He moved on to work for an investment subsidiary of Prudential in corporate finance with a specialty of leveraged buyouts. This position required balancing a myriad of customers and differing needs, as well as dealing with the egos and politics of attorneys, CPAs, and business executives.

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Eleven years ago Jerry experienced change with a jolt jumping from corporate America to starting his own consulting and training firm, ClientFocus, Inc. Since then he has delivered programs in 39 states to a wide variety of corporate and governmental audiences.

Jerry delivers powerful stuff in the areas of change and innovation, leadership and management skills, motivation and teambuilding, strategic planning and customer sales and service. Whatever the program, his focus is on changing behavior for improved individual and organizational results. His presentation style is most often described as humorous, down-to-earth, highly interactive, and fast paced. His audiences can’t miss that he really loves his second career.

Since 1992, Jerry has been a qualified user of the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory, the most utilized developmental tool in Corporate America today. Jerry is a member of the Association for Psychological Type (APT) and has made multiple presentations at both their regional and international conferences. He believes there is no more powerful tool for both individuals and organizations to grow and develop. Jerry is an active member of the National Speaker Association, a Past-President of Illinois chapter of NSA, and currently serves on the board.

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Interesting Facts About Jerry

	While Jerry was changing careers he attended a career transition meeting, and when asked to state something unique about him, he had the entire audience laughing and applauding when he responded, "I’m an attorney with good interpersonal skills." (Think about that!)
	Jerry helps groups survive constant change in the workplace with a unique approach. Under the Myers-Briggs, Jerry’s personality type dislikes change more than any other type. If you are frustrated with constant change, he’s right there with you.
	Jerry likes to say that he is the kind of attorney everyone likes; he no longer practices law.
	One of Jerry’s associates once described him as having the best balance of left brain and right brain that they have ever experienced working with. While Jerry is definitely left-brained, he has learned to be more right-brained and innovative, and loves to help others do the same.
	Jerry has been married to his wife, Sue, for THIRTY years. They have two grown (and employed!) children. Their daughter likes to say she grew up in a "functional family."

Some of Jerry's topics:

Change | Innovation | Leadership
Motivation | Teambuilding

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