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Prositions Wins Three Golds at the American Business Awards

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URBANDALE, IA (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

2015Stevie7 Prositions, Inc., creator of the MentorString software platform, won three Gold Stevie Awards at the prestigious American Business Awards ceremonies in San Francisco this past weekend. This competition is considered to be the nation’s preeminent business award event recognizing excellence and achievements in every facet of the workplace. Prositions won the top award in three categories including New Software Product or Service of the Year – Collaboration/Social Networking Solution, New Software Product or Service of the Year – Human Capital Management Solution, and Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year.

“Winning gold in all three categories is very exciting and validation that we’re creating a real tech revolution here in Iowa, and the world is watching,” said Frank Russell, CEO and Founder of Prositions. “It’s gratifying to create a software solution [MentorString] that is changing the way organizations collaborate, connect, and develop their talent.”

More than 3,300 nominations from organizations of all sizes, and virtually every industry, were submitted to the judges this year for consideration. Stevie Award judges include many of the world’s most respected executives, entrepreneurs, innovators, and business educators. The awards were presented at the new product and technology awards gala Friday evening in San Francisco, California.

“It was thrilling and energizing to be surrounded by so many distinguished attendees at the gala,” said Jill Dillenburg, VP of Sales and Marketing. “What an honor to be up against the toughest competition in the country and be recognized for the innovation and dedication we give to technology in Human Resources. Only one other company took home three golds which is truly humbling.”

Prositions’ award winning software, MentorString, enables organizations to leverage virtual mentoring and secure social collaboration technology. It has a number of unique features that allow administrators and users to architect communication “strings” between those who have information/knowledge and those who need it. This streamlining of what was once a very tedious and manual process dramatically increases employee adoption rates and significantly reduces the overall cost of developing and training employees.

About Prositions
Prositions, Inc. is a rapidly growing talent transformation consulting firm that offers true development, career transition assistance, and virtual mentoring software and services. By combining the power of technology with an international network of coaching experts, they are revolutionizing development programs. MentorString, their award-winning cloud-based software, enables organizations to leverage virtual mentoring, engage in secure collaboration, and access high-quality individual development plans with content from industry leading authors and producers. For more information about Prositions and their unique offerings, visit http://prositions.com.

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Prositions Announces New Vice President of Business Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (PRWEB) AUGUST 26, 2015

Frank Russell, CEO and Founder of Prositions, Inc., has announced that training industry veteran Lloyd Singer has joined the company as its new Vice President of Business Development. In this position, Lloyd will be responsible for developing merger and acquisition opportunities, global partnerships, and reseller/distribution deals for its learning content, software platforms, assessments, and mentoring/coaching services.

“This is an important step for us as we execute on our growth strategy,” said Frank Russell, CEO of Prositions. “Lloyd has been in the industry for decades. He has a unique set of strengths and experiences that align perfectly with our plans for global expansion.”

Most recently Lloyd was co-founder and CEO of training industry video provider Learning Communications, Inc. He has built several learning content businesses in the soft skills and compliance market segments. He has two degrees from Columbia University including a B.A. from Columbia College, and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Columbia’s Engineering School. He is a member of ATD and SHRM and resides in Gurnee, Illinois.

“Frank and I have been industry friends for decades,” said Lloyd Singer, Vice President of Business Development for Prositions. “The multi-pronged talent transformation strategy he has created for Prositions fits today’s more sophisticated talent development market. I am proud to be part of the outstanding team he’s created.”

Recently, Lloyd was instrumental in helping create the deal for Prositions to become the worldwide distributor of Media Learning International’s (MLi) product library. MLi’s catalog includes 59 training videos in multiple languages that cover topics such as management and supervisory skills, behavior-based interviewing, conflict management, and other prevalent workplace issues. In addition, it includes 34 short videos with support materials that address the most challenging coaching issues supervisors and managers frequently encounter.

About Prositions, Inc.
Prositions, Inc. is a rapidly growing talent transformation consulting firm that offers true development, career transition assistance, and virtual mentoring software and services. By combining the power of technology with an international network of coaching experts, they are revolutionizing development programs. MentorString, their award-winning cloud-based software, enables organizations to leverage virtual mentoring, engage in secure collaboration, and access high-quality individual development plans with content from industry leading authors and producers. For more information about Prositions and their unique offerings, visit http://prositions.com.

