People Strategy Forum
October 23rd, 2024

Hosts: Char Miller, Sumit Singla, Howard Nizewitz, and Sam Reeve + Guest Co-Host

Join us every Wednesday at noon (Eastern) to hear top people experts discuss how to create workplaces where people thrive, employers reward and customers love.

THIS WEEK:

Tom Powner

Personal Branding for Leadership Roles

Thomas Powner is the founder and CEO of Career Thinker Inc., a career services company he established in 2011 after a 25-year career in business development, operations, and sales leadership. His company focuses on helping job seekers across various industries and career levels with services like resume writing, LinkedIn optimization, and interview coaching. Powner is also a Nationally Certified Online Profile Expert (NCOPE), and he has played a key role in teaching career professionals how to leverage LinkedIn for career success. He regularly shares his job search expertise at community events, colleges, corporate settings, and through virtual platforms.

In addition to his work with Career Thinker, Powner has been involved with the National Resume Writer’s Association and created certification programs to help career practitioners. His broad experience and focus on adapting to modern job search technologies make him a notable figure in the career coaching and resume writing industry.

Rewards Mastermind
October 8th, 2024

Hosts: Howard Nizewitz and Sam Reeve + Special Guest Keynote Speaker

Join us monthly, every second Tuesday at noon (Eastern), to hear reward professionals discuss best-in-class strategies for attracting, retaining and inspiring the workforce.

THIS MONTH:

Viktoria Kiseleva

Updating the Sales Plan for 2025

Viktoria is a strategic compensation professional with a specialty in salesforce effectiveness and optimization. She consults with clients in a variety of industries and passes on her knowledge to them through coaching. She believes the work she does is impactful. She’s worked with clients of all sizes, including Fortune 500 companies, in numerous industries including healthcare, technology, industrial/fast-moving consumer goods, finance/insurance and professional services. She is very proud of the work she has completed that led to compelling growth and great accomplishments for her clients.  Her education in industrial engineering helps her excel at process optimization. Her areas of expertise include optimizing sales incentive plans to drive business results, evaluating sales roles and job architectures for efficiency, creating external and internal salesforce effectiveness tools, and more. She’s worked for well-regarded organizations including Korn Ferry, PepsciCo, Quest Diagnostics.