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Corporate Consulting Clients
Ralph’s branding and marketing work was instrumental in helping HIMSS Analytics become the premier provider of healthcare IT data, market intelligence and custom market research services. His market research consulting work with leading healthcare IT firms helped them increase their sales and marketing effectiveness, while building HIMSS Analytics' reputation for providing high quality services.
Dave Garets
President and CEO
HIMSS Analytics
Ralph,
Your marketing genius resulted in an overwhelming response to our company and new product launch. From strategic planning, to brand positioning, to sales and PR strategy, and overseeing the development of our web site and collateral, your work was outstanding. I appreciate your personal touch, attention to detail, and working seamlessly with our team. Thanks for contributing to our success!
Jim Sundberg
CEO
UPCARE Technology, Inc.
Ralph Wakerly has been a valuable resource since the Scottsdale Institute was founded eleven years ago. His experience in the fields of healthcare, education, information technology and marketing have helped us develop and solidify many of our programs which have proved to be of great value to our members. We have confidence in his judgment, and we continue to consult with him on a wide variety of subjects.
Stan Nelson
Chairman
Scottsdale Institute
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Career Consulting Clients
Dear Ralph,
Thank you again for your coaching help with my career change process! As I talked to headhunters and potential employers, I found the answers to their questions easy to answer because we had already discussed the issues. I felt more confident in working with them because I knew what I wanted from a position and could articulate it to them. I am delighted to report that I found a great position within clinical informatics that I am well-suited for and that fulfills my career goals! I would not have been as well prepared for the opportunity, or possibly may have overlooked it, if I had not utilized your suggestions!
Caron Primas Brennan, RN, BSN
Team Leader, Clinical Informatics
Delnor-Community Hospital
Geneva, IL
It is never easy writing a resume, especially after not doing one for a number of years. Ralph was the right individual to engage in the process. He not only had a great perspective and approach, but also provided the insights I needed to help frame the messages to highlight my career accomplishments.
Roy W. Walters
Vice President,
INFOHEALTH
Ralph Wakerly is one of those rare individuals who combine intelligence and business objectivity with personal trust, loyalty and concern for others. We’ve talked numerous times and I’ve always come away feeling more focused personally and more believing in myself. Despite his own considerable capabilities, he’s one of the most unselfish and modest people I’ve met in my career. If I had to choose one person as an objective and caring personal coach, it would be Ralph.
Chuck Appleby
Principal,
Appleby Ink, Business Communications
I recently made a decision to move back to the Chicago area and make a new career change. Ralph, through your marketing expertise, I was able to create an entirely new opportunity for myself as a sales manager in the Chicago area. The best part of it is that it is close to home and it took me less than one month to land the job after you and I finalized my resume. Thanks so much for your hard work and efforts.
Joseph Shake
Sales Manager
Vistar
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Career Workshops and Presentations
Ralph Wakerly's presentation to the Chicago Chapter of HIMSS on managing your career was dead on accurate. He taught us that if we set goals, work hard, learn about what's new, create our specialty, engage with others and diligently manage our career we will achieve our goals. His presentation style was informal and often humorous while his expert knowledge of the topic captivated the audience. We are definitely going to ask Ralph for an encore engagement.
Frank Scafidi
President,
GCCHIMSS
CIO, Elmhurst Hospital
Mr. Wakerly,
On behalf of all of us at the University of Illinois, I want to express my appreciation for your continued commitment to your alma mater and for your willingness to serve as a mentor for our MBA students. I have heard from Career Services of the success of this new program because of the insights and encouragement you have provided throughout the past few weeks. Your continued commitment to the Illinois MBA is very much appreciated. I hope we can count on your continued involvement and support in meeting the educational objectives of our students.
Sincerely,
Avijit Ghosh, Dean
College of Business
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Thank you, Ralph, for your recent talk to our IT professionals about career changes. Your talk was interesting, practical, inspiring, and extremely well received by the group. All of us learned a great deal about how to find a job, how to land a job, and how to succeed in that job. A polished, engaging, and first-rate presentation.
Paul Cobia
Head of Chicago Programs and Director of Marketing,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
I've witnessed Ralph work in a group seminar setting with senior engineering students. I am impressed with the range of strategies and personal wisdom he imparts on how to effectively market oneself in a competitive job market. Ralph's message is riveting and his style engaging.
Michael H. Pleck, Ph.D., P.E, Assistant Dean
Professor Emeritus of General Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mr. Wakerly,
Thank you very much for your great presentation tonight. I got some terrific insight about job searching. I was especially interested in your ideas on treating job-hunting as a marketing and selling process. In fact, the more marketing courses I take, the more I begin to think about myself as a product.
Cecilia Wu
MBA Candidate,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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