Jeff Mariola

With more than 25 years of successful CEO leadership experience across two multi-national businesses plus two entrepreneurial start-ups, Jeff Mariola has a reputation for creating cultures that consistently outscore other high-performing companies in engagement, revenue, and EBITDA growth, empowerment, and leadership. His tenure as CEO is hallmarked by his mentorship and the development of his management teams. Numerous directly reporting managers have seasoned into presidential and senior executive capacities. Jeff co-founded Mariola Unlimited, with his wife Michelle – a leadership development advisory service business focused on executive coaching, leadership, management workshops, brand marketing, and keynote speaking. Here he will serve as Chief Development Officer and follow his passion for inspiring and motivating leaders and companies to greatness. Visit https://mariolaunlimited.com/ to learn more. In recent years, Jeff founded The Agora Forum to accommodate executives' full schedules while enabling a profoundly transformative learning experience. Here is what you can expect by enrolling in this growth-minded group: > Monthly 4-hour live online gathering through state-of-the-art presentation technology. > Small group breakouts &business issues and opportunities processing. > Subject matter expert guest speakers, in the true spirit of Agora, representing all aspects of effectively running a business, behavioral economics, and the latest thinking from the field of social psychology. > Maximum group size of ten members so we can deeply understand business issues and solutions. Jeff is certified by Multi-Health Systems in the use of the EQi 2.0 Assessment & EQ 360 Leadership Assessment tools, as well as Stephen R. Covey’s, The Five Choices. He has also successfully completed the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course.

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Jeff Mariola joined Brilliant as President in 2015 to enhance and expand the management team, instill a culture of learning and development, and prepare the Company for its next stage of growth. Jeff assumed the position of CEO and continued to serve as the Company’s President while leading all day-to-day operations. Having recently finished leading the recapitalization to private equity in 2018, Jeff has now changed gears and united with Michelle Mariola, to form Mariola Unlimited a division of ISH-Productions, Inc – a leadership development advisory service business focused on executive coaching, leadership, management workshops, brand marketing, and keynote speaking. About Brilliant™ Brilliant is an award-winning search, staffing and management resources firm specializing in accounting, finance and information technology for the Greater Chicago, South Florida and soon Dallas-Fort Worth labor markets. Since its inception in 2009, Brilliant has ranked on various award lists including No. 6 on Forbes 2017 America’s Best Professional Recruiting Firms and No. 25 on Forbes 2017 America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms, Crain’s Chicago Business Fast 50 for three straight years including No. 1 in 2015, Staffing Industry Analysts Fastest-Growing Staffing Firms in the United States for three straight years including No. 2 in 2015, Inavero’s Best of Staffing Talent for North America three years in a row, Inc. 5000 for three straight years, Best Places to Work South Florida, 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® for four straight years, and others.

As the inspirational leader of Brilliant™ I am charged with the responsibility of instilling in every single Brilliant™ colleague an unwavering commitment to ownership of high personal performance and overall business success. • Leading, communicating, and implementing the organization's vision, values, mission, and overall direction. • Formulating and implementing the strategic plan that guides the direction of the business. • Ensure we exceed our financial targets. • Collaborate with the management team to develop and implement plans for operational infrastructure of systems, processes, and personnel designed to exceed our objectives. • Assist in the recruitment and hiring of all Brilliant™ colleagues. • Support and influence the mission of Brilliant™ University. • Spend significant time with clients understanding their needs and opportunities.

ISH-Productions was formed based on the simple premise that all individuals, given the opportunity, can actualize their success when provided with the right tools and boundless inspiration.