Are you a trained/seasoned public speaker, or do you have extensive knowledge of a particular field or practice? Are you looking for a new way to position your company as an industry leader? Complete a Speaker Proposal Form to gain exposure and build your professional reputation across the region.
President/CEO at Allied Construction Services II
Topic: Navigating the Intricacies of Public and Private Construction Bid Opportunities
Objectives:
Participants will have a greater understanding of how to best navigate governmental agencies and regulations with regard to securing construction contracts for subsidized residential and market rate commercial projects. Additionally, participants will gain insight into the bid/submission process for both private and non profit construction opportunities.
Benefit to audience:
This program will benefit participants who are new to the construction industry as well as seasoned professionals looking to secure greater non profit or subsidized project opportunities.
Sr. Account Executive at Interphase Systems
Topic: Virtualization Technology
Objectives:
Understand why Virtualization is the "hot" topic in the IT infrastructure world. You will understand the Return on Investment that virtualization gives you. How the technology and the solutions available can clearly assist large and small companies to consolidate their environment, save big in energy, have better performance, business continuity and have "piece of mind" by having a proven, robust disaster recovery plan.
Benefit to audience:
To understand a sometimes confusing new area of technology. This may help guide you in making an educated and knowledgeable decision to improve your companies performance and bottom-line!
Partner, Tax Services Group at Heffler, Radetich & Saitta LLP
Topic: How to Maximize Profits in Real Estate.
Objectives:
-Evaluate the Value of Real Estate Holdings, Acquisitions or Sales
-Gain an Understanding of Tax Saving Techniques
-Generate Maximum Cash Flow
Benefit to audience:
Participants will learn techniques for maximizing profitability in today's volatile real estate market.
Owner and Founder at Blaine Coaching
Topic: Whistle While You Work, Bringing Joy to Your Job
Objectives:
Have tools to create more satisfaction with their current career path or discover what might be a better match for their innate gifts. Participants will examine what makes them feel as if they are fulfilling their life purpose. There will be skills we practice in the class which will increase joy and vitality at work. Participants will also learn ways to become more effective and generate greater income, if they so desire.
Benefit to audience:
Increase their joy, as they become more effective with their time.
Reduce their stress.
Communicate powerfully.
Make completions with draining dynamics at work.
Produce a flow of inner harmony in their body .
Learn to listen to their body cues to make choices that are aligned with what they want.
Proactively make requests which create exceptional results and inspire teamwork.
Create a work situation based enjoying their life.
Partner at Newmark Knight Frank Smith Mack
Topic: Phila commercial Real Estate market
Objectives:
Understand the supply & demand dynamic of commercial RE in Phila. They will also learn current information on which companies are growing/moving within the market.
Benefit to audience:
Commercial RE as economic indicator for Phila economy; real time information on some growing local companies.
Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor at Pyramid Accounting Solutions, Inc.
Topic: QuickBooks, The Right Way - Basics & Advanced
Objectives:
Know how to choose which QuickBooks is right for their company: install, set-up and customize their QuickBooks to meet their needs; enter vendor bills and print checks; track accounts receivables; and, create customized reports to assist them in their day to day managerial responsibilities.
Benefit to audience:
We teach you to use your QuickBooks to it's fullest potential!
EOS Implementer at EOS Worldwide
Topic: Get a Grip on Your Business -Six keys to Getting What You Want from Your Company
Objectives:
Ed Callahan will present an overview of EOS, a framework for operating a business. EOS, the Entrepreneurial Operating System, harnesses all the moving parts of your business and focuses all your energy and resources in one direction. Ed will introduce the EOS MODEL which illustrates the six key components of your business and the EOS TOOLBOX which contains simple, practical tools that enable your organization to function more effectively.
Benefit to audience:
Attendees will receive a workbook and participate in interactive exercises designed to help them think about the right way to structure their company and ensure that the right people are in the right seats. Attendees will leave having gained some new insights, have a better idea about the focus of their business, the importance of setting priorities and dealing with issues, and be exposed to tools that help them gain more traction.
President & CEO at Markitects, Inc.
Topic: Let's Do Launch
Objectives:
1)Understand what makes product and company launches different from traditional awareness building campaigns; 2) Be able to determine and plan which marketing elements are essential/most effective for a launch; 3) Be able to incorporate the unique role that public relations plays; 4) Have a working knowledge of their company's value proposition; 5)Be able to intelligently evaluate competitors
Benefit to audience:
For Fortune 1000 companies, this workshop will help decision makers and product managers create a template for product launches. For entrepreneurs, the information is essential to developing the marketing section of their business plan and go-to-market strategy. For middle market companies, the information will help them differentiate their products and services prior to a launch.
