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Salvator LaMastra

May 13, 2012 / GTD Group

Salvator J. La Mastra V
Author of 2012 for Twentysomethings: A Young Voter’s Guide to the 2012 Elections
Air Date, May 20th, 2012

La Mastra graduated in 2010 from Baylor University with a degree in biology, a minor in chemistry, and a concentration in latin. He followed a prehealth concentration, ultimately deciding to pursue a career in dentistry, and plans on beginning his first year of dental school in the fall of 2012. Salvator enjoys playing an active role in his community, primarily by assisting in health care–related organizations, and was awarded Mission Waco’s Volunteer of the Year for 2010 for his dedication in serving others. His interest in politics escalated during the 2010 midterm elections. Salvator developed a passion for seeking out nonpartisan, unbiased information to help inform his peers after realizing that no relevant source of this type of information existed for young voters.

This discovery eventually led to his book 2012 for Twentysomethings: A Young Voter’s Guide to the 2012 Elections. Salvator hopes his book will help educate his peers about the issues facing the United States for the 2012 presidential and congressional elections and increase the number of thoughtful, educated, and influential young voters. His goal is not to create Democrat or Republican voters, but educated voters—voters that choose based on their beliefs and not because of their age, race, class, job, sexual orientation, or parents’ political affiliation. Salvator hopes this will be the first of many books aimed at educating, influencing, and challenging his peers.

Ronald Shapiro

May 6, 2012 / GTD Group

Ronald M. Shapiro
Attorney, Sports Agent, Educator, New York Times Bestselling Author, and Civic Leader
Air Date May 6th, 2012

Expert Negotiator, Attorney, Sports Agent, Educator, New York Times Bestselling Author, and Civic Leader, Ron Shapiro attended Haverford College and graduated Cum Laude from Harvard Law School in 1967. After moving to Baltimore in 1967 for a federal clerkship, he began teaching law school in 1968. From 1972 to 1974 Mr. Shapiro served as Maryland State Securities Commissioner and earned a reputation as one of the most effective state investment officials in the nation. In 1972, he founded what would become Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler, a Maryland law firm providing business, litigation, and bankruptcy law services. There Mr. Shapiro developed a national reputation for his handling of corporate and securities law matters. Subsequently, in 1976 Mr. Shapiro founded Shapiro, Robinson & Associates, a sports management firm that developed a national reputation through its holistic approach to contract negotiation, sound financial management, and commitment to community involvement on the part of its clients. In 1995 he founded Shapiro Negotiations Institute, a negotiation seminar and consulting firm that has trained over 350,000 professionals in the art of negotiation, dealing with difficult personalities, and enhancing preparation and listening skills. In addition, he is the Founder and Creator of an annual business conference, the Butler Conference of Leaders, which brings together over 100 CEOs, and other business, professional, and non-profit leaders to address economic, investment, philanthropy, and social issues, and to network.

USA Today called Ron Shapiro “one of baseball’s most respected agent-attorneys,” and The Sporting News has named him one of the “100 most powerful people in sports.” His impressive list of clients includes more Hall of Famers than any other agent, including Cal Ripken, Jr., Jim Palmer, Brooks Robinson, Kirby Puckett, Eddie Murray, and 2009 American League MVP, Joe Mauer, who have benefited from the more than one billion dollars in contracts that Mr. Shapiro has negotiated. In addition, Mr. Shapiro is the Special Advisor to the owner of the NFL Baltimore Ravens and to the General Manager of the NBA San Antonio Spurs.

Mr. Shapiro’s dispute resolution techniques have settled a major symphony orchestra strike, facilitated solutions to human relations problems, and resolved disputes in governmental, corporate, and major biotechnology challenges. Mr. Shapiro has negotiated on behalf of, or served as deal coach to, Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, as well as entertainment and news personalities. Ron Shapiro is frequently cited by parties representing each side in a negotiation as the ultimate “Win-Win” negotiator.

In October 1998, Mr. Shapiro’s first book, THE POWER OF NICE: HOW TO NEGOTIATE SO EVERYONE WINS- ESPECIALLY YOU! (Revised Edition, 2001), was published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. THE POWER OF NICE® was excerpted in Fortune Magazine and named one of the “Top Ten ‘On the Job’ Business Books of the Year” by the Library Journal. Mr. Shapiro’s second book, BULLIES, TYRANTS & IMPOSSIBLE PEOPLE: HOW TO BEAT THEM WITHOUT JOINING THEM, was released by Crown Books (Random House) in June 2005 and made The Wall Street Journal’s Best Seller List. Mr. Shapiro’s third book, DARE TO PREPARE: HOW TO WIN BEFORE YOU BEGIN, published by Crown Business imprint of Random House in January 2008, made the New York Times, Business Week, and the Wall Street Journal’s Best Seller Lists, was named the winner in two categories in the National Best Books 2008 Awards by USA Book News, and named Gold medal winner of the Success & Motivation category of the 2009 Axiom Business Book Awards..

