August 19, 2010

Pay Now or Pay More Later: An Overview of Small Business Insurance"
Panelists: Richard Meuret, Safeco Insurance Company and Lisa Schwenke, America First Insurance

June 17, 2010

"Increase Sales by Improving the Way You Manage Salespeople"
 Featuring Sean Piket, Founder & CEO, Sales Integrity

May 20, 2010
 

"Right People, Right Job, Right Results
"6 Keys to Making Great Hiring  Decisions" Featuring Greg Mechler, President, The  Human Advantage, Inc.


 

April 15, 2010

 "Closing the Sales Performance Gap: Why Some People Outperform Others and What to Do About It"
Bernie O'Donnell, CEO, Perfomisys LLC 
 

March 25, 2010

"The 6 Essentials for Establishing an Advisory Board for Your Business"
Ellen Barnes Pfiffner, EBP Business Consulting 

Ellen Barnes Pfiffner's Presentation
 

February 18, 2010
 

"The Secret to Setting More Appointments"
Barry Caponi, Caponi Performance Group 

Barry Caponi's Presentation

January 21, 2010

Social Media Panel: Open Discussion
Panel includes: J.R. Atkins, Babar Bhatti, Kathy Catoe, Glenna Hecht, and Troy Scheer

 No December 2009 Program

 

November 19, 2009 

"What Do I Do If I Need to Sell Now?"
Greg Hext, CEO, Chapman, Hext & Company, P.C.

October 15, 2009

"The Progress Challenge"
Dean Lindsay, Author

September 17, 2009

"To Sell More in a Tough Economy - Generate More Referrals"
Steve Black, National Senior Trainer, Brian Tracy Group

August 20, 2009

"The Four Critical Questions for a Winning Sale"
Stu Schlackman, Competitve Excellence

Stu Schlackman presentation 

June 18, 2009

"Social Marketing Without The Hangover:How To Gain Instant Buzz and Business In Today¹s Economy"
Marc Harty, CEO, MainTopic Media, Inc.
 

April 16, 2009

"Negotiation Skills for an Economic Downturn"
Rachel Croson, The University of Texas at Dallas

Rachel Croson Negotiation Presentation

March 19, 2009

"Getting Referrals: Six Degrees of Separation"
Debbie Mrazek, The Sales Compnay

February 19, 2009

          "5 Reasons We Fail at Telephone Prospecting and What To Do About It"
          Barry Caponi, Caponi Performance Group

January 15, 2009

"Three Ways to Maximize the Return on Your Marketing Investment"
Andrew Szabo, The Marketing Chef

No December 2008 program

November 20, 2008

"5 Killer Legal Mistakes"
Andrew Hawkins, Graves & Hawkins

October 16, 2008

"The One Page Business Plan"
Judy Bragg, Bragg Resources

September 18, 2008

"Leveraging your Value Proposition to Beat your Competition"
Stu Schlackman, President, Competitive Excellence and Barry Caponi, Caponi Performance Group

August 21, 2008

"Building a Winning Value Proposition"
Stu Schlackman, President, Competitive Excellence

No July 2008 Program

June 19, 2008

"Underdog Advertising: Become the Dominant Player in the Field"
Paul Flowers, Slingshot

May 15, 2008

April 17, 2008

     "Employees - Asset or Risk?
      Karen Hopkins, principal, the Hopkins Group

March 20, 2008

     “Creating the Killer Elevator Speech that Gets Results"
    George Dearing, assistant director, Business Network Int'l
 

 Feb. 21, 2008

    “Anatomy of a Lost Sale"
     Stu Schlackman, Competitive Excellence

Jan. 17, 2008 

     “How to Build and Retain Customer Loyalty"
     Joe Stallard, VP of HR, Sewell Dealership

Nov. 15, 2007 

      “The One Sales Tool to set your 2008 Goals"
     Barry Caponi, Caponi Performance Group

Sept. 20, 2007 

     "Stay in Touch, Stay in Front"
     Judy Bragg, Bragg Resources

July 21, 2007 

     “2006 Citizen of the Year”
     Richard Ferrara, Architect

May 17, 2007

     “Hiring and Managing Top Talent”
     Sue Miller, Sue Miller Presentations

April 19, 2007

     “Balance as a Primary Business Strategy”
     Richard P. Morgan, CMC, Morgan Marketing Solution, Inc.

March 15, 2007

     “Build a Better You”
     Bryan Dodge, motivational speaker

February 15, 2007

     “Everyone is Multicultural ”
      Dr. Pamela Johnson, President, NIA Consulting &      Development

January 19, 2007

     “How To Build A Better You ”
     Bryan Dodge, motivational speaker

October 19, 2006

     “Organizing & Time Management”
     Robert J. Hower, President, R.J. Hower Consulting Company

September 21, 2006

     "Persuasive Communication, Making And Winning Business"
     Katherine Pang, President, Corporate Growth Strategies

August 17, 2006

     "Are You Ready For Entrepreneurship?"
     Simon Mak, Associate Director of the Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship, SMU Cox School of Business

July 20, 2006

     “Chinese Presence in Richardson: Past, Present & Future”
     Charlie Chen, President/CEO, DFW
     Technology

June 15, 2006

     "10½ Mistakes Most Managers Make And How To Avoid Them"
     Vickie Henry, CEO, Feedback Plus, Inc.

May 18, 2006

     "The Science of Keeping 'A' Performers"
     Pieter van Meeteren, Principle Coach, Performance Dynamics International

April 20, 2006

     “Ousting the Competition”
     Stu Schlackman, president, Competitive Excellence

March 16, 2006

     "How Successful Entrepreneurs Make Decisions"
     Dr. Richard Tozer, business consultant

January 19, 2006

     "Building A Marketing Strategy For Your Business"
     Cyndy Moore, president, The TriMedia Group