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During Lent for 15 years, our family (8 kids & 2 parents) gave up watching television during that season of 40 days & 40 nights leading up to Easter Sunday which forced us - of all things - to spend time playing board games, (no video games folks!), reading books and talking to each other! (My parents were clever, huh?) Anyway...
Every year, we were ONLY allowed to watch ONE TV program and that was the yearly repeat production of the Wizard of Oz. It was awesome! My Dad's Jersey City St. Peter's Prep High School friend and teammate, Bobby Bratton, would join us with his family - Mrs. Bratton, Maureen, Deirdra, and MY Timmy - one single Sunday every Lenten Season to watch Judy Garland & the Wizard of Oz crowd do their flying house routine on our first color TV, (PS - this is a true story...)
Forty years later... and it all comes full circle:
This week, a Harvard educated great guy named, Dr. Mehmet Oz, and his Team saved MY Mrs. Bratton's life @ Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. Some weeks do not get better than this.
If you need Heart Valve Replacement, you don't have to be afraid if Dr. Oz is with you. Mrs. "B" went into surgery a few days ago and I had confidence in the outcome because I knew she was wearing the same Ruby Red Slippers we had watched for 15 years during the Lenten Season. Only this time, God clicked his heels so the sparkle of the slippers could light the way as Mrs. "B" made her way back home to Pt. Pleasant Beach. OMGosh - It worked! - Amen.
Just me @ TishTrek :)
Friday, July 30, 2010
Securities Based Lending Head: IS IT YOU?!
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HELP WANTED: Executive Director, Securities Based Lending to DRIVE the management, P & L, and growth of the Securities Backed Lending Program inside Morgan Stanley's NEW Private Bank. Are you ready to leverage your experience & skills to develop "White Board-to-Execution" programs that support Financial Advisors as they work to increase Securities Backed Lending penetration across the United States? Call my cell @ 732-259-2780 or apply on-line @ www.morganstanley.com / Careers - JOB ID# 70968. EOE/M/F/D/V.
So - you ask - who am I actually looking for and what kind of experiences and/or background will it take land an interview with the Executive Management Team doing the hiring for this GREAT POSITION?
Are you currently Head of Large & Structured Transactions or Head of Securities Backed Lending to support the High Net Worth clients in your current company?
Could this job be for you?
- Have you been responsible for the management, P & L, and growth of your company's Securities Backed Lending Programs (Reg T, Reg U & Letters of Credit)and are you in charge of developing Lending Offerings for Ultra High Net Worth & HNW Clients?
- Have you established new compensation methods for Financial Advisors to increase Securities Backed Lending penetration and established key metrics for monitoring the success of such program?
- Earlier in your career, did you successfully negotiate, structure and close transactions with total credit facilities in excess of $200 million?
- Have you been there, done it, and delivered successes in the SBL space throughout your career which gives you the unique experience to establish High Net Worth/Ultra High Net Worth lending strategy for one of the world's leading companies?
- Have you ever advised key clients/prospects on lending solutions - regardless of asset class - which may have included, but was not limited to, alternative investments, operating units, equity collars, unsecured, and single stock (control and/or unrestricted)? Have the loans been underwritten based on borrower, their capacity, collateral and purpose of the facility?
- Have the loan sizes been in excess of $100 million?
- Have you authorized and coordinated the distribution, marketing and positioning of securities backed loans to clients and Financial Advisors?
- Have you been responsible for end-to-end product management of lending programs including underwriting, technology related interfaces, pricing, and product management?
- Have you introduced new pricing strategies by client type which resulted in a significant increase of lending balances in the HNW client segment?
- Have you been in charge of overseeing client spread management which helped baseline client rates with the credit marketplace?
- Have you ever introduced new preferred rate exception processes to streamline process and ensure proper governance?
- Have you ever introduced new loan origination tools, technologies or methodologies and/or collateral evaluation engines to streamline lending processes and/or to enhance the client experience?
- Are you the one accountable for the functional responsibility for Lending Products?
- Have you managed and developed a staff of product and credit specialists which helped propel your company forward?
If you have been accountable for 70% of the responsibilities listed above, I want to know you! Call my cell @ 732-259-2780 or apply on-line @ www.morganstanley.com to JOB ID# 70968. The job is currently listed as Retail Banking - Securities Based Lending - Executive Director. The New York Federal Reserve just approved Morgan Stanley's application to become a Private Bank on July 1st, 2010, so away we go...
I hope you'll join us.
Good luck in our recruiting process if this job compliments your background!
Best regards,
Tish
HELP WANTED: Executive Director, Securities Based Lending to DRIVE the management, P & L, and growth of the Securities Backed Lending Program inside Morgan Stanley's NEW Private Bank. Are you ready to leverage your experience & skills to develop "White Board-to-Execution" programs that support Financial Advisors as they work to increase Securities Backed Lending penetration across the United States? Call my cell @ 732-259-2780 or apply on-line @ www.morganstanley.com / Careers - JOB ID# 70968. EOE/M/F/D/V.
So - you ask - who am I actually looking for and what kind of experiences and/or background will it take land an interview with the Executive Management Team doing the hiring for this GREAT POSITION?
Are you currently Head of Large & Structured Transactions or Head of Securities Backed Lending to support the High Net Worth clients in your current company?
Could this job be for you?
- Have you been responsible for the management, P & L, and growth of your company's Securities Backed Lending Programs (Reg T, Reg U & Letters of Credit)and are you in charge of developing Lending Offerings for Ultra High Net Worth & HNW Clients?
- Have you established new compensation methods for Financial Advisors to increase Securities Backed Lending penetration and established key metrics for monitoring the success of such program?
- Earlier in your career, did you successfully negotiate, structure and close transactions with total credit facilities in excess of $200 million?
- Have you been there, done it, and delivered successes in the SBL space throughout your career which gives you the unique experience to establish High Net Worth/Ultra High Net Worth lending strategy for one of the world's leading companies?
- Have you ever advised key clients/prospects on lending solutions - regardless of asset class - which may have included, but was not limited to, alternative investments, operating units, equity collars, unsecured, and single stock (control and/or unrestricted)? Have the loans been underwritten based on borrower, their capacity, collateral and purpose of the facility?
- Have the loan sizes been in excess of $100 million?
- Have you authorized and coordinated the distribution, marketing and positioning of securities backed loans to clients and Financial Advisors?
- Have you been responsible for end-to-end product management of lending programs including underwriting, technology related interfaces, pricing, and product management?
- Have you introduced new pricing strategies by client type which resulted in a significant increase of lending balances in the HNW client segment?
- Have you been in charge of overseeing client spread management which helped baseline client rates with the credit marketplace?
- Have you ever introduced new preferred rate exception processes to streamline process and ensure proper governance?
- Have you ever introduced new loan origination tools, technologies or methodologies and/or collateral evaluation engines to streamline lending processes and/or to enhance the client experience?
- Are you the one accountable for the functional responsibility for Lending Products?
- Have you managed and developed a staff of product and credit specialists which helped propel your company forward?
If you have been accountable for 70% of the responsibilities listed above, I want to know you! Call my cell @ 732-259-2780 or apply on-line @ www.morganstanley.com to JOB ID# 70968. The job is currently listed as Retail Banking - Securities Based Lending - Executive Director. The New York Federal Reserve just approved Morgan Stanley's application to become a Private Bank on July 1st, 2010, so away we go...
I hope you'll join us.
Good luck in our recruiting process if this job compliments your background!
Best regards,
Tish
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Soraya Lamilla: Harmony in Every Language!
Welcome to TishTrek - THE JOB BLOG!
In my little town, I grew up believing because incredible people like Soraya Lamilla were within my reach to watch...
Soraya Lamilla
1969 – 2006
A few years ago, The Pt. Pleasant Foundation for Excellence in Education saluted the brilliant life of Pt. Pleasant Borough High School’s 1987 Valedictorian and Alumni Hall of Fame Member Soraya Lamilla. In 2006, Soraya succumbed to breast cancer at the age of 37. Upon her death, the Asbury Park Press wrote, “Soraya stood out at Point Borough and around the world.” She became one of the most recognized voices in the Latino music world, but she also volunteered to become “the voice” in the international Hispanic community in the fight against a disease that had already taken the life of her mother, aunt and grandmother.
