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| JAN 5 FIRST SHOW! A rags to riches story! |
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Gina Chiarenza, President and CEO, APS ATM Processing, Inc. Learn how Gina overcame a $60,000 debt when starting her business and how she now runs one of the most successful ATM businesses in the country.
Jessica Cecere, President, Consumer Credit Counseling will share the secrets to cleaning up your credit. |
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| JAN 12 Becoming Willing...what it really means! |
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| Suzanne Mulvehill, MBA, host of The Entrepreneur Hour, will personal and professional challenges of becoming the entrepreneur she is today. In addition to sharing her story, she will share the secrets of her success. |
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| JAN 19 Successful Inventions: One in a Million! |
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Meet Pamela Moore, President of the Ice Tubes, Inc. a company based in Akron, Ohio that started off as a frustration and turned into a multi-million dollar business. Why did her invention make it? What did she do that you need to know about?
Abby Waters, President of The Inventor's Society of South Florida and president of Abby's Idea Factory. Abby will share her experience of working with inventors and the keys to successful inventing.
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JAN 26 The Power of Focus |
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Learn how Madeline Andrews, President and CEO of Model Millennium got focused and more than doubled her revenue in the last two years. Learn what it took for her to build a successful business.
Edie Galley, President of Sales Support Solutions will share goal setting strategies that she uses to help entrepreneurs grow their businesses. |
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FEB 2 Building a Web-Based Business |
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Melanie Aguilar, president of the internationally known web-business,
www.gardenpaper.com, will share her secrets to success in building a profitable web-based business. Garden Paper is a specialty web-based stationary business that was recently featured in the Wall Street Journal.
Brian Nelson, president of Netkraft Multimedia, Inc., a well-respected and recognized web design company based in Boca Raton, Florida, will share tips on building a successful web-based business. |
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FEB 9 The Fear Factor |
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| Valdez Deboe is President of Valdez Enterprises a South Florida based business with products that make you feel good. Valdez will share her experience in dealing with The Fear Factor. How has fear impacted her? How has she overcome it? What has she learned in the process? |
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| FEB 16 Freedom from Fear Strategies |
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| Angela Love, MS, an Organization Development Consultant who does Executive Coaching and President of Angela Love and Associates, will share techniques she uses to help people overcome fear in their personal and professional lives. |
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FEB 23 Turning your vision into reality |
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Donna Tozzi, RN, President of The Art of Beauty, will to share how she creates her reality with passion, perseverance and gusto!! Ms. Tozzi is the Founder of the Association of Cosmetic Nurse Specialists, and a noted pioneer and entrepreneur in her field.
Ms. Tozzi works in New York, Florida and Milan, Italy. |
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| MAR 1 Creative Business Strategies |
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Pat Bemis, President of the National Nurses in Business Association,
www.nnba.net will share how her association helps thousands of nurses nationwide develop a vision and combine creativity and experience to start and grow successful businesses.
Wilson Alers, President of Media Stage, a world-class leader in creating corporate events and live performances, will share his story of starting his business with just a fax machine and building relationships that have resulted in him being named the 2002 Florida Small Business Person of the Year by the SBA and being featured in Florida Trend and the Wall Street Journal.
Steve Merrell, Senior Client Manager in Small Business Banking for Bank of America, will share lending strategies for small business owners. |
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| MAR 8 Unknown to Well-Known |
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John DePalma, General Manager and Associate of McMahon Associates, a transportation and engineering firm, will share how his business used creative marketing strategies, including the media to build name recognition. McMahon Associates was a finalist for the 2002 South Florida Business Journal's Small Business of the Year Award
Gary Press, Publisher of the South Florida Business Journal, will share how the Journal helps small businesses grow. Gary will discuss the Journal's services that build awareness for small businesses.
Joseph Hurston, President of Cartridge Source of America, Titusville, Florida based printer cartridge re-fabrication business, will share his story of leaving Haiti and starting his business in 1998 that grew to employ 5 people and gross $150,000 in its first year. Joseph turned to an SBA loan that helped his company gross more than $1 million annually.
Juan Matos, Business Opportunity Specialist, 8(a) Business Development and Thaddeus Hosley, Public Information Officer for the U.S. Small Business Administration, South Florida District will discuss the 8(a) Business Development program, eligibility requirements and certification process.
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| MAR 15 Connect to your Passion! |
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Learn how Anna Faustini, a woman who is starting a maternity home for unwed teens is connecting to her passion by listening to it and taking action. She is growing beyond her fears that say, "It can't be done" and overcoming the self-esteem and self-confidence issues that are often in the way of making positive change.