Mr. Shapiro has also authored more than 20 law journal articles; co-authored books on corporate and securities law; founded Maryland’s major bar review course; and began a legal publishing company. He has taught at the Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland School of Law, and the University of Baltimore School of Law, where he was honored for teaching excellence. Additionally, he spoke in the Harvard Law School Traphagen Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series where he was honored for his “multifaceted and fascinating career.” Mr. Shapiro was named the 1996 Edward B. Shils Lecturer in Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He has appeared as a negotiations expert on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition,” and ABC’s “Nightline,” among other programs. In addition, Mr. Shapiro hosted a weekly talk show and a series of prime time specials on NBC Baltimore affiliates.

Committed to public and civic matters, Mr. Shapiro has chaired over 25 boards of charitable and community organizations. He was also Treasurer and Finance Chairman for former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke. Mr. Shapiro has received numerous special honors and recognition including the Chimes Hall of Fame for contributions and community service, the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame Mel Allen Service Award for distinguished public service, the Cheltenham High School Hall of Fame in recognition of outstanding personal and career achievements, Maryland Marketing Statesman of the Year, the City of Baltimore Citizen Citation for assistance and special contributions to the public schools and the citizens of Baltimore, and the Children’s Guild award for “Making the Impossible – Possible.” The Ronald M. Shapiro Research Award and Lecture was established in recognition of Mr. Shapiro’s service at the Greenebaum Cancer Center of the University of Maryland. In June 2003, Stevenson University awarded Mr. Shapiro the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree, and in 2004 he was presented with The Forman Award, as a superior Haverford College Athlete who has devoted himself to the betterment of society. SmartCEO Magazine recognized Mr. Shapiro as one of the “Twenty Most Admired Leaders” in May 2006. For over ten years, he has been cited in The Best Lawyers in America, and in 2010 received the “Leadership in Law Award” from The Daily Record of Maryland.

Books
Dare to Prepare: How to Win Before You Begin. By Ronald M. Shapiro with Gregory Jordan. Crown Business, January 2008.

Bullies, Tyrants & Impossible People: How To Beat Them Without Joining Them. By Ronald M. Shapiro and Mark A. Jankowski, with James Dale. Crown Business, June 2005.

The Power of Nice: How to Negotiate So Everyone Wins — Especially You! By Ronald M. Shapiro and Mark A. Jankowski. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2001, revised edition.

Paul Spiegelman

April 29, 2012 / GTD Group

Paul Spiegelman
Founder/CEO, The Beryl Companies
Air Date April 29th, 2012

Paul Spiegelman is founder and chief executive officer of The Beryl Companies, which includes: BerylHealth, a technology-focused patient experience company dedicated to improving relationships between health care providers and consumers; The Beryl Institute, a research and educational entity that publishes information about improving the patient experience and how that activity links to better financial outcomes for health care providers; The Circle, a training company that helps businesses enhance employee engagement and develop more positive workplace cultures; and the Small Giants Community, a global organization that brings together leaders who are focused on values-based business principles.

Paul is leading a unique, people-centric culture that has remarkably high employee and customer retention rates. BerylHealth has won nine “best place to work” awards, including being voted the #2 Best Medium Sized Company to Work for in America. Recently, Spiegelman was honored with the Ernst & Young 2010 Entrepreneur of the Year award.

Paul is a sought-after speaker and author on executive leadership, entrepreneurship, corporate culture, customer relationships and employee engagement. His views have been published in Entrepreneur, The Dallas Morning News, Inc Magazine., Healthcare Financial Management, Leadership Excellenceand many other noteworthy publications, as well as in hisfirst internationally published book Why is Everyone Smiling? The Secret Behind Passion, Productivity and Profit. His second book, written by Beryl employees, is called Smile Guide: Employee Perspectives on Culture, Loyalty and Profit.

Paul practiced law for two years prior to starting Beryl. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of California Los Angeles and a law degree from Southwestern University in Los Angeles. He mentors MBA students at Texas Christian University and Southern Methodist University, as well as nurse executives in the Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program. He also is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and on the board of the Entrepreneurs Foundation of North Texas.

