Inspiring Women teleconference with Lil Kloock, Vice President of MSR Staffing. Lil has spent 18 years in the staffing business and shared her secrets to building relationships with your employees as well as your customers. Her wonderful energy and enthusiasm, as well as sense of humor maintain engagement for all those she touches. She has been very involved in the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) throughout the southeast.

Length: 39 mins

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Inspiring Women teleconference with Martha Hayhurst, who contributed to our Inspiring Women book. Martha knows what it takes to be a successful woman in the business world. Having spent the better part of her 25 year career in the trenches as a sales professional, executive, and ultimately as President of Harry Norman Realtors, a subsidiary of Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway company HomeServices of America.

When the real estate market began to crumble (circa 2007), HNR corporate parent sought ways to offset declining revenues by streaming operations. Consequently Martha consolidated two organizations, the vibrant Harry Norman Realtors and its much smaller corporate sibling, Jenny Pruitt and Associates.

Understanding its fears, reluctance toward change, and concerns about HNR’s long term viability in the face of a deteriorating market, she brought order to chaos, refocused and motivated the staff, and created a cohesive, collaborative, and results-driven culture complimented by strong, capable and highly competent leadership.

Having stepped down from her role as HNR’s President in 2010, Martha currently consults and coaches several companies and individuals on strategic planning, growth issues, leadership development, performance management, and Emotional Intelligence.

Length: 37 mins

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Take a listen to Inspiring Women interview with Becky Blalock, Chief Information Officer for Southern Company.
She is described as a “power” leader in the “power industry”! You’ll enjoy her down to earth attitude and communication style as she shares her leadership journey and tips with us. Becky defines leadership as “starting with integrity and trust and building on relationships”.

Becky was named a Fellow of the International Women’s Leadership Foundation, “Woman Making a Mark on Atlanta” by Atlanta Magazine and a “Woman of Achievement” by Cobb County YWCA. She has contributed greatly to the economic development success in Georgia. Becky will soon be retiring from Southern Company and we want to wish her the best on her next great adventure!

Length: 42 mins

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Sylvia Lafair, PhD, a business leadership and communications expert, and President of CEO – Creative Energy Options, Inc., a global consulting company that focuses on redefining leadership and optimizing workplace relationships. Dr. Lafair’s talents make the complex simple, and has revolutionized the way employees cooperate and teams collaborate.

Her award winning book “Don’t Bring It to Work” (Jossey Bass) has been ranked in the top of Amazon’s Best Selling Workplace books. She is often quoted as a workplace relationship expert in newspapers and magazines across the country, including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes.com, USA Today, Time, New York Times.

As an executive coach and leadership educator, she has 30+ years of experience with all levels of management from corporate officers of global companies to executives of non-profits, owners of leading family-owned businesses, and entrepreneurs. She holds a doctorate in Clinical Psychology.

Length: 43 minutes

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We were delighted to have Danielle Donehew, associate commissioner for women’s basketball of The Big East Conference as our Inspiring Women guest on June 21st at 11:30 EDT!

A former Academic All-American at Georgia Tech, Danielle Donehew has always emphasized “people over things,” a lesson she learned as a player from Yellow Jacket coach Agnus Berenato. Danielle seamlessly transitioned from her playing days to the front office, starting her professional career under the tutelage of University of Tennessee Coach Pat Summitt as a graduate assistant. As director of basketball operations and assistant athletic director for the Lady Vols and executive vice president of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream, she gained an in-depth knowledge of the business and development side of women’s basketball. Today, she is the associate commissioner for women’s basketball at The Big East Conference.

Length: 54 minutes

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