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Speakers Will Inspire Your Greatness |
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You'll
create your compelling vision, develop your brand, form
your success teams, balance your life, and learn revolutionary
sales and marketing techniques. Now you can finally
bust through the roadblocks holding you back and realize
your dreams!
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by Popular Demand
Keynote Speaker
Mimi
Donaldson
Author, Entrepreneur, Comedienne
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Bless
Your Stress
It Means You’re Still Alive
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good news and bad news about stress; the only stress-free
zone that exists is a cemetery--for the residents, that
is!"
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If you can
feel your stress it means you’re still kicking,
ticking, and clicking! In other words, a bad day alive
beats the heck out of a good day dead!
Stress may be preventing you from achieving
the success you deserve. Mimi will help you see the
stress triggers coming and respond to them effectively.
This entertaining and informative session
will educate you, enlighten you, enliven you, and give
you the inspiration you need to take control of your
stress before it controls you! |
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learn: |
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How Stress Can Be Contained & Cleaned Up
• Why the Littlest Things Bother You
• How to Motivate Yourself and Others
• How to Identify the Stress "Triggers"
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• Make Peace with the War Within
• Balance Your Life
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Causes of the Stress Response
• Convert Your Stress into Positive Energy!
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Mimi
Donaldson is the author of the new book, Bless
Your Stress. She has shared her humor and wit at
over 900 events in over 100 cities in North America, Europe
and Mexico. Mimi has shared the stage with such notable
celebrities as Colin Powell, Elizabeth Dole, Maya Angelou,
and Katie Couric. She's found that the best way to be
bold is to laugh at life, and at ourselves! |
Elinor Stutz
Author and CEO of Smooth Sale
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5 Ways to Close the Sale Every Time
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"Selling doesn’t have to be a dirty word.
If know you must sell to build your business, but you
don’t like the idea of selling, this presentation
is for you." |
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Are you uncomfortable
pitching your product or yourself?
In this dynamic and interactive session, you'll discover
new ways of selling and marketing that will turn "No"
into "Yes" with ease. You'll take firm, confident
steps to gain more clients, contacts, referrals and opportunities.
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The Art of Relationship
Selling is based on 3 behaviors throughout the sales cycle.
You'll set for building repeat business, referrals and
testimonials. Your business will grow dynamically.
No more arm-twisting, used car salesman approach. Instead,
you'll get on the fast-track and generating revenue on
demand. |
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learn: |
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• How to Build Credibility and Trust from the
Start
• How to Turn "No" into "Yes"
• Overcoming the Most Difficult Objections
• How to Become the Vendor of Choice
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• How to Generate Word of Mouth Referrals
• Creating Lifetime Customers
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Elinor
Stutz, author and founder and CEO of Smooth Sale,
specializes in sales training for women entrepreneurs
and network marketers. Her style is genuine and her materials
are original. Her presentations come from her own real-world
experience based on 13 years of corporate sales Her book,
Smooth Selling, is a quick course in how to develop
raving fans and close the sale.
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Nikki
Kilgore
Co-Founder
of AccentDigital.com
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Internet Wealth
Take Your
Website from Boring
to “Cha-Ching”
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“Your website should build credibility, answer
questions, and generate sales. If it doesn’t,
you need to learn the secrets that will unleash your
website riches.”
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Nikki Kilgore will teach you the secrets of creating a
successful (and profitable!) website. Tap into hidden
profits, ignite your sales and avoid costly mistakes.
These critical tips will show you how to create a successful
website that generates revenue on demand, without wasting
time and money!
Nikki
will share the exact steps she has taken to create a
web presence with businesses just like yours. You'll
leave with a rock-solid commitment to grow your business
and a profitable Internet strategy fueled by time-tested
online techniques that guarantee success. |
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• The 5 Keys to Successful Selling on the Web
• Top 10 Internet Do’s and Don’ts
• Delete-Proof Email Marketing
• How to Transform Your Web Site into Products
and Services that Sell |
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• How to Avoid Treacherous Traps and Costly Mistakes
• The Web Sales Cycle
• Outdated Websites vs. the Newest Trends |
Nikki
Kilgore specializes in website design and marketing
that makes sense (and dollars!). She is the vice president
and co-founder of Accentdigital.com, which develops high-quality
websites and digital products that get results. Nikki’s
mission is to help you create affordable, targeted, and
profitable web marketing campaigns. |
Colette
Carlson
Communications Expert and
Featured Author in Conversations on Success
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Negotiation and
Power Talk
Get
What you Want!