In 1996, she was voted MTV Latino Best Video by a Female Artist for “De Repente.” Dozens of other awards followed. This incredible Spanish-English recording star and Latin Grammy winner used her fame to become an influential spokesperson for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the National Institute of Health, Cancer Cares, and other organizations dedicated to education and awareness of breast cancer around the globe. In 2004, she was honored by Billboard Magazine with its Spirit of Hope Award.
Soraya represented a commitment to excellence of the highest caliber. The day before she died, she posted a letter of remarkable courage on her website which inspired millions of her fans. She wrote, “I have not lost this battle, because I know the fight was not in vain. Instead it will help end a larger battle, which is early detection to prevent this terrible disease.”
Soraya Lamilla was a poetic artist and a beautiful woman-of-action whose mission was understood in every language. She had a wonderful voice.
Best regards,
Tish
In my little town, I grew up believing because incredible people like Soraya Lamilla were within my reach to watch...
Soraya Lamilla
1969 – 2006
A few years ago, The Pt. Pleasant Foundation for Excellence in Education saluted the brilliant life of Pt. Pleasant Borough High School’s 1987 Valedictorian and Alumni Hall of Fame Member Soraya Lamilla. In 2006, Soraya succumbed to breast cancer at the age of 37. Upon her death, the Asbury Park Press wrote, “Soraya stood out at Point Borough and around the world.” She became one of the most recognized voices in the Latino music world, but she also volunteered to become “the voice” in the international Hispanic community in the fight against a disease that had already taken the life of her mother, aunt and grandmother.
In 1996, she was voted MTV Latino Best Video by a Female Artist for “De Repente.” Dozens of other awards followed. This incredible Spanish-English recording star and Latin Grammy winner used her fame to become an influential spokesperson for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the National Institute of Health, Cancer Cares, and other organizations dedicated to education and awareness of breast cancer around the globe. In 2004, she was honored by Billboard Magazine with its Spirit of Hope Award.
Soraya represented a commitment to excellence of the highest caliber. The day before she died, she posted a letter of remarkable courage on her website which inspired millions of her fans. She wrote, “I have not lost this battle, because I know the fight was not in vain. Instead it will help end a larger battle, which is early detection to prevent this terrible disease.”
Soraya Lamilla was a poetic artist and a beautiful woman-of-action whose mission was understood in every language. She had a wonderful voice.
Best regards,
Tish
Friday, July 23, 2010
Meet Colleen Rocafort: Leader in Hair Care Product Research
Welcome to TishTrek - THE JOB BLOG!
Dear Job Seekers. I posted a Blog entry the other evening, but I was tired and I failed to communicate some of the points I wanted to make about the person I was honoring. A new follower pointed this fact out yesterday, so I got up early this morning and gave this Blog Entry the time it deserved. I hope you will re-read it. Thanks. - Tish
I want you to meet a very special person who became living proof to her seven brothers and sisters that operating with a quiet confidence, staying focused on a steady path and making hard work "THE" priority every day makes a difference in your career, your life in general and in the lives of others:
I'm talking about my sister Colleen Marie (Hart) Rocafort, who is a 1976 alumni of Montclair State University in New Jersey. She received a BA in Chemistry & certification from the American Chemical Society. She went on to become the 2nd graduate of the MA- Cosmetic Science Program at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, NJ. We were excited for her as we all ran to look up the definition of "Polymer Science" in the dictionary! I have looked up to her my entire life and I count her as one of the most inspiring professional women I've had the privilege to know. She is a renowned author/co-author in her field of research & development and counts 16 U.S. patents among her accomplishments!
Our parents, Michael and Cecilia (Sharkey) Hart were the children of Irish and Polish immigrants who came to this country to give their children a better life. When Colleen graduated from college, she became the first member of our family to graduate from a university. So many of us have been in awe of her journey and are so proud of the accomplishments she has earned as a result of her commitment to excellence in education and hard work. Her love of science and determination prepared her to succeed in so many ways...
While working full time, she concurrently worked like heck to receive that Master Degree from Farleigh Dickinson University - the pride in our parent's eyes will never be forgotten. For a period of time, she transferred her enthusiasm for & knowledge of chemistry to aspiring college students while serving as an Assistant Professor in Chemistry at St. John's University in New York. Since 1995, she has instructed several Continuing Education Program (CEP) courses in person and via Webinars for the National Society of Cosmetic Chemists. Her courses include Conditioners, Hair Treatments, Aerosol Technology, Hair Fixatives and Styling Products, Polymers, and two Hands-On Lab courses on Formulating and Testing Hair Styling and Polymeric Fixatives, and Hair Conditioners.
For over thirty years, she served as an active member and officer of the N.J. Federation of Business and Professional Women's Club, Inc. - USA where she led programs throughout the United States which encouraged women to leverage their talents to reach their goals. In our hometown, she was inducted into the Pt. Pleasant Borough High School Alumni Hall of Fame where she was honored for becoming a global leader in hair care product research and development and recognized for efforts which contributed to the success of others.
Colleen is an active member of several professional associations such as the Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC), the American Chemical Society (ACS), and the Textile Research Institute (TRI) Princeton Board of Trustees where she serves her field and her colleagues worldwide with a jaw-dropping commitment that would exhaust most of us to think about. She held many senior positions and recently served as president of the SCC, which is a national association which is part of the International Federation of the SCC (IFSCC).
Two years ago, she received the National SCC Merit award for her outstanding service and distinguished leadership in Society activities especially for serving as the National SCC's 57th president, as Editor of the Journal of SCC, as a member of Committee on Scientific Affairs (COSA) and as an instructor for the Continuing Education Program spanning over 25 years as a member of the Society.
At the award ceremony held in the ballroom of the New York City Hilton, one person after another from countries around the world got up and spoke about this beautiful chemist and leader who inspires them and members of their profession everywhere. They went on to state that "she takes care of everyone with a warmth and generosity that is hard to describe. She mentors others during career changes or crisis, inspires young people around the globe to consider chemistry as a profession, volunteers to manage the details of forums & trade shows to elevate events to world class status, gives speeches that leave people speechless," and the list went on...
My brothers and sisters and I roared with joy and laughter a couple of times during these speeches because they were all talking about the very same person we grew up with. She was always taking care of us. She had executed with the same level of caring & excellence in our house since she was a child. To this day, she's THAT older sister who always has your back, who will defend your interests like a pit bull and who embraces you and helps you move forward no matter what the circumstances. During this breathtaking moment in New York City it was obvious that our Colleen had transferred her respect for others and the leader behaviors she had operated with since childhood to her life's work and she had obviously made a giant difference. With tears in my eyes, I almost burst with pride that afternoon!
Colleen's thirty-plus year career included management positions in Playtex Corporation and International Specialty Products. She is currently a global executive in hair care research & development with BASF which is headquartered in Germany. Before that, she was Director of Global Hare Care Research and Development for Ciba Specialty Products, Inc., which was acquired by BASF last year. She manages research teams in five countries and she is regarded as an industry leader; because of these facts - she has been invited by companies and trade organizations in over 20 countries to share her research with others. I believe my sister, who is always quietly working to mentor others, purposely sent our family postcards from every country she traveled to as a reminder to my children - Kate & Scott - that the possibilities ahead of them are endless.
Colleen Marie (Hart) Rocafort, who is the second oldest of eight children, is an extraordinary person and human being. I have loved her and respected her my entire life. She started her journey as a shy person with a mission, but quietly she has always had the courage to take risks, stay the course and apply her talents. As a result of these facts, she took a unique journey which transformed her into a respected thought leader and voice in her field. My family and I know that her story began in our house when we were kids where she received encouragement and gained confidence("You are able, if you think you are" was our family motto!) and in our town where she found mentors in high school who armed her with the tools, knowledge, and information to succeed the world over. Oh and there were ten of us in the house, so I admit she had a lot of home-grown fans too!
Colleen is married and resides in Florida. Last week, her son was "officially accepted" into the Florida State University Criminology Graduate Program! The cycle of success continues thanks to her incredible example. You see - My nephew enjoyed having mentors (my sister and her husband) in his house his entire life! I've had Colleen to look up to for all of my 52 years and I can't thank her enough.
