First Class Life

Karen Sands is the leading GeroFuturist & thought leader on the future of women leaders and entrepreneurs in the Longevity Economy. Karen is a bold advocate for The New Story of Our AGE, a "visionary with wrinkles,” an expert authority on the future of women, the business of aging, visionary Ageless leadership, and meeting the Greatness Challenge. A high-impact Certified Master & Mentor Coach, and Consultant-Trainer, she guides and empowers women to rock their AGE. Karen provides up-to-date leading-edge trends impacting tomorrow’s workforce, the shifting marketplace, and women’s evolving roles as Confident, Wild Women Leaders. Karen is an Amazon #1 Best Seller Author of eleven titles, a Firecracker Speaker and an All-Around Game Changer.

Tune in to hear Karen explain what a GeroFuturist is, what the Greatness Challenge is, and how you can rock your Greatness DNA at any age!

Change is hard - no matter if it's actively sought of unexpected. Learning how to navigate change is essential to our level of happiness and empowerment. Change affects us all, from big company brands to individuals and their "personal brand." 

Gary Szenderski is an author, speaker, teacher and branding specialist, an internationally acclaimed expert on the subject. Gary helps people and organizations navigate change, and frequently speaks and writes on the topic of emerging brands, personal branding and companies in transition.

Szen Zone: Reaching a State of Positive Change, by Gary Szenderski, is a compilation of heartwarming and inspirational short stories that celebrate the power in each of us to create positive change in our lives.

The general overarching theme of the book is change and all of the aspects of it - creating, surviving, and managing change with the goal to recognize the power we have to create positive change in our lives and be what we want to be.

If you are a fan of short inspirational stories like those in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, then this is a book you would certainly enjoy. Wherever you may find yourself in life, you will discover an insight or example in this book to help you change course and take charge of your life.

Whereas ZEN is of the moment and what is, SZEN celebrates what could be.

In today’s corporate environment, if you were to ask the average employee, "Would you stay if you won the lottery?," most employees would likely respond with a resounding “NO”.  For many people, the jobs we hold in the corporate setting today are all about the paycheck and not a whole lot about passion or purpose in our lives. We show up each day, held by the golden handcuffs we call a salary and constantly complain how weekends and vacations are too short. 

Thelma’s intention is to change this unfulfilling sentiment for those who want more out of life and feel ‘stuck’ in the corporate world. Over 30 years in the corporate environment, Thelma built a diverse career portfolio working for a major consulting firm, a financial institution, and leading high-tech software companies as an individual contributor, manager and mentor. Working with fast paced, high-tech companies such as HP/EDS, Oracle, and Informatica, Thelma figured out for herself what it meant to have work-life balance and a meaningful connection to her work to live her best life on her terms. She has developed strategic ways to overcome the dis-empowering thoughts of “I should”, “I have to”, and “I’m supposed to” and now moves through life with inspiration and authenticity. Thelma helps professionals who want to want to “work smarter, not harder” and be high performers while achieving their own work-life balance. Thelma's passion is to share her wealth of knowledge and provide detailed insights, strategies, and tools to those who don’t know where to start, or how to connect to what she calls their Genius Within. She helps professionals find fulfillment in their job beyond the paycheck by meeting and trusting the Genius within and shifting their mindset to embrace their worth, so they can accelerate their path to more success, fulfillment, and happiness on their terms.

For Bryn Johnson, it's all about Careers, Coffee and Connection! Bryn believes employees should think of their career trajectory as a free agency, one big rotational program to build your body of work. Bryn's own rotational program began when she worked in the placement office at Wellesley College. She landed a job at big financial services company and through a series of fortunate events, ended up again working with people and bringing the company's HR and recruiting practices into the internet age. That led her to become Director of Global Consulting at Monster.com. To advance her own career adventures, Bryn started her own business in 2010, helping individuals put the best version of themselves forward and identifying satisfying jobs and career paths within organizations. At the same time, Bryn works with some of the most uniquely-inspired brands on their acquisition of talent, to match the culture story and recruit people who will flourish and move the mission forward.  Tune in to hear Bryn's tips on taking an entrepreneurial approach to a corporate career, and her insights into the self-awareness it takes to identify the exact right role for yourself and choose your own success - inside an organization or in your own business.

The travel industry has changed dramatically over the past decades. What would you do if your industry suddenly faced these fundamental challenges? Karen Duncan learned how to reinvent her business to weather the storm. In addition to specializing in Vacation Planning, Group Planning & Management, Romantic Getaways, Milestone Travel Planning, Honeymoons & Destination Weddings, Fundraising through Travel, Incentive & Reward Program Development, Seminars and Sea, Group Leader & Travel Agent Training, in 2016 she founded Adventures with Autism, Down syndrome and Epilepsy (AWADAE), a non-profit organization to provide respite vacations for families with special needs. Karen will share what she's learned througout the turmoil of her industry, and will share why people are coming back to agents in droves for their secrets to successful travel experiences!

 

Karen Duncan has been a travel professional for 22 years. She'll share how the industry has changed, and secret strategies for successful travel experiences!

Relationship expert Keri Newell has been transforming lives and inspiring women around the world for over 15 years by helping them create more loving, committed relationships with the men in their lives. Keri will reveal the science behind why your man sometimes glazes over when you talk to him or doesn't respond the way you think he should. We'll talk about some of the innocent mistakes women make when talking to their men, and simple changes you can make to get the response you want! As much as men claim to misunderstand women, women also misunderstand men - we just don't always know it! Learn how you can start turning around your relationship in simple yet powerful ways so you can feel cherished and adored, supported and heard - at last!

Kris Miller, author of the best-selling book "Ready for PRE-Retirement: 3 Secrets for Safe Money and a Fabulous Future," shares her experiences that led her to realize that most people are woefully unaware of the best options for keeping their money safe and investing for the future. Kris is celebrated by audiences nationwide for being a thoughtful, engaging and generous teacher, who speaks about financial freedom, second chances, and how to thrive in an uncertain economy. Tune in to hear how she discovered these secrets and what you need to be thinking about for your financial health. You won't hear these recommendations from your stock broker or from the business channels, Kris is the only person I've heard talk about these strategies that we all need to know!

Kindi Dulai-Gill is a former CEO responsible for 3000 people, who understands intimately the demanding pressure and grueling stress of managing corporate life with home life. After a series of personal struggles that left her feeling depressed and hopeless, she sought answers. Her journey led her to the discovery of a miraculous transformational method that awakens you to a new form of communication in your head that drives trustworthy, authentic connections; enables you to tap into your most productive and energized self, and transforms your stress, worry, guilt and fear - forever!

Mimi  Quick is an international speaker, coach, business mentor and #1 best-selling author of "Your Big Money Shift" and "Defy All Obstacles to Prosperity." In 1998, Mimi healed her body, increased her income, attracted her soul mate, and more. Hear about how she didn't almost die, she did die and chose to come back. All of her experiences, together with her heightened psychic abilities that she's had since birth, led her to created The Spiritual Business Institute, a one-stop shop to help you align to success and prosperity.

Pamela Zimmer is a successful architect turned stay-at-home-mom by her own choice. With a leap of faith, Pamela quit her career of 13 years, 7-1/2 of which she owned her own successful firm.  She had everything she wanted. But after the birth of her second child, she wasn't joyful, she was depressed. Hear her story of how she pulled herself out of severe post-partum depression (PPD) to experience the joy of motherhood again. Pamela is the author of the best-selling book "Reclaim the Joy of Motherhood - How I Defeated Postpartum Depression," which led her to open her heart, share her experiences, and help bring PPD into the open.