Inspired Work - About Us

David Harder
Founder & President

David Harder, author, national speaker and founder of INSPIRED WORK INC., has helped thousands of people find their ultimate livelihood and has assisted a large cadre’ of organizations in getting the best of what workers have to offer.

From 1978 to 1990, David was a leading executive in the recruitment industry where he trained over 1,000 professionals to recruit workers for a broad base of clients. In 1990, David had a vision of how he could help individuals and groups build outstanding relationships to their work, and has been implementing that vision ever since. He founded INSPIRED WORK, a national seminar and consulting company based in Century City, California, guiding professionals into healthy and fulfilling relationships with their work. Today, The Discovery Program numbers over 15,000 graduates, many of whom have gone onto create fulfilling and celebrated successes for themselves. In 1997, David’s first book, The Truth About Work (Health Communications) was published, taking the readers into fulfilling work lives in the modern world.

With a team of diverse specialists, David Harder has developed proprietary leadership, performance management, consultative sales, team building and retention programs. From his perspective, mastery in the face of change requires nothing less than transformation, a consciousness that realizes the best from reinventing oneself as well as an organization.

Mr. Harder has served as chief change agent in a wide variety of fields, including corporate, medical, spiritual, charitable and entertainment organizations. His leadership programs, career development and team building programs produce outstanding exit surveys. David has appeared on many business and human-interest programs including CNN, KTLA News, KFWB News, The Dr. Joy Browne Show and Business News Network. Mr. Harder is an advisor to the famed human resource round-table, HARRT at UCLA and serves such charitable boards as In Defense of Animals. David Harder studied music at USC, is an accomplished jazz pianist and is preparing his second book for publishing, A Single Act of Courage. His public speaking venues include such topics as Caught in the Middle – the transformation of a manager and The Four Real Reasons to be Afraid of Change – Four Successful Responses.

Testimonials

“David Harder changes lives in big and small ways. I feel empowered, liberated, focused, resourceful and most importantly, happy. A mighty lofty accomplishment in less than 48 hours!”

–Anne Chen, Sony Pictures

“What an excellent, contributing, caring and talented presenter you are. I couldn’t have enjoyed it more. Your curriculum flows so naturally and coherently, it is brilliant.”

–Sue Gould, President, Professional Resources Group

“I have recently celebrated my one-year anniversary as a sole practitioner. Doubtless there are many other small business men and women but there are more who have yet to discover their true calling in the workaday world. Your gift is showing them it is right there, in front of them, posed amid earthly common.”

–John Kries, Attorney-at-Law

Tim Hart
CEO

Tim Hart is CEO of INSPIRED WORK and also President and founder of Inspired CEO. He is a consultant to CEO's in creating profitable, motivational and people centric corporate cultures. Working directly with a CEO, Tim facilitates the development of personal management style, communication strategies, role definition and change management. The creation of a proprietary company culture, crafted and implemented with the CEO, is designed to optimize their effectiveness with every stakeholder in the corporation, resulting in maximizing profitability and insuring dominance in the industry category.

With decades of experience interpreting diverse company cultures, Tim has crafted a method of identifying corporate brand personalities and, with this, collaborates with CEO's to create breakthrough change in themselves and their organizations that positively impact every aspect of business. This ability combined with his reputation as a visionary and inspirational leader gives client companies a powerful tool to insure future sustainable success.

Tim is recognized for his expertise as a public speaker, presentations skills, focus group moderator, corporate reengineering and strategic planning. With his own brand of personal style, communication skills and team building insights, Tim has touched thousands of lives and been a positive agent of change.

Tim was in the advertising and marketing industry for over 30 years. He was CEO of two of the nation’s largest advertising companies achieving unprecedented growth for both the client companies and the agencies. He holds the distinction of being one of the top executives in the automotive advertising industry to have managed leading American, European, Japanese and Korean automotive accounts. His automotive clients include Hyundai Motor America, Acura, Chrysler, Volkswagen and Lincoln-Mercury. Other major clients include Bank of America, City National Bank, Pacific Health Care, Pacific Life, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Oracle, Orion Pictures, Pacific Sun Wear, Atari, Digital Produce, Sony Pictures, UBS, Aecom, Thermador, Chubb, Murad, Beantown Productions, Initiative Media, Muse, and American Honda.

Having been a top executive in the advertising and marketing industries, Tim has served on the Board of Directors for several corporations along with serving on several non-profit organization boards.

Tim grew up in the Midwest and holds a BA degree in advertising from Michigan State University.

Nancy McCabe
Consultant

Nancy McCabe is in charge of Inspired Work's executive coaching services. Her unique blend of executive coaching skills and media industry knowledge has made her a remarkable asset with Inspired Work's client base.

Prior to entering the coaching industry, Ms. McCabe accumulated over twenty years experience as a highly successful entertainment industry executive. She began her career with the legendary advertising company, Foote, Cone & Belding where she supervised the planning, development and production of client-sponsored specials. At Warner Brothers Television, Nancy developed comedy and dramatic series.

Over five years at Viacom Productions, included executive positions in television Movie development as well as an executive producer for the company. At the Cramer Company, Nancy McCabe became the Vice President of Creative Affairs, developing movies and series from inception through production. She continued growing her career as Vice President of Development for The Wolper Organization. At Lifetime Television, Nancy developed, produced and marketed nine telefilms.