Okay job seekers, what risks are you willing to take to move your career to the next place? Are you a tad shy? Worried you can't get ahead or network appropriately because you're not a Type A personality? Think again! In lots of careers, this is GREAT news - thoughtful research and a humble calculated path works just as well! So go for it; find your inner confidence and run like hell! My sister Colleen did and it worked. She's respected around the world!
Best regards,
Tish
Dear Job Seekers. I posted a Blog entry the other evening, but I was tired and I failed to communicate some of the points I wanted to make about the person I was honoring. A new follower pointed this fact out yesterday, so I got up early this morning and gave this Blog Entry the time it deserved. I hope you will re-read it. Thanks. - Tish
I want you to meet a very special person who became living proof to her seven brothers and sisters that operating with a quiet confidence, staying focused on a steady path and making hard work "THE" priority every day makes a difference in your career, your life in general and in the lives of others:
I'm talking about my sister Colleen Marie (Hart) Rocafort, who is a 1976 alumni of Montclair State University in New Jersey. She received a BA in Chemistry & certification from the American Chemical Society. She went on to become the 2nd graduate of the MA- Cosmetic Science Program at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, NJ. We were excited for her as we all ran to look up the definition of "Polymer Science" in the dictionary! I have looked up to her my entire life and I count her as one of the most inspiring professional women I've had the privilege to know. She is a renowned author/co-author in her field of research & development and counts 16 U.S. patents among her accomplishments!
Our parents, Michael and Cecilia (Sharkey) Hart were the children of Irish and Polish immigrants who came to this country to give their children a better life. When Colleen graduated from college, she became the first member of our family to graduate from a university. So many of us have been in awe of her journey and are so proud of the accomplishments she has earned as a result of her commitment to excellence in education and hard work. Her love of science and determination prepared her to succeed in so many ways...
While working full time, she concurrently worked like heck to receive that Master Degree from Farleigh Dickinson University - the pride in our parent's eyes will never be forgotten. For a period of time, she transferred her enthusiasm for & knowledge of chemistry to aspiring college students while serving as an Assistant Professor in Chemistry at St. John's University in New York. Since 1995, she has instructed several Continuing Education Program (CEP) courses in person and via Webinars for the National Society of Cosmetic Chemists. Her courses include Conditioners, Hair Treatments, Aerosol Technology, Hair Fixatives and Styling Products, Polymers, and two Hands-On Lab courses on Formulating and Testing Hair Styling and Polymeric Fixatives, and Hair Conditioners.
For over thirty years, she served as an active member and officer of the N.J. Federation of Business and Professional Women's Club, Inc. - USA where she led programs throughout the United States which encouraged women to leverage their talents to reach their goals. In our hometown, she was inducted into the Pt. Pleasant Borough High School Alumni Hall of Fame where she was honored for becoming a global leader in hair care product research and development and recognized for efforts which contributed to the success of others.
Colleen is an active member of several professional associations such as the Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC), the American Chemical Society (ACS), and the Textile Research Institute (TRI) Princeton Board of Trustees where she serves her field and her colleagues worldwide with a jaw-dropping commitment that would exhaust most of us to think about. She held many senior positions and recently served as president of the SCC, which is a national association which is part of the International Federation of the SCC (IFSCC).
Two years ago, she received the National SCC Merit award for her outstanding service and distinguished leadership in Society activities especially for serving as the National SCC's 57th president, as Editor of the Journal of SCC, as a member of Committee on Scientific Affairs (COSA) and as an instructor for the Continuing Education Program spanning over 25 years as a member of the Society.
At the award ceremony held in the ballroom of the New York City Hilton, one person after another from countries around the world got up and spoke about this beautiful chemist and leader who inspires them and members of their profession everywhere. They went on to state that "she takes care of everyone with a warmth and generosity that is hard to describe. She mentors others during career changes or crisis, inspires young people around the globe to consider chemistry as a profession, volunteers to manage the details of forums & trade shows to elevate events to world class status, gives speeches that leave people speechless," and the list went on...
My brothers and sisters and I roared with joy and laughter a couple of times during these speeches because they were all talking about the very same person we grew up with. She was always taking care of us. She had executed with the same level of caring & excellence in our house since she was a child. To this day, she's THAT older sister who always has your back, who will defend your interests like a pit bull and who embraces you and helps you move forward no matter what the circumstances. During this breathtaking moment in New York City it was obvious that our Colleen had transferred her respect for others and the leader behaviors she had operated with since childhood to her life's work and she had obviously made a giant difference. With tears in my eyes, I almost burst with pride that afternoon!
Colleen's thirty-plus year career included management positions in Playtex Corporation and International Specialty Products. She is currently a global executive in hair care research & development with BASF which is headquartered in Germany. Before that, she was Director of Global Hare Care Research and Development for Ciba Specialty Products, Inc., which was acquired by BASF last year. She manages research teams in five countries and she is regarded as an industry leader; because of these facts - she has been invited by companies and trade organizations in over 20 countries to share her research with others. I believe my sister, who is always quietly working to mentor others, purposely sent our family postcards from every country she traveled to as a reminder to my children - Kate & Scott - that the possibilities ahead of them are endless.
Colleen Marie (Hart) Rocafort, who is the second oldest of eight children, is an extraordinary person and human being. I have loved her and respected her my entire life. She started her journey as a shy person with a mission, but quietly she has always had the courage to take risks, stay the course and apply her talents. As a result of these facts, she took a unique journey which transformed her into a respected thought leader and voice in her field. My family and I know that her story began in our house when we were kids where she received encouragement and gained confidence("You are able, if you think you are" was our family motto!) and in our town where she found mentors in high school who armed her with the tools, knowledge, and information to succeed the world over. Oh and there were ten of us in the house, so I admit she had a lot of home-grown fans too!
Colleen is married and resides in Florida. Last week, her son was "officially accepted" into the Florida State University Criminology Graduate Program! The cycle of success continues thanks to her incredible example. You see - My nephew enjoyed having mentors (my sister and her husband) in his house his entire life! I've had Colleen to look up to for all of my 52 years and I can't thank her enough.
Okay job seekers, what risks are you willing to take to move your career to the next place? Are you a tad shy? Worried you can't get ahead or network appropriately because you're not a Type A personality? Think again! In lots of careers, this is GREAT news - thoughtful research and a humble calculated path works just as well! So go for it; find your inner confidence and run like hell! My sister Colleen did and it worked. She's respected around the world!
Best regards,
Tish
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Hiring is THE Competitive Advantage!
Welcome to TishTrek - THE JOB BLOG!
NEWS ALERT: 30 Mortgage Professionals need to be hired in Chicago this weekend: Mortgage Advisors, Sr. Loan Officers, Underwriters, Processors, & Closers go to JOB ID# 73750 @ www.morganstanley.com / careers. Google Morgan Stanley's NEW Super Jumbo Mortgage offering to discover what has attracted the attention of the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Private Banking clients.
This week, I'm also proud to scream from the hilltops that we just closed & hired the
100th NEW Private Banker for 2010! On July 1st, the New York Federal Reserve approved Morgan Stanley's application to become a Private Bank, so away we go!!
Our COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE starts with the hiring process and you, so keep watching our job boards, keep sending friends and those former colleagues you've always respected! Opportunities will evolve all year in this "white board-to-execution" effort!!! - Thanks for your referrals!
Best regards,
Tish
NEWS ALERT: 30 Mortgage Professionals need to be hired in Chicago this weekend: Mortgage Advisors, Sr. Loan Officers, Underwriters, Processors, & Closers go to JOB ID# 73750 @ www.morganstanley.com / careers. Google Morgan Stanley's NEW Super Jumbo Mortgage offering to discover what has attracted the attention of the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Private Banking clients.
This week, I'm also proud to scream from the hilltops that we just closed & hired the
100th NEW Private Banker for 2010! On July 1st, the New York Federal Reserve approved Morgan Stanley's application to become a Private Bank, so away we go!!
Our COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE starts with the hiring process and you, so keep watching our job boards, keep sending friends and those former colleagues you've always respected! Opportunities will evolve all year in this "white board-to-execution" effort!!! - Thanks for your referrals!
