Thursday, March 18, 2021

2021 Retreat Workshops Announced

The VA Council of CEOs Annual Retreat includes internationally-acclaimed keynote speakers and workshops tackling the challenges that are most on the minds of the CEO of today. With so many good presentations it may be hard to choose which to attend.

From climate change to emerging trends to trust funnels, here are your workshop options this year.

Weather and climate conditions in Virginia are changing. These changes may present new risks to a wide range of Virginia based businesses.  The presentation will examine climate changes occurring nationally and in Virginia while discussing the implications of these changes for the future, leading to a examples of specific risks a changing climate may engender, and will end with a discussion of how to evaluate and quantify a climate related risk in preparation for the development of mitigation strategies.

about Jan Dutton

Dr. Jan Dutton is the CEO of Prescient Weather Ltd and ClimBiz Ltd.  His career spans positions at Weather Ventures, Earth Networks, Storm Exchange, Schneider Electric, and DTN.  Dr. Dutton’s career objective is to enable business decision making based on weather and climate information.

Dr. Dutton was recently completed a six-year term as the member of the Penn State Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science Advisory Board.  He currently is a volunteer mentor for the American Meteorological Society Board on Private Sector Meteorology and a member of the Committee on Climate Services. 

He received a dual degree B.A. in Physics and Science and Technology Studies from Colby College in Waterville, ME in 1994.  He received a Ph.D. from the Penn State Department of Meteorology in 2000.  He also received an MBA from the Smeal College Business at Penn State in 2000.  His dissertation focused on the simulation of interannual climate variability using regional climate models.  Dr. Dutton is honored to strengthen existing and build new customer and partner relationships based on the unique leading-edge climate analysis and forecasting capabilities created by Prescient Weather Ltd.

Prescient Weather develops innovative climate and weather based solutions to enable critical decisions making. 

Primary products include:

• The World Climate Service – a seasonal and subseasonal forecast product designed primarily for the energy industry. “If you knew then, what we knew then.”
• CropProphet – a US grains market intelligence platform providing daily updated, quantitative estimates of the impact of crop season weather and forecasts on yield and production. “Quantifying the Impacts of Weather on Grain Crops”

The purpose of this presentation is to analyze the positive impacts an OKR framework has on an organization’s people and culture.

OKR (Objectives and Key Results) is a strategic goal-setting framework that empowers individuals at all levels of the organization to attain better business outcomes.

OKR is the quarterly process of setting top-level objectives and departments, teams, and individuals committing and aligning their own objectives to them.  In a series of dedicated workshops individuals are getting excited about their work, becoming aware of how they contribute to organizational strategy, and increasing cross-departmental collaboration.

When you leave this presentation, you will walk away with new tools to:

• Plan with more rigor around focusing on less
• Have a process to rationalize priorities and make collaborative decisions with teams on what is best for the company
• Reinforce critical tactics that contribute to your employees engagement
• Best practices to have more high impact team meetings that drive results
• Best practices to get more effective 1 on 1 meetings that drive results  

about Alex Bartholomaus

Alex Bartholomaus started People Stretch Solutions, a DC-based management consulting firm, in 2009 to help CEOs scale their organizations. Alex is a published author and professional speaker on the topics of OKR, Sales Effectiveness, Elite Business Performance and Emotional Intelligence.

Alex began his career at Billington Imports, a family business which he grew from $1MM to $37MM in revenue over a 15 year period before a successful exit in 2009. Billington was a category leader in South American wines and during his tenure Alex started the Big Tattoo Wines project, donating over $1million to hospice and breast cancer research charities.

This topic introduces participants to the concept of TRUST FUNNELS. They will understand how to create an environment where sale happens as a natural process of building a successful trust-based relationship. The audience will walk away with clear action items they can implement in their business right away.

Key Takeaways:

1. How to create an environment where a sale happens as a natural process of building a successful trust-based relationship
2. How to invite a potential lead to a conversation, rather than just marketing to an audience
3. How to create a well implemented TRUST building strategy in order to convert a lead into a client

about Dolores Hirschmann

Dolores Hirschmann, ACC, CPCC, is an internationally recognized strategist, coach, speaker, and founder of Masters in Clarity, a coaching practice that helps clients clarify their idea worth sharing and implement business growth systems.

She has over 20 years’ experience in helping clients realize their potential through clarifying their vision, message, and market. Dolores leads mastermind groups, workshops, and speaks internationally about effective communication and audience engagement. As a speaker coach and TEDx organizer, she brings the TED speaker model to all levels of communication in business. She has written two books, New Beginnings and 18 Minutes of Impact: Moving Your Audience to Action the TED Way, and her articles have been featured in publication such as Creativ Magazine and LinkedIn. She has been a guest on podcasts like The Unmistakable Creative and Women Worldwide. She is accredited through the Coaches Training Institute and the International Coach Federation and has a business degree from the Universidad de San Andres, Argentina.

