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Increase Your Cash Flow Fast
Jean Kuhn, Business Strategist/Consultant, Bounce Solutions Jean Kuhn
Business 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 2021. 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 turnover
Takeaways: You don't need a list or a big budget, Low cost/no cost marketing strategies, Tools to turn employees into lead
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Games Prospects and Buyers Play
Bryan McDonald, Partner/Owner, onPurpose Growth
Old ways don't open new doors. We hear two things consistently these days: everybody sells or everybody is in sales. Nobody wants be sold. The question we ask ourselves is how do these two things coexist? The traditional way of selling leaves your prospects wanting something different and you, wanting more prospects! In The Games Buyers & Prospects Play session, we will have a roundtable discussion that includes the underlying psychology driving your buyer's and prospect's behavior. MORE >
We will present how the elite sales professionals and entrepreneurs, across industries, change the rules of the game and thus change the behaviors to improve the outcomes of their sales efforts.If you struggle with:
✦Having prospects that you thought sounded positive but never respond to follow up
✦Prospects that meet with you regularly and never pay for your service aka free advice
✦If you have ever said “I wish I just have smarter clients”
✦Frankly, if you are just tired of doing the same old tactics that never feel right nor, get you where you want to be, The Games Buyers & Prospects Play may just open the door to new possibilities for you.Join us and we will discuss a way to change your results!
You will walk away with:
✦Understanding the commonly accepted selling steps
✦Learn about what is driving your prospects/buyers reactions
✦Discover the inherent conflict between the 2 above, that stops/slows down your sales
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Talent Management
Ozias Washington, Life Coach, Constant Organizational Development
“People are our greatest asset” is a cliché. Smart organizations don’t just want people; they want talented partners—people who fit the organizational culture and can perform within it at a high level to achieve mutual benefit. An organization’s talent strategy represents perhaps the single greatest factor in its success, and an opportunity to differentiate itself from competitors. MORE >
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8 Ways to Turn Your Service Into a Product
Jason Pittman, President, ExitAdvisor
Service companies have been among the worst hit by this pandemic. Consumers and businesses have drastically cut their expenditures on services to conserve cash and avoid human contact. However, we're still buying products that meet an immediate need: MORE >
• Instead of buying open-ended consulting services, we're buying specific online training products (contributing to the rise of Zoom shares, which have doubled since January)
• Instead of hiring personal training services, we're buying products that allow us to stay fit at home (in March, Italians bought 236% more home gym equipment from Amazon than they did during the same period last year)
• Instead of enjoying a fantastic dining experience, we're buying alcohol to take the edge off (the sale of spirits, like Vodka, are up 75% from the same period last year)To capitalize on this flight to purchase products that meet an immediate need, service providers need to "productize their service," which is the topic of of this presentation/webinar.
Sign up for this, and you will:
• Discover 3 reasons service companies are getting hit hard now
• Learn the surprising secret Harvard Professor Theodore Levitt taught his students about why we buy
• See how 9 service businesses transformed themselves into product companies
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The Exit Checklist: A 5-Step Personal Action Plan For a Happy (And Lucrative) Exit From Your Business
Jason Pittman, President, ExitAdvisor
For a successful exit, you need to be able to say a hearty “Yes!” to two important questions: 1. Is your business ready for you to exit? 2. Are you ready to exit? It’s an easy question to ask, but it can be difficult to answer. This is why we’ve created a five-step action plan to ensure you have a happy, lucrative exit from your business.
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Leading with Emotional Intelligence
Nicole Caley, MBA, APM, ARM, APSC, President & Founder, Payables Solutions Partners, LLC
If you have made the critical decision to take on the role of a leader, and you want to be great at it – it requires an in-depth look at yourself and a practice of self-awareness on all levels, personally and professionally. This is the starting point of emotional intelligence. While the definition might seem simple, Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is understanding and managing yourself and also understanding and managing others, the application of emotional intelligence continues to be a challenge. MORE >
Join me as we learn why EQ is critical to your success and take away the tools that will teach you that leading from the heart might just be the best thing you can do! -
Building & Motivating High Performing Teams
Nicole Caley, MBA, APM, ARM, APSC, President & Founder, Payables Solutions Partners, LLC
In today’s world, the most sought out organizational leaders are part manager and part HR professional. Join veteran leader Nicole Caley in this session to learn skills necessary to elevate you into a true leader, instead of simply a manager. We will discuss how to identify your leadership style and how to develop the interpersonal skills needed to take charge. By learning to examine functional conflict and create strategies, you will not only staff your function effectively, but lead it to its fullest potential as well — building a high-performing team. MORE >
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The Three Most Powerful Actions of Value-driven Leaders
Susan Neustrom, Ed.D., Leadership Coach, Author, Speaker, Educator, Leading to Action
Leadership is hard work because the need to be socially connected at all time is a necessity for leaders to influence, impact, and direct organizations, people, and change. Business challenges require fast, direct decisions, therefore, leaders are relentlessly communicating with multiple stakeholders through email, phone, and technology. Yet, the most powerful leaders understand the demands of being a leader and create a mental space to be alone with their thoughts emotions, and values. MORE >
In this presentation, Dr. Susan Neustrom will demonstrate how solitude, silence, and reflection can actually enhance social interaction and increase authentic and ethical leadership behavior. She will provide strategies to create a personal sanctuary for leaders to renew, reevaluate, and reorient your moral compass for more effective, ethical decision making. -
Heart, Hustle, & Muscle: The Real Estate
Marcus Carter, Marcus Carter, Carter Property Solutions LLC
In a consumer driven market, many seek financial freedom and fall prey to snake oil salesmen offering life altering results based on a catchy pitch. MORE >
The wealthy keep to themselves, adding mystery to fulfillment and success. Well I'm here to let the cat out of the bag. In this fast paced, results driven presentation, Marcus Carter uses real estate to describe an attainable, realistic path to wealth and success.In this presentation, participants can look to gain:
1. Keys To Discovering What Works For You To Pursue Success And Efficiency
2. The 3 Key Elements The Most Productive People Have At Their Disposal
3. Actions Steps To Make Change Right After This Talk!