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SUMMARY:Past Event: Speaker Series (3 Dec) - Building Teams That Win In Any Economy
DESCRIPTION:This is a combination in person (Calgary) and online (GoToWebinar) event. \n\nBuilding Teams That Win In Any Economy\nAs a business owner or entrepreneur\, you have to deal with a lot of concurrent challenges. When you have a solid team working with you\, it alleviates a lot of the pressure on you. \nTo keep a team at a high level of performance\, you must start with a commitment to excellence throughout the organization. \nOnce you are clear on what the mission\, vision\, and goals are at any point in time\, you can define the organizational impact areas. Impact areas are the parts or functions of the business that are critical to success. \nPeople are the threads that run through every impact area. The cumulative beliefs and values of the people make up the culture of the organization. \nIn this Speaker Series Event\, you will learn some strategies and approaches to create cohesive teams and a competent organization. The speakers will share with you their accumulated knowledge and experience\, gained over many years of working in industry\, consulting and training others. You could transform your business by implementing a single idea. \nWhen you achieve a culture of excellence\, you can win with less pain in both up and down economies. \nSpeakers\nVince Aliberti and Al Dhalla will be your hosts for the evening. \nCreating A Culture Of Excellence & Building a Solid Core – Doug Wagner\nPart 1 – Creating a Culture of Excellence: Clients expect excellence and consistency in the delivery of products and services. Your people are your competitive advantage in achieving this\, but only if you can create a culture that supports what matters most. \nPart 2 – Building a Solid Core: Most businesses deal with issues as they come up and rely on a few key executives to get them through challenges. When you create a solid core for your business\, you can more readily and quickly adapt to the challenges you face as a business. Identify the core elements of your business and learn to get them tuned. \nDoug Wagner is the president of Sunwapta Solutions\, an entrepreneur\, writer\, speaker and the visionary behind the Manifast Business Success System.  This customizable system allows us to partner with our clients to help them define where they want to go\, and how to get there in a way that makes sense for them. Our mission is to help businesses survive\, thrive and grow. \nTrain For Bottom Line Success – John Hudson\nManagement is not happy with overall organizational or employee performance. Employees hear mixed messages\, are not sure what they are supposed to do\, get frustrated and either shut down further or leave. Most employees want to perform their jobs well. In this interactive session\, John will show you how to implement a competency program and train employees for success. Once you understand this approach\, you can transform the performance of your entire organization. \nPrior to purchasing DETAC in 2011\, John was Vice President of HSE & Risk Management at Peak Energy Services. In a career spanning over 30 years\, John has held operational management positions in Energy and Utilities organizations. His experience includes leading safety\, training\, information technology and risk management functions\, along with engineering\, research and construction projects. A registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Alberta\, John is passionate about leveraging online and on-the-job learning to achieve safety and operational excellence. \nWhy\, Connections\, and Creating Positive Relationships  – Barbara Abramson\nYour company may have a clear mission\, values and a future vision. Everyone on the team also has their own personal version. When we know WHY others feel the way they do\, it breaks down barriers to creating deeper relationships. Through example\, Barb will share one or more tools you can use with your team to build stronger connections and unlock the potential of your team. \nBarbara works with corporations\, schools\, senior centers\, and community organizations to help people connect more deeply to themselves\, to each other\, and to the opportunities in their lives. She’s all about increasing happiness and profitability\, and decreasing bullying and depression\, by helping friendships evolve\, partnerships develop\, and aha moments occur. \nThe Five Behaviours of a Cohesive TeamTM – Jade Clarke\nTeamwork is the single most untapped competitive advantage.  It all starts with understanding the individual working style of the team members and then learning how to appreciate those differences and apply them to create a cohesive\, high performing team. \nJade Clarke is the owner of Quill Training Ltd. She is a firm believer in lifelong learning for both your professional and personal life. She works in partnership with clients to explore opportunities to provide innovative learning solutions for employees. Jade helps organizations break down barriers between head office and the employees in the plant or fields; creating a cohesive team. \nAbout The Speaker Series\nThe Speaker Series is intended to create an effective and friendly environment for speakers\, business experts and entrepreneurs to share their business lessons with like minded entrepreneurs\, business owners and business leaders. There will also be lots of time for networking before\, after and during the event as building alliances and friendships is critical to business success. \nUltimately it is all about helping you to significantly grow your business. \nEvent Details\nFormat: Speaker Series \nTime: Arrive 6:00 pm for open networking  – 6:30 pm sharp start \nDuration: 2.5 hours (6:30 to 9:00 pm) \nParking: LRT parking lots are free after 10 am \nCost: Advance $10 per person ($15 at the door). Pizza\, veggies\, snacks and water will be provided. Online attendence is free. A single idea can make a big difference in your business.
URL:https://www.sunwaptasolutions.com/event/speaker-series-building-teams-that-win-in-any-economy
LOCATION:Manifast Business Training Centre\, #710\, 816 - 7th Ave SW\, Calgary\, AB\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2P 1A1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Live,Online,Speaker Series,Strategy,Team
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SUMMARY:Past Event: Speaker Series (17 Nov) - Getting Clients Even In Lean Times
DESCRIPTION:This is a combination in person (Calgary) and online (GoToWebinar) event. \nGetting Clients Even In Lean Times\nFor most entrepreneurs\, the most challenging part of business is getting enough clients. Whether you are trying to start a new venture\, worried about surviving during a tough market or seeking to grow your business; attracting and retaining clients is critical. \nFew people can even agree on what marketing is or the value it plays in your business. Even fewer know how to maximize its effectiveness. Sales are something you just figure out along the way (or don’t). At the end of the day\, you need more leads\, and you need to convert those leads into customers. \nThis Speaker Series event brings together three speakers who will help you make sense of it all and provide some clear guidance and strategies on how to attract\, convert and retain your perfect clients. \nThose companies with incomplete strategies and poor implementations tend to suffer. We see this far too much. \nThose companies that provide value to people\, and master marketing and sales\, tend to succeed consistently. Even in lean times. If you have sufficient revenue and profit\, you can weather most of the other business problems that happen along the way. \n“Business has only two functions — marketing and innovation.” ~Peter F. Drucker \nSuccess requires that you regularly spend time learning\, applying and improving your marketing and sales functions. \nThis event can help. In person or online\, sign-up below and grab your spot. \nSpeakers\nVince Aliberti and Al Dhalla will be your hosts for the afternoon. \nClients Are Your Business – Doug Wagner\nMost business owners become a product or service company. They miss the simple fact that without clients or customers\, you can’t provide value to anyone and your innovation is wasted. In Part One – You will learn to identify the core parts of your business and how marketing and sales play into your business success. In Part Two you will learn a few critical skills in moving leads from prospects to clients. \nDoug Wagner is the president of Sunwapta Solutions and the visionary behind the Manifast Business Success System. The strategies\, tactics\, systems and tools to get your business from plan to results. Survive\, thrive and grow. \nCreating Value – Pete Evans\nPete will talk about how the Law of Value from “The Go-Giver” by Bob Burg and John David\nMann\, can be applied to your business.  This Law is the foundation for building a successful business\, increasing sales and creating a powerful marketing message. Thinking like a Go-Giver is not only a nicer\, more fulfilling and more satisfying way to live\, it’s also a very financially profitable way as well. \nPete Evans is a Certified Go-Giver Coach and Speaker\, trainer\, speaker business consultant living in the United Kingdom. He is the Managing Director of Momentum Sales Solutions Ltd. Momentum is a sales transformation\, consulting and coaching organisation offering a unique culture-defining philosophy and framework that makes giving value the cornerstone of a refreshingly open and authentic approach to selling\, leadership and business growth. \n5 Proven Strategies to Attract Clients – Nancy Boisvert\nMost businesses put out a number of short-term tactics and  campaigns and hope something sticks. The game changes when you look at marketing strategically. You will learn five strategies on how to market your business better and consistently get more leads. These techniques work even when times are tough. In fact\, that is when you need them most. \nNancy Boisvert is a professional strategic marketing and brand development consultant with over 3 decades of experience. During this time\, she has helped countless entrepreneurs understand and hone their marketing programs and develop their brands. Nancy is the  President and Marketing Director at Agapi Marketing and Consulting. \nPositioning Corporate Events At The Calgary Zoo – Maria Martiniello\nThe Calgary Zoo is known by most as a family destination. Yet hidden in that wilderness is the opportunity for businesses and organizations to hold events that stand out and create experiences. Maria will share her lessons in positioning and selling the Calgary Zoo as a destination of choice for corporate events in a competitive market. \nMaria Martiniello is responsible for the performance and accountability of the Event Sales team in delivering sustained year-round sales growth at the Calgary Zoo. She is an innovative result oriented; customer focused professional with years of experience in a variety of fast paced\, Oil & Gas\, Legal\, Non Profit\, Technology and Beverage sectors including television advertising.  