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Break Out Session – Cyber Security Protecting your Business
Christopher Higgins, Cyber Security Analyst, CCS Technology Group
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Request This Free SpeechWith cyber threats becoming more sophisticated by the day, it is crucial to understand the risks you face. Our presentation will shed light on the tactics employed by hackers, helping you decode their methods and motives. We will explore the inner workings of various cyber attacks, from phishing scams to ransomware, all presented in a conversational and approachable manner that even non-technical audiences can grasp. Presentation will be customized to address common threats in a business category or vertical market for example (manufacturing, distribution, finance, medical, etc.) Lets talk about your event and customize it for your event. MORE >
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Break Free: Create a Post-Career Life of Purpose and Passion
Jerilyn Willin, Principal, JWillin Consulting, Ltd.
TOPIC CATEGORY: Self-Improvement
Request This Free SpeechTen thousand Boomers retire every day and for most, there is not a rocking chair in sight! Instead of the end to an active life, retirement can be the start of a whole new journey. Investigate: 1.) the non-financial aspects of post-career life, 2.) Discover who you are apart from your work, 3.) Begin to map out what your significant life post-career will look like! MORE >
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Brand Succession: The Marketing Playbook for Family Businesses in Transition
Jennifer Fortney, Founder, Cascade Communications
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Request This Free SpeechYour family business survived the hard part — building something worth passing down or selling. But when leadership transitions to the next generation or new owner, most companies keep the old brand out of loyalty to the founder. That loyalty can quietly work against the new leadership's vision, credibility, and growth as well as the direction of the company. MORE >
Jennifer Fortney draws on 25+ years of brand and PR strategy to walk family business owners and next-generation leaders through the marketing blind spots that emerge during generational transition — and what to do about them.You'll learn:
• the five warning signs your legacy brand is holding new leadership and the company back
• a practical framework for honoring your history while building the future
• and how to reposition your story for the customers, markets and key stakeholders -
Beyond the Bot: Leveraging AI for Nonprofit Impact
Cathy Yen, Founder and CEO, The Nonprofit Planner Company
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Request This Free SpeechAI is transforming industries across the globe and nonprofits are no exception. Learn how Cathy and her team integrated AI into a medium-sized nonprofit to build efficiencies while staying mission-focused. We'll cover issues of organizational culture, use cases, data privacy and policies, staff training, and success measurement.
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Beyond Blame: How Men and Women Are Both Struggling in Modern Love
Susan Close, LCPC, LMHC, Owner | Psychotherapist, Susan Close Psychotherapy & Wellness
TOPIC CATEGORY: Self-Improvement
Request This Free SpeechModern relationships are full of confusion, pressure, resentment, and mixed expectations. Instead of blaming one another, this refreshing and balanced presentation explores how both men and women are navigating new emotional realities, changing roles, and unmet needs. Susan offers practical insight into communication, connection, and how couples can move from conflict to understanding.
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Becoming An Innovator
Stephen A. Di Biase, Ph.D., President, Premier Insights, LLC.
TOPIC CATEGORY: Self-Improvement
Request This Free Speech"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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Back to Basics – 4 Areas to Secure Your Financial Well-Being
Robb Hill, Founder/President, R Hill Enterprises Inc
TOPIC CATEGORY: Financial
Request This Free SpeechAccording to the Social Security Administration: 94% of the Baby-boomers are not prepared for retirement. The sad reality is that retirement is a financial position not an age. Far too many people think of retirement in terms of time however; that is only half of the equation. MORE >
Retirement is time+money and so many people miss the second part “money”. There are many reasons for this bleak statistic however, there is only one solution: EDUCATION! We need your help in sharing with as many people as possible the information that can change this statistic.We offer a series of 4 lectures designed to equip the attendees with enough information to make informed decisions in the areas of Wills & Trusts, Long-Term Care, Safe Alternatives to the Stock Market and Final Expense.
For the highest quality educational lectures in personal finance; the most trusted name in Illinois is R Hill Enterprises, Inc. Prominent organizations such as AARP, Manor Care Corporation, and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees have featured these very lectures and workshops and they have also been presented at many National Credit Unions and Fortune 500 companies.
There are many proven strategies that will aid in keeping more of our assets in our families and away from the government. These lectures are limited to a maximum of 30 participants in order to facilitate interaction between the audience and the speaker(s).
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Back in the Swing
Betsy Voyles, President, FitGolf Performance Center
TOPIC CATEGORY: Health & Fitness
Request This Free SpeechBetsy will discuss golf-related health and fitness topics. Her talk is very interactive and any length of lecture/seminar is available.
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Awaken: How to Motivate the Unmotivated
Susan Neustrom, Ed.D., Leadership Coach, Author, Speaker, Educator, Leading to Action
TOPIC CATEGORY: Motivational
Request This Free SpeechAre you struggling with trying to motivate and inspire your team, employees, clients, or even yourself? Encouraging an unmotivated individual is a challenge and regardless of the reward, nothing seems to work. Based on years of experience working with challenging populations - jail inmates, the homeless, people living with developmental disabilities, Dr.Susan Neustrom teaches you how to motivate and inspire even the most unmotivated by sharing five new ideas for awakening, igniting, and maintaining self-motivation for long term success. MORE >
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Avoiding Financial Pitfalls
Katie Morris, CFP, Financial Advisor, Veritrust Wealth Management
TOPIC CATEGORY: Financial
Request This Free SpeechLearn the most common money mistakes made by intelligent people, and the little known strategies for avoiding them.