Prositions Announces New Worldwide Distribution Agreement

Prositions-MLi DES MOINES, IOWA (PRWEB) AUGUST 19, 2015

Prositions, Inc., announced today it has signed a multi-year agreement for the worldwide distribution rights of Media Learning International’s entire content library. Founded in 2010 by Art Bauer and Dr. Paul C. Green, Media Learning International (MLI) has an extensive library of video and digital content, including the highly successful behavioral interviewing video More Than a Gut Feeling and the revolutionary supervisory performance support series The Management Coach.

“MLI has an outstanding library of content,” said Frank Russell, CEO of Prositions. “The combination of Art Bauer’s production quality and Dr. Paul Green’s behavioral content creates a unique offering in the marketplace. When we combine this outstanding content with our cutting edge technology, MentorString, we have a real game changer in the talent development space.”

The worldwide distribution agreement includes a catalog of 59 training videos in multiple languages that cover topics such as: management and supervisory skills, performance coaching, behavior-based interviewing, communication strategies, harassment/respect, discrimination and legal issues, conflict management, sales, discipline, and performance appraisal training. In addition, the library includes 34 short videos, with support materials, that address the most challenging coaching issues supervisors and managers encounter in their daily business lives.

“This is an important step for us in our global marketing strategy,” said Jill Dillenburg, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Prositions. “The MLI content will be a significant addition to our product offerings. We are very excited to be partnering with MLI to help expand their marketing reach and capabilities.”

“With the launch of our new website in September, we will be unveiling our True Development solution set,” said Robin Salsberry, President of Prositions. “This will include online assessments, streaming and interactive digital content modules, and it will all be integrated with our virtual coaching and mentoring technology and services. I believe we will be the only company in the industry with the capability to deliver such a robust offering of top-rated products and services.”

About Prositions
Prositions, Inc. is a rapidly growing Talent Transformation firm that offers career transition
assistance, leadership development, performance coaching, and virtual mentoring software and services. It does this in a unique and advanced way, by combining the power of technology with an international network of coaching experts. Its software application, MentorString enables organizations to leverage virtual mentoring and secure collaboration features using the latest cloud-based, social and mobile technologies. And now Prositions is offering high-quality content from select authors and producers of learning materials. For more information about Prositions and their unique offerings, visit http://prositions.com.

Prositions Announces Key Promotions and Additions in Sales and Product Development

DES MOINES, IA (PRWEB) JUNE 30, 2015

Prositions, Inc., a leader in the virtual mentoring and coaching markets, is pleased to announce the promotion of two key executives, Jill Dillenburg, Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Corey Paul, Vice President of Product Development and Support.

Jill Dillenburg, who was formerly the Director of Sales, will take on expanded responsibilities as the new Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Prositions recently added two new marketing experts to join their team, Ellen Held as Marketing Manager and Tyler Hackman as Marketing Coordinator. In addition, Prositions has been expanding its sales team after the successful launch of its latest cloud-based software solution, MentorString.

“Jill has demonstrated an incredible ability to rapidly build our sales and marketing capabilities,” said Frank Russell, CEO of Prositions. “As we continue to expand and successfully execute our business strategy, Jill is the right person to lead the charge in this area.”

Prior to joining Prositions in 2013, Dillenburg was responsible for building the sales groups at Dice Holdings that allowed it to grow and become a public company. Her sales teams were responsible for adding 15,000 new customers per year and doubling sales revenues over a three-year period. She also successfully grew the corporate sales team from five to fifty salespeople during her tenure.

Corey Paul, who was formerly the Director of Operations, will take on expanded responsibilities as the new Vice President of Product Development and Support. Prositions has recently added several new members to its Product Development and Support teams.

“Corey was instrumental in building and managing our global product development and support teams,” said Robin Salsberry, President and COO of Prositions. “His new responsibilities will expand to include accelerating our new product roadmap and enhancing our capabilities to integrate our social/mobile applications with other prominent Talent Management solutions.”

Corey has been with Prositions since its founding and came to the company with an extensive background in the HR technology space. Prior to joining Prositions, Paul held leadership positions with GeoLearning, a leading provider of SaaS-based Talent and Learning Management software solutions.

About Prositions
Prositions, Inc. is a rapidly growing Talent Transformation firm that offers career transition assistance, leadership development, performance coaching, and virtual mentoring services. It does this in a unique and advanced way, by combining the power of technology with an international network of coaching experts. Its latest software application, MentorString, enables organizations to leverage virtual mentoring and secure collaboration technology using the latest cloud-based, social and mobile technologies. For more information about Prositions and their unique solutions, visit http://prositions.com.

