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Cy Wakeman
"Thriving In
Challenging Times" |
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Cy speaks from experience! In the
healthcare arena, she has built a reputation for achieving
amazing results in spite of limited resources and
challenging circumstances. Cy holds a M.S. in Healthcare
Administration and has performed a variety of roles
including rural healthcare certification, HMO/Medicaid
program development, physician recruitment and contracting,
new clinic start-up and acquisition, clinic management, and
program turnaround. Based on her hard-hitting philosophy,
"Succeeding in Spite of the Facts", Cy has helped top
healthcare clients break through their reasons, stories and
excuses to develop innovative solutions to long-standing
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Mitch Holthus
"Winning & Losing
- A Different Perspective" |
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We will go beyond the obvious of winning
and losing in sports or in the field of insurance...winning
and losing take on interesting dynamics when considered in
the inevitable world of expectations...there aren't many
endeavors that have more expectations than big-time
athletics and the insurance industry...we'll explore what
constitutes success and real winning and losing...
Mitch Holthus is the "Voice of the Kansas City Chiefs." In
addition to his play-by-play duties, Holthus also hosts the
"Minute With Mitch" television series that is seen and heard
in five states. Holthus also hosts the "Chiefs Gameday"
television show, is a television play-by-play talent for
selected college basketball games, and is the number one
announcer for the Missouri Valley Conference. For 13 years,
Holthus was the play-by-play voice of the Kansas State
Wildcats of the Big 12 Conference. He currently owns his own
company that features talent and marketing services. Holthus
is a 1979 graduate of Kansas State University with a degree
in journalism. He received a degree in business
administration from K-State in 1980. |
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Petra Marquart
"The Power of
Service" |
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Petra Marquart is the principal in the
speaking and presentation firm, Petra Marquart and
Associates. In addition, she works as a coordinator in the
Customized Training department at Hennepin Technical College
in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree
in Communication, is the author of the customer service
book, The Power of Service: Keeping Customers for Life, and
is a certified trainer for the college's widely acclaimed
customer service program, Treating Your Customers Like Gold.
The program was the basis for the customer service training
programs she wrote for US Bancor, Mall of America, Target
Center, Isle of Capri Casinos and Fairview/University Health
System.
She is also a certified trainer for such programs as Achieve
Global's Frontline Leadership, Leadership 2000 and Working
for Self-Directed Teams.
She has served as a member of Honeywell's Adult Continuing
Education Board and as an educational partner with the
American Institute of Banking, Canadian Pacific Rail System,
Hennepin County Government Center, Northern States Power and
Minnesota Multi-housing Association. Petra has influenced
the service of thousands of people through her powerful and
entertaining presentations. She is an inspirational speaker
who has ignited the spirit of service in many professionals. |
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Scott Palecki
Partner, Foulston Siefkin LLC
"Stark III" |
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Mr. Palecki’s practice is focused exclusively in the health
care regulatory and transactional areas. He devotes his
efforts to the representation of hospitals, ambulatory
surgical centers, multi and single specialty physician
medical practices and a wide variety of others engaged in
the health care industry. Mr. Palecki has worked extensively
with health care clients on matters relating to operational,
regulatory, reimbursement and compliance issues. |
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Anne Downing
Director, CBIZ Accounting, Tax & Advisory of Wichita, LLC;
Shareholder, Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.
"Avoiding Embezzlement & IRS Guidelines" |
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Anne is a CPA with industry experience in Professional
Service Corporations and Healthcare/Physician Groups.
Her expertise is in estate and gift tax/planning,
trusts and estate income taxation, corporate, partnership
and individual taxation, business valuations, and litigation
support. Ann
received a
B.S. in Accounting from Emporia State University in 1981.
Debbie Coan,
also a Director at CBIZ Accounting, will join Anne.
Debbie's expertise is in audit
and attest services, preparation and review of financial
statements, accounting personnel training, and management
and training of accounting staff.
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Michael Benson
Investment Associate, UBS Financial Services Inc.
"Retirement Plan Design" |
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Mike Benson is an Investment Associate with the One Ward
Parkway Group of UBS Financial Services Inc. in Kansas City.
The One Ward Parkway Group is a team of financial
professionals that focuses on serving the needs of qualified
retirement plan clients.
Mike has over 16 years of experience in working with
retirement plans, helping employers with their plan designs
as well as investment and education programs.
Mike has a Finance degree from Iowa State University
and is a Chartered Retirement Plan Specialist from the
College for Financial Planning and a Certified Pension
Consultant from the American Society of Pension
Professionals and Actuaries.
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Gary L. Ayers
Partner, Foulston Siefkin LLC
"OIG Hit List" |
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Mr. Ayers
has represented clients in state and federal lawsuits
involving a wide variety of contract disputes, including
government investigations (Medicare and Medicaid) and the
corporate practice of medicine.
Mr. Ayers has presented at seminars for the Kansas
and Wichita Bar Associations and various trade associations
on a wide variety of topics including Medicare
investigations, business litigation, enforcing covenants not
to compete, unfair competition, trade secret litigation,
director and officer liability, and employment law.
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Bob Haisch
Representative from Wisconsin Physician
Services
"WPS Questions &
Answers" |
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