Nancy McCabe entered executive coaching after studying with the Coaches Training Institute and the Hudson Institute. Her decision was based on two basic truths: She wanted a more balanced lifestyle and much of her success in media was based on her ability to motivate her colleagues to pursue their goals in the most purposeful and satisfying way possible. Over the past six years, executives throughout southern California have sought out Nancy because of her effective approach to skill building, problem solving, career development and life balance issues. The depth and breadth of her relationships within the entertainment industry make her an unusual asset. Nancy has an enormous grasp of the various segments of the media industry as well as having direct information pipelines with friends, allies and colleagues.

Nancy McCabe is a happily busy mother of two teenage children. Ms. McCabe serves on the Board of the EveryChild Foundation, which funds non-profit organizations devoted to the needs of children in greater Los Angeles.

Brad Fornaciari Consultant
President/ Lighthouse Branding

Brad has a proven record of solving mission-critical business, marketing, and communications challenges and delivering bottom-line results for a variety of clients and brands including the likes of Oracle, Jaguar, American Express, Coors, Symantec, Chevron, Vail, MetaboLife, KFC, Paramount Studios, and PacifiCare Health Systems.

Over the years, Brad has helped his clients achieve impressive business results – helping them transform, grow, and turnaround their brands, dominate their categories, increase sales and share, capture new markets, and launch successful new products.

Brad is currently the Founder and President of Lighthouse Branding, a leading independent marketing, branding, and communications practice. He is a founding partner of a joint venture agency that includes Lighthouse, Sagon-Phior, and New & Improved Media. He is also a member of the management teams of Enrich pet foods and RideWell equine products.

Prior to starting Lighthouse (and his other current ventures), Brad was President of J. Walter Thompson West (LA & SF) and had successful stints in leadership positions at Ogilvy & Mather, Ketchum, Dailey & Associates, and Rubin Postaer & Associates.

His clients’ campaigns have won numerous business (and creative) awards, including EFFIEs, Clios, and Beldings.

Miscellaneous

Consultant on special projects with Governor Schwarzenegger’s office
Member: Board of Advisors: S-View (mobile telecom)
Former Director, Los Angeles Advertising Agencies Association (created Ad U, the Association’s successful and profitable training program)
Ex-Officio Board Member: Los Angeles Advertising Club
Former member partner: Launchpointe Venture Capital
Former member: Board of Advisors: ShowBizBuyer.com
Guest lecturer at university and advertising industry events
Pro bono counselor and advisor to the American Lung Association, California Museum of Science and Industry, Santa Monica Baykeeper, and the Stockton Community Blind Center.

Lighthouse Branding, Inc.
lighthousebranding.com
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310.463.0348 (C)

Peggy Sundstrom , Ph.D.

In 1997, Dr. Peggy Sundstrom embarked on a highly successful executive and consultative career path, focused on helping her clients improve individual and organizational effectiveness. As principal of Sundstrom and Associates, Peggy has established a track record of leveraging untapped human potential to produce extraordinary business results. Peggy has a Masters in Behavioral Science and Health Education and a Doctorate in Education from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Dr. Sundstrom has consulted with numerous organizations, including Xerox Federal Credit Union, Perix Industries, Media Services, Cherokee Environmental Risk Management, Sodexho-Marriott Services, the University of California, and the University of Southern California, among others.

Mindy Zasloff
Consultant

Mindy brings a 20 year success track in leadership, retention, coaching, change management, career development, mentoring, teambuilding and diversity. Her diverse experience has given her a practical and innovative approach toward designing and implementing leading-edge leadership, competency, performance management, retention, coaching and development practices. Ms. Zasloff’s consulting clients include Kraft Foods, Amgen, Sun Microsystems, WR Grace, General Reinsurance, J.R. Simplot Corporation, Maytag Appliances, Marriott, Nissan North America, Arco, PacifiCare, Chrysler, NationsBank, Toyota, among others.

Currently, Mindy is serving Microsoft with two global projects: one to teach managers how to become stronger leaders and more effective employee mentors, and to assist employees in managing their own careers. This work has included project design as well as implementation around the World.

Mindy Zasloff is a popular keynote speaker on topics ranging from mentorship to change management. She has an MBA from Loyola Marymount University in Westchester, Los Angeles and a BA from the American University in Washington, D.C.

Mary Bankston

Mary Bankston founded her consulting business in 1994 and has twenty years of management experience in Fortune 200 service companies. During her corporate career she held senior management positions in strategic planning, marketing, sales, service, operations and human resources. Mary was the Vice President of Planning at the Southern California Gas Company (now part of Sempra Energy), the largest natural gas distribution utility in the United States, where she reported to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and was responsible for strategic planning, corporate development, economic analysis and competitive information. Mary was also Senior Vice President of Marketing and Planning for First Interstate Bank (now part of Wells Fargo Bank) where her responsibilities included strategic planning, product management and development, marketing information and research, advertising, sales and service support, product systems and overseeing a professional staff of 100.

Over the last ten years, Ms. Bankston has assisted dozens of organizations with marketing and brand identity issues. She also provides coaching and outplacement support to senior executives. In her unique dual role, Mary Bankston has developed a gift in developing brand identities for employers, a critical need in this new era of “talent management.”