Speakers

Tiphani Montgomery

Published on August 22, 2012 by CMColeman

Session: How to Be Amazing When You Suck at Selling: The Ultimate Guide on Promoting Your
Products and Services Like Your Life Depends On It!

About this session

You have a great product/service. You've poured out sweat in the form of blood and tears and your baby is finally ready to be released into the world. You close your eyes and imagine the money flooding into your bank account, making all the time you spent on creating this masterpiece worth it. You think about promoting it, but the mere idea makes your skin crawl.

And then you do it. You release it into the world and get NOTHING. Zero. Zilch.

In this presentation, Tiphani Montgomery, the Queen of Fearless Self-Promotion, will teach you selling techniques that will crank out your inner hustlers' spirit, how to step out of the box and promote like a pro, and how to reject rejection (it's a numbers game...really).

About Tiphani Montgomery

When Tiphani Montgomery was 12, they told her she was stupid — and prescribed ‘smart pills’ (aka, Ritalin) to wrestle her brain into a state of submission. She fed them to her Rottweiler. They worked like a charm.

When she was 21, they told her she'd never amount to anything — so she took her baby daughter, moved to a new state, self-published a book of poetry, and sold 2,500 copies in less than a month…from behind the bar where she mixed drinks & hustled tips.

When she was 25, her college GPA was an abysmal 0.0 — so she dropped out. Wrote her first (of four) novels in two and a half months. And landed on the Essence magazine bestseller list seven separate times — including the #1 spot.

She's now a Huffington Post Blogger, a Motivational Speaker and a Bloomberg Businessweek Fellow spreading her message of cashflow, power and fearless self-promotion all over the world.

She's also the founder of, Knocked Up, Now What? a non-profit that teaches young mothers in every continent the fundamentals of self-love, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and philanthropy.

Website: www.tiphanimontgomery.com

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Erik Vonk

Published on August 22, 2012 by CMColeman

Session: How to Thrive as a Free Agent in the Upcoming Era of Independent Work Arrangements

About this session

Fundamental societal changes, unprecedented economic uncertainty and global megatrends are changing the way work works. Employment is obsolete, and organizations and individuals are aggressively seeking better work arrangements that provide greater flexibility, higher autonomy and improved portability of work benefits.

In this session, Erik Vonk, author of Don't Get a Job, Get a Life and a recognized expert in the field of freelancing and independent contracting, will provide useful insights into the composition and the characteristics of tomorrow’s workforce. You'll learn:

Why work worked the way it did ... but no longer does
How the nature of exchanging competencies for income is rapidly evolving
The most common myths and realities of contingent work arrangements
The Affordable Healthcare Act – what's in store for free agents in the U.S.?
How freelancers everywhere can position themselves to thrive over the next 5 years

About Erik Vonk

Erik is an internationally recognized expert in the field of freelancing and independent contracting.

As the architect of the staffing contract between Randstad Staffing Services and the Atlanta Olympic Committee, he orchestrated the provision of all 16,000 paid personnel for the Centennial Olympic Games in 1996. This is still the largest single supplier contingent workforce arrangement on record.

He is the author of the book “Don’t Get a Job, Get a Life” (2000), which makes the case for replacing outdated employment conventions with "on demand" work platforms.
In line with the book’s vision, Erik started Back Of The House (BOTH), a company that offers Total Support for Independent Professionals™. Filling a void in the market, BOTH provides this growing segment of the workforce with a personal support platform that combines IT and admin resources with health, retirement and insurance options.

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Danielle Laporte

Published on August 22, 2012 by CMColeman

Session:
True Strengths + The Metrics of Ease: why being well rounded is highly overrated.

About this session

Would you rather be sufficient, or masterful?

Would you rather be bright, or a freaking supernova?

Would you rather be well rounded, or on your own leading edge?

In this exclusive interview, Danielle LaPorte explains how uncovering and declaring your true strengths enables you to do more of the work that comes easier to you... and less of the work that feels like a grind and stifles your creative spirit. She discusses why approving of your weaknesses is one of the most important things you can do, and why being well-rounded is a highly overrated ideal.

