The latest newsletter of The Advantage talks about how CWA is a continuous effort and spotlights the women that have been leading the charge for the past nine years. With features from Sabrina Rudolph, VP and Controller of Maxwell Technologies, and information of CBIZ women serving as mentors in 16 different cities; this is an issue you just can't miss!

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Sabrina Randolph: Collaborative,
Accountable Teams Key to Success
As Vice President and
Worldwide Controller of
Maxwell Technologies,
Inc., Sabrina Randolph
oversees the worldwide
accounting and financial
reporting functions.
She manages a team
of approximately 25
people including the
Finance Controllers
of foreign operating
subsidiaries, the Corporate Controller, and
various other individuals in direct-reporting
staff positions.
The path to Vice President and Worldwide
Controller presented many challenges
along the way, of which Sabrina accepted
and tackled head on, often working with
others to identify the best solution. These
experiences gave her a competitive
advantage by providing Sabrina with
valuable insight into many aspects of
the organization. She started her career
at Maxwell as the Director of Financial
Reporting and Corporate Governance
in October 2010. Due to growth in the
business, the need to oversee multiple
national and international controllers and
her in-depth knowledge of the organization,
Maxwell created the position Sabrina holds
in August 2013.
Prior to joining the corporate world, Sabrina
attended San Diego State University where
she found that her attention to detail and
analytical skill set went hand-in-hand with
an Accounting degree. After graduating
Summa Cum Laude, Sabrina joined
Petco, where she would eventually
become the Manager of Financial
Reporting.
A Message from
Nancy Mellard | pg. 2
Inside This Issue
Client Spotlight:
Sabrina Randolph..........................1
Nancy Mellard: Efforts + Focus
Help Shape, Advance Company
Culture..........................................2
The CWA Spotlight:
Robin Widdis.................................3
CWA Executive Board Members
Welcome & Thank You....................3
Out & About:
CWA in Our Communities................4
CWA Outreach – Synergizing
Our Collective Efforts.....................4
Pro Sales Tips for Every Day
Lisa Theiss, CBIZ Payroll.................5
CWA Snaps!..................................5
CWA Exec Board
Takes Chicago...............................6
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CBIZ Women Helping Women Succeed in Business
Sabrina Randolph
by Brenda Piazza, Director of Management and IT Security, FS San Diego
See “Sabrina Randolph” on pg. 6

2. CBIZ Women’s Advantage:
Efforts + Focus Help Shape,
Advance Company Culture
“ ...contributing towards the culture of a company like CBIZ
and making and owning your personal and professional goals
takes enormous and continuous effort.” – Nancy Mellard
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It is very obvious after you read through this exciting edition of our CWA
newsletter to understand our theme – “Continuous Effort!”
From the profile of our remarkable client, Sabrina Randolph at Maxwell
Technologies, Inc. to the message from Robin Widdis, one of our Executive
Board members and a leader within our Employee Benefits Division, to
finally reading the profiles of so many CBIZ Women contributing to the
success of CWA over the last nine plus years, I realize even more that
contributing towards the culture of a company like CBIZ and making
and owning your personal and professional goals takes enormous and
continuous effort.
We were very fortunate to have our CEO and Chairman of the Board, Steve
Gerard, at CWA’s annual Executive Board meeting in Chicago in June.
Among the many accolades he shared with us regarding our successes, as
usual, Steve also challenged CWA with new ideas and goals as we create
our plans over the next couple of years. With greater efforts and focus from
everyone at CBIZ, we will continue to shape and advance the culture of our
Company as one that intentionally promotes the value of diversity.
Nancy Mellard

