The Power of True Passion: Dare to Live an Inspired Life!

Tama J. Kieves
Do you feel stuck in your career? Or wish you could take your creativity, business idea, or vision into the world in an extraordinary way? Come join Tama J. Kieves, best-selling author of THIS TIME I DANCE! Trusting the Journey of Creating the Work You Love and learn how to get past fears, and dare to live an inspired life. As a former corporate Harvard Law School-trained attorney, turned writer and leading visionary career coach, Tama reveals lessons she learned from her own courageous career transition plus practical strategies she’s used to help thousands to discover and live their creative dreams. Your wildest dreams are not frivolous. They are your source for inspired abilities and explosive direction. And in uncertain economic times, true passion is your greatest security. 

Is Your "But" Too Big?: How to Get Out of Your Own Way and Achieve Maximum Success

Ava Diamond

As women, we often let our self-limiting beliefs and negative self-talk prevent us from being as successful as we could be.  We often suffer from "comparison-itis," which limits our power in business and in life. This program will focus on:

• How to feel confident and powerful in any situation
• How to move beyond self-limiting beliefs
• How to overcome hurdles and obstacles that stand between you and your goals
• How to use your thoughts, words, and actions to propel you to extraordinary success

The Moxie Secret Sauce - Learn to Jumpstart Your Life With a Dose of Moxie!

Ann Tardy

What do Oprah Winfrey, Lance Armstrong, Bill Clinton, Madonna, Eleanor Roosevelt and John Wooden have in common?  They seized their moxie and ever since their lives exploded!  But you do not have to be famous to have moxie; you just need to know the formula for the secret sauce to start creating your own personal moxie.  Join us in this uplifting, skill-based conversation to learn the 8 essential keys you need to jumpstart your career, a project, a business, a relationship and your life!

Breakout Session 1

Entrepreneurship: From Idea to IPO
Sue Malone, Strategies for Small Business

What does it takes to be an entrepreneur?  Learn the experience the skills, steps and determination.  Get ready for the ride of your life---and IPO.   What does it take?  What are your options?  How does the ride end?  All of this and more in an active and lively discussion.
   
-Explore Financing : options debt vs equity, Friend -Family –Foe and Alliances
-Master Your Management : Create your team, your environment and outsource.
-Get Outside Help: Where do you go to find the person?  Who is this person?  How do you pick them?

Money Savvy: A Woman's Perspective
Chanin Paul, Waddell & Reed Financial Services

Why would you not take control of your financial life?  Be single, be married, be dating but be bold, be financially self-sufficient. The way to ensure health and happiness is to manage your finances with savvy education and implementation.  Success entails much more than simply investing in the right mutual fund.  In this seminar you will receive solid money management skills that are a must have for all women who want life! We must know where our money goes and if we have reserves, are we managing taxes and planning for retirement efficiently and are we preparing for college funding and estate transfer effectively?  We will explore these questions and much more to ensure mastery over your financial future.

Communication Skills: How to Succeed in Business without Being a Man
Kerrie Halmi, Halmi Performance Consulting

Good communication skills are vital to your success in business.  The ability to communicate effectively has been judged by managers as the most critical skill in determining promotability.  Two ways to increase your communication effectiveness are to learn about power sappers and how to avoid them and to learn about the different basic communication styles and how to use those to your advantage. 

Real Estate: From Dream to Reality
Stephanie Barron Harrington, Navigator Financial
In this seminar, we will discuss different ways to buy and own real estate in Colorado.  We will touch on first time homebuyers, second homes, and investment properties.  Stephanie will show you that it can be done and the lending process can be painless and easy.  She will explain how to prepare yourself, your credit, and your portfolio so that the underwriting process is a breeze.  Stephanie will discuss the variety of mortgage products available and pinpoint which products are right for different situations and which is best for you.

              Breakout Session 2

Financial Planning 101
Claudia Waterloo, Morgan Stanley
Don’t you always find your travel route by naming where you start?  So, too, with planning your financial journey.  This session explores how to pinpoint your current situation and zero in on what you need to live out your dreams.  We examine the habits of savers and investors and discuss how much is “enough.”  We look at the role of debt in strengthening – or defeating – your plan.  Learn of the pitfalls women especially face, and how to steer around them.  With our easy-to-do worksheets and some basic rules of thumb, you will leave well on your way to achieving the balance you seek in your financial life.

Budget: From Bad Word to Blessing!
Jenifer Madson, Financial Coach

Budgets are one of the biggest challenges that people have in putting their financial lives together.  In our session, participants will achieve ‘Money Moxie’ by learning the three keys to effective budgeting:

• What you think about a budget – finding a mindset that supports your success
• What you say about a budget – transformational language that supports your success
• What you do with a budget – alignment & actions to support your success

Participants will gain powerful strategies for forecasting their fabulous futures!

