Soundview to Host Interactive Webinar with Linda Kaplan Thaler & Robin Koval

PHILADELPHIA - Nov. 2, 2015 - PRLog -- In this Soundview Live webinar, How Grit Can Take You From Ordinary to Extraordinary, Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval tackle a topic that is close to their hearts, one that they feel is the real secret to their own success in their careers--and in the careers of so many people they know and have met. And that is the incredible power of grit, perseverance, perspiration, determination, and sheer stick-to-it-tiveness. The fact is, so many people get ahead--even the gifted ones--because they worked incredibly hard, put in the thousands of hours of practice and extra sweat equity, and made their own luck. Learn more at http://www.summary.com/track/_/How-Grit-Can-Take%20You-From-Ordinary-to-Extraordinary.

You Will Learn:

•          The strategies that can help you succeed at the highest levels in your career, profession and personal life.

•          About the guts--the courage--necessary to take on tough challenges and not give up at the first sign of difficulty.

•          The importance of qualities like resiliency, optimism, industriousness, and tenacity.

About the Speakers:

Advertising Hall of Fame luminary Linda Kaplan Thaler is the creative force behind many of the industry’s most famous campaigns, including the hilarious Aflac duck, Kodak Moments, and the daring “Yes! Yes! Yes!” for Herbal Essences. Much of her work has become part of the pop-culture landscape, including “I’m a Toys ‘R’ Us Kid,” America’s longest running jingle. Linda has also worked on presidential campaigns for Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton. Linda is the co-founder and former CEO of the Kaplan Thaler Group, which she grew from a small start-up in her brownstone to a billion-dollar agency working with Procter & Gamble, Pfizer, and Wendy’s, to name a few. Following their integration with Publicis Worldwide, she became Chairman of their flagship office, Publicis Kaplan Thaler.

Robin Koval is the CEO and President of Legacy, the national public health foundation dedicated to achieving a culture where all youth and young adults reject tobacco. A leader in the world of advertising and marketing, Koval became CEO and President of Legacy in 2013. She has since re-launched the organization’s award-winning and lifesaving truth® youth tobacco prevention campaign, named by Ad Age as one of the top campaigns of the century. Koval is a co-founder and former president of the Kaplan Thaler Group, which she grew from a fledgling start-up in 1997 to a billion-dollar agency working with Procter & Gamble, Pfizer, Citi, Aflac and other cherished brands. She led the agency’s integration with Publicis and served as CEO of Publicis Kaplan Thaler – New York’s fifth largest advertising agency.

About Soundview Executive Book Summaries

Founded in 1978, Soundview Executive Book Summaries pioneered the concept of distilling the key points and ideas of full-length business books into easy-to-read 8-page text and 20-minute audio summaries, helping readers maximize their time and business intelligence. They have continued to enhance the summary content with author interviews, interactive author webinars, and video interviews with executives. Soundview’s 100,000+ subscribers worldwide include CEOs, government leaders, entrepreneurs, business consultants, academics, and students. Soundview is a part of the Philadelphia, Pa.-based Soundview, Inc. Visit http://www.summary.com/new for more information about Soundview Executive Book Summaries.