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Moxie! The Art of Taking Life by the Horns

Ann Tardy

Moxie – the determined, courageous, can-do, in-the-face-of-any-circumstance attitude that caused Oprah Winfrey, Lance Armstrong, Madonna, Eleanor Roosevelt, Nelson Mandela and Rosa Parks to live life to the fullest. There is a secret formula with 9 essential strategies to creating your own moxie and achieving success at work, at home, in relationships, and in life. Get ready to learn those strategies and jumpstart your own life!

The Joy Factor....enjoying. embracing. celebrating life.

Jenny Ward

When was the last time you laughed? Laughter is an essential element for health, deepening relationships and enhancing creativity. We live in a society that thrives off of goals but are we enjoying how we "get there?"  Jenny Ward is serious about one thing, empowering adults to enjoy life, not wait for retirement or the weekends to do so. Get ready to laugh, explore who you are in an interactive and playful way, who knows you might even learn something new about yourself. Jenny will offer tools on integrating more ease  into all areas of life, and ways to increase the joy factor.

Break-Out Session #1

Say "NO" to business as usual!  Leaders Playing Bigger Games

Pat Obuchowski

Are y ou Ready to Play a Bigger Game?  Has something been calling you?  Maybe a whisper, a tug or a knowing there is something bigger waiting for you, possibly something your soul has been craving.  The Bigger Game is a dynamic interactive model that naturally calls the better you yet to be expressed.  Let your Bigger Game Player come out to lead and experience the fun!  You will be invited to call forth your personal best so you can dare to evolve beyond your present best. 

Awakening the Entrepreneur Within: Creating Work That Promotes Your Values

Michelle Lapinski

Michelle Lapinski, a nationally-recognized leader in environmental policy and corporate social responsibility, will help you identify the values you wish to bring to both the content and process of your work. Michelle will share her personal story of how she translated her values into a fulfilling career. You will begin to develop a business plan for transforming your ideas into a new business or into a new approach at your current organization, and get feedback for these ideas in small groups.

Career Moxie: Putting Your Ambition on a Mission

April Stensgard

Are you clear about your mission?  Are you losing your ambition? Career frustration usually indicates you are not passionate about your mission (purpose) or you’re stuck in ‘the how’ of accomplishing it. April will help you clarify your mission and reconnect with your passion.  She will also give you goal setting and achieving tools to narrow in and focus your ambitions on the career that makes you love your job, not fight it.  Get ready to put some moxie back into your career and put your ambition on a mission!

Break-Out Session #2

Watch Me Negotiate!  Getting More of What You Deserve in Business, Careers, Relationships and Life

Wren Withers

Feel afraid or unsure about how to ask your boss for more compensation or a client for better rates? Want to work at home or a more flexible schedule, but think all you’ll hear is “No”? In this informative, interactive workshop, attendees will learn the three stages of salary and rate negotiation prep as well as specific skills for carrying out this important conversation.

Knowing, asking for, and getting your market rate creates a positive cycle of mutual respect and expectation between you and your employer or client. Transform your skills and experience into a greater earnings, recognition, and career growth.

Fearless Business Financials:  Overcome Money Worries and Watch Your Business Go from Good to Great

Starla Sireno

Does money keep you awake at night?  Is it keeping you from starting your own business?  Is money the only thing standing between you and the wildly successful business of your dreams? 

Discover how your fears around money may be stunting your bottomline, your creativity, and your success.  Learn how to shift your money mindset and learn the tools that will help you fear less and make more

Cosmo on a Budget: Looking Great Without Going Broke

Suzanne Agasi

Cosmo on a Budget will teach you how to shop and dress for your specific style and body type.  Suzanne will share tips on how and where to shop, how to host a Clothing Swap for your gal pals, and basically how to look GORGEOUS from head to toe without going broke.  

Lunch Keynote Speaker: Cameron Tuttle
Author of the Bad Girls’ Guides, Creator of the Bad Girls' Empire

Unleash Your Inner Bad Girl—Your Secret Personal Power Tool

Being a bad girl starts with knowing what you want from life and going after it with a sense of purpose, style, and humor. And not being afraid to break the rules! Cameron will inspire attendees to discover and get to know their inner bad girl by sharing tips from her books and embarrassingly funny stories from her life. Once you go bad, you’ll never go back!

Break-Out Session #3

Handling Difficult Conversations: How to Say What You Mean Without Being Mean When You Say It

Kristine Schaefer

 Do you have difficulty saying “no” when you know you’re not willing or able to follow through with a request?  Do you have difficulty asking for something even though you have every right to do so?  Difficult conversations can be defined as anything that we find difficult to talk about.  Most often, it’s not the topic of the conversation that makes it challenging, it’s how it makes us feel.  In this session, you will learn practical tools that you can use for handling difficult conversations.

Investing – Funding Goals and Retirement with Mutual Funds and the Stock Market

Rachel Robasciotti

Explore how the various retirement vehicles including, but not limited to, 401(k)s, Roth IRAs, SEPs, and Annuities operate. Get information to help you decide which investments are appropriate for you, as well as identify investment pitfalls to avoid while planning for your retirement. Learn how to make decisions according to a time-tested and systematic method of investing. This workshop is ideal for women still saving and investing toward retirement.

Sales Skills: Selling Your Ideas, Services and Your Self with Power and Conviction

Rob Rosiello

Are you completely satisfied with the amount of clients you have, the money you are generating and the position you're at in your job? Or are you ready to grow your business or your career? Whether you're selling yourself at your job, a product to a customer, or housechores to your spouse, sales skills are essential to getting what you want. Get ready to compete on value, not price, understand the different phases of the selling process, and find out the #1 challenge that prevents you from selling more. Sales is not painful - it's fabulously powerful!