Posted on Wed, Oct 14, 2009 @ 02:52 PM
Bedminster, New Jersey – MMI Communication is pleased to announce founder and CEO Mike Martorella has completed a 4-year engagement with Bunge (NYSE: BG), the leading global agribusiness and food company founded in 1818 and headquartered in White Plains, NY.
While at Bunge, Martorella headed up the Bunge Global Agribusiness (BGA) human resources function and worked with the CEO and global leadership teams to develop global talent and organizational effectiveness.
Martorella resumed a full-time coaching schedule for MMI on October 1. He will continue his association with Bunge leadership as a trusted advisor and senior executive coach.
"Taking a long-term assignment at a client was an opportunity to gain an insider’s perspective on the challenges leaders face daily," Martorella says. "The understanding I gained participating on Bunge’s leadership team adds tremendous value to my coaching relationships with all MMI clients."
For more information:
Loraine Kasprzak
l.kasprzak@mmicom.com
908.233.6265
Posted on Fri, May 20, 2005 @ 02:39 PM
Bedminster, New Jersey – Mike Martorella, Founder of MMI Communication and an adjunct professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University, has been elected vice president of professional development for New Jersey chapter of the Institute of Management Consultants. He will also join the Princeton-based chapter’s board of directors. Martorella, a resident of Bedminster, is an executive coach and management advisor who works one-on-one with senior level leaders at companies including Bunge, IBM and MCI.
As vice president, Martorella will lead the development of workshops that will provide consultants with opportunities to hone their professional skills.
“Professional development is vital for management consultants who want to stay competitive and grow their businesses,” says Loraine Huchler, Certified Management Consultant and chapter president. “Mike’s extensive experience with global companies has strengthened his understanding of the skills that clients value in consultants. He’ll bring this expertise and insight to the chapter’s professional development position.”
“My goal is to offer interactive workshops where consultants get hands-on experience learning and refining their skills,” says Martorella. “Over the next few months I will be working closely with the board and chapter members to identify development needs and select trainers.”
Martorella’s communication career spans 20 years. Prior to founding MMI Communication (www.mmicom.com), he was vice chairman of Magnet Communications and CEO of ACG Communications, Public Relations and Integrated Marketing agencies. Mike is an adjunct professor in Fairleigh Dickenson University’s Silberman College of Business Administration where he teaches an MBA course on Executive Communication and Leadership. He is a member of the Institute of Management Consultants, and is listed in Yearbook.com as a leadership expert and senior executive advisor. He has an undergraduate degree from St. Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania, and Master’s degree from the School of Fine Arts at the University of Connecticut.
Martorella coaches CEOs, senior executives and their teams to integrate their leadership philosophy, message and individual style. “The most effective executives present information in ways that emanate from their own personality and character. As a result, they communicate with ease and confidence,” says Martorella.
The New Jersey Chapter of the Institute of Management Consultants is the authoritative voice for the management consulting profession in New Jersey. The organization represents the highest ethical and professional standards in management consulting and facilitates the professional development of management consultants. IMC New Jersey holds professional education and networking events throughout the year for new and experienced consultants. For more information about IMC, visit www.imcnewjersey.org
Posted on Wed, Apr 20, 2005 @ 10:41 AM
Helping develop focused leaders
By ERICA LAMBERG
Correspondent
MMI Communication offers clients executive coaching as well as additional resources that support and strengthen their clients' leadership capabilities.
"Leadership is a journey through a complex terrain," says Mike Martorella, president of the Bedminster-based firm. "We are passionate about helping our clients master that terrain. We get enormous satisfaction out of seeing our clients become focused, credible leaders who articulate their vision and achieve their goals."
Martorella said his clients include both small businesses as well as large corporations.
"I tend not to work with mediumsized companies as much because I like to work directly with the decision-makers," he said.
To that end, Martorella said many clients bring him on board to teach leadership strategies and offer executive coaching to senior management or business owners.
