IPA Educational Television Series Schedule to Air

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Jennifer Cumbee
IPA
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Jennifer.Cumbee@ipa-c.com

Buffalo Grove, Ill. (December 4, 2007) - IPA Managing Director John Burgess and Consulting Services Executive Director Ken Sweet were selected to participate in a segment on "Unique Developments in Management Consulting" for the Models of Excellence series. It has recently been announced that the IPA feature will air on Tuesday, December 11th on CNN Headlines News Comcast in Indianapolis at 6:24 p.m. and on Wednesday, December 12th at 1:24 p.m., 2:24 p.m., 2:54 p.m., 3:24 p.m. and 6:24 p.m.

The segment features Burgess and Sweet discussing the importance of small business in North America and the model of excellence developed by IPA. The show will air before, as well as after, CNN Headline News in certain cable television markets and on The Travel Channel.

John Burgess is the key founder and managing director of IPA . Prior to founding IPA, Burgess was a commodities trader with the Chicago Board of Trade, practiced law and was an executive with a management consulting firm. He received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Roger Williams College in Providence, Rhode Island and a Juris Doctor from the New England College of Law in Boston.

Ken Sweet is the executive director of consulting services for IPA. He has directed and supervised in excess of 100,000 consulting engagements and is recognized as a leading authority on small business. His degrees include a bachelor of science in Business Management, a bachelor of science in Accounting and a Juris Doctorate in Law.

Since 1997, Platinum Television Group has been keeping viewers up-to-date on the world around them through a variety of groundbreaking, up-to-the minute, educational shows designed to cover the broad spectrum of topics that affect today's most discerning consumers and businesses. Viewers are provided with the latest news, research, and expert advice on innovative products. “Pulse on America” producers work with the publishers and editors of well-respected business and consumer magazines from all over the country, along with an advisory board, to maintain this leadership position in network programming.

IPA, the largest privately held management consulting and professional services firm for small and medium size businesses in North America, is a leading authority on small business. With more than $250,000,000 in annual revenues, IPA is the 6th largest management consulting company in Chicago and the 61st largest consulting company in the world. IPA offers a wide range of proven and innovative methodologies to help businesses grow and prosper. Additional information is immediately available by visiting http://www.ipa-c.com. The Public Relations Department may be contacted at: telephone (847) 495-6786; facsimile (847) 495-6773.