Free Business Topics in Chicago
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Striking Balance – Living a Balanced Life in an Unbalanced World
Tom Kelly, Business Coach, Potential In Motion
Request This Free SpeechIf you are a currently working too many hours, can’t seem to find the time to do the things you want to do, and would like to live a balanced life you love, then this presentation is for you! In this presentation, Master Certified Business Coach Tom Kelly covers the shifts you need to make to live a balanced life including: what balance is, your beliefs around balance, how to know what you truly want, how to align your actions with your intentions, and some extreme time management tools. MORE >
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Stop Chasing Talent Away -The Ultimate K.P.I. to Be a Talent Magnet
Dennis Mellen, Owner, Full Throttle Leadership
Request This Free SpeechBreak free of the old leadership model and become a visionary servant leader. Inspire your team to perform at a level they never dreamed possible with the ultimate KPI (key performance indicator).
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Small Business Ownership
Jennifer Davis, President & Co-Founder, Davisware, Inc.
Request This Free SpeechOwning your own business can be a challenge. Jennifer, a working mother, shares the fascinating story of her startup with sweat equity and personal growth along the way. Her personal account of what works and what doesn’t, and how to balance it all, is perfect for those in business or with an entrepreneurial spirit. MORE >
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Six Sigma and Finance Intersections
Diane Davidson, Finance Transformation Leader, Clever Fox, LLC
Request This Free SpeechAs a practitioner with a Six Sigma Green Belt, I am seeing demand for Six Sigma principles being used in the Finance industry. Six Sigma is typically viewed as a tool only used for Supply Chain, Logistics or Operations. Finance organizations are using Six Sigma principles such as Value Stream Mapping and Kaizen Events to bring standardization and efficiencies to their business processes. MORE >
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Rearchitecting Work: POSSIBILITY PARTNERS UNLEASHING POTENTIAL
Dianne M. Michels, HR Possibility Partner, Author, Rearchitecting Work Speaker, possibilitypartners.org
Request This Free SpeechA Blueprint for "Unlocking the Power of Human Resources to Unleash the Potential of Human Beings" . . . enabling organizations to set bold goals that can be achieved with more PREDICTABILITY, INNOVATION, and EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT! MORE >
Learn about the key paradigm shifts that provide the foundation for the changes in conditions, relationships, cultural norms, and leadership approaches that can transform people's relationship to work from a burden to survive to a possibility to thrive . . . while producing results that meet or exceed revenue, profitability, and growth goals of the enterprise.You will be introduced to the 10 design principles that support the paradigm shifting changes in assumptions, beliefs, and behavioral practices that enable people to go beyond learning new skills to expanding their adaptability, flexibility, resiliency, and self-directedness in a world that is increasingly more volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous.
The 10 design principles include:
Ch. 1 Alignment between HR and the CEO
Ch. 2 Unlocking the Power of HR to Unleash the Potential Within Your Workplace
Ch. 3 The Power of Possibility - "There are no mistakes; only possibilities" Tina Fey
Ch. 4 Leadership Beliefs and Behaviors that model mutual respect, trust, transparency . . .
Ch. 5 Inspiring Ownership for Results vs. Holding People Accountable
Ch. 6 Igniting Results: Expressing Our Value vs. Proving Our Worth
Ch. 7 Participating, Contributing, Self-Expressing vs. Checking Off Our To Do Lists - "Only do what your heart tells you." Princess Diana
Ch. 8 Celebrating Diversity as a Competitive Edge!
Ch. 9 Recruiting: Creating Raving Fans - "Transforming often dreaded interview interrogations into life-affirming conversations.
Ch. 10 Communications: Creating Psychological Safety so People can Speak Candidly With One Another Regardless of the Hierarchy -
"Relationships determine the quality of our lives, and conversations determine the quality of our relationships."Can be presented virtually via ZOOM.
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Preliminary Blocking and Tackling to Start a Debt or Equity Capital Raise
Barrett Willich, CFO, Bear & Kenmore LLC
Request This Free SpeechIn this presentation, we will do a quick introduction to things to think about and how to start preparing when you are ready to raise debt or equity capital. After this presentation, you will have a better idea of advisors to connect with as well as tasks your internal team can start preparing. We will also walk you through the key milestones of a process. MORE >
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Power of Stories for Business
Valerie Fuson, Author & Certified Speaking Coach, Empowered Speaking
Request This Free SpeechWhether you are a CEO, entrepreneur, sales professional or business expert, your story is the deciding factor of why people will do business with you. Valerie’s talk shows how to bring your stories to life to attract the ideal client and increase profits.
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Optimize Your Customer Journey! Rebuild Your Marketing & Sales Infrastructure For Revenue
Troy Sandidge, Keynote Speaker • Emcee • Fractional CMO • Podcaster • Author, Strategy Hackers
Request This Free SpeechAre sales nonexistent? Marketing not working? Have you evaluated your customer journey through the eyes of your customer? Are you optimized to give the right value at every stage? Are your marketing and selling initiatives aligned with revenue-generating activities? Is your business stuck on awareness mode desperately needing to switch to sales, acquisition, and conversions mode? Let's break down how to stop marketing for fans and start marketing and selling to drive revenue! MORE >
Takeaways:
• Learn a 5-point customer journey blueprint that you can modify to fit your current situation.
• Discover how to expand your marketing and sales tactics and effectiveness using your actual customers as advocates.
• Debunk myths and old "best practices" many businesses still use that's costing sales and repeatable buyers.Best For:
• New Entrepreneurs & Startups Looking To Improve Marketing & Sales ROI
• Businesses With Small Or No Marketing Team Or An Army-Of-One Marketing Leader
• New Marketing & Sales Managers for Small Businesses -
Optimize your Brand on LinkedIn
Janeen McGreal, CEO, Real Connections Coaching
Request This Free SpeechJaneen provides tactical advice and strategy on the LinkedIn platform. She is an expert in helping students, professionals in transition and companies use the platform to maximize their Brand. Janeen's positive personality and enthusiasm about LinkedIn make for a memorable and useful presentation.
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Non-Profit Business Strategies
Lea Ann Skogsberg, Founder, Dollars and Sense
Request This Free SpeechWith 30 years experience, Lea Ann offers customized talks on using social media, blogging, endowment, creating access for middle income donors, fundraising, new business models, grantwriting and trends across sectors.