Complimentary Veteran Program Featuring Mentoring Software to Premiere in Las Vegas, Nevada

Veteran Program DES MOINES, IA (PRWEB) JUNE 24, 2015

Prositions, Inc. will be premiering complimentary veteran access to its patent-pending social collaboration software, MentorString, at the 2015 Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Conference and Exposition. The annual conference, held June 28 through July 1 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, is the world’s largest gathering of HR professionals attracting over 15,000 attendees.

A study on career benefits for mentors, published by the Journal of Vocational Behavior, found strong positive correlations that mentors were more satisfied with their jobs, more committed to their organizations, and had higher work performance than those who did not mentor. This study shows that the benefits of mentoring programs go beyond the mentee to positively impact the organization and mentors as well. Prositions’ ProVeteran program and its flagship cloud application, MentorString, provide a way for organizations to bring those benefits to their veteran population through virtual technology.

“Now that many veterans have successfully entered the civilian workforce, they need to have continued encouragement and support from experienced leaders within those organizations in order to further their professional careers,” said Craig Robbins, Director of Leadership Services and head of Prositions’ Veterans Program. “MentorString helps organizations enhance the mentoring process and makes it much more cost effective and convenient for both the veteran and mentor to collaborate.”

Prositions is offering its software, MentorString, free to any organization to use for its veterans and their mentors to provide coaching and mentoring at work. The platform supports most types of mentoring programs, including career mentoring, performance coaching, leadership coaching, performance improvement, and onboarding programs.

“We are extremely excited to be at SHRM again this year, premiering the ProVeteran program with MentorString” said Jill Dillenburg, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Prositions. “Participants who stop at our Booth #1031 will also have the chance to win our new mentoring course, Make Mentoring Count with Dr. Lois J. Zachary. Our booth will be filled with fun and excitement as participants spin our wheel of fortune to win some great prizes, including a stunning patriotic Les Paul electric guitar.”

Prositions has made a long-term commitment to support the veteran community. In 2011, Prositions began offering complimentary career services to veterans transitioning from the military to the civilian workplace. Prositions has been honored with an official endorsement from ESGR and nominated for the 2012 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award; as part of SHRM 2015 Annual Conference and Exposition, Prositions is premiering its expanded ProVeteran program, now including complimentary access to its cloud-based platform, MentorString.

About Prositions
Prositions, Inc. is a rapidly growing Talent Transformation firm that offers career transition
assistance, leadership development, performance coaching, and virtual mentoring services by combining the power of technology with an International network of coaching experts. Its latest software application, MentorString, enables organizations to leverage virtual mentoring and secure collaboration technology using the latest cloud-based, social and mobile technologies. For more information about Prositions and their unique solutions, visit http://prositions.com.

For more information on the conference visit http://annual.shrm.org/
2015 SHRM Conference
Las Vegas Convention Center
3150 Paradise Rd.
Las Vegas, NV 89109

Prositions Named Finalist for Three American Business Awards

DES MOINES, IA (PRWEB) MAY 18, 2015

Prositions, Inc., creator of MentorString, was announced as a finalist for three of the 2015 Stevie Awards by the American Business Awards program. This competition is considered to be the world’s preeminent business recognition event recognizing excellence and achievements in every facet of the workplace. Prositions has been named a finalist in New Software Product or Service of the Year- Collaboration/Social Networking Solution, New Software Product or Service of the Year – Human Capital Management Solution, and Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year.

“Being recognized by the American Business Awards in three separate categories is truly exciting and additional validation that we’re pursuing the right path,” said Frank Russell, CEO. “This year is proving to be a break-out year for Prositions, and our new software application MentorString is revolutionizing the way organizations deliver mentoring and coaching solutions.”

More than 3,300 nominations from organizations of all sizes, and in virtually every industry, were submitted to the judges this year for consideration. Stevie Award judges include many of the world’s most respected executives, entrepreneurs, innovators, and business educators. The Awards will be presented at two events: the ABA’s traditional banquet on Monday, June 22, 2015 in Chicago, IL, and the new product and technology awards event on Friday, September 11, 2015 in San Francisco, CA.

“It’s really gratifying to create a software solution that’s changing the way organizations engage and develop their talent,” said Corey Paul, Director of Operations. “There are so many applications for this software that go beyond just mentoring. Every day we learn how our customers are using MentorString in creative ways we never considered.”

