North San Diego Business At Large

North San Diego Business At Large
Show Notes: April 12, 2010

The Women In Business Symposium is being held Thursday, May 20, 2010 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. This is the 11th year Sheila McDonnell has been producing this event.

Sheryl Roush

Sheryl Roush, Sparkle Presentations, will be the Mistress of Ceremonies. Anyone who knows Sheryl can tell you it’s an excellent event to attend, just because she’s there. she brings a passion to any event she’s involved with, and she really does “come from the heart.”

Sheryl has authored a “Heart Book Series” with several titles, Heart of a Woman, Heart of a Mother, and her current releases, Heart of a Military Woman and Heart of a Business Woman. But that’s not all.

Dee Sanford

Dee Sanford, Dee Sanford International, is one of the two keynote speakers. Dee is a Motivational Speaker, Trainer, TV & Internet Radio Host, and Founder of Two Networking Organizations.

Dee will be speaking about “The Power of Big Dreams and the Boldness to Make Them Happen”

Judy Carter

Judy Cater, Comedy Workshops,  will be the Symposium’s other keynote speakers.

Judy is a professional comedian and will be speaking about Stress Reduction: Laughing Your Way Out of Stress—Turning Problems into Punch Lines.

The Early Bird deadline is May 10, 2010.  There are still opportunities to market your business through sponsorship, or becoming one of the exhibitors. Make sure to register now for this wonderful networking event.

North San Diego Business At Large

North San Diego Business At Large
Show Notes:  February 19, 2010

Dan Boe, Inner-Fire Presentations, shared the six deadly mistakes we make in our sales conversations. They include:

1. Not getting the commitment up front.
2. Relying on product knowledge.
3. Being a free consultant.
4. Not having a process.
5. Trying to beat the buyer at his/her own game.
6. Selling features & benefits.

Dan offers sales courses which can be found at his site, Be The Fire, and has been a previous guest of North San Diego Business At Large (episode page).

North San Diego Business @Large Show Notes
December 4, 2009, 3pm PT

My guest this week was speaker and author Liz Goodgold, a fiery redhead with over 25 years of experience in marketing and branding. She is the author of RED FIRE BRANDING: Create a Hot Personal Brand and Have Customers for Life and DUH! Marketing.

Liz has worked for such major clients as Quaker Oats, Times Mirror, and Arco Oil as well as with small business owners and start-ups. Her specialized, one-on-one branding and coaching programs spark new ideas that deliver sure-fire results.

An often quoted expert, Liz has appeared in over 500 media outlets including ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, CNBC, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.

On Friday, July 24, 2009 I interviewed Cynthia Renee Fraizer, Energy Tour Cafe, about using new media when it was an very new technology.

Cynthia is famous for her Tech Divas events in which she brings guests to the event via virtual technology. It was an interesting hour. Let me know what you think by commenting.

The Carlsbad Chamber holds it’s First Friday Breakfast next Friday, November 7th at the Hilton Gardens Inn.

Discover The Power of Etiquette to Grow Your Business 

Learn what it takes to be charismatic and unforgettable in your industry, community and social circles by attending the Chamber’s First Friday Breakfast November 7th.

The featured speaker will be Phyllis Davis, who has been teaching American business etiquette to companies, government organizations and individuals for 33 years. In 2001, she founded the American Business Etiquette Trainers Association.

Davis is the bestselling author of “E2: Using the Power of Ethics and Etiquette in American Business.” She has been featured on “CNN Headline News,” “CNN Financial News,” “Bloomberg Financial Radio,” “Good Day New York” and “NBC Chicago.”

During the First Friday Breakfast, Davis will:

•Instruct men how to shake hands with women so that they like and trust them automatically and teach women how to shake hands with men to make them comfortable.

• Discuss the corporate hierarchy of who initiates the handshake and who receives it.

• Teach you the nonverbal components of a sincere handshake that creates a strong unconscious, yet human connection.

• Educate you about how to give a business card to someone and how to receive a business card. Like the handshake, the business card also is based on hierarchy and follows certain guidelines during networking situations and business settings.

• Demonstrate the art of making small talk that reveals your character, so people will like and trust you, without revealing private information about yourself.

First Friday Breakfast is the Chamber’s premiere networking and business promotional event, and one of the most regularly attended monthly programs. The breakfast will be from 7 to 9 a.m. Nov. 7 at Hilton Garden Inn, 6450 Carlsbad Blvd., Carlsbad, 92008.

Itex is a barter organization here in San Diego and it’s absolutely true that if Cash is King, Barter is Queen. Join Art Kaliel and the many Itex members and their guests at a Mini Trade Show being held Thursday, August 21st at the Marron Adobe from 4pm to 6pm.

So come and network with other solopreneurs in North San Diego County and learn how you can leverage your business with barter!  Oh, yeah!! I’ll be there….look for the hat, of course!