President at CompuData
Topic: Internet Security
Objectives:
None
Benefit to audience:
Inspire increased risk taking, more innovative problem solving, personal and professional alignment, reduced judgment and fear, and a sense of community with increased trust.
VP of Operations and General Counsel at Concorde Inc.
Topic: Employee background screening, and employee health services
Objectives:
participants will be able to understand the importance of employee background screening and grasp the concept of negligent hiring practices, and how to avoid them.
Benefit to audience:
participants will experience an entertaining presentation that explains the ins and outs of the employee background screening process, and the positive impact it will have on a business. Listeners will have a new understanding of how background screening employees can facilitate a positive work environement, and productive business.
Vice President at Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Delaware Valley
Topic: We have developed a small business class that revolves around credit
Objectives:
Understand the process to obtain financing, obtain referral information on loan packaging, learn how to read a credit report and an understanding of their own personal credit and how it affects their business.
Benefit to audience:
Helps small business owners clean up credit and get information needed to apply for financing.
Executive Director at Good Shepherd Mediation Program
Topic: Transforming Workplace Conflict into Cooperation
Objectives:
Participants will be introduced to a variety of dispute resolution processes that can help them transform workplace conflict into an opportunity to improve communication, strengthen relationships and cultivate a climate of cooperation and productivity.
Benefit to audience:
Participants will learn about mediation, conflict coaching, facilitated dialogues, appreciative inquiry and various hybrid dispute resolution processes: what they are; how they work; and how they can be used in a workplace setting and as part of the organization's EAP.
Chairman and CEO at Edentify, Inc.
Topic: Identity fraud and pre-employment screening, ID Theft protection emp. benefits
Objectives:
Gain understanding and knowledge how to confront identity fraud in the workplace.
Benefit to audience:
Participants come away with knowledge and tools for combating identity fraud in the employment screening process.
Certified College Planning Specialist at CollegeSOLUTION Service
Topic: How The Small Business Owner Can Beat The High Cost Of College
Objectives:
be provided in-depth and specific information on the varying subject areas of the college planning and financial aid processes need to receive the most money they possibly can, to combat those astronomical college expenses. The participant will hear about proven techniques, ideas, resources, and ‘how-to’ action plans that are only available to a business owner. This should help them make better decisions about college planning and costs.
Benefit to audience:
is that they will have learned strategies that are only available to business owners. They will have ideas to bring to their a own advisors to lower their “out-of-pocket” costs, and get the maximum amount of money for their children's educations.
They will discover the inside tips and techniques most others don’t know about…avoid costly mistakes…and get the most money possible!
CEO at Recovery Networks, Inc.
Topic: The Forecast is Cloud(y)
Objectives:
How some companies are using the cloud today and, moreover, how we expect you to use it in the future. We will also underscore the downside to cloud computing and cloud storage and the issues which need reconciliation from a technical and/or a policy perspective.
Benefit to audience:
Much like the Internet in its early stages, those who learned its value in the early days were best able to capitalize on its assimilation. The “cloud” has the potential to relieve some of the headache and cost of long term storage as well as short-term computing. As such, there is a compelling nature to the cloud and the advantages that it can bring to any computing organization.
President at Veriticus Ventures Inc.
Topic: US Economy, Financial sector, Credit and the Consumer
Objectives:
Understand the current trends in the US economy, Understand the impact of credit in the US economy, Understand the evolution of consumer behavior relative to credit.
Benefit to audience:
Get a realistic picture of the economy, plan better for the future, adjust their strategic plans for their businesses.
Talent and Leadership Consultant at Leadership Research Institute (LRI)
Topic: Leadership and Navigating Tough Transitions
Objectives:
Learn practical strategies on leading and influencing before, during, and after layoffs and other turbulent times.
Understand how to drive business results through keeping people engaged and retaining top talent. Integrate the skills of Self-Coaching and Coaching others during tough transitions.
Benefit to audience:
Insights, strategies, and skills to navigate tough transitions, layoffs, and adversity. The importance of matching intention to impact and leading effectively during the downturn.
President at Sharla Feldscher Public Relations
Topic: Public Relations
Objectives:
Have new information that is practical and useful to build the profile of their company.
Benefit to audience:
Participants will widen their understanding of public relations and marketing to expand business opportunities.