Maria is Event Management Certified from Mount Royal University.  Her focus is on event design\, marketing / promotion\, event scheduling\, event coordination\, and event delivery.  Maria specializes and prides herself on seeing her clients achieve their objectives – from initial vision to the execution. \nAbout The Speaker Series\nThe Speaker Series is intended to create an effective and friendly environment for speakers\, business experts and entrepreneurs to share their business lessons with like minded entrepreneurs\, business owners and business leaders. There will also be lots of time for networking before\, after and during the event as building alliances and friendships is critical to business success. \nUltimately it is all about helping your business survive\, thrive and grow. \nEvent Details\nFormat: Speaker Series \nTime: Arrive 12:30pm for open networking  – 1:00 pm sharp start \nDuration: 3 hours (1:00 to 4:00 pm) \nParking: LRT parking lots are free after 10 am \nCost: In person attendees\, the cost is $10 per person in advance ($15 at the door) which includes a light pizza and snacks lunch. No cost for online attendees. Event value is $99.
URL:https://www.sunwaptasolutions.com/event/speaker-series-getting-clients-even-in-lean-times
LOCATION:Manifast Business Training Centre\, #710\, 816 - 7th Ave SW\, Calgary\, AB\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2P 1A1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Getting Clients,Live,Online,Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series (17 Sep) - Culture\, Leadership and Talent Essentials To Thrive In Any Economy
DESCRIPTION:This is a combination in person (Calgary) and online (GoToWebinar) event. \nCulture\, Leadership and Talent Essentials To Thrive In Any Economy\nHas the current economic situation forced you to shrink your organization to a handful of your former people? \nAre you an emerging business getting ready for growth? \nRapid shrinking and growing can cause cracks in a business organization. Then when things are right for growth many businesses run the risk of collapsing or imploding under the sudden pressures. \nIf you build a strong core or foundation\, you will be able to survive and thrive in any economy. \nEven more importantly you will be positioned to thrive and grow when the conditions are right. \nThe theme this evening will be all about building a solid core including: \n\nCreating a winning and adaptable culture\,\nBuilding a strong leadership team\,\nEngaging the full talent and skills of your people for long-term business success.\n\nAbout The Speaker Series\nThe Speaker Series is intended to create an effective and friendly environment for speakers\, business experts and entrepreneurs to share their business lessons with like minded entrepreneurs\, business owners and business leaders. There will also be lots of time for networking before\, after and during the event as building alliances and friendships is critical to business success. \nUltimately it is all about helping you to significantly grow your business. \nSpeakers\nVince Aliberti and Al Dhalla will be your hosts for the evening. \nCreating a Solid Business Core – Doug Wagner\nMost businesses deal with issues as they come up and rely on a few key executives to get them through challenges. When you have a solid core to your business you can more readily and quickly adapt to the challenges you face as a business. Identify the core elements of your business and learn to get them tuned. This includes creating a strong culture that can allow you to survive in rough times and thrive and grow in good. \nThis presentation will be given in two parts. \nDoug Wagner is the president of Sunwapta Solutions and the visionary behind the Manifast Business Success System. The strategies\, tactics\, systems and tools to get your business from plan to results. Survive\, thrive and grow. \nBuilding A Competent Organization  – Jeff Griffiths\nOrganizational excellence extends from the people in the