Mark Ellinger, Psy.D., an industrial, clinical and forensic psychologist based in Delray Beach, Florida will share proven strategies on maintaining optimism and living a passionate life. |
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| MAR 22 Protecting your New Business Idea |
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Jorge Villa, President of U.S. Bunkers, Inc. will share his story of how being affected by Hurricane Andrew in 1992 resulted in him designing and manufacturing bunkers that protect families and save lives. Jorge can be reached at
www.usbunkers.com
John Rizvi, a Florida Patent Attorney with Gold and Rizvi, will share strategies for protecting a new business idea. He can be reached at www.ideaattorneys.com |
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| MAR 29 Making it as a home-based business |
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Cal Deal, president of www.Expertwitness.com will share how he started and grew his home-based business with little experience in the field he was going into but plenty of experience with graphic design.
Jeff Zbar, the www.chiefhomeofficer.com and 2002 SBA Small Business Person of the Year will share expert tips on managing a successful home-based business. |
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| April 5 The Power of Inspiration |
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| Garry DeArmond will share how meeting Laura "Mac" McGrath one time, changed his life and helped him become the best-selling author of the children's book, Bugaroos. The show is dedicated to Laura "Mac" McGrath, author of the children's book, I AM. |
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| April 12 Employee AND Entrepreneur - Juggling your Livelihood and your Passion |
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| Angela Conner, President of Afraid to Say It Greeting Cards will share how she is overcoming the challenges of being both an employee and an entrepreneur. Tom Hahn of SCORE, Chapter 224, in West Palm Beach, Florida will share tips on dealing with this challenge. |
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| April 19 Business on the Brink: Turning around a failing small business |
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Laura McCann, president and founder of Zweave, Inc., a company specializing in designing software for the apparel industry, will share her story of redesigning her business strategy after 9/11/01 to target the private vs. the public sector. Within several years, she has generated $1.7 million in government contracts to design apparel software for the Navy and AirForce.
Dr. Jana Matthews, president of Boulder Quantum Ventures and author of Lessons from the Edge, will share strategies on how to turn around a failing business.
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| April 25 The Snowball Effect: Taking your Business to the Next Level |
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With guest host, Edie Galley, President of Sales Support Solutions.
Atalya Alkalay, Founder and President of SMARTART Art Consulting, based in Boca Raton, Florida, will share her story of starting a business from scratch after only living in Palm Beach County for one year. Through her tireless networking and unique marketing efforts her business is experiencing tremendous growth.
Business Planning Expert, Julie Dow, of Strategic Profit Solutions will share strategies on how to successfully plan for business growth and make the right decisions for a business during times of transition. |
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| May 3 When the Bank Says "No" - Creative Financing |
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Ed Menzer, owner of The Parador Inn was turned down by 12 banks before he discovered creative financing.reativ
Martin Zients, Certified Business Analyst with the Small Business Development Center, will share creative financing strategies. |
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| May 10 Factoring - A Small Business Resource |
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| Eleanor Fullwood, President of EF Funding Resource will share how she left her 16 year employment to start her business. She will also share tips to help small businesses increase their cash flow with factoring. |
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| May 17 Preventing Burnout: Learning to Say Yes and No |
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| Eileen Bushman, independent contractor for Toe Brights, will share strategies she uses to prevent burnout. |
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| May 24 Dealing with the Ups and Downs of Business |
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Lori Friedman-Vivona and Jamie Stein were co-workers for more than 7 years and talked about starting their own business for more than 2 years before launching Channel Staffing.
Suzanne Mulvehill, MBA, host of The Entrepreneur Hour, will share emotional endurance strategies she uses to help herself and more than 500 entrepreneurs she's counseled. |
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| May 31 The Entrepreneur Hour Radio Show hosted a special tribute to our Government and to Veterans who Serve our Country Veteran's love of the Military results in Booming Military Business |
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Mark Llano missed his military background, serving as a Navy Seal instructor and in Desert Storm, and wanted to continue to serve. He launched Source One Distributors, Inc., a company specializing in military products in February, 2003. Targeting government certifications and contracts, Source One Distributors generated an amazing $1.9 million by the end of December, 2003. An amazing first year of business with 2004 looking to be another banner year! Mark will share his strategies for working with the government and his philosophies for owning and operating a successful business.