Has presented on: 5/7/2007
President at American Society of Training & Development (Philadelphia)
Topic: Communication Skills
Objectives:
have more confidence in their speaking abilities; be able to deliver more dynamic presentations; see what NOT to do (that they may presently be doing); write more business; have people come up to them afterwards to speak one-on-one.
Benefit to audience:
they'll know what goes into presenting a professional workshop or speech.
Vice President at InR Advisory Services, LLC
Topic: Deferred Compensation: Key Elements Plan Design that Retains/Attracts Top Talent
Objectives:
Understand benefits and differences of qualified and nonqualified plans. Value of a passive index strategy; reduced costs. Over time Active Investment Managers a majority of the time cannot outperform the market. Understand the recordkeeping and administration of nonqualified plans. Develop a Fiduciary Framework that includes criteria for evaluating appropriate investment options as well as employee education.
Benefit to audience:
Participants will increase their knowledge and understanding of qualified and nonqualified deferred compensation plans. Provisions in the deferred compensation plans include flexible payment options that meet short-term and long-term savings and retirement objectives. Benefit security issues will be reviewed. This awareness will empower participants to design these plans to attract and retain their talented employees.
Partner - Tax Services Group at Heffler, Radetich & Saitta LLP
Topic: How to Administer Qualified Settlement Funds under IRC Section 468B
Objectives:
Present an Overview of the Claims Administration Process for Securities Class Action & Anti-Trust Cases.
Benefit to audience:
Participants will learn about the rules of administration, requirements for filing income tax returns, requirements for depositories and related tax compliance and planning issues.
Director at Academy for Scientific Investigative Training/Keystone Intelligence Network
Topic: Pre-employment/Forensic Interviewing; Dealing with Angry People; Retail Security
Objectives:
INTERVIEWING: Better understanding of nonverbal and verbal behavior that differentiate truthful from non-truthful people. DEALING: How to handle and defuse angry people/employees. SECURITY: Have a better understanding of crimes against business and services available for employers in combatting them.
Benefit to audience:
Better understanding of how to deal with people at various levels, how to obtain more informaiton from interviewees and assess the truthfulness of the communication.
President and CEO at Friendly Mortgage & Blueprint Commercial
Topic: 212- Giving the Extra Degree of Effort; Building a Brand on a Limited Budget
Objectives:
Be motivated to find ways that they can get better in all aspects of their life. Participants will be challenged to think outside the box to help take their careers and/or their businesses to the next level.
Benefit to audience:
Engaging, energy packed and fun presentation that is geared towards entrepreneurs, management, salaried employees or commission-only sales pro's.
Has presented on: 7/1/2008
President/ CEO at CJG Management Concepts, LLC
Topic: What your banker is not Tellling You. Access to Capital
Objectives:
Have an insider's perspective on the commercial banking business.
You will have a greater understanding of the different sources of capital and a much better chance of obtaining capital.
Participants will leave with a clear cut strategic plan on how to grow their business.
Benefit to audience:
With access to capital you will be able to grow and expand your business to the desired levels.
The participants will have a better understanding of the resources needed to get to the next level and the cultural nuances of this growth.
Managing Member at Griesing Law, LLC
Topic: Effective Counsel: How to Resolve Business Disputes and Stay Out of Court
Objectives:
Learn how (1) to draft clear agreements and avoid disputes; (2) to work effectively with lawyers to protect confidential and privileged information; (3) to evaluate the reasonable costs and expenses of litigation; (4) to resolve disputes economically through mediation and other alternative means; and (5) to assure getting maximum value for your legal fees.
Benefit to audience:
Participants will reduce their risk of litigation and save money on their legal spending.
Partner - Audit & Assurance Services Group at Heffler, Radetich & Saitta LLP
Topic: How to Protect Your Business Against Accounting Fraud
Objectives:
Present an overview of the Sarbanes Oxley Act and explore fraud prevention techniques for both privately-held and publicly owned entities.
Benefit to audience:
Participants will learn about the impact of the Sarbanes Oxley legislation on businesses, how to identify potential fraud and methods for preventing fraud.