"Ioffer strategies on how an individual can communicate as a leader taking into account the personality of the executive as well as the corporate culture of a company," Martorella said.
Martorella earned a bachelor's degree from Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pa. and a master's degree from the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Conn. Prior to forming MMI, he was vice chairman of Magnet Communications and CEO of ACG Communications, Public Relations and Integrated Marketing both in New York. Martorella also is an adjunct professor in Fairleigh Dickinson University's Silberman College of Business Administration in Madison where he teaches a graduate course on executive communication and leadership.
Q: What factors convinced you to form this business?
A: Throughout my career, I have helped clients develop creative business solutions. I discovered that success almost always boils down to how the leader -- the person in charge -- acts. It's about that one person -- what that person says and how they say it and what they do. I started MMI Communication because I like to help people dig deeper so that they connect who they are with what they do and how they are perceived. This helps them convey their message and accomplish their goals.
Q: What is the greatest challenge in operating the business?
A: We are constantly attentive to our clients needs -- and with global, corporate clients there can be "24/7" demand from anywhere in the world -- so it is hard to balance the need for intensive client time with need to carve out time to grow MMI Communication.
Q: Describe the competition and what sets you apart from it.
A: Many executive coaches will only advise their clients by phone once or twice a month on a narrow range of issues. We provide face-to-face coaching as often as a client needs it and we use a situational coaching approach -- that means our approach evolves based on what's happening "real time" for the client. Often with this approach we end up becoming trusted advisors to our clients.
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Posted on Mon, Feb 28, 2005 @ 01:46 PM
Bedminster, New Jersey - MMI Communication announced that it is partnering with a newly formed organization, BloodBuddy.org (www.BloodBuddy.org), to help increase awareness of donating blood.
“BloodBuddy.org was formed when our New Jersey Business Mastermind group was looking for a way to make a difference in the community,” says Mike Martorella, Founder of MMI Communication. “When one of our members recalled a situation where his dad needed blood urgently, we decided to create BloodBuddy.org to promote the importance of giving blood.”
Every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood, according to the American Red Cross, and only 5% of the eligible US population donates blood in any given year. Blood is needed for emergencies, and for people who have cancer, blood disorders, sickle cell anemia, and other illnesses. Some people need regular blood transfusions to live.
BloodBuddy.org members have regularly given blood and have agreed to reach out to their networks of family members, business associates and friends to ask them to donate blood. MMI Communication will provide additional support to BloodBuddy.org through media outreach and by highlighting its involvement in the organization on its website, www.mmicom.com.
“We’re looking to see what kind of an impact five people can have when they begin to use word-of-mouth to motivate others to give blood,” notes Martorella. “That’s why we formed BloodBuddy.org.” The other Mastermind group members involved in Bloodbuddy.org are Mike Jeffries, Founder, Rivers of Revenue, LLC; Saul Simon, CFP, CFS, RFC, Simon Financial Group; Bruce Lorenz, Lorenz Fine Photography; and Woody Nash of Administaff.
To date, BloodBuddy.org has donated whole blood and saved its first hospital partner, Morristown Memorial Hospital Blood Center, over $1,200 in blood purchases. The goal of the organization is to partner with additional reputable blood donation centers to continue to build awareness.
MMI Communication’s mission is to guide senior executives as they navigate the challenges and complexities of their leadership journey. The company offers individual, face-to-face executive coaching and additional resources that support and strengthen its clients’ leadership capabilities. MMI clients become focused, credible leaders who articulate their vision, and inspire and align their organizations to achieve lasting results. For more about MMI Communication, visit www.mmicom.com or call Loraine Kasprzak at 908.233.6265.
Posted on Thu, Jan 20, 2005 @ 05:49 PM
Bedminster, New Jersey - MMI Communication announced that it has made holiday donations to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in honor of its clients.
“Someone you know has diabetes. This disease affects millions, and we have close friends and family who have suffered deeply as a result of its devastating effects,” says Mike Martorella, Founder of MMI Communication. “Our contribution to the ADA on behalf of our clients will help fund research for a cure and increase awareness of this potentially debilitating disease.”
