Facilitators

Valerie Cardenas

Business Management Consultant and Owner of Strategic Essentials

For over 30 years, Valerie Cardenas, the founder of Strategic Essentials, has been an entrepreneur, owning various businesses including a successful contracting firm that merited 1st place state and national awards. She has first-hand knowledge of the challenges of being a CEO as well as those of the management team in business operations in today’s environment.

Strategic Essentials is the local Managing Partner of Leadership Management® International (LMI) – the world’s largest and most experienced producer of leadership and management development programs. Using its proven programs, the LMI Strategic Development Process™, Valerie provides the most comprehensive organizational development process available today.

Her approach is a practical, common-sense one, with proven, measurable results; also, it is supported by the largest statistical research base in the development industry.

In presenting with Alice Heiman in these collaborative workshops, Valerie offers a powerful sales series founded on Paul J. Meyer’s successful methodologies (the LMI Process®), expanded to focus on sales techniques for business owners, business leaders and other individuals who need to improve their sales abilities.

Business Success Based on Productivity

Valerie’s no-nonsense, “traction control” methods keep every team member focused on the greatest revenue-producing activities – on high-productivity actions.

Her leadership and guidance for her business consulting and organizational development clients have been proven to  make a tremendous difference to a company’s bottom line. To learn more about Valerie’s Strategic Essentials business and organizational development process, visit her website: http://www.StrategicEssentials.com.

Aimee Wittler

Success Facilitator

Aimee Wittler is from Nevada City, California and moved to Reno in 1993 to attend UNR.  While at UNR she worked with children who have autism, and became a Lead Tutor changing lives.  She graduated in 1997 with a degree in psychology and a minor in Human Development and Family Studies. 

Upon graduation, Aimee became employed with Disability Resources as a Case Manager for 6 months.  After 6 months, she petitioned the Board of Directors for the Executive Director position and which was granted.  Beginning her journey of taking a failing non-profit, and turning it into an $800,000 organization in 6 years. 

While there, Aimee started a profitable business to support the non-profit called New to You Computers, which is still thriving today.  During her tenure at Disability Resources she was accepted into the Leadership Reno program through the Chamber of Commerce. In addition, she co-facilitated Domestic Violence groups, and was a certified Counselor. 

Recently, Aimee joined Strategic Essentials as a Success Facilitator after having completed their Make the Sale program as well as co-facilitating it.  Previously she had participated in the Effective Personal Productivity for Leaders series.

Aimee brings to her work with clients a lively enthusiasm for truly helping others.  She is excited to facilitate your company’s further success.