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 Ken Blackwell
VP, Learning & Development
Ken cuts through the clutter to help clients identify the critical keys to enhancing their effectiveness and improving their productivity.
Whether working with individuals or international corporations, Ken has the focused ability to translate abstract visions into concrete results.
He has enabled:
- a geographically dispersed finance team to function as one cohesive team, improving efficiency and internal customer service
- managers to develop coaching & feedback skills to improve retention and enhance succession planning
- a new plant manager to make his facility a market leader
- a multi-national firm to create an effective 360-degree feedback process to identify high potential leaders and enhance leadership skills throughout the organization
A pioneer in Team Builders Plus’ 360-Degree Feedback process, Ken has coached hundreds of senior executives to bridge the communication gaps and resolve the interpersonal issues that create long-term success and can revitalize growth, both professionally and personally.
Ken was published in the 360 Smart Kit and was instrumental in the development of the 20/20® Insight GOLD, a survey software designed to bring 360-degree feedback to the next level.
A certified coach and trainer, Ken has spent over 15 years working nationally and internationally with leaders from a wide range of industries including: AIG; Blue Cross Blue Shield; Bristol Myers Squibb; Campbell Soup Company; Chase; Dallas Morning News; Johns Hopkins University; L’Oreal; Maritronics (Dubai, UAE); Nabisco; Novartis (Malta); Ocean Spray; PepsiCo; Roche Molecular Systems; Rohm & Haas; Saint-Gobain; Schering AG; Sino Saudi Gas Limited (KSA); US Army; US Marines; US Navy; Verizon and W.L. Gore.
Ken is a sought after speaker and has presented at a variety of organizations including: ASQ (American Society for Quality), ASTD (American Society of Training & Development), Organizational Development Network, SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) and many corporate conferences. He has also appeared as a guest on CN8’s Money Matters.
 Dan Silver
Director of Leadership Development
Dan has extensive experience consulting with organizations and business leaders on workplace issues including developing effective leaders, enhancing employee performance, and interview coaching. With an early professional concentration in Career Development, Dan has worked with over 1000 executives from widely diverse backgrounds in navigating their careers from both within and outside their organizations.
Dan’s passion is working with clients to expand both their self-awareness and ability to communicate the primary benefits they bring to organizations. Highlights include: Coaching a team through the managerial challenges of a merger; Training a staff of recruiters in interviewing best practices that significantly increased their success rate; Coaching a number of executives in transition to President / CEO positions; Training a senior leadership team to recognize and manage the early warning signs of employee turnover.
Dan's corporate clients have included Pfizer, Abengoa Bioenergy, Shell Oil, Urban Land Institute, Alstom Power, Phoenix House, INO Therapeutics, and the New York Institute of Technology. Mr. Silver is an experienced trainer who has facilitated a wide range of programs that impact employee performance including leading teams, stress management, communication through behavioral style awareness, and managing change.
Dan regularly speaks at educational, business, and industry associations throughout the Tri-State area including: Fordham, Rutgers, and Drexel universities, The Greater Philadelphia Senior Executive Group, the Financial Executive Networking Group, and Chem Pharma.
You might be surprised to know that: Formerly an accomplished musician, Dan is still able to impress his two youngest sons at the piano. The wife and daughter know better.
 Stew Bolno, MBA, EdM
Sr. Learning & Development Consultant
Stewart Bolno has helped executives, managers, and employees increase their level of professional effectiveness since 1984. He possesses a long history of helping sales teams improve performance. However, his expertise enables him to consult with leaders, managers, and teams from all organizational areas. After all, these people benefit greatly by learning to appreciate the importance of their role while strengthening their influencing and people skills.
By utilizing surveys, computer software, and instrumented learning materials, his clients are able to quantitatively analyze their individual, team, or organizational situation. This assists them in building a strong foundation prior to committing to action. This reinforces confidence and contributes to effective decision making.
Stew’s long term work history demonstrates that he has "walked the talk." Early in his career, he earned executive positions with two major retail firms, Abraham & Straus and R. H. Macy. As a consultant, he conducted seminars for Xerox Learning Systems/Learning International. As a Field Manager Associate of Inscape Publishing, he is a consistent volume award winner. He has been cited with the honor of “Team Builder of the Year”, from a population of 4,000 independent Inscape Distributors. Stew has been a Board Member of the Small Business Council of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and is an active member of the American Society for Training & Development. For 10 years, Stew was selected by the Wharton-University of Pennsylvania, Small Business Development Center, to design and conduct courses in the areas of Leadership, Sales, and Customer Retention.
Stew has earned an M.B. A. in Management and an Ed. M. in Adult Educational Processes.
You might be surprised to know that: Stew was the selected candidate for the United States House of Representatives in 2004.
 Dave Yunghans
Sr. Training Specialist
Dave has more than 25 years of corporate communications experience with a wide range of professional skill sets.
During his career, Dave has created and delivered multi-day corporate training and communications events. He has also created and delivered a six-month customer service program. Dave also designed and delivered a two-day specialized sales training program. Each experience has provided a solid depth of knowledge in working with a variety of cultures, languages and behaviors. Dave now focuses on three primary areas of professional development: Team building, professional development and leadership.
Dave is an avid salt-water fisherman and custom fishing rod builder. He has traveled throughout Europe, North America and the Caribbean. He and his wife (Suzanne) reside in Frazer, PA and can often be found in Cape May, New Jersey. Dave and Suzanne have two grown children.
You might be surprised to know that: Dave has been building custom fishing rods for more than 15 years.
 Heather Hafner
Sr. Training Specialist
Heather brings a unique perspective and specialization to team development. As a professional beach and indoor volleyball player for more than a decade, Heather discovered what makes teams great from the inside-out.
For the past 12 years, Heather has applied the skills and knowledge learned on the court to real-life, workplace situations. She has worked with many Fortune 500 companies and across a wide variety of industries – both nationally and internationally.
Heather specializes in experiential teambuilding activities – both indoors and outdoors – on land and water -- for large and smalls groups. She is Project Manager of the Wheels For The World, bicycle-building program; a Certified DiSC Behavioral Styles trainer and a Certified Conflict Mediator.
She is passionate about helping people better understanding their co-workers and themselves to create more effective and harmonious working environments.
Heather has a B.A. in Journalism with a Minor in Marketing from California State University Northridge. She is a member of the Orange County Human Relations Commission and the North American Simulation & Gaming Association (NASGA).
Team Builders Plus Consultants
Our talented consultants form an impressive team. Each has years of experience in human resources and/or organizational and professional development. They have conducted countless individual, team and organizational assessments followed by designing and delivering highly successful programs that get results. Their consulting experience spans the organizational hierarchy, from senior level executives to the newest, least experienced employees. They have helped companies build successful teams, develop exceptional managers and create productive work environments.
Team Builders Plus facilitators are dynamic, fun and engaging. They know what it takes to design and deliver a powerful program that engages the participants in lively discussions and interactive experiences that have a lasting impact. All of our trainers receive the highest ratings from client evaluations.
Team Builders Plus consultants have shared their expertise by presenting to a variety of groups including: ASTD, The Society of Human Resource Managers, Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, The Wharton School's Small Business Development Center, among others. |
