Introducing Skill Sharp: The Podcast

Are you on track to reach your financial goals for this year?

Financial advisor Ulrick Edmonds is with us to help us get and keep our money right.

In business, great executive leaders have the ability to see things differently. Exceptional leaders have the vision and capacity to change the game entirely. 

Skill Sharp: The Podcast is excited to present a game-changing conversation with Maggie Rubey Lynch who is a global senior executive and pioneer in designing, building, and running in-house executive search and recruitment teams. 
 
Known in the corporate world as being an innovative leader with strong business acumen, Maggie is someone who focuses on the bottom line by quickly establishing credibility and building strong relationships at all levels.  Her ability to align talent strategy to business goals and objectives is key to her story.
 
Listen to Maggie's early career journey, some critical people that championed her along the way, and the experience of successfully launching an in-house executive search function at one of the largest media companies in the world. Maggie shares valuable gems of wisdom and inspiration that will make you see your opportunities in a new light.  Don’t just create competitive advantages, be a competitive advantage! For this and more content, visit www.Skill-Sharp.com 
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Remember the beginning of the internet, streaming, or the cloud? All experienced tumultuous starts. But for some of those leaders and companies that stayed the course through the ups and downs, they have achieved unbelievable success. Skill Sharp: The Podcast welcomes Web3 expert and consultant, Rodney Morris back to take us a little deeper into the future of the Metaverse. Rodney will share why people from all backgrounds can find value in being early to the Metaverse. Beam us up, Rodney! Listen to this and other episodes at www.Skill-Sharp.com

Have you heard of Web3? Are you already working in a Web3-related job? For those unfamiliar, consider it the new Creator Industrial Complex. With more headlines, articles, podcasts, and company name changes related to the Metaverse, Crypto, and NFTs, it is critical to understand this new frontier and the real opportunities offered. This week on Skill Sharp: The Podcast, Todd, Mike, and Brian welcome Rodney Morris, Entrepreneur, Investor, and Web3 Consultant. In Part 1, Rodney shares an easily understood deep dive into the world of Web3 we are already living in and what's to come. Check out Part 2 of our interview coming soon. For this and more Skill Sharp episodes, visit www.Skill-Sharp.com

This is the best of times for some professionals and executives. The job market is red hot, and some are striking it rich. Others are being left out, and many are just changing chairs. In this episode of Skill Sharp: The Podcast, Todd, Mike, and Brian sit down with Nate Constantine, President of Constantine Partners, LLC, a thriving search firm working with a wide array of clients nationally. From Ecommerce, Crypto, Finance, and Tech jobs, Nate explains how the red job market is already focused on what will eventually be a more expansive Metaverse. For professionals, are you preparing yourself for this new reality? Employers, are you hiring the right people today and cultivating a skilled pipeline of talent for the future? Listen in to gain a competitive advantage. Visit www.skill-sharp.com for our media library.

Welcome to season three of Skill Sharp: The Podcast! In sports and life, making the proper adjustments is critical to success. Often, thoughts and feelings from the past or judgments made on current circumstances cloud our ability to make proper adjustments. In this episode of Skill Sharp: The Podcast, Mike, Todd, and Brian speak with LaFern Cusack, Executive Producer, long-time host of ESPNLA’s The Experience with LaFern Cusack, and CEO of inFERNo Productions. She explains how next-level thinking has kept her a step ahead in her career development and creative success. For some, survival is a success. LaFern’s encouraging words will help us embed next-level thinking into our daily practice. To access this episode and our previous seasons, visit www.skill-sharp.com

Skill Sharp: The Podcast is thrilled to welcome Rich Harrigan and Lybrant “LB” Robinson to discuss how to discover and live your professional dreams. Rich and LB are business partners, fraternity brothers, and best friends who just launched a professional women's football franchise, Tri-State Warriors, based in New Brunswick, NJ. These entrepreneurs and football coaches are changing lives and improving communities through living their dreams. Enjoy Part 1, and don't miss Part 2 when we discuss the emergence of professional women's football and their vision for the Tri-State Warriors (Be Bold. Be Brave. Be Better.) www.tristatewarriors.com

Skill Sharp: The Podcast is excited to present part 2 of our conversation with Richard Harrigan and Lybrant "LB" Robinson, co-owners of the Tri-State Warriors football franchise. We will learn more about the league, the Women's Football Alliance, what inspired Rich and Lybrant to launch a new football franchise, and how their professional skill sets help them be good coaches. We hope you enjoy Part 2. www.tristatewarriors.com

We all need a crash course in Cybersecurity! Ransomware attacks, data breaches, and other major hacks like Solarwinds are being reported daily. Would you be surprised to learn there are nearly 3.5 million open Cybersecurity jobs globally?   

Skill Sharp: The Podcast is fortunate to have Shalon Simmons, CISSP, Founder & CEO of Secure Global Solutions and Global ICT with us. Shalon is one of the preeminent senior Cybersecurity & Technology executives in the world.  In this episode, she shares compelling stories that include living abroad, becoming a Cybersecurity architect, and founding two successful Cybersecurity businesses. In her consulting practice, Shalon advises clients that the most critical vulnerability is not their technical systems or digital networks - it's their employees who are more and more susceptible to social engineering. You will learn what social engineering is and how you can prepare yourself to counter these vulnerabilities and threats. We must bridge the digital divide and build greater technical literacy in our communities and workplaces.

The recruiting process remains a mystery to most candidates. This week’s Skill Sharp: The Podcast welcomes Jon Pastoria, Talent Acquisition and Recruiting Leader, who will share his experience and insights building recruiting teams, processes, and systems for companies in different industry sectors. This insider knowledge of recruiting processes will help your career navigation and ability to foster more effective relationships with recruiters.