Carole Hart, who specializes in government contracting as a Certified Business Analyst for the Small Business Development Center, will share her expertise in helping entrepreneurs do business with the government. |
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| June 7 The Business of Barter |
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Claudia Barrington, RN, president of South Florida Thermography and certified clinical thermographer, creatively uses barter to help reduce expenses and grow her business. She has participated in barter networking groups and associations and has bartered for many things, including advertising. She has built a successful business that now is located in several offices throughout South Florida. South Florida Thermography provides digital infrared thermal imaging, offering breast screening and body scanning. Claudia is passionate about educating women with regards to their options for breast screening, natural hormone replacement, and risk factors. She can be reached at 954-422-8766
Chris Sweis, chairman and CEO of www.Ibart.com known as the "Babe Ruth of Barter" with more than 13 years of barter experience will share the 10 tips of how to be successful using barter. He has been featured in Barter News, www.WallStreetJournal.com, and in Craines Chicago Business. Additionally he has taught at Lindenhurst College, one of the few colleages in the U.S. that teaches an accredited course in barter. |
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| June 14 "Failure is Excellence in Training," Bill Rancic, winner of, The Apprentice |
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| William "Bill" Rancic started his first entrepreneurial venture at age 10 by making pancakes at his grandmothers house and later paying his way through college by starting a boat wash and wax business in the Chicago area. Bill believes that failure is excellence in training and will share the challenges he's overcome that lead to launching www.cigarsaroundtheworld.com eight years ago in a 400 sq. ft. studio apartment that today is a thriving multi-million dollar national operation. Bill was selected over 250,000 job applicants as "The Apprentice" for the Reality-TV show with Donald Trump. Bill will share the strategies he believes are important to success as an entrepreneur and why failure is excellence in training. |
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| June 21 Bringing New Products to Market |
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Inventing a new product and bringing it to market can be a daunting task. Julie Brown, President of Chill Frill, Inc., came up with an idea for a special pillowcase that would keep her head warm while sleeping. She sells her product through mail order catalogs and other distribution channels and has a unique story to share about inventing a product and bringing it to market. Julie is a modern day nomad, living full time in her motor home, traveling regularly between Arizona and Maine.
Randy Nelson, MBA, director of the Small Business Development Center in Yuma, Arizona has helped Julie bring her product to market and will share marketing strategies he uses to help inventors/entrepreneurs.
Abby Waters, past president of the Inventor's Society of South Florida will share a few invention tips and information about the Inventor's Society. |
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| June 28 Business Incubation: What it is and how it serves |
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Eric Delisle, CEO of Digibelly, moved his company from Arizona to Florida into the University of Central Florida Business Incubator in March 2002. Since that time, he has more than doubled his staff, generated almost a $1 million in investment capital and more than doubled his client base.
Tom O'Neal, Director of the University of Central Florida (UCF) Technology Incubator, will share the highlights of participating in a business incubator program. The UCF Technology Incubator won the 2004 Business Incubator of the Year Award from the National Business Incubation Association.
Dinah Adkins, President and CEO of the National Business Incubation Association, will share growth trends of business incubation and facts about companies that participate in business incubator programs. |
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| July 5 Venture Capital: Finding it and Benefiting |
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Patrick Taylor, CEO of Oversight Technologies, an Atlanta- based company, has raised more than $1 million in venture capital in less than a year, and is in the process of raising an additional $ 5-7 million. Patrick will share his experience raising venture capital and some of the pitfalls to avoid. Oversight Technologies has been identified as a "hot" company to watch in Atlanta and has been featured in Computer World and IT Audit. Oversight Technologies specializes in detecting, preventing and detering financial loss from systems-based fraud or errors.
Robin Kovaleski, the Executive Director of the Florida Venture Forum, the only statewide support group for venture capitalists and entrepreneurs will share information about the Forum and its annual venture capital conference that is attended by more than 1,000 attendees. Andy Peck and Harvey Condiotte, representatives from Gold Coast Venture Capital Club, based in South Florida, will share an overview of the Club, the services they provide and their expertise related to attaining venture capital. |
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| July 12 Learned Entrepreneurship: How and Why its Possible |
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Robert Quesada, DMD, PA realized when he bought a dental practice that he needed business skills as well as dental skills to run an effective business. So in 2002, one year after buying a practice and seven years after becoming a dentist, he went back to school. Robert is working on his masters degree in business administration with a concentration in entrepreneurship at Nova Southeastern University and will share how learning about business and entrepreneurship is helping him grow his practice.
