Linda Seefeldt Facilitates National Strategic Planning

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Linda Seefeldt

Linda Seefeldt, President of AIM Above, facilitates the strategic planning for the National ARCS Foundation Long Range Plan. This interactive planning session Involved the 44 National Board Members gathering in Clearwater, Florida to start the new “2020 Vision” for the next 5-Year Plan.

Linda Seefeldt facilitating strategic planning for National ARCS Foundation

Board Members identified strategies to enable ARCS National to achieve the organizational impact envisioned in the planning activities. Strategies were identified that were general as well as specific to support chapters and obtain necessary resources. A dozen strategic areas of focus were repeatedly identified across all areas considered with various tactics proposed to accomplish each. Of these, two themes dominated the planning session which will be the focus of the next 5 years strategic plans.

Linda Seefeldt will present these strategic planning results at the ARCS National Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii in May 2013. The Long Range Planning Committee will put these into the new 5 year plans from 2014-2019.

Linda Seefeldt is President of ARCS Foundation in Florida, and a member of the National Board and the National Long Range Planning Committee.

Linda is also President of AIM Above and is a Certified Facilitator and Lumina Affiliate who accelerates results for businesses, organizations and people who want profitable growth powered by their people. When you would like to spark hidden potential and see your Lumina Sales Portraits, Lumina Team Portraits, your Lumina Leader Portraits or your Lumina Spark Portraits, visit www.AimAbove.com and contact AIM Above at AIM@AimAbove.com or 727-258-8844 .

AIM Above Introduces Lumina Talent Portraits

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Linda Seefeldt

AIM Above Lumina Talent Portraits are designed to help recruit and retain the best people to live your company’s vision. It has been developed in association with business psychologists from Lumina Learning to highlight a candidate’s key, claimed qualities. It also looks at how these qualities map onto the:

Core behaviors required to succeed at your company
Key competencies needed to succeed in a specific role

AIM Above Lumina Talent Portrait

The purpose of this portrait is to reduce the time and resources used to get your teams completely right at your company. You will be able to reduce ‘churn’ and get the right people first time by studying the results carefully and asking the right questions to ensure you have the proper person for your company, the proper person for your team, and the proper person for the role.

AIM Above is a Certified Lumina Affiliate who sparks hidden potential for businesses and people who want to achieve more. When you want to see the hidden potential in your Lumina Sales Portraits, Lumina Team Portraits, your Lumina Leader Portraits, your Lumina Spark Portraits, or your Lumina Talent Portraits, visit www.AimAbove.com and contact Linda Seefeldt, President of AIM Above at AIM@AimAbove.com or 727-258-8844 .

Linda Seefeldt Quoted in National Newsletter

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Linda Seefeldt

Linda Seefeldt is quoted in National Newsletter of ARCS Foundation for creating and hosting the STEM Catalyst Awards Event.

Linda Seefeldt quoted in National Newsletter for ARCS Foundation

ARCS National Newsletter STEM Catalyst Awards (click here to open the full Winter 2013 National Newsletter for ARCS Foundation)

About ARCS Foundation

ARCS Foundation advances science and technology in the United States by providing financial awards to academically outstanding U.S. citizens studying to complete degrees in science, engineering and medical research. In over 50 years of its existence, the National ARCS Foundation, Inc. has provided $83 million in over 14,000 Scholar Awards.

Linda Seefeldt is President of ARCS Foundation in Florida. Linda is also President of AIM Above and is a Certified Lumina Affiliate who accelerates results for businesses, organizations and people who want profitable growth powered by their people. When you would like to spark hidden potential and see your Lumina Sales Portraits, Lumina Team Portraits, your Lumina Leader Portraits or your Lumina Spark Portraits, visit www.AimAbove.com and contact AIM Above at AIM@AimAbove.com or 727-258-8844 .

Linda Seefeldt Leads STEM Catalyst Awards

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Linda Seefeldt

Linda Seefeldt, leads the STEM Catalyst Awards. Instrumental in creating the Awards to honor the best catalysts in advancing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Medical Research) in America, Linda hosts the inaugural ceremony on February 9, 2013 for ARCS Foundation.

