RICK SAPIO
Founder, Business Finishing School

Rick Sapio has founded more than 20 companies and since 1994, Rick has been the founder and CEO of an investment holding company which has made more than 100 investments. Since 2003, Rick has been a co-founder and general partner of Mutual Capital Partners, a PE firm with three funds. He co-authored the best-selling book, Who’s In Your Room: The Secret to Creating Your Best Life. He launched the term Catalyzing Statement™ in his TEDx Talk in Italy.

MICHELLE LEMMONS-POSCENTE

CEO/Founder of Global Leaders Organization,  #1 Business in America (Sprint), Top Female Entrepreneur (Bank One), American Inventor – Coach

Michelle Lemmons-Poscente is CEO of Business Finishing School and Founder/CEO of the Global Leaders Organization, (GLO). GLO is a global membership platform made up of thousands of CEO’s, Entrepreneurs and Investors that learn, network and do business with one another. GLO has fully compliant investment portals allowing the members to raise capital and to invest in one another’s businesses.

VINCE POSCENTE

NY Times Best-selling Author, Olympian, Speaker Hall Fame

Vince Poscente is a New York Times bestselling author of eight books and has been an in-demand keynote speaker for over two decades. He is an Olympic competitor, expedition leader in the Himalayas and inductee into the Speaker Halls of Fame in Canada and the USA. His repertoire of keynotes delivers energy, humor, and practical, take-home tools. He was rated by MPI/eSpeakers as the top ten motivational speakers in North America and Meetings & Conventions “Meeting Planners’ favorite speaker.”

DRAYE REDFERN

Author, Business Owner, Investor, and Entrepreneur

Draye Redfern is an author, business owner, investor, entrepreneur and adrenaline junkie from Austin, Texas. He has helped countless businesses, across dozens of industries, increase the life-time-value of their clients and create Raving Fans of their businesses.

He is also the President of Redfern Media, a marketing and consulting agency that helps Professional Service based businesses expand their income and referrals through marketing.

Draye is looking forward to connecting with other like-minded business owners at the BFS Summit and sharing the tactical marketing solutions you need to let more people know about your services.

HOW TO HIRE & ATTRACT TALENT

There are universal principles around attracting talent that are often overlooked by over-committed small business owners. Learn insights about the difficult task of recruiting and interviewing potential employees that you’ve likely never heard before. Many entrepreneurs and business owners don’t realize how much poor talent is holding them back in business.

NETWORKING UP

Deep dive into the 5 ways to connect above your weight class. We’ve all heard the advice: “you become the people you hang out with”.  This means that you need to surround yourself with successful people (however you define success). Plus, you also need to be networking up to raise the bar for yourself over time. Remember that if you’re always the most successful person in the room, you’re hanging out in the wrong rooms.  We’ll teach you how to start “networking up” to the right rooms.

ACCELERATE SETBACKS FOR BREAKTHROUGHS: Practical Takeaways to Overcome Obstacles and Maintain Resiliency

The Solution Loop: Collaboration is a function of internal and external alignment. It is triggered by looking outside yourself a different viewpoint, Curiosity towards limitless possibilities of what a new reality looks like. Creativity to narrow-in on the best options that work best for those involved.

MARKETING WITH YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Driving traffic and building your online reputation to grow your business. Critical components to monetize your efforts, even with limited resources. New social media insights to build relationships, insider secrets to get top search engine rankings and enhancements for inbound lead generation. Plus secrets of success on YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Google+ and Twitter.

THE BFS BUSINESS FRAME

This is about adding consciousness to all business actions. We will walk you through creating your Purpose Statement and Catalyzing Statement. Deep dive into defining your REAL business strategy and identify your long-term objectives and tactics. All business decisions should be first run through this frame before finalizing.