Making Waves at C-Level: Business Tips for Executives, Leaders, and Entrepreneurs

Attending a conference is a big investment of time and money. If you have never been to an event before you have no idea what to expect, and you may be worried if your going to find real value.

Thom Singer is a professional speaker who is known as "The Conference Catalyst". One of his roles at many events is as the speaker or facilitator at the "First Timer Orientation" program. Smart event planners have special sessions for those attending for their first time, as repeat attendance is often based on the experience of the newbie. Too often if left to chance the newcomers feel left out. Associations do not mean to have cliques, but any place that people convene, groups will form. Setting the tone and expectations for first timers can change their whole event experience.

Attendees must have a game plan before, during and after the event. It is often the little things that are overlooked that limit the successful ROI. In this episode Thom Singer talks about things to do if you are going to an industry conferences, trade show, or other event.

Get excited about the show and make sure you are prepared for the whole event (the learning and the networking). Take advantage of all aspects of the conference, while still being true to yourself. If you are more introverted, don't feel bad if you need to take some time away from the agenda. Go to your room, go out for a walk, get a massage, etc... It is okay. Be you no matter what.

Share this episode of "Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do" with friends and co-workers who might be going to an event for the first time.

Enjoy your conference and make is awesome.

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Attending a conference is a big investment of time and money. If you have never been to an event before you have no idea what to expect, and you may be worried if your going to find real value.

Thom Singer is a professional speaker who is known as "The Conference Catalyst". One of his roles at many events is as the speaker or facilitator at the "First Timer Orientation" program. Smart event planners have special sessions for those attending for their first time, as repeat attendance is often based on the experience of the newbie. Too often if left to chance the newcomers feel left out. Associations do not mean to have cliques, but any place that people convene, groups will form. Setting the tone and expectations for first timers can change their whole event experience.

Attendees must have a game plan before, during and after the event. It is often the little things that are overlooked that limit the successful ROI. In this episode Thom Singer talks about things to do if you are going to an industry conferences, trade show, or other event.

Get excited about the show and make sure you are prepared for the whole event (the learning and the networking). Take advantage of all aspects of the conference, while still being true to yourself. If you are more introverted, don't feel bad if you need to take some time away from the agenda. Go to your room, go out for a walk, get a massage, etc... It is okay. Be you no matter what.

Share this episode of "Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do" with friends and co-workers who might be going to an event for the first time.

Enjoy your conference and make is awesome.

Sharon Spano has a PhD in Human and Organizational Systems. She is an author, corporate business strategist, work force expert, professional speaker and former radio host of WorkSmart Live. Sharon empowers business leaders and entrepreneurs to maximize performance, improve employee engagement, and increase bottom-line results. She is also a Certified Professional Integral Coach dedicated to helping others adopt new paradigms about time and money so that they can step into radical
abundance in every area of their lives. Her research focuses on wisdom, adult development, and leadership. Her work and her new book The Pursuit of Time and Money: Step Into Radical Abundance and Discover the Secret to a Meaningful Prosperous Life (launches Spring 2017) are grounded in research in adult human development.

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Sharon Spano has a PhD in Human and Organizational Systems. She is an author, corporate business strategist, work force expert, professional speaker and former radio host of WorkSmart Live. Sharon empowers business leaders and entrepreneurs to maximize performance, improve employee engagement, and increase bottom-line results. She is also a Certified Professional Integral Coach dedicated to helping others adopt new paradigms about time and money so that they can step into radical
abundance in every area of their lives. Her research focuses on wisdom, adult development, and leadership. Her work and her new book The Pursuit of Time and Money: Step Into Radical Abundance and Discover the Secret to a Meaningful Prosperous Life (launches Spring 2017) are grounded in research in adult human development.

Connor Gillivan is a 27 year old serial entrepreneur that has built and runs two million dollar companies. He started his entrepreneurial career in his dorm room buying and selling text books on the Amazon Marketplace. After becoming an expert at Amazon, he helped to expand the company, Portlight, to other product categories eventually selling over $20 million on Amazon, building a team of over 60 people, and working with over 1,000 drop ship suppliers.

Connor co-founded his second venture, FreeeUp, in late 2015 after becoming an expert at hiring remote freelancers with Portlight. He and his business partner were frustrated with the current platforms and wanted to create a simpler solution to hiring remote workers online. FreeeUp is now an online hiring marketplace offering pre-vetted workers from $5 to $50 per hour to over 1,000 businesses. The platform is experiencing rapid growth and has been featured in leading publications like The Huffington Post.

Connor's first book, Free Up Your Business: 50 Secrets to Bootstrap Million Dollar Companies, publishes on April 26th on Amazon and FreeeUp.com. The book reveals 50 core lessons that he and his business partner have learned from the many ups and downs they've experienced as entrepreneurs. In his free time, Connor writes about eCommerce, leadership, and startups at http://www.ConnorGillivan.com.

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Connor Gillivan is a 27 year old serial entrepreneur that has built and runs two million dollar companies. He started his entrepreneurial career in his dorm room buying and selling text books on the Amazon Marketplace. After becoming an expert at Amazon, he helped to expand the company, Portlight, to other product categories eventually selling over $20 million on Amazon, building a team of over 60 people, and working with over 1,000 drop ship suppliers.

Connor co-founded his second venture, FreeeUp, in late 2015 after becoming an expert at hiring remote freelancers with Portlight. He and his business partner were frustrated with the current platforms and wanted to create a simpler solution to hiring remote workers online. FreeeUp is now an online hiring marketplace offering pre-vetted workers from $5 to $50 per hour to over 1,000 businesses. The platform is experiencing rapid growth and has been featured in leading publications like The Huffington Post.

