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Convey What Makes You Tick

Michelle Damico, CEO at Michelle Damico Communications  is not your typical CEO. She opens with that statement describing herself in her own words.  She goes on to talk about herself as a storyteller turned journalist, turned brand storyteller. She shares that the balance of her authentically fun personality, coupled with being news savvy, she rounds […]

Get To Needs And Wants

Gregor Thuswaldner, the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Humanities at North Park College shares his journey to becoming an educator and how he continues to be a life-long learner. He talks about how creating a growth mind-set and uncovering obstacles are a continuous focus and are some of the […]

Gregor Thuswaldner

 I am Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Humanities at North Park University in Chicago where I also served as Acting Provost in fall 2017. In addition, I am President of the Austrian Studies Association (2018-2021), a member organization of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). From 2003 until […]

Keep Yourself Fresh

Susan Lucia – Annunzio, the seasoned President and CEO of the Center for High Performance overviews her career and what she does to stay relevant as she runs her innovative business strategy organization.  Her organization is structured opposite of traditional consultancy groups by eliminating the “bench” model where a roster of consultants wait on the […]

Center for High Performance

 The Center for High Performance (CfHP) helps mid-tier to top-tier companies sustain high performance by working with senior executive teams, boards of directors and business unit leaders. We partner with clients to enhance collaboration, stimulate creativity and simplify complex decision-making. Our core offerings include organizational and strategic assessment, executive team and board “Advances” (rather than […]

Susan Lucia Annunzio

I am the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Center for High Performance (CfHP). In this role, I act as a strategic advisor to CEOs of leading global companies on strategy attainment and business transformation. I have a strong track record of helping leaders maximize returns on strategic, financial and human capital investments. I […]

Make Decisions That Are Not Obvious

Biju Kulathakal, CEO and Co-Founder at Halo Investing has a sign hanging immediately when you walk into the Halo offices that says “Impact before Profits” This is the driving sentiment for their business. Halo Investing brings elite financial products, normally reserved for the wealthy, to the masses of retail investors.  The words on the sign, […]

Halo Investing, Inc.

Halo is the first independent multi-issuer technology platform for structured notes in the United States. Through our proprietary platform, Halo Notes, investors can go beyond traditional structured note calendars by creating and executing virtually any payoff they like, all at a click of a button. Gone are the days where customers need $3 million to […]

Biju Kulathakal

Biju is the Co-founder and CEO of Halo Investing where he leads the strategy, product and technology. He was one of the early co-founders of Redbox. In addition, he was a founder and the past Chairman and CEO of Trading Block Holdings, an online brokerage firm specializing in option traders. Biju received a BS in […]

Be a Transformative Leader

Christa Hamilton is the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director at Centers for New Horizons, Inc. Ms. Hamilton talks about stepping into the position after her incumbent,  a 43 year veteran and founder of the organization. She discusses her initial authoritative leadership style that created issues with her team. She quickly realized that a collaborative […]