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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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Mike Hulme
Vice President, Marketing & Sales, Business Development
Mike Hulme joined IDEA after 5 years as cofounder of an Enterprise Compliance Software startup that has a successful client in the Bank of the West. Mike also currently develops and runs several websites in his e-commerce business with his wife in his spare time.
Prior to that Mike was at Zilog Semiconductors for twelve years. He held positions of VP Licensing and Alliances and Director of the Zilog Communications Business Unit. Before ZiLOG Mike was at Harris Semiconductor for five years as Director of the Microprocessor Product Line. He was also at TI for ten years in both sales and marketing of microprocessor, controller and memory component products in the US, France and the United Kingdom. Mike graduated from Imperial College in London University and has a Physics BCS Honors degree.
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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
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