3. TheCWASpotlight
Robin Widdis, Business Unit President, CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services,
Plymouth Meeting, PA. Interviewed by Jennifer Yorke, ES Dublin
“I may not be the
smartest person in the
room, but I’ll always be
the hardest working,”
commented Robin Widdis,
when asked about the
key to her success. “I
push myself hard and
am always looking for
opportunities where my strengths can
add value.”
How long have you been with the
organization? How did you get where
you are today?
I’ve worked for some portion of this
company for 28 years. I started at
Buckman Van Buren in a sales support
role and grew into several other roles
before eventually beccoming a partner
(the only female partner). When we were
acquired by CBIZ, I was manager of
the benefits area in Plymouth Meeting
and worked closely with the Business
Unit President on a number of projects.
I have managed the Benefits, Life,
Retirement and Property & Casualty
areas. I credit my advancement to hard
work, persistence and never passing up
an opportunity to provide assistance or
recommend a plan.
How do you overcome challenges
you encounter?
I’ve been very fortunate to work with
some great people who have pushed
me to be the best I can be and taught
me there is no limit to what I can do.
We’ve all encountered, or will encounter,
challenges at some point – I’m someone
who thinks about the issue or problem
and then makes up my mind to move
past it or fix it, but not dwell on it.
Are you involved in the community or
nonprofit organizations outside of work?
If yes, has this activity had an effect on
your career?
I have been involved, both as a volunteer
and as a board member, with several
organizations in our community. I think
these opportunities to give back have
an effect on you, not only professionally,
but personally and enable you to use
business tools to help build better
community resources and create
networks to help others.
Do you have any advice for young
women just starting out in their career?
Don’t be afraid to try new things. If you
see a place you think you can make a
difference, throw your hat in the ring.
welcome & thank you
CWA Executive
Board Members
The Board is pleased to welcome new
members Wendra Johnson (ES Boca
Raton), Roxann Kerr Lindsey (ES Kansas
City), Amanda Markos (Corporate
Marketing San Diego), Betty Noell (ES
Roanoke), Jodi Robinson (FS Kansas
City), Fasika Sahlu (FS New York) and
Ellen Wisbar (CBIZ Inc., Cleveland). We
are excited you said “Yes” to sharing your
passion and ideas.
Johnson Kerr Lindsey Markos
Noell Robinson Sahlu
Wisbar
A very special thanks to exiting board
members Sunny Claggett (CBIZ Inc., San
Jose), Lisa Larson (ES Minneapolis), Terri
Bur (CBIZ Inc., Kansas City) and Karen
Clark (ES Bethesda). Sharing your time,
talent and leadership with CWA has helped
make it the strong program it is today!
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“Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence
– is the key to unlocking our potential.”
– Sir Winston Churchill

4. out & about: CWA in Our Communities
CBIZ was a national sponsor of the 2nd
annual Mentoring Monday event hosted
by the American City Business Journals
on March 30, 2015. This year, the event
included 43 cities in the U.S., 1,800
mentors and 8,000 mentees. The event
was also used to launch BizWomen, an
ACBJ news site geared toward women in
business. The site receives more than
500,000 visits a month and has 46,000
subscribed to their newsletter.
Using a speed-coaching format, the Busi-
ness Journals invited the most successful
women in each market to act as mentors
and to offer career advice to about 200
women in their city.
The following CBIZ women served as
mentors in their respective markets:
Atlanta – Marion Schremp
Boston – Catherine Latham &
Merrill Puopolo
Chicago – Kelly Wilborn
Columbus – Linda Lombardo
Dallas – Deepa Menon
Kansas City – Karen Fenaroli &
Carolyn Watley
Memphis – Linda Lauer
Philadelphia – Robin Widdis
Phoenix – Zandra O’Keefe
San Jose – Sunny Claggett
South Florida – Wendra Johnson
St. Louis – Phyllis Hoff
Tampa Bay – Laura Brock
Twin Cities – Anne Ledwein
Washington, DC – Kimberly Stephens
Wichita – Debbie Coan
To see further coverage of the event,
search #MentoringMonday on Twitter.
CBIZ Sponsors National
Mentoring Event in 16 Cities
by Megan Murdock, FS Memphis
Mentoring Monday participants from the
Minneapolis office: (from left to right) Erin
Olson, Kelli Cloutier, Carrie Hobrough,
Lindsey Marshall, Deb Busch, Anne Ledwein
and Erin Tully.
CWA adopted Dress for Success (DFS) as
a partner in 2008 based on DFS’s mission
of promoting the economic independence
of disadvantaged women by providing
professional attire, a network of support
and career development tools to help them
thrive in work and life. This closely aligns
with CWA’s mission of providing training,
development, mentorship, recognition,
and career enhancement tools to our
women professionals and to women in our
business communities. To date, CBIZ, our
associates, and our business communities
have contributed over $350,000 to DFS
affiliates across the country.
The CWA outreach efforts are not limited to
Dress for Success. Other recent outreach
efforts include the support of organizations
supporting and caring for breast cancer
patients, survivors and their caregivers,
as well as educational initiatives, and a
battered women’s shelter.
I am pleased to accept the invitation
to lead the CWA National Community
outreach efforts and am excited to work
with CBIZ associates to
identify best practices
in partnering with local
affiliates. A goal for the
upcoming year is to
capture the synergies
that are possible when
we combine our
efforts. If your office
has not previously
been involved with
DFS, or you or a CBIZ client would be
interested in supporting CBIZ’s efforts,
please contact me at ewisbar@cbiz.com so
I can share some ideas and add you to our
outreach team.
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CWA Outreach – Synergizing Our Collective Efforts
To date, CBIZ, our associates,
and our business communities
have contributed over
$350,000 to DFS affiliates
across the country.
Ellen Wisbar
CBIZ Inc., Cleveland

