Our team!

Although the SMLI staff changes from forum to forum the San Miguel Institute itself was founded by Jim Karger and Dave Riveness. Jim and Dave continue to co-chair each forum and share a passion and interest in helping others in fulfilling their potential in work and life.

• Dave Riveness

www.corporatejester.com
Dave Riveness is the founder and CEO of Corporate Jester, a company created to assist individuals and organizations to learn and develop strategies for success. In this role, he now delivers personalized keynotes, learning sessions and coaching for companies, organizations, and individuals.
In 2006, after working as a corporate speaker/consultant for over 10 years, David decided to tie together his organizational insights into a business book entitled "The Secret Life of the Corporate Jester: A Fresh Perspective on Organizational Leadership, Culture and Behavior”. Since publication, the book has received positive praise from a number of people in many different fields including the Senior VP of Strategic Change Management at Hewlett Packard who said: "The Secret Life of the Corporate Jester is a fun and intriguing read filled with insights into what it takes to be a successful leader in today's complex corporate environments."
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• Jim Karger

www.crediblyconnect.com
Jim Karger has worked with employers who value and take responsibility for employee satisfaction and happiness and who desire to reap the rewards of increased productivity and decreased turnover that result from a more satisfied workforce. Among the things Jim consults on worldwide:
- Evaluating workplace culture, identify strengths and weaknesses, and working with employers to create engaged employees,
- Develop internal communication programs,
- Train managers and supervisors to "Credibly Connect" (tm) with their workers and with each other,
- Has helped more than 100 companies maintain non-union status, not by traditional negative campaigning, but by changing the workplace culture, thereby making unions unnecessary,
- Assists executives develop a broader vision for their firms and their employees, preparing speeches and articles that express this broader vision.
Described in the Wall Street Journal as "one of the best at what he does," Karger is no apologist for corporate America. He puts aside political correctness to observe the American workplace as it is and provides practical ways to make it better.
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