Jerry Pizzino, an adjunct instructor at Palm Beach Atlantic University teaching courses in entrepreneurship, will share traits of successful entrepreneurs and several strategies for learning entrepreurship. Dr. Preston Jones, DBA, Associate Dean and Dr. Tom Tworoger, Professor of Entrepreneurship, both of the Huizenga Business School at Nova Southeastern University, will share how and why entrepreneurship can be taught and learned. |
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| July 19 Women Entrepreneurs: The Impact on Business |
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Pam Moore, President of Ice Tubes was one of five women honored in the country at the SBA Conference in Orlando a few months ago. Pam will share her story of inventing a product, patenting it and marketing it to retailers nationwide including Walmart, Walgreens, Linens N' Things, and Kroger.
Joining us to share resources and inspiration for women entrepreneurs are Beverly Enman-Ebel, President of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), Melanie Sabelhaus, Deputy Administrator, the U.S. Small Business Administration and Wilma Goldstein, Associate Administrator, Office of Womens Business Ownership. |
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| July 26 The Power of On-line and Off-line Networking |
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Marilyn Jenett, the owner of a renowned special event location and production company for 20 years, will share how she created "Feel Free to Prosper", a second business teaching prosperity principles worldwide, through a popular online business networking website.
Eileen "Turtle" Parzek, a marketing designer based in Albany, NY, began online networking in 1995 and secured 75% of her clientelle through online networking, without ever meeting them. Learn how she established herself and secured an $80k/year contract in 2000 based solely on online networking and an online reputation.
Paul Finkelstein, regional event coordinator for Ryze, a online/offline business networking mixer, will share how this free service has benefited more than 200,000 business owners world-wide.
Scott Allen, the leading expert on networking online,co-author of the e-book, "The Five Keys to Building Business Relationships Online", and the forthcoming book, "The Virtual Handshake, " will share online networking tips to help grow your business.
Pete Silver, an
www.Entrepreneur.com columnist, with an extensive background in direct response marketing, public relations, and website development, will share networking shortcuts from his recently published www.Entrepreneur.com article, Shortcuts to Business Networking Success. |
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| AUG 2 Technology on a Shoe String Budget |
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Mike Quebedeaux, Owner of A1A Palm Beach Dive Charter, based in Palm Beach, Florida, almost doubled his business overnight by using keywords, search engines and links. How did he do it? He'll share his secrets with us!
Ed Frias, Technology Manager for Total Wedding Services, based in the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, will share how he is using live webstreaming to build his business and gain international exposure for his wedding services.
Serena Hoermann, MBA, owner of two fins web design, specializing in marketing for your company on the internet :: and in the real world, will share her expertise on search engines, keywords and the hottest trend in internet technology, blogging.
Winston Lewis, director of 1st impressions for NetroMedia, based in British Columbia, Canada, will share expertise on the latest trends in audio and video webstreaming.
Jeff Zbar, www.ChiefHomeOfficer.com and technology reporter for the Sun Sentinel newspaper, will share money saving technology strategies and tips. |
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| AUG 9 Get your News in the News! |
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Sharon Koskoff, a full time professional artist, will share her secrets to being featured in local, regional and national print and television media, sometimes without even sending a press release! National exposure includes being featured in Home and Garden's televison network. sharonk@adelphia.net
Claudia Barrington, RN, President of South Florida Thermography, will share how she built press coverage for her business by reading the newspaper. sfthermography@aol.com
Kelly Layman, a former journalist and president of In Layman's Terms, a public relations, event planning, and governmental affairs firm, will share tips on how to turn what you already know into press coverage through print media.
Allie Black, a former TV anchor, now working with Speech One, a subsidiary of Dick Robinson's School of Broadcasting, will share tips to help you reach television media. agblack1@bellsouth.net
Darcie Lunsford, real estate editor for the South Florida Business Journal, will share tips to help you get your news in the news from the reporter's side of the media. |
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| AUG 16 Marketing your Business for Little or No Money |
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Madeline Andrews, President of the internationally known modeling agency, Model Millennium, will share how she gained international exposure to thousands, increased her sales and client base by forming a strategic alliance that didn't cost her a dime.
Martin Bradburn, President of Martin's Motel, a leading computer support company based in South Florida, will share how marketing his business through word of mouth, a solid reputation and referrals, catapulted his sales and growth.
John Boinis, President of Pete's Restaurant, a leading fine-dining restaurant in South Florida, will share how excelling in a niche market and
providing outstanding customer service has generated more than 30,000 customers annually.
Experts:
Rieva Lesonsky, Senior Vice President and Editorial Director for Entrepreneur Magazine, will share services that Entrepreneur Magazine provides to help entrepreneurs develop their marketing without spending a lot of money.
