Half-Day Conference

BUSINESS MASTERY

DATE: July 26, 2011

TIME:  8:00am - 12:00pm

LOCATION

Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company, LLP, 2501 Wayzata Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN 55405

Phone: 612.377.4404

COST

$99 members

$149 nonmembers

You’re working hard, and yet the marketplace is evolving more rapidly than ever before. Technology, competition and the recession are providing significant and unique challenges for your business growth.

Outdated systems and processes for growing and sustaining your business just don’t work as well in our "new economy". It’s time to take action, and re-engineer and re-focus your business – or ignore it and risk your future. Learn practical, proven skills and techniques from top notch leaders Joy Pecchia and Melissa Delay needed to survive, thrive and grow in business.

On July 26th, join women business owners, aspiring business owners and entrepreneurs for a one-of-a-kind morning filled with education, advice, and networking. If you're thinking of starting, improving or expanding a business, this conference is for you.

Joy E. Pecchia - Founder, CEO and Leadership Coach has been a Leadership and Executive Coach for Professionals since 2002 and is the founder of Behind Boardroom Doors™.  She’s devoted to empowering clients across the globe with exclusive, proven strategies and tools, including her Speed to Advancement™ System designed for the fastest advancing leaders in today’s corporate world.

Joy’s clients come to her to achieve their business goals, and ultimately, they get so much more by helping put their entire life in balance, as every aspect of life is intertwined. Joy also has 20 years of corporate executive experience leading small to mid-sized businesses, and holds advanced certifications as a Coach, Master NLP Practitioner, and Hypnotherapist. Joy has also been one of Tony Robbins’ Elite Coaches since 2003. To learn more about Joy visit www.BehindBoardroomDoors.com

Melissa DeLay - Coaches executives on communication strategies that will increase their likability and promote desired behavior changes in others. As Director of Communications for AmeriPride Services, Melissa offers expertise in strategic planning, presentation coaching, crisis management, and employee engagement. Melissa’s past work experience includes 3M, Carlson Companies and small business owners.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Joy Pecchia

Define exactly where your business really is—not where you think it is.

The competitive advantages that put you in business and made you successful in the first place are almost certainly not sustainable moving forward. You will review where your business has been, where it is today, and where it is going.

Understand the Critical Factors That Are Impacting Your Business Right Now.

Organizations, like all living creatures, have stages of life. They are born, they age, they mature, and they die. Only by understanding where your business is in this cycle, can you anticipate, predict and solve the inevitable challenges that will occur in your business in advance.

9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m. Break

9:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Melissa Delay

Send the Right Message Everything we do sends a message. Casual conversation, body language and emails. It all communicates something, and it all matters. As technology continues to transform the way we interact with one another, communication will only grow in importance as a strategic business tool. During Melissa's talk she will offer proven communication techniques that will help you:

    • Maintain diplomacy while answering tough questions

    • Improve employee perceptions during times of crisis

    • Appear confident and convincing to any audience

10:00a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Joy Pecchia

Turn Dreams into Realities: The Power of Success Conditioning. This will give you the clarity and power you need to accomplish whatever you set out to do. Gain insight into what really matters to you and set new goals that will enrich your life at the deepest level. Then develop innovative skills and techniques that will help you stay on track.

Design a powerful vision for your business. Regardless of how successful or profitable your business, without a compelling vision for its future you will not grow. You will design and refine a vision that is big enough to both inspire and reignite your passion and genius, and find a pathway through the current challenging times.

Please thank and support our sponsors:

True Talent Group  -  Find the Best Creative, Marketing and Interactive Talent at True Talent Group, www.truetalentgroup.com

Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company, LLP, www.lblco.com