Event
Unlocking Opportunities for Job Seekers and Employers in the Digital Age
April 4, 2024
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
16 W. 61st St., 11th-floor Auditorium
Online
Please join New York Tech School of Management for the In Reality Podcast’s second live simulcast event, titled “Unlocking Opportunities for Job Seekers and Employers in the Digital Age.” Guest speakers will discuss the latest trends shaping the digital job market, share insights into effective career planning strategies, and offer innovative approaches to talent acquisition and workforce development.
The event begins at 6 p.m. with a welcome and remarks by Maria Themistocleous-Frey, CEO and founder of Executive Consultants of New York, Corp. A networking opportunity follows at 7:30 p.m.
This event will feature
Keynote Speaker
- Maria Themistocleous-Frey, CEO and Founder of Executive Consultants of New York, Corp.
Guest Speaker
- Diane Ferrante, Vice President of Human Resources, Oliver, Inc.
- Keith Stewart, President at SCG Recruiting
Event Host
- Deborah Y. Cohn, (M.B.A. '89), Ph.D., M.Phil., Interim Dean and Professor, New York Tech School of Management.
Podcast Host and Moderator
- John Rebecchi (M.B.A. '83), Ph.D., founder of Strategy + Culture Consulting
Join us in person at 16 W. 61st St., 11th floor auditorium on our New York campus, or virtually. Zoom information
will be provided upon registration.
Get directions and parking information
For more information, please contact Victoria Neubauer at vgreco@nyit.edu or 516.686.7848.
Attend in person at the New York campus or via Zoom. Zoom information will be provided upon registration.
Sponsorship Tiers
Are you interested in sponsoring this year’s event and providing your support to current and future New York Tech students? Learn more about our sponsorship options:
- Season Sponsorship of In Reality
- Exhibit Table at the event
- Signage at the event
- Linked logo on the In Reality Podcast webpage for one year
- Linked logo on event webpage
- Episode Sponsorship next season
- Exhibit Table at the event
- Linked logo on In Reality Podcast webpage for one year
- Linked logo on event webpage
- Exhibit Table at the event
- Linked Logo on In Reality webpage for one year
- Linked logon on event webpage
- Linked logo on event webpage
About The Podcast
In Reality: Lessons from Leaders and Entrepreneurs, a School of Management podcast, is hosted by John Rebecchi (M.B.A. '83), Ph.D., founder of Strategy + Culture Consulting, and features interviews with thought leaders, entrepreneurs from startups to multinational companies, and experts in fields shaping the future of business.
Meet Our Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Maria Themistocleous-Frey
CEO and Founder of Executive Consultants of New York, Corp
Themistocleous-Frey established Executive Consultants of New York, Corp. as a search firm sourcing top talent for middle to upper management roles across corporate retail, supply chain and manufacturing, and pharmaceutical and medical device regulatory affairs industries. She has been a key leader affiliated with the ECNY Foundation and CareerMapLI.Org.
Themistocleous-Frey has been creating innovative curricula to help job seekers since 2010. She has presented her programs nationally and internationally for municipalities, universities, and government economic development agencies. And she has been honored with a number of awards and recognitions, including the 2022 and 2023 Best of Long Island awards for Best Resume Service and Best Business Coach Service. She has received the Kennedy Women of Distinction Award as well as the Long Island Power Women Award.
Guest Speaker
Diane Ferrante
Vice President of Human Resources, Oliver, Inc
Diane Ferrante is a dynamic and experienced human resource professional with broad based strengths in employee culture, relationship building, management practices, benefit program development, and organizational design. Diane currently serves as the Vice President of Human Resources for Oliver Inc.
Overseeing the human resource function for the organization, Diane is responsible for establishing and implementing platform-based programs that provide a positive employee experience while creating Oliver Inc. as an employer of choice in the industry.
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Keith Stewart
President at SCG Recruiting
For the past 25 years, Keith Stewart has been involved in various HR related partnership opportunities. Most recently, as President and Founder of SCG Recruiting, he is supporting business owners and hiring managers with one of the most important aspects of their business: Hiring staff.
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Deborah Y. Cohn, Ph.D., M.Phil., (M.B.A. '89)
Interim Dean and Professor, School of Managment
Deborah Y. Cohn, Ph.D. earned her MBA from New York Tech in 1989. In 2009 when she returned as a marketing faculty, she felt like she was coming home. She was appointed as interim dean of the university's School of Management in 2021. Her previous roles include tenured professor of marketing, associate dean of faculty affairs, chair of School Personnel Committee, member of the School's Impact committee, and Director of its Professional Enrichment (PE) Program. Before joining the university in 2009, she spent 12 years in academia at various business schools in the U.S..
Full Bio >Podcast Host and Event Moderator
John Rebecchi (M.B.A. '83), Ph.D.
Founder of Strategy + Culture Consulting
John Rebecchi spent nearly 40 years as a senior business executive and entrepreneur in the printing and packaging industries. He is now a business consultant focused on marketing and business strategy. In addition to receiving an M.B.A. from New York Tech, he has a Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences from Walden University.
Rebecchi joined the School of Management’s Business Advisory Board to help ensure that the school’s business courses give students the critical thinking, decision-making, and research skills needed for successful careers. In 2019, he provided funding to support the School of Management’s Professional Enrichment Program. He's now the host and co-executive producer of the School of Management podcast Lessons from Leaders and Entrepreneurs, conducting interviews with thought leaders, entrepreneurs from startups to multinational companies, and experts in fields shaping the future of business.