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Genie Z. Laborde, Ph.D.
Founder
Genie Z. Laborde started the firm which is now
International Dialogue Education Associates in 1980 to train business
people in new and powerful communication skills. This led to her
acclaimed book, Influencing with Integrity, which has sold 200,000
copies in five languages. To enhance the training she produced
the “Influencing Skills” video series in the
mid-1980s. Chase Manhattan Bank was the first customer for the
new program. Other corporations, such as Eastman Kodak, IBM, FPL,
Sprint, and Dell Computers followed. The 21st century saw Dr.
Laborde produce the innovative E-Learning course, 3-MINUTE STEPS TO
INFLUENCING WITH INTEGRITY. Genie Z. Laborde holds a PhD in
Confluent Education from the University of California at Santa
Barbara. more
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David W. Landreth
Business Development
Dave Landreth has worked as a Strategy focused Full
Cycle Recruiter with 12 years of competent knowledge in administering
the outside relationships candidates, key hiring managers, HR and
outside vendors to assist in all aspects of the recruiting function. He
brings his strong experience working in a fast paced, deadline driven
environment while managing multiple priorities and clients to his
current position in Business Development with International Dialogue
Education Associates.
In his spare time Dave enjoys filling his brain
with literatiure and study.
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George Griffin
Syntony Publishing, Inc. Founder
George Griffin is Founder and owner of Syntony
Publishing, Inc. A graduate of Stanford University, George
Griffin founded Syntony in 1983 and has continued to guide its
expansion into new media since that time. Originally established
to publish materials for the seminars of Grinder Laborde Hill
partnership, Syntony has continued to flourish and move into video
production as the partnership morphed into IDEA. Syntony’s
products now support the E-Learning program, THREE-MINUTE STEPS TO
INFLUENCING WITH INTEGRITY with its publication of The 21st
Century’s Seven League Boots. Syntony regularly publishes
quality custom products for Chase Manhattan Bank, FPL, Sprint, IBM, and
other major corporations.
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Steve Apple
Manager, Syntony Publishing, Inc.
Steve Apple started working at Syntony Publishing
in 1985 as a temporary “Packer and Shipper”. A
willingness to “pitch in” wherever needed led to assumption
of more duties, and in 1987 George Griffin, founder of Syntony
Publishing sent Steve to Dan Poynter’s world famous intensive
Publishers Workshop, covering all aspects of book publishing.
Since then Steve has handled most of the day-to-day operations of
Syntony Publishing. He has continued his publishing education
with BookBuilders West.
Steve is married with three children and is an
active musician in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Eddie Reynolds
Vice President for Training
Eddie Reynolds is an I.D.E.A. master trainer
and a certified professional trainer with twenty years of experience
with IBM in education, information technology, administration and
marketing. He has outstanding technical and presentation skills as a
result of experience as a demonstrator, presenter, instructor, project
manager, and systems engineer.
Eddie has demonstrated a unique ability to work
effectively with all levels of employees and customers. He has in-depth
awareness on building customer relationships and of multicultural
issues. Eddie holds a Masters in Management Information Science from
North Carolina Central University in Durham and a Bachelor of Science
in Management Information Systems from the University of Maryland in
College Park.
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Lynn Douglas
Director of Operations
After a long and successful career in banking, Lynn
Douglas joined the staff of IDEA in 1994 as Director of
Operations. Earlier she was appointed one of the first female
vice presidents in the auditing department of Chase Manhattan
Bank. There Lynn Douglas worked directly for the vice president
of auditing as a trouble shooter and problem solver. Later she
became a consultant with Citibank in a new credit card program.
At IDEA she assists Genie as a faculty member for the demanding
Advanced Training and is in charge of quality control of the 48 IDEA
Master Trainers.
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Tracy Laborde
Board Member
Tracy Laborde brings 30 years of business
experience to his position on the IDEA Board. A graduate of
Louisiana State University and the Banking Institute, his business
career began as a branch Manager of Hibernia National Bank in New
Orleans. He segued to CEO of IDEA for eight years. After
bringing to IDEA policies which doubled, tripled, then quadrupled its
previous gross income, Tracy Laborde returned to his birthplace, New
Orleans, and bought a company which he renamed Laborde Marine and which
he presently runs. This position gives him the time to contribute
ideas and banking know-how to the board decisions on new directions for
IDEA.
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Beverly Fertig
Director of Business Performance
Beverly Fertig, an IDEA Master Trainer, has
experience with Fortune 500 companies, mid sized companies and
not-for-profit organizations. These include Eastman Kodak,
Sprint, Chase Manhattan Bank, Charter One Bank, and the New York
Special Olympics. Some of her titles were Academic Dean, Account
Representative, Vice President of Training and Development, and Retail
Sales Training Manager. Beverly is skilled at designing and
delivering training and development to drive business plans, and she
has extensive experience in delivering customized training solutions
which have led to increases in both sales and customer
satisfaction. Beverly holds degrees from Wittenberg University in
Springfield, Ohio, and Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
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Migrant Parent Education Program Coordinator
Janell has worked for manufacturing and high-tech corporations in
Finance, Information Technology and Human Resources.
She has provided coaching and soft skills training to
corporate clients since 1997. Janell has
an MBA in Marketing and a Master of Arts in Industrial/Organizational
Psychology. In addition to being an IDEA
trainer, she is the IWI coordinator for the Migrant Parent Education
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