Mike Smith, current L.A. Clippers color analyst on Prime Ticket/Fox Sports West and former N.B.A. player with the L.A. Clippers and Boston Celtics, will speak on April 11th at the Spirituality and Sports Program at the Ronald Tutor Campus Center on the campus of USC. Mike Smith is an active member of the Latter Day Saints Church and a former star at BYU. A member of the BYU Athletic Hall of Fame, Mike is BYU's all-time leader in rebounds and third in points scored. In the event titled "A conversation with Mike Smith", the discussion will be about ethics in sports, faith ...

Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP, one of the top 30 accounting firms in the United States, announced today that David Kells, has joined the New York office as Chief Operating Officer. He will be working closely in all aspects of operations with the firm's managing partner and other partners. Kells has more than 20 years of experience in managing operations, human resources and internal finance issues most recently at CBIZ/Mahoney Cohen in New York. As Chief Operating Officer, Kells will report to Managing Partner Joel Cooperman. "David brings an engaging and results-oriented ...

Idea2Result, a nation's leading telemarketing services, lead generation and inside sales firm, announces the completion of the online publication: "The Art of Appointment Setting". Sharing knowledge with their current and prospective clients about lead generation has been the cornerstone policy of its' nine years of successful operations. "Knowledgeable clients are our best clients. We provide the talent. Close relationship between our clients and our agents provide the "secret sauce", and we want to share every secret we know and help our clients become experts in Appointment ...

Exit Promise, LP announces free member profiles and the addition of powerful financial software as the latest enhancements at ExitPromise.com, a recently launched website designed exclusively to benefit women entrepreneurs. According to ExitPromise.com founder, Holly A. Magister, "We listened and learned during our initial phase. As a result, we've made numerous changes and improvements. Now all ExitPromise.com members can create a free custom member profile to promote their business to other like-minded women business owners." "We're also excited to be the direct ...

Orphic Marketing, a Boston marketing agency headed by Internet entrepreneur Bruce Wood, is pleased to announce the creation and launch of Private Schools Boston dot com. Private Schools Boston is a resource for parents and students at all levels who are seeking the benefits of private educational opportunities in Greater Boston. Private Schools Boston.com contains directories of the different types of private schools available in the Boston area. With design and layout being compact and straightforward, it is easy to navigate. Each type of school is categorized into ...

Founded by world-class athlete, three-time Olympian and licensed chiropractor Dr. Flora Hyacinth, Flo Fusion Fitness will open its first fitness center in San Diego, Calif., with a grand opening event to be held on Wednesday, April 27. Flo Fusion Fitness is a unique exercise system that fuses yoga, Pilates and resistance training to create a powerful core body workout. The unique method, designed by Dr. Hyacinth, delivers results in weight loss, strength and conditioning, rehabilitation, and improved flexibility, balance and endurance, based on each individual's goals. ...

Match My Email has released a new module of its cloud application that supports email logging to multiple or secondary email addresses in a single Salesforce.com Contact or Person Account. This capability has been lacking in all other Salesforce email integration tools. As long ago as 2007, Salesforce.com users have been asking for this capability on the IdeaExchange. Roughly 40% of all Salesforce.com users trialing Match My Email have asked for this functionality. Match My Email ("MME") was launched in January 2011 as the first 'no software' solution to email integration ...

ProArt Gallery announced that their exhibition titled 'Street Art Without Borders', being held at the Palm Strip Shopping Mall in Jumeirah from March 9th- April 7th 2011, is receiving a tremendous response from the region's leading art collectors and connoisseurs, who are showing a keen interest in the urban art form. Over 12 international street artists are showcasing their work and keeping visitors enthralled with demonstrations of their talent. Speaking on the exhibition, Ms. Tatiana Faure, Director, ProArt Gallery, says, "Street Art is considered a nuisance by some ...

