WIBNG - "Women in Business Networking Group"

John Carroll (award-winning columnist, author, consultant and coach) has confirmed that he will be our guest speaker. An entrepreneur, consultant, coach and author, John is president of Unlimited Performance, Inc. in Mount Pleasant. He is an internationally recognized sales expert and speaker and a national award-winning columnist. He is one of fewer than 20 consultants worldwide who has earned board approval from the Society for the Advancement of Consulting as consultant to emerging growth companies. His writing has touched thousands of leaders around the planet, including articles appearing in Chief Executive China magazine and his book Sales Illustrated: 68 Sales Lessons from Everyday Life which is now available in three languages. John served formerly as president of the Mount Pleasant Business and Professional Association and as Board president of the Dee Norton Lowcountry ChildrenÂÂ's Center. A former media spokesman for the Diocese of Charleston, he is also the first layperson to serve on the Clergy Personnel Advisory Board for the Catholic Diocese. He is the father of two grown daughters and lives with his wife Lori in Mount Pleasant. JohnÂÂ's presentation today focuses on networking effectively through the economic recovery. John will be talking to us about: Selling Effectively through the Recovery Squared: How to be a leading indicator of economic growth in your own sphere of influence As you continue to move through the throes of recessionary business and thinking, youÂÂ'd better be adapting into and progressing through the imminent recovery. How exactly will you do that and what steps will you take to make sure your key relationships make it through as strong and healthy as possible? Author and businessman John Carroll will present practical, proven tips on how best to prepare and position yourself and where to focus to create the ideal launch pad yourself and your business. HeÂÂ'll show you just how you personally can be a leading indicator of the economic rebound in your sphere of influence, right where you are right now. YouÂÂ'll come away with tips for staying in touch without scaring others away, how going back to basics may look different from the past and how you can prime the pump through tried and true approaches. John will weave raw encouragement with practical, proven tips, all designed to help owners and executives, both young and experienced, come away from this meeting with steps you can apply immediately to make a difference in your own work and in your relationships with clients, prospects and team members. Please bring a friend/ guest and help make John feel welcome. He rescheduled an appointment to make this date work for him. I am very excited we got him as a guest speaker.