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| BREAKOUT SESSIONS P.M. Session (2:15pm - 3:30pm)
Learn what it takes to become a successful consultant. Our panel will discuss the challenges faced when starting a consulting business. Speakers: Rich Kruse, President, Execuleaders; Mindy Ferrentino Wolfle, Neptune Marketing LLC; James V. Kelly, Jr., Principal and CEO, JVKelly Group, Inc.
Mr. Kruse started his Long Island technology career in 1995 at Computer Associates International, where he managed strategic corporate clients in the marketing and sales division of the CA Unicenter software team. In 1996, Mr. Kruse joined a Long Island based consulting firm, where he formed computer networking and software divisions, and went on to become president. In 2001, Mr. Kruse served in a multifaceted role at Long Island’s premier Internet & eSolutions Provider, Invision.com, as the president of their new venture, as well as being the "rainmaker" for the entire Invision corporation. He helped Invision to become the top Internet Hosting and Web Development company on Long Island, as well as making it into Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Fastest Growing Tech companies. Invision.com went on to win Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award. In 2003, he went on to do marketing and business development consulting. Mr. Kruse is one of the six Co-Founder’s of the highly acclaimed organization – LISTnet (The Long Island Software & Technology Network), which is an integral part of the Long Island technology, business and educational community, based at the Long Island Business & Technology Center. Started eight years ago, LISTnet had reached over 1000 member companies.
Mr. Kruse, in March of 04, started another not-for-profit business
association called ExecuLeaders, of which he is the Founder &
President. In less than two years, ExecuLeaders has signed up
200 member companies and sponsors, including such companies as
The NY Islanders/Dragons, Commerce Bank, Festo, RivkinRadler,
Invision & Long Island Business News.
Mindy Ferrentino Wolfle, Founder and President of Neptune Marketing LLC, is a leader in the field of marketing, public relations and communications. Among her commendations, Mindy was named Outstanding In-House Marketing Department Executive for 2003 by the Long Island Ad Club and Long Island Business News, and was a finalist for the award in 2002. She was recognized by the International Association of Business Communicators in June 2002 when she received the organization’s “Achievement in Communications Award,” honoring her exemplary professional communication skills. She is a former member of the board of directors of the Public Relations Professionals of Long Island (PRPLI) and the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), and is a member of the Press Club of Long Island/Society of Professional Journalists, the Legal Marketing Association, and the public relations advisory board of the Long Island Alzheimer’s Foundation. She currently is a member of PRPLI’s Awards Committee. A consummate networker, her background encompasses all areas of integrated marketing, including the development of marketing plans; branding; public relations; advertising; creating collateral materials; website content and design; promotional items; printing; market research; special events and trade shows; annual reports and other internal and external communications. She has cultivated strong relationships with local media and press, and is well known in the Long Island business community for her civic, professional and philanthropic involvement. Mindy is the creator of a number of engaging newsletters, as well as three highly praised seminars on networking for business success. On a completely different note, Mindy spent the first eighteen years of her career at the Nassau County Department of Social Services, establishing her personal focus on human and community service. Mindy was a founding board member of the United States Women’s Chamber of Commerce, New York Affiliate, and the creator of the Chamber’s Diversity and Cultural Awareness Awards, the only such event on Long Island. She is actively involved with many business organizations, including ExecuLeaders; the Fair Media Council; the Long Island Fund for Women and Girls, where she serves on the board and co-chairs its Women Achievers Against the Odds Awards Breakfast; the Suffolk County Women’s Business Enterprise Coalition; and the Society of Financial Service Professionals. Mindy was a member of the National MS Society’s Class of 2001, and received the “Making A Difference for Women” Award in 2005, conferred by Soroptimist International.
James V. Kelly, Jr. - As CEO of JVKG, Mr. Kelly is extremely active in understanding and charting the course of major corporations in expense management solutions. Mr. Kelly was formerly Managing Director of Global eSourcing at Deutsche Bank. He has significant expertise in using metrics to increase purchasing performance; process reengineering through process mapping; contract negotiation and supplier management utilizing a balanced scorecard approach. Previously Mr. Kelly was a Team Leader in the Sourcing and Strategic Relations practice area at Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group/DRT Systems. Prior to that he was Vice President of US Purchasing Operations at Citibank. Mr. Kelly is a featured speaker at seminars concerning eSourcing and how to measure its return on investment. He is also a former President of the National Association of Purchasing Managers (New York) and a current board member. Recently, Mr. Kelly was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Suffolk-Nassau Chamber of Commerce in Huntington, NY. |
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