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.

This upcoming installment of LaunchSummit has a special bonus: recordings of each of our speakers’ seminars will be available for purchase after the Summit concludes. People who have registered to attend LaunchSummit [April 2010] will be able to purchase their recordings at a special reduced price – which means that even if you are unable to attend a particular seminar in person, you can still walk away with all the tools necessary to be competitive in today’s job market.

The recordings that will be available for purchase will include:

1. “Social Networking for Job Seekers and Ladder Climbers” by Sima Dahl
2. “The First 60 Seconds: Win the Job Interview Before it Begins” by Dan Burns
3. “The Opportunity Funnel: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Cultivating Career Opportunity” by Kristi Daeda
4. “Taking Action Towards Your Retirement” by Jim Danielson
5. “Moving from Expectation to Agreement” by Monika Zands
6. “Get the Job You Want, Even When No One’s Hiring” by Ford Myers
7. “Finding Your Just Right Fit” by Michael Stallard
8. “‘What if You Ruled the Office’ and Other Workplace Fantasies” by Rebecca Adams
9. “The Right Connections Make All the Difference” by Norine Wiebmer

Please see the Schedule of LaunchSummit [April 2010] for more information about each of these seminars.

Pricing & Availability

Registrants will be able to purchase all of these informative seminars in a bundled package for only $27 following the conclusion of the Summit. Registrants will receive first choice of the recordings, after which the bundle will become available for purchase by the general public for $47 at a later date. Please register to receive your special reduced price and to receive updates concerning any changes in availability or pricing.

Special Attendee Price:
- $27 for all 9 seminars
- available following LaunchSummit’s conclusion

Normal Price:
- $47 for all 9 seminars
- availability TBD

Remember that though the recordings cost money, attending LaunchSummit in person is 100% FREE. Register now!

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!”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.