Best regards,
Tish
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Take Some Risks - Colleen Rocafort did!
Welcome to TishTrek - THE JOB BLOG:
Dear Job Seekers,
I re-thought and re-wrote this Blog Entry thanks to Follower Larry Reno! Go to Friday, July 23rd.
Enjoy!
Best regards,
Tish
Dear Job Seekers,
I re-thought and re-wrote this Blog Entry thanks to Follower Larry Reno! Go to Friday, July 23rd.
Enjoy!
Best regards,
Tish
Saturday, July 17, 2010
OMGosh... Thank you.
Dear Friends - Do you know what George Steinbrenner's SECOND love was after his New York YANKEES? ANSWER: The Ohio State University Buckeyes !!! -
This one's for you, Sir: O-H-I-O!! - George's astonishing commitment to OSU will benefit young adults for generations!
The tribute OSU is preparing is simple, understated and incredible all in one breath! Wow - I'm going to work everyday this year to try to be there. AND - PS - I'm a Met Fan. God Bless George Steinbrenner.
Our beautiful Kate graduated from this place on June 13th, 2010 - so yes, yes... - we know how completely great Columbus, Ohio is. Thank you, Ohio.
Tish and Harry Ferguson - the mom & dad from Pt. Pleasant, NJ
from New Jersey
This one's for you, Sir: O-H-I-O!! - George's astonishing commitment to OSU will benefit young adults for generations!
The tribute OSU is preparing is simple, understated and incredible all in one breath! Wow - I'm going to work everyday this year to try to be there. AND - PS - I'm a Met Fan. God Bless George Steinbrenner.
Our beautiful Kate graduated from this place on June 13th, 2010 - so yes, yes... - we know how completely great Columbus, Ohio is. Thank you, Ohio.
Tish and Harry Ferguson - the mom & dad from Pt. Pleasant, NJ
from New Jersey
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Norman Wolfson: Celebrating my #1 PR Man!
Welcome to TishTrek - THE JOB BLOG!
The summertime is the best time to reminisce about Norman Wolfson - the Public Relations Giant from Mantoloking, NJ & New York City - who my cousin met commuting on NJ Transit.
Norman told me if I loved to write, to do one of two things: "Stalk local newspapers until they give you a weekly column OR start a BLOG!!!!" Norman - I listened. Tonight's Blog Post is for you, Sir.
My letter to the editor below was published in 2007 shortly before this friend & iconic figure in my community died. My letter was my response to his last column in The Ocean Star in Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ. His poignant public goodbye to reading fans everywhere... brought on this e-mail to The Ocean Star:
----- Original Message -----
From: Tish Ferguson
To: editor@theoceanstar.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 8:58 PM
Subject: This one is for Norman Wolfson - thx!
Dear Editor,
The indomitable spirit of the wonderful Norman Wolfson shined on our community as he warmed and honored all of us with the word, "Adieu," in his letter to The Ocean Star on October 26th. God Bless you Norman. These words are for you:
I met Norman in his Manhattan office 24 years ago. I still remember the enchanting sketches of Disney characters on the walls and the understated trinkets that hailed him for his distinguished career as a creative professional dedicated to his craft. As he talked about his work from newspaper to public relations, he down-played it as something any man could do, but reminded us gently that it was so important to pick a profession that you enjoyed because you have to spend most of your life doing it.
Through my cousin, Kathy, and his daughter, Amy, I have followed what we call "The Awesome Adventures of Norman" for many years. This wonderful, funny, creative, energized and interesting man with an easy smile leaves people laughing aloud every single time you are in his presence. His Herculean and paradigmatic efforts in the The Ocean Star, (A Pt. Pleasant, NJ local newspaper), which ended two weeks ago, gave us a glimpse into his unique and amazing view of the world. His keen observations allow readers to marvel about the essence of what it is he must be thinking. As a result, I found myself racing to the 7-11 at the crack of dawn on Fridays reaching for that column, that letter, that unique perspective from the gentleman who has spent his life dedicated to defining the magnificence of his ideas and personal experiences.
As The Ocean Star readers saw first hand, Norman brilliantly celebrates life by painting his awesome pictures one word at a time. I always enjoy the superfluity of Norman's style especially when he uses playful, but honest words and expressions to describe the mind of a writer, life events, political views, moments in passing and friends. He writes about love, and loss, and humanity. Those of us who followed his work for years bowed our heads in reverence as he told us to come closer so he could poignantly create life-like snapshots that honored the legacy that was his beautiful late wife Betty. Readers loved Betty, as we wept with and for him.
When Norman honored the Cancro Family during a Jersey Mike's Sub Anniversary, I sent the article to friends across the country because the content of that piece transcended the "art of enunciation." Who could forget Norman's description of a local young rising star? She has "the gift" he explained - a talent to write with an eloquence beyond her years. Brittany Manzo, an aspiring college student from Pt. Beach, had made a difference in Norman's life because her hard work and art inspired his intellect and emotion at a wonderful point during his journey. As the artist of this tapestry, Norman seemed joyful and at peace knowing that a talented scholar, like Brittany, was poised with potential and skill to pick up the pen and finish the sentences when others could write no more. On so many levels, this local literary hero was triumphant! Fridays just won't be the same.
Finally, no one can write about Norman without talking about his sense of humor which has served as the best medicine for all people who ever touched his life. Allow me to end by telling a true story that Norman has repeated for years. It was 2 a.m. at the old Pt. Pleasant Hospital Emergency Room; he and I were stretched out on gurneys separated by a curtain with the support of each of our spouses within reach. He was the patient that night who used his positive energy to electrify the entire ward by telling one joke after another as he insisted that the medical staff take care of all the younger and prettier patients in "his audience" first. When the attending nurse opened the curtain to move Norman to an x-ray station in his fancy nightgown, I finally realized it was him! We literally screamed with laughter! Norman turned to his wife and said, "Oh no Betty! Thank goodness you're with me! It'll be all over town tomorrow that I was caught in bed at Pt. Hospital with Kathy Sharkey's cousin, Tish!"
Norman - Your words and your legacy are etched in the hearts and minds of many. We wish you well today and always with the same passion and energy that makes you the legendary and timeless scribe that you are. Thank you so much.
Respectfully submitted,
Tish Ferguson
2404 Maria Place
Pt. Pleasant, NJ 08742
(732)714-8483 - Home
(732)259-2780 - Cell
When my letter was published in the local newspaper, Norman Wolfson called me at my home to critique it. His hospice nurse handed him the phone. It was a moment to live for by every standard. He told me he liked it and that he was crying because he had no clue I had followed his great work for so many years...
A short time later, when our Norman passed away peacefully - his daughter invited me to his funeral and I was humbled. In a single moment, I knew that speaking up had somehow made a difference in the life of someone who had spent over 50 of his years lighting up the lives of others by simply promoting everything that inspired him.
Norman Wolfson was one of the most creative & positive people you could ever meet and he was blessed with opportunities to share his gifts with small towns in New Jersey and an entire nation simultaneously. AND so - he did just that.
If you haven't landed that job yet, use the time to write or to say something to someone about some event that made a difference in your life. When you say it or write it, people will hear it and read it AND you'll remember it too! Positive vibes will follow...
Employed or not - YOU can make a difference in your own life and in the lives of others by working everyday to stay your great self! Don't get discouraged - make it a great weekend. The job will come...
And yes - In closing: This is what my #1 PR GUY Norman Wolfson said to me 27 years ago: "As he talked about his work from newspaper to public relations, he down-played it as something any man could do, but reminded us gently that it was so important to pick a profession that you enjoyed because you have to spend most of your life doing it."
Best regards,
Tish
The summertime is the best time to reminisce about Norman Wolfson - the Public Relations Giant from Mantoloking, NJ & New York City - who my cousin met commuting on NJ Transit.
Norman told me if I loved to write, to do one of two things: "Stalk local newspapers until they give you a weekly column OR start a BLOG!!!!" Norman - I listened. Tonight's Blog Post is for you, Sir.
My letter to the editor below was published in 2007 shortly before this friend & iconic figure in my community died. My letter was my response to his last column in The Ocean Star in Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ. His poignant public goodbye to reading fans everywhere... brought on this e-mail to The Ocean Star:
----- Original Message -----
From: Tish Ferguson
To: editor@theoceanstar.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 8:58 PM
Subject: This one is for Norman Wolfson - thx!
