Jim Danielson
April 12, 2010 by ls · Leave a Comment
Taking Action Towards Your Retirement
This a seminar is designed to help you understand your role in creating a plan for your retirement and to motivate you to take action. We will discuss how to plan for the different stages of retirement, as well as how inflation, time, and risk play important roles in building your plan. We will also look at the fundamentals of sound investing, how to manage your 401K better, and the strategic items of which everyone should be aware regarding gifting and leaving a legacy.
About Jim
Jim has developed a financial advising practice that focuses on developing solutions for small businesses and professional individuals. As a financial advisor, Jim brings his investment talents and knowledge of relationships to each of his clients while providing superior service and client communication. He works closely with his clients to understand their business, goals, and financial objectives. He helps them formulate appropriate strategies through the help of his global investment company, Raymond James Financial Services.
Rebecca Adams
April 4, 2010 by ls · Leave a Comment
‘What if You Ruled the Office’ and Other Workplace Fantasies
Rebecca Adams will take you through five “What If” scenarios discussing what Americans dream most about happening for them at work. The reality of those “fantasies” actually coming to fruition and their possible impact will surprise you. Learn how to weigh options in your career as they come and gain insight on how to feel better about your status quo at work.
About Rebecca
Rebecca Adams, M.S. Human Resources and Counseling, established Adams at Work, Inc. in 1999. Her business provides skill building workshops and custom programs for companies seeking work-life balance for their employees. She also facilitates career counseling workshops for job seekers and has helped hundreds of individuals with their resumes. She has been an adjunct faculty member for four colleges.
Her motto is: “Opportunity does not knock loudly – it tiptoes quietly by, so be ready!”
Michael Stallard
April 4, 2010 by ls · Leave a Comment
Finding Your Just Right Fit
Conference Board research shows job satisfaction is at its lowest point over the 20 years it has surveyed. Corporate Executive Board research shows 90 percent of employees are disengaged or not aligned with organizational goals. In his talk, Michael Lee Stallard will describe the elements in a work environment that help employees and organizations thrive. You will learn: the six universal human needs to thrive at work, the three core elements of a culture that meets the human needs to thrive, and the character strengths and best practices necessary to thrive.
About Michael
Michael is the primary author of the bestselling book Fired Up or Burned Out: How to Reignite Your Team’s Passion, Creativity and Productivity. He helps organizations develop stronger bonds among management, employees and customers to boost productivity, innovation an overall performance. Michael has spoken at organizations such as GE, Google, Johnson & Johnson, NASA, Northwestern University and Yale-New Haven Hospital. He is a guest lecturer at the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business. Read his blog at michaelleestallard.com.
Monika Zands
April 4, 2010 by ls · Leave a Comment
Moving From Expectation To Agreement
Monika will discuss the impacts and costs of hidden expectations within a business relationship. Learn how to create successful business partnerships through agreements while avoiding the pitfalls that can occur when partners expect different things. She will discuss the impacts and rewards of communication using agreements, instead of relying on expectations, walking you through the steps to creating successful agreements in your own career and personal life.
About Monika
As the industry’s first Life Architect, Monika has worked for 12 years with a wide variety of individuals and teams, assisting each to establish and progress toward both professional and personal goals. Monika assists individuals in drafting their own unique ‘life blueprint,’ a design of personal goals, fears, challenges and successes. “My personal mission is to help my clients develop a life they love,” she says. She is founder of Z Video Productions and Blueprint Consulting and a Board member of both A Kid’s Place and New Moms Connect.
Dan Burns
April 4, 2010 by ls · Leave a Comment
The First 60 Seconds: Win The Job Interview Before It Begins
A hiring manager makes a decisive qualification about a job candidate within the first 60 seconds of their meeting. In today’s challenging marketplace it is critical that job seekers go above and beyond what’s normally required and what their competition is doing. Dan Burns will provide the tools and techniques to make a great first impression in those first 60 seconds, and help people to differentiate from the competition and win their job interview—before it even begins.
About Dan
Dan has realized a successful career as a corporate manager, entrepreneur, educator, business owner, and full-time writer. As an owner of a national consulting company, providing consulting and placement services to Fortune 500 companies, Dan helped more that 1,000 people successfully obtain their next career opportunity. Through his book The First 60 Seconds: Win The Job Interview Before It Begins Dan is helping thousands of people to be more successful and effective in today’s challenging job marketplace. Visit Dan at www.thefirst60seconds.com.
Kristi Daeda
December 23, 2009 by ls · Leave a Comment
The Opportunity Funnel: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Cultivating Career Opportunity
The difference between successful career management and aimless wandering is the simple choices you make every day. Join Kristi as she shares her Opportunity Funnel model for job search, and shows how simple, yet powerful, activities each day bring you measurably closer to your career goals.
About Kristi
Kristi Daeda is a career coach, blogger and personal marketing strategist helping professionals nationwide create their own career opportunities. She is the founder of LaunchSummit, a free web-based educational event for job seekers. She also blogs about job search, management, leadership, networking and more at Career Adventure.
Sima Dahl
December 23, 2009 by ls · Leave a Comment
Social Networking for Job Seekers and Ladder Climbers
Essential Tips for Building Your Personal Brand
As job seekers and ladder climbers living in the Age of Referral (or the Age of the Individual as Tom Peters has called it), each of us must take responsibility for our personal brand. In this session, you’ll learn how to use the power, speed, and scale of social networks to build a strong personal brand, raise your visibility, and strengthen whatever career path you have chosen.
About Sima
Sima Dahl is a Marketing Consultant, Social Media Strategist and Personal Branding Expert. A veteran marketer, Sima has experience working with Fortune 500 corporations, venture-backed start-ups, non-profits and academic institutions. As president of Parlay Communications, Ltd., Sima guides individuals and businesses as they move from Message to Mindshare™ utilizing smarter marketing, branding and social media. She is the founder and chief connector of MarketingJobWire.com.
Ford Myers
December 23, 2009 by ls · Leave a Comment
Get the Job You Want, Even When No One’s Hiring
Today’s job market is the toughest since the Great Depression, and many of the challenges are here to stay. Even so, you CAN get the job you want – IF you discard conventional approaches to the search. “Get the Job You Want, Even When No One’s Hiring” is a powerful seminar based on Ford Myers’ best-selling book by the same name. Join career expert and speaker Ford R. Myers while he maps the new world of job search and reveals essential strategies for your career success.
About Ford
Ford R. Myers is President of Career Potential, LLC, a premier career consulting and executive coaching firm. His articles and interviews have appeared in many national magazines and newspapers, and he has conducted presentations at numerous companies, associations and universities. Ford has also been a frequent guest on television and radio programs across the country. He is author of Get the Job You Want, Even When No One’s Hiring. More information is at: careerpotential.com and fordmyers.com.