business to the processes and systems they use and improve. But is it more than just providing training and “just get it done” management. It is about doing the right things. It is about ensuring people know what their roles are and that they have the skills and tools to do the work. Jeff will be sharing how individual competency fits into organizational competency. Ultimately it is about how to use those concepts to build a business that will perform well in bad times and excel in good times. \nJeff Griffiths is a seasoned management and organizational development consultant who assists clients to improve their competitiveness. Jeff works collaboratively with his clients as a change agent\, applying Organizational Development and Change Management principles and practices in a holistic approach to improvement that balances purpose\, people and processes to enable sustained high performance. Jeff is the co-owner of Griffiths Sheppard Consulting Group Inc. \n5 Essential and Learnable Leadership Skills – Merri Lemmex\nIn most small and mid-sized businesses new supervisors\, managers and leaders are typically thrown into the water and left to sink or swim. You entrusted them with a critical portion of your business and yet you don’t have the time or in-house skills to ensure they are set up for success. This is a waste of talent and it directly impacts your company’s bottom line. Learn the 5 skills every leader should have to improve their success rate and help grow your business. \nTraining has always been Merri Lemmex’s passion and has either been the main focus\, or a significant part of every position she has held. Taking those skills into the management field\, she now focuses on management and leadership soft skills. Her forte is working in technical fields such as oil\, engineering\, construction and manufacturing to bring pertinent training and practice to industries that typically do not provide much management training. In addition\, as a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) she also provided training services at all levels to project managers for their clients. Merri is a managing partner at Lemmex Williams Training Inc. \nFundraiser – Charity\nAll proceeds from this speaker series event\, less direct costs\, will be donated to a charitable organization. For this event\, the proceeds will be split between the Calgary Interfaith Food Bank and the Canadian Mental Health Association (Calgary). \n\n\n\nEvent Details\nFormat: Speaker Series \nLocation: Online or in person at the\nManifast Business Training Centre\n#710\, 816 – 7th Ave SW\, Calgary\, AB \nTime: Arrive 6pm for open networking  – 6:30 pm sharp start \nDuration: 2 hours (6:30 to 8:30 pm) \nParking: Street parking is free after 6 pm \nCost: Advance $20 per person ($25 at the door). Pizza\, veggies\, snacks and water will be provided (estimated value $99)
URL:https://www.sunwaptasolutions.com/event/speaker-series-17-sep-culture-leadership-talent-essentials-thrive-economy
LOCATION:Manifast Business Training Centre\, #710\, 816 - 7th Ave SW\, Calgary\, AB\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2P 1A1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series (2 June) - Effective Marketing Attracts People Who Buy
DESCRIPTION:Local and Online Event\nOur prior Speaker Series have been quite popular so register early. We are also now opening this event up to online attendees who are outside of Calgary. Those attending via GoToWebinar still need to register. Attendance and connection details will be sent prior to the event. \nAttracting People Who Buy\nOver the past few months we have been talking to numerous business owners who have a number of marketing pieces in place\, yet aren’t seeing the results that they expect. \nThis reminds me of the old saying: \n“Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.” ~ John Wanamaker \nAverage marketing generates leads. Good marketing generates lots of leads but you have to weed out the non-buyers. \nEffective marketing attracts the people who will buy. \nBecause of its seeming simplicity and the number of tools available\, most people want to skip right to the tactics for a quick fix. Yet like anything else that you need to master\, you have to get good at the basics before you will become successful. \nIn this speaker series we will be looking at why most marketing fails and what you can do to change that around. \nAbout The Speaker Series\nThe Speaker Series is intended to create a friendly environment for speakers\, business experts and entrepreneurs to share their business lessons with like minded entrepreneurs\, business owners and business leaders. There will also be lots of time for networking before\, after and during the event as building alliances and friendships is critical to business success. \nUltimately it is all about helping you to significantly grow your business. \nSpeakers\nVince Aliberti and Al Dhalla will be your hosts for the evening. \nThe 5 Marketing Traps – Doug Wagner\nYou’ve covered off most of the should be’s. Build a website. Setup some social media accounts and post. Attend networking events. Advertise.  