 The FWA Signature Event Featuring several Dynamic and Simultaneous Coaching Workshops.
Once again Credit Suisse is hosting the Annual Coaching Summit. This very popular event attracts participants from Credit Suisse, the FWA, and also FWA non-members. What makes this event such a success is the networking opportunity it provides as well as the ability to learn from expert coaches who know well what it takes to succeed. Where else can you get such an intense and rewarding experience in a few short hours? We will start with a sumptuous reception and follow it with breakout sessions.
Choose from one of four distinct interactive coaching sessions.*
* While every attempt will be made to accommodate everyone's session preference, some reassignments may be necessary due to space limitations. We ask that you select a first and second choice for a coaching session.
 Own Your Power: 6 Steps for Thriving on Change and Leading Through
Chaos – presented by Gail Blanke
Gail Blanke is founder, president, and chief executive officer of Lifedesigns, LLC, and Exuberant Living Media, companies whose vision is to empower men and women worldwide to embrace change and life re-invention to live truly exceptional lives. Gail’s last book, In My Wildest Dreams, Living the Life You Long For has appeared on Amazon.com’s Best Selling Books list and the New York Times Business Best Seller List. She was the sole guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show where she used concepts from her book to empower audience members to create the lives they longed for. Gail’s first book, Taking Control of Your Life: The Secrets of Successful Enterprising Women, sold more than a half million copies. Her latest book is Between Trapezes: Flying into a New Life With the Greatest of Ease. Gail has advised CEO’s, presidential candidates, college presidents – and even a jazz musician. In addition, she has delivered keynote addresses for many corporations and at events such as the “Global Summit of Women” in Taiwan. She has appeared on CNN, FNN, CNBC and Fox TV. Articles about Gail and her company have appeared in Newsweek, Business Week, Ladies’ Home Journal, The Wall Street Journal, Redbook and Self.
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 Never Abandon Control of Your Career: Strategies and Steps that Really Work – presented by Amy Dorn Kopelan
Amy Dorn Kopelan is the President and Founder of Bedlam Entertainment, Inc. Under the Bedlam Entertainment umbrella Ms. Kopelan not only provides a range of producing and consulting services to diverse organizations and institutions, but also produces annual conferences that enable women leaders to debate critical trends that will affect leadership and business in the next 25 years. She conceived and developed The Corporate State: A Women's CEO and Senior Management Summit in 1998; In the Lead: Women Entrepreneurs Re-Shaping Corporate America in 2000; and Women's Athenaeum: The Thinking Woman's Voice on Socio-Business Issues in 2003, The Corporate State: Canada in 2004 and BUZZ: An Executive Women's Think Tank in 2005. Ms. Kopelan is personally committed to creating opportunities for women to advance in business. In 2005, Ms. Kopelan launched COACH ME Inc., a business education program for emerging talent that teaches the "unwritten rules and subtle skills" necessary for career advancement and leadership. Amy is co-author of I Didn't See It Coming, a book that helps everyone avoid being blindsided in business. She has been featured in CEO Magazine, Chief Learning Officer magazine, and CNN.com.
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 Gen Y’s: How You Can Maximize and Fulfill Your Career Goals and Have a Life – presented by Lindsey Pollak
Lindsey Pollak is an author and speaker specializing in career advice for young professionals. She is the author of a new career advice book for college students and recent grads, Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World and co-author of The Savvy Gal’s Guide to Online Networking (or What Would Jane Austen Do?) Lindsey writes a Gen Y career advice blog and has contributed articles to The Huffington Post, Marie Claire magazine, PINK magazine, Metro New York newspaper and New York Moves magazine. A noted expert on Generation Y career issues, Lindsey’s advice has appeared in such media outlets as The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, New York Newsday, NewYorkTimes.com, Monster.com, Martha Stewart Living Radio and ABC News America This Morning. Lindsey’s professional speaking includes frequent conference and seminar presentations at universities, business associations and corporations around the United States.
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 Managing Up: How to Successfully Influence and Engage Others to Achieve Your Goals – presented by Barbara Sucoff
Barbara Sucoff is a Founding Partner of Focused Consulting. With over 15 years of management and training consulting, her background includes both developing and delivering management, sales, customer service, leadership, presentation skills, and interpersonal skills training. Barbara brings high energy and enthusiasm to each seminar, and is skilled in delivering highly interactive workshops. She has "board room presence" and is extremely effective at all levels within an organization. She has had significant experience training international clients for major financial organizations. In addition, Barbara has provided training for many organizations including A&E Television Networks, American Express, American Red Cross, AXA Financial, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carnegie Corporation, Citigroup, Duracell, Dun and Bradstreet, Fidelity Investments, GAF, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, McKinsey, Mercedes-Benz Credit Corporation, Oxford Health Plans, Pitney Bowes, Readers Digest, SSB, Sumitomo Bank and Trust, The Cooper Union, The Westminster School, Trigen Energy, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, and WNET. |
The Annual Executive Coaching Summit is graciously underwritten by Credit Suisse.
This event is organized by the Professional Development Committee.
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