Originally from Buenos Aires, Dolores speaks fluent Spanish, English, and French and lives in Dartmouth, MA with her husband and four children.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been more than just a global health crisis. It has also been a true catalyst for change: accelerating trends in business and technology but also re-awakening a long-simmering movement towards social justice. The effects are felt in our streets, online, and in corporate board rooms. This cultural phenomenon isn’t just being expressed here in America; it’s global.

John Martin will take you on a tour of the seven game-changing trends being accelerated by COVID-19 and The Social Justice Movement; including the future of strategic planning, remote work, talent acquisition and retention, government policy making, and more. Most importantly, John’s talk will point to actions that enlightened leaders are taking today to prepare for tomorrow. Audiences leave with a tangible process they can immediately activate within their own organization.

about John Martin

John W. Martin is a futurist, award-winning author, and the President and CEO of SIR, a market research consultancy headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Founded in 1964, SIR helps corporations, government agencies, universities, nonprofits, and even entire communities understand what tomorrow will bring and what to do about it today.

SIR has orchestrated over 16,000 research studies and strategic initiatives designed to help clients identify and advance their unique brand positions, create new products and services, manage business challenges and opportunities, assess the overall effectiveness of marketing programs and initiatives, and formulate long-range strategic plans.

SIR has supported many of America’s leading companies and associations including GE, Johnson & Johnson, Lincoln Financial, Walmart, Google, AARP, the American Chemical Society, the Public Relations Society of America, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and hundreds of other Fortune 1,000 companies and national associations.

John is also the CEO and Managing Partner of SIR’s Institute for Tomorrow, a research-based think tank that identifies the trends impacting organizations, studies the people making those trends happen, and helps leaders determine how best to prepare for tomorrow. Tapping into over 50 years of SIR’s research and insights expertise, the Institute for Tomorrow has helped hundreds of organizations connect the dots and navigate the changes ahead.

At conferences all over the world, Institute for Tomorrow speakers have delivered eye-opening keynote presentations to organizations like Walmart, Google, Circle K, AARP, Lowes Home Improvement, Wells Fargo, and even the rocket scientists at NASA.

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

Retreat 2021 Keynote Speakers Announced

The VA Council of CEOs 2021 Spring Retreat includes well-known, national keynote speakers, relevant workshops and learning opportunities for CEOs, and time for networking and making connections. This year’s event is virtual, and we are pleased to announce these two powerhouse speakers will command the stage.

Scott Galloway looks at the implications of Coronavirus on society, the markets, and business. Through the lens of the Four (Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google) Scott unpacks how industries including retail, media, healthcare, and technology will be impacted by COVID-19, and highlights winners and losers that will emerge post-Corona.

about Scott Galloway

Scott Galloway is Professor of Marketing at NYU’s Stern School of Business and a serial entrepreneur. In 2012, he was named one of the world’s best business professors by Poets & Quants. He has founded nine companies, including Prophet, Red Envelope, L2, and Section4. He is the New York Times bestselling author of The Four, The Algebra of Happiness, and most recently, Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity. He has served on the boards of directors of The New York Times Company, Urban Outfitters, and Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. His Prof G and Pivot podcasts, No Mercy / No Malice blog, and Prof G YouTube channel reach millions. In 2020, Adweek named Pivot Business Podcast of the Year. 

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This program, fully titled, Your Leadership Influence, Interrupted: How to use this Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity to Emerge Even More Influential, will be a highly interactive, engaging, and entertaining session. During this session Connie will share a proven method for leaders who want to make things happen in today’s fast-paced, attention-deficit world. 

You will learn three powerful habits to help them connect with anyone, convey information clearly, and convince anyone to act. 

Connect-Convey-Convince^©– Connie uncovered these core habits during 16 years of guiding C-suite executives to successfully grow their organizations, and she will share relatable, often humorous, examples of how and when to use each one; and why most of us overuse one habit, much to our detriment.

• Habit 1: Connect – to engage, align, and resonate with shared values
• Habit 2: Convey – to clarify information, increase certainty, and reduce doubt 
• Habit 3: Convince – to activate, empower, and gain specific commitment 

These habits will develop a consistent methodology to use in both business and personal lives.

about Connie Dieken

Connie Dieken is the founder of The Influence Lab^®.   She advises C-level executives at the world’s biggest brands on the complex, rapid-fire challenges of influencing positive change.  She helps them gain commitment from multiple stakeholders in order to move forward with their key initiatives and shape the future growth of their organizations.

The Global Gurus^® organization named Connie the world’s #1 Executive Communication Coach in 2020. She is also a member of the elite corps of Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches. 

Connie built her unique skillset as a television journalist for NBC and ABC. It was in broadcast studios—interviewing leaders from U.S. Presidents to top CEOs—where she learned how to drill down to the root cause of any issue to reveal the way forward. Her reporting has been honored with five Emmy Awards^®, two Telly Awards^®, and induction into the Radio/TV Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame.^®  

A research-based social scientist, Connie developed and launched Influence360º, a statistically validated assessment tool that measures influence patterns. Using that research, she helps leaders assess and develop the influence skills needed to connect, convey and convince others in a rapidly changing world.

