Lessons From a Franchise Owner now VP and Sharrk Tank Inventor
July 24, 2014
Hosted by Deanne DeMarco, MT, MA, RCC
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Guest Information
Episode Description
From Franchise Owner to corporate VP of Operational Support Judy Milner and ABC Hit TV Show Shark Tank, Spatty and Spatty Daddy Inventor Cheryl Rigdon are the special guests this week. Judy is a former ( www.theupsstorefranchise.com ) in Northern Virginia has an incredible story on how she climbed the corporate ladder to the VP of Operational Support and Cheryl is a speech pathologist who invented the Spatty and Spatty Daddy and went on the hit TV show The Shark Tank, to pitch her invention hoping to gain support for her invention. Judy is a very unique guest to have on the show. She has been a successful entrepreneur and is now a high-ranking corporate executive. Cheryl, works full time as a Speech Language Pathologist and runs her very successful business. Both women offer unique views on success and how to run a business. This will be a great show for the person seeking inside information in being a franchise owner or the inventor who want to learn how to get their invention to market.
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Deanne DeMarco, MT, MA, RCC
Deanne is diverse in careers from scientist, college instructor, management trainer, Fortune 500 Manager, author to entrepreneur. She is a much sought after speaker and business coach who blends the spirit of change, life-long learning, and adaptability.
For more than 20 years Deanne has worked with managers and individuals to help break through personal and career roadblocks with her innovative strategies. She offers her abilities as a leader, certified business coach, and educator to corporations and organizations globally. Deanne demonstrates the adaptive thinking necessary for change in our present-day world.
Deanne is an example of her own advice, adaptability, and self-leadership. She knows first-hand what it takes to climb the corporate ladder and the challenges women face in career advancement.
She teaches workshops in leadership, management, communication, public speaking, the changing workforce, and conflict intervention.
Deanne is the author of four books, and her business articles have been published in over 300 trade magazines and professional journals. She has won numerous public speaking awards and Deanne's management coaching program won national recognition from Training Magazine's Top 100. Additionally she was on the three-member team that first discovered the cancer link to second hand smoke.
Deanne is known for her high energy speaking style and use of personal stories coupled with strategies that work.
