On Take the Stage, presented by Haley Marketing, we bring you the BEST speakers, coaches, trainers, and strategic partners from across the staffing and recruiting industry every other week. More than your standard interview, each conversation is built off of a specific session or topic these industry thought leaders bring to conferences and audiences around the country.

This episode of Take the Stage with Brad Bialy and Kelly Merbler is PACKED with takeaways.

• Focusing on strengths leads to better performance, engagement, and overall success.
• Leaders should focus on their own strengths and values in order to effectively lead others.
• Understanding and developing our strengths can lead to a more fulfilling and purpose-driven life.
• Leaders should create a culture that values and leverages individual strengths.
• Taking time for self-care and setting boundaries is essential to avoid burnout

Brad Bialy (LinkedIn)

Brad Bialy has a deep passion for helping staffing and recruiting firms achieve their business objectives through strategic digital marketing. For over a decade, Brad has developed a proven track record of motivating and educating staffing industry professionals at over 100 industry-specific conferences and webinars.

As a visionary leader, Brad has helped guide the comprehensive marketing strategy of more than 300 staffing and recruiting firms. His keen eye for strategy and delivery has resulted in multiple industry award-winning social media campaigns, making him a sought-after expert and speaker in the industry.

Kelly Merbler

(LinkedIn)

Kelly spent twenty-one years as a regional executive with a global staffng organization where she was responsible for leading, hiring, developing and building successful sales and operations teams. She knows that the secret of success is hiring good talent, which begins with identifying what people do best and aligning them in the right role for maximum impact. She discovered her passion in life several years ago while attending a leadership conference where her soon-to-be mentor, Dr. John C. Maxwell, was the keynote speaker. It was there she became keenly aware of her interest and passion in helping other leaders discover their purpose in life.

Since then, she became a Gallup-Certifed Strengths Coach and faculty member of Maxwell Leadership, providing a wide variety of leadership and coaching programs to senior leaders and corporate clients, such as Louis Vuitton, HR Florida State Council, Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, UKG, Lennar Homes, and Carnival Corporation.

Kelly Merbler is the founding Principal of The Kelly Merbler Company, LLC, which is a leadership consulting frm based in South Florida specializing in Strengths-Based employee engagement and retention programs, culture building, keynote speaking and leadership development programs.