All Topics in Chicago
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Innovating Earned PR in an Evolving Media Environment
Jennifer Fortney, President, Cascade Communications
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Request This Free SpeechWhile the media world continues to shift and change, companies of all sizes are still hungry for the valuable earned media mentions and features that bring an unparalleled credibility. So, what are they to do? Jennifer shares that today, PR is much more than just earned media. It's more than the newspaper story on a plaque on the wall. MORE >
It's search, reviews, how you use a story to gain even more traction and create content campaigns around it and best utilize the psychology of marketing and story telling to boost sales and donations. -
Go For It! Determine your dreams, Define your moments, Discover your destiny
Lee Ann Piano, Power Skills Specialist, John Maxwell Team Member
TOPIC CATEGORY: Motivational
Request This Free SpeechLearn to live a No Limits life! It’s time to do more, see more and be more. Discover what is limiting you from living at full capacity. When you live with more success and satisfaction, you are able to deposit more value into others. MORE >
Take A-Ways:
• The power of a personal vision
• Use obstacles to become mentally strong
• The game changer of destiny- CHOICES -
The Art of Not Being Defeated
Troy Sandidge, Social Media Jedi | Global Speaker | Storyteller
TOPIC CATEGORY: Motivational
Request This Free SpeechLife is difficult. Our lives are constantly "under construction" and so are our goals and dreams. What happens when life throws you a curve ball you didn't expect? What do you do when it feels like all is lost and you want to give up? This session tackles the reality and fear of defeat. MORE >
Takeaways:
- How to deal with life-altering situations
- Strategies on how to dig-deep and make something happen despite obstacles
- Q and A on personal techniques that helped me get back on my feet** Session can be customized to be more Faith-based or Motivational-Based
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Essentials of Estate Planning
Gregory Kurinec, CFP®, MRFC, Bentron Financial Group, Inc.
TOPIC CATEGORY: Financial
Request This Free SpeechEssentials of Estate Planning covers the estate planning process from beginning to end. We will look closely at the need to plan, the most common planning techniques and the documents used in the planning process. The class will explain the difference between a will and a trust and will give attendees an understanding of: MORE >
• Probate
• Wills vs. Trusts
• Power of Attorney for Healthcare & Financial matters
• Guardianship AppointmentsAt the end of this class attendees will have a thorough understanding of what steps they need to take to protect their spouse and heirs.
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90 Years and Counting: The Theatre of Western Springs
Ginny Richardson, Actor for 35 Years, Theatre of Western Springs
TOPIC CATEGORY: Entertainment
Request This Free SpeechThe Theatre of Western Springs (TWS) has a fascinating story to tell. Months before the Great Depression (1929), a Western Springs woman - Mary Cattell - founded the venerable theatre. In the 1970s, a theatre building was built. Today, mortgage free, it houses two theatres – the Mainstage seats 400 and the Cattell Theatre seats 150. MORE >
There are no auditions. Rather, it’s a company of approximately 250 people, both backstage workers and actors. TWS has a unique system: a committee of non-actors does the casting and the play selections. It’s worked for 90 years. -
Togetherness: Achieving Sales and Marketing Alignment
Jeff Davis, Sales and Marketing Alignment Expert, The Sales and Marketing Alignment Summit
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Request This Free SpeechAberdeen Group estimates that companies with poor sales and marketing alignment experience an annual 4% revenue decline. In today's B2B business environment sales and marketing can no longer operate in silos. We must find a way to create "Togetherness" and use the collective knowledge of each team to win. MORE >
The goal of this presentation is to achieve making CEOs and other customer-facing executives think differently about how sales and marketing should interact. With increased scrutiny for marketing to prove ROI on their activities and it becoming increasingly hard for B2B salespeople to even get in front of customers, the old way of doing business is no longer an option. This presentation focuses on using evidence-based research and empirical knowledge to propose real-world strategies that work.The key objectives of the presentation are to:
* Establish an understanding of the detrimental effects that occur by not aligning sales and marketing
* Explore the key reasons why this relationship continues to be a challenge for most organizations
* Examine strategies and tactics to promote cohesiveness between these two functions that will lead to improvements in achieving revenue targets. -
The 3 resistances every leader must overcome
Dr. Jeff Van Meter, The Human Leader
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Request This Free SpeechThe moment you step into a leadership position, you encounter 3 resistances you must overcome to achieve your goals. Dr. Van Meter will share those resistances and how to overcome them.
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Imagine the Possibilities
Tinamarie Hernandez, Executive Director, Diveheart
TOPIC CATEGORY: Motivational
Request This Free SpeechDiscover Diveheart and how we use Scuba Therapy to help people with disabilities "Imagine the Possibilities" in their lives. Hear inspirational stories of courage, hope and healing.
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The Attraction Principle: How to Shift from Working to Get Clients to Attracting Them Effortlessly
Tom Kelly, Business Coach, Potential In Motion
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Request This Free SpeechIf you are looking to dramatically increase your sales, make more money with less effort, and build a sales system that produces predictable results, then this presentation is for you! In this presentation, Master Certified Business Coach Tom Kelly covers the 5 shifts that you need to make in how you approach your business so that you can attract what you want, as opposed to chasing it. MORE >
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Developmental Childhood Disorders
Iuliana Lixandru, L.Ac., MSOM, Vitality Natural Wellness
TOPIC CATEGORY: Health & Fitness
Request This Free SpeechA talk about different development childhood disorders, which one is on the rise, common and non common symptoms, motor system and primitive reflexes, metabolic contributions to ASD, mitochondrial dysfunction, autoimmunity and the brain, gut brain axis and optimization of gut health, supplementation options.