CDO at Hanson Design
Topic: Designing Brand Centric Web Tools for increased ROI and Retention
Objectives:
1. Have a good understand of the principles of integrated branding
2. See best practices for developing brand building web sites
3. Have a good understanding of best new social network tools to build influence and drive sales
4. Understand the 5 biggest pitfalls to look out for when contracting a web design firm.
Benefit to audience:
1. Understand the principles of integrated branding in today's digital environment.
2. Have a clear picture of the process for developing an effective brand building web site
3. Understand the best social network tools to build influence and drive sales
4. See how others have increased their ROI - with relevant case histories.
5. Have a planning guide to assessing needs and building effective web marketing campaigns
Professional Speaker & Television Personality at Gail Kasper, LLC
Topic: www.gailkasper.com
Objectives:
Time Management, Motivation/Achievement, Sales, Leadership, Customer Service, E-mail Etiquette, Conflict Resolution, Service Skills for Field Personnel, Public Speaking
Benefit to audience:
See www.gailkasper.com
Increased revenue and productivity
CEO at BioFuel Advance Research and Development - BARD, LLC
Topic: Algae : The Race for New Oil
Objectives:
participants will understand the need
of alternative fuel.
In the beginning, there was algae, but there was no oil. Then, from algae came oil. Now, the algae is
still there, but oil is fast depleting. In the future, there will be no oil, but there will still be algae. When oil prices are low, there seems to be no incentive to develop alternative fuels. How often is the US economy going to be held captive by the price of oil?
Benefit to audience:
Understand that algae will become major source of power around the world.
Algae is capable of removing CO2 from the atmosphere, thus facilitating the reduction of increasing atmospheric CO2 levels, which is now considered a global problem.
Algal oils are produced through either biological conversion to lipids, hydrocarbons or thermo chemical liquefaction of algal cells.
Esquire at Flaster/Greenberg P.C.
Topic: What Businesses Can Do To Avoid Litigation
Objectives:
Have an understanding of the steps they can take to avoid having their businesses involved in costly and time-consuming litigation.
Benefit to audience:
Participants will learn very simple things that they can do to avoid business disputes that lead to litigation.
President at Fiscal Advantage, LLC
Topic: Controlling and Reducing Your Companies Health Insurance Costs
Objectives:
* be introduced to effective, tested strategies that will allow them to control and reduce health insurance costs.
*learn how to receive a return on investment from their benefits offerings.
*learn benefits strategies that lead to a more motivated, engaged and productive workforce, which ultimately helps drive bottom-line business savings/results.
Benefit to audience:
Companies seeking health insurance rate relief will gain a much needed perspective on “Why” they are getting high rate increases and “How” they can implement a workable, effective plan to reduce those costs immediately. Additional benefits include insight into increasing employee morale and productivity. Participants will walk away with a plan that is not only immediately functional, but is simple in its execution
Senior Associate at Griesing Law, LLC
Topic: Keeping Social Media From Becoming A Legal Liability
Objectives:
Learn ten ways to protect your company from exposure created from online social marketing including suggesting simple company policies that can be implemented that can protect you or your company from being held liable for defamation or copyright infringement. The pointers will also highlight the risk of employees disclosing confidential company information and company trade secrets on social media and ways to reduce that risk.
Benefit to audience:
Participants will leave the training having the tools to create a framework for internal policies that will protect their company from legal exposure as a result of online social media marketing. Participants will also be provided with “Best Practices” for using social media as a marketing devise while still reducing the future risk of litigation.
President & CEO at Teknuko
Topic: Networking--Are You an Effective Schmoozer?
Objectives:
At the conclusion of the program, participants will know how to effectively: 1) converse and connect with colleagues, clients and potential customers; 2) identify their current network, the gaps and how to fill them; 3) collect, distribute and maximize the use of business cards; 4) acknowledge the leads, referrals and resources they have received, and 5) make an impression that is positive and lasting.
Benefit to audience:
Participants will learn practical techniques so that you will: 1) maximize events in rooms full of strangers; 2) approach to start, maintain and end conversations-graciously; 3) prepare strategies in order to increase comfort, confidence and productivity; and 4) increase contacts, referrals and your client base!
Business Psychologist & Executive/Leadership Coach at Equilibria Coaching and Consultation Services
Topic: Attracting, Engaging, Managing, Developing and Recruiting Generation Y
Objectives:
Have insight into the psychological, cultural, environmental and social influences that have shaped Generation Y’s attitudes, values and behaviors in the workplace. They will also have a toolbox of applicable strategies to attract, engage, manage, develop and retain top Generation Y talent. Additionally, participants will learn strategies for managing intergenerational issues and leveraging the strengths of all generations in the workplace.
Benefit to audience:
Transitioning Generation Y into the workforce and learning how to manage and lead them effectively is imperative. Participants will not only learn how to effectively attract, engage, manage, develop and retain Generation Y employees for their company, they will learn how to leverage the generational capital that exists and learn strategies to develop their top Generation Y talent.
