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Building Wealth from the Inside Out
DeDee Cai, Founder and CEO, FIT TO PROFIT
TOPIC CATEGORY: Financial
You have the highs and lows in your business. You wondered why running a business seems like charging up an uphill battle most of the time. You know what it takes to be successful, but the results do not correlate with the level of knowledge you possess, nor the level of enthusiasm you have. You may seem successful from the outside, but feel unfulfilled from the inside. So you keep will-powering through until one day you are forced to ask yourself the question: ‘‘What am I doing wrong?’ MORE >
What if I told you that you don’t have any real business problems, that the issues you have are just a reflection of how you operate as a person, and what you think you are capable of creating. That the state of your net worth is a direct reflection of your level of self-worth. Why does success, and earning money for a business owner has to be such a source of struggle? It does not have to be.This presentation will provide you with the tools to set your mind on what’s possible, and reclaim your worth to take your business to the next level.
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Searching for the Truth… What is Truth?
Mark Karapetyan, Founder / President, What If UR Wrong Apologetics
TOPIC CATEGORY: Miscellaneous
Ask anyone today if truth exists, or if it can be defined, and see how fascinating and edgy the conversation will get in a second. Ironically, we live in a pluralistic post-modern world where truth is subjectively recognized, widely suppressed, and regularly denied. You have probably heard someone tell you "I have my own truth and you have yours” or “all religions are true.” MORE >
The problem with these types of statements is that they are opposing and mutually exclusive by nature. If they can't logically be both true, for they are self –defeating, how do we define truth and find out what is the truth? -
Sailing the Leader Ship Effectively and Efficiently
Ukpeme Okon, Charismatic Speaker, Creative Author, Ambassador for Peace
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Leadership can be challenging. Despite good intentions, many good leaders encounter setbacks. This topic will address some of the issues leaders face, and are likely to face in the course of leadership. From personal experience, I will inspire participants to overcome leadership problems and sail their leader ship effectively and efficiently.
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Marketing your Self
Marvin Meinders, Owner, Meinders Consultant, LLC
TOPIC CATEGORY: Self Improvement
Now that you have finished your education and ready to find that perfect job you have been working for, now is the time to find the job. You can be the perfect candidate for the job, but if you do not market yourself well, all your training may have been in vain. Most people do not think much about marketing themselves until it is time to look for a job, but if you wait until then, you start out at a disadvantage in the job market. MORE >
Marketing and networking are keys to finding good jobs today. You may think that automated job searches and automated applications are the way to employment in today’s market. But with these tactics alone you will miss about 80% of available job opportunities. Did you know that according to Steven Rothberg, founder of job search website CollegeRecruiter.com, approximately 80 percent of the jobs are never advertised? We will discuss how the use of networking and social media can improve your marketability. -
Orphaned Young Adults in Haiti, A Forgotten Group
Astrid de Vries, Founder / President, Kids Connection Haiti
TOPIC CATEGORY: Educational
Imagine being 18 years old, ready to spread your wings, eager to go to college or find a job. An exciting time in your life, right? Now imagine being 18 years old, without a family, without a diploma, without any working experience and without a network. What would you do? Where would you go? MORE >
Have you ever thought about the impact a stable family life has on your (professional and personal) development? With a 40% unemployment- and illiteracy rate countrywide, orphans in Haiti suffer the most.Kids Connection Haiti was founded to empower orphans in Haiti to become contributing, self-sufficient members within their communities through education, life skills training, community service, mentorship, and career development. We would love to share with you how Kids Connection Haiti has been successful in empowering these young men and women create financially independent futures.
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Proven ways to overcome change resistance under the most challenging of circumstances
Robert Smith, PhD, Author, Selling Change, The Change Shop, LLC
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Change Management discussion will cover case studies and success stories for proven techniques to achieve organizational transformation and revitalization; case studies of leaders and organizations who have overcome years of entrenched organizational cultures and mindsets to generate profitability and reignite engaged teams; leadership styles that engender change commitment and transformation success. MORE >
Ways to engage and motivate people to make a difference in bottom-line business results; the case for engaged talent in sales and customer service; the role of human resources in achieving business goals -
All the Answers You Need are Hidden Inside You — Keynote
Bob Graham, Author, Speaker, Trainer, Coach, Breakthrough Solutions
TOPIC CATEGORY: Motivational
In this motivational keynote address, Bob Graham delivers an message on how we can solve even the most complex of challenges. MORE >
Using personal experiences (including his successful 25+ year battle with cancer, as well as wit and hard-earned wisdom acquired from his varied career as a journalist, marketer, professor and business coach, Graham delivers a powerful presentation focused on Embracing the Renegade in You.Participants will discover how to access inside each of them the Renegade, someone who is finding their own unique pathway to success. He will show them how that Renegade can be empowered to solve problems and how those solutions will encourage them to take greater personal risks and experience great rewards.
As cohost of the Today's Antidote podcast since March 2020, he shares stories and anecdotes that highlight this uniquely simple way to solve problems. In his presentation, he gives actionable steps that will drive people to collaborate and operate more effectively individually and in teams.
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Energy Conservation… It’s Not Just About Global Warming
Mark Shuler, President, The Shuler Group LLC
TOPIC CATEGORY: Self Improvement
There are many areas in our lives where we lose precious time, energy, and aliveness. This happens for a variety of reasons: stuck in a routine, tradition, not enough time, and overwhelm, to name a few. What if you could remove the negative influences and replace them with positive influences or with the freedom to explore new possibilities?
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Frame for Change
Shayanna Whitaker, CEO, The Institute for Dynamic Leaders
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Organizations 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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The Environment
DonnaAnn Ward, Actor, Writer, Organizer
TOPIC CATEGORY: Miscellaneous
While the increase and severity of environmental disasters is nearly impossible to deny, there is hope on the horizon. It seems that every insurmountable problem mankind has created is finding a new and innovative solution. All over our planet, efforts are being made to reduce the impact of human activity in fascinating ways. MORE >
Speaking about the environment can be heart breaking. So many problems exist, that it can seem pointless to even try to solve them. Yet, all over the world bright minds are coming together, often crossing incredible boundaries of geography, language, and culture, to work to save our Earth.Addressing painful topics, loss of life, suffering, sickness, tragedy, can be difficult, but reaching those who can effect change the most is critical. I am proud to do my part to recognize the serious issues we face, as well as the myriad ways we can all work to overcome them. Speaking on environmental issues is one way I chip in.