You'll walk away with some new insights on how to realize your true brilliance. And you'll discover how to use your natural strengths to do more of the work you love with clients and partners you truly enjoy.

About Danielle Laporte

Danielle LaPorte is the author of the book The Fire Starter Sessions: A Soulful + Practical Guide for Creating Success on Your Own Terms (from Random House/Crown). An inspirational speaker, former think tank exec and business strategist, she is the co-author of Your Big Beautiful Book Plan. Over a million visitors have gone for her straight-up advice on DanielleLaPorte.com, a site that has been deemed “the best place on-line for kick-ass spirituality.”

www.DanielleLaPorte.com
www.yourbigbeautifulbookplan.com

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Ilise Benun

Published on August 22, 2012 by CMColeman

Session: Anatomy of a Winning Proposal

About this session

Have you ever seen another creative professional’s proposal?

Most haven’t. So you have no idea whether yours is better or worse, stronger or weaker. You don’t how it compares to the ones your prospects are reviewing alongside yours when they make their decision whether to hire you -- or not.

In this session, Ilise Benun, author of the Proposal Bundle for Designers and Copywriters, will walk you through an actual “winning” proposal and highlight the elements that set this one apart from others submitted. She’ll cover:

The 4 types of proposals: which one is right for which situation?
What should be in your proposal?
What order should the information be in?
How many pages is too many?
How much self promotion should be included?
How should prices be presented?

About Ilise Benun

Ilise Benun is an author, consultant, speaker, founder of Marketing-Mentor.com and co-producer of CFC: the business conference for the creatively self-employed. Through one-on-one and group mentoring, she provides practical guidance, accountability and a sounding board to creative professionals who are serious about growing their creative business.

Benun speaks internationally to trade groups and students. Her books include “The Designer’s Guide to Marketing and Pricing," “Stop Pushing Me Around: A Workplace Guide for the Timid, Shy and Less Assertive,” "The Creative Professional's Guide to Money” as well as the popular ebooks and downloads, “The Proposal Bundle for Designers” and “The Proposal Bundle for Copywriters.” Details at www.marketing-mentor-toolbox.com

Resources

Web sites: www.marketing-mentor.com and www.marketing-mentor-toolbox.com

Check out the Proposal Bundles (versions for designers and copywriters): www.proposalbundle.com

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Dyana Valentine

Published on August 22, 2012 by CMColeman

Session: You know WHAT you do, but do you know WHY?

About this session

We all have Super Conditions for Greatness that must be present for us to bring our best work into the world. Do you know yours? Well, once you name them and learn how to use them to your best advantage--every.single.one of your decisions will be easier, your collaborations will be more successful and every piece of content, product and service you bring to the world will be more brilliant. Dyana's session will cover the basics of how to find your Super Conditions for Greatness, architect your best Circumstances and define your ideal Roles so that everything you Express in the world will be as great as you are. Put awkward, Uh-I-Have-No-Idea-If this is gonna work moments behind you. This decision-making, purpose clarifying process is revolutionizing the way you do business, test our ideas and communicate with aplomb. Decide to be great. Focus on what makes you greater.

About Dyana Valentine

Dyana Valentine is not for the faint of heart. She’s spent 13+ years teaching leaders to listen to themselves and complete seemingly impossible projects—we’re talking major brand overhauls, six-figure product launches, full-fledged manuscripts. She serves up straight-from-the-hip advice in online magazines and columns all over the ‘net. In a past life, she was an idiot-savant microsurgery tech, worked for the Olympic Games organizing committee, and was personally approached by the FBI with a recruitment invitation—for classified reasons – on two separate occasions.