President, Expert Technology Associates at Expert Technology Associates
Topic: SMB Leadership/Cost-Effective Business Communications
Objectives:
1. Learn how building and sustaining a culture of accomplishment and accountability can drive rapid and sustainable growth in your organization. 2. Understand how to leverage the latest developments in business communications technology to improve productivity, enhance efficiency, and make smarter use of your IT budget.
Benefit to audience:
1. Executives will learn how to grow their business by creating and sustaining a culture driven by self-directed behaviors and continuous achievement. 2. Gain expert insights on best practices to design and implement forward-thinking business communications strategies that improve operating efficiency, cost management, and customer experiences.
Entrepreneur, rehab occupational therapist by back at Unforgetable Meetings & Events by Linda
Topic: Caregiving 101 -- How Busy Working Professionals Care for Aging/Sick Relatives
Objectives:
1)Know the various levels of rehabilitation facilities, and the types of therapy services provided at each level.
2)Know key terms (vocabulary) to use when interacting with the patient's case maanager, in order to advocate for the highest possible level of professional care and services.
3)Know the vital functions performed by each practitioner on the clinical team, e.g., roles of the nurse, physical, occupational, and speech therapists, etc.
Benefit to audience:
Empower caregivers of aging or ill or disabled loved ones, with knowledge and tools. Many caregivers are also busy working professionals, some of whom are in the "sandwich generation" (caring for both children and aging parents) who may find the current health care system to be overwhelming.
Sales & Business Development Manager at Frontier Technologies, Inc.
Topic: Take Advantage of Print Management Technology Today!
Objectives:
A Managed Print solution will optimize your specific print, copy, scan, and fax requirements. Compared to your existing, non-managed solution, print management is designed to fine tune your print environment over time and to predict and avert potentially costly equipment downtime. You can ensure devices stay up to date through remote maintenance and lifecycle management, control and forecast budgets accurately, and much more.
Benefit to audience:
Whether you are looking for cost savings on device acquisition, ongoing print costs, high-volume, or high coverage printing environments, you can design a solution that will exactly fit your needs. Managed Print solutions help you create predictable printing budgets, establish and understand your cost – per –page, offer you one portal for service & supply status & ordering, and detailed monthly reports on printing activity.
Clinical Managing Director at The Poison Control Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Topic: The Top Management Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Objectives:
- Be able to describe common management pitfalls including inadequate interviewing, failure to hold staff accountable, ineffective performance evaluations and others.
- Cite some common reasons for these pitfalls.
- Describe remedies for these pitfalls.
Benefit to audience:
- A basic overview of management strategies and tools for both the new manager and the seasoned manager
- Those thinking about moving into a management position would also benefit from this program.
- This is a short program that gives succinct information and specific management scenarios for the most common pitfalls.
President/CEO at Newman Networks
Topic: social media, marketing for samll business
Objectives:
Have a facebook fan page
Have a twitter account
Have a YouTube channel for training
Have a linkedin account
Have a strategy for updating and getting leads from social media in under 15 minutes per day
Benefit to audience:
On-line marketing tools that save businessowners both time and money
President at Newman Networks LLC
Topic: Multicultural Interaction
Objectives:
Learn how to interact with participants who come from a variety of backgrounds
Find out cultural differences and similiarities
Benefit to audience:
Being more comfortable working with people from other backgrounds, Finding ways to break the ice,
Chief Knowledge Officer at Online Trading Academy
Topic: Globalization 3.0 Financial Markets
Objectives:
Understand the impact of globalization on financial markets, and the need for financial self-direction.
Benefit to audience:
Understanding of historical trends applied to today's global financial markets.
Account Executive at mindSHIFT Technologies
Topic: Hosted Voice over IP and Your Business
Objectives:
They will understand hosted Voice over IP technology for business. They will have a good education on the technology and how it will affect thier business. They will be able to understand what is needed for a functional Voice over IP solution for business.
Benefit to audience:
Free education on Voice over IP.
Cost vs benefit.
Owners, CFO/President/CEO/CIO and IT related staff will be able to ask questions and get good solid answers about hosted Voice over IP.
Director at The Nonprofit Center at La Salle University's School of Business
Topic: Corporate Leaders Serving on Nonprofit Boards of Directors
Objectives:
*Understand the benefits of placing key employees on the boards of community and other nonprofit organizations
*Appreciate the true roles and responsibilities of board membership
*Be able to choose an appropriate board on which to serve.
Benefit to audience:
*By being better informed about how nonprofits operate and what questions to ask before agreeing to join a board, individuals will have more satisfying experiences providing this kind of volunteer community service.
