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SUMMARY:AMA Chicago: Career Smart
DESCRIPTION:Of all the roles in an organization\, marketers make a real impact not only on the business but on the world at large. We are drawn to the industry for both the professional and personal challenges that are meaningful\, fulfilling and inspiring. At Career Smart\, you will find ways to earn more emotional and financial rewards in your career – whether you’re 26 or 62\, and whether you’re looking to develop yourself or develop your teams. \n\n\nKey Takeaways\n\n\n\n\nStrategies\, tools and techniques you can use to find more inspiring career opportunities\, and how you can implement them as a hiring manager to provide inspiring roles and environments for your teams.\nRich discussions in small groups of hiring managers and employees to share ideas and plans to implement these new ideas in their careers and organizations.\nOpportunities to learn from professionals\, career coaches\, and others regarding practical aspects of job hunting such as resume building\, LinkedIn profiles and more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho should attend: \n\nNew or prospective managers looking to enhance their leadership\nHiring decision-makers who want to find and attract Chicago’s best marketing talent\nExperienced and new marketers who want to move their career forward\n\nFor more information\, including speakers and agenda\, click here!\n \n\n\nThis event is sponsored by the following donors:
URL:https://playground.catalystranch.com/event/ama-chicago-career-smart/
LOCATION:Catalyst Ranch\,  656 W Randolph St\, Chicago\, IL\, 60661\, United States
CATEGORIES:Marketing,Networking,Professional Development
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SUMMARY:HACK YOUR BRAND: Leveling Up your Online & Offline Presence
DESCRIPTION:We live in a society of instant gratification. And in the lightning fast-paced world of business\, opportunistic professionals are looking for any shortcut\, trick\, or workaround that will give them a competitive advantage. Often\, that means going outside the lines of best practices and experimenting with new methodologies. But can these so-called growth hacking techniques be applied to personal branding?  \nJD Gershbein understands that a personal brand is not built in a day. In today’s hyper-distracted world\, achieving a recognizable brand identity takes time and the faithful execution of a strategic plan. This powerful and transformational program will expose you to powerful strategies\, techniques\, and exercises that will accelerate your personal branding process and help you immediately capture the interest of potential buyers. \nAFTER ATTENDING THIS PROGRAM YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:\n♦ Capture the mindset of excellence in attaining your professional goals \n♦ Create a high-impact personal vision statement \n♦ Apply personal brand archetypes to promote positive first and lasting impressions \n♦ Understand the role of LinkedIn as a personal branding hub \n♦ Master a sequence of strategies for authentic online engagement \n♦ Increase your brand value through customer-centric video \n♦ Initiate conversations that will quickly build trust and convert into business wins \n\nHACK YOUR BRAND: Leveling Up your Online & Offline Presence\nSchedule of Events\nNETWORKING – 6:00 PM \nPROGRAM – 6:30 PM-8:00 PM \nMORE NETWORKING – 8:00 PM-8:30 PM \n\nREFRESHMENTS (BEVERAGES & LIGHT HORS d’OEUVRES) WILL BE SERVED.\nREGISTER NOW & SECURE YOUR SPOT!\n \n\nAbout the Presenter\nSince 2006\, JD Gershbein has been instrumental in advancing the ideals of the digital world\, inspiring opportunity-oriented individuals and companies to harness the power of the online media to elevate their profiles\, engage their communities\, and win new business. He is widely regarded as one of the world’s top LinkedIn strategists and a thought leader in the areas of personal branding\, social networking\, and social entrepreneurship. Dubbed A SPEAKER FOR THE DIGITAL AGE\, JD educates audiences all over the globe on how to create a competitive advantage through the use of the social channels. He has been featured on FOX TV News\, WGN TV News\, NBC TV News\, CBS TV News\, and WGN Radio\, and contributed written work to The Huffington Post\, SUCCESS Online\, NBC\, and Forbes. \n\nSee more public offerings at Catalyst Ranch by clicking the logo below.
URL:https://playground.catalystranch.com/event/hack-your-brand-leveling-up-your-online-offline-presence/
LOCATION:Catalyst Ranch\,  656 W Randolph St\, Chicago\, