meet our team ...
...our summer 2007 interns and our new apprentice

Welcome to our Summer 2007 interns, Michaela St. Onge (Lafayette College) and Charlotte Cutter (Colby College), as well as our new apprentice Chloe Lizotte (Concord Middle School). To review their CVs, click here and scroll down: http://www.thoughtleading.com/team.htm

thoughtleader spotlight...
...kudos to our thoughtleaders for their recent victories

• “When Sales Are Stalled and Profits Flat” by Jerry Vieira, President and Founder, The QMP Group, posted on Chief Executive Online. Jerry also published “How to Shape Up Before the Next Recession: Get Smarter and Be Decisive!” in CEO Refresher.

• “Costs Can Mount Fast for System Downtime” by Tim Hebert, CEO of Atrion Networking Corporation, in Technology Monthly

• “Private Market Good Bet for Selling Business” by Bill Mueller, President of Strategies for Business Ownership, in IndUS Business Journal.

• Michael J. Pomianek, Shareholder with Wolf Greenfield, was interviewed by The Manufacturer Online for the article “Patent Court’s Ruling Creates New Risks for Patent Holders, Boon for License Buyers.”

• Charlie Nault, Chair of Atrion Networking Corporation, signed a contract with Encouragement Press to publish his first book Risk-Free Technology: Managing Your Network and Other Key IT Assets (working title).

• John McQuaig, CPA, CMC, author of the new book Parallel Peaks: Business Insights While Climbing the World’s Highest Mountains (HRD Press), has been invited to speak at IMC USA’s Confab in Reno, NV in October.

• “Being Busy 24/7 Won’t Get You Where You Want to Go” by Suzanne Bates, President of Bates Communications, in Management Consulting News.

• Bob Barrett, Director of Systems Engineering at Intertech Engineering Associates, spoke at the Medical Design and Manufacturing East Exposition and Conference, on the topic of a “life cycle approach” to the validation of production and quality-system software.

• “What Do CEOs Want – and Need – from Their Communications Executives” by Barry Shulman, Founder of Shulman Executive Search, in CW Bulletin, the monthly e-newsletter of the International Association of Business Communicators.

• Neil Ferraro, Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, was quoted in this month’s Inside Counsel in an article entitled “Fast Service: Patent and Trademark Offices’ Accelerated Filing Process Gets Off to a Slow Start.”

• “Is Your Dental Plan Stuck in 1985?” by Jim Edholm, President of Business Benefits Insurance, in Worcester Business Journal.

• Elisabeth Liptak, Executive Director of the Washington Literacy Council, delivered the keynote address on "The Role of Community Libraries in Increasing Adult Literacy" to the American Library Association conference in Washington, DC.

• Jinsoo Terry, Founder and CEO of Advanced Global Connections, signed a contract with HRD Press to publish her next book Motivating a Multicultural Workforce.

• The 3rd Act: Writing a Great Ending to Your Screenplay (Continuum Books), a new book by Drew Yanno, an award-winning screenplay writer and noted Boston College film studies professor, was profiled in The Hollywood Reporter.

• “Is Patent Litigation Worth It?” by Michael Albert, Chair of the Litigation Group at Wolf Greenfield, and Ilan Barzilay, Associate at the same firm, in the Manufacturer. Ilan was also interviewed by technewsworld.com in an article called “Open Source and the DMCA: What Hath Digg Wrought?” and Michael will be profiled in the “Trial Tips” column of the August issue of IP Law and Business.

• “Hiring a Concern? Learn What Talent Magnets Do” by Carol Bergeron, President of Bergeron Associates, in Nonprofit World.

• “Ready, Fire, Aim! Do You Know What You’re Shooting for as You Revamp or Implement CRM?” by Steve Lipka, Principal, Avatar Strategic Partners LLC, in The CEO Refresher.

• “NAC Equals ‘Homeland Security’ for Networks” by Chris Poe, Technology Director for Atrion Networking Corporation, in Mass High Tech.

• “Is It ‘Obvious’? Long-awaited Patent Decision Leaves Lawyers Scratching their Heads” by Bob Abrahamsen, Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, in New England In-House Counsel. Bob was also quoted in an article on the same subject in Boston Business Journal.

• “Five Technology Pitfalls for Nonprofits: Finding Cost-Effective Solutions” by David Gleason PMP, Managing Consultant of Information Ethics, in Nonprofit World.

• “Sales Manager’s Cheat Sheet Is True Performer” by Shelley Hall, President of Catalytic Management, in Women’s Business Boston. Shelley also published “To Drive Organizational Change, Focus on Customers, then Lead the Way” in CEO Refresher.

• “Transforming Vision into Value” by Renate Rooney, President of RCR Associates LLC, in CEO Refresher. In April, Renate also published “How Mixed Messages Can Derail Organizational Success: Why You Need an Internal Communications Strategy” in the same publication.

• Doug Wolf, Co-Chair of the Trademark Group at Wolf Greenfield, was quoted in an article called “Google Pressed to Reveal AdWords Secrets” in The Register.

• “Retaining Top Women Business Leaders: Strategies for Ending the Exodus” by Denise Cormier, President of Cormier Associates, in Business Strategies Series 2007.

• Jason Honeyman, Chair of the Medical Device Practice Group at Wolf Greenfield, was interviewed by MX: Business Strategies for Medical Technology Executives in an article about currently-evolving patent issues and regulations.

• “Senior Executives: Don’t Retire… Instead, Lead” by Michael Shenkman, President of the Arch of Leadership, in Workspan. This article is based on material in Michael’s book, The Arch and The Path: The Life of Leading Greatly (Sandia Heights Media).

• “When Will Blogging Become Last Year’s Fad?” by Lewis Green, Founder and Managing Principal of L&G Business Solutions, on mpdailyfix.com.