Free Business Topics in Washington D.C.

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  • Your Progress is Holding You Back

    Cheryl Abram, Learning Doula, Ypifany

    In this high energy session, Cheryl helps decision-makers see and understand why change is necessary, difficult and rewarding. As the accountable party, decision-makers need to evolve while embracing real change. The session includes practical guidance for how to cultivate the power of personal accountability at home and at work.

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  • From Manager to Changemaker: Leading Change When You’re Not in Charge

    Adriano Pianesi, MBA, ACC, Founder and CEO, ParticipAction Consulting, Inc.

    Most managers are asked to deliver transformation—but without the authority, clarity, or control to make it happen. From Manager to Changemaker is a practical leadership experience designed to help them do exactly that. MORE >

    Developed and led by Adriano Pianesi, this program equips mid-level and emerging leaders with the mindset and tools to create impact from wherever they stand. Drawing on principles of adaptive leadership, Liberating Structures, and systems thinking, participants learn how to mobilize people, build trust, and move real work forward—without waiting for top-down approval.

    The program reframes leadership as an act of exploration rather than command. Through interactive workshops, peer coaching, and field-based experiments, managers learn how to:

    - Diagnose what’s really blocking progress in their teams or organizations.
    - Build influence across silos and engage stakeholders with different priorities.
    - Design small, low-risk experiments that demonstrate results and build credibility.
    - Shift from managing tasks to mobilizing energy—turning frustration into forward motion.

    Each participant leaves with a personalized 30-day action plan, ready to test in their own workplace, and a community of peers committed to supporting one another’s experiments.

    Whether you lead a team of five or influence a network of hundreds, From Manager to Changemaker offers a proven path to lead with courage, clarity, and creativity—even when you’re not in charge.

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  • The Power of Facebook Live, How to Build Credibility and Sales in 3 Minutes

    Jean Kuhn, Business Strategist / Consultant, Bounce Solutions Jean Kuhn

    In this entertaining 45 minute presentation, Certified Master Speaker, Jean Kuhn, shows your audience how to go from ordinary business owner to “Expert/Celebrity” business owner and why that’s important to getting new customers. MORE >

    Your audience will learn how to make content rich videos in a matter of minutes with their phone, tablet or desktop to create raving fans and buying customers. Something their competition is not doing... yet.

    Your audience will learn:

    * How to increase their customer reach
    * How to retain clients that stay longer and spend more money
    * How to get over 1000 views from their videos
    * How to create instant credibility
    * Hear real-life statistics that Jean and her clients are getting as they are building their businesses and getting new clients from video
    * To finally have fun with their marketing while making more money

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  • Do You Have Rockstars or Rocks on Your Team?

    Dawn Shuler, CEO and Founder, The Shuler Group, LLC

    A player employees outperform B players by 3 to 1. B players outperform C players by 3 to 1 again.

    Do the math… that means A players (your rockstars) are worth NINE C players (the rocks). MORE >

    How can you tell if you have rockstars or rocks on your team? How do you hire rockstars? Can you train rockstars? Do you need all rockstars only? Is there a place for the rocks?

    In this session, we'll cover:
    - What makes someone a rockstar, and what makes someone a rock
    - What to look for to hire rockstars over rocks
    - What to do with the rocks

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  • Emotional Intelligence (EQ) at Work

    Dawn Shuler, CEO and Founder, The Shuler Group, LLC

    Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is one of the strongest predictors of success in the workplace—often more important than technical skill. When people develop EQ, they communicate more effectively, reduce conflict, and create stronger connections with colleagues and clients. MORE >

    In this interactive session, participants will:
    • Learn the four core components of Emotional Intelligence.
    • Gain practical tools for self-awareness, self-management, and empathy.
    • Discover strategies for building trust and collaboration across teams.

    This session is designed for anyone who wants to work more effectively with others and build a stronger, more resilient workplace culture.

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  • The Mirror Method For Becoming a Better Leader

    Bob Graham, Author, Speaker, Trainer, Coach, SpearPoint Ink

    How to turn your personal and company stories into magnetic messages that build trust and drive results.

    So often we assume that people understand and appreciate how we can work together to solve a problem. MORE >

    What we need to better convey our story, our passion, our vision and our role is clearer stories because stories shape people's understanding and appreciation of us.

    In this interactive and engaging workshop, Bob Graham helps leaders, entrepreneurs, managers and others in organizations big and small recognize the stories that shape them, their organization and how they affect change in the world.

    More than a PowerPoint presentation, Graham gets participants out of their seats, working together and shaping messages that will resonate with their teams and their end users.

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  • Using Belief to Drive Business

    Bob Graham, Author, Speaker, Trainer, Coach, SpearPoint Ink

    A powerful session based on Bob Graham’s Belief Ladder framework, he helps participants develop a clear and engaging story to better move clients from stakeholders from understanding, to love and to belief so they feel drawn toward them as customers and advocates. MORE >

    Participants can expect to be engaged in activities with others in the room as they climb the Belief Ladder with their story.
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  • Simple Rules for Women Leaders

    Dr. Mallary Tytel, President, Healthy Workplaces

    Are YOU a woman who is ready to advance in leadership, but still find obstacles in your path while you diligently serve? Are YOU part of an organization committed to increasing opportunities for women, but haven’t hit on a strategy that works? Most importantly, are YOU ready to embrace power and opportunity with the intention of assuming leadership and being your best self? The ways that you think about and use your own power can be the difference that makes a difference in your career. MORE >

    This presentation offers Simple Rules and Simple Tools to help you hone your skills and move you forward to reach your goals. Embrace your own power with intention and confidence, while focusing on your presence and self-assurance. Now is the time to move forward to achieve success. Let's get started.
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  • Budgeting Time for Efficiency

    DeDee Cai, Founder and CEO, FIT TO PROFIT

    We all know about financial projections and budgeting. What if you can use the same concept in budgeting your time to be more effective and efficient? As a leader, you want to lead with power and clarity, but you find yourself spinning the wheels to keep up. You can tell you are on the verge of a massive burnout. You know what you are doing is not sustainable, but your team and everyone depends on you. What if you could achieve 10X the results by learning how to budget your time while managing your energy? Join us to explore the optimal ways to upgrade your habits, and retrain your brain for peak performance.
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  • Building C3 Communities with Talent Optimization

    Mali Phonpadith, Founder & CEO, SOAR Community Network, LLC

    Build Compassionate, Cohesive and Collaborative (C3) communities within organizations using behavioral science and talent optimization disciplines. Mali shares strategic approaches to help executives drive business results by building and maintaining compassionate, cohesive and collaborative communities within the organization.
    The focus and goal of the session will help executive leaders: MORE >

    *Come to a consensus on new strategic priorities;
    *Use behavioral science to design high performing, innovative and cohesive teams;
    *Drive business results by aligning people data (behavioral strengths) with strategic objectives

    Takeaways:
    *Participants will be able to evaluate and prioritize their strategic objectives
    *Participants will be able to analyze and design people/team/talent strategies that creates C3 Communities within their organizations
    *Participants will be able to establish a new approach to talent management that increases engagement, improves collaboration, drive business results and improve organizational effectiveness
    *Participants will be able to assess how their “team type” and “culture map” (based on the results of their people data) impact engagement, productivity and innovation

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