Nancy Michaels, Small Business Editor at US News and World Report and Small Business Marketing Expert for Entrepreneur Magazine, will share tips from her recent book, Off the Wall Marketing Ideas.
Guest's websites:
www.modelmillennium.com
www.martinsmotel.com
www.petesbr.com
www.entrepreneur.com
www.impressionimpact.com |
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| AUG 23 Cash Flow: Growing it with Prosperity Principals |
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Heidi Whitaker, an independent distributor for Synergy Worldwide, a nutritional company, will share how she doubled her revenue in four months and attracted international clients.
Karen Walker, client advisor on straight commission for BMW in Irvine, California, will share how she surpassed her previous car sale record by 40%.
Beverley Hanna, a professional artist for more than 10 years based in Ontario, Canada will share how practicing prosperity principles is increasing her income and creating new revenue streams.
Marilyn Jenett, founder of the Feel Free to Prosper program, www.FeelFreetoProsper.com , will share prosperity principals that she teaches to entrepreneurs worldwide that increase cash flow.
Visit our guest's websites:
www.nutshelldesign.net
www.bankofamerica.com
www.feelfreetoprosper.com or http://prosper-network.ryze.com |
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AUG 30
Become a Zentrepreneur... Do what you love and love what you do |
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ABBY WATERS, creator of the first women's beer in the U.S., Honey Amber Rose, and president of Abby's Idea Factory, will share her experience doing what she loves...starting a hat business, writing a poetry book and launching a women's beer. Visit www.abbysideafactory.comor www.honeyamberose.com
GINA NOLT, president of GinaMari Makeup Artistry, will share her experience becoming the artist she is and how this form of self-expression helped her become a top sales representative for Clinique products. Contact: ginamari@worldnet.att.net
HEIDI SHERMAN, president and founder of the Professional and Business Forum, an organization supporting business ethics celebrating its10th year, will share her experience creating the vision for her organization and bringing it into fruition. Visit www.probusinessforum.org
STUART AVERY GOLD, author of the highly acclaimed Zentrepreneur Guides series of books, including Success At Life: How To Catch and Live Your Dream will share his experiences and philosophies on how to live a life of passion and purpose, capturing the imagination and loyalty of readers around the world. Stuart has been featured by national media including CNN and Newsweek and is the keynote presenter for the Balance Magazine's Ultimate Day of Balance Conference and Expo being held October 23, 2004. Visit www.zentrepreneur.com and www.balancemagazine.com
SUSIE LEVAN, publisher of the popular personal growth magazine for women, Balance, will share how the magazine and its services, including the Ultimate Day of Balance Conference and Expo being held October 23, 2004, helps women increase productivity, supercharge their energy and nourish their spirit. Visit www.balancemagazine.com
Join us on October 23 for Jumpstart 2005 Ultimate Day of Balance Conference and Expo presented by Balance Magazine. For more information and an invitation visit: http://www.balancemagazine.com/Ultimate_2004/
Sept 6 Hurricane Frances
Sept 13 Huricane Frances |
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Sept 20 Dealing with Disaster |
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How do we as small business owners deal with disaster? Many of our states have recently been hit by hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and the like. Our guests will share their stories and expertise today.
Joe Mulvehill Jr., president of Mulvehill Nursery, will share his story of how preparing for the hurricane season by taking a $34K risk decreased his loss from Hurricane Frances by more an $1 million dollars. He will also share how he's dealing with the aftermath of the hurricane.
Edie Galley, president of Sales Support Solutions, will share her story of how she lost her business focus and how she's regaining it after Hurricane Frances. Visit www.salessupportsolutions.net
Jeff Zbar, the www.ChiefHomeOfficer.com, will share tips to help you stay focused when working from home amid chaos. Jeff can be reached at www.chiefhomeofficer.com
Paul Wanio, Ph.D., LMFT, LMHC, psychotherapist in private practice in Boca Raton, who presents a seminar titled, "Working, Living & Loving Through Troubled Times," will help us understand the best ways of handling the psychological impact of a natural disaster. www.athealth.com
Sept 27 Risk Taking: an entrepreneurial prerequisite
featuring entrepreneurs who took risks and the outcome of those risks |
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Oct 3 The Power of Perseverance |
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JUDITH LEVY, author of 8 best-selling books, will share how she was turned down by publisher after publisher, knowing she only needed one "yes" to get started. She has a letter from a publisher framed on her wall stating, "there was no market for her book" right next to the New York Times Best-Seller List, where her first book, Grandmother Remembers was listed at number 2. To date, her first book has sold more than 2 million copies and has been translated into five languages.
