Cathleen Fillmore

Cathleen Fillmore is a well known consultant to speakers who want to reach the six figure income level. Author of four books, most recently ‘The Six Figure Speaker’, Cathleen also owns and operates Speakers Gold bureau.

Her dedication to the speaking industry means she knows the speaking market inside out. Cathleen’s clients are highly accomplished people new to the speaking market and also well established speakers who want to take their careers to new levels.

Cathleen graduated from York University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a double major in English literature and Psychology. She has a strong journalistic background, having written five books and more than 300 articles. Her most recent book, ‘The Six Figure Speaker’ gets five star reviews on www.amazon.com.

Cathleen uses her writing skills to help her clients create compelling copy that positions them at the top of their market.

She is a member of Meeting Planners International, a certified consultant with the American League of Consultants, a coach with the Certified Coaches Federation and an Adult Education specialist.

Cathleen also holds an annual Talent Search called ‘So You Think You Can Speak’ where the audience votes for the top amateur speaker of the year.

Cathleen is former Event Chair for the American Chamber of Commerce and founder/past President of the Halifax branch of CAPS (Professional Speakers). She runs the bureau, holds seminars across North America and works with a few select clients one-on-one.

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Fast Track Guide to 6 Figure Speaking

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Raza Abbas

Raza feels honored to possess more than a decade of global experience in Career Counseling, Career Development, Coaching and Self Development. He has acquired training from Career Services Department at The University of Arizona an internationally acclaimed Career Center of Excellence in the United States of America. Raza has coached numerous clients in the past ranging from employees of Fortune-500 companies and students of premier Universities of the World.

Raza is a pioneer of introducing self development in Pakistan for the Sports & Youth Affairs Department, Government of Sind, INSYPRE Program and also the pioneer of introducing career counseling in Pakistan for the Education & Literacy Department, Government of Sind, BBSYDP Program.

Raza Abbas a dual graduate in Business Administration and Communication from The University of Arizona, USA. He is a graduate from the Arizona Blue Chip Program, (only 04 year personal leadership program in the United States) and lastly he has also acquired certification from Arizona Collegiate Institute for Leadership.

Raza’s Training Specialties:

• Career Development
• Conflict Resolution
• Corporate Etiquette
• Emotional Intelligence 
• Executive Coaching 
• Human Resources 
• Leadership Development 
• Negotiation 
• Organizational Change Management 
• Personal Development 
• Recruitment 
• Strategic Communications 
• Stress Management 
• Youth Development

Raza is a member of:

1. American Society for Training & Development (ASTD)

2. Fortune 100 Coaches Network

3. International Coaching Network

“Raza Abbas is a visionary communicator/leader. He is a "franchise player" on par as a professional with Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods to use a sports reference".

Jack Perry, Senior Career Coordinator, The University of Arizona.

Raza appreciates nature, diversity, enjoys traveling and global cuisine.

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Aamir Paracha is a highly qualified professional having 15+ years of multidimensional international work history for leading organizations, and distinguished educational track record. Aamir has extensive experience in quality and social compliance, and dealing with multiple stakeholders.

As a Management Trainer he has trained working executives from diverse industries, functions and organizational levels.

• Industries: Banking, Telecommunications, FMCG, Energy, Automotives, Defense, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Food and Beverages, Defense, Information Technology, Health, and various Process Industries, etc.
• Functions: HRM, Marketing, Finance, Operations, Production, Quality Management, Maintenance, Procurement, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Planning, Information Technology, Consulting, etc.)
• Organizational Levels: from Line Supervisor to Chief Executives

A brief summary of his career is as under:

• Industry Experience: 1) Management Training and Education; 2) Metal Processing; 3) Textile; 4) Defense.
• Functional Experience: 1) Operations Management; 2) Quality Management; 3) Manufacturing/Production; 4) Quality/Social Compliance; 5) Planning; 5) Maintenance; 6) Procurement; 7) Administration; 8) Etc.
• Education: 1) MBA (Int’l Business), AIT, Thailand with Full Scholarship. 2) BE (Industrial), NED University of Eng. & Technology, Pakistan with Silver Medal.
• Certifications: 1) Project Management Professionals (PMP); 2) Certified SAP PP Consultant; 3) ISO 9000 Lead Auditor
• Affiliations: 1) Project Management Institute (PMI), USA; American Society for Quality (ASQ), USA; 3) Mensa International, UK. 4) Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), USA.
• ISO 9000 Certifications: Directed, implemented & maintained ISO 9000 certification program in 3 companies. Acted as Management Representative
• 4 Months Professional Courses: 1) Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP); 2) Professional Diploma in Project Management.
• Research Projects: Two. 6 months each. For Japanese and European auto-sector manufacturers.
• Publications: 1) ‘TQM - Key to Success’; 2) ‘Productivity Improvement in a Manufacturing Organization’

Aamir feels that combination of his MBA degree in International Business and BE degree in Industrial Engineering is one of this biggest assets. It enables him to see the ‘big picture’, as well as get into details to ‘make-it-happen’ - to put together a plan and implement it. He also takes pride in his experience of working in teams in an environment with 40+ nationalities.

