Meeting

Coach Keith Shaw is a Fortune 500 experienced speaker, executive coach, human resources
consultant and certified leadership and DISC Behavior Style facilitator with 30 years of
experience. He is a Maxwell Leadership and DDI certified facilitator that helps successful
professionals add more value and experience more success by accelerating the growth and
impact of leadership in their organizations. He shares insights regarding small changes that
make a big difference, and he empowers business leaders to challenge themselves to take

Erica Eikren, a licensed Iowa educator and dementia trained professional, manages all
Alzheimer’s Association programing and assists over 60 support groups around the
state to aid dementia caregivers. As a daughter of this disease, she helped to provide
care for her father, who had Parkinson’s and Dementia, and for her mother, who had
Vascular Dementia. Her goal is to spread awareness to all Iowans so that they know
how to reduce their risk for the disease, know how to detect the disease early, and

Rina has been a business coach for 9 years and recently expanded into a partnership. Between her and her business partner they are focused on the biology of business: understanding how nervous system regulation and subconscious frameworks are impacting and influencing their clients’ success in business. Rina’s focus is based in an Experience informed approach, connecting lived experiences with current behavior, thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. She spoken on this topic at SHRM events across Iowa and many entrepreneurial focused conferences.

Presented by: Brandi Haight, Business Engagement Consultant & Robert Haege III, Home Base Iowa Program Manager with Iowa Workforce Development

Presentation Overview: Brandi will provide an overview of the IowaWORKS.gov platform and how to utilize it to post open positions within your business and how to use it to recruit new talent.

JHOMAHARA COOK is the Community Outreach Resource Planning Specialist for the Des
Moines District of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. She is responsible
for all education outreach and strategic enforcement planning for the district. Jhomahara has
worked for Wage and Hour since 2015. In her previous role as a Wage and Hour Investigator
she conducted many complex investigations related to the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family
Medical Leave Act, Davis-Bacon Act, Service Contract Act, and more.