MentorString enables organizations to leverage virtual mentoring and secure social collaboration technology. It has a number of unique features that allow administrators and users to actually architect communication “strings” between those who have information and knowledge and those who need it. This streamlining of what was once a very tedious and manual process dramatically increases employee adoption rates and significantly reduces the overall cost of implementing coaching and mentoring programs for organizations of all sizes.

About Prositions
Prositions, Inc. is a rapidly growing Talent Transformation firm that offers career transition
assistance, leadership development, performance coaching, and virtual mentoring services. It does this in a unique and advanced way, by combining the power of technology with an International network of coaching experts. Its latest software application, MentorString, enables organizations to leverage virtual mentoring and secure collaboration technology using the latest cloud-based, social and mobile technologies. For more information about Prositions and their unique solutions, visit http://prositions.com.

Dr. Lois J. Zachary Appointed to Prositions’ Board

Dr. Lois J. Zachary Prositions DES MOINES, IOWA (PRWEB) MAY 14, 2015

Prositions, Inc., creator of MentorString, the leading virtual mentoring software platform, announced today that internationally recognized trainer, speaker, and author, Dr. Lois J. Zachary, has joined the company’s Strategic Advisory Board.

“Lois is the most published thought leader in our industry,” said Frank Russell, CEO of Prositions. “Her books, articles and training programs on mentoring skills have set the standard for mentor training. Having her as a part of our Strategic Advisory Board is an incredible coup and her participation will greatly enhance our ability to provide cutting edge solutions in the market.”

Dr. Zachary is president of Leadership Development Services, LLC, and Director of its Center for Mentoring Excellence. Her innovative mentoring approaches and expertise in coaching leaders and their organizations in designing, implementing and evaluating learner-centered mentoring programs have been used globally by a wide array of Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and educational institutions.

“I am very excited and honored to be a part of Prositions Advisory Board,” said Dr. Lois Zachary. “Their latest software product, MentorString, is revolutionizing the way organizations build and deploy mentoring programs.”

Lois Zachary’s first book on mentoring, The Mentor’s Guide, first published in 2000, became the primary resource for organizations interested in promoting mentoring for leadership and for mentors seeking to deepen their mentoring practice. With her best-selling books Creating a Mentoring Culture (2005), The Mentee’s Guide (2009), the 2012 revision of The Mentor’s Guide, five new Mentoring Excellence Pocket Toolkits and more than 100 published articles, Dr. Zachary has created a comprehensive set of resources on mentoring skills and practices. Her most recently published book is Starting Strong: A Mentoring Fable, (2014) which she wrote with her colleague, Lory Fischler.

“We have also partnered with Dr. Zachary in the development of a 16-module video series called Make Mentoring Count,” said Robin Salsberry, President and COO of Prositions. “This new development program for mentors will be released at the upcoming Association for Training and Development (ATD) show later this month in Orlando. When this new content is integrated with our software platform, MentorString, it delivers a robust solution for mentors that is unmatched in our industry.”

About Prositions
Prositions, Inc. is a rapidly growing Talent Transformation firm that offers career transition
assistance, leadership development, performance coaching, and virtual mentoring services. It does this in a unique and advanced way, by combining the power of technology with an international network of coaching experts. Its latest software application, MentorString, enables organizations to leverage virtual mentoring and secure collaboration technology using the latest cloud-based, social and mobile technologies. For more information about Prositions and their unique solutions, visithttp://prositions.com.

New Development Program on Mentoring Skills To Be Released

Make Mentoring Count DES MOINES, IA (PRWEB) MAY 07, 2015

Prositions, Inc. will be launching Make Mentoring Count, a digital development program on mentoring and coaching skills, featuring author and expert Dr. Lois J. Zachary, at the 2015 Association for Talent Development (ATD) Conference and Exposition May 17th through May 20th at Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.

The international conference covers each aspect of the training and development industry for every level of practitioner. More than 10,500 participants from around the globe gather to share best practices and insights. Keynote speakers at this year’s conference include Andrea Jung, Sugata Mitra, and Erik Wahl. ATD 2015 also provides over 450 educational and networking sessions and a world-class EXPO with the latest products and services from more than 150 top suppliers.

“We are extremely excited about introducing our new program, Make Mentoring Count, at ATD EXPO this year,” said Jill Dillenburg, Director of Sales for Prositions. “We’ll also be giving away complimentary access to Make Mentoring Count for participants who stop by our booth, #905. We’ll be having lots of fun and excitement as participants spin our digital wheel of fortune to win other prizes, including a striking Les Paul electric guitar.”

