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Wizard of Words 1-DAY In-Person Masterclass “The most powerful person in the world is the storyteller.” - Steve Jobs Are you a speaker, author, coach, business owner (or aspiring to be one)? When you attend the Wizard of Words masterclass, you will learn how to turn your story into a successful speaking business. Plus, how to travel the world and make money online or in-person - even if you aren't tech savvy. Imagine traveling to Europe and Asia and having clients all around the world, like me! 1. Connections: The POWERFUL Science of Communication Go from “no one knows who you are" to “everyone wants to work with you." Harvard-researched connection questions: When you meet someone new for the first time, how can you make an instant connection based on science? It all comes down to simple questions you can ask! Simple yet effective. The #1 predictor for success: Learn the top ways to master icebreakers, overcome nervousness, identify ideal client events, and make networking fun. How to book speeches with just one text: It takes less than 10 seconds to book new speeches. Learn how to identify the ideal event organizers and book new speeches quickly. 2. Communication: PROFIT From Your Purposeful Message Go from giving FREE speeches to earning $10,000, $100,000, or $ 1,000,000+ per speech. Want to learn how to book a TEDx Talk? If you want to profit from your purposeful message, you need more than a TEDx Talk. You must learn "The Triangle Story" method, which includes 3 key parts that NO ONE ever teaches you: Personal Story: You have all this experience, struggle, hardship, and success. Learn which aspects of your personal story you should share with your clients to immediately build rapport and increase sales. Professional Story: Are you struggling to understand how to charge for your services? Are you not charging what you deserve? Learn how to create an aspirational professional story so your clients are begging to work with you, especially high-paying ones. Clien

The highlights of the conference will include: • Identifying opportunities to for Innovation • Developing a culture for Creativity and Innovation • How to Implement an Innovation Solution • Sustaining the Impact of Innovation Initiative • Corporate governance • Conflict management • Risk management • Innovation and technology strategy • Team management • Facilitate Networking • Discounted corporate resources This event seeks to facilitate networking. Attending an international conference on strategic management and leadership offers invaluable networking opportunities. Engaging with global peers, academics, and industry leaders fosters knowledge exchange and diverse perspectives. Networking can lead to collaborative research, innovative problem-solving, and access to best practices. Building relationships with individuals from various cultural and professional backgrounds enhances cross-cultural communication skills and global leadership competencies. These connections can provide career advancement opportunities, mentorship, and access to a broader talent pool. Ultimately, networking at such conferences expands professional horizons and contributes to personal and organizational growth. Sponsor/Partner/Exhibitor/Client/Individuals Sponsors/Partners/Exhibitors will raise their profile and generate brand awareness. They will meet face to face with potential customers, clients and job seekers etc which is a great way to start building relationships. They will have a great opportunity to introduce new products or services, including transformative resources. They can explain their offerings in person and answer questions to improve product development, such as books, tapes, videos, etc. Sponsors/Partners/Exhibitors may have the opportunity to secure contracts and business partners to enhance business growth. They can also build their new customer database by developing marketing lists and generating qualified sales leads. For more information about how to exhibit your

A note about responsible and ethical use of AI: We believe that AI is most effective when it compliments human expertise, not replaces it. This workshop focuses on the responsible use of AI to help business professionals work more efficiently while maintaining creativity, authenticity and judgment. (Scroll down this page to view the Event Agenda and FAQ's) Save time, reduce wasted effort and get more value from the AI tools you're using by joining us at: The AI Workflow Lab: Hands-on Help for Organized, Custom Content - Fast! AI can generate content instantly. But what happens next, when you’re presented with a huge volume of output? It can be overwhelming just looking at it. You might pick through some of it and pull out portions that you can use, but end up with partially finished ideas, inconsistent results and more results than you have time to look at. With no clear process for turning any of it into workable business assets, you might continue to just grab and use what you can. But it isn’t quite right. Maybe it doesn’t sound enough like you, or it gets some facts wrong. And now you need to spend additional time fixing things. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by AI-generated content, frustrated by the generic-sounding outputs or unsure of how to organize it all, we’ve got you. The AI Workflow Lab is a hands-on, expert-led workshop designed for small and medium sized businesses who want to move past just “using AI” to building customized systems that save time and consistently improve results so you can meet your business goals faster. Whether you’re completely new to using AI or already using it daily, you’ll learn to create better prompt structures, improve the outputs, build repeatable workflows and make better use of the content your AI tools generate. Bring your laptop and expect hands-on, personalized assistance as we walk through specific challenges and use cases together. Have a challenge you prefer not to share in the group? After the workshop, you a

This event is a focused group session where participants practice and apply saved learning materials such as tutorials, videos, and articles to real projects. It is designed for anyone who has accumulated educational resources but struggles to translate them into action. Attendees work individually and share progress to convert knowledge into practical results.

