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AM Workshops

Make Peace with Your Purse
How to price your services and earn your worth

Kathleen Burns Kingsbury
KBK Wealth Connection

Do you squirm when someone asks for your fee? Do you undercut your price to be “nice”? Do you leave money on the table because you fear appearing greedy? Find out why so many women answer “yes” to these questions and how to overcome money mindsets that hold you back from earning your worth. This presentation will inspire you to examine the emotional factors that are driving your pricing strategy, teach you practical and easy to implement techniques for overcoming these roadblocks, and make you laugh along the way.

Kathleen Burns Kingsbury, voted one of the top ten executive coaches in 2009 by Women’s Business, is committed to helping her audiences bravely look at their relationship with money and earn their worth. With almost two decades of clinical experience and a financial background, she has the qualifications, skills, and depth of knowledge about human behavior that few money coaches have in today’s media-driven marketplace. Kathleen is an internationally published author, certified professional coach with a Masters Degree in Psychology, and an adjunct professor at the McCallum Graduate School of Business at Bentley University.

The Status of Women in the World

Yvonne Davis

American women are told we’ve come a long way, but have we? How do we compare with other women in the world? What are the challenges women in other parts of the world face and how can women help each other? Yvonne Davis will explore the status of women and basic issues that unite us all, as well as strategies for real progress.

Yvonne Davis is a doctoral candidate for the Thierry Graduate School of Leadership in Brussels, Belgium. Yvonne also holds a Master of Science in Leadership and Business Ethics from Duquesne University, a Master of Art in Political Science from the University of Connecticut, and a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications and Political Science from the University of Hartford, graduating magna cum laude. She completed “The Art and Practice of Leadership” at the John F. Kennedy School of Government Executive Leadership Program at Harvard University. Ms. Davis led an academic roundtable discussion at the Global Women’s Leadership Conference in Dubai, UAE. She developed the Political Leadership class for the University of Hartford’s Politics and Government department and is teaching this course as an upper level Comparative Politics Course.

Five Deadly Pitfalls of Finding a Job

Dr. Marcia LaReau
Forward Motion, LLC

Are you looking for a new job? Do online application processes have you frustrated? Is your job-finding network networked out? If you have been out of the job search industry for three years or longer, then you know that the process to land interviews has changed significantly. Even the interview process has changed. This session will outline the five reasons that qualified people don’t get hired and discuss tips to manage your job search positively , along with ideas on where to look for jobs.

Dr. Marcia LaReau has served in the businesses sector for more than 15 years, including Fortune 100 companies. As a Curriculum Designer, Learning Technologist, and HR Director, her use of unique, effective communication skills focuses on adult learning processes that increase employee effectiveness and efficiency. Dr. LaReau received a BME from Iowa State University, a Master of Music from Northwestern University, and a Ph.D. in Education from The Ohio State University. A recognized leader with a collaborative, creative, relational style, Dr. LaReau has proven herself in corporate and non-profit venues, working with executive, operational, and project teams.

Greening Your Home and Your Lifestyle

Laurie Gardner
Green Irene

Increasing global population and dwindling resources are threatening our way of life. Exposure to pollutants poses serious health risks. The composition of our atmosphere is changing, causing uncertain climatic hazards. We have the power to curb these threats with modest changes to daily habits. Learn how to protect your home and family from toxins, decrease your ecological footprint, reduce waste, and why these actions are so important. With simple, economical changes, we can ensure a sustainable future.

Laurie Gardner is a certified Eco-Consultant, providing advice and workshops on topics such as energy efficiency, water and energy conservation, air quality, reducing exposure to hazardous substances in the home, waste reduction, and recycling. She recently earned a certificate in Sustainable Energy Management from Eastern Connecticut State University, and is currently pursuing a degree in Environmental Earth Science. Laurie is dedicated to promoting awareness of our impact on the natural world and to encourage action to create a sustainable relationship with our environment.

