Lessons from America’s Greatest Leaders – What can we learn from Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Ted Turner, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan and other Americans who have changed the way we think and live? These people are not accidental successes. They can teach us plenty.

The Great Value Investors – Anyone can be one, everybody should be one. Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, John Templeton and other permanently successful investors have adhered to “value” principles. Here is how these same principles can work for you.

Jack Welch's Management Legacy – He’s retired from General Electric and his personal life has made some interesting twists and turns, but the Welch legacy lives on. General Electric remains a powerhouse, and the managers Welch mentored are making their own history at Home Depot and other respected U.S. companies.  This speech tells the fascinating story of how Jack Welch set the standard worldwide for management practices.

The Writer’s Path – So many of us start out with the dream of becoming a writer. How do we turn our dreams into reality? Once we’ve become professional wordsmiths how do we build our careers? How do we overcome burn-out and instead, turn on the after-burners? The writer’s life is a great one if you know how to live it.

Women and our Careers – You can carve your own path, make your own distinctive mark, and live life as fully as you want to. Janet Lowe talks about the “working life” for women, and how to survive, thrive and prosper with humor, ease and grace.  

HALF-DAY WORKSHOPS:

Principles of Value Investing: This is a hands-on, interactive experience in value investment principles, security analysis and portfolio building.

Writing a Non-Fiction Book: This workshop is useful to both novice and experienced writers. The four-hour event begins with formulating the book concept, the outline, the proposal to a publisher, and continues through the process through post-publication publicity campaigns.