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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Austin, Texas (April 6, 2016) - A Midwest regional bank has hired ThinkPlanLaunch to screen job applicants with its DNA® 25 Competencies assessment, which measures twenty-five personal skills affecting workplace performance. The assessment will allow the bank to hire the right people with increased accuracy. The bank previously used a similar assessment to screen applicants, but it wasn't working. According to Steven Fies, President [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Austin, Texas (March 22, 2016) - A software developer in Minnesota has landed a new, high-paying job after his coaching session with Steven Fies, President & CEO of ThinkPlanLaunch. Like many millennials, he had previously struggled to find a great job that matched his abilities. In fact, he was working in an entirely [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Austin, Texas (March 9, 2016) - A small business in Los Angeles, CA has boosted first quarter sales over 10% since hiring ThinkPlanLaunch last year. The owners of the business, a young couple living in Orange County, CA, hired Fies to conduct a week-long business audit during September 2015. Their business has grown steadily over [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Austin, Texas (March 7, 2016) - Steven M. Fies was awarded an Emotional Intelligence Specialist certification (CPEQ) today from TTI Success Insights. Fies is the President & CEO of ThinkPlanLaunch and directly engaged in consulting the firm's clients. This certification reflects his knowledge of emotional intelligence and enables him to administer, analyze, and debrief TTI's Emotional Quotient™ assessment and related [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Austin, Texas (February 24, 2016) - The Controller of a food and beverage company hired Steven Fies, President & CEO of ThinkPlanLaunch, to coach him through a pending merger and acquisition. He discovered ThinkPlanLaunch after purchasing one of Fies' books on Amazon.com. The Controller is uncertain if he will have a job when the merger is complete. [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Austin, Texas (January 27, 2016) - An employee from the hospitality industry is working with ThinkPlanLaunch to guide her through a career transition into HR. She was "very impressed with the level of insight provided" by her initial assessment. "This assessment just blew me away. It gave me many 'aha' moments. I geared it toward my professional [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Austin, Texas (Januay 18, 2016) - One of the big four national wireless retailers has reduced turnover from 65% to 25% across a dozen store locations for three sales positions: sales associate, sales manager, and regional sales manager. These results came after Mindy Bortness, a strategic partner of ThinkPlanLaunch, applied a patented process [...]