Advertising Consultant at Steen Outdoor Advertising
Topic: Out of Home Marketing
Objectives:
Understand the benefits of out of home marketing in the modern marketing mix. They will be given an opportuntiy to ask questions about existing and emerging technologies as well as learn about the production side of the billboard business.
Benefit to audience:
Be able to go back to their respective marketing departments and recommend out of home as part of their future advertising spend. Have a greater knowledge of how outdoor advertising really works and how new products are launched using our medium.
Executive Chef at 1st & Fresh Catering
Topic: Surviving In The Restaurant Industy, Events, Catering, Local Corporations
Objectives:
Have a vast knowledge of:
-the event industry in Philadelphia
-how to be sucessful as a chef based in Philadelphia
-how to run a successful business
-how to get into the corporate world
Benefit to audience:
Learn from one of the warmest and most down to earth corporate chefs in Philadelphia
Director at Nason Construction
Topic: Design & Construction, Sustainability, Design-Build, Construction Management
Objectives:
Learn about trends in the design and construction industry related to sustainability, construction management, Building Information Modeling, Design-Build, Construction Law, or indegrated project delivery. Markets including higher education, senior care, healthcare, governement, pharma, corporate, religious, warehouses, parking garages
Benefit to audience:
Learn how current industry trends affect business practices in the design and construction market.
Has presented on: 4/19/2008
President at WebMarCom
Topic: New Rules of Marketing or How To Use the Internet Effectively
Objectives:
Understand why the Internet is a critical component of any successful marketing plan,
Why traditional marketing methods no longer work,
How to develop an effective website,
How to evaluate whether their website is "Optimized", as well as what does "Optimized" mean,
Develop strategy for Internet Marketing that includes Social Media,
Understand what Twitter is and why it's important
Understand Facebook, Linked In, YouTube
Understand Blogs
Benefit to audience:
Tangible tools to determine why their website is not working
Greater understanding of how to build their business using free media
Tools to evaluate their online credibility and improve their score
Technology Advisor at SecurElement
Topic: Use IT to Boost your Business Productivity
Objectives:
Learn how to operate your business more efficiently and profitably, how an integrated suite of business productivity and management solutions can drive your company forward, how to protect your business and customer information and how to address the concerns small and mid-sized business decision makers face on a daily basis.
Benefit to audience:
Attendees will take away real “how-to” action items to begin boosting their business productivity through the use of technology.
Has presented on: 1/14/2010
Partner at Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP
Topic: Workplace Harassment & Misconduct Investigations--Learning from HP?
Objectives:
Understand the importance of properly conducted internal investigations of workplace harassment and misconduct from the legal perspective as well as from the "employee relations" perspective, including the impact on employee morale and productivity and the process of "workplace healing"; recognize the tell-tale signs of workplace issues that require an investigation and be able to strategically plan/carry out an appropriate internal investigation
Benefit to audience:
Participants will be just that, "participants." The program will be a high energy, engaging and interactive presentation. Questions and discussion will be encouraged and supported by the interjection of real world examples and role play. The focus, though based on a "legal" perspective, will focus on practical, business points and goals.
Has presented on: 1/10/2005
President & CEO at The DEAR Group, Inc.
Topic: Business Continuity and Pandemic Planning
Objectives:
To have an understanding of what an Influenza pandemic is and how to properly prepare themselves and their companies for one. They will understand how this differs from traditional business continuity planning.
Benefit to audience:
Audience members will gain an understanding of what an Influenza pandemic is, how it may affect them and their companies, and how they can plan and prepare for such an event.
Chief Executive Officer at Concorde, Inc
Topic: How to create a bullet proof substance abuse testing program.
Objectives:
Stephen Rosenzweig’s entertaining discussion of “How to create a bullet proof substance abuse testing program” provides a wealth of useful knowledge for supervisors and managers alike. By the end of the session, you will begin to understand the “Best Practices” in creating a company-wide substance abuse policy, implementing rigorous disciplinary procedures, and reducing your legal liability; all while addressing your employees’ rights to privacy.
Benefit to audience:
In attending Stephen Rosenzweig’s speaking session, participants will grasp a better understanding of the truth behind banned substances, which will allow them to apply their knowledge in critical situations. By the end of the session, participants will learn how to confront subtance abuse in a constructive manner, determine if reasonable suspicion exists, and learn how to react to situations so that you do not make the problem worse.
Principal at P4MV
Topic: Building Successful Websites and Online Marketing Programs for Small Businesses
Objectives:
understand how to develop a strategy to effectively leverage emerging web technologies that will positively impact business performance.