Linda Seefeldt Hosts STEM Catalyst Awards

Goals of STEM Catalyst Awards

To recognize the most significant impact and results of STEM initiatives in America
To encourage STEM-focused partnerships between and among public & private entitites
To engage multi-disciplinary collaborations in STEM for maximum impact

STEM Economic Driver Award 2013

To Draper Laboratory; accepted by Dr. John Burns, Draper Director, Multichip Module Facility, St. Petersburg; Sponsored by St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership; presented by Peter R. Betzer, Ph.D., President & CEO.

STEM Economic Driver Award - An individual, company or organization whose STEM initiatives and partnerships substantially improved jobs, regional growth and economic development.

STEM Innovation & Research Award 2013

Robert Byrne, Ph.D. receives STEM Innovation & Research Award from Larry Langebrake of SRI (right).

To Robert H. Byrne, Ph.D., Distinguished Research Professor, University of South Florida, College of Marine Science; Sponsored by SRI International; presented by Larry Langebrake, Director SRI St. Petersburg.

STEM Innovation and Research Award - An individual, company or organization whose new discoveries of value creation in STEM have propelled our region forward.

STEM Visionary Catalyst Award 2013

To Peter R. Betzer, Ph.D., President & CEO of St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership; Sponsored by Progress Energy; presented by Melissa Seixas, Community Relations Manager.

Peter R. Betzer, Ph.D. is honored with the STEM Visionary Catalyst Award and special presentations by Mya Breitbart, Ph.D., USF Assistant Professor, ARCS Scholar and Founding Member; Robert Byrne, Ph.D., USF Distinguished Research Professor; Harry Glenn presenting the Congressional Proclamation from Congressman Bill Young; Melissa Seixas, Community Relations Manager who presented this award from sponsor Progress Energy; Marcia Bjornerud, Professor of Geology at Lawrence University in Appleton, WI; Curtis Carlson, Ph.D., President & CEO of SRI International; and Peter Betzer (left to right).

STEM Visionary Catalyst Award - A person whose vision and effectiveness in initiating productive STEM partnerships substantially strengthens our region.

STEM Collaborative Partnerships Award 2013

To Gulf Oil Spill First Responders, led by William T. Hogarth, Ph.D., Interim Chancellor USFSP/FIO Director; and honoring a total of 52 people and 25 organizations

Sponsored by Draper Laboratory; presented by Dr. Shankar Sundaram, Draper Bioengineering Center at USF, Tampa and Dr. John Burns, Draper Director, Multichip Module Facility, St. Petersburg.

STEM Collaborative Partnerships Award Recipients led by William Hogarth, Ph.D. at the STEM Catalyst Awards on February 9, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Left to right) Back row: Ethan Goddard, USF; David Hastings, Ph.D. Eckerd College; David Naar, Ph.D., USF; David Hollander, Ph.D., USF; Ernst Peebles, Ph.D., USF; John Paul, Ph.D., USF; and USF System Senior Vice President Karen Holbrook; Front row: USFSP Interim Chancellor/FIO Director Bill Hogarth, Ph.D.; USF Provost Ralph Wilcox; Robert Walker, FIO; Vickie Chachere, USF; Steve Murawski, Ph.D., NOAA; Chuanmin Hu, Ph.D., USF; and Kendra Daly, Ph.D., USF.Not present: United States Coast Guard, USF President Judy Genshaft, Kara Radabaugh, Gil McRae, Robert Weisberg, Ph.D., Brendon Baumeister, David Coy, Thomas Lee, George Guthro, William Slee, Andrew Remsen, Ph.D.

The collaborative partnerships in STEM enables FIO to bring together the experts in the biological, chemical and physical oceanography disciplines to react immediately to the BP oil spill disaster by monitoring the potential movement of the oil through the loop current and other transport currents, determining where the oil was in the water column, collect biological data on toxicity of the oil and dispersants to the benthic and other food chain organisms in order to elevate the public’s concerns about the impact of the oil on the recreational and commercial industries and to the Florida economy including tourisim. List of First Responders being honored.

STEM Collaborative Partnerships Award - A diverse, multi-disciplinary group – individuals and/or organizations – who partnered in a STEM initiative, with a major positive impact on our communities.

