Success isn't just about having a great product or success - it's all about execution of your strategy - and having a strong team that meshes well is critical to achieving flawless execution. Our panel of business leaders have achieved proven success through great teamwork. They will discuss the methods & benefits of team building, and the characteristics of a successful team, and team leader. Also on the agenda is why some teams succeed, while others fail - the challenges of team building and common mistakes to avoid.

Everyone wants to be on a “Winning Team”. Join our discussion on August 18th and learn how to build a winning team environment throughout your organization!

PANELISTS:

Ashwin Rangan | CIO | Edwards Lifesciences
Ashwin’s world-view is a blend of many factors – small regional firms and global F50 enterprises; consulting and corporate; and different Industry verticals – like Aerospace, High Tech, Semiconductors, Retail, Banking and Services. Ashwin currently serves as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) with Edwards Lifesciences, and prior to that he served as the Chief Products Officer for MarketShare Partners; and as a strategy consultant with Bank of America’s Consumer Banking Sector. He serves as a Board member with a handful of promising start-ups.He is a published author, having recently released a book entitled "Tomorrow’s CIO: Strategic Conversations that align IT with the Board Room".

Sue Parks | CEO | WalkStyles
Sue Parks is founder and CEO of WalkStyles, Inc., a company devoted to helping people live active, healthy lifestyles. Prior to founding WalkStyles, Parks held the number two position at Kinko’s where she was responsible for all 1,100 locations and 18,000 employees. She also held senior leadership positions with Gateway and USWest. Her first book, I Count: 10 Simple Steps to a Healthy Life, is being used by companies as an easy to understand guide for their employees on how to “ find time” to be healthy. Parks also co founded the Women’s Philanthropy Fund with Orange County’s United Way and serves on the National Women’s Leadership Council for the United Way of America. She serves on the local boards of several non profits and on the board of a home builder. She is also on the advisory board for the Merage School at UCI.

Dr. Kenny Binnings | Customer Support Director | Sprint
Dr. Binnings is a Customer Support Director for Sprint where he leads a team of 220 employees across the country. His team consists of field-based program managers and post implementation resources who are responsible for implementing and supporting over $650 million in annual revenues for 1700 of Sprint's largest corporate customers. Kenny was awarded 2009 Leadership Excellence award by Sprint's CEO, Dan Hesse. Kenny is also an adjunct professor for University California, Irvine where he teaches Project Management, Leadership and Team Building courses.

Bob Kreisberg | President | OPUS Productivity Solutions
Bob is president and founder of OPUS Productivity Solutions, an Orange, California based company that provides products and services to help organizations make more informed hiring decisions, and improve employee productivity. Clients include Sage Software, SAP, Trizetto, Infor Global Solutions, Informatica, and many, many others. A key to OPUS Productivity’s success has been the use of a personality profiling tool that assists people in better understanding themselves as well as the people they work with, and as a result work more effectively together.