There are so many great ways to learn and sharpen your skills these days: you can read blogs, listen to podcasts, watch how-to videos on YouTube, and attend webinars, just to name a few. Why bother with the time and expense of an in-person conference or workshop? If that’s your attitude, then you may be missing out on one of the best opportunities to take your game to the next level. Our Live events (conferences, workshops, lunch & learns) provide unique learning and career building opportunities that you just can’t find anywhere else.

The idea is that sometimes you have to take a break from the “work” of your work to sharpen your skills. A dull axe won’t cut a tree nearly as effectively as a sharp one. Our participants always return from our conferences with new ideas and approaches that make them more effective and efficient at work. Don’t be the woodcutter hacking away at the tree with a dull ax while your competition cuts it down in half the time with a sharp one.

While not all conferences offer you the opportunity to meet your business idols, your chances are greatly improved when you’re sharing the same space. Sometimes it’s about taking a selfie with someone who’s influenced you or sharing a business idea with someone you admire, or making a connection that can lead to finding your next mentor. Networking Opportunities Social media keeps us connected to my peers who are both local and “from away.” However, there’s no substitution for meeting someone IRL (in real life). Our conferences have opportunities for attendees to mix and mingle, form new relationships, and strengthen existing ones. Over coffee, lunch, or cocktails, you may make a connection with the perfect provider or prospect. At a breakout session, you may find yourself sitting next to your next customer or mentor. Or, if you don’t go, maybe your toughest competitor will be sitting in your seat.

Whether there’s an exhibitor floor, or just a few tables near the coffee and cupcakes, companies often have tools to display that we haven’t seen yet. Apps that make us faster, less prone to costly mistakes, or give us some other sort of edge. While undoubtedly these products can be found at their websites, it’s great to get a hands-on demonstration or be able to ask questions that are specific to your business struggles from the company itself. Learning in a New Space Sitting in the same chair, in the same office or in the same coffee house, can keep us from fresh thinking and new ideas. Breaking out of the office, sitting in a new space can spark us to new approaches that will grow our businesses. Break Out of your Comfort Zone Live events force you to break out of your comfort zone. It’s easy to read a blog post from the privacy of your own office. You won’t break a sweat listening to a podcast. You don’t have to make small talk while your YouTube video loads up. While there are those among us who are born networkers, for many of us live events, and other people can be a challenge. But breaking out of our comfort zones is just the type of action we need to take to break out of old ways of thinking that have got us in a rut in our businesses. New Tips & Tactics The problem with the web is we believe that everything is at our fingertips. And maybe it is. But it’s an overwhelming amount of data that we often can’t crack, or keeps us from the best material. Our events will help curate new ideas to help you improve your approach.

There’s nothing like being in a room of like-minded people. Other people who are willing to take time away from the office to learn something new. Other people who want to “better” themselves. When you sit in a classroom or auditorium, you discover that you’re not alone in wanting to improve your skills and bring something back to your office or organization. That energy is lacking in all online learning channels, regardless of how much chatter there may be around a hashtag. Invest in Yourself Perhaps this one is self-evident. Or perhaps we’ve already covered it in whole or in part above. But leaving the office and “sharpening the saw” is investing in yourself. It’s admitting that you’re worth it. It’s admitting that you still have things to learn. That you can get better. Takeaways Our conferences can be expensive; from the conference ticket to the plane ticket, from the meals to the bar tab. And that doesn’t even include the time away from the office where you could be doing “work.” However, they provide a unique convergence of networking, learning, and fun into a single package. They force you to grow and challenge yourself. And if you’re the boss, allowing your employees to get out of the office, gain confidence in their ability, and bring fresh ideas back to the business is just an investment in your own company.

There are so many great ways to learn and sharpen your skills these days: you can read blogs, listen to podcasts, watch how-to videos on YouTube, and attend webinars, just to name a few. Why bother with the time and expense of an in-person conference or workshop? If that’s your attitude, then you may be missing out on one of the best opportunities to take your game to the next level. Our Live events (conferences, workshops, lunch & learns) provide unique learning and career building opportunities that you just can’t find anywhere else.

The idea is that sometimes you have to take a break from the “work” of your work to sharpen your skills. A dull axe won’t cut a tree nearly as effectively as a sharp one. Our participants always return from our conferences with new ideas and approaches that make them more effective and efficient at work. Don’t be the woodcutter hacking away at the tree with a dull ax while your competition cuts it down in half the time with a sharp one.

While not all conferences offer you the opportunity to meet your business idols, your chances are greatly improved when you’re sharing the same space. Sometimes it’s about taking a selfie with someone who’s influenced you or sharing a business idea with someone you admire, or making a connection that can lead to finding your next mentor. Networking Opportunities Social media keeps us connected to my peers who are both local and “from away.” However, there’s no substitution for meeting someone IRL (in real life). Our conferences have opportunities for attendees to mix and mingle, form new relationships, and strengthen existing ones. Over coffee, lunch, or cocktails, you may make a connection with the perfect provider or prospect. At a breakout session, you may find yourself sitting next to your next customer or mentor. Or, if you don’t go, maybe your toughest competitor will be sitting in your seat.