SUZANNE MULVEHILL, MBA, host of the Entrepreneur Hour, will share her experience quitting her job three times before she could quit for good to become an entrepreneur. She will highlight the challenges she overcame to get to where she is today.
DR. MARK ELLINGER, clinical psychologist in private practice based in Delray Beach, Florida, will share strategies on how to build perseverance by thinking optomistically.
MICHELLE CASTRO, owner of Get Smart! a personal empowerment company, will share success strategies that empower entrepreneurs to grow their business with ease. Visit www.getsmartseries.com . |
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| Oct 11 Intuition: Benefiting from it in Business |
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LORRIE MORGAN FERRERO, President of Red Hot Copy, a copy writing consulting company based in Studio City, California will share how she learned the hard way to use her experience and intuition to pre-qualify clients. Visit www.red-hot-copy.com
CAMERON HOGAN, managing partner of Beyond the Box, a management consulting firm based in Baltimore, MD, will share how the "touchy-feely stuff" in business is integral to a company's financial success and how he is integrating this style of business into his own company. Visit www.beyondtheboxresults.com
PENNEY PEIRCE, Author of The Intuititve Way and intuitive mentor for entrepreneurs and CEO's in the United States and Japan, will share how and why intuition is useful in business, some tips on developing intuition, and how she helps entrepreneurs, executives, and groups with her own intuitive skills. Visit www.intuitnow.com
MICHAEL RAY, Ph.D. (social psychology), Author of The Highest Goal: The Secret the Sustains You in Every Moment (Berrett-Koehler, 2004) and professor of creativity and innovation at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business will share five golden truths of intuition he has gleaned from his twenty five years of teaching his acclaimed Personal Creativity in Business course and working with thousands of students and entrepreneurs. Visit www.michaelraycreativity.com . |
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| Oct 18 What to do when you don't know what to do... |
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JIM WHITE, President of Next Level Consulting, a company specializing in enhancing leaders through consciousness raising and personal development, will share his personal experience dealing with uncertainty and ambiguity in the midst of challenging times.
DIANE FLECK, Performance Improvement Specialist and Business Consultant with Fleck and Associates, based in Pleasant Hill, California, will share practical tips that she uses to help entrepreneurs discover what to do when they don't know what to do. Visit www.itswithin.com
PENNEY PEIRCE, Author of The Intuititve Way and Intuitive Mentor for entrepreneurs and CEO's in the United States and Japan, is back on the air with us to share tips and strategies to deal with uncertainity and ambiguity. Visit www.intuitnow.com |
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| Oct 25 Risk Taking: An Entrepreneurial Requirement |
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TOM DeLEO, Owner of De Leo's Park Theatre Cafe in Estes, Colorodo, will share how after 22 years in the insurance industry as a successful Financial and Organizational Management consultant for New England Mutual, he left the corporate world and dived into a radically new way of life. Despite his friends thinking that he had gone crazy, his Deli has become wildly popular and become a regular feature on the Cable Food Channel.
MARK WESKER, president and CEO of Artifact Software, will share his experience taking risks while launching his first company, Sequoia Software with his partner...maxing out credit cards, making withdrawals from 401K programs and putting his home up for collateral to keep the company afloat. Ten years after starting the business in their basements, Mark and his partner, sold Sequoia to Citrix Systems for $184.5 million in cash.
JIM McCORMICK is a World Record and North Pole skydiver, MBA, former corporate Chief Operating Officer and a committed risk-taker. He has leveraged his expertise in risk-taking and how he helps entrepreneurs take risks through his business, www.TakeRisks.com .
WAYNE H. STEWART, Jr., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management at Clemson University, will share the results of research he has conducted regarding how and why entrepreneurs take risks. |
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| Nov 1 Life/Business Balance - Getting it all done when it is all up to you! |
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SUSIE LEVAN, publisher of the popular personal growth magazine for women, Balance, will share how the magazine and its services, including the recent Ultimate Day of Balance Conference and Expo, help women increase their productivity, supercharge their energy and nourish their spirit. Visit www.balancemagazine.com for more information.
HEIDI RICHARDS, author of eight books on marketing, self promotions and leadership, and owner of the awarding winning Floral Shop, Eden Florists, in South Florida (www.edenflorist.com), will share her expertise on what it takes to balance owning a successful business, developing a successful career in writing, speaking and training others to succe ed, all while raising her own family. Her experiences in "growing" successful businesses and community organizations give her a greater perspective on challenges entrepreneurs and small business owners face today. Visit www.speakingwithspirit.com for more information.