PM Workshops

Internet Marketing on a Shoestring
Seven Simple Things You Can Do To Market Your Business Online

Dvorah Lansky

In this workshop you will:

Dvorah Lansky has a Master’s Degree in Education and the equivalent of a Master’s Degree in Internet Marketing. In addition to Teaching and Coaching, she’s a Master Blog Developer, a WordPress Expert, an online Radio Talk Show Host of TheBlogStation.com and a Web Video Expert. Dvorah has been marketing online and mentoring leaders since 1994. She enjoys equipping people to market their business effectively and affordably online. Her most popular online courses are: “Turn Your Message Into Money”, “Internet Marketing on a Shoestring” and “Discover Video Blogging.” You can find her on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn!

Eat Better, Feel Better, Live Better

Maribeth Abrams, MS, CNC
Monaco Center for Health & Healing

Having problems reaching a healthy weight despite our culture’s most popular health tips? Feel like you’re stuck in a cycle of deprivation and binges? Experience an inspiring and informative presentation on why and how to turn your food intake into an abundant, satisfying, disease-preventing, delicious part of life. Learn why the tastiest foods on the planet are cholesterol-free, help fend off osteoporosis, cancer, and excess weight, and why popular diets repeatedly fail. Understand how the world picture offers ironic truth about what we eat…and get motivated to act.

Maribeth Abrams is a Certified Nutritional Consultant, Certified Lifestyle Educator, culinary educator, public speaker, corporate chef for Vitasoy USA and spokesperson for the North American Vegetarian Society. Known for her enthusiastic demeanor, Maribeth has appeared on radio and television discussing food and nutrition, hosts the cooking DVD Tofu 1-2-3 with Olympic athlete Carl Lewis, and is the author of the cookbook Tofu 1-2-3, the forthcoming 4-Ingredient Vegan, and the column Ask Maribeth in Vegetarian Voice Magazine, for which she is also an associate editor. Maribeth provides nutritional counseling on the individual and corporate levels for weight loss, detoxification, food allergies, and healthy eating for the treatment and prevention of various diseases. Maribeth received her Bachelors Degree from Emory University, her Masters Degree from Georgia State University, and her nutrition training from the Global College of Natural Medicine. She is board certified by the American College of Drugless Practitioners.

Everyday Leadership

Lea Macchiaroli
trans-forme, LLC

What makes us respect and follow leaders? Is it how they present themselves, what they say, how they say it, how they make you feel? Everyday Leadership is about learning what those competencies are and how you can not only embody but also exude those leadership qualities every day, in everything you do, and with everyone with whom you interact. Whether you are interacting with colleagues at work, with friends on a charity or club board, with your children…you, the leader, will be seen, be heard, and feel fulfilled.

Lea is a veteran retail executive with 20+ years of corporate experience. In 2001, she began consulting for global brands in strategy and leadership, driving change and designing/developing great teams and leaders. Lea holds a B.A. from Wellesley College and is a certified Integral Coach© from New Ventures West in San Francisco with 8+ years of coaching experience beginning as a Leadership Consultant at Mariposa Leadership. She has since integrated in her practice leadership skill-development with her corporate clients. She works with CEOs, management teams, and non-corporate clients developing stronger communication, presence, influence, and vision with her firm trans-forme, LLC.

Connecting to the Power of Your Own Creativity

Susanne Davis
University of Connecticut lecturer
Owner of Words on Fire Studio

Creative play helps connect us to our depth of knowing. A journal is a road map to the rich interior landscape we each carry, which identifies the dreams for our exterior lives. Susanne’s program offers women inspirational stories and tools/tips/techniques for accessing their creative spirit through the written word. Be prepared to have some fun with interactive exercises and techniques that illustrate how the answers we seek in our lives already live deep within.

Susanne Davis’s short stories have been published in numerous literary journals. Her work has won awards and recognition, including the Hemingway First Novel Award. A section of her novel Gravity Hill was featured at the Boston Fiction Festival. Susanne holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and teaches creative writing at the University of Connecticut. She is a teaching artist for the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism.