Facilitators

Mike Cardus
Executive Exchange
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Mike Cardus
Facilitator: Executive Exchange
Facilitator: Executive Exchange
BIO: Michael Cardus has a focused expertise on leadership, organizational development, and team building, working with a variety of businesses, teams and individuals. Michael is frequently asked to create pragmatic solutions to address the development of high-performance teams, retention of talent, innovation of product and profit streams, interpersonal and intergroup conflict, coaching of leaders, and development of systems to drive positive behaviors. Working primarily with teams and management within these organizations, his role has been to coach, counsel, facilitate and conduct focused group work.
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Anne Moretti
Executive Exchange
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Anne Moretti
Facilitator: Executive Exchange
Facilitator: Executive Exchange
BIO: Anne Moretti, a former Executive, possesses over 20 years of senior management and consulting experience in organization and leadership development. In collaboration with the University at Buffalo, she led leadership development and change management programs in Hungary, Russia, and Bosnia, including the Ministry of Health, in Sarajevo post-war. Anne possesses nationally recognized certifications in leadership and organizational assessments, change management, coaching and development, facilitation, training, strategy and other OD processes. Anne is President of Moretti Consulting, LLC based in Buffalo, NY.
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Jessica Schimert
Executive Exchange
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Jessica Schimert
Facilitator: Executive Exchange
Jessica Schimert is an experienced organizational development professional who is passionate about building engaged cultures, designing exceptional employee experiences, and optimizing talent.
Jessica leverages her marketing, people operations, and consulting experiences to build and align people strategy with business strategy to ensure a competitive advantage for her clients. Jessica works with executive and management teams to identify company strategy, measure employee engagement, map, and design exceptional employee experiences, build high-performing teams, and optimize talent. The ultimate goal is to harness the talent within an organization to drive bottom-line results.
Jessica is an accomplished facilitator, trainer, and executive coach and has worked across a variety of industries. She is certified in the Everything Disc suite of products, Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team, Workplace Big Five, and a variety of management and leadership training programs through GP Strategies.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-schimert-89a55228/
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Sesha Yalamanchili
Diversity & Inclusion Exchange
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Sesha Yalamanchili
Facilitator: Diversity & Inclusion Exchange
Education: B.S., University at Buffalo
Facilitator: Diversity & Inclusion Exchange
BIO: Sesha Yalamanchili leverages her extensive background in sales, marketing, operations, and innovation to influence organizations of every size and scope. Specializing in creating inclusive cultures, diversity training, inclusive leadership coaching, building team effectiveness, developing leaders, and coaching emerging leaders. She has an inherent ability to combine the latest research and learning principles to create high-energy, engaging, collaborative, learning spaces for leaders to grow. Passionate about empowering others with the knowledge, tools, and resources they need to navigate and advance in their careers, she works with business leaders to sustain long-term results. Sesha is a Certified Everything DiSC® facilitator and a Certified Professional Coach with the International Coaching Federation and the CaaP Institute Positive Psychology Coaching.
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Lindsey Zajac
Leader Exchange
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Lindsey Zajac
Facilitator: Leader Exchange
Education: B.A. Providence College
Facilitator: Leader Exchange
BIO: Lindsey A. Zajac is an experienced, Human Resources professional with a demonstrated history of excelling in fast-paced organizations including PepsiCo, Eaton Corporation, Saab Sensis and Next Jump. Training and Development, Talent Management, Employee Relations, Recruiting, and Succession Planning are Lindsey’s areas of expertise. Most recently, Lindsey was employed with PepsiCo as a Senior Human Resources Manager in Buffalo, NY supporting the largest market in the country. In this role, Lindsey was responsible for providing strategic Human Resources support for 1,100 union & non-union frontline associates and managers across nine Upstate NY locations. Lindsey is a proud recipient of PepsiCo’s most prestigious “You Excel” Award as well as multiple “Way to Go” Awards for delivering exceptional results.
In 2018, Lindsey was recruited to join Ahern, Murphy & Associates, where she is able to leverage her passion for leadership development and coaching to help organizations develop and retain their employees while improving their overall performance. Lindsey believes that career women today need a heightened level of support and resources to advance into leadership positions and be successful both at work and at home. This inspired her to get a Coaching Certification in Women’s Leadership followed by an Advanced Coaching Certification.
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Tony Watson
Sales Leader Exchange
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Tony Watson
Facilitator: Sales Leader Exchange
Education: B.S. University of South Florida
Facilitator: Sales Leader Exchange
BIO: Tony Watson is a Certified Sales Leader and licensed Sales Xceleration Advisor with more than 25 years of experience driving business growth through aggressive sales initiatives. He is the president of WNY Sales Solutions LLC, an organization focused on building sales organizations that maximize revenue and profits. His expertise in developing and building sales channels and new customer networks while aggressively penetrating new markets. He is also thoroughly adept in all aspects of the sales cycle and is highly skilled in developing and presenting customized, winning proposals. Tony’s expertise also includes building and managing inside/outside sales and sales support.
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