King, and Taco Bell (Pepsico) among his clients. Mr. Zipkoff is also an instructor at the SMU Cox Graduate School of Business where he earned the prestigious Teaching Excellence Award 31 times for his course on Delivering Customer Delight™. Mr. Zipkoff’s website: www.zipkoffsolutions.com.
MARCH 25, 2020
Topic: Personal Branding
Speaker: Stephen A. Hevesi, MBA, ACC, Executive Coach and Strategic Adviser at Step Forward Coaching
Mr. Hevesi is an executive and business coach, adviser and speaker dedicated to developing business executives’ leadership skills, work performance and self-confidence. His main areas of interest are leadership, business strategy, personal branding, innovation, and change management. Mr. Hevesi earned his MBA in International Business from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France and his BA in Communications and BS in Marketing management from Syracuse University. He is also an ICF certified coach (ACC). Born in Peru, Mr. Hevesi was exposed to a diverse and international cultural background from an early age. He moved to Brazil at the age of 10 and has also lived in France and the U.S. Mr. Hevesi spent 25+ years in the corporate world, many of which as a CMO in companies like Nabisco, Nike, and Gerber Brazil. In 2008, he left the corporate world and joined AnimusO2 (a start-up focused in strategic design) as a partner. There he was exposed to Design Thinking and provided organizational design consultation services with a focus in branding, innovation, and shopper marketing. In 2017, Mr. Hevesi moved to Plano, Texas. He is a partner at b-think, an advisory firm focused on innovative business solutions and owns Step Forward Coaching, helping executives maximize their leadership performance. Mr. Hevesi was an adjunct professor at IBMEC Business School in Brazil and is now an adjunct professor at the Executive Program at UTDallas. Mr. Hevesi’s LinkedIn profile: https://linkedin/in/stephenhevesi. Mr. Hevesi’s websites: www.b-think.com and www.stepforwardcoaching.org.
The St. Jude Career Alliance is a ministry helping those who are unemployed/underemployed, career builders, and college students to develop individual career strategies that meets at 9:00 AM most every Wednesday at St. Jude Parish in Allen, TX. Attendance at all St. Jude Career Alliance Ministry meetings is free of charge and open to all people of any faith, ethnicity, age, etc. Everyone is welcome!
St. Jude Catholic Church is located at 1515 North Greenville Avenue, between Exchange Parkway and Stacy Road. Attendees should park in the northeast lot and use the entrance between the church and the parish offices.
In addition to speakers and presentations at weekly Wednesday morning meetings, the St. Jude Career Alliance Ministry offers training in job search skills, support groups and job-hunting resources.
For more information, visit www.stjudecareeralliance.com or email greg@thehumanadvantage.com.