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| “Women
are never going to get what they want and deserve until
they learn how to ask for it with confidence, clarity
and clout.” |
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you losing business deals because you hesitate to ask
clearly and directly for what you want? Do you give
away your power through self-defeating behaviors? Do
you know when – and when not – to negotiate?
Women in business want to be seen as
strong, capable and competent. Yet even smart women
make costly communication and negotiation mistakes.
It's been estimated that women lose at least $300,000
in their lifetimes because they lack negotiating skills. |
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respect and results you deserve by learning how to: |
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Determine and overcome your internal obstacles to assertiveness
• Understand and leverage gender communication
differences
• Project a powerful image by avoiding self-defeating
behaviors
• Negotiate from a position of inner strength
and dignity
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• Identify the best time and location for a
meeting
• Recognize and counter the most common negotiating
ploys
• Use clear and direct language to get what
you want – the first time!
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Colette
Carlson, M.A. is passionate about helping women
get what they want through the power of words. Corporate
clients, including Merck, Boeing, Impac and USG benefit
from Colette’s 15 years of experience as a former
National Sales Trainer for a division of US West and her
work experience with professional sales trainers Brian
Tracy and Tom Hopkins. As principal of Colette Carlson
Communications and a featured author in the book, Conversations
on Success, she travels the country teaching professionals
communication strategies to increase their power and influence. |
Gayl
Murphy
Hollywood
Correspondent and Interview Expert
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Gayl Murphy and Paul Giamatti
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Media Branding
You Gotta
Tell It
To Sell It
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“With the explosion in media, it seems like everyone
is being booked for interviews these days: TV, radio,
Internet media, print, you name it... So, what about
you? Will you be ready to step up to the microphone
when your big break comes?"
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Smart
women know how to master the media. Hollywood correspondent
Gayl Murphy will give you the celebrity secrets of how
to go one-on-one with the press, give killer interviews
and not get clobbered in the process.
Of you're gonna sell it, you've gotta be able to tell
it. And if you can't tell your own story, who will?
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• How to Navigate the Media Jungle: Pitching,
Hooking and Grabbing
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How to Find Your Media Target - and Speak Their Language
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How to Talk to a Reporter and What They Want to Hear
From You
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Why Soundbites Rule
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Big Noises from a Tiny Business
• Getting the Press to Notice You
• The #1 Thing You Can Do to Get the Press to
Fall in Love with You |
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Winning Interview Tactics
• TV, Radio, Print and Online -- They Are SO Not
the Same!
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Trends, Issues and News Pegs - This is Not Your Mother¹s
Pitch
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How to Get Asked Back Again and Again
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Gayl
Murphy is the author of Interview Tactics:
How to Survive the Media Without Getting Clobbered.
As a Hollywood correspondent, she has done over 10,000
celebrity interviews in her on-air career. Gayl knows
better than anyone how to master the media and tell your
story. |
Linda
Clemons
CEO of Sisterpreneur
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Power Networking
The Fastest
Way to Create Your Success Teams
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| “Build
your net worth by building your network.” |
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you ever gone to a seminar to make a lot of connections,
but somehow you go home without increasing the size
of your network? Look no further. You’ll be amazed
at how quickly and easily you’ll get to know the
other seminar attendees, on the first day, not the last.
Plus, you’ll gather all the information you need
from each connection to begin building your Success
Teams.
Linda Clemons was one of the most popular speakers at
the last Women's Small Business Expo. Be sure to be
there on time because this fast-paced and experiential
program gets off to a quick start! Get
ready to have some fun. With keen
insights and humor, your "sister friend" will
release
the power networker in you! |
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What You'll Learn: |
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The Best (and Worst) Way to Begin a Networking Conversation
• The Secret to Getting Everything You Want
• How to Work a Room |
• How to Set the Stage for Your Most Powerful
Seminar Ever
• Have Fun Creating Instant Relationships with
Others
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Linda
Clemons owns Sisterpreneur, a networking group
for women of all colors. She has motivated women across
the country to reach their optimal potential. Linda is
a television and radio personality appearing as the Bargain
Diva on Fox Television and hosting Sister Talk Radio. |
Cynthia
Ryan and Bill Furrell
Women's Business Center
and
Valley Economic Development Center
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Nuts and Bolts of Financing
for Women-Owned Businesses
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"Businesses
fail because of lack of funding and necessary information
about raising capital.