Medix Staffing Solutions, Inc., a national staffing organization specialized in recruiting skilled personnel for clients in the Professional Services, Life Science, Healthcare and Information Technology industries, announced the opening of its new office in Minneapolis, Minn., on March 28th, 2011. The new office, located at 7760 France Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn., will be Medix's 11th office nationwide. The Minneapolis office will primarily serve clients and job seekers in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) area in Minnesota. "Medix is extremely excited to move ...

As more and more people move to the Austin TX area, the housing supply is quickly diminishing. The decreased amount of new homes being built due to recent economic conditions is causing the increased population to fill up every available property. "It's time to buy again," said real estate expert Kenn Renner. "Because of the lack of new home building, we're going to run into a housing shortage. This means that investors can start raising rents." Several parts of Austin are seeing less than one month's supply of available homes, which means conditions favor rent increases ...

Starr Tincup, a full-service marketing agency dedicated to the human capital management (HCM) software and services industry, is proud to announce a record-breaking first quarter. The firm booked more than $5 million in capitalized billings between Jan. 1 and March 31 and is well on the way to exceeding its 2011 goal of $20 million. "Operational initiatives begun in the second half of 2010 along with a burgeoning economic recovery in the HCM market segment have provided us with an opportunity to grow our revenue," said Bret Starr, partner at Starr Tincup. "But the real ...

Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC (THT) and KIC today announced an agreement to form a strategic business alliance to speed up the optimal thermal process setup of THT belt furnaces through the use of KIC thermal profilers. Under the terms of the agreement, THT will introduce KIC thermal profilers to its current and prospective furnace customers, while KIC will perform all sales and service support associated with the profilers. "KIC is recognized as the market leader for thermal profilers," said Joyce Zhang, THT's Marketing Manager. "We welcome their technical expertise, ...

Stephen W. Stewart, founder of The Stewart Law Firm, P.L.L.C. in Austin, Texas, announces that The Stewart Law Firm, P.L.L.C. will be a sponsor for the Second Annual 2011 Jam 4 Justice, an annual benefit concert/crime victim's rights campaign. The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at Noon at Hill's Cafe, an Austin, Texas landmark known for great food and music. Featured performers will include the Jeff Lofton Quartet, Kalu James, Hector Ward and The Big Time, and Bill Rice. April is National Crime Victims' Rights Month, marking a time that ...

Randy Goins, President of TriMark Solutions, has announced that the firm has received the 2011 Pinnacle Business Award for Steady Growth and Profitability from the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. Goins and his team will accept this award at the Chamber's Pinnacle Business Awards Celebration held May 3, 2011 from 5 to 8:45PM at the Raleigh Convention Center located in Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. The award recognizes Chamber members that have maintained or increased profitability and growth during challenging economic conditions. The Greater Raleigh Chamber ...

World renowned healthcare publication, HSJ, has launched a new free resource for its users thanks to the technology of SIMUL8 simulation software. The Simulation Lab is a toolkit of online simulations of topical healthcare issues that allow users to experiment with improvement ideas in a risk free environment. The simulations allow users to enter their own data and experiment with different scenarios to evaluate which option will work best for their health system. Whether you're a manager or a clinician, you can take on the role of decision maker and find answers ...

On March 31, 2011, Philadelphia legal recruiter SMR Legal Search sponsored a cocktail reception to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of The Lawyers on the Fast Track Awards, and all previous winners were invited. The event was held at the law firm of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky in Philadelphia. The reception was organized by Donna Lee Jones, Esq. a partner at Saltz Mongeluzzi, and prior winner of the award. Ms. Jones is one of Philadelphia's top plaintiff's medical malpractice and catastrophic industry attorneys, frequently obtaining multi-million dollar verdicts ...

