2009 Luncheon Speakers
January 2009
It Starts With A Decision
LWBF attendees took time to decide what they will achieve in 2009. The LWBF luncheon proved to be the right environment for members to focus on goals and take charge of their paths for 2009. Getting clear about desires for 2009: focuses efforts, encourages goal achievement, and helps in recognizing success! Greater fulfillment empowers you, grows your business, and enables you to give that much more to others.
Because LWBF sees 2009 as a year of members working together, we gave everyone who attended the January luncheon a free year on the new and improved online Member Directory.
March 2009
How to Apologize to Clients and Customers
Presented by: Lauren Bloom
Lauren Bloom is the founder and CEO of Elegant Solutions Consulting, a consulting firm dedicated to helping professionals build trust with their clients, customers and members by “walking the ethics talk” in their daily practices.
An internationally-recognized expert on professional ethics and governance, Lauren has appeared as a keynote speaker and on panels across North America and in Europe.
She brings a practical, humorous approach to the serious business of developing and maintaining high ethical standards in a post-Enron world. Read more about Lauren here.
How to Apologize to Clients and Customers offers practical guidance on how to apologize so effectively that your relationships with your clients and customers end up stronger than ever and lawsuits are less likely.
April 2009
New Visual Home/Office Phone Technology
Presented by: Oscar Ewell
At the forefront of the latest technologies in the telecommunications and wireless industries, 5Linx offers Digital Home Phone Service, Video Phones, Cellular Phones, Broadband Internet Service and more to make your business efficient and productive.
5Linx gave away two $150 video phones to two lucky LWBF members!
May 2009
Creating Your Own Financial Stimulus Package
Presented by: Marie Benoit, The Dollars and Sense Doctor
Marie Benoit, Ph.D., Certified Financial Stress Reduction Coach, is a former tenured professor turned entrepreneur. For over 20 years, as owner of her own training company in Northern Virginia, she taught thousands of corporate executives how to improve the company bottom line.
Today her mission is much more personal: to help small business owners and ordinary people realize that they too can become wealthy and debt-free if they so choose—no matter what their current finances and/or the circumstances in which they grew up.
June 2009
Feng Shui and More
Presented by: Deborah Harrigan
Attendees of the June LWBF luncheon had the opportunity to think about the energy surrounding themselves and the buildings they use towards creating spaces that support goals and desires of the humans that inhabit them.
July 2009
Embracing Reality - Part of the Emotional Intelligence Series
Presented by: Paul Rondeau, Embracing Reality
Mastering the eight principles of emotional intelligence changes the way people view their lives as well as their performance on the job. These principles engender growth in self-understanding, confidence, personal effectiveness, and the ability to handle the challenges/opportunities of the workplace. On July 2, Paul Rondeau spoke to the LWBF about the principle of Embracing Reality. Mr Rondeau lead attendees in a disucssion about discovering power and fulfillment.
Paul E. Rondeau is Chief Solutions Officer at Synapse Associates LLC, a firm specializing in organizational leadership, high performance teams, and executive coaching. Mr. Rondeau has over 30 years senior management experience including Fortune 500 and national nonprofits. He holds M.A. in Management and Communication, B.A. Marketing Management and multiple professional certifications.
August 2009
Dissolving Drama & Stepping Into Freedom
Presented by: Eric Shadd
Due to parental and social conditioning, we often create drama and non resourceful ways of moving in the world. Author, speaker, and wellness coach Eric Shadd will share and help you experience 3 Simple Pure Awareness Techniques to stop: manufacturing interpretations, over reacting to circumstances, resisting change, mistaking need for love, limiting self expression, ignoring your intuition, and being judgmental.
Not only will you stop creating drama, you will trust and act on your intuition, always be true to yourself, feel a deep capacity for intimacy but at the same time feel totally independent and self sufficient, be free from the past and fears over the future, never get lost to the grip of an emotion, feel a oneness with nature, have a profound inner peace, feel completely free, and your desires get fulfilled effortlessly and you are unattached to how and when they get unfulfilled. View a Video Introduction to the LWBF on this topic. This is the absolute best program on the planet for self development.
Unleash Your Vitality!!!
Speaker Bio
Eric Shadd is the Founder of Best of Wellness, LLC, and is a dynamic author, coach, and speaker who is passionate about helping individuals and organizations achieve their full potential through radiant health in body and mind. His new and first book, Vibrant, Vital, and Alive: 9 Keys to Radiant Health, Weight Loss, & Sex Appeal is a synthesis of all his learnings through his 8 year journey with chronic fatigue and blistering brain fog. Now in Radiant Health, Eric is dedicated to sharing the best in body-mind-spirit with the world.
Eric Shadd
t: 703-340-0115
VibrantVitalAlive.com
September 2009
Why you should use Linkedin, Facebook, and Twitter for business and personal, and the etiquette for all three.
Presented by: Nicole Skuba, Principal Consultant of Online Marketing Branch
October 2009
Taking a Different Avenue...
Where's Your Marketing GPS Taking You?
Presenter: Patrice DeHaven
In today’s economy, companies are faced with re-thinking, re-tweaking, & re-creating how they do business. Their marketing is ever changing. No matter what happens in the world, we still have to market ourselves. Patrice DeHaven with Carried Away, an award winning gifting company, will get your wheels turning & have you turning down other avenues to keep your name in front of your clients… creatively.
Speaker Bio
Inheriting creative juices from my Dad, I always knew I had to do something creative. I attended my 1st seminar after seeing an ad in a California newspaper on starting your own business. After attending numerous seminars, I heard the word "gift basket". A light bulb went off, my wheels started turning and Carried Away was conceived at that moment. I so enjoy my chosen career, therefore there is a passion with my madness. I've been told sometimes I get "carried away" with the details, but that's just what I do.
Carried Away Gift Expressions offers a wide range of products to suit your needs and budget. Our ideas are endless! We'll help you express yourself and leave a lasting impression with your clients, employees, family and friends. Specializing in designing custom gift expressions, we want every gift leaving our doors to be unique and creative. Giving "presence" to your "presents" is of the utmost importance. Remember, it doesn't have to come in a basket.
Patrice DeHaven
t: 703-406-0111
November 2009
Change Your Water Change Your Life!
Presented by: Mike and Pat Cassidy
Sounds too simple doesn’t it? Come see how this one change in your life could make a big change in your health and the health of your family.
The purpose of this presentation is to help you make the connection on the following:
- Acidosis and its effect on overall health
- Proper hydration and weight management
- Release the toxins, release the fat cells
Pat and Mike have worked in the Holistic Health Industry since 1992 focusing on simple natural solutions for optimum health, reverse aging and weight management thru body balancing and detoxification.
Come and learn how changing just a few simple things, can change your life.
December 2009
Aromatherapy and Essential Oils - The Missing Link in Modern Medicine
Dr. Slusher presents an introduction to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual benefits of the use of therapeutic essential oils. Learn why people of Biblical times valued essential oils more than gold and find out why they are still important to your health today.
She will be giving out a valuable handout called "101 Uses for 7 Essential Oils," which will guide you. The Essential Seven Kit from Young Living Oils makes a wonderful Christmas present for your loved ones.
Dr. Slusher is a doctor of Naturopathy and Certified Nutritionist who has a holistic health practice in Leesburg called Wellness Pathways Holistic Health. Web site: www.wellnesspathways.com