5. Pro Sales Tips for
Every Day
by Betty Noell, ES Roanoke
For CBIZ Payroll producer
Lisa Theiss, sales has
been in her blood since
she began her career
in telemarketing during
college. Selling for two
major national companies
prior to coming to CBIZ,
Lisa learned important lessons and fine-
tuned sales techniques that she puts into
practice every day.
Here are some tips Lisa uses daily that have
proven successful for her:
1. Don’t focus on rejection or let it stifle your
drive. Stay focused and keep striving for the
next opportunity.
2. Don’t ‘quit for the day’ until you’ve made
one good thing happen – reached one
person, set an appointment or better yet,
closed a sale.
3. Stay organized and use the tools
available! Lisa takes exceptional, detailed
notes and is diligent about loading those
notes into Salesforce.com after every call
or appointment.
4. Having a good system for follow-up and
reminders is a great way to build credibility
with a prospect or client.
5. Work hard to build deep relationships
and connect with internal referal partners,
external partners and groups in the
community. Lisa regularly schedules time
with people in all these areas to better
understand their needs, businesses.
Lisa truly believes anyone can be successful
in sales – with a positive attitude, strong
ability to stay organized, and the desire to
build a strong reputation in your market.
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Lisa Theiss
ES, Kansas City
Congratulations to Carolyn Watley, ES
Kansas City, for being named to the
Kansas City Business Journal’s Top 100
Powerful People list. This is Carolyn’s
second consecutive appearance on this
prestigious list.
Veronica Quintana, was named a Top
50 in Business by the Pacific Coast
Business Times.
The Women Presidents’ Organization
(WPO), a nonprofit membership
organization for women presidents, CEOs,
and managing directors, invited Cheryl
Calhoun, a recently retired and founding
CWA Executive Board member, to join its
invite-only membership.
Kelly O’Neil was nominated for the
“Women Making a Difference Awards”
by the Los Angeles Business Journal, and
was selected as a nominee for the Rising
Star category!
The Kansas City Business Journal ran CWA
Executive Board appointments of Jodi
Robinson and Roxanne Kerr Lindsey.
The online version of the business
journal has nearly 40,000 visits a month.
The South Florida Sun Sentinel ran
Wendra Johnson’s board appointment.
The online edition of the paper boasts a
nice viewership with 1.8 million visits
per month.
The Roanoke Times ran Betty Noell’s
board appointment. The Roanoke Times
serves Roanoke and 19 surrounding
counties in Southwest Virginia and has a
circulation of 62,000.
Jennifer Farr was was named a “Women
to Watch” by the California Society of
CPAs. She was recognized with the
Experienced Leader award.
CWA Snaps
Chief Shelly Zimmerman (left)
with Brenda Piazza, FS San
Diego, supporting the San Diego
Police Foundation at their
Women in Blue event. CBIZ was a
major event sponsor.

6. Sabrina Randolph
continued from pg. 1
Sabrina decided to leave Petco to join a
small consulting firm, Vaco Resources,
looking for the flexibility she needed to
start a family.
Working as an employee for a consulting
firm enabled her to eliminate the
administrative tasks of a larger corporate
position, allowing her to learn more
aspects of the business. It was at Vaco
that Sabrina began to understand the
importance of a strong work/life balance.
With a four- and six-year old at home,
Sabrina emphasizes the importance of
having this balance. “A work/life balance
is setting personal boundaries, owning
the means to achieve that balance,
and measuring your success towards
achieving it,” Sabrina commented. “If
the boundaries set are out of my control,
it might be time to reevaluate the job
position because if the balance is off
and non-work related needs are not
being met, an employee can burn out,”
continued Sabrina. Similarly, Sabrina
has to decide daily what is required for
work and what is extra-curricular that may
take time away from her family. Maxwell’s
senior management allows her to set her
boundaries, achieving a great balance
without burn out.
The former CFO of Maxwell was
her biggest advocate, encouraging
her to accept new challenges and
responsibilities. In addition, her direct
reports have given her the encouragement
to step into her new role, giving her the
confidence to continue in her success.
According to Sabrina, the best tool to
being successful is having a strong team
beside you that works collaboratively,
owns their tasks and is accountable to
both management and each other. “I know
I would not be where I am today, without a
team like this.”
“To every woman in the workforce, there
are great role models that women can
look up to. All women can have success at
work and be engaged at home. Make sure
you have the right support system in place
and the right relationships to achieve that
support,” encouraged Sabrina.
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CWA Exec Board Takes Chicago
The Advantage
A publication of
CBIZ Women’s Advantage
Editorial & Creative Staff
Alex Elliott, FS Kansas City
Joellen Messerli, ES Kansas City
Andria Mitra, ES Kansas City
Pattie Stahm, ES Phoenix
Contributing Writers:
Megan Murdock, FS Memphis
Betty Noell, ES Roanoke
Brenda Piazza, FS San Diego
Jennifer Yorke, ES Dublin
Ellen Wisbar, CBIZ Inc., Cleveland
To submit material, or request
additional copies, please contact
Andria Mitra at amitra@cbiz.com
Taking in the sights of Chicago are
Wendra Johnson (left) and Betty Noell.
CWA Exec Board members from left: Karen
Grasso, Robin Widdis and Brenda Piazza.
Great networking and fun in the sun:
Jodi Robinson (left) and Deb Busch.
Down to more work: CWA Executive Board
meetings, Day 2.
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