Whether there’s an exhibitor floor, or just a few tables near the coffee and cupcakes, companies often have tools to display that we haven’t seen yet. Apps that make us faster, less prone to costly mistakes, or give us some other sort of edge. While undoubtedly these products can be found at their websites, it’s great to get a hands-on demonstration or be able to ask questions that are specific to your business struggles from the company itself. Learning in a New Space Sitting in the same chair, in the same office or in the same coffee house, can keep us from fresh thinking and new ideas. Breaking out of the office, sitting in a new space can spark us to new approaches that will grow our businesses. Break Out of your Comfort Zone Live events force you to break out of your comfort zone. It’s easy to read a blog post from the privacy of your own office. You won’t break a sweat listening to a podcast. You don’t have to make small talk while your YouTube video loads up. While there are those among us who are born networkers, for many of us live events, and other people can be a challenge. But breaking out of our comfort zones is just the type of action we need to take to break out of old ways of thinking that have got us in a rut in our businesses. New Tips & Tactics The problem with the web is we believe that everything is at our fingertips. And maybe it is. But it’s an overwhelming amount of data that we often can’t crack, or keeps us from the best material. Our events will help curate new ideas to help you improve your approach.

There’s nothing like being in a room of like-minded people. Other people who are willing to take time away from the office to learn something new. Other people who want to “better” themselves. When you sit in a classroom or auditorium, you discover that you’re not alone in wanting to improve your skills and bring something back to your office or organization. That energy is lacking in all online learning channels, regardless of how much chatter there may be around a hashtag. Invest in Yourself Perhaps this one is self-evident. Or perhaps we’ve already covered it in whole or in part above. But leaving the office and “sharpening the saw” is investing in yourself. It’s admitting that you’re worth it. It’s admitting that you still have things to learn. That you can get better. Takeaways Our conferences can be expensive; from the conference ticket to the plane ticket, from the meals to the bar tab. And that doesn’t even include the time away from the office where you could be doing “work.” However, they provide a unique convergence of networking, learning, and fun into a single package. They force you to grow and challenge yourself. And if you’re the boss, allowing your employees to get out of the office, gain confidence in their ability, and bring fresh ideas back to the business is just an investment in your own company.

There are so many great ways to learn and sharpen your skills these days: you can read blogs, listen to podcasts, watch how-to videos on YouTube, and attend webinars, just to name a few. Why bother with the time and expense of an in-person conference or workshop? If that’s your attitude, then you may be missing out on one of the best opportunities to take your game to the next level. Our Live events (conferences, workshops, lunch & learns) provide unique learning and career building opportunities that you just can’t find anywhere else.

The idea is that sometimes you have to take a break from the “work” of your work to sharpen your skills. A dull axe won’t cut a tree nearly as effectively as a sharp one. Our participants always return from our conferences with new ideas and approaches that make them more effective and efficient at work. Don’t be the woodcutter hacking away at the tree with a dull ax while your competition cuts it down in half the time with a sharp one.

While not all conferences offer you the opportunity to meet your business idols, your chances are greatly improved when you’re sharing the same space. Sometimes it’s about taking a selfie with someone who’s influenced you or sharing a business idea with someone you admire, or making a connection that can lead to finding your next mentor. Networking Opportunities Social media keeps us connected to my peers who are both local and “from away.” However, there’s no substitution for meeting someone IRL (in real life). Our conferences have opportunities for attendees to mix and mingle, form new relationships, and strengthen existing ones. Over coffee, lunch, or cocktails, you may make a connection with the perfect provider or prospect. At a breakout session, you may find yourself sitting next to your next customer or mentor. Or, if you don’t go, maybe your toughest competitor will be sitting in your seat.

Whether there’s an exhibitor floor, or just a few tables near the coffee and cupcakes, companies often have tools to display that we haven’t seen yet. Apps that make us faster, less prone to costly mistakes, or give us some other sort of edge. While undoubtedly these products can be found at their websites, it’s great to get a hands-on demonstration or be able to ask questions that are specific to your business struggles from the company itself. Learning in a New Space Sitting in the same chair, in the same office or in the same coffee house, can keep us from fresh thinking and new ideas. Breaking out of the office, sitting in a new space can spark us to new approaches that will grow our businesses. Break Out of your Comfort Zone Live events force you to break out of your comfort zone. It’s easy to read a blog post from the privacy of your own office. You won’t break a sweat listening to a podcast. You don’t have to make small talk while your YouTube video loads up. While there are those among us who are born networkers, for many of us live events, and other people can be a challenge. But breaking out of our comfort zones is just the type of action we need to take to break out of old ways of thinking that have got us in a rut in our businesses. New Tips & Tactics The problem with the web is we believe that everything is at our fingertips. And maybe it is. But it’s an overwhelming amount of data that we often can’t crack, or keeps us from the best material. Our events will help curate new ideas to help you improve your approach.

There’s nothing like being in a room of like-minded people. Other people who are willing to take time away from the office to learn something new. Other people who want to “better” themselves. When you sit in a classroom or auditorium, you discover that you’re not alone in wanting to improve your skills and bring something back to your office or organization. That energy is lacking in all online learning channels, regardless of how much chatter there may be around a hashtag. Invest in Yourself Perhaps this one is self-evident. Or perhaps we’ve already covered it in whole or in part above. But leaving the office and “sharpening the saw” is investing in yourself. It’s admitting that you’re worth it. It’s admitting that you still have things to learn. That you can get better. Takeaways Our conferences can be expensive; from the conference ticket to the plane ticket, from the meals to the bar tab. And that doesn’t even include the time away from the office where you could be doing “work.” However, they provide a unique convergence of networking, learning, and fun into a single package. They force you to grow and challenge yourself. And if you’re the boss, allowing your employees to get out of the office, gain confidence in their ability, and bring fresh ideas back to the business is just an investment in your own company.