SUSAN KILDAHL, Strategy Coach and Founder of Coaching Challenge and Change, Inc. and ISIS Colorado (one of the fastest growing networking groups for women) is an expert in helping others identify and overcome the obstacles that hold them back in business. Coach Kildahl will share tips and strategies for you to achieve balance in your business and in life. You can do business your way and be successful! Visit www.coachedbysusan.com for more information. |
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| Nov 8 Success on Your Own Terms - Taking the Road Others Cannot See |
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Fawn Germer, author of the bestseller, Hard Won Wisdom, which was featured on Oprah, is an acclaimed investigative reporter who has worked as a Florida correspondent for both The Washington Post and US News and World Report. Her distinguished reporting career earned her numerous state and national awards including four Pulitzer Prize nominations and the prestigious Green Eyeshade Award for professional journalists. Her second book , Mustang Sallies, published last month and already on the best seller list, features interviews with more than 65 astounding trailblazers including Hillary Clinton, Susan Sarandon, Erin Brockovich, Martina Navratilova and many, many others. The book focuses on how women can find success by being themselves in a world where there is so much pressure to be like everybody else. Fawn shares stories of creating triumph out of defeat, inspiring others to believe in themselves and take the risks involved in living a bold life. Visit www.fawngermer.com for more information.
Vicki Wooldridge, a Legislative Lobbyist, who in 2002 after 9 years as a Chief Legislative Assistant in the Florida House of Representatives, left her job to pursue a career in legislative lobbying and founded VictoryWorks Governmental Consulting. An artist at heart with a passion for shoes and handbags, in early 2004 Vicki started another business with Sasso Vi Beijo Handbags & Accessories, a line of colorful handbags designed by a young woman in Ponte Verde, Florida. Vicki will share her experience on leaving a successful career in her quest to succeed on her own terms. For more information email Vicki at victoryworks@msn.com
Jeff Zbar, the www.chiefhomeofficer.com, has worked as an author, columnist, consultant and small business advocate since the 1980's. Jeff became a work at home dad before most people even knew what that was. Today, numerous national and regional publications and websites feature Jeff's byline. He is marketing and small business/technology column ist for the South Florida Sun Sentinel. He has been a columnist and contributing editor to Home Office Computing, Writer's Digest,
www.Entrepreneur.com and his work has appeared on
www.MSNBC.com. In 2002, Jeff was the SBA Small Business Person of the Year. Jeff will share his experience as well as tips and strategies that can help others succeed on their own terms. Visit www.chiefhomeofficer.com for more information. |
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| Nov 15 Learning to Say No - A Key to Building your Business |
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DEBBIE BERMONT, author of Outrageous Business Growth, the Fast Track to Explosive Sales in Any Economy and president of Source Communications, based in San Diego, CA, has helped hundreds of companies generate explosive sales. Debbie will share seven reasons to say no to new business and how saying no helps grow your business. Visit www.outrageousbusinessgrowth.com for more information.
AMANDA TRIM, president of KillerGrafix in Kissimmee, Florida knows first hand the importance of saying no when building a business. She started her company nine years ago and has built it into one of the fastest growing integrated website, graphic design and hosting companies in the area. She will share her experience of learning to say no when necessary and the costs of not saying no when you "know" you should. For her, saying no when necessary has helped grow her business and also makes it possible for her to offer a higher quality of service to all of her customers. Visit www.killergrafix.com for more information.
SUZANNE MULVEHILL, MBA, host of the Entrepreneur Hour, also does Corporate Coaching and Training for businesses throughout the world. She will share her experience of learning to say no and how it helped her business to not only grow faster but it enabled her to spend less time on non-productive business deals. |
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| Nov 22 How to Self Publish Part I -- Getting the Book Out of You |
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Bob Neeley, had wanted to write a book since he was 15 years old but just could not seem to get it out of him and onto the paper. He will be telling his story of how he finally did it and what was the motivating coup de gras that got him going. Bob Neeley is a student of Tom Bird, our 'expert' guest in the last portion of our show today.
