Free Business Topics in Washington D.C.
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Increase Your Cash Flow Fast
Jean Kuhn, Business Strategist / Consultant, Bounce Solutions Jean Kuhn
Request This Free SpeechBusiness owners, retail or service-based, all say the exact same thing. ‘We need more customers so we can earn more money.’ It’s tough out there for business owners in 2019. Jean Kuhn “has the backs” of business owners and delivers the hard facts, the truth and some laughs, on what it takes to become the leader in their industry and a “celebrity” in their business. MORE >
Jean shares her story of buying 2 bankrupt businesses and turning them around in 12 short months and adding $100,000 to their bottom lines. And she did it with NO customer list and NO marketing budget.Jean is the perfect speaker if attendees:
* Want more customers
* Want to make more money
* Want to more free time
* Want to reduce employee turnoverTakeaways:
* You don't need a list or a big budget
* Low cost/no cost marketing strategies
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Have You Ever Considered Getting Into Real Estate?
Jim Gilbert, Broker DC, MD, VA, American Dream Team Real Estate Brokers Inc.
Request This Free SpeechWhat's the truth about being a licensed real estate professional? Can you really make a lot of money? Or will it devour your life? What are the steps involved? Why would anyone want to do this?
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Going from Manager to Leader
Bob Graham, Author, Speaker, Trainer, Coach, SpearPoint Ink
Request This Free SpeechMost people see managers as people to tell others what to do. By contrast, good leaders collaborate, inspire, motivate and celebrate their team members and the collective success. Ideal for new and seasoned managers, Bob Graham explains the benefits of being a leader, then provides participants with actionable strategies for becoming the leader their teams need. This interactive workshop can radically improve how teams operate. MORE >
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From Surviving to Thriving: Moving Beyond Toxic Work Environments
Chrissy Macken, Founder and Career Coach, blueprintgreen
Request This Free SpeechIf you wake up every morning dreading going to work, if you've excused yourself from a meeting because you were ready to explode, if you've ever cried at work, if it feels like none of your work matters, and all your contributions are dismissed, if your job feels totally unpredictable and you have no control over your time or tasks, if the burdens of your job are all you ever think about, if you're so overwhelmed it's paralyzing, then you’re probably in a toxic work environment. MORE >
Being in a toxic work environment means that your workplace is sick; despite your best efforts, it’s very hard for you to achieve a sense of wellbeing and thrive in this workplace. And work stress is seeping into all other aspects of your life, and it’s likely bringing you down. I’d bet that you are missing out on having well-deserved compensation and the chance to shine as the career rock star that you are. And, you're probably unable to find a sense of meaning, purpose, and enjoyment in the work you do everyday.Your toxic work environment is as bad as you think it is, and you deserve better.
I've been there. I know what it's like for every day on the job to somehow feel worse than the last. I know what it's like to be so entirely STUCK. And, in this presentation, I’ll teach you the strategies for how to get unstuck, rediscover your strengths, and reclaim your career potential.
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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.
Request This Free SpeechMost 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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From Code to Collapse and Back Again: Tech Lessons from Building and Losing a $24 Million Business
Dominique Pereira, CEO, Global Computers & Networks
Request This Free SpeechDominique built a $24 million business from scratch using real estate, digital products, and tech he developed himself… then lost it all. In this session, He walks through the rise, the fall, and what he learned the hard way. Dominique shares how he used technology to scale fast, where it went wrong, and how he rebuilt smarter. MORE >
This talk is for entrepreneurs, developers, and anyone using tech to build something real. He’ll break down what worked, what didn’t, and the systems that helped him bounce back. -
Frame for Change
Shayanna Whitaker, CEO, The Institute for Dynamic Leaders
Request This Free SpeechOrganizations are in a constant state of change, but employee competency and communication styles get in the way of the best experience of change. As a result of this talk, the audience are enabled to organically find common ground with teams and grow in conversations with clear intentions in favor of organizational change.
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Exploring Cultural Assumptions: Way Beyond Diversity 101
Dr. Mallary Tytel, President, Healthy Workplaces
Request This Free SpeechWe live and work in a complex world and every day we must work effectively and smartly with diverse populations in a fair, balanced, and collaborative manner. While many of us have been taught to overlook differences around us, particularly in power, privilege and hierarchy, bias and discrimination are still embedded patterns in our lives. These are called perspective, and along with it comes myriad assumptions about the world. MORE >
Now more than ever we need to examine our own patterns, beliefs, and connections. What exactly are the nature of differences; the concepts of power and influence; and daily expectations for interaction and relationships? This timely presentation will challenge participants to new ways of seeing, understanding, and influencing the culture around them. -
Enough With the Boring Meetings
Bob Graham, Author, Speaker, Trainer, Coach, SpearPoint Ink
Request This Free SpeechStaff meetings, weekly meetings, project meetings and a litany of Zoom, Skype, Facebook Teams and other video meetings seem to be an increasingly annoying fact of life. In this engaging and action-based workshop, find out ways to ensure that everyone is engaged and involved in every meeting. Find out how shared objectives, organic agendas, action steps and other hacks can make running and attending meetings more useful. And most importantly, discover how to make EVERY meeting matter and an alternative that will not only ease boredom, but encourage greater teamwork, innovation and creativity. MORE >
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Emotional Intelligence (EQ) at Work
Dawn Shuler, CEO and Founder, The Shuler Group, LLC
Request This Free SpeechEmotional 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.