With the emergence of web 2.0, cloud computing, social media, smart phones and ever changing user behavior on the web, how should organizations utilize the internet to successfully impact the bottom line? This presentation will answer that question.
Benefit to audience:
Understanding how to take advantage of emerging web technologies to foster business growth.
Director digital vido/web communications at d4digital /d4creative
Topic: 1. Social Media for the reluctant and unimpressed. 2. Web Video for Corporations
Objectives:
-be able to build a linked in, facebook and twitter accounts
-will be able to use social media to accomplish the above
-will have the knowledge to employ these Web 4.0 tactics into their business marketing senario.
Benefit to audience:
-individually this program gets you out of the office and into a really cool environment in Manayunk.
-personalized attention "We'll serve you coffee and treats."
-gets you personally up to speed---brand yourself!
biography found on linkedin:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/melissashusterman
Professor of Marketing at Saint Joseph's University
Topic: Why They Buy: Tracking a Moving Target
Objectives:
*Discover how many widely used products — from bath oils to blue jeans — are linked to rituals,
sacred beliefs, myths and magic.
*Learn how identity marketing strategies can help harness these “deep meanings” to drive
marketing strategies and impact your bottom line.
*Understand how new trends in
technology and lifestyles are changing the ways relationships between consumers and companies are formed, maintained — and dissolved.
Benefit to audience:
*See how emerging consumer trends relevant to your industry, such as
product simplification, disintermediation, time poverty, ethnic diversity, and the rise of a global youth culture will change how
you speak to today’s customer.
*Learn about state-of-the-art consumer research techniques that
will help you to stay ahead of a moving target.
*Identify emerging consumer trends before your competitors jump on them.
CEO at Marketing Solutions
Topic: Presentation Bootcamp
Objectives:
The participants will gain practical information, and hands on material they can use immediately to create a presentation or speech that gets their message across in a persuasive and inforative way. They will also learn that communicating effectively will drastically improve their lives,grow their business,and improve their leadership skills
Benefit to audience:
1. Discover your audiences listening modalities to improve audience attention and retention.
2. Learn techniques to over coming your fear of speaking.
3. Learn techniques professionals use to create memmorable speaches and presentations.
CEO at Marketing Solutions
Topic: Understanding social networking-Discovering your hidden potential
Objectives:
The participants will gain valuable strategies they can use immediately for tapping into the social media. They will also have learned practical information on how connecting with this new soical media can transform their company and create powerful relationships.
Benefit to audience:
1. They will learn how social media works,and how people participate with it.
2. They will discover techniques on how to use soical media to energize their customers.
3.The will also learn techniques on developing a social media road map that will help you indentify your audience,their behaviors,and how to measure its success.
President at Practical Energy Solutions
Topic: Energy Efficiency for Businesses, Institutions, and Municipalities
Objectives:
Understand more about how they use energy and how to take the first step in an energy initiative. Also discussed will be the most cost-effective elements of an energy efficiency initiative, and the financial and environmental benefits of engaging in an energy conservation program. In addition, the impact of deregulation will be discussed.
Benefit to audience:
Better understanding of financial benefits to energy programs and upgrades, better decision making tools for engaging consultants and/or contractors to assist with developing and implementing energy strategies. Establish realistic expectations for what can be accomplished in energy programs.
Has presented on: 12/8/2009
Managing Shareholder at Flaster/Greenberg P.C.
Topic: Partnership/Shareholder Agreements.
Objectives:
Understand the importance of having a properly structured partnership agreement and have gotten an overview on the issues addressed in the typical agreement.
Benefit to audience:
Learning about the components of a properly structured agreement between participants in a privately held business.
CEO at The Marketing Edge
Topic: Surefire Ways for Women to Achieve Career Success
Objectives:
At the end of this interactive presentation, women will have a greater understanding of the unique issues and challenges they face as they advance in business, the skills need for success, and their individual style, strengths and weaknesses.The program will help participants position themselves for greater career success with actionable, takeaway information.
Benefit to audience:
The session is based on the book co-authored by the presenter, Stop Whining and Start Winning: 8 Surefire Ways for Women to Thrive in Business. It is valuable for women at every career stage who want to be more successful, achieve professional satisfaction and contribute in their organziations. The presentation will focus on: communicating effectively, promoting yourself, being politically astute, and presenting a professional image.
Has presented on: 9/21/2005
President at AREUFIT Health Services, Inc.
Topic: Exercise is Medicine
Objectives:
...Understand the Exercise is Medicine (EIM) is a collaborative effort through the American College of Sports Medicine and the AMA on how exercise can be used to treat and prevent over 40 chronic diseases and improve quality of life.