About 6.3% of the US population is estimated to have diabetes, according to AMA data from 2002 and the disease was the sixth leading cause of death in the US in 2000.
Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. The mission of the Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. The Association conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, reaching hundreds of communities. For more information about the ADA, visit www.diabetes.org.
MMI Communication’s mission is to guide senior executives as they navigate the challenges and complexities of their leadership journey. The company offers individual, face-to-face executive coaching and additional resources that support and strengthen its clients’ leadership capabilities. MMI clients become focused, credible leaders who articulate their vision, and inspire and align their organizations to achieve lasting results. For more about MMI Communication, visit www.mmicom.com or call 908.233.6265.
Posted on Thu, Jan 20, 2005 @ 03:29 PM
Bedminster, New Jersey – MMI Communication announced the launch of its new website, www.mmicom.com. The website reflects the growth of MMI as a senior executive coaching firm serving global, Fortune 500 companies.
In addition to giving visitors an overview of MMI’s capabilities, the site features Leaders’ Notes, a section dedicated to leadership case studies and white papers. “We plan to invite our clients to contribute to this section,” says Mike Martorella, Founder of MMI. “This will give them a forum for reflecting on and communicating about their own leadership journeys.”
The site also includes a handy list of online resources used by MMI clients, plus books about leadership that MMI recommends to its clients. The site’s Press Room is a convenient resource for the media, with current and archived press releases, MMI executive bios, and contact information for press inquiries.
MMI Communication’s mission is to guide senior executives as they navigate the challenges and complexities of their leadership journey. The company offers individual, face-to-face executive coaching and additional resources that support and strengthen its clients’ leadership capabilities. MMI clients become focused, credible leaders who articulate their vision, and inspire and align their organizations to achieve lasting results. For more about MMI Communication, visit www.mmicom.com or call 908.233.6265.
Posted on Mon, Oct 18, 2004 @ 01:51 PM
Princeton, New Jersey – Consultants and other professional service providers can learn leadership communication strategies from an expert at a November 15 Institute of Management Consultants workshop entitled, “Communicate as a Leader to Build Client Relationships and Personal Success”. The workshop will be facilitated by senior executive coach and management advisor Mike Martorella, Founder of MMI Communication, and will be held from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at the Doral Forrestal, Princeton. The cost is $35.00 for IMC members and $45 for nonmembers. Seating is limited and pre-registration required at www.imcnewjersey.org. For more information, contact Loraine Kasprzak at 908.233.6265.
“Professionals can learn to communicate authentically as thoughtful leaders and in alignment with client goals at this workshop,” says Martorella. “These communication strategies are the keys to creating trusting client relationships that lead to successful engagements, personal growth and financial success.” Martorella will share real world examples of effective leadership communication based on his work as a trusted advisor to senior executives at Fortune 500 companies.
Attendees will learn how to
- Create the leadership “spark” that builds strong connections with clients
- Build a personal brand and use it to drive client communication and business growth
- Develop personal communication strategies so that they can write and speak with impact.
Mike Martorella, Founder of MMI Communication of Bedminster, New Jersey, is an executive coach and management advisor who works one-on-one with senior level leaders. Mike’s clients benefit from his insights derived from his background as CEO of a global advertising agency. He is known for asking provocative questions that help leaders frame the issues and “tune in” to audiences. As a result, his clients become effective communicators who build success for themselves, their people and their organizations. His client list includes Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Bayer, Bunge, General Motors, IBM, JPMorgan Chase, Lucent, MCI, Pitney Bowes, and Vivendi.
The New Jersey Chapter of the Institute of Management Consultants is the authoritative voice for the management consulting profession in New Jersey. The organization represents the highest standards in management consulting and facilitates the professional development of management consultants. For more information about IMC, visit www.imcnewjersey.org.
For more about MMI Communication, visit www.mmicom.com or call 908.233.6265.