Your Business Plan: The First Step to a GIANT Leap

Sue Malone, Strategies for Small Business

 Are you a business owner, creating a business, contemplating a business, in a business?

This interactive workshop on understanding and developing a business plan is for anyone who wants to think outside their box and gain insight ...take this step!  Do you believe that you need to prepare a business plan?  Why might you need one and who needs to read it?  Overcome the fear of putting your ideas down on paper.  Explore what needs to be in your plan ..how much and how little of what exactly?????  Okay.  Now I have it what do I do with it? Now you are ready to take the GIANT LEAP....

Women, Economics and Politics

Tisa Anders, Colorado Women's Agenda

Often, economics and politics are viewed as separate and un-related. The reality is that politics affect women's lives every day, especially in the economic realms of work and home.
Join us to explore the relationship between the two and learn step by step strategies on how to become involved politically. We will also touch upon relevant economic issues to women of all socioeconomic classes. Be prepared to be surprised at the many different ways economics and politics interact and intersect in our everyday lives and about the variety of political actions that we as women can be part of.

Breakout Session 3

Relentless Self-Promotion: How to Speak about You, Your Business and Your Life
Lyn Grasberg, Presentation Skills Expert

What you say about your business and HOW you say it are your most important marketing tools. This seminar includes techniques, tips and one-on-one speech coaching demonstrations to help you talk about your work to clients, potential clients, and others. Explore how to use your voice, body language, eye contact, and compassionate humor to effectively connect with your audience.

Taxes for the Self-Employed
Linda Ward, EA, PA, ABA
What type of entity?  What ID numbers are required?  Accounting records?  Find out how to start your business on the right foot.  Go over the applications needed for obtaining ID numbers, licenses, tax status, etc.  When you hire employees, how to handle all the paperwork and tax deposit requirements.  What accounting records you need.  Software or manual?  And of course, TAXES, TAXES, TAXES!

Contracts 101
Joanna Kitto, JD
Join us to learn how to prevent lawsuits! Recognize what legal risks you will most likely encounter as individuals and business owners, like litigation or loss of business assets.  This session will put contracts principles on your radar screen! Learn to negotiate contracts of all kinds and get ready to be a more effective businesswoman. Jo will make contracts (and lawyers!) user-friendly by using real-world examples and giving you an opportunity for Q&A (and no legal bill!)

Investing Skills: Making Money Grow on Trees
Claudia Waterloo, Morgan Stanley
Did you know that women are naturally equipped to be successful investors?  Gain a fresh awareness of the qualities already within you, and learn how to leverage them to best advantage.  We’ll provide the how-to’s: Understanding stocks and bonds.  Learning the lingo of Wall Street, the Dow Jones and the S&P.  Relating to risk and defining your own comfort zone.  Putting it al together, so your investments reflect who you are and where you’re going.  Emerge from this session with a new confidence that success in the ever-changing world of investments is within your grasp.

              Breakout Session 4

Personal Leadership: Living Life Your Way!
Susan DeVito, The DeVito Group
Join in on a highly interactive session on personal leadership! Learn .  Participants will learn key attributes in leading themselves which will enable them getting what they want. Among these attributes are focus, understanding your passions and strengths,  knowing different roles, defining goals and boundaries, and connecting with others. You’ll be able to explore your current situation and reflect where you want to go. The sky’s the limit!

Image Power – How to Create a Credible Presence
Dana Lynch, Image Consultant
Your image is you in the minds and eyes of others.  Before you have the chance to open your mouth to say something brilliant, your image has communicated volumes about you.  A powerful image can truly be used to achieve success!  There are so many mixed messages about how you should look and dress…where do you begin?  Join us to learn how to:  communicate your credibility and personality, take the guesswork out of dressing, and eliminate a dysfunctional wardrobe.  Stop procrastinating take charge of your image and wardrobe to get the optimum business and personal results you want.

Fearless Speaking – Communicating to Connect and Create
Michelle Wiegmann, Director of Denver Chapter of eWomenNetwork
Communication and success go hand in hand.  Regardless of who you are or what you do, communication is an essential part of every day.  How people perceive you has a major influence on whether they will trust you, be attracted to you, or want to do business with you.  To create communication success, you need to know how to connect with others regardless of their age, gender, ethnic background, mood, or situation.  Communicate well and you’ll sell your ideas more effectively; communicate poorly and you’ll leave conversations wondering if anything was accomplished at all.  Good communication is a skill, and like many other skills, it’s learnable.

Negotiate Like a Pro and Take Control of Your Destiny
Susan Van Dorsten, Global Career Coaching
Learn essential skills to become an effective negotiator.  Whether you are aware of it or not, negotiating is an every day occurrence for all of us.  Being a good negotiator can make a significant difference in the lives we lead.  Polished negotiation skills can bring a higher salary, job promotion, dream job, and even a better price on your next automobile.  Break through barriers with advanced negotiation skills.