Prositions created Make Mentoring Count to help organizations that are using their powerful virtual mentoring and collaboration platform, MentorString. The full development program comes packed with individual action plans, work-guides, exercises, and 16 short video modules. Make Mentoring Count can be used as a stand-alone and self-paced development course or as part of a complete mentoring solution when it’s combined with the MentorString platform.

About Prositions
Prositions, Inc. is a rapidly growing Talent Transformation firm that offers career transition
assistance, leadership development, performance coaching, and virtual mentoring services. It does this in a unique and advanced way, by combining the power of technology with an International network of coaching experts. Its latest software application, MentorString enables organizations to leverage virtual mentoring and secure collaboration technology using the latest cloud-based, social and mobile technologies. For more information about Prositions and their unique solutions, visit http://prositions.com.

For more information on the conference visit http://www.atdconference.org.

ATD 2015 International Conference & Exposition
Orange County Convention Center
9990 International Drive
Orlando, Florida 32819

John Parker Stewart Appointed to Prositions’ Board

John Parker Stewart Prositions DES MOINES, IOWA (PRWEB) APRIL 29, 2015

Prositions, Inc., creator of MentorString, the leading virtual mentoring software platform, announced today that internationally recognized speaker, executive coach, and author, John Parker Stewart, has joined the company’s Strategic Advisory Board.

“John is a wonderful thought leader in the leadership coaching and development industry,” said Frank Russell, CEO of Prositions. “I’ve worked with him for many years and used his content in several of our products and solutions. Having John as a part of our Strategic Advisory Board is an incredible resource and excellent fit for us.”

John Parker Stewart is the President and Founder of Stewart Leadership, and has coached and trained tens of thousands of leaders worldwide for over 35 years. He works with organizations like Citibank, U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin, Toshiba, and others to deliver research, consulting, mentoring, and coaching services. John was selected “National Trainer of the Year” by Association for Training and Development for two consecutive years.

“Being a part of Prositions’ Strategic Advisory Board is a wonderful opportunity” said John Parker Stewart. “They’re putting together a wide array of mentoring and coaching solutions, and I am thrilled to bring my experience and knowledge to the table. Frank’s track record of building ‘game-changing’ technology solutions for the HR industry is unmatched and I’m proud to be associated with Prositions.”

John recently published the three-book Stewart Leadership Series. The title book, LEAD NOW!, A Personal Coaching Guide for Results-Driven Leaders, recently won the coveted Indie Excellence Award in Leadership.

“Our new Advisory Board brings together the top thought leaders in our industry,” said Robin Salsberry, President and COO of Prositions. “John Parker Stewart will be a significant addition to the already impressive team of experts we have on our Board.”

Prositions CEO & Founder Named Semifinalist for EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Frank Russell CEO Prositions DES MOINES, IA (PRWEB) MARCH 31, 2015

Frank Russell, founder of Prositions, Inc., an award-winning Talent Transformation firm and creator of the MentorString software platform, has been selected as a semifinalist for the 2015 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Upper Midwest. Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award is considered the country’s most prestigious business award, honoring entrepreneurs and transformational CEOs for their commitment and continued success in their companies.

“Frank has been instrumental in the creation and growth of our newest venture, Prositions,” said Robin Salsberry, President and COO of Prositions. “Having built three successful start-ups from scratch, he has proven his ability as a serial entrepreneur, and we’re excited he is being recognized for his accomplishments.”

Judging for this prestigious award is handled by a panel of former EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award winners, and other successful community leaders. Based on more than just numbers, the award is given to those who have demonstrated excellence and extraordinary success in innovation, financial performance, risk, and personal commitment to not only their business, but their community.

“Being selected as a semifinalist is a great honor,” said Frank Russell, CEO of Prositions. “But the real credit goes to the talented people I’ve been fortunate enough to attract and work with over the years. When people ask me my secret, I just tell them to find people who are a lot more talented than you and convince them to join your journey. If you do that well, eventually everything else seems to fall into place.”

The next step in the award process is the announcements of finalists on April 24, 2015. From these, awards are presented to the Upper Midwest’s most successful and growing businesses on June 10, 2015.

About Prositions
Prositions, Inc. is a rapidly growing Talent Transformation firm that offers career transition assistance, leadership development, performance coaching, and virtual mentoring services. It does this in a unique and advanced way, by combining the power of technology with an international network of certified coaches and mentors. Its latest software application, MentorString, enables organizations to leverage virtual mentoring and secure collaboration capabilities using the latest cloud-based, social and mobile technologies. For more information about Prositions and their unique solutions, visit http://prositions.com.