Surado Solutions, the developer of sensible On-premise and Cloud SaaS CRM solutions for more than a decade announced Sundip R. Doshi, Surado's Founder and CEO will share his experience and his thoughts on the business climate in the Inland Southern California region. Mr. Doshi will be speaking at the inaugural Inland Empire Quality of Life Summit, taking place at California State University, San Bernardino and presented by the Inland Empire Economic Partnership. More than 90 distinguish speakers will address participants over a two day period on topics like the Business ...

Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP, one of the top 30 accounting firms in the United States, announced today that David Kells has joined the firm as Chief Operating Officer. He will be working closely in all aspects of operations with the firm's managing partner and other partners. Kells has more than 20 years of experience in managing operations, human resources and internal finance issues most recently at CBIZ/Mahoney Cohen in New York. As Chief Operating Officer, Kells will report to Managing Partner Joel Cooperman. "David brings an engaging and results-oriented ...

Cole Sileven, Owner of Low-Insurance.org's insurance quote service, was amazed by the results found throughout the week. Sileven states, "Out of the responses received there were many who haven't shopped for years. One person in fact has never shopped for insurance. He was placed on his Parent's policy and has been with the same Agent for over 20 years. " Another contributor mentioned how they never shop because they love the service offered by their current Insurer and price wasn't really a concern for them. Even today service still will outweigh price for many. Most ...

Secure-24, Inc. announced today that 20-year industry veteran Joe Szmadzinski has joined the company as Chief Strategy Officer. Szmadzinski will lead advancement of market and technology positioning, as well as development of key partner service alliances and new products. "We are thrilled to have Joe join our executive team," said Volker Straub, Secure-24's Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer. "He brings deep experience and knowledge along with impressive, repeatable success in change management and business transformation. Joe will play a key role in developing ...

FreightCenter.com officially announces the launch of TMS proprietary technology aimed to offer a more complete solution than other TMS systems currently on the market. Packaged as an on-demand TMS service, clients can leverage the benefits of FreightCenter.com's advanced freight technology to streamline their supply chain. In addition and unique to this TMS platform is an entire front-end website packaged to help customers maintain control of their identity and quickly bring their business online. "Our goal is to provide clients the ability to better manage their transportation ...

If the federal government shuts down due to a budget impasse, companies with government contracts should take steps to protect themselves and their federal projects before and during a shutdown. "If Congress and the president fail to pass a continuing resolution or a budget and the federal government shuts down, everyone working on a government contract faces a lot of uncertainty," said Veronica Eyenga, president and CEO of VBP OutSourcing, Inc. "There are things government contractors should do before and during a shutdown to protect themselves and their projects." Eyenga, ...

The Neighborhood Service Organization's Youth Initiatives Project (YIP), in conjunction with its Provocative Woman Campaign, will host its fourth annual Female Teen Summit and Resource Fair on Saturday, April 16 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Brenda Scott Academy of Theater Arts (18400 Hoover, Detroit). Open to girls 12 to 18 years old, the Summit will address important issues concerning young women including employment, education, healthy relationships, cyber bullying, entrepreneurship and mentoring. State Representative Lisa Howze, of the Second District, will serve as ...

RGL Forensics, an international forensic accounting, consulting and financial investigation firm, announced today they will respond to business insurance trends in the market with two keynote speakers at the annual Property Loss Research Bureau (PLRB) Claims Conference. Insurance claims professionals understand that claims are often times challenging and complex. Both builder's risk soft cost claims and fidelity claims involving Ponzi schemes are two prime examples of these complexities. Now add into the equation a troubled economy and it makes determining quantum even ...

Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P. (CB&H) (http://www.cbh.com), one of the largest regional public accounting and consulting firms headquartered in the Southeast, has announced that firm partner and Director of State and Local Tax (SALT) Services Cathie Stanton will serve as a panelist during East Coast Game Conference 2011. Stanton's panel will address new interactive digital media (IDM) tax credit on Wednesday, April 13 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Raleigh Convention Center, located at 500 S. Salisbury St. The panel will consist of legislative, legal and tax experts ...