Benefit to audience:
...Understand that health care for inactive persons costs $1,543 per year more than active ones.
...Begin to ask for and expect Physicians to discuss physical activity during each office visit.
PROFESSOR OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, SMEAL Colleg at Devine & Powers Communications Group, LLC
Topic: ethical leadership, values-based leadership, leadership impacts on voice in orga
Objectives:
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Benefit to audience:
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Senior Advisor at CRESA Partners
Topic: Manage your companies largest fixed expense. Real estate decisons for business
Objectives:
Understand the dynamics of the relationships between Landlords and tenants. Have some key points for considering buy vs rent scenarios. Know what are the three mistakes users make when occupying their real estate. Know the difference between renatable square feet and useable square feet. The pitfalls of being represented by a Landlord broker. Negotiating tactics that optimize your leverage.
Benefit to audience:
Real estate is typically a company's largest fixed expense. Users will know the benefits of negotiating at arm's length and signing a lease that supports the business. Learning lease negotiating tactics
CEO at Volpe and Koenig
Topic: Intellectual Property Law; legal considerations for small and emerging business
Objectives:
Have a understanding of intellectual property rights and the roll they play in business; how to develop strategies that maximize the value of an IP portfolio; how to generate revenue from licensing and litigation; overview of legal issues facing small business owners.
Benefit to audience:
By understanding the value of intellectual property rights, business owners can generate revenue from licensing and litigation; make sound business decisions that align IP strategy to achieve business objectives.
Chairman & CEO at Diversified Search Odgers Berndtson
Topic: Trends in Executive Hiring, Corporate Board Diversity, Executive Leaders
Objectives:
Participants will receive a 'big picture' understanding of the topics presented from the perspective of an experienced executive recruiter who is on the forefront of these issues.
Benefit to audience:
Participants will receive the latest information and have a richer understanding of the key issues affecting corporations today. A knowledge and understanding of these issues can positively impact a participant's career and their company by enhancing the participant's perspective on corporate issues.
Miller Heiman Sales Consultant at Miller Heiman
Topic: 2010 Miller Heiman Sales Best Practices Study
Objectives:
have compelling insight into:
-Key areas where top-performing sales organizations focused their attention in 2009
-Top sales activities that generated the greatest impact on key performance metrics last year
-Informed points of view from Miller Heiman executives about what these lessons can mean for your sales in 2010
-Perception Gaps among C-Level Executives, Sales Leaders, and Sales Professionals
-Future summaries for various industries
Benefit to audience:
Results and analyses are valuable benchmarks, for all functions, as you implement your business development, revenue growth, and client retention activities this year.
-You will see yourself and your company reflected in this material.
-You will confirm those activities that are working for you.
-You will recognize those activities that are missing in your efforts and you will see a path forward to make them happen.
President at JW Strategic Advisors LLC
Topic: Trust Revives and Drives Business Success
Objectives:
YOU WILL LEARN:
1. A more useable definition of trust.
2. Ways of calling out and dealing with distrust.
3. Better tools to use to repair and nurture trust.
4. Ways to use moods and emotions effectively.
5. How “being physical” can help you say, “No”, and mean it.
6. Leadership skills for generating and maintaining trust.
Benefit to audience:
YOU WILL DISCOVER:
• How sustainable revenues and maintaining trust go together.
• Why restoring employee morale and trust improves cash flow.
• How trust can restore, repair and strengthen relationships with customers, vendors and investors.
• That when gratitude and openness replace resentment, resignation and anxiety, tough business decisions can become the right decisions.
• You will become a role model of courageous leadership.
Partner at Kelleher Associates, Inc.
Topic: Career Transition, Executive Coaching, Leadership Development
Objectives:
Have an understanding of the goals and complexity of preplacement examination programs, drug abuse testing programs, and other aspects of occupational medicine.
Benefit to audience:
Improved on the job performance and personal satisfaction in their current position or a new position.
Partner, Healthcare Services Group at Heffler, Radetich & Saitta LLP
Topic: Whistleblowers & The History of the False Claims Act
Objectives:
-Identify Compliance Techniques to Guard Against Fraud.
-Determine whether a Fraud has been Committed & if a Case can be Proven.
Benefit to audience:
Participants will learn about the False Claims Act and the history of Whistleblowers in modern-day corporate America. Those interested in protecting their business against potential whistleblowers will be introduced to compliance techniques for controlling fraud. Those interested in the Plantiff's perspective will learn how to evaluate whether a fraud has been committed.