Dear Editor,
The indomitable spirit of the wonderful Norman Wolfson shined on our community as he warmed and honored all of us with the word, "Adieu," in his letter to The Ocean Star on October 26th. God Bless you Norman. These words are for you:
I met Norman in his Manhattan office 24 years ago. I still remember the enchanting sketches of Disney characters on the walls and the understated trinkets that hailed him for his distinguished career as a creative professional dedicated to his craft. As he talked about his work from newspaper to public relations, he down-played it as something any man could do, but reminded us gently that it was so important to pick a profession that you enjoyed because you have to spend most of your life doing it.
Through my cousin, Kathy, and his daughter, Amy, I have followed what we call "The Awesome Adventures of Norman" for many years. This wonderful, funny, creative, energized and interesting man with an easy smile leaves people laughing aloud every single time you are in his presence. His Herculean and paradigmatic efforts in the The Ocean Star, (A Pt. Pleasant, NJ local newspaper), which ended two weeks ago, gave us a glimpse into his unique and amazing view of the world. His keen observations allow readers to marvel about the essence of what it is he must be thinking. As a result, I found myself racing to the 7-11 at the crack of dawn on Fridays reaching for that column, that letter, that unique perspective from the gentleman who has spent his life dedicated to defining the magnificence of his ideas and personal experiences.
As The Ocean Star readers saw first hand, Norman brilliantly celebrates life by painting his awesome pictures one word at a time. I always enjoy the superfluity of Norman's style especially when he uses playful, but honest words and expressions to describe the mind of a writer, life events, political views, moments in passing and friends. He writes about love, and loss, and humanity. Those of us who followed his work for years bowed our heads in reverence as he told us to come closer so he could poignantly create life-like snapshots that honored the legacy that was his beautiful late wife Betty. Readers loved Betty, as we wept with and for him.
When Norman honored the Cancro Family during a Jersey Mike's Sub Anniversary, I sent the article to friends across the country because the content of that piece transcended the "art of enunciation." Who could forget Norman's description of a local young rising star? She has "the gift" he explained - a talent to write with an eloquence beyond her years. Brittany Manzo, an aspiring college student from Pt. Beach, had made a difference in Norman's life because her hard work and art inspired his intellect and emotion at a wonderful point during his journey. As the artist of this tapestry, Norman seemed joyful and at peace knowing that a talented scholar, like Brittany, was poised with potential and skill to pick up the pen and finish the sentences when others could write no more. On so many levels, this local literary hero was triumphant! Fridays just won't be the same.
Finally, no one can write about Norman without talking about his sense of humor which has served as the best medicine for all people who ever touched his life. Allow me to end by telling a true story that Norman has repeated for years. It was 2 a.m. at the old Pt. Pleasant Hospital Emergency Room; he and I were stretched out on gurneys separated by a curtain with the support of each of our spouses within reach. He was the patient that night who used his positive energy to electrify the entire ward by telling one joke after another as he insisted that the medical staff take care of all the younger and prettier patients in "his audience" first. When the attending nurse opened the curtain to move Norman to an x-ray station in his fancy nightgown, I finally realized it was him! We literally screamed with laughter! Norman turned to his wife and said, "Oh no Betty! Thank goodness you're with me! It'll be all over town tomorrow that I was caught in bed at Pt. Hospital with Kathy Sharkey's cousin, Tish!"
Norman - Your words and your legacy are etched in the hearts and minds of many. We wish you well today and always with the same passion and energy that makes you the legendary and timeless scribe that you are. Thank you so much.
Respectfully submitted,
Tish Ferguson
2404 Maria Place
Pt. Pleasant, NJ 08742
(732)714-8483 - Home
(732)259-2780 - Cell
When my letter was published in the local newspaper, Norman Wolfson called me at my home to critique it. His hospice nurse handed him the phone. It was a moment to live for by every standard. He told me he liked it and that he was crying because he had no clue I had followed his great work for so many years...
A short time later, when our Norman passed away peacefully - his daughter invited me to his funeral and I was humbled. In a single moment, I knew that speaking up had somehow made a difference in the life of someone who had spent over 50 of his years lighting up the lives of others by simply promoting everything that inspired him.
Norman Wolfson was one of the most creative & positive people you could ever meet and he was blessed with opportunities to share his gifts with small towns in New Jersey and an entire nation simultaneously. AND so - he did just that.
If you haven't landed that job yet, use the time to write or to say something to someone about some event that made a difference in your life. When you say it or write it, people will hear it and read it AND you'll remember it too! Positive vibes will follow...
Employed or not - YOU can make a difference in your own life and in the lives of others by working everyday to stay your great self! Don't get discouraged - make it a great weekend. The job will come...
And yes - In closing: This is what my #1 PR GUY Norman Wolfson said to me 27 years ago: "As he talked about his work from newspaper to public relations, he down-played it as something any man could do, but reminded us gently that it was so important to pick a profession that you enjoyed because you have to spend most of your life doing it."
Best regards,
Tish
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Jump-Start your Week with ONE SMALL ACT!
Welcome to TishTrek - THE JOB BLOG!
My letter to the editor explaining the highlights of the Carmie Brady Fundraiser I attended a couple of weeks ago will be published in The Ocean Star and Asbury Park Press in New Jersey this week. I've posted it below my signature so I could share it with you... Enjoy!
Feeling blue over your job search? Then get up this weekend and do something not tied to your job search. Perhaps you can reach out and help someone: Spend time with a neighbor who is always alone; mow the lawn for the guy on the corner who's been slowing down; take your mom for a walk on the boardwalk; call that friend who you weren't going to call until you landed that next job! You'll see... one small act can jump-start a week & revitalize a search in ways that will amaze you! Good luck!
Best regards,
Tish
Dear Editor,
Hundreds of people across Ocean & Monmouth Counties gathered for a fantastic fundraiser @ Bar Anticipation in Lake Como on Sunday, June 27th to honor the love of a Pt. Pleasant mom gone too soon. The legacy of the beautiful and gregarious Carmie Brady lives on through the acts and deeds of her wonderful family & life-long friends. Her husband - Charlie Brady - and their amazing sons transformed a dark time in their life & a devastating loss into an awe-inspiring opportunity & mission-in-motion to help strangers connected to them by a common language called "illness".
This year, The Brady Bunch achieved another milestone & produced results that will live on in the lives of others forever... For another year, they will not stop until the results of this day are transformed into gifts that help families navigate their way through unimaginable medical challenges & circumstances, (www.carmiebradyfoundation.com - for details on Mission & Successes). At every fundraiser, it is humbling to watch this family in action as their positive attitudes drive them to leverage their remarkable skills and determination to help seriously ill children and their heart-sick families.
The Brady Family continues to inspire others at every turn. A quiet conversation that started as small talk on the barbeque line left me transfixed. A gorgeous woman who stood beaming with pride explained she had come to the event to say, "Thank you". Her son - a young father in the prime of his life had very recently lost his battle to cancer. "The quiet acts of kindness from this family before and after my son's passing would amaze everyone," she told me. The radiance of this mother was blinding as she defined her journey from pain-to-peace in these terms, "I could feel the warmth of Carmie Brady's embrace comforting us - me, my son, daughter-in-law and two young grandchildren - every single time Carmie's Boys acted in her name. I am so grateful to all of them".
When this event was launched 3 years ago, I handed Charlie a hand-painted wooden plaque which read, "Try to live your life with the music of a bagpiper in your heart" because his family literally teaches so many others to do just that. So - like a kid at Christmas - I arrived early at this fundraiser and waited anxiously for the annual performance by the Pipes and Drums of the Jersey Shore. The power of their magnificent music always produces "that moment" which reminds all of us how blessed we are to have "The Brady Bunch" and their Carmie's memory & legacy in our midst.
Well done, Carmie. No wife could wish for more; no mom could be prouder; and some days do not get better than this for a community. Thank you.
Respectfully submitted,
Tish Ferguson
2404 Maria Place
Pt. Pleasant, NJ 08742
732-259-2780 - Cell
732-714-8483 - Home
My letter to the editor explaining the highlights of the Carmie Brady Fundraiser I attended a couple of weeks ago will be published in The Ocean Star and Asbury Park Press in New Jersey this week. I've posted it below my signature so I could share it with you... Enjoy!