Heidi Richards, is the author of eight books on marketing, self promotions and leadership, and owner of the award-winning floral shop, Eden Florists, in South Florida (www.edenflorist.com). She will share her expertise on what it takes to get started and get your book on paper. Heidi is currently working on two new books that will be published early next spring. For more information, visit www.speakingwithspirit.com
Tom Bird, author of 14 books, had made over 2500 lecture appearances at over 100 different colleges and universities. He has devoted his life to helping others connect with their Artists Within. Tom will share tips and strategies to get you started writing the book inside of you.
Nick Daws, who has been an author for over 30 years and written 12 best sellers, will discuss writing techniques and strategies, as revealed in his best-selling course: "How to Write Any Book in 28 Days... Or Less!" He promises you can finish YOUR book in under a month, using his secrets. Learn more online at http://www.writequickly.com |
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| Nov 29 How to Self Publish Part II - Getting the Book Published |
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Dr. Terry Paulson, professional speaker and author five popular books including, 50 Tips for Speaking Like a Pro, will share his experience publishing his books and growing his business. Terry's tasteful humor and down-to-earth sytle have earned him a deserved reputation as one of the nation's best keynote speakers. Visit www.terrypaulson.com
John Alston, author of four books has self-published two and had two published through national publishers, most recently publishing, Stuff Happens Then You Fix It, and Goodness Must Be Taught, John will share his personal experiences in getting his books to market. Visit www.johnalston.com .
Dan Poynter, is the leading pioneer in helping thousands of people to self-publish their books. Author of more than 100 books, publisher since 1969 and professional speaker, Dan will share his self-publishing strategies to get your book published fast! For more than 500 pages of helpful publishing information, visit http://parapublishing.com |
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| Dec 6 Survive and Thrive in or out of season |
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ROBERT SPADA, president of South Florida Decking, dba Champion Construction, will share his experience offsetting seasonality with the creative tactic of building pools in the summer, and general construction in the winter.
CAROLINE CLORE, president and owner of Paws on the Avenue, a specialty pet supply store in business for 5 years, has implemented creative market strategies to offset seasonality. Learn how she doubled her retail space and sales within 6 months.
ANNE THORNLEY BROWN, MBA, president of Executive Oasis International, a consulting firm based in Ontario, Canada, will share tips on how companies and small businesses can survive and thrive in a turbulent economy. Visit her at www.executiveoasis.com |
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| Dec 13 Reaping the Rewards of Giving |
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ZITA BELL, President of Zita Waters Bell, Inc. will share how she raises millions of dollars for charity through her antique show business. Ms. Bell has been an entrepreneur for 35 years and is known world-wide for her specialty antique shows.
MARY WONG, Director of Community Relations for Office Depot, will share her experience launching programs such as the Backpack program, donating 250,000 backpacks filled with supplies for underprivileged children nationwide and establishing alliances with non-profit organizations, such as Toys for Tots, and Gifts In Kind that has resulted in more than $20 million of in-kind product given to charities in 2004. For Wong her role at Office Depot is much more than a job, giving back to children and the community is her passion, tune in and hear Mary's story.
RHONDA ABRAMS, president of The Planning Shop, is a nationally syndicated columnist and author of three best-selling books including, Six-Week Start-Up, and What Business Should I Start? Rhonda will share her expertise in donating time, and products to grow your business. Sign up for Rhonda's free business tips newsletter at www.PlanningShop.com |
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| Dec 20 Caring and Sharing in Today's World |
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Nancy Michaels, President of Impression Impact will share her experience making a $1,000 contribution to a charity and having lunch with an Office Depot executive and how that contributed to her generating significant contracts with Office Depot. Visit Nancy's website at www.impressionimpact.com
Tatianya Hughes, President of Tag International , will share her experience starting and growing her business with a contribution from Count Me In, Inc. Ms. Hughes was one of several women entrepreneurs who received a loan from Count Me In to start her business. http://www.tag-international.com/contact.htm
Kathy Keeley, Chief Credit Officer for Count Me In, Inc, a national non profit organization that provides online nationwide access to micro business loans that help women start businesses will share her experience on how her organization helps women get started in the business world. Count-Me-In uses a unique credit scoring system that recognizes the potential in women who have been turned down or discouraged by commercial financial institutions. Visit www.count-me-in.org
Lynn Connelly, Director of Sponsorships and Strategic Alliances for Office Depot, created the concept and launched the annual Success Strategies for Women Conference five years ago, she will share how this conference makes a difference to women in business nationwide and discuss the great line up for the 2005 planned conference including keynote speaker, Barbara Walters! |
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Contact Suzanne Mulvehill, MBA, Executive Director of the Emotional Endurance Institute
at (561) 202-9051 or email suzanne@emotionalendurance.com for more information. |
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