Training Topics:

• Operations Management
• Quality Management
• Project Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Six Sigma (6s)
• Lean Management
• Kaizen
• 5S
• TQM
• Benchmarking etc.

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Omer Farooq

Omer Farooq has a diverse background of pharmaceutical, services, and hospitality and retail industry. He has been in the lead roles inside and outside the country driving the quality and customer standards as per the envisioned international best practices. He has working for over 15 years in leading the marketing team of high-end fashion brands as well as huge retail setups targeting mass market. He has deep retail experience in operations, distribution & warehousing, brand management, training & development. His expertise is in the areas of:

• Retail Management
• Marketing Management
• Research and development
• High End fashion brand marketing
• Promotional Strategies
• Shopper based channel & outlet management

He has launched many successful loyalty and mystery shopping programs for airline and retail setups. He is also recognized for amazing tactical campaigns for various brands to re-launch the business in line with the evolving consumer trends; ensuring best return for the marketing spent.

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Belal Ahmed

I have12 years experience in the fields of advertising and marketing with emphasis on New Product Introduction. I have a knack of creating a synergistic relationship where all parties mutually benefit. During my professional career I designed and implemented strategic business plans and created the people and technical infrastructure necessary to make a profit. I believe strongly in long term Planning Models to establish secure product placement and public acceptance.

I have had the opportunity to work for Companies like 3M and PEPSI & learned a lot from their rich cultures.

My goal is to set up a complete business consultancy service for start-ups & running businesses, providing the following services: Talent Acquisition & Management, Human Resource Development, Human Resource Management, Organizational Development, PR and Publicity Consultancy, Promotion & Advertising Consultancy, Marketing and Communication Solutions.

Currently, I specialize in, Promotion & Advertising, Product Positioning, Promotional consultancy, Internet Marketing, Product Development, Marketing Research and analysis, Brand Management, Brand Activation, Segmentation and target market identification, Retail Management, Profit Impact of Marketing Campaign, Corporate Sales Team Management and Personal Branding

I did my Master in Business Administration, 2002, before that I completed my Bachelor of Computer Sciences, 1994. Apart from that I am a Six Sigma Green Belt

I am currently affiliated with:

• Advertising professionals Worldwide

• Business Development Institute (BDI)

• Marketing & Communication Network

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Chaudhry Imtiaz Hussain

Chaudhry Imtiaz Hussain is a senior Trainer and Human Resources / Legal Professional. He has served top of the lines organizations both abroad and back home. He has served as General Manager PTCL, Director HR Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), Head of Human Resources Rafhan Maize, Millat Tractors and Qarshi Industries. He has also served as Chief of Administration & Information in United Nations in Eastern Europe. He has delivered lectures in various renowned Universities and professional institutions like NUST, Riphah University, SZABIST, APCOMS, and Minhaj University etc as Resource Person, Guest Speaker and Visiting Faculty Member.

Training Topics:
Performance Management & Appraisal System,Career Planning & Management, Team Building, Recruitment and Selection, Enhancement of Productivity, Job Analysis, HR Planning, Time Management, Emotional Intelligence, Training and Development, Objectives/Goals setting, How to motivate people, Leadership through quality, Managing People, Conflict Management and Leadership, Stress Management, Communication Skills,Negotiation Skills, Problems Solving and Decision Making Skills, How to maintain Discipline, How to Conduct Enquiries of Disciplinary Cases, Labour Laws, Corporate and Business Laws, Constitutional Law, Law in General, Security of personnel, premises, documents and VVIPs and Investigation/Interrogation etc.Profile

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Arun Chitlangia

Mr. Chitlangia (53) is a Learning Facilitator in behavior and Communication. He is a free lance trainer on panel of Pragati Software Pvt. Ltd. Earlier he facilitated at Frankfinn & SNDT. His sessions are interactive and humorous. He has conducted several training programs for Institutes, Colleges, Corporate bodies and groups of individuals during last 8 years and trained more than 15 thousand people. He is a Commerce graduate from University of Bombay. He did his Diploma in Public Speaking from Indo American Society in 1980 and won the Best Speaker’s award.

Prior to entering training field he has worked in various fields like trading in Ball Bearings, Share Broker, Job at Reliance & others. He is invited by various Rotary and Lions clubs and associations as Guest Speaker. Compeering is his passion and he does it well in Hindi and English. Somber Intelligent jokes are his specialty. Mr. Arun is Past President of Lions Club of Shivaji Park, Humour Club, Past Treasurer of Association for Senior Citizens. Currently, he is Vice Chairman of ISTD Mumbai Chapter.

The hobbies include modeling and acting. The films he acted in are Kis Kiski Kismat, Hangman & Swadesh. Serials like Kkusum, Kahin Kisi Roz, and Kumkum and various Ad films, print media and hoardings. He likes to play Lawn Tennis, listen music, drive car & M/cycle, reading, making friends and net surfing.

He is married to Vijaya, who is a Home maker and have a son – Chinmaya, who is pursuing PG at MICA.

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