Feeling blue over your job search? Then get up this weekend and do something not tied to your job search. Perhaps you can reach out and help someone: Spend time with a neighbor who is always alone; mow the lawn for the guy on the corner who's been slowing down; take your mom for a walk on the boardwalk; call that friend who you weren't going to call until you landed that next job! You'll see... one small act can jump-start a week & revitalize a search in ways that will amaze you! Good luck!
Best regards,
Tish
Dear Editor,
Hundreds of people across Ocean & Monmouth Counties gathered for a fantastic fundraiser @ Bar Anticipation in Lake Como on Sunday, June 27th to honor the love of a Pt. Pleasant mom gone too soon. The legacy of the beautiful and gregarious Carmie Brady lives on through the acts and deeds of her wonderful family & life-long friends. Her husband - Charlie Brady - and their amazing sons transformed a dark time in their life & a devastating loss into an awe-inspiring opportunity & mission-in-motion to help strangers connected to them by a common language called "illness".
This year, The Brady Bunch achieved another milestone & produced results that will live on in the lives of others forever... For another year, they will not stop until the results of this day are transformed into gifts that help families navigate their way through unimaginable medical challenges & circumstances, (www.carmiebradyfoundation.com - for details on Mission & Successes). At every fundraiser, it is humbling to watch this family in action as their positive attitudes drive them to leverage their remarkable skills and determination to help seriously ill children and their heart-sick families.
The Brady Family continues to inspire others at every turn. A quiet conversation that started as small talk on the barbeque line left me transfixed. A gorgeous woman who stood beaming with pride explained she had come to the event to say, "Thank you". Her son - a young father in the prime of his life had very recently lost his battle to cancer. "The quiet acts of kindness from this family before and after my son's passing would amaze everyone," she told me. The radiance of this mother was blinding as she defined her journey from pain-to-peace in these terms, "I could feel the warmth of Carmie Brady's embrace comforting us - me, my son, daughter-in-law and two young grandchildren - every single time Carmie's Boys acted in her name. I am so grateful to all of them".
When this event was launched 3 years ago, I handed Charlie a hand-painted wooden plaque which read, "Try to live your life with the music of a bagpiper in your heart" because his family literally teaches so many others to do just that. So - like a kid at Christmas - I arrived early at this fundraiser and waited anxiously for the annual performance by the Pipes and Drums of the Jersey Shore. The power of their magnificent music always produces "that moment" which reminds all of us how blessed we are to have "The Brady Bunch" and their Carmie's memory & legacy in our midst.
Well done, Carmie. No wife could wish for more; no mom could be prouder; and some days do not get better than this for a community. Thank you.
Respectfully submitted,
Tish Ferguson
2404 Maria Place
Pt. Pleasant, NJ 08742
732-259-2780 - Cell
732-714-8483 - Home
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
George Steinbrenner & his Great Generation!
Welcome to TishTrek - THE JOB BLOG
On today's LinkedIn Site I wrote:
"Today, I honor George Steinbrenner. Bravo, George. Well done, sir.
My last photo with him has been posted on TishTrek -THE JOB BLOG since May 2nd @ tishtrek.blogspot.com, (see above). George's generosity made him more of a gentle giant in NYC than fans would ever believe. I've always respected him - and everyone like him from the Greatest Generation - for being tough enough to make a difference.
This week, my sympathy goes to the Steinbrenner Family & to Yankee Fans the world over..."
Best regards,
Tish
On today's LinkedIn Site I wrote:
"Today, I honor George Steinbrenner. Bravo, George. Well done, sir.
My last photo with him has been posted on TishTrek -THE JOB BLOG since May 2nd @ tishtrek.blogspot.com, (see above). George's generosity made him more of a gentle giant in NYC than fans would ever believe. I've always respected him - and everyone like him from the Greatest Generation - for being tough enough to make a difference.
This week, my sympathy goes to the Steinbrenner Family & to Yankee Fans the world over..."
Best regards,
Tish
Friday, July 9, 2010
Job Creation 101: Demand for Goods & Services = NEW JOBS!
Welcome to TishTrek - THE JOB BLOG:
Google Bloomberg.com for this NEWS! Our BRAND NEW JUMBO MORTGAGES for our Morgan Stanley Smith Barney clients & their interest in our 30 & 15 Year Fixed Rate Loans has created the demand for 30 NEW HIRES in our CHICAGO Office - Mortgage Advisors, Loan Officers, Processors, Underwriters, Closers - Our Team will hire you by
July 30th if you qualify!! Details of our SUPER CHICAGO CAREER DAY coming soon!
As you know, TishTrek - THE JOB BLOG is dedicated to every person in America looking for a job right now, so please listen carefully. My note above highlights a simple formula (Demand for Goods & Services = NEW JOBS!) & it succinctly tells the simple story about how jobs are created in this great nation. No company can pull a job out of a hat; few jobs are created with the sole commitment to help the unemployed; jobs don't exist or last very long if there is zero interest in the products, services, and market offerings a company is selling; and if there is no work to do, no customers to speak of and no business to tend to, there are no jobs.
This month ALONE, over 2 million fellow Americans will have exhausted 99 weeks of unemployment benefits. Let's face it, millions more fell off this public assistance long ago. Too many of you have given up and stopped looking for work altogether. Lots of you who are navigating through this tough reality have 10, 20, 30-plus years experience in your chosen fields and some of you (with the help of your parents from the Greatest Generation) did the hard work & made the tough choices & sacrifices it took to fund those additional educational credentials from Associate's degrees to BA's to BS's to MBA's to PhD's. I talk to lots of you daily and I know it's unbelievable to find yourself in this situation! Hang in there! You have to! Leaders are on the way to leverage your experiences of the past to propel the businesses of tomorrow forward!
For 24 years, I've commuted with scores of you who left your home in the suburbs of New York and New Jersey at 6:30 a.m. to trek to your jobs where you executed with excellence in the Tri-State region. Every night, you'd return home after 8 p.m. in what represented nothing short of remarkable hard fought efforts to deliver on the dreams of your families. Hang in there! You have to! Leaders are on the way to leverage your spectacular work ethic so they can propel the businesses of tomorrow forward!
I've lived in the trenches of EMPLOYMENT most of my adult life, so I can assert with confidence that the real unemployment number is not 9.7%, it's been over 17% for a while now. Ask yourself this: With all the remarkable talent in this great country & around the globe, can it really be possible that after two years there is no solution to create full time jobs that can get more fellow citizens back to work?
Increasing unemployment benefits from two months to two years will continue to force states to sharply increase unemployment-insurance rates; so NOW employers won't hire new workers because it’s becoming too expensive on this front too. Hello America, is anyone out there listening? All of the taxpayer bailouts, government assistance programs, unemployment benefit extensions and efforts from Washington, DC over the past two years have not helped the economy recover because there is no JOB CREATION.
The U.S. taxpayer bailout only succeeded at funding failure & killing jobs. Extended unemployment benefits are a job killer too. The money rewarded to these so-called ailing companies went to counter-parties and places we can't account for. It's impossible to imagine how many big bucks were distributed with reckless abandon when the money could have funded so many initiatives & projects which could have created DEMAND for Goods & Services and saved or created JOBS along the way. What happened to us? Let me explain what I saw:
Case Study #1 - When LEADERS reward poor performance & failure, you continue the cycle of poor performance & failure. One company handed billions of our tax dollars - earned partly off the backs of the unemployed - to counter-parties under contract (& made them 100% whole). Another, rewarded poor performing executives (in the form of "STAY" Bonuses) - to employees who either 1) Participated in creating the sub prime/ CDO disaster in the first place 2) Abandoned their risk responsibilities while on the job or 3) Were too incompetent to notice the looming financial disaster when it was staring back at them. To this day - many bonus beneficiaries still lack the experience, skills & competencies to save their companies at all. So OMGosh - If you don't believe good talent matters & that great leaders save corporations & jobs, you never will.