“We are celebrating the brilliant STEM initiatives by people and organizations here in Florida who are positively impacting lives in America and the world.” stated Linda Seefeldt, President of ARCS Foundation in Florida. “We are pleased to host the STEM Catalyst Awards along with our major sponsors; Ameriprise Financial, Progress Energy, Draper Laboratory, SRI International, and St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership, along with numerous partners and friends of ARCS Foundation.”

The STEM Catalyst Awards purpose are to reinforce the results and impact of STEM initiatives in our communities, to encourage STEM focus partnerships between and among public & private entities, to recognize multidisciplinary partnerships and collaborations that focus on the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, math and medicine) and to expand awareness and engage people in ARCS Foundation that provides scholar awards to college scientists.

ARCS Foundation is the first and original grantor of STEM Awards since 1958, having given over $83 Million in 14,000 annual awards to over 8,300 American science and technology scholars. 100% of all contributions to ARCS Scholar Awards go directly to the scholars. ARCS Foundation members are all volunteers who contribute their time and money to cover operations. The investment we make in our brilliant ARCS Scholars today will advance science in America. These Scholars are our Nation’s next innovators, economic drivers, collaborators, and visionaries.

We invite those individuals and organizations that are interested in advancing science in America to join us next year for the STEM Catalyst Awards 2014 and to watch for details to register online at www.arcsfoundation.org/tampa_bay.

“Please join us here as we invest in more ARCS Scholars in Florida who will lead the STEM impact on our global communities: www.arcsfoundation.org/tampa_bay” stated Linda Seefeldt.

About ARCS Foundation
ARCS Foundation advances science and technology in the United States by providing financial awards to academically outstanding U.S. citizens studying to complete degrees in science, engineering and medical research. In over 50 years of its existence, the National ARCS Foundation, Inc. has provided $83 million in over 14,000 Scholar Awards.

ARCS Foundation in Florida is committed to enriching the quality of life in Florida by attracting outstanding scholars who are completing graduate degrees in Cancer Biology Ph.D. Program at Moffitt in the College of Arts and Sciences, and College of Marine Science, at University of South Florida.

Recognized as a non-profit 501(c) (3) corporation, the corporation is registered as ARCS Foundation – Tampa Bay. Registration CH31924. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the division of consumer services by calling toll-free 1-800-435-7352 within the state. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval or recommendation by the state.

100% Donor Contributions go to ARCS Scholars.

Linda Seefeldt in Lumina Spotlight

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Linda Seefeldt

This month features our own Linda Seefeldt, President of AIM Above out of St. Petersburg, Florida. www.AimAbove.com Linda is one of the original Lumina US Practitioners and stays very busy in the South Florida area. Lumina USA Newsletter

Linda Seefeldt, AIM Above, Leading MBA Lumina Program at USFSP

Linda recently facilitated a Lumina Spark session for the MBA Orientation class at University of South Florida in St. Petersburg. This is the third year to work with the University’s MBA program and Linda tells us they are using the Spark team results to group their study groups for the duration of their MBA program. Linda has led this orientation session for us several times now and always receives rave reviews from the University. Check out the boats in the window just behind Linda in the below picture – the University campus is located right on the water in St. Petersburg! What a great place to study!

Linda was a Speaker on the panel of Thought Leaders: “Not Your Average Speakers Talk Talent” for 83 Degrees, along with William D. Law, Jr., President of St. Petersburg College; Mark Swanson of Telovations; Terri Willingham of Learning is 4 Everyone (LI4E) and Kenneth Cowart, Architect, and moderator Pegoty Cooper at Walker Brands in Tampa, FL.

Linda is currently working hard with Dr. Elka Brenstein, Lumina Learning Partner EMEA of Germany, collecting data for our ongoing work in data analysis. Thank you Linda – we appreciate your talent and dedication to Lumina!

AIM Above is a Certified Lumina Affiliate who accelerates results for businesses, organizations and people who want profitable growth powered by their people. When you would like to spark hidden potential and see your Lumina Sales Portraits, Lumina Team Portraits, your Lumina Leader Portraits or your Lumina Spark Portraits, visit www.AimAbove.com and contact AIM Above at AIM@AimAbove.com or 727-258-8844 .

