July 10 – Paul Bellantone, PPAI and John Hill, The Good Contractors List

Our Guests for the July 10th edition of PlayMakers Talk Show:

Paul Bellantone, CEO, Promotional Products Association International

John Hill, President, The Good Contractors List

Join us every Friday afternoon at 3:00 on 770 KAAM (KAAMRadio.com)

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Paul Bellantone, CEO, Promotional Products Association International

Paul Bellantone CAE PPAI President and CEOPaul Bellantone, CAE, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Promotional Products Association International, the not-for-profit association for more than 11,000 member companies of the $20 billion promotional products industry.

Founded in 1903, the Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) is the world’s largest and oldest not-for-profit association, which is comprised of more than 33,700 businesses and a workforce of more than 500,000 professionals.

As CEO for the last five years, Paul has built partnerships with global organizations inside and outside the industry.

PPAI.org

PromotionalProductsWork.org

Phone: (888) 426-7724

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John Hill, President, The Good Contractors List

JOHNwlogo2John Hill is the Founder and President of The Good Contractors List. He has become an authority in the home service contractor industry and speaks on how to choose a contractor and how to avoid contractor scams and tricks.

The Good Contractors List finds the honest guys that do quality work at fair and honest rates, but they go a step further. The Good Contractors List adds a guarantee to the homeowner which is, if the job is not right The Good Contractors List will pay to get it fixed up to $10,000. Their mantra isIf the jobs not right, we’ll get it fixed.”

You can read all about John’s whole story by visiting link below and downloading his free e-book under the tab “Our Story”.

TheGoodContractorsList.com

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July 3 – Nick Shepherd, TGI Fridays and Beth Goff, workspacevision

Our Guests for the July 3rd edition of PlayMakers Talk Show:

Nick Shepherd, CEO, TGI Fridays

Beth Goff, Founder, workplacevision

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Nick Shepherd, CEO, TGI Fridays

Nick+Shepherd-2012_RSNick Shepherd was named President and CEO of TGI Fridays℠ in February 2009. Fridays owns, operates franchises and licenses more than 900 restaurants in more than 61 countries.

TGI Fridays is the original casual dining bar and grill with the first TGI Fridays opened 50 years ago in New York City. TGI Fridays opened in Dallas in the spring of 1972. Fridays took Dallas by storm with a record-setting $2 million in revenues its first year continuing today with the brand promise, “In Here, It’s Always Friday®.”

As a seasoned international executive, Nick began his career in restaurant operations and has since held leadership positions in a variety of disciplines bringing more than 25 years of global operations, development, franchise, marketing and brand management experience to his role.

Fridays.com

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Beth Goff, Founder, workspacevision

GOFF_B 117 medium 300dpi fileIn 2011, Beth Goff blended her entrepreneurial spirit and passion for the workplace and founded workspacevision, a workplace strategies consulting group.

This research-based
 approach helps workspacevision successfully translate
organizational goals and connects those goals to the real estate model through the furniture…where work happens.

Beth and her team work closely with industry leading real estate firms, architects, designers and Fortune 500 executives on understanding workplace and workforce trends. She focuses on translating the customer’s needs and accommodating the shifting nature of work.

workspacevision.com

Phone: (214) 498-5477

workspace_vision_logoDSC_0015 copyHost, Steve a Klein, Beth Goff, Nick Shepherd