Case Study #2 - Without TRUST, BRANDS are destroyed. Make no mistake, everyone in the Wall Street counter-party & subprime CDO inner-circles knew these CDOs were garbage investments riddled with risks that could not be sustained. They knew competitors would fail when these clandestine transactions came to light in some market cycle down the pike, but they didn't care. How is it that this inner-circle could delay an economic recovery & job creation all in one quiet breath?
Because there can be no TRUST when there is statistically a 90% chance these people - many still under the radar - will repeat the same kind of behaviors that already made them rich off the backs of the companies they destroyed while eliminating the ability of co-workers to make a living. The decision to use the hard-earned money of taxpayers to reward such behavior is repulsive to many, but more importantly it has eliminated CONSUMER CONFIDENCE in those BRANDS tied to the circles who quietly insured their contrived CDO investments @ 100% with counter-party contracts while leaving all others assuming the risk and holding their empty bag.
Case Study #3 - How can you support people in a culture when their goal to empty wallets literally brought thriving global companies, the U.S. economy, and the global financial systems to their knees? Hundreds of thousands of citizens - who saved these companies with their tax dollars - lost their jobs, while cunning corporate players who failed all of us received millions of dollars in "guaranteed" bonus payouts arranged for them by them and executed with help from the various business/ functional leaders of their inner-circle.
Long before signs of the subprime meltdown could be recognized by even the most trained eye, complex legal employment contracts had already been lined up and signed which protected the massive payouts, cash flow and assets going to the executives who actually structured the CDO Market for failure. Only a few people we know in Washington, DC & at the NY Fed had the slightest clue of the staggering value tied to these contracts that amounted to financial promises that were air-tight & legally binding. Nice deal if you can get one, huh?
These payouts alone literally destroyed any chance for a quick economic recovery or job creation because too much taxpayer money had to be dedicated to rewarding failure. The only way out of this type of employment contract was to let these companies fail, but no one had the courage or enough information to suggest such an option @ the time.
We all know that investors would have swooped in and picked at the carcasses and/or saved giant segments of these companies had we auctioned them off in some kind of Fire Sale! Take AIG for instance: BEFORE the AIG Financial Products Unit (AIGFP) became the HORRID AIG BRAND & face-to-the-world that DESTROYED THE HOUSE THAT HANK BUILT (The Honorable Maurice "Hank" Greenberg's House that is!) - AIG had a stellar reputation & an 85 year history of enjoying worldwide DEMAND for & RESPECT of its high quality GOODS, SERVICES, and INSURANCE the world over. To fulfill that DEMAND, over 60,000 AIG JOBS were created! Poor C.V. Starr must be rolling in his grave!
I respect history and I assess skills and behaviors and talent for a living. It's my professional opinion that there would be so many more corporate heroes & many more people back to work, if the government had left more of these companies floundering in the supply-and-demand world that was positioned to save them. ALL the Wall Street companies would NOT have failed as we were led - like sheep - to believe. Since the beginning of time, real leaders & unknown giants - LIKE THE PEOPLE READING THIS BLOG - have arrived on the scene with talent waiting to be tapped AND they have risen up to help people & companies & countries & communities thrive while keeping strategies & big goals alive!
I recruit because I get to sit in awe every single time great talent brings powerful solutions to challenging situations! Every year we are reminded that when skills & competencies cannot scale to the enormity of a significant challenge inside a company, in a country, in the Gulf of Mexico, during a natural disaster, or on earth anywhere... there is a high probability that the mission will suffer and/or fail.
Those executives who failed all of us and whose reality was shaped & agreed upon by ONLY those benefiting in their inner circles - simply stopped acting in good faith for the greater good long before anyone noticed. Why else would AIGFP sell trillions of dollars of highly risky credit-default swaps (essentially unregulated insurance policies)on piles of worthless U.S. subprime mortgages right after NY Attorney General / Governor Want-a-Be / and Client #9 Eliot Spitzer ran AIG CEO Hank Greenberg out of AIG and New York City? You can't even make this up!
Despite these astonishing facts & disappointments, I'm begging you - the employment candidate / the job seeker - to believe that we can & will return to the core values which inspire hard work and innovation. After all, these are the same values that made Mr. Greenberg one of the greatest global leaders of our time. His leadership transformed CV Starr's Company into American International Group, Inc - an international beacon of light revered for offering important risk services and insurance products to people who needed them around the globe. Silently and without fanfare, he shared his success with employees, charities and communities the world over. When I worked for AIG in the late 90's, I executed special recruiting projects for Mr. Greenberg & his executive team and I understood the definition of leadership. Thanks to men like Hank - when I'm asked to recruit a leader, I know exactly what I'm looking for and the bar is high.
PS - Job Creation 101: DEMAND for GOODS & SERVICES = NEW JOBS! We can do it!
Best regards,
Tish
Google Bloomberg.com for this NEWS! Our BRAND NEW JUMBO MORTGAGES for our Morgan Stanley Smith Barney clients & their interest in our 30 & 15 Year Fixed Rate Loans has created the demand for 30 NEW HIRES in our CHICAGO Office - Mortgage Advisors, Loan Officers, Processors, Underwriters, Closers - Our Team will hire you by
July 30th if you qualify!! Details of our SUPER CHICAGO CAREER DAY coming soon!
As you know, TishTrek - THE JOB BLOG is dedicated to every person in America looking for a job right now, so please listen carefully. My note above highlights a simple formula (Demand for Goods & Services = NEW JOBS!) & it succinctly tells the simple story about how jobs are created in this great nation. No company can pull a job out of a hat; few jobs are created with the sole commitment to help the unemployed; jobs don't exist or last very long if there is zero interest in the products, services, and market offerings a company is selling; and if there is no work to do, no customers to speak of and no business to tend to, there are no jobs.
This month ALONE, over 2 million fellow Americans will have exhausted 99 weeks of unemployment benefits. Let's face it, millions more fell off this public assistance long ago. Too many of you have given up and stopped looking for work altogether. Lots of you who are navigating through this tough reality have 10, 20, 30-plus years experience in your chosen fields and some of you (with the help of your parents from the Greatest Generation) did the hard work & made the tough choices & sacrifices it took to fund those additional educational credentials from Associate's degrees to BA's to BS's to MBA's to PhD's. I talk to lots of you daily and I know it's unbelievable to find yourself in this situation! Hang in there! You have to! Leaders are on the way to leverage your experiences of the past to propel the businesses of tomorrow forward!
For 24 years, I've commuted with scores of you who left your home in the suburbs of New York and New Jersey at 6:30 a.m. to trek to your jobs where you executed with excellence in the Tri-State region. Every night, you'd return home after 8 p.m. in what represented nothing short of remarkable hard fought efforts to deliver on the dreams of your families. Hang in there! You have to! Leaders are on the way to leverage your spectacular work ethic so they can propel the businesses of tomorrow forward!
I've lived in the trenches of EMPLOYMENT most of my adult life, so I can assert with confidence that the real unemployment number is not 9.7%, it's been over 17% for a while now. Ask yourself this: With all the remarkable talent in this great country & around the globe, can it really be possible that after two years there is no solution to create full time jobs that can get more fellow citizens back to work?
Increasing unemployment benefits from two months to two years will continue to force states to sharply increase unemployment-insurance rates; so NOW employers won't hire new workers because it’s becoming too expensive on this front too. Hello America, is anyone out there listening? All of the taxpayer bailouts, government assistance programs, unemployment benefit extensions and efforts from Washington, DC over the past two years have not helped the economy recover because there is no JOB CREATION.
The U.S. taxpayer bailout only succeeded at funding failure & killing jobs. Extended unemployment benefits are a job killer too. The money rewarded to these so-called ailing companies went to counter-parties and places we can't account for. It's impossible to imagine how many big bucks were distributed with reckless abandon when the money could have funded so many initiatives & projects which could have created DEMAND for Goods & Services and saved or created JOBS along the way. What happened to us? Let me explain what I saw:
Case Study #1 - When LEADERS reward poor performance & failure, you continue the cycle of poor performance & failure. One company handed billions of our tax dollars - earned partly off the backs of the unemployed - to counter-parties under contract (& made them 100% whole). Another, rewarded poor performing executives (in the form of "STAY" Bonuses) - to employees who either 1) Participated in creating the sub prime/ CDO disaster in the first place 2) Abandoned their risk responsibilities while on the job or 3) Were too incompetent to notice the looming financial disaster when it was staring back at them. To this day - many bonus beneficiaries still lack the experience, skills & competencies to save their companies at all. So OMGosh - If you don't believe good talent matters & that great leaders save corporations & jobs, you never will.
