Speaking to Small Business
The Golden Gate Business Association is proud to announce their 2011 Talk of
the Town Speaker Series presented by Joie de Vivre Hospitality and Southwest Airlines.
This bimonthly program focuses on issues facing businesses of all sizes and gives
attendees the opportunity to experience dynamic, informative and interesting presenters.
The program is structured so that attendees have the opportunity to network while
enjoying the atmosphere and cuisine of each unique Joie de Vivre property. Speakers
present promptly at 6pm and typically speak for one hour. Attendance is open to
both members and non-members of the GGBA.
Take a look at GGBA’s calendar for the next Talk
of the Town Speaker Series.
Past Programs
July 2010: Above & Beyond Coaching
Join members and friends of the GGBA in learning tangible techniques to maximize
your employees’ performance. Providing tips to help you be a better leader by showing
you how to leverage the strengths and passions of all your people – whether they
work above or below your position. About the Speaker: Judith Wilson is one of only
six hundred International Coach Federation-master certified coaches. She regularly
provides leadership coaching and training globally and is the author of Coaching
Skills for Nonprofit Managers and Leaders: Developing People to Achieve the Mission.
Learn more about her at judithwilson.com.
April 2010: How to Get a Flood of Referrals
Learn how to get referral clients to come to you. Based on more than ten years
of research, this system shows you the best way to get more and better referrals.
It is more than twice as effective as other referral techniques. Learn how you can
grow your business by 25% to 250% in one year! Topics covered include: How to pick
a target market to get exactly the kind of business you want; How to find many referral
sources at one time; How to work with referral partners to maximize referrals; How
to leverage your referral relationships to get even more new clients. About the
Speaker: Dan Conrad is a principal in the Referral Lab, a San Francisco based company
that trains marketing and sales professionals and small business owners. Dan has
spent years building his own business by referral. He has increased his business
over 50% in each of the last four years by using these referral techniques. Now
you can learn the secrets he uses to grow your own business.
September 2009: Choosing the right IT company for your business
Working with a computer service provider can be similar to working with an auto
mechanic: you don’t know exactly what the problem is with your vehicle, you are
not always sure how to find an honest, reliable mechanic, and you can be easily
over charged due to your lack of experience or understanding of the technology.
CEO of Parachute, Ashley Smith, discussed simple strategies behind choosing the
right IT support team for your business. She gave information about the important
questions to ask a potential tech company and most importantly, how to save money
while receiving excellent service.
July 2009: Branching your business into social media
Matt Skallerud is a GLBT Internet Entrepreneur and founder of PinkBananaMedia.com,
a company specializing in helping companies large and small reach GLBT consumers
online. Matt shows you some of the current trends in making outreach to consumers
using the latest Web 2.0 tools including MySpace, Facebook, Blogs, YouTube, RSS/XML
and more. Find out how and why other companies are utilizing these technologies
to get the word out to consumers online, and learn more about some of the unique
opportunities in the GLBT Web 2.0 space in targeting gays & lesbians online. For
more information, take a look at his
presentation.
May 2009: Secrets of Entrepreneurship?
Helen Russell, Co-founder and CEO of Equator Estate Coffees & Teas, has achieved
10-20% annual growth over the last 12 years and maintained a competitive edge by
focusing on sustainability and social responsibility. Learn about her experience
starting and growing a lucrative business in an impacted industry. Read more about
Equator Estate Coffees & Teas and Helen’s presentation on
GGBA’s blog.
March 2009: Are you ready for astounding success?
Regardless of the current economy, opportunities are out there for each of us
to reach Astounding Success! Join Speaker, Income Acceleration Coach and Law of
Attraction Expert, Kathy Eppley. She inspires and empowers entrepreneurs and sales
professionals to stretch beyond perceived boundaries, take action and get results
fast. A former teacher, real estate agent and broker and current entrepreneur and
businesswoman – Kathy understands today’s challenging times.
January 2009: How to thrive in challenging times
This interactive workshop will be packed with practical and innovative ideas
that you can begin to immediately apply to build a more profitable and sustainable
business. Caterina Rando, MA, MCC shows entrepreneurs how to have huge business
breakthroughs by establishing themselves as experts, implementing strategies to
attract clients with ease and growing their revenue with new income sources.