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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 Presents The Four Horsemen–Post Corona
April 21, 2021
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
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.
Connie Dieken Presents Your Leadership Influence, Interrupted
April 28, 2021
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
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.
About VA Council of CEOs Spring Retreat
The VACEOS Annual Spring Retreat features acclaimed keynote speakers and workshops tackling the challenges that are most on the minds of small and mid-sized business owners of today. The event also includes time for networking and making connections. CEO members often say the Retreat is “worth the price of membership.” The event is included in membership. Learn more about VACEOs Member benefits.
(VACEOs Members and Sponsors only. Not a member or sponsor but interested in attending? Contact us at info@vaceos.org with questions.)
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
- 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 Happy Hour with Flying Ivories and Speed Connecting
About VA Council of CEOs Spring Retreat
The VACEOS Annual Spring Retreat features acclaimed keynote speakers and workshops tackling the challenges that are most on the minds of small and mid-sized business owners of today. The event also includes time for networking and making connections. CEO members often say the Retreat is “worth the price of membership.” The event is included in membership. Learn more about VACEOs Member benefits.
(VACEOs Members and Sponsors only. Not a member or sponsor but interested in attending? Contact us at info@vaceos.org with questions.)
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.
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”
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.
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.
CEO Series Workshop Speakers Announced
Retreat 2020 goes virtual!
We continue this year’s virtual event with workshops by Natalie Garramone and Allan Tsang. These events are for VACEOs Members and Sponsors only. To learn more about these workshops and other events, visit the Events page today.
“Using Conflict for Growth with Natalie Garramone”
About this event
Conflict can help or hinder a team, depending on whether it’s healthy or unhealthy. Healthy conflict creates personal and professional growth; it allows teams to challenge each other in a way that promotes greater good, creativity, and broader organizational growth. Unhealthy conflict, on the other hand, often results from harbored or suppressed resentment towards team members, leadership, or the organization itself. The latter has the ability to disintegrate trust in individuals and the company, especially if the root of the issue is not addressed swiftly and tactfully.
Conflict as a Catalyst will increase participants’ awareness of conflict and its effect on themselves and their teams. It will provide participants with tools to better understand and address the root behaviors that create tension in relationships. Participants will leave with an understanding of how their own behaviors contribute to and perpetuate conflict as well as how they can work towards resolving conflict in productive, healthy ways.
About Natalie Garramone
For the past decade, Natalie has worked as a consultant with executive teams—both nationally and internationally—to develop strategies aimed at fostering growth and innovation, shifting organizational culture, and engaging employees. She has driven large-scale change and innovation initiatives inside Fortune 500 companies alongside sales, customer service, R&D, and new product innovation teams, to name a few. She has certifications in mediation, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MSBR), and yoga instruction (200RYT). She was promoted to CEO before the age of 30.
Here’s what you really need to know: As a child, Natalie was the one to raise her hand with “just one more question.” Never satisfied with a standard response, she wanted to know more, learn more, do more. That innate curiosity and insatiable craving for informed action powers her today. She has the rare ability to toggle seamlessly between big-picture thinking and in-the-weeds execution. She listens, digests, and synthesizes information on the spot, reflecting back key points while remaining remarkably objective. She truly likes people. She loves figuring out what motivates them. And she believes their intellect and spirit have limitless power to drive business outcomes. She is often described with the same select adjectives. Unflappable, intelligent, diplomatic, and level-headed are among them. Learn more about Natalie.
“How to Negotiate with Allan Tsang”
April 23, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m: “How to Negotiate with Allan Tsang”. Learn how negotiation plays a vital role in business success. In light of the COVID-19 crisis this is a longer session (2 hours) to include more Q&A time.
About this event
Negotiation plays a vital role in business success. Success means different things to different people – whether it’s more business, higher profits, market domination, more time, more freedom, more friends, or more respect.
We negotiate in order to get to a position that feels more successful. We also negotiate when our status quo is threatened, or when we’ve somehow over-exposed ourselves and found ourselves at risk. Negotiation is a way to regain that safety and maximize the resources you have.
In light of the COVID-19 crisis, I’m offering a longer session (2 hours) to include more Q&A time so that I can address their most pressing concern and give them some practical and relevant info to support and encouragement them.
About Allan Tsang
Allan lives to put out fires. He’s not afraid to jump into any conflict, especially business ones. He’s been trained and mentored, as well as worked with some of the world’s best negotiators and coaches…from Jim Camp, founder of CAMP Systems, and Gary Noesner, retired FBI Chief Hostage and Crisis Negotiator.
Born in Hong Kong, raised in Africa, and educated in the United States, Allan’s early career took him to throughout the East Coast before finally settling in Virginia as a business coach. His global experiences have shaped his perspectives and enhanced his ability to bridge cultural gaps, facilitating better communications and lasting agreements. Learn more about Allan.
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