Chris Chianese is at the helm of Chianese & Associates, a financial consulting firm that advises individuals and businesses on strategies to achieve their growth plans. The former chief financial officer of The Princeton Packet Newspaper Group, Chris brings a wealth of experience to help individuals become financially secure – so they can feel grounded as they attain their immediate goals and pursue their long-term dreams.
Gerhard Gschwandtner is the Founder and CEO of Selling Power Inc., a multi-channel media company that produces Selling Power Magazine, four Sales 2.0 conferences a year, and daily five-minute video interviews with sales leaders online. The author of 16 books on sales, motivation and leadership, he recently launched High Performance Mindset Sales Training to help individuals create the belief system to become high achievers.
Denise Higgins has extensive experience providing job coaching for profit and non-profit organizations, including Right Management, Caliper, and Catholic Charities, where she currently helps individuals define their purpose, then create plans to achieve their career goals. With a degree in Counseling Psychology from The George Washington University, she is a community leader committed to helping people become self-sustaining.
John Kelly, CPA is a seasoned financial advisor, who has conducted small businesses workshops for the State of New Jersey, as well as provided training for the state’s programs to offer tax advice for the elderly. The former president of Local 1033 of the Communications Workers of America, John is also the former Chairperson of the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.
Robert Shepherd, JD is a Principal and Chair of the Intellectual Property Law Department of Porzio Bromberg & Newman P.C., where he is recognized for his expertise in trademark litigation, with an emphasis on working with companies and law firms internationally. Among his many honors and awards, he has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America as well as Chambers USA for his work in litigation of intellectual property matters.
Irwin Stoolmacher, the president of the Stoolmacher Consulting Group, has assisted more than 100 nonprofit organizations with fundraising and strategic planning. The former President of Caliper Management, he taught seminars at Princeton University, was appointed by three governors to the New Jersey Commission on National Services, has written articles for The New York Times, and writes a regular column for The Times of Trenton.
Paolo Terni, PhD owns BriefCoachingSolutions, which specializes in helping executives achieve self-mastery on personal and professional levels. As an ICF Professional Certified Coach and a Solution-Focused practitioner, he is committed to quickly helping his clients to proactively create their own success. He holds a Master’s Degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Applied Positive Psychology, and a PhD from the University of Milan.
Dan Tomasulo, PhD is the creator of Interactive-Behavioral Therapy and the Dare To Be Happy experiential workshops for Kripalu. An Associate Professor of Psychology at New Jersey City University, he also teaches a graduate course in Positive Psychology at Columbia University, and is an instructor for the graduate program in Positive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. A certified psycho-dramatist, he writes for Psychology Today, and his latest book is Confessions of a Former Child: A Therapist’s Memoir.