Speaker Bio Sean Bisceglia is CEO of TalentDrive. Since the company opened its doors in 2007, TalentDrive has built a solid client list, including a handful of Fortune 500. Prior to TalentDrive, Sean acquired and became CEO of CPRi (Corporate Project Resources, Inc) in 2003, and sold to Aquent in 2005. Sean’s leadership as CEO of CPRi helped to grow the organization 200%, making it the largest national marketing staffing firm. As a result, Aquent’s acquisition of CPRi crowned them the largest marketing and creative services staffing firm in the world. The firm deploys over 1000 marketers a day around the world. Prior to CPRi, Sean founded TFA in 1992, which he sold to Leo Burnett in 1998. Joining Leo Burnett’s management post-acquisition to run the company’s Technology Group, he was the youngest corporate executive vice president in the Leo Burnett Company’s history. Under his leadership, TFA/Leo Burnett achieved a record breaking 96% growth to $210 million with over 9000 employees. Sean was elected to the board of directors of Leo Burnett USA in August 2000. He serves on the advisory boards of various companies, contributes to the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and various industry trade publications. Sean has served as guest speaker at Harvard Business School, University of Chicago, and DePaul University. In 1999, Sean was named to the Crain’s Chicago Business list of “Forty Under Forty” top business people in Chicago. Sean serves on the Palliative Care Center & Hospice of the North Shore Foundation Board, the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Foundation Board, and the Children’s Memorial Hospital Foundation Board. Session: How To Avoid A Train Wreck - Where Marketing And HR Intersect HR and Marketing might not be natural bedfellows, but experience proves their cooperation increases successful recruiting, overall employee understanding and support of the brand. In this session, Sean will share how a simple formula of communication and coordination can increase a company’s employee retention and recruiting success. Attendees will walk away with an understanding of how to: change behaviors to encourage greater collaboration between HR and Marketing, and how to combine HR and Marketing initiatives into a single program or initiative. .