This workshop teaches participants how to plan, execute, and optimize Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok advertising campaigns. It is designed for marketers and founders who want to improve their ad strategy and generate better ROI. Attendees will receive hands-on training from experienced trainers and learn advanced targeting and reporting techniques.

This workshop teaches how to plan, create, execute, monitor, and optimize Facebook and Instagram advertising campaigns. It is designed for business operators and marketers seeking practical skills to improve ad performance and maximize ROI. Participants will gain hands-on experience and lifelong support from industry-expert trainers.

This event focuses on improving business networking by emphasizing member success and relationship-building beyond transactional interactions. Participants can share their networking experiences, find clubs and resources tailored to their needs, and learn about technology tools to enhance connections. It is designed for individuals seeking meaningful and effective networking in the business community.

This workshop teaches how to plan, execute, monitor, and optimize advertising campaigns on Facebook, Instagram, Google Ads, and YouTube. It is designed for business owners or marketers who want to improve their ad performance and reduce wasted spend. Participants will receive hands-on training from experienced trainers and practical skills to increase sales and ROI.

Materials Characterization Minicourse & Bowling Event Join us for a half-day , application‑focused minicourse designed for scientists, researchers, and laboratory professionals working in materials characterization . This interactive event brings together technical experts across multiple analytical techniques to provide practical insights, real‑world applications, and hands‑on knowledge you can take back to your lab. This is also a great opportunity to meet our service team and hear about how they can help maximize your productivity. Throughout the event, our speakers will guide you through key analytical technologies—including FTIR , UV/Vis/NIR , Thermal Analysis [DSC, TGA, DMA, TMA] , and FT‑IR Microscopy —highlighting how each technique can be used to better understand, characterize, and solve challenging material problems. The workshop is designed to support newer users as well as experienced analysts looking to expand their capabilities or explore complementary techniques across our broader analytical instrumentation portfolio. We’ll wrap up the afternoon with an open Q&A session , followed by a casual networking and bowling social event to connect with presenters and other attendees.

This event is a monthly in-person networking opportunity for women in the Raleigh area to connect, share experiences, and build professional relationships. It welcomes women at all career stages and encourages meaningful connections to foster business and personal opportunities. Participants can introduce themselves, network informally, and exchange business resources.

This event gathers independent makers, developers, and bootstrap founders to work side-by-side on their own SaaS, web, or mobile projects. It is designed for highly technical builders who want to focus on coding and launching their own startups in a productive coworking setting. Participants demo their work and share progress in a private and focused environment.

The ARA/FMLS Showcase is back and bigger than ever! The 2026 Showcase will be held at the Coca-Cola Roxy, at the Battery, on Thursday, August 20th. This annual event brings together REALTORS®, real estate professionals, and affiliated industries on a single day and features an afternoon of dynamic speakers and networking. Plan to join us early for a lunch reception with bar service. Community Partners, industry friends and select vendors will be on site to meet with you to network and learn more about their benefits. This year we are taking a deeper look at Atlanta's place on the world stage and how your business benefits from these partnerships. Showcase Run of Show 11:00 am - Networking with Real Estate Industry Vendors, Lunch Buffet, and Bar Service. 12:30 pm - Speaker presentations and panels. 3:00 pm - 50/50 Raffle Ticket Drawing Support the Atlanta REALTORS® Impact Foundation and win big! 💵 One lucky winner receives 50% of ticket sales proceeds. 🎓 Funds support scholarships and care funds for REALTORS®. Stay tuned for more details! 50/50 Raffle Drawing Purchase a bundle of raffle tickets to support the Atlanta REALTORS® Impact Foundation . The Atlanta REALTORS® Impact Foundation was founded in 2022 to provide educational scholarships and community charitable giving on behalf of the Atlanta REALTORS®. Over the past year, we have awarded twelve $1,000 scholarships to deserving students and distributed Care Funds to six members in need. One lucky winner will receive 50% of raffle ticket sales proceeds! Ticket bundles available: 5 tickets for $10 20 tickets for $20 100 tickets for $50 250 tickets for $100 Parking We strongly recommend using the Red Deck , which offers the most affordable parking option. Self-parking in the Red Deck is complimentary for the first 2 hours. After that, rates are $10 for up to 3 hours and $15 for up to 4 hours (also applies to the Green Deck). 🚫 Avoid the Orange Deck — rates there are significantly higher . A Note on Security Prio

This workshop explores what key skills people need to work effectively with AI as it becomes part of everyday work and life. It is for AI users, remote workers, and those who want to better understand how to build irreplaceable capabilities in the AI era. Participants share experiences and co-create insights on skills that matter beyond technical knowledge.

