Marcia Ballinger Ph DMarcia Ballinger, PhD is co-founder and Principal at BallingerLeafblad, a Twin-Cities-based, civic-focused executive search firm. She has been in executive recruiting for over 15 years, and is a frequent speaker on behalf of the industry. She has bee an adjunct faculty member in business at Capella University and St. Mary's University, and has a Master of Arts in Speech-Communication from the University of Minnesota. She received her PhD in Organization and Management from Capella University, where she now serves as Board Chair. She was named Industry Leader by the Minneapolis-St Paul Business Journal in 2009 and one of the "(Real) Power 50" by Minnesota Business in 2014. As part of his Career Innovation, LLC. consultancy, Nathan continues to work in executive search in the Research function, and is responsible for devising the strategies of "where and how to find" qualified candidates for client companies. He has been cited by The Huffington Post as one of the most connected people on LinkedIn, world-wide. An enthusiastic and hands-on coach, Nathan holds workshops and teaches the 5 20MNM principles to students, career coaches and executives to help strengthen the presence of job-searching clients by combining his executive search experience with 20 years of television and stage performance. A formally trained actor, he is a member of the Actors Equity Association union (AEA), and a voting union member of The Screen-Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA). Nathan serves as Board Secretary at The Loft Literary Center, the nation's largest writing institution dedicated to cultivating creative writers and their work. You can get in touch or read more about him at 20mnm.com. Read More Read Less