

2022 Keynote Speakers
Speakers

TED MA - Kickoff Keynote
Thursday Oct. 13th at 4:15pm
“Multiply Your Influence: How to Be the Leader People Want to Follow”
When you think about the most impactful leader you have worked with, what do you remember about them? Chances are, you remember the way they made you feel. The best leaders use the power of their example and invest in relationships to earn higher levels of influence. This program explores 3 strategies you can use to become the leader that people follow by choice, not by necessity.
In this session, you will learn:
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The critical skill that most leaders overlook and how you can apply it to increase engagement and productivity
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How to increase your influence and impact
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The 4-step process you can use to develop new leaders
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Why employees quit their job and how to get them to stay

CHUCK VIOLAND
Friday Oct. 14th at 9am
“Sailboats, Yachts and Tall-Masted Ships: A Nautical Tale of Small Business Growth”
Chuck founded Violand Management Associates in 1987 with the objective of helping owners of restoration and cleaning companies build profitable businesses for their long-term professional and personal success. As an author and popular keynote speaker, Chuck is a respected authority on entrepreneurial small businesses, having spent over thirty years as both a business consultant and an executive coach.

DR. BART A. BASI, Attorney/CPA
Friday Oct. 14th at 11am
“OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW”
Subject: Business Succession Planning and the New Tax Laws
A discussion of the new tax laws and their impact on a company’s cash flow including legal structures for businesses and ways to minimize tax liabilities.
New tax laws are impacting businesses across the country as a result of the COVID_19 Pandemic. With these new laws, a new discussion on company structures must be had. This Session will focus on a discussion of the new tax laws and how they impact the cash flow of your business. In addition, Dr. Basi will discuss what corporate structures now work best in this new economy and what we might see in the future. Additionally, Dr. Basi will touch on topics such as IRS Code Section 1202 which allows an owner to sell their company and pay nothing in tax.
Upon completion of this course, the participants will be able to:
• Understand the new tax laws and the impact they have on cash flow to a company
• Know which legal structure is right for their company
• Describe the alternatives for succession planning for the future of their company or Selling or transferring the Company; and;
• Become motivated to create a Business Succession Plan.

DAVID AVRIN
Saturday Oct. 15th at 8am - Room TBD
Your Customers Are Changing! Are You?
How to Future-Proof Your Business and Win in a Remarkable New World!