Case Study #2 - Without TRUST, BRANDS are destroyed. Make no mistake, everyone in the Wall Street counter-party & subprime CDO inner-circles knew these CDOs were garbage investments riddled with risks that could not be sustained. They knew competitors would fail when these clandestine transactions came to light in some market cycle down the pike, but they didn't care. How is it that this inner-circle could delay an economic recovery & job creation all in one quiet breath?
Because there can be no TRUST when there is statistically a 90% chance these people - many still under the radar - will repeat the same kind of behaviors that already made them rich off the backs of the companies they destroyed while eliminating the ability of co-workers to make a living. The decision to use the hard-earned money of taxpayers to reward such behavior is repulsive to many, but more importantly it has eliminated CONSUMER CONFIDENCE in those BRANDS tied to the circles who quietly insured their contrived CDO investments @ 100% with counter-party contracts while leaving all others assuming the risk and holding their empty bag.
Case Study #3 - How can you support people in a culture when their goal to empty wallets literally brought thriving global companies, the U.S. economy, and the global financial systems to their knees? Hundreds of thousands of citizens - who saved these companies with their tax dollars - lost their jobs, while cunning corporate players who failed all of us received millions of dollars in "guaranteed" bonus payouts arranged for them by them and executed with help from the various business/ functional leaders of their inner-circle.
Long before signs of the subprime meltdown could be recognized by even the most trained eye, complex legal employment contracts had already been lined up and signed which protected the massive payouts, cash flow and assets going to the executives who actually structured the CDO Market for failure. Only a few people we know in Washington, DC & at the NY Fed had the slightest clue of the staggering value tied to these contracts that amounted to financial promises that were air-tight & legally binding. Nice deal if you can get one, huh?
These payouts alone literally destroyed any chance for a quick economic recovery or job creation because too much taxpayer money had to be dedicated to rewarding failure. The only way out of this type of employment contract was to let these companies fail, but no one had the courage or enough information to suggest such an option @ the time.
We all know that investors would have swooped in and picked at the carcasses and/or saved giant segments of these companies had we auctioned them off in some kind of Fire Sale! Take AIG for instance: BEFORE the AIG Financial Products Unit (AIGFP) became the HORRID AIG BRAND & face-to-the-world that DESTROYED THE HOUSE THAT HANK BUILT (The Honorable Maurice "Hank" Greenberg's House that is!) - AIG had a stellar reputation & an 85 year history of enjoying worldwide DEMAND for & RESPECT of its high quality GOODS, SERVICES, and INSURANCE the world over. To fulfill that DEMAND, over 60,000 AIG JOBS were created! Poor C.V. Starr must be rolling in his grave!
I respect history and I assess skills and behaviors and talent for a living. It's my professional opinion that there would be so many more corporate heroes & many more people back to work, if the government had left more of these companies floundering in the supply-and-demand world that was positioned to save them. ALL the Wall Street companies would NOT have failed as we were led - like sheep - to believe. Since the beginning of time, real leaders & unknown giants - LIKE THE PEOPLE READING THIS BLOG - have arrived on the scene with talent waiting to be tapped AND they have risen up to help people & companies & countries & communities thrive while keeping strategies & big goals alive!
I recruit because I get to sit in awe every single time great talent brings powerful solutions to challenging situations! Every year we are reminded that when skills & competencies cannot scale to the enormity of a significant challenge inside a company, in a country, in the Gulf of Mexico, during a natural disaster, or on earth anywhere... there is a high probability that the mission will suffer and/or fail.
Those executives who failed all of us and whose reality was shaped & agreed upon by ONLY those benefiting in their inner circles - simply stopped acting in good faith for the greater good long before anyone noticed. Why else would AIGFP sell trillions of dollars of highly risky credit-default swaps (essentially unregulated insurance policies)on piles of worthless U.S. subprime mortgages right after NY Attorney General / Governor Want-a-Be / and Client #9 Eliot Spitzer ran AIG CEO Hank Greenberg out of AIG and New York City? You can't even make this up!
Despite these astonishing facts & disappointments, I'm begging you - the employment candidate / the job seeker - to believe that we can & will return to the core values which inspire hard work and innovation. After all, these are the same values that made Mr. Greenberg one of the greatest global leaders of our time. His leadership transformed CV Starr's Company into American International Group, Inc - an international beacon of light revered for offering important risk services and insurance products to people who needed them around the globe. Silently and without fanfare, he shared his success with employees, charities and communities the world over. When I worked for AIG in the late 90's, I executed special recruiting projects for Mr. Greenberg & his executive team and I understood the definition of leadership. Thanks to men like Hank - when I'm asked to recruit a leader, I know exactly what I'm looking for and the bar is high.
PS - Job Creation 101: DEMAND for GOODS & SERVICES = NEW JOBS! We can do it!
Best regards,
Tish
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
30 Mortgage Professionals Needed in Chicago!!
Welcome to TishTrek - THE JOB BLOG!
Hello Chicago! Morgan Stanley Consumer Credit / Morgan Stanley Mortgage Bank is looking to HIRE 30 Mortgage Professionals in our CHICAGO Office before July 31st!!
We're thrilled to announce that our high volume referral loan services need Mortgage Advisors, Loan Officers, Processors, Underwriters, and Closers.
Send resumes TODAY to patricia.ferguson@morganstanley.com - Watch LinkedIn and this Blog for evolving details.
The opportunity to improve America's economic future is within reach! Help us get HER there!
Talk to you soon.
Best regards,
Tish
Hello Chicago! Morgan Stanley Consumer Credit / Morgan Stanley Mortgage Bank is looking to HIRE 30 Mortgage Professionals in our CHICAGO Office before July 31st!!
We're thrilled to announce that our high volume referral loan services need Mortgage Advisors, Loan Officers, Processors, Underwriters, and Closers.
Send resumes TODAY to patricia.ferguson@morganstanley.com - Watch LinkedIn and this Blog for evolving details.
The opportunity to improve America's economic future is within reach! Help us get HER there!
Talk to you soon.
Best regards,
Tish
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Cece Stewart's Talent is "the" COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE!
Welcome to TishTrek - THE JOB BLOG!
Lots to CELEBRATE! Allow me to share exciting news in the life of this global recruiter: TODAY - Thursday, July 1st, 2010 - The Federal Reserve Bank of New York approved Morgan Stanley’s application to create Morgan Stanley Private Bank N.A. - Managing Director Cece (Sutton) Stewart's three decades of hard work in the trenches is the kind of competitive advantage our Morgan Stanley Smith Barney clients can count on when they bank with us!
What steps will you take today to influence what "they" say about you in your career when you hit your 30th year of commuting?! You know the answer and today's Tip of the Day is to make the Acquisition-of-Knowledge a lifetime commitment! Stop thinking it's somehow something you're only supposed to do in those 4 to 8 years after high school! Good luck! It will make sense when you try it!
To join the amazing Mission-in-Motion Cece Stewart is leading, send resumes to: patricia.ferguson@morganstanley.com!!
Best regards,
Tish
Lots to CELEBRATE! Allow me to share exciting news in the life of this global recruiter: TODAY - Thursday, July 1st, 2010 - The Federal Reserve Bank of New York approved Morgan Stanley’s application to create Morgan Stanley Private Bank N.A. - Managing Director Cece (Sutton) Stewart's three decades of hard work in the trenches is the kind of competitive advantage our Morgan Stanley Smith Barney clients can count on when they bank with us!
What steps will you take today to influence what "they" say about you in your career when you hit your 30th year of commuting?! You know the answer and today's Tip of the Day is to make the Acquisition-of-Knowledge a lifetime commitment! Stop thinking it's somehow something you're only supposed to do in those 4 to 8 years after high school! Good luck! It will make sense when you try it!
To join the amazing Mission-in-Motion Cece Stewart is leading, send resumes to: patricia.ferguson@morganstanley.com!!
Best regards,
Tish
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