Registration closes for EO Nerve 2014, the EO East Coast regional annual conference, on April 15. Don’t forget to register before it sells out!

The conference is June 11 – 14 in Philadelphia (add to calendar). Keynote speakers include Michael Maddock, Gary Vaynerchuk, Randy Jones, Dick Vermeil and Rudy Karsan. Visit http://nerve2014.com to learn more about the conference.

Click here to see a video invite outlining the conference speakers from Eric Keiles, 2014 Nerve chairman. You can also learn more with this short video from EO Charlotte member Dana Bradley or this video from Dick Vermeil, former NFL football coach.

You can register here.

If you need to persuade and influence, teach and inspire, or want a competitive edge, come and learn to improve your storytelling ability. Storytelling is a frequently overlooked and underappreciated skill business skill.

All entrepreneurs can benefit from effective communication skills. Short, well-told stories can be used in your relationships with customers, prospects, investors, employees, potential employees and vendors. In this Patricia Fripp EO seminar you will learn to add punch and power to your business stories, examples and case histories. The event is at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 29 at the Metropolitan Room at the Newark Club (add to calendar).

Your well-told story has the power to:

• Influence others to make decisions and say “yes”
• Turn numbing data into drama
• Simplify the complex
• Make company history come alive
• Teach values and how to behave
• Explain job responsibilities
• Inspire associates to follow your vision
• Elevate teamwork and co-operation

In Patricia Fripp’s EO “One Story at a Time” session you will learn how to:

• Connect emotionally and intellectually to any audience of any size
• Identify the best examples, case histories and stories
• Incorporate all aspects of effective storytelling including creating content and delivery techniques
• Teach your team to perfect their storytelling ability
• Speak so that your listeners “can see” what you are saying
• Improve your staff meetings and training
• Adopt Hollywood techniques to your business situation

Your session presenter is Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE. Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE is a Hall of Fame keynote speaker, executive speech coach and sales presentation skills expert. Meetings and Conversations magazine named her “one of the 10 most electrifying speakers in North America.” Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine wrote: “the sixth best investment in you is to attend a Patricia Fripp speaking school.”

For more than 25 years, Patricia has transformed sales teams and coached executives on how to deliver dynamic and inspiring presentations. She delights and entertains audiences while delivering practical, personalized content and consistently exceeds client expectations.

Patricia simplifies and demystifies the process of preparing and presenting powerful presentations. She is a member of the very prestigious Speaking Roundtable, an invitation-only society of highly regarded professional speakers and a past president – and the first female president – of the over 3,000 member National Speakers Association. She is also a partner in the World Champions’ Edge presentation skills coaching community with four Toastmasters International World Champions. Patricia is the author of Make It, So You Don’t Have to Fake It! and Get What You Want! and co-author of Speaker’s Edge, Speaking Secrets of the Masters, and Insights into Excellence. 

In fairness to all EONJ members, should you reserve a spot and fail to attend (without 48 hours notice) you will be assessed a $100 charge.

Click here to register.

Michael Kempner will speak at a fireside chat from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 15 at the Queen Room of LaReggia, 40 Wood Ave., Secaucus, N.J., which is in the Meadowlands Plaza Hotel (add to calendar). Lunch will be provided.

Michael Kempner started MWW in 1986 with just a typewriter, a single client and a one-room office in New Jersey. Today, as MWW’s founder, president and CEO, Kempner manages one of the largest public relations firms in the world. In 2010, he led a management buy-back of the firm to restore the firm to its independent and entrepreneurial roots. MWW is one of the 10 largest independent public relations firms in the United States and has been named PR Agency of the Year by the International Business Awards, The Sabre Awards and PR News. In addition, MWW has been named Digital Agency of the Year and has been inducted into PR News’ Corporate Social Responsibility A-List.

A nationally recognized authority on reputation management, crisis management, public affairs, business-to-business, consumer marketing and corporate social responsibility, Kempner has counseled some of the world’s most prominent executives, organizations and companies. Kempner is known for his candor, commitment to community service and personal attention to clients needs. He is an author and speaker on a variety of public relations, management, entrepreneurship and marketing issues, and he is a frequent blogger at www.straighttalk.com and a contributor to the Huffington Post.

Kempner has been honored with several of the industry’s top recognitions, including International Business Awards 2012 PR Executive of the Year; Bulldog Stars of PR 2012 Agency Professional of the Year and PR Blogger of the Year; American Business Awards 2012 Executive of the Year; PR News CSR Awards 2012 PR Professional of the Year; PR Week’s 2010 Public Relations Executive of the Year; a Lifetime Achievement Award by PR News; and Michael CSR Professional of the Year. He was inducted into the PR News Hall of Fame in 2009.

An active member of his community, Kempner has served as a member of the White House Council for Community Solutions, appointed by President Barack Obama, and as a founding board member of ConnectOne Bank. Kempner is also a board member of Goodwill Industries International and the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship.

Event: Fireside Chat with Michael Kempner

Date: April 15, 2014

Time: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Location: Queen Room of LaReggia, 40 Wood Ave., Secaucus, NJ (located in the Meadowlands Plaza Hotel)

Please note parking is behind the Meadowlands Plaza Hotel – DO NOT park across the street or you will be towed!

Click here to register.

Registration closes for EO Nerve 2014, the EO East Coast regional annual conference, on March 31. Don’t forget to register before it sells out!

The conference is June 11 – 14 in Philadelphia (add to calendar). Keynote speakers include Michael Maddock, Gary Vaynerchuk, Randy Jones, Dick Vermeil and Rudy Karsan. Visit http://nerve2014.com to learn more about the conference.

You can register here.

One of the many goals of members of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization is to build alignment with their staff. EO listened and created the only global program designed for the EO member and his/her key executives, aptly named KEP – the “Key Executive Program.” For a second year, EO is providing its renowned Key Executive Program (KEP), designed specifically for members and their key executives.

Discover new tools for staff engagement, embrace innovative ideas and explore management solutions—together—during this highly rated executive-education program. Prepare to learn and experience share in true EO fashion and then apply your enhanced synergy back into your business.

The event will be April 27 – 30 at the MIT Endicott House in Dedham, Mass., (add to calendar). The cost is $2,300 per person, which includes all learning, accommodations and meals. Register here.

Click here to see the agenda for the program. You can also learn more here or by watching this video. Contact Andy Bailey (andy@petracoach.com), chair of the 2014 EO Key Executive Program and EO Nashville member, or Joy Hayes, Program Manager at jhayes@eonetwork.org with any questions.

WHAT: Key Executive Program

WHEN: April 27 -30

WHERE: MIT Endicott House in Dedham, Mass.

The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) of New Jersey hosted its first ever “Group Think” on hiring. Twenty EOers were guided through a group discussion on “Hiring Best Practices and Worst Mistakes.” The event started with a one-hour presentation by Mike Goldman, a Gazelle’s coach, discussing the most important aspects of hiring, including critical points from best sellers like Top Grading and WHO, along with his own personal experiences. In the second hour, roundtable discussions provided EOers the opportunity to learn strategies from fellow members regarding best practices and landmines to avoid.

Everyone who registered received exclusive access to the online seminar “WHO: A Method For Hiring” by Geoff Smart, courtesy of Gazelle’s Growth Institute. The event received a 9.6 rating and many accolades for the high value learning and sharing.