Connie is also a best-selling author. Her two books, Talk Less, Say More and Become the Real Deal were both #1 best-sellers. Her upcoming book is Influencers: How the World’s Top Leaders Shape Positive Change.

A dynamic keynote speaker, Connie delivers highly influential, stunningly interactive digital experiences at online conferences and corporate events from the Dieken Digital Studios. She looks forward to the day when in-person meetings and leadership retreats occur around the globe again!

Connie’s thought leadership has also been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, CNBC, The Kuwait Times and other leading business publications around the world.

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Labels: 2021 Retreat, CEO Retreat 2021, Connie Dieken, Scott Galloway

Thursday, March 18, 2021

Opportunities to Connect During 2021 Spring Retreat

The VA Council of CEOs Spring Retreat always includes time for learning AND making connections. We’ve bolded the specific time we’ve set aside for connecting. We look forward to speaking with you then!

Tuesday, April 20

• 3:30 – 4:30 PM 10-10 Talks
  • 10 minutes of talk, 10 minutes of questions
  • Open to Members or Sponsors
• 4:45 – 5:45 PM Speed Connecting

Wednesday, April 21

• 12:00 Welcome and Connecting Groups
• 12:30 – 1:30 PM Speaker: Scott Galloway – Chaos & Opportunity
• 2:00 – 3:00 PM Workshops 
  • Jan Dutton – Why You Should Worry About Climate Change
  • Alex Bartholomaus – How the OKR Goal-Setting Framework Impacts People and Culture

Wednesday, April 28

• 12:00 Welcome and Connecting Groups
• 12:30 – 1:30 PM Connie Dieken – Influence Your World + Influence Assessment™
• 2:00 – 3:00 PM Workshops-
  • Dolores Hirschman – The Trust Funnel
  • John Martin – Winning Tomorrow: Emerging Trends Fueled by Covid-19 and the Social Justice Movement 

Thursday, April 29

Thursday, December 10, 2020

NY Times Bestselling Author Scott Galloway to Keynote VACEOs CEO Retreat 2021

We are pleased to announce that Scott Galloway, tech entrepreneur, podcast provocateur, and B-school professor, will keynote at this year’s CEO Retreat to be held mid-to-late April of 2021.

Professor G’s presentation will include insights from his latest book: “Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity“. Known to be blunt and to command a stage, Galloway will share who stands to win and who’s at risk to lose in a post-pandemic world.

This event is included with membership and is for VACEOs Members and Sponsors only.

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What critics say

“This book is fast, fluent and very persuasive. For anyone interested in a clear-eyed overview of what is happening now, and what that might mean in future, this is as good an analysis as you could wish to read.” — Financial Times about “Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity”

 

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About Scott Galloway

Scott Galloway is a professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, where he teaches brand strategy and digital marketing to second-year MBA students. A serial entrepreneur, he has founded nine firms, including L2, Red Envelope, Prophet, and Section4. In 2012, he was named one of the “World’s 50 Best Business School Professors” by Poets & Quants. His Prof G and Pivot podcasts, No Mercy / No Malice weekly blog, and Prof G YouTube channel reach millions worldwide. Learn more.

Labels: CEO Retreat, CEO Retreat 2021, Retreat

Thursday, April 30, 2020

VACEOs Virtual CEO Retreat 2020 Extends Into May

 

CEO Retreat Extends Through May: Cameron Herold Kicks Off Bonus Content on May 6

 

We are pleased to announce that our Virtual CEO Retreat will continue through May with these speakers and presentations!

These events are for VACEOs Members and Sponsors only. Not a Member? We are offering a special no-cost membership in light of the current COVID-19 crisis. Watch this video to learn more:  “VA Council of CEOs Develops Community Roundtable Membership in Response to COVID-19”

 

 

 

“HOW TO GROW WHEN IT’S SLOW WITH CAMERON HEROLD”

May 6, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.: Cameron Herold returns! He is a well-known and top-rated international speaker who ran his own companies during the 87 & 01 economic recessions. He coached dozens of companies through the 08/09 mortgage crisis and recession and in this presentation he will go over some amazing tips he covered in Chapters 11 & 12 of his first book, Double Double. Sign up for this and other events.

 

“HOW TO PLAN FOR THE NEW NORMAL WORKSHOP WITH RENE HAINES”

May 7, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.: René Haines is the President, founder and owner of FocalPath Coaching — a business and leadership coaching firm that works with clients all around the U.S. This workshop will cover moving forward in a post-pandemic world. How do you plan, project and forecast?  Sign up for this and other events.

 

“ECONOMIC CHAT WITH ELLIOT EISENBERG”

May 13 and May 27, 10:15 – 10:45 a.m.: Back by popular demand, “Bowtie Economist” Elliot Eisenberg returns in May for a 15-minute chat with VACEOs Members and Sponsors.  Sign up for this and other events.

 

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Labels: 2020 VACEOs Retreat, Retreat