You Are Just A Number Jim Zelem

Ian Heller is the Chief Strategy Officer for Distribution Strategy Group. He has more than 35 years of experience in the wholesale distribution industry, and he writes and speaks extensively on technology, strategy, sales and marketing, and disruption.

Ian entered the distribution industry as a truck unloader at a Grainger branch while in college. He eventually became Vice President of Marketing there and has since held senior executive roles at GE Capital, Corporate Express, Newark Electronics, and HD Supply.

Ian holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where he was elected commencement
speaker by his classmates and won the Dean’s Distinguished Service Award.

For additional information, visit Ian's website:

DistributionStrategyGroup.com

Eliseo Tajanlangit RN CCM is currently on assignment as a travel nurse case manager.  He and his wife celebrated being nurses for 30 years as of May 2023.  His late mother was a nurse.  One daughter is a labor and delivery nurse, the youngest daughter is a critical care nurse and a daughter-in-law is in nursing school. Eliseo is unique in that he is a board-certified case manager, and hospital discharge planner, has an insurance license to dive deeper into Medicare issues, and is actively working in various hospitals to truly understand what choices people should consider in their Medicare insurance. Eliseo has the ability to review your medical records to anticipate any care gaps that you may miss. He also assists with long-term care insurance claims.  Eliseo's Medicare knowledge also complements your financial planner's longevity risk planning and fiduciary duties.

Eliseo can be reached on his website mainlinemedicarenursenavigator.com or by calling 610-646-1946.  All Medicare inquiries are free of charge. 

Stephanie Ehle is the Director of the Senior Center in Verona, Wisconsin. She will discuss the value of the Senior Center and all the assistance they provide to not only seniors themselves but to the children of the seniors and caregivers.

John was born and raised in St. Paul, MN. He attended the University of Notre Dame on a hockey scholarship and graduated with a degree in American

Studies/Communications. After deciding not to attend law school, he started his business career as a local salesperson with WCCO-TV (CBS) in Minneapolis-St. Paul. In addition to serving the station’s existing clients, he developed a passion for successfully creating new customers and watching their business grow.

After seven years and moved to Atlanta, GA for a similar position with WSB-TV (ABC). After three years he was promoted to sales manager and served as a

National Sales Manager and Local Sales Manager. In those roles, he managed 13 national rep offices and a team of local salespeople. He also managed the station’s political advertising. During his time at WSB-TV, the station consistently overachieved its annual budgets and delivered unprecedented market revenue shares.



In 2020, at age 62, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease and retired after a 40-year career. But wait, there’s more! There are three intangibles he saw in

himself and always looked for when hiring salespeople. Those are grit, tenacity, and a little bit of junkyard dog. Choosing not to participate in spending the

remainder of his life dealing with Parkinson’s, he leaned on those three attributes which led him to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Where, after three days of testing, he learned he did not have Parkinson’s.



He is currently writing a book about his life-changing experience at the Mayo Clinic and his 40-year business career. His purpose is to create awareness about a treatable condition often misdiagnosed as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, or Dementia. He will also share his insights on hiring successful salespeople and creating a winning culture.



John and his wife JoAnn have been married for 39 years and reside in Atlanta. They have two children and one granddaughter.

Cheri will provide valuable information regarding what a person needs to do and know at least 3 months before they turn 65. 



Account Executive | Personal Lines Benefits Specialist

Over 35 years of insurance experience. Call me for individual or group health, Medicare Supplements, Long Term Care, Life insurance or Annuities

WHAT DOES EXCPETIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE LOOK LIKE TO YOU:

Doing more than the customer expects. When they go to bed at night, I want to have been the bright spot of their day!

DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL APPROACH TO INSURANCE:

I remind clients that they have worked hard to get where they are and that I would like to help them protect what they have and take care of themselves and their family.

FAVORITE INSURANCE COVERAGE:

Health insurance because it’s not about planning way into the future. Everyone needs it now and no one should be without it.

UNIQUE PROFESSIONAL FACT:

I treat everyone like family. I am a straight shooter who will supply facts so you can make an informed decision that is best for you and your family.

(715) 478 2215

Bill Whiteside, who is the oldest of six kids, grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs,

 

After graduating from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in Management, he spent 14 years in food marketing – first with Mrs. Paul’s, which most people know for their fish sticks and onion rings – and then for a small family-owned dairy in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

 

While working at the dairy, he purchased a software package to help forecast and plan sales and production of the company’s  ice cream products. He was so impressed with the software, he quit that job to start his own business to sell the software. During the course of his thirty-years selling software, he worked with customers as diverse as Under Armour, Maidenform, Lindt Chocolate, and Bob’s Discount Furniture.

 

He made another drastic career switch three years ago when he shut down his business to devote his time to writing a book about Winston Churchill and a  little-known event from World War II. In late 2022, he took a slight detour to publish a book titled “Everybody Knows a Salesman Can’t Write a Book.”