(originally posted April 9th, 2005)

I went to a healthcare finance seminar in Rochester yesterday, and got to see two wonderful presenters that I want to mention.

The first speaker does more than just healthcare presentations. Her name is Connie Podesta, and you want to talk about a combination of skills? She's a clinical psychologist (her words; she has a MS in human relations and counseling) and comedienne; how's that? She gave a very funny, yet insightful presentation into the minds of people and employees that was stunningly accurate, while having us all rolling in our seats. You can check out some of her stuff at https://www.conniepodesta.com.

The second speaker I saw in the afternoon is named Day Egusquiza, who works for a company called AR Systems, Inc. I don't have a webpage for her because the company doesn't really promote her all that much, and it's based in Arizona while she lives in Idaho. I've been talking to her through email for years, but this was the first time I've ever seen her in person, and she was absolutely wonderful. Course, I also learned that I've been pronouncing her last night incorrectly; that's the "born" southerner in me. 🙂

Wonderful speakers, and I hope you get the opportunity to see either one of them some day.