Vendors List

Training & Education

Name: B.J. Chakiris
Title: CEO
Company: BJ CHAKIRIS CORPORATION
Address: One E. Wacker, Ste. 2204
City St Zip: Chicago IL 60601-1904
Work Phone: (312) 527-2133
Email: bj@simulatimsforbusiness.com
Website: simulationsforbusiness.com
Description: BJ Chakiris Corporation is an organization development firm that provides training and educational resources to produce effective organizational performance. We offer a wide range of business simulations: ProfitAbility Series - Enterprise, Corporate and Strategic ProfitAbility, Creating Shareholder Value, Strategy Execution and Business Performance, Lean Manufacturing, Maintenance As Strategic Asset, Change Management, Global Leadership. We are also allied with Antioch University in a two year educational program offering our clients the MA Degree Graduate Program in Whole Systems Design/Organization Systems Renewal.

Name: Steve Wyrostek
Title: President
Company: GENTLE EARS, INC.
Address: 541 N. 5th Avenue
City St Zip: Des Plaines IL 60016
Work Phone: (847) 803-6991
Email: steve@gentleears.com
Website: gentleears.com
Description: Gentle Ears Provides affordable, customized soft skills training to organizations. One of our main offerings is employee feedback forums where we speak to employees about how they feel about their company. This can be used in place of or to support employee surveys. In addition, we provide many proprietary seminars such as Myers-Briggs, DISC, The Extraordinary Leader and Love "Em or Lose 'Em.

Name: Melissa Bradshaw
Title: Manager
Company: LAKE FOREST GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
Address: 1905 W. Field Court
City St Zip: Lake Forest IL 60045
Work Phone: (847) 574-5176
Email: mbradshaw@lfgsm.edu
Website: lakeforestmba.edu
Description: We are a business management education enterprise dedicated to improving the competance, confidence and ability of working professionals and organizations to make significant business contributions that lead to outstanding and measurable results.

Name: Michael Quinlan
Title: President
Company: MICHAEL QUINLAN, INC.
Address: 3752 N. Lowell Ave.
City St Zip: Chicago IL 60641
Work Phone: (773) 286-6237
Email: mike@michaeljquinlan.com
Website: michaeljquinlan.com
Description: Representing leading edge organizational development firms, Michael Quinlan, Inc. brings Midwest companies proven approaches to increasing organization effectiveness.
Partnering with business savvy, nationally acclaimed consultants, Michael Quinlan, Inc. gains the support of your senior executives for organization wide change initiatives.

Name: Rob Bilotti
Title: Principal
Company: NOVITA
Address: 2126 W. Summerdale
City St Zip: Chicago IL 60625
Work Phone: (773) 590-3636
Email: robert.bilotti@novitaunique.com
Website: www.novitaunique.com
Description:  Your employees want to improve and grow and from the moment the offer letter is signed throughout his or her career you have the ability to improve your employee’s performance, satisfaction and commitment to your organization.  Novita means unique. We’re one part think-tank, one part design shop—relying on sound instructional methods and realistic simulations to develop training programs that produce measurable results.

Name: Karolus Smejda
Title: President
Company: POWERSUASION INCORPORATED
Address: 400 E. Randolph, Ste. 503
City St Zip: Chicago IL 60601
Work Phone: (312) 565-9412
Email: smejdak@powersuasion.com
Website: powersuasion.com
Description: PowerSuasion Incorporated improves performance by turning information into action, using actor-based, technology-based, and instructor-led formats. PowerSuasion provides a broad range of services to its clients nation-wide and in Europe, ranging from needs analysis to seminars in diversity, non-harassment, leadership, change, sales, listening and writing. PowerSuasion designs and delivers either custom created or pre-existing, customizable learning experiences. The PowerSuasion Players present live theater cases and programs for training, off-site meetings, and conventions. The PowerSuasion Writing Assessment provides evaluation of the effectivieness of the communication for both individuals and organizations. In addition, PowerSuasion's one-on-one consulting provides individual coaching in communication improvement. See our website www.powersuasion.com for more information.

Name: Rick Ginie
Title: Director Performance Consulting
Company: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES, INC.
Address: 568 S. Arlington Ave.
City St Zip: Elmhurst IL 60126
Work Phone: (630) 359-4592
Email: rginie@q4solutions.com
Website: q4solutions.com
Description: Full service human resource development firm specializing in executive assessment, human resource consulting (i.e. performance management systems) and management and sales training curriculum.

Name: Paul Schneider
Title: 
Company: SSP BPI GROUP
Address: 18W140 Butterfield Rd., Ste. 1160
City St Zip: Oakbrook Terrace IL 60181
Work Phone: (630) 203-2400
Email: pschneider@sspcorp.net
Website: sspcorp.net
Description: Scherer Schneider Paulick - Creating Shared Success. Scherer Schneider Paulick (SSP) is an innovative consulting firm specializing in career management. We provide a range of customized resources to support lasting individual career success in the new workplace. Our services include career transition, executive coaching and career development consulting. We achieve superior results because we understand each client has unique needs. At "our" core, we respect this uniqueness by developing relevant solutions, each and every time. SSP is one of the largest Chicago-based and owned career management firms. And as an OI Partner company, we provide a broad range of career management and coaching services through 200 offices worldwide including Chicago, Oakbrook Terrace, Deerfield, Joliet, Rockford and St. Louis.

Name: Rolando Hasbun
Title: Director
Company: SLC TRANSLATIONS
Address: 559 W. Surf St., #800
City St Zip: Chicago IL 60657
Work Phone: (773) 868-0405
Email: slctranslations@aol.com
Website: www.slctranslations.com
Description: Spanish-language translation services serving the fields of manufacturing, health care education, and human resources for over 16 years. Expertise in employee communications, benefits, labor law, and training and development.

Name: Vicki Crawshaw Kwarciany, Ph.D.
Title: President
Company: THE CIANY GROUP
Address: 410 S. 11th Street
City St Zip: DeKalb, IL 60115
Work Phone: (630) 631-0445
Email: vkwarciany@thecianygroup.com
Website: www.thecianygroup.com
Description: Focused on practical, results-oriented solutions, The Ciany Group provides consultation, education, custom tools and processes in:

* Organizational Alignment
* Performance Management
* Talent Management
* Leadership and team development
* Assessment and feedback