All Topics in Chicago

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  You Can Soar! There’s Purpose In Your Pain

  Cherise N Ragland, Producer, Actress, Public Speaker, Author

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Motivational

  Cherise Nicole speaks from her book "You Can Soar" encouraging her listeners to believe they can reach their dreams despite adversity, whether they grew up in a dysfunctional household, experienced poverty, divorce, physical or sexual abuse, an absentee parent, struggle with inadequacies, low self-esteem, or a sense of loss because of the painful effects of their past. MORE >

  The bald eagle uses strong winds from a storm to lift it higher above the clouds. The storm actually gives the eagle an opportunity to glide and rest its wings. Cherise will motivate you to "action" and teach you how to turn your heartache into a heartbeat, take lemons and make lemonade, and allow the abrasive sandpaper of life to smooth you. There’s purpose in your pain and like an eagle, you can SOAR above it all!

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  Leaving a Video Legacy

  Dan Gelfond, Former Steven Spielberg Project Interviewers, Personal History Interviews

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Entertainment

  Former Spielberg project interviewers recount their stories from 4 years of conducting interviews with Holocaust Survivor's around the world. 17 years of interviewing parents and Grandparents after the project was over are also detailed. Funny, moving and inspirational stories from these experiences are presented. Video clips are also shown along with tips on how to gather a life story. MORE >

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  Get Off Your Buts! How to Make Progress Instead of Excuses

  Tammy Cook, Productivity Coach, Tammy Cook Coaching

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Self-Improvement

  “I was going to do that last week – but...” Are you tired of feeling like you’re always struggling to catch up, while you only wind up falling further and further behind? If you’re ready to start making small changes that will have a HUGE impact on your life, step up to the plate and… Get off your “but…”s! MORE >

  Tammy’s 3 easy-to-remember keys give you immediate, actionable tools to use to begin conquering procrastination and creating new habits.

  Tammy will share tools and techniques that will enable you to;
  • Increase personal productivity at work AND at home
  • Conquer procrastination
  • Reduce pressure & stress
  • Develop a highly effective mindset
  • Feel better mentally and physically
  • Have more energy
  • Increase self-discipline… AND self-esteem!
  • Have time left over for things you really WANT to do

  Discover how to live a limitless life and finally… FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL!

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  Raising Innovative Children

  Stephen A. Di Biase, Ph.D., President, Premier Insights, LLC.

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Educational

  "10 Secrets for Raising Innovative Children" describes what parents can do to help their children build upon their natural tendencies to be innovative while offering a buffer to the potential damage they'll experience when they begin their formal education at age 5. There is significant evidence that from age 5 to age 20 the typical person experiencing the traditional US educational system will lose almost all of their capabilities for being innovative. MORE >

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  Becoming An Innovator

  Stephen A. Di Biase, Ph.D., President, Premier Insights, LLC.

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Self-Improvement

  "10 Keys To Unlock Your Innovative Self" offers the reader a short, simple, easy and fun treatment teaching anyone how to use the basics of innovative behaviors for becoming a more effective problem solver leading to a higher quality of life. Specifically, this treatise touches on why every human being is an innovator at birth, how we can maximizes, this natural trait, the importance of curiosity, imagination, inquiry, methods of learning, the importance of play and passion and how to use the scientific method while being careful of formal education. MORE >

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  Retirement Plans: What You Know, What You Think You Know and What You Really Don’t Want To Know

  Sanford J. Prizant, President, The Prizant Group, Ltd.

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Financial

  This is an all-inclusive presentation (Think of those all-inclusive resorts!) that was given to the practice managers at the American Association of Orthopedic Executives in April of 2015. The goal was to reaffirm conventional knowledge, educate on present day plan design and fee disclosure issues, and warn of the terror that an IRS/DOL audit will bring upon your house. This presentation is about one hour and is extremely fast paced, informative, and entertaining. MORE >

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  The Last Tax Shelter Standing

  Sanford J. Prizant, President, The Prizant Group, Ltd.

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Financial

  ERISA qualified retirement plans (i.e. Profit Sharing/401(k)/Cash Balance-Defined Benefit) are really the only "IRS Blessed" tax shelters still available to the common person. The Alternative Minimum Tax has taken away most deductions except for mortgage interest, real estate taxes, and charitable deductions. MORE >

  A business owner, law partner, or medical professional can "shelter" an extraordinary amount of taxable income by funding an ERISA approved plan for their business entity. Of course, if one has employees, they must receive a certain level of contribution. Thus, it is always a questions of does the benefit to the owner(s) outweigh the costs to the "rank and file."

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  The Fee Evolution

  Sanford J. Prizant, President, The Prizant Group, Ltd.

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Financial

  Over the past 35 years, the 401(k)/403(b) have replaced the traditional pension plans as the main source of retirement income for the populace. Unfortunately, due to the greed of Wall Street, Insurance Companies, Mutual Fund Purveyors and Investment Advisors; the paycheck by paycheck contributions made by the workers have been "Eaten Up" by excessive fees. MORE >

  For example, you have your 401(k) with an insurance company and quietly, every day that vendor is nipping at your account for close to 2.5% annually in fees. Thus, your S&P 500 Index fund returns 4% instead of 6.5% and that goes on year after year. The participant has no clue and the plan sponsor is not paying attention. New ERISA fee disclosure rules enacted in 2012 (408(b)2/404(a)5) were supposed to have solve this problem. Alas, the providers have made sure that figuring out your plan's cost is about as easy as learning a new foreign language (My apologies to Roseatta Stone!).

  After my presentation, you will know what they are, how they are hidden,and how to remedy the situation.

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  Making Retirement Plans Work For You

  Sanford J. Prizant, President, The Prizant Group, Ltd.

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Financial

  In the secretive world of ERISA (Employees Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), the Federal government allows employers to "Massage" profit sharing/401(k) plans to focus the company tax-deductible contributions for the benefit of a few or many. Depending on demographics, available cash flow, and desire to reward certain employees/owners; these Qualified Retirement Plans can be used as a "Tax Shelter" or additional employee benefit. MORE >

  The design of the plan is paramount and the vast majority of plan sponsors are "Clueless" in their ability to target certain individuals for different annual company contributions. In this presentation, we talk about how you do it, what it will cost, and how you communicate to your employees.

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  Computer Security Essentials

  Jody Jankovsky, Founder and Managing Member, Black|Line Consulting

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Business

  Black|Line's Security Essentials presentation focuses on the most common computer security issues facing people and businesses today. The talk describes the 4 primary threat categories and a series of technologies and best practices to protect yourself. The presentation can be made to fit a 30-60 minute format.

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