What Millennial and Gen Z Customers Can Teach You About Everyone Else
The youngest consumers are today’s trend-setters. Win them over, and the rest of the market may just follow. To do that, here are six things you need to know.
The youngest consumers are today’s trend-setters. Win them over, and the rest of the market may just follow. To do that, here are six things you need to know.
When faced with a decision between staying local or expanding to international markets, small business owners need to consider their ultimate business goals.
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By coupling more affordable cloud technology with a personalized customer experience, small retailers can eat Amazon’s lunch.
Healthy-meal company grows to $150 million by bringing fresh, nutritious fare to America’s school lunchrooms.
The serial entrepreneur’s latest real estate venture is poised to benefit if the housing market goes south.
Even with the best of intentions, your company’s cause sponsorship can lead to backlash and social media shaming—if consumers suspect you’re being anything less than authentic.
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In today’s business climate, change has to happen at lightening speed, but the gap between the C-suite and everyone else often slows the pace. How can you inspire your people to embrace change?
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1:00 - 5:00 pm
Over 70% of Executives Surveyed Agree: Many Strategic Planning Efforts Lack Systematic Approach Tips for Enhancing Your Strategic Planning Process
Executives expressed frustration with their current strategic planning process. Issues include:
Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison have put together an afternoon workshop that will provide the tools you need to address these concerns. They have worked with hundreds of executives to develop a systematic approach that will enable your team to make better decisions during strategic planning. Steve and Denise will walk you through exercises for prioritizing your lists and steps that will reset and reinvigorate your process. This will be a hands-on workshop that will enable you to think about your business as you use the tools that are being presented. If you are ready for a Strategic Planning tune-up, select this workshop in your registration form. The additional fee of $695 will be added to your total.
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Female leaders face the same issues all leaders do, but they often face additional challenges too. In this peer session, we will facilitate a discussion of best practices and how to overcome common barriers to help women leaders be more effective within and outside their organizations.
Limited space available.
10:30 - 5:00 pm
General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
Sponsored by UBS
General’s Retreat, built in 1986 with architect Gary Roger Baird, has been voted the “Best Golf Course in Nashville” and is a “must play” when visiting the Nashville, Tennessee area. With the beautiful setting along the Cumberland River, golfers of all capabilities will thoroughly enjoy the golf, scenery and hospitality.
The golf outing fee includes transportation to and from the hotel, greens/cart fees, use of practice facilities, and boxed lunch. The bus will leave the hotel at 10:30 am for a noon shotgun start and return to the hotel after the cocktail reception following the completion of the round.