Website: www.dyanavalentine.com

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Michael Michalowicz

Published on August 22, 2012 by CMColeman

Session: How To Pumpkin Plan Your Business - A Secret Farming Method Entrepreneurs Can Exploit to Grow Colossally Successful Businesses

About this session

Who would have know that pumpkin farmers held the holy grail to business success. Yep, you read that right. Pumpkin farmers. But not your ordinary pumpkin farmer, the colossal pumpkin farmers. Those straw chewing, overall wearing farmers who win big money at the county fair growing half ton pumpkins. The strategies these farmers have mastered over the centuries are the exact same strategies successful entrepreneurs use to grow colossal businesses.

Mike Michalowicz, author of The Pumpkin Plan, is about to teach you how you can grow your own remarkable, prize winning business by following the pumpkin plan, including:

Seed Selection - Discover why ordinary entrepreneurs plant many seeds, and the extraordinary entrepreneurs are highly selective.
Watering Frequency - Master the technique that wildly successful entrepreneurs use to be constantly in front of the right customers.
Feeding The Root System - Learn why asking for referrals from customers is uncomfortable for everyone and actually hurts your business. Instead utilize the "feeding" system of the vendor network to grow explosively.

Get ready to take notes like never before. And get ready to grow your own giant pumpkin of a business.

About Michael Michalowicz

Mike Michalowicz (mi-CAL-o-witz) started his first business at the age of 24, moving his young family to the only safe place he could afford – a retirement village. With no experience, no contacts and no savings he systematically bootstrapped a multi-million dollar business. Then he did it again. And again. His experience building three multi-million dollar companies fostered a philosophy rarely taught to entrepreneurs: the lack of money, experience and resources is, in fact, your greatest asset. Because, all these “limitations” bring about the key ingredient to entrepreneurial success: innovation.

Mike is the president of a behavioral e-marketing firm, Obsidian Launch; is the small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal; is the “business makeover” specialist on MSNBNC; and is the author of cult classic book, The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur. He is currently writing his second book, to be released in 2012 by Portfolio, an imprint of the Penguin Group.

Website: www.MikeMichalowicz.com

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Noah Scalin

Published on August 22, 2012 by CMColeman

Session: Unstuck: How to Get (and Keep) Your Creativity Flowing

About this session

Has your creative engine stalled out? Don’t worry; you’re in good company. Everyone needs a creative tune-up from time-to-time and this is where you’ll get the tools for the job.

Artist/designer Noah Scalin, author of 365: A Daily Creativity Journal and Unstuck: 52 Ways To Get (and Keep) Your Creativity Flowing at Home, at Work, and in Your Studio, will share the story of his own yearlong Skull-A-Day project and the benefits he gained from this daily practice – including becoming a published author & sought after corporate speaker, and yes even making an appearance on The Martha Stewart show. He’ll also introduce you to several easy ways to immediately start generating more creative energy that will benefit your life and work.

About Noah Scalin

Noah Scalin is a Richmond, Virginia based artist, designer, author, and activist. He is creator of the Webby award-winning art project Skull-A-Day and his fine art has been exhibited in museums and galleries internationally, including the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia and the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago. Noah also founded the socially conscious design and consulting firm Another Limited Rebellion. His work at ALR has been featured in dozens of books and magazines from both the US and abroad.

In addition, Noah co-founded The Alternative Speakers Bureau and through which he frequently gives lectures & workshops on creativity for groups ranging from teens in NYC to designers at the CIA. He also created Design Rebels, a course on socially conscious design, which he teaches at Virginia Commonwealth University. His first book, Skulls, was honored by the New York Public Library, named a “Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Teen Readers” by the Young Adult Library Services Association, and was featured on The Martha Stewart Show.

His recent books, 365: A Daily Creativity Journal and Unstuck: 52 Ways to Get (and Keep) Your Creativity Flowing at Home, at Work, and in Your Studio, are about helping others to get inspired and back on their creative paths. His latest book, The Design Activist’s Handbook, co-authored with Michelle Taute, is a practical guide to working from an ethical perspective.

Websites:
http://www.NoahScalin.com
http://www.skulladay.com
http://www.makesomething365.com

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Laura Roeder

Published on August 22, 2012 by CMColeman

Session: 3 Steps for Becoming the "Go To" Person in Your Field

About this session

One of the biggest challenges freelancers and solopreneurs face is the seemingly never-ending feast-or-famine cycle of work. You're booked solid one day, desperate for a project the next day.