Connor's first book, Free Up Your Business: 50 Secrets to Bootstrap Million Dollar Companies, publishes on April 26th on Amazon and FreeeUp.com. The book reveals 50 core lessons that he and his business partner have learned from the many ups and downs they've experienced as entrepreneurs. In his free time, Connor writes about eCommerce, leadership, and startups at http://www.ConnorGillivan.com.

After a visit it Frank Lloyd Wright's "Taliesin West" studio in Phonenix, Thom Singer was most taken with the statistic that the famed architect did 2/3 of his celebrated work between the age of 65-91. He did not always have a storybook life or career, and yet he still is the most recognizable name in his field.

Henry Ford said "Whether you think you can, or think you can't - you're right". Mindset and taking actions are key to reaching your potential. Too many people at every age mistakenly think they have missed their boat and their opportunities have sailed past. But now is the time to start.

Everything you have done to this point, successes and failures, are just the foundation of what is to come. Do not get caught in self doubt or self pity. History has countless examples of people who started (or re-started) their business over age 50 and are now celebrated entrepreneurs, actors, business leaders, etc... Ray Kroc was over 50 when he took on McDonald's.... Samuel Jackson was 45 before Pulp Fiction put him on the map as an actor...... Col Sanders was broke at age 65 when he started selling chicken.... etc......

Thom Singer is fired up to make age 50-75 the most productive, most successful, and most fun time of his life. He had a great time from 1-25 and cannot complain about 25-50 -- but he is taking the next quarter century on as a public challenge. One year into this effort and he is already reaping the benefits in his personal and professional life.

Not matter what your age, now is the time to start taking actions to make your future happen the way you want it to happen. Desire to start a business? Do it. Don't wait for life to hand you an outcome, instead you can create what happens next.

If you have ever felt you made some bad choices and have no future ahead, this is the episode of "Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do" that you will want to listen to and share with your friends.

Potential does not equal results, but there are things you can do to get there... start now.

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After a visit it Frank Lloyd Wright's "Taliesin West" studio in Phonenix, Thom Singer was most taken with the statistic that the famed architect did 2/3 of his celebrated work between the age of 65-91. He did not always have a storybook life or career, and yet he still is the most recognizable name in his field.

Henry Ford said "Whether you think you can, or think you can't - you're right". Mindset and taking actions are key to reaching your potential. Too many people at every age mistakenly think they have missed their boat and their opportunities have sailed past. But now is the time to start.

Everything you have done to this point, successes and failures, are just the foundation of what is to come. Do not get caught in self doubt or self pity. History has countless examples of people who started (or re-started) their business over age 50 and are now celebrated entrepreneurs, actors, business leaders, etc... Ray Kroc was over 50 when he took on McDonald's.... Samuel Jackson was 45 before Pulp Fiction put him on the map as an actor...... Col Sanders was broke at age 65 when he started selling chicken.... etc......

Thom Singer is fired up to make age 50-75 the most productive, most successful, and most fun time of his life. He had a great time from 1-25 and cannot complain about 25-50 -- but he is taking the next quarter century on as a public challenge. One year into this effort and he is already reaping the benefits in his personal and professional life.

Not matter what your age, now is the time to start taking actions to make your future happen the way you want it to happen. Desire to start a business? Do it. Don't wait for life to hand you an outcome, instead you can create what happens next.

If you have ever felt you made some bad choices and have no future ahead, this is the episode of "Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do" that you will want to listen to and share with your friends.

Potential does not equal results, but there are things you can do to get there... start now.

Shawna Suckow, CMP, was a million-dollar B2B buyer for over 20 years. In 2008 she founded an association of buyers, which now has over 3,000 members across North America. She began studying buyer behavior in earnest in 2009, and speaking to audiences of salespeople and business owners who were frustrated with the shifting marketplace. Her third book is called Don’t Become Extinct – Join the Sales Evolution, and it’s already a best-seller!

Listen to this episode of "Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do" as Shawna shares her story from corporate meeting planner, to association founder, to professional speaker & sales trainer. She has been both a buyer and seller and believes that the world is changing and most traditional sales professionals could find themselves out of work in the next decade if they do not take notice of how the world is changing.

How customers buy will forever be different and if you are an entrepreneur you need to be morphing how you position yourself and how you show social proof of how good you are and why they should select your product or service. People still do business with those they know, like and trust... but what does that mean in 2017 and beyond? Shawna knows and she share it all in this episode of the podcast.

http://www.shawnasuckow.com/

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Shawna Suckow, CMP, was a million-dollar B2B buyer for over 20 years. In 2008 she founded an association of buyers, which now has over 3,000 members across North America. She began studying buyer behavior in earnest in 2009, and speaking to audiences of salespeople and business owners who were frustrated with the shifting marketplace. Her third book is called Don’t Become Extinct – Join the Sales Evolution, and it’s already a best-seller!

Listen to this episode of "Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do" as Shawna shares her story from corporate meeting planner, to association founder, to professional speaker & sales trainer. She has been both a buyer and seller and believes that the world is changing and most traditional sales professionals could find themselves out of work in the next decade if they do not take notice of how the world is changing.

How customers buy will forever be different and if you are an entrepreneur you need to be morphing how you position yourself and how you show social proof of how good you are and why they should select your product or service. People still do business with those they know, like and trust... but what does that mean in 2017 and beyond? Shawna knows and she share it all in this episode of the podcast.

http://www.shawnasuckow.com/