Experience What’s Next: Live VR and Mixed Reality Demo See how immersive technology is moving beyond concept and into practical business applications. This live VR and mixed reality demonstration is designed for IT leaders, technology professionals, systems architects, and digital transformation teams evaluating what comes next. Experience the technology firsthand, explore real-world applications, and see how immersive solutions can support training, education, operations, and enterprise innovation. Connect with other technology professionals, ask technical questions, and leave with a clearer understanding of where VR and mixed reality may fit within your organization.

This weekly lunch meeting brings together real estate and business professionals to network and share knowledge. The event is designed for individuals involved in real estate and related business sectors. Attendees can build relationships and explore opportunities within the Greater Las Vegas real estate community.

This event focuses on sales strategies tailored for startup companies. It is intended for startup founders and operators looking to improve their sales skills and grow their businesses. The event takes place in Switzerland and provides practical knowledge relevant to early-stage ventures.

This event gathers nonprofit leaders to focus on improving grant readiness and compliance to enhance funding success. Attendees will learn practical strategies for building funder confidence and sustaining funding through systems and organizational capacity. The session aims to create a space for midweek learning, networking, and community growth among nonprofit professionals.

This workshop teaches senior women in tech how to start a SaaS, tech, or AI-powered business while maintaining their full-time job. It offers a time-efficient business-building method designed to align with career goals and prevent burnout. The session is aimed at women looking for clarity and a proven system to start their entrepreneurial journey alongside their day job.

This event presents networking opportunities for founders and operators interested in leveraging AI tools to generate leads. Participants can explore AI-driven marketing approaches to attract potential clients and grow their business presence. It is designed to help attendees unfamiliar with advanced AI lead generation techniques gain practical insights.

EriCa Reactor Demo Day showcases deep tech startups addressing global water challenges with innovative technologies. Industry experts, investors, researchers, and ecosystem partners attend to explore solutions for water quality, contaminants, and resource recovery. The event also previews the next cohort focused on sustainable packaging and circularity, offering networking opportunities with teams and partners.

This workshop covers the challenges of poor production visibility and manual reporting in manufacturing. It is designed for factory operators and managers seeking real-time data to improve efficiency and reduce downtime. Attendees will learn practical MES implementation strategies and hear from industry peers about digital transformation journeys.

This event explores the role of emotional intelligence and empathy in AI and robotics. Attendees will learn how robots interpret and respond to human emotions to build evolving relationships. The discussion is aimed at those interested in human-robot interaction and the future of empathetic AI.

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses helps entrepreneurs grow their ventures through education, mentorship, and business resources. This workshop is designed for business owners who want practical support to scale their operations. Attendees gain access to tools and guidance aimed at strengthening their business foundation and accelerating growth.

The Unified Audit Approach is a modern auditing methodology designed to combine financial, operational, compliance, and technology assurance activities into a single, streamlined process rather than treating them as separate exercises. It emerged because organizations increasingly face overlapping risks, including regulatory obligations, internal control weaknesses, cybersecurity concerns, and operational inefficiencies that cannot be effectively managed in isolation. Traditionally, audits have operated in silos: financial teams validating statements, compliance groups addressing regulatory obligations, and IT auditors independently assessing systems and controls. The Unified Audit Approach integrates these efforts into one coordinated strategy, leveraging shared controls, centralized evidence collection, common risk assessments, and aligned audit execution. This session will provide both a practitioner and auditor perspective on how organizations can reduce audit fatigue, lower compliance costs, improve control visibility, and support multiple frameworks through a consolidated governance and assurance model. Jim Horton, Principal Partner at EugeneZonda will present a real-world enterprise use case built within a large healthcare technology environment, including lessons learned from designing and operationalizing a multi-framework control consolidation strategy. Joseph Kirkpatrick and Jackson Widener of KirkpatrickPrice will provide the auditor perspective on how firms are adapting to support unified audit methodologies, multi-framework assessments, and evolving client assurance expectations. SPEAKERS: Jim Horton, Independent Consultant at jimhortongrc / Principal Partner at EugeneZonda Jim Horton is a cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) executive and independent advisor with more than 20 years of experience leading enterprise security, regulatory compliance, and risk transformation programs across SaaS, healthcare technology, fintech, and federal