Yet you are not getting the results you want or need to thrive and grow. You’ve likely fallen into these 5 marketing traps. \nDoug Wagner is the president of Sunwapta Solutions and the visionary behind the Manifast Business Success System. The strategies\, tactics\, systems and tools to get your business from plan to results. Survive\, thrive and grow. \nUpgrading Your Brand – Bill Ellis\nNo matter where your brand is today\, there is room to increase its awareness and value in the minds of your prospects and clients. Bill will take us through the process of upgrading your brand utilizing the Seven C’s of Branding® and the principles of The Go-Giver. \nBill Ellis is a coach\, international speaker and thought partner who’s mission is to add value to the world – one brand at a time. After 25 successful years at Anheuser-Busch in sales\, brand management and branded merchandise Bill has shifted his focus to helping individuals and companies through the process of Building Fearless Brands®. \nBuild Your Website Right and They Will Come – Howard Gelmich\nBuild it and they will come. Not really. It takes some well-crafted strategies and techniques to do it right. Howard will share some of the things he has learned over many years in marketing and website design that will not only allow you to see if your website is built right\, but help you ask the right questions from your website designer. \nHoward Gelmich is the owner of Design In Motion. He brings his clients over 20 years of marketing and advertising experience including 10 years specific to websites\, video and graphic design. Howard recently won the Best CSS Site of the Day award on 2 March 2015. \nConnecting To Your Social Brand – Rina Chong\nSocial media is both a community and a powerful set of tools to extend your ability to connect and support your brand online. Rina will share some of her methods\, tools and tips to connect more\, build your brand reputation and drive traffic to your website or events. \nRina Chong is a results-oriented\, high-energy\, driven sales and marketing professional with extensive experience in consulting\, social media marketing and recruitment. She is an advisor to various small/medium sized businesses on their company vision and execution and effectively delivers solutions to help organizations improve the predictability of their human capital decisions. She runs a very popular workshop called “How to Maximize Social Media for Your Business\, Brand and Events.” \n7 Steps To Effective Marketing – Doug Wagner\nPart 2 of Doug’s presentation—continuing from “The 5 Marketing Traps”—will tie the evening together by providing attendees with a set of action steps to actually attract people who buy to your business. \nEffective Marketing – Panel Q&A\nThe speakers will return to the stage and be available to answer questions from the audience. \nFund Raiser – Daraja Foundation\n \nArsheen Dhalla had a vision to create an organization that would make a positive impact. The Daraja Foundation is the result of that vision. \nDaraja means  “bridge” in Swahili. Which is embedded in their mission: \n“To build bridges between communities and work globally to improve living conditions\, education and healthcare.” \nAll proceeds collected from the event locally and from online attendees will be donated to the Daraja Foundation. \n\n\n\n \nEvent Details\nFormat: Speaker Series \nLocation: Online or in person at the\nManifast Business Training Centre\n#710\, 816 – 7th Ave SW\, Calgary\, AB \nTime: Arrive 6pm for open networking  – 6:30 pm sharp start \nDuration: 2 hours (6:30 to 8:30 pm) \nParking: Street parking is free after 6 pm \nCost: $10 per person. Some pizza\, light snacks and water will be provided (estimated value $99)
URL:https://www.sunwaptasolutions.com/event/speaker-series-2-june-effective-marketing-attracts-people-buy
LOCATION:Manifast Business Training Centre\, #710\, 816 - 7th Ave SW\, Calgary\, AB\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2P 1A1\, Canada
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