Linda Seefeldt Teaches Lumina Sales Portraits to MBA – USFSP Graduate Students

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Linda Seefeldt

Linda Seefeldt, President of AIM Above, teaches MBA Graduate Students on innovative Lumina Sales Portraits, Lumina Leader Portraits and Lumina Spark Portraits at University of South Florida St. Petersburg (USFSP).

Linda Seefeldt, AIM Above, Compares MBA Students Lumina Team Portraits at USFSP from 2011 to 2012

The 48 new MBA Graduate Students learned about the new way we will look at people in the future, and about themselves:

Each MBA Student saw their own Lumina Spark Portrait for how they use their 24 personality qualities; and in each of their 3 personas of Underlying, Everyday and OverExtended. It is amazing to see how people change their behavior based on situations, and Lumina captures it all, thanks to new technological advances.

All 48 MBA Students were shown how they fit on Lumina Team Portraits. Two different Team views were shown: The Everyday Personas, and the OverExtended Personas of all 49 MBA Students. It was interesting to compare this MBA Class to the previous two semester’s students. This current August 2012 Class is more diversified with people covering the entire Mandala, as compared to the previous two classes of MBA Students who primarily use Outcome Focused and Down To Earth Qualities.

New Lumina Sales Portrait at AIM Above

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Linda Seefeldt

See the innovative new Lumina Sales Portrait at AIM Above. This amazing new in depth personal portrait, shows you quickly where your blindspots are that may be the cause of not closing sales.

You will see in your own Lumina Sales Portrait how to:

AIM Above Lumina Sales Portrait

Improve understanding between you and your clients
Methods to build rapport and co create results with your partners and clients
Improve negotiation skills
Better quality sales and relationships with clients
Faster sales cycle
Reducing leakage of the precious sales commodity – time
Greater market share

AIM Above prefers Lumina Sales Portraits as it illustrates the value of every type of person/personality and diversity within the sales community, unlike other sales dedicated products on the market. Certain sales models encourage their users to manipulate and influence their clients to come around to their way of thinking through subtle suggestion and misinformation.

Lumina Sales encourages people to build relationships with their clients to encourage trust and development opportunities through future projects, and shows you how to do so through practical workshops. We know the long term is the only one that counts.
Brands live and die by every point of customer engagement; Lumina Sales teaches you how to build meaningful relationships of shared value.

AIM Above is a Certified Lumina Affiliate who accelerates results for businesses, organizations and people who want profitable growth powered by their people. When you would like to see your Lumina Sales Portrait, your Lumina Team Portrait, your Lumina Leader Portrait or your Lumina Spark Portrait, visit www.AimAbove.com and contact AIM Above at AIM@AimAbove.com or 727-258-8844.

Linda Seefeldt Thought Leader on Talent

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Linda Seefeldt

Linda Seefeldt, President of AIM Above, was a Speaker on the panel of Thought Leaders: “Not Your Average Speakers Talk Talent” for 83 Degrees” along with William D. Law, Jr., President of St. Petersburg College; Mark Swanson of Telovations; Terri Willingham of Learning is 4 Everyone (LI4E) and Kenneth Cowart, Architect, and moderator Pegoty Cooper at Walker Brands in Tampa, FL.

Linda Seefeldt with William Law, Jr. and Mark Swanson as Thought Leaders on Panel for 83 Degrees about Talent in Tampa Bay at Walker Brands

These were among the talking points emerging out of a 90-minute community conversation as Walker Brands hosted “Talent Squeeze: Filling Tampa Bay’s Pool,” the fifth event in 83 Degrees Media’s Not Your Average Speakers series. For full article: http://www.83degreesmedia.com/TalentTalk

Retaining talent — a much different challenge than attracting talent — is the key to the development of any great city. It’s not enough that Tampa has world class amenities like the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts and Curtis Hixon Park to lure new visitors and residents to the downtown core.

Talented people, who can choose to live anywhere in the world, gravitate toward cities that create environments rich in culture, the arts, walkable streets, outdoor play and gathering spaces, opportunities to meet people, a diversity of jobs, and support and encouragement for budding entrepreneurs and startups.