We can give you tips and effective strategies for funding
the business of your dreams."
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| Cynthia Ryan
is the project director for the Women’s Business
Center. Nationally these SBA centers have assisted thousands
of women owned businesses. Through one-on-one consulting
and with the aid of the SBA, they have put over $2.5 billion
into the hands of 18,000 women entrepreneurs. Bill Furrell
has opened and operated small business, and worked in
banking and finance for many years. You'll get simple
and practical help in accessing the capital you need to
launch or grow your dream business. |
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How
to Talk to a Lender
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Beyond
the 5 C's of Credit
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How
to Package Your Business
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Different
Loan Programs Available for Your Business |
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Financial
and Educational Resources from the SBA
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How
to Insure Your Success in Raising Capital |
Cynthia
Ryan has over 10 years of experience in helping
small business owners. Her diverse background ranges from
helping women launch high tech and biotech companies to
being Project Manager of an Economic Strategic Plan to
Revitalize Hollywood.
Bill
Furrell is credit manager for the Valley Economic
Development Center which focuses on consulting, training,
and loan packaging necessary to obtain funding for business
operations and expansion. |
Linda
Hollander
Wealthy
Bag Lady
Founder of the Women's Small Business Expo
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Marketing to Women Entrepreneurs
Get Your Share of a Trillion Dollar Market
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"Women are starting businesses at twice the rate of
men. They also control 80% of the purchasing decisions
in America. Selling to other women business owners is
crucial to your survival in business today."
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No
matter what business you're in, you're running a sales
and marketing company. Marketing is the key to skyrocketing
your business and living your dreams.
But who should you market to? The power players today
are women entrepreneurs just like you. In this entertaining
and informative presentation, Linda will unlock the
code of why women buy and the deadly mistakes to avoid. |
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learn: |
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• How to Unlock the Secret Language of Women
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How to Sell with Pictures
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How toRecruit Brand Cheerleaders
to Spread the Word about Your Company
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When Marketing
Isn't Enough |
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Why
Customer Loyalty Isn't Always a Good Thing
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How to Tap Into the Diversity
Markets
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Deadly Mistakes to Avoid |
Linda
Hollander, the Wealthy Bag Lady, is the author
of # 1 best seller, Bags to Riches: 7 Success Secrets
for Women in Business. As the founder of the Women's
Small Business Expo, she has devoted herself to helping
women achieve the financial independence and unshakable
self-confidence that comes with the ownership of a successful
small business.
She
is currently working on her second book, Women Hold
the Purse Strings: the Truth (and Lies) about Marketing
to Women Entrepreneurs. Her powerful success strategies
will change your life forever.
More about Linda Hollander... |
| Experts
in the Hour of Power |
Dianne
Legro
The Broadway Speaking Coach
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Public Speaking to Grow Your Business
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"By learning the secrets of Broadway performers,
you'll have powerful stage presence, captivate your
audience, grow your business, and get a standing ovation!"
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| Dianne Legro,
the Broadway Speaking Coach, has helped hundreds of business
owners just like you get more exposure and more customers.
If you have a product or service you’re passionate
about and you want to do public speaking, she'll help
you create your most compelling marketing message.
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Linda
Coleman-Willis
Entrepreneur and Author
of Loving Yourself First
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How To Write, Publish, & Sell Your
Book
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"Publishing your book has become a powerful way
to grow your business. Learn how you can achieve your
dream of becoming a published author without giving
up your life."
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| Linda Coleman-Willis
originally sold over 40,000 copies of her first book,
Loving Yourself First in less than 18 months.
Wherever you are in the development of your book (thinking,
planning, writing, or producing), Linda Coleman-Willis
has the tools to help make your venture faster, easier,
cost effective and more successful. |
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Dr.
Nina Craft
Founder of the Women's
Peace Campaign
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Start Your Own Non-Profit Charity
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"You can make a difference. As a leader you can
start your own non-profit charity, help people and give
wings to your dreams."
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| Do you want your
life to make a difference? Your business is the fulcrum
that let's you make an impact on society. Dr. Nina Craft
is the founder of the Women's Peace Campaign, a charity
that helps women who were victims of domestic abuse. She
will tell you how to form your own non-profit foundation
and change people's lives. |
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Part of the proceeds
will be donated to the the Women's Peace Campaign to help
victims of domestic abuse |
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