In this exclusive interview, Laura Roeder explains why we often get caught in this dangerous cycle—and how we can get out of it for good. You'll learn how you can get clients and opportunities to come to you, rather than having to continually chase them. And you'll discover how to become known as the "go to" person in your field or industry by raising your profile and demonstrating expertise in your space.

About Laura Roeder

Laura Roeder is a social media marketing expert who teaches small businesses how to become well-known and claim their brand online. She is the creator of LKR Social Media Marketer and Creating Fame and author of Facebook Fame: The Facebook Marketing Bible For The Small Business.

In 2011, Laura was named one of the top 100 entrepreneurs under 30 and was invited to speak at the White House.

Laura has spoken at numerous influential industry conferences including BlogWorld, The South by Southwest Interactive Conference, Real Estate Connect, The Social Communications Summit and Blogher, discussing online marketing, social media, and personal branding. Laura has been seen on Fox News, Forbes.com, CNET, The Los Angeles Times, Fast Company, Mashable, Yahoo Finance and many more influential publications and media channels.

Laura believes in giving back, volunteering and showing support to budding entrepreneurs around the globe. She has traveled to South Africa as part of the Virgin Unites Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship where she offered guidance to budding entrepreneurs, and has spoken to students at the University of Southern California and Loyola Marymount University.

Website: www.lkrsocialmedia.com

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Amy Porterfield

Published on August 3, 2012 by CMColeman

Session: 5 Facebook Marketing Strategies to Create More Engagement, Set Yourself Up as an Authority and Attract Hot Leads

About this session

Here's what you'll learn in this action-packed presentation:

How to grab the attention of your ideal audience on Facebook
The quickest way to grow a lucrative fan base
How to keep your fans coming back for more
Little known ways to move your fans to action
How to use the new Promoted Posts to reach even more potential customers and turn them into paying customers

About Amy Porterfield

Amy is the co-author of Facebook Marketing All-In-One for Dummies and a Social Media trainer and speaker. With 12+ years marketing experience, Amy has worked with mega brands like Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, along with Peak Performance Coach, Tony Robbins, where she oversaw his content marketing team and collaborated on multiple online marketing campaigns. She currently creates online programs to teach entrepreneurs and small businesses how to leverage social media to gain greater exposure, attract quality leads and turn their fans and followers into loyal customers. To learn more, visit www.AmyPorterfield.com.

Blog: www.AmyPorterfield.com

Free Facebook Marketing Tips Webinar: http://www2.onlinemeetingnow.com/register/?id=6371b5cef5

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Peleg Top

Published on September 21, 2011 by CMColeman

Session: Designing an Abundant Life

About this session

Joyful, life-giving, easy, abundance, seems like an impossible dream for most people. Stuck in fear and worry, unfocused and challenged, we struggle for a better life, because we mistakingly think of abundance as an achievement to earn, rather than a way to live.

Join Peleg Top, Los Angeles based business coach and life mentor, as he shares with you his simple three principle approach to designing the abundant life you desire.

In this intimate presentation you'll learn to design your abundant life. You'll see how the actions you take, the mindset you keep, and the practices you maintain can permanently shift your life and your business into a state of flow. In the flow of abundance you'll be naturally and automatically more creative, more productive and more in tune with your spirit.

About Peleg Top

After a thriving career as a designer and a branding agency owner for eighteen years Peleg Top faced his own mid-life crisis, closed shop and found his calling as a business coach and a psyco-spiritual therapist. Peleg now helps creative entrepreneurs heal their businesses from bad clients, poor profits and overwhelming stress while helping the business owner blossom and succeed. He brings a holistic mind-body-business approach to his work and focuses on teaching people how to create abundance, generate prosperity and live a joyful, happy life. He is a published author, an intuitive painter, a certified chef and all around creative guy.

Website: www.PelegTop.com

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