In this article, MindShare founder and Anvil Media president shares his experiences and lessons when asking for a raise. Lewis shares his experiences dating back to his first internship and lessons he’s learned from his own experience as an employee and an employer. He outlines common compensation review factors, conventional and unconventional, as well as […]
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Generate Sales with These Five Essential Strategies
If you’re looking to ramp up your sales and revenue, look no further than this article, authored by Anvil Media president and pdxMindShare founder Kent Lewis. He outlines five key strategies and tactics you can use on a daily or weekly basis to increase your sales pipeline and revenue. Highlights include leveraging existing and past […]
Meet June’s Speaker: Kerstin McInnis
Burnout to Balance: 3 Tools to Get You Back on Track Kerstin McInnis is an intuitive career & transition coach, writer and teacher. She has worked as a corporate marketing professional in the areas of marketing, events, promotions, and communications for over 20 years. She spent the majority of her corporate career at Microsoft where she […]
Creating and Leveraging Core Values to Increase Employee and Customer Retention
While many companies list core values on their website, very few employees, including executives, can recite them without looking them up. In this article, pdxMindShare founder and Anvil Media president Kent Lewis shares his experience creating, revising and using core values to drive his Portland OR-based digital marketing agency forward. He starts by sharing his […]
Meet May’s Speaker: Jennifer Anderson
Values-Driven Leadership: How to Create a Competitive Edge Jennifer Anderson is the founder of Full Bloom Career Academy, a full-service career training and coaching program. A self-proclaimed “High Tech Refugee” Jen has spent the last 15 years teaching thousands of people the concepts of how to create a thriving career. She’s coached hundreds of people down […]
Meet April’s Speaker: Jane Boutwell
Traits of Top Tier Talent: Accountability in Communication We are excited to announce Jane Boutwell as our April Speaker! Jane is an executive trainer, corporate learning leader, presentation coach, and speech communications consultant at JB Communications. Jane helps companies retain top tier talent through employee training and development. Great communication skills can change how team work […]
Meet February’s Speaker: Dalena Bradley
Interview Like It’s Second Nature We are excited to introduce Dalena Bradley as our speaker for February! Dalena Bradley is a career marketing specialist, Certified Employment Interview Professional (CEIP), Certified Professional Résumé Writer (CPRW), and a member of the Professional Association of Résumé Writers and Career Coaches. She will be teaching us how to win your […]
Meet November’s Speaker: Emily Anderson
We are so excited to introduce everyone to Emily Anderson. Emily is an Associate Consultant at FranNet where she helps people find their passion and freedom through franchise ownership. She has a passion for helping people and she enjoys the same freedom and flexibility that she helps others achieve through business ownership. We are switching […]
Meet October’s Speaker: Chris Bartell
We are excited to introduce, or for some of you re-introduce, Chris Bartell as our Speaker for October! Chris is a brand energizer and the Founder of the Super Powers Academy. His mission is to turn mild-mannered brands and business professionals into super heroes! Chris helps people find their unique, engaging, and powerful story (by […]
Meet September’s Speaker: Cleon Cox
After the long summer break, we are so excited to start off our workshops season with a pdxMindShare veteran, Cleon Cox! From janitor to stockbroker, trucking company owner to co-founder of the National College Association, Cleon Cox III has invested his time, energy, and expertise as the facilitator of the Job Finders Support Group, Portland, […]
