CEO Netweavers Proudly announces our monthly speaker for November.
Gregg Ficery, Founder and President at Integgra Valuation & Advisory Services; Author of Gridiron Legacy: Pro Football's Missing Origin Story Gregg literally wrote the book on the history of the professional football that predates the NFL. He will share what he has learned from the gridiron and how it can be applied to the business world. Gregg Ficery is President of Integgra Valuation & Advisory Services, which he founded in 2011. He has over 20 years of business valuation consulting experience and has valued nearly 1,000 private companies. He also has over 10 years of industry experience in the technology, telecommunications, and financial services sectors in finance, accounting, and corporate development roles. Some of Gregg's accolades include:
Mr. Ficery is an active speaker on business valuation topics. His recent speaking engagements include a presentation on "Valuation Trends" to the Morris, Manning & Martin law firm in Atlanta, and an education seminar for the Atlanta Technology Angels group on "Valuation of Early-Stage Companies." He also presented at a joint workshop for Georgia Society of CPA's and the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) on "Valuation of Companies with Complex Capital Structures." Gregg has many philanthropic interests one such endeavor is Integgra's is an active sponsorship of the Atlanta Technology Angels (ATA), TiE Atlanta, Atlanta Tech Village (ATV), the Atlanta Technology Development Center (ATDC), the Atlanta CEO Council, GoodieNation, and Launchpad2X. Mr. Ficery holds a bachelor's degree in Finance from Georgetown University and a master's in Business Administration from Marymount University.
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Join internationally renowned speaker, leader, author and coach, Lee Ellis at our Oct Speaker Lunch. Author of
LEADERSHIP COACH AND TRAINER Lee Ellis is President and founder of Leading with Honor®, a leadership and team development training and coaching company, and FreedomStar Media®, a publishing company that provides leadership resources and training. A popular media personality and high-profile human performance expert, Lee focuses on organizational integrity, operational effectiveness and personal accountability for enterprise, government and not-for-profit leaders. His prior experience was as a founding partner and senior vice president of a leadership assessment and human capital management consulting company headquartered in Atlanta, GA. For over 20 years, he has served as an executive coach and a corporate trainer in the areas of hiring, teambuilding, leadership, human performance development, and succession planning. His approach to maximizing leadership performance has been implemented by Fortune 500 clients, senior executives and C-Level leaders in telecommunications, healthcare, insurance, energy, IT, automotive, military, and not-for-profit sectors. RESEARCHER/DEVELOPER As the Director of Career/Life Pathways from 1990 – 1998, Lee led the development team that researched, developed, and validated Career Direct®, a vocational assessment package and two personality assessments with software applications. From 1998 – 2008, he was responsible for product development of three more behavioral and leadership assessments as well as the launch and Internet deployment of these resources. Most recently, he has developed and released his latest assessment tool, the Leadership Behavior DNA® Discovery Process (formerly N8Traits® Profile). In total, these assessments have been used worldwide by more than 200,000 individuals and are the instrument of choice in many organizations, including Fortune 500 companies and nationally recognized not-for- profits. Lee’s point-of-view on maximizing leadership performance and organizational leadership during crisis is framed by his extensive research and experience in the assessment of human behavior. AUTHOR/SPEAKER A prolific writer, blogger and thought leader, Lee's latest book is entitled Leadership Behavior DNA: Discovering Natural Talent and Managing Differences. His last two award-winning books, Leading with Honor®: Leadership Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton and Engage with HonorTM: Building a Culture of Courageous Accountability, share his POW experiences and the leadership principles that helped him and his compatriots resist, survive, and return with honor. Additionally, Lee co-authored three books and workbooks on career planning. He is a nationally-recognized Certified Speaking Professional* (CSP), Certified Virtual Presenter (CVP), and expert on the subjects of leadership and performance, team building, mentoring, and career planning. Some of his appearances include interviews on networks such as CNN, CBS This Morning, C-SPAN, ABC World News, Fox News Channel, plus hundreds of engagements in various industry sectors throughout the world. EDUCATOR Lee holds a B.A. degree in History from the University of Georgia and a M.S. degree in Counseling and Human Development from Troy University in Alabama. He is a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College and the Air War College. Lee supervised, educated, and trained officers for the last 17 years of his Air Force career. He served as the Vice Commandant of the Squadron Officer School, the Air Force’s leadership school for captains. He completed his Air Force career as Professor of Aerospace Studies and Commander of Air Force ROTC at the University of Georgia. More recently he has developed and presented leadership curricula in