Creating a more vibrant urban environment and changing the narrative about all Tampa Bay has to offer will help attract and retain talent in the globally competitive marketplace. Did you know, for instance, that the median age in Tampa Bay is close to 40 — not 65 or 70 as many people think? “The dialogue was interesting, engaging and most of all exciting. I left there feeling smarter!” says one audience member at “Talent Squeeze: Filling Tampa Bay’s Pool,” 83 Degrees Media’s Not Your Average Speakers event.

Linda Seefeldt, President of AIM Above, works with companies in more than 150 U.S. cities to build effective leadership and people skills in relational industries; including directing strategic initiatives, business and team development, marketing and communications. Seefeldt is certified in the Lumina Leader Portrait, Lumina Team Portrait and Lumina Spark Portrait. She has directed significant growth at M&I Banks, F&M Bancorporation, Wipfli CPAs, Schenck CPAs, and other companies. Seefeldt is also president and co-founder of ARCS Foundation–Tampa Bay, a scholarship program to support the study of science and technology; serves on the National Board of ARCS Foundation, Inc.; and is co-founder of KEEN Fund Education Foundation.

AIM Above is a Certified Lumina Affiliate who accelerates results for businesses, organizations and people who want profitable growth powered by their people. When you would like to see your Lumina Team Portrait, your Lumina Leader Portrait or your Lumina Spark Portrait, visit www.AimAbove.com and contact AIM Above at AIM@AimAbove.com or 727-258-8844.

Talent Squeeze: Linda Seefeldt Speaks at 83 Degrees

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Linda Seefeldt

Linda Seefeldt, President of AIM Above, is speaking on a panel of thought leaders: “The Talent Squeeze: Filling Tampa Bay’s Pool” as the fifth “Not Your Average Speakers” event by 83 Degrees at Walker Brands in Tampa, FL.

A panel of Tampa Bay’s Thought leaders led by moderator Pegotty Cooper, will engage the audience in a community conversation about what’s working in Tampa Bay when it comes to talent.

Linda Seefeldt – AIM Above

Other thought leaders on the panel will be William D. Law, Jr., President of St. Petersburg College; Mark Swanson of Telovations; Terri Willingham of Learning is 4 Everyone (LI4E) and Kenneth Cowart, Architect, and moderator Pegoty Cooper. To see all panelists go to this story link: 83degreesmedia.com/Talent Squeeze

Talent — above all assets — will be the measure for how we gauge success. Those cities that succeed in not only attracting talent but also in nurturing, growing and retaining their own pools of creative thinkers and innovative doers will be the ones that see the greatest opportunities and thrive the most in the decades to come.

Diane Egner, 83 Degrees Media publisher and managing editor says: “If we succeed in engaging a community conversation focused on what’s working rather than around what’s not working, the narrative about the Tampa Bay region will begin to shift from one of problems and challenges to one of solutions and opportunities that will help build a collective can-do attitude.”

Linda Seefeldt is President of AIM Above, which is a Certified Lumina Affiliate who accelerates results for businesses, organizations and people who want profitable growth powered by their people. When you would like to see your Lumina Team Portrait, your Lumina Leader Portrait or your Lumina Spark Portrait, visit www.AimAbove.com and contact AIM Above at AIM@AimAbove.com or 727-258-8844.

Linda Seefeldt Talks to Dr. Ann Weaver

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Linda Seefeldt

The energetic president of ARCS Foundation – Tampa Bay, Linda Seefeldt, recently shared some of her remarkable social network with me. The generosity of her first introduction led to a second introduction, which led to a third; all of which I much enjoyed.

Dr. Ann Weaver "The Dolphin Lady" in St. Petersburg with Linda Seefeldt

Despite the explosion of internet social networking sites, social networking
isn’t new. It has an ancient heritage and therefore shares some amazing
similarities with the social networks of other societies.

Another unsuspected connection between human and dolphin social
networking sites is their analysis: Dolphin researchers can use the same
software to analyze dolphin social networks as internet marketers use to
analyze Facebook!

ARCS Foundation – Tampa Bay gives scholarships to academically
outstanding U. S. citizens in marine science and cancer research. For more
information, visit www.arcsfoundation.org.

Dr. Weaver studies wild dolphins under federal permit GA1088-1815, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Send her an e-mail at dazzled@tampabay.rr.com.

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