Matthew Winton

April 22, 2012 / GTD Group

Matthew L. Winton
Vaughn, Winton & Clark law firm
Air Date April 22nd, 2012

Matthew L. Winton is a founding partner of the Vaughn, Winton & Clark law firm. He primarily limits his legal practice to Real Estate with a focus on community association law issues, representing developers, builders, condominium and homeowner associations, and real property owners. He is admitted to all Oklahoma courts and is a member of the bar in Oklahoma and Texas.

Education
Matthew graduated Oklahoma Christian University with a bachelors degree in Literature. He is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Law, earning his degree with distinction. Matthew is a trained mediator.

Professional Memberships
Since 2000, Matthew has been a member of the American and Oklahoma Bar Associations. Since appointed by Mayor Naifeh in 2002, Matthew has served on the City of Edmond Development Standards Committee. Since 2006, he has been a member of the Texas Bar Association. He is an honorary member of the Oklahoma Commercial and Residential Home Inspectors.

Professional Accomplishments
Matthew is a frequent lecturer to attorneys and real estate professionals on community association and private roadway issues. He is the author of the “Oklahoma Community Association Handbook,” now in its second edition. Matthew hosts the law blog located at www.okhoa.blogs.com, and serves as general counsel to numerous community associations in Oklahoma. Matthew serves as a director of the Unit Ownership Estate of 3233 East Memorial.

Market Watch Article – April 2012

April 20, 2012 / GTD Group

Mark A. Stansberry was recently quoted in an article about Oil in the Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch website. Stansberry is quoted as saying:

“Though there are several factors impacting the future of oil price fluctuations … it all still goes back to the economics of supply and demand,” said Mark Stansberry, chairman of the GTD Group, an energy-management firm. The Seaway and Keystone pipelines are “both positive to reducing dependency on foreign oil” and the Seaway is important for WTI crude prices to come more in line with Brent.

For the full article, click here. (Stansberry’s quote is on page 2 of the article.)

Mark Stansberry Award

April 19, 2012 / GTD Group

Mark A. Stansberry (pictured on the right) with University of Central Oklahoma President Don Betz (pictured on the left) and Anc Muvadgah, the recipient of 2012 The Mark Stansberry Award.

The award is one of 12 of The John & Eleanor Kirkpatrick Student Leadership and Public Service Scholarship Awards presented annually. The award is given in honor of Mark’s nine years of serving on the Regional University System of Oklahoma Board of Regents and serving as Chairman of the Board, 2006-07, as well as, serving on the UCO Foundation Board of Trustees, 2010-present.

Picture was at the UCO Presidential Partners Annual Awards Luncheon held on April 19th, 2012.

J.D. Davis

April 15, 2012 / GTD Group

J.D. Davis
Author of Unconquered: The Saga of Cousins Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart, and Mike Gilley
Air Date April 15th, 2012

J. D. Davis has been a fan of the music of Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart, and Mickey Gilley much of his life. He spent several years researching the lives of these men for this book.

Davis was raised in Quitman, Texas, a quiet community in the piney woods of East Texas. He earned a bachelor’s degree (with highest honors) in economics from the University of Texas and later received a master’s degree from SMU. A successful businessman and entrepreneur, he achieved the rare distinction of partnership in his twenties at a major actuarial consulting firm, where he continues to manage a large practice. He has three daughters and lives near Dallas.

IEPC Conference

April 10, 2012 / GTD Group

October 25th-27th, 2012
OKC/Norman, OK

Mark Stansberry will be participating in the 20th Annual International Energy Policy Conference that will be held on October 25th through 27th, 2012. The Conference will be held in various locations within Oklahoma City and Norman at the University of Oklahoma. For more information, visit www.energypolicyconference.com.

IEPC 2012 Roundtable

April 10, 2012 / GTD Group

August 13
Cheyenne, WY

Mark Stansberry will be participating in the IEPC 2012 Roundtable event in Cheyenne, WY on August 13th, 2012. For more details, visit www.energypolicyconference.com.

Energy Advocates Event

April 10, 2012 / GTD Group

July 9th, 2012
Tulsa, OK

Mark Stansberry will be participating in the Energy Advocates’ Annual Mid-Year Forecast event with keynote speaker Bob Tippee, Editor of the Oil & Gas Journal. For more detail about the event, visit www.energyadvocates.org.