numerous organizations including Fortune 500 companies, and major sectors of the Department of the Defense focusing on management performance, leadership accountability and principle-based management strategies. AIR FORCE OFFICER and PILOT A native of Commerce, Georgia, Lee graduated from the University of Georgia in 1965 and began a career in the Air Force. During the Vietnam War, Lee’s aircraft was shot down over enemy territory and he was held as a POW in various prisons in the Hanoi area for over five years. As a military officer, his experiences as a POW piqued his interest in leadership performance in difficult situations, leading to further research and academic pursuit in the area of measuring and optimizing human performance and leadership effectiveness. After repatriation he returned to flying duties with increasing positions of leadership. Rising to the rank of colonel before retirement, Lee’s assignments included duty as a pilot, flight instructor, staff officer, chief of flight standardization and evaluation, flying squadron commander, and supervisor in higher education. He was awarded two Silver Stars, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star with Valor device, the Purple Heart, the Air Medal with eight Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Prisoner of War Medal for his service in Vietnam. In addition, he was awarded four Air Force Commendation Medals and four Meritorious Service Medals for performance excellence. Lee is also a 2014 inductee into the Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame and the 2015 DAR Medal of Honor Recipient for a lifetime of patriotic service as a military officer and spokesman for leading with honor. Personal: Lee and his wife Mary have four grown children and six grandchildren. They reside in the metro area of Atlanta, GA. Leadership Lesson Learned with Lee Ellis
Oct 13th * Noon EST * Atlanta Lunch Served Perimeter Area at Carr, Riggs, and Ingram Jessica Wood - Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation in the Hybrid and Pandemic Workplace9/8/2022 Please watch our talk by Jessica Wood of Bodker, Ramsey, Andrews, Winograd & Wildstein who discusses Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation in the Hybrid & Pandemic Workplace. Jessica is one of the top 100 Super Lawyers™ in Georgia. She has won all of her trials, including two directed verdicts. Jessica is known for achieving outstanding results for her clients without going to trial, including pre-suit resolutions, summary judgment dismissals, and favorable defense settlements. Her practice areas include breach of fiduciary duty, contracts, employment, tortious interference with business relations, and trade secrets. Jessica is active in the community. She serves on the Anti-Defamation League's Jurisprudence Committee and the Georgia Bar's Lawyer Assistance Program Committee. Jessica is a Georgia Latino Law Foundation mentor, and she created Water Cooler Office Hours, an innovative mentoring program that allows law students to find role models and champions in an informal environment. Jessica is a frequent lecturer at law schools and continuing legal education classes for attorneys on a wide range of topics, including contract drafting, expert depositions, mindfulness in the practice of law, networking, pro bono work, and trial techniques. Join us on Sept 8th at 7:30am online or in person at Carr, Riggs and Ingram.
7:30 - 8:00 am : Netweaving and light breakfast 8:00 - 9:00 am: Presentation and Conversation Ron Clark Founder and President of the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta and author of 4 books on education. He is a teacher, fundraiser, proselytizer and passionate believer in children. He was also the Disney American Teacher of the Year and the subject of a television movie and was also featured in NAS Daily as the The World's Best Teacher. He and his team train thousands of teachers annually and he will share some lessons learned with attendees. CEON Foundation Scholarship Winners The CEON Foundation was founded in 2021 by CEO Netweavers, to assist Ron Clark Academy graduates in college. While they may earn scholarships to cover tuition and books, they still have extensive expenses. These scholarships are used to help with living expenses so that students can focus on school. They also work with a CEO Netweavers mentor to help them make the most of their college experience. We awarded FOUR scholarships in the first year and several of those students will speak to share their experiences. These are our first four recipients:
The Ron Clark Academy We will tour this amazing facility and see a peek at this education hub that has impacted the lives of so many students, teachers and community members. Hosted By CEO Netweavers We are a community of CEOs and C Suite Executives that is transforming and enriching lives through servant leadership. We follow-up and follow through and build bridges of trust. Learn more about us. Join Us Thursday, August 11 * 7:30am - 10am 7:30 - 8am -- Netweaving 8am - 9am -- Presentation 9am - 10 am -- Tour Light Breakfast Served Press
Deirdra D. Glover of Conserte Consulting discussed: Navigating Change As Leaders, And Helping Your Employees Do The Same.
She began her career with a decade in leadership at Kelly Services before joining North Highland, a global management consulting firm in Atlanta. In 2015 she founded Conserte, a consulting and professional services firm that focuses on the four Ps: People, Processes, Purposes, and Potential. Her feedback:
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