February 2, 2019 — Come get all your questions answered on building and growing companies from our group of seasoned veterans.

Moderated by Sam Hotchkiss

January 24, 2019 — “The attendees will walk away with an online game plan to increase qualified business-to-business (B2B) leads using WordPress and inside sales tools such as linkedin and marketing automation.

Bernard will teach you how to:

– Generate Multiple Streams of B2B Leads
– Ethically Spy on Marketing Strategies of Your Competitors
– Leverage WordPress to create a killer landing page
– Leverage Linkedin and Email Marketing to Leads
– Stay Top of Mind with Very Little Advertising Budget”

January 24, 2019 — The internet has made it easier than ever for us to look beyond our personal networks and build teams that are filled with people from every walk of life. Having a virtual office takes you one step further! Now your team members can live almost anywhere and have a wide variety of personal circumstances. Are you and your hiring practices taking full advantage of this opportunity?

I’m going to take you on a swift 10-minute journey during which we’ll discuss what diversity is, how our implicit biases can act as a barrier to building diverse teams, and how resolving those biases will improve your business’ bottom line.

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January 23, 2019 — The final panel will be a mix of prepared questions and moderated (to control length tone and moderate quality) audience questions to turn some of the aspirational and motivational points back into tactical practical takeaways.

Attendees will be guided through how the pieces fit together while inspiring and highlighting practical takeaways where attendees gain long-term motivation, and are able to implement immediate tactical changes when they get back to their desk.

January 23, 2019 — Self-Respect in Business: The Fine Line Between Nice and Too Nice and How to Ask for What You’re Worth

“Being too nice literally increases your chances of being hurt, used and or taken for granted.”

Nice people are reputed to finish last. In business, being nice can increase the chances of success, but being too nice can cause a business to fail when your service and skills are undervalued and profits are not achieved. We don’t want to burn bridges, but we need to stand our ground. Studies show that self-respect encourages respect from others. In this talk, we will review ideas and practices I’ve seen work in developing and conveying self-respect. When we don’t value ourselves and our work, we tend to charge too little for the work we do, and struggle with asking for what we are worth. Self respect includes establishing boundaries to manage client expectations. We will look at tools that help manage client expectations by improving communication, organizing workflows and detailing contracts. To that end, you’ll learn how to apply these tools to business practices—allowing you to be nice, but not too nice.

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January 22, 2019 — Okay so you started a business. You have a least one customer and they give you money for your service or product. Yipee! It’s all straightforward from here, right? Unfortunately, no. Dr. Walling will highlight five toxic beliefs that have the power to seriously disrupt the health of your business and the well-being of your life. These beliefs include: 1) My business is my baby. 2) I love my customers and my customers love me. 3) The hustle makes the money. 4) I got this! 5) No time for feelings- this is business. She’ll explain how founders adapt these ideas and the serious consequence they can have. And of course, she’ll walk you through how to avoid embracing these dangers so that you can do your work and enjoy your life.

January 9, 2019 — We all like to learn some handy tips and tricks, right? How about a huge list of all the ways I have personally improved my workflows, processes, production quality, and even lifestyle?

I’ve been building WordPress sites, working remotely, and generally doing all things WordPress for years now and I’ve discovered a whole lot of cool stuff in that time.

Come see the curtain get pulled back and learn which tools I value the most and the good habits I’ve developed which have made the biggest impact on my life.

Takeaways:

Shiny object syndrome is real!
Save time by attending this presentation to hear what tools work in the day to day of running my WordPress business.

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January 3, 2019 — Starting a business and running it profitably is a huge challenge. This panel features four of our business track speakers and will tap into their experience to tackle hard issues. Come prepared to ask your questions!

January 3, 2019 — Wordshop — Growing your business is about building trust and whats more trusting then your voice? Where writing a blog post may not come easy to people, speaking is very natural, and intimate.

Podcasting is growing (once again) and it’s not that hard to do! In this session, I’ll show the workflow, best practices and ways to monetize.

January 2, 2019 — Growing your business is about building trust and whats more trusting then your voice? Where writing a blog post may not come easy to people, speaking is very natural, and intimate.

Podcasting is growing (once again) and it’s not that hard to do! In this session, I’ll show the workflow, best practices and ways to monetize.