2009 HCLS Speakers
Rebecca Ryan
Rebecca Ryan is an energetic entrepreneur and the founder of Next Generation Consulting. In 2007, Rebecca became a 2EO, with responsibilities for sales, marketing and positioning. Ryan summarized her firm’s research in her 2007 book, Live First, Work Second: Getting Inside the Minds of the Next Generation. Dr. Richard Florida, author of the best-seller, The Rise of the Creative Class and The Flight of the Creative Class wrote the forward to Ms. Ryan’s book. He writes, “I am a HUGE Rebecca Ryan fan,” and considers “NGC one of the most reliable sources for CEO’s, mayors, legislators, economic developers and non-profit leaders who want to attract and retain the next generation of creative workers.” Rebecca was named the 2004 Entrepreneur of the Year by the U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the 2006 Communicator of the Year by Women in Communication.
Rebecca Ryan
888.922.9596
www.nextgenerationconsulting.com
info@nextgenerationconsulting.com
Paul Endress
Paul Endress is a national authority on the application of psychology to business in the areas of effective business communication, leadership and synergy within the workplace. He is the creator of “The Everything Principle™” and is the founder and president of Maximum Advantage, an OD consulting firm dedicated to helping businesses seize the demographic and cultural challenges of the 21st century, and turn those challenges into a positive force that takes great companies to outstanding and beyond.
During his extensive business career, Paul has established nine companies of his own and his commentaries and expert strategies on communication, hiring and retention have been quoted and published by such A-list media as the New York Times, USA TODAY, Entrepreneur and Forbes. His insightful articles have been included in hundreds of trade publications and in the past year alone he has helped thousands of professionals through keynotes, seminars and one-on-one sessions at dozens of seminars and national conferences, and consulted with dozens of the nation’s leading corporations.
Paul Endress
800.788.2068
www.paulendress.com
info@maximumadvantage.com
Rita Keller
Rita Keller is a nationally known CPA firm management consultant, speaker and author. She is a former shareholder and Chief Operating Officer of a successful, regional CPA firm and has over 30 years’ hands-on experience in the management, marketing, technology and administration of a successful firm. As a facilitator and speaker, Rita has been featured at almost all major CPA management conferences. In August, 2008 Rita’s article, Make the Most of Mentoring, was published in the Journal of Accountancy. For the last four consecutive years, Rita has been named to Accounting Today’s Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting.
Rita A. Keller
937.424.3333
cpamanagement.blogspot.com
www.ritakeller.com
rkeller@ritakeller.com
Michael Kridel
Michael Kridel is a Partner with Daszkal Bolton LLP. He has primary responsibility for the firm’s litigation services and consulting practice, as well as its internal human resource and information technology systems. Michael has practiced public accounting in South Florida since graduation from George Washington University in 1974.
In 2001, Michael was one of the first CPAs to achieve the Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) designation offered by the AICPA and assisted in the design of the first national examination for the designation. Michael spent five years as a Facilitator in the Professional Training Department at Johnson & Wales University, a continuing professional education sponsor for Florida CPAs and has authored articles about litigation services and practice management that have been published in national and state professional journals.
Michael Kridel
561.367.1040
mkridel@daszkalbolton.com
www.daszkalbolton.com
Linda Steele
Linda Steele is the Director of Education and Training for Habif, Arogeti, and Wynne, LLP in Atlanta, Georgia. She focuses on insuring that the HAW staff are up-to-date on all software and are up-to-date on all current trends and laws in the accounting world.
Prior to joining HA&W, Linda taught in several public schools and colleges. She also served as a corporate trainer for Texas Instruments/Raytheon. For the past ten years, she has specialized in delivering technical and developmental training to accounting firms.
Linda received her BA in English from the University of Florida and her Master’s Certification in Linguistics from Texas Women's University. She is also trained in adult education.
Linda instructs on and writes her own training materials for everything from Microsoft Applications to documentation for complex tax and audit programs. She also teaches a wide array of soft skills classes, such as team problem solving and giving and following directions.
Linda Steele
404.898-7528
www.hawcpa.com
linda.steele@hawcpa.com