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Dushyant Pandit , WG ‘77
DorchesterAdvisors
Email: [email protected] | 908-608-1608
About me: Founded DorchesterAdvisors – Investment advisory firm | Professional Investor | Help Individuals & Families to accumulate capital | Invest sensibly, prudently and cost-consciously | Entrepreneur | Champion of simplification | Married, NY area resident | Director, Wharton Club of New Jersey
Speaking Topics:
• Are Robo-Advisors changing the Wealth Management Industry - The players & the minefields
• Are the investing rules of thumb supported by research? A quick tour of Wharton’s recent research.
• Sound retirement planning - critical things a financial advisor CANNOT do for you.
• Executives in Transition: Getting to your financial destination faster, with fewer missteps.
Sample Video Clip: Smoothing The Transition To Retirement - WSJ
More about Dushyant: LinkedIn | Dorchesteradvisors
Sharon Kornstein, WG '80
ImageDesign LLC
Email: [email protected] | 973-740-8767
About me: ImageDesign LLC | Provides business wardrobes for men and women | Professional Image Consulting | Speaker on Business Image and Professional Dress | Has spoken at conferences, to groups and companies | Certified through Association of Image Consultants International (aici.org) and AICI NY Past-President| Has been in business over 15 years and once appeared on Jerseylicious | Work with many colleges, law and accounting firms |
Speaking Topics:
- Developing Executive Presence
- Business Dress/Business Casual
- Professional Etiquette
Sample Video Clip: Speaking with your Heart
More about Sharon: LinkedIn | Facebook Page | ImageDesign LLC
Michael Vaccaro, W'88
Vaccaro Sales Compensation and Effectiveness Consulting
Email: [email protected] | 609-865-2134
About me: Long-time sales force consultant with experience in top-tier firms | Serving clients from startups to Fortune 100 | Regular author and conference speaker (including Wharton clubs) on a wide range of sales, compensation and consulting topics | Referred by Wharton alumni to help their clients
Speaking Topics:
- Motivating Sales Teams to Perform Well AND Behave Well
- How Sales Roles are Evolving
- Incentive practices in startup and growth companies
- Building a Theory Y organization (blockchain company example)
LinkedIn: https:/linkedin.com/in/vaccaromichael
More about Michael: www.vaccaroscec.com
Kristina Kohl, MBA, PMP, WG '88
HRComputes/Becoming Sustainable
Email: [email protected] | 856-982-7163
About me: Managing Principal, HRComputes/BEcoming Sustainable| Human Capital & Sustainable Strategy Consulting| Provide strategic guidance to senior management on embedding corporate social responsibility (CSR) into strategy, culture, and operations| Author of “Becoming a Sustainable Organization” published by CRC Press| Professor for Bard MBA in Sustainability| Experienced global speaker –Project Management Institute (PMI) Global Congress EMEA, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)| Founding Officer for Wharton Social Impact Affinity Alumni Club, Human Capital Advisory Board for La Salle University, Governance Chairperson and Board Trustee for Moorestown Education Foundation| Gotham Green Award Winner| MBA Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania| Certified PMP.
Speaking Topics:
- Building a Sustainable Workforce
- Becoming a Sustainable Organization
- Closing the Gap Between Sustainability Vision and Implementation
Sample Videos: https://youtu.be/c6pbn2vy2ks ; https://youtu.be/WKMErP5WPqQ
More about Kristina: My LinkedIn | www.hrcomputes.com | www.becomingsustainable.org
Laurie Kopp Weingarten, W'86
One-Stop College Counseling
Email: [email protected] | (732) 252-6190
About me: Co-Founder & President, One-Stop College Counseling in Marlboro, NJ | Counsel high school students 9th grade & higher to prepare for and get accepted into the college of their choice. | Speak to groups of students & parents about college admissions | Certified Educational Planner (highest credential in the college counseling industry- AICEP.org) | Professional Member of the Independent Educational Consulting Association. | Member of the National Association of College Admission Counseling, New Jersey Association of College Admission Counseling & Pennsylvania Association of College Admission Counseling
Speaking Topics:
- Avoid the College Admission Pandemic Panic! Learn how to adapt to the ever-changing admission landscape.
- What’s Changed In College Admissions Over The Last Several Decades
- How To Get Accepted Into A Highly Selective College
- The College Process: One-Stop At A Time!
Video Clips:
All About The College Essay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwzqNAuSYak&feature=youtu.be
Admissions During Covid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hx320MDAhw&t=2s
Test Optional: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxV_HZwjUh0&feature=youtu.be
More about Laurie: Linkedin | Facebook | OneStopCollegeCounseling
Vaughan M. Reale, WG ‘87
HUB International
Email: [email protected]
|609-432-7929
About me: VP Employee Benefits HUB International |Insurance and Benefits Consulting |Help employers optimize benefits spend; Recruit, Retain, Reward |Benefit Expert: CEBS, CLU, Series 6, 63, 65, P&C licensed |Former CEO and CGO |FP Certified Trainer |Mayor, Margate NJ for 4 Years |Married, 3 kids
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaughanmreale/| www.hubinternational.com
Topics:
- Advanced Concepts in Benefit Delivery and Funding: Referenced Based Pricing, PBM Contracts and Medical Plan Captives
- Perceived Value and C-Suite Alignment of Benefit Plan Goals and Objectives
- CEO, CFO, COO Discrimination via Benefits
- Harnessing Benefits to Recruit, Retain and Reward Employees; Beyond Talk
Daniel Farber Huang, WG ’94, and Theresa Menders, WG ‘94
Huang+Menders Photography
Email: [email protected] | Phone: (646) 425--0046
About us: Huang+Menders Photography plus Otsuka Pharmaceuticals (Theresa) and The EchoStream Group (Daniel) | Husband and wife team | Documentary photographers | Strategic consultants | Explorers | Theresa has in-depth operations, program management, strategic consulting and finance experience | Daniel has deep experience in corporate finance, turnarounds, financial services and private equity
www.linkedin.com/in/dfhuang | www.linkedin.com/in/theresamenders | www.facebook.com/huangmenders | www.huangmenders.com
Topics:
- Managing complex initiatives in tumultuous environments
- Global Refugee Crisis
- Assessing risk quickly, navigating unfamiliar territory and implementing actionable strategies to achieve complex goals – whether for major organizations or in crisis situations
Video Clips: https://youtu.be/5YkUTXJVu7Q