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2001 - 2002 Season
May, 2002 Meeting --
Tenth Annual Golf Outing at Tour 18
8718 Amen Corner -- FlowerMound, TX 75028
Great time was had by all -- join us next year for our Eleventh Anniversary Golf Outing!!!
March, 2002 Meeting -- R i c h a r d G r a d y in association with Profiles International, Inc.
"Square Peg – Round Hole" At least once in everyone’s life you meet someone who makes an immediate impression on you, and you think: "How did this person get this job?" or "What Bozo hired this person?" If this person is working for you, what does it do to the equation: Perception = Reality? Richard discussed the cost of the wrong fit, a person in a role that they are not suited for, don’t desire, or that they took just because they needed a job. He highlighted ways to perform the right hire, the right promotion, and the right job match. He stressed the art of getting to know people for what and who they are. Richard is an independent consultant for Profiles International, an assessment company that pioneered the concept of job match. This methodology accepts that people are specially suited by temperament and intellect for certain kinds of work. It helps people select and manage the right person for the right job. It also helps companies develop people in ways that they have a natural inclination, so that they are suited for the role they are about to play. Richard brings 30 years of management experience to bear on the issues of job matching, cost containment, employee retention, career coaching, and training methodologies. He has held senior and executive level positions with Electronic Data Systems, Affiliated Computer Services, and Computer Task Group. His roles have been in Corporate Intelligence, Corporate Communications, Strategic Planning, Analyst Relations, Mergers and Acquisitions, Global Sales Leadership, Corporate Marketing, and Product Management. On numerous occasions he had authored sales training and development programs for Fortune 500 corporations. Richard resides in Plano, Texas.
February, 2002 Meeting --
Dr. Carl E. Steidtmann Chief Economist of Deloitte Research Deloitte & Touche LLP
Carl E. Steidtmann, Chief Economist for Deloitte Research, is a nationally recognized expert on economic forecasting of retail sales activity, consumer trends, technology and general economic trends. Based in New York, Dr. Steidtmann works with individual clients in assessing the impact of economic, demographic, political and technological changes on their business strategies. His research has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Women's Wear Daily, USA Today and The New York Times, among other publications. Dr. Steidtmann has appeared on the MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour, CNBC, Adam Smith's World and the Nightly Business Report as an expert on retailing. Dr. Steidtmann has also served as senior advisor and economist for the American Productivity Center, where he acted as the technical adviser to the White House Conference on Productivity. He was an economics instructor at the University of Colorado, and worked with Mountain Bell as an internal systems consultant and with IBM as a systems engineer. Dr. Steidtmann is a frequent conference and after dinner speaker on marketing, technology, consumer trends and the general economic outlook. He has addressed hundreds of groups on economics and productivity, including the National Retail Federation, the Food Marketing Institute, and the International Mass Retail Association in addition to individual companies. An award-winning instructor and systems analyst, Dr. Steidtmann is a member of the American Economic Association. He earned his Ph.D., master's and bachelor's degrees from the University of Colorado, majoring in economics, statistics, and history, respectively.
January, 2002 Meeting -- Vanessa Castagna, Executive Vice President President and Chief Operating Officer of JCPenney Stores, Catalog and Internet J. C. Penney Company, Inc.
"Rethinking Retail – What it Means to Me"
During Vanessa’s presentation, she briefly reviewed where JCPenney has been, where they are, their focus, and their commitment to their Customers. She highlighted what she believes retailers need to think about and what they need to do as they focus on their Customers and their Business during this time of economic uncertainty.
Vanessa Castagna is executive vice president, and president and chief operating officer for JCPenney stores, catalog and internet for J. C. Penney Company, Inc., one of America’s largest department store, drugstore, catalog and e-commerce retailers. Ms. Castagna was appointed to her position at JCPenney in 1999. Previously, Castagna served as senior vice president and general merchandise manager at Wal-Mart Stores, where her responsibilities included women’s and junior apparel, intimate apparel and accessories, children’s apparel, and product and brand development. From 1994 to 1996, she was senior vice president and general merchandising manager for home décor, domestics, furniture, crafts and children’s apparel at Wal-Mart. Prior to Wal-Mart, Castagna served in several senior level positions in the retailing industry, including senior vice president, general merchandising manager for women’s and juniors for Marshalls stores, a division of TJX Companies. From 1985 to 1992, Castagna served as vice president, merchandising-women’s at Target stores. Castagna began her career in 1972 with Lazarus, a division of Federated Department Stores, where she rose to senior vice president and general merchandising manager. Ms. Castagna serves on the boards of the Fashion Institute of Technology Educational Foundation, and the National Minority Supplier Development Council. Ms. Castagna graduated in 1971 from Purdue University with a B. S. degree in psychology and speech communication. She is married to Neil Castagna.
November, 2001 Meeting -- Irwin Cohen, Managing Director of the Retail & Distribution Services Group Deloitte & Touche LLP
Irwin is a national partner with the firm Deloitte & Touche, having 35 years of professional experience. He is responsible for leading, developing, and serving the firm’s broad client base in the retail and consumer products industry. With extensive experience in retailing, apparel manufacturing, and wholesale distribution, he advises over 30 clients. He serves as an advisor to the senior management of the firm’s clients in subjects ranging from strategic direction, operations improvement, and business process reengineering, to regulatory issues. Clients served include Dillards, Dress Barn, Federated, Hills, Macy’s, MacFrugal, National Retail Federation, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Service Merchandise, Super Valu, and Toys ‘R Us. As the senior industry spokesperson for the firm, Irwin is a frequent speaker and media consultant on a broad range of retail industry issues. Irwin received his BS from Rutgers University and his MBA from Seton Hall University. Irwin is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is the Chairperson of the Phoenix House, Board of Directors and Finance Committee. On November 14th, Irwin discussed the area of "Retailing in the Global Marketplace".
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