Presenters for ROK LABS:
Richard Muller
In 2004, Rich founded The Business Development Portal - a nationwide consulting firm, headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN specializing in small business start-up guidance and support. Rich has 35 years sales and business development experience working in various industries - with emphasis in subscription marketing. His core business philosophy and brand is "Maximizing Your Return On Knowledge" - which interconnects getting paid for selling What you know - to Who you know - and receiving maximum income in return,. This belief has led Rich to helping launch the ROK Consultants, The Webinar Professor and Corporate Refugees Org companies.
Rich has both a Masters of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Southern California.In 2004 Rich founded The Business Development Portal - a nationwide consulting firm, headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN specializing in small business start-up guidance and support. Rich has 35 years sales and business development experience working in various industries - with emphasis in subscription marketing. His core business philosophy and brand is "Maximizing Your Return On Knowledge" - which interconnects getting paid for selling What you know - to Who you know - and receiving maximum income in return,. This belief has led Rich to helping launch the ROK Consultants, The Webinar Professor and Corporate Refugees Org companies. Rich has both a Masters of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Southern California.
Website for Richard: www.thebizdevportal.com/
John Grozik
John has been evaluating emerging media technologies for corporate and educational clients for more than 40 years. Over the past 10 years, his projects have included interactive exhibits for museums and trade shows (http://tinyurl.com/yguhved), development of enhanced television production processes for PBS (http://tinyurl.com/yg6pqyf), customized training for corporate clients (http://tinyurl.com/ylg8ub3), and the exploration of the intersection of innovation and collaboration (www.wavesofinnovation.com). He is an instructor for a technical college in Milwaukee where he teaches blended learning courses in Simulation & Gaming.
John is a serial entrepreneur with companies involved in product development for immersive environments, augmented reality and mobile apps. He has also co-founded organizations that support corporate refugees and professionals with careers in transition. John is the founder and Executive Director of the Digital Campfires Foundation, a private organization that provides grant application support for nonprofits, organizations and small businesses.
He has a Masters of Arts in Communications from Marquette University, Milwaukee, and a Bachelor of Science in Media Communications from Southern Illinois University.
Website for John: www.digitalcampfirespress.com
Michael Kiefer
In the early 1990's Michael Monroe Kiefer founded the POWERMIND project to study human potential. Over the years Michael and his team have shared their research results with the public in the form of: keynotes, workshops, books, CD's, psychological tests and online learning programs.
Michael specializes in many topic areas including: personality styles, situational leadership, project management, time management, goal setting, customer service, speed learning, positive attitudes, inspiration, supervision, entrepreneurship, natural talent testing, and more.In the early 1990's Michael Monroe Kiefer founded the POWERMIND project to study human potential. Over the years Michael and his team have shared their research results with the public in the form of: keynotes, workshops, books, CD's, psychological tests and online learning programs.
Michael specializes in many topic areas including: personality styles, situational leadership, project management, time management, goal setting, customer service, speed learning, positive attitudes, inspiration, supervision, entrepreneurship, natural talent testing, and more.
Website for Michael: www.powermindtraining.com/
Dennis Heindl
Dennis J. Heindl is President of Nth Degree Software, a company he founded on the vision that software technology could enhance natural human thinking effectiveness.
Prior to Nth Degree Software, Inc., Mr. Heindl worked 30 years with AT&T where he held a variety of Information Technology "systems" work assignments and Corporate “project management” assignments.
He received an MBA degree from the University Wisconsin - Milwaukee, and an undergraduate degree from Marquette University.
Dennis's website: www.nthdegreesoft.com