“I Don’t Know What I Want But I Know It’s Not This”

Julie Jansen – speaker, trainer, coach and author -- has helped thousands of professionals find success and satisfaction at work. Whether to a CEO, manager, entrepreneur, career changer, or job seeker, Julie offers her practical, no-nonsense approach to mastering business and career challenges, helping them to achieve a more fulfilling and rewarding work life.  She has written two books:  I Don’t Know What I Want, But I Know It’s Not This: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Gratifying Work and You Want Me to Work With Who? Eleven Keys to a Stress-Free, Satisfying and Successful Work Life…No Matter Who You Work With.  Julie is often quoted in business publications and has appeared on the Today Show, ABC World News Now, MSNBC, NPR, and CNN Financial News.

www.juliejansen.net

Rewire Your Career By Rewiring Your Energy 

Jeri Sedlar, co- author of Don’t Retire, Rewire! has a passion for helping people who want to “work in retirement.”  She has interviewed hundreds of business professionals, entrepreneurs and pre-retirees about their hopes, expectations and fears about the future – and understands the challenges of individuals living in an aging society that is healthier, more educated and more vibrant than any other generation in history.  Her goal is to replace the traditional retirement model that dates back to the late 19th century with The New Retirement Model. Jeri is currently the Senior Advisor to The Conference Board on Mature Workforce issues.  She is also the former Editor-at-Large of WORKING WOMAN magazine and for ten years was a partner in her own executive search firm. 

www.dontretirerewire.com

Clammy Hands And Shaky Knees:  How To Look And Sound Your Best In ANY Business Presentation        

TJ Walker, president of Media Training Worldwide, is one of the leading authorities on media and presentation training in the world.  With more than 20 years of media training experience, TJ has trained thousands of CEOs, authors, and experts, including leading government officials in the United States, European Prime Ministers and African diplomats.  He has written two books, Media Training A – Z:  A Complete Guide to Controlling Your Image, Message, & Sound Bites and Presentation Training A – Z; A Complete Guide To Your Audience Understanding, Remembering Acting Upon and Telling Other People About Your Message.  He recently appeared on Fox News to analyze President Bush’s recent State of the Union Address.
                  
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The Interviewing Game:  Handling Difficult Questions With Grace (Q&A)

Leslie Evans – Host of Virtual Career Coaching Week and President of Wawa Productions, Inc. – has been a career coach for over 15 years.  She has worked with thousands of individuals, from front-line workers to CEOs, helping them to create worklives that they love.  She specializes in career change and reinvention and is looking to use technology to leverage what she does one-on-one to one-to-many.  Prior to starting her own business, Leslie worked in a human resources consulting firm, where she wrote a 165 page Career Transition Guidebook.   She has also worked as a Legislative Assistant to a US Senator, an international world trader at a money center bank and an organizational consultant / trainer.  Leslie is emerging as a spokesperson for the changing face of the workforce. 

www.youarefree.com
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www.askleslieevans.com

Who Am I?  Presenting Yourself Through A Cover Letter and Resume

Dr. Howard Leifman is The Career Coach and former Chief People Officer of Vault.com, where he provides advice to individuals on everything from career direction to the resume.  At Vault, he co-authored the book Vault’s Guide to Resumes, Cover Letters and Interviewing.  In addition to career development work, he provides consulting services to corporations on HR issues including change management, human resources and recruiting and strategic staffing.  Howard brings an extensive background in recruiting to his work, having been the National Director for Strategic Staffing and Recruiting for Mercer Consulting, where he directed all US recruiting for the 12,000 person Global HR consulting firm.  Before Mercer, he worked at Towers Perrin in recruiting, development and consulting.  He has guest lectured at Harvard, MIT, NYU, CUNY and the College of Aeronautics. 

www.howardleifman.com
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Hot-wire Your Connection with an In-House Recruiter

Dale Kurow -- an author and a career / executive coach  -- works with clients  in the United States and internationally.  She helps her clients to position themselves for advancement, to achieve their career goals, make career changes and to thrive despite company politics.  Before becoming a coach, Dale was the Director of Human Resources at a multinational cosmetic company and she also launched and ran a search firm specializing in placing Human Resources executives.  Dale has created a number of information products to help her clients in the job search, including e-books and audio products.  She is often quoted in national publications and has appeared on a number of radio shows across the country. 

www.dalekurow.com

What’s Your Brand?  Apply Apple’s Branding Magic to Craft Your Own!

Deborah Brown is a career management professional with over 20 years experience.  Ms Brown has been a Vice President at Catalyst, a leading research and advisory organization.  She is an adjunct professor at New York University and is also a Senior Consultant with the Leader’s Edge, an international leadership and development consulting company.  Ms. Brown has presented at the Conference Board's Tough Issues Conference, appeared on CNBC, Good Day New York and numerous radio programs. She has been quoted in Black Enterprise, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Essence Magazine.

Know Thyself:  How to Avoid the Blindspots That Will Derail Your Career

Dan Fisher is a managing partner at Fisher Rock Consulting and a licensed NY State Psychologist. He has extensive experience designing and implementing change processes for clients in many industries. He is recognized most for his work as an assessment specialist, providing senior executives and individuals with critical insights and information on their own developmental needs, as well as information to companies on executives they are considering hiring. Dan also has extensive experience coaching executives and their teams. Dan received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and completed his pre and post-doctoral internships at Weill Medical College of Cornell University.

www.fisher-rock.com

Tapping Into Your Passion Because Life’s Not a Dress Rehearsal

Beatryce Nivens is a motivational speaker and nationally recognized business/diversity expert and career management coach.  Her extensive diversity work involves helping people understand different cultures including African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans and Native Americans. She has written six books: the highly acclaimed Success Strategies for African Americans, The Black Woman's Career Guide, Careers for Women Without College Degrees, How to Change Careers, How to Choose A Career, and How to Re-enter the Work Force.

A former career columnist for Essence Magazine, Beatryce has recently appeared as one of the publication's Career / Life / Financial/Makeover experts.  Her career site www.blackcareerzone.com has helped more than 200,000 people get jobs by discovering job search/career planning information.

www.beatrycenivens.com
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Reinvent Yourself:  How To Do It Without Being seen As A Flake

Gwen Borins has more than 15 years combined experience as an entertainment lawyer, television producer and career coach.  A master reinventionist, Gwen  has successfully transitioned in and out of these careers and offers a unique perspective to anyone looking to apply their interests and talents to meaningful career chapters. Specifically, Gwen has worked as an in-house business and legal affairs counsel to PBS, Miramax Films and Columbia House.

She also spent several years at Court TV where she associate produced a prime time live show.  As a certified coach, Gwen specializes in career management and transition for mid to senior level professionals and lawyers.  She works privately with individuals to identify opportunities and strategies for career growth and direction.  Gwen received her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and is member of the New York State bar.  She is busy with her latest reinvention, mother to baby Kayla. 

Be Remembered In 2 Minutes, 2 Hours, 2 Days, 2 Weeks

James J. Hall Jr. is the President of Hall Communication Consultants Incorporated.  Since 1992, Mr. Hall has been conducting presentation skills training, media training, voice mail training, crisis communications, and message development for a wide spectrum of clients.  He often does training for Initial Public Offering road shows, private placement funding pitches, and is used as a vital resource for clients for on-site observations of presentations and feedback.  Jim is the former Associate Director of the St. John’s University (New York) Speech and Debate Team.  During his seventeen years, his team has won the New York State Championship more than any other school in the state.  He is an adjunct faculty member at St. John’s University, College of Professional Studies.  He has served as a back-up stadium announcer for the New York Giants.

Networking Not Working?  Make Connections and Develop Relationships

Brian Blake is the founder of Brian Blake Enterprises Inc., offering career management services to Fortune 500 companies.  He has served as a Senior Career Management Consultant at JPMorgan Chase (JPMC) Career Development since November 2001.  In addition, Brian has served as a career counselor at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he provided career planning to law students and practicing attorneys.  He has also been a legal recruiter for law firms.  Brian has a background in conflict resolution/mediation and managed a dispute resolution organization for the City University of New York.  He has been an adjunct professor at NYU’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies.  Brian has a law degree from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. 

Pitch Your Way to Success:  Go Beyond the Resume and Grab Your Pitchbook!

Erica Schietinger is Vice President, Corporate Communications and Community Relations at Chelsea Piers Management and manages all public relations efforts there.  In her career trajectory, she has worked on the agency side with Howard Rubenstein Associates in New York City, followed by Cohn & Wolfe NY and recently ran the in-house public relations for The Excite Network.  Erica’s current role involves determining how best to promote new programs and events at Chelsea Piers.  In addition, she maintains relationships with the top national and local news outlets in the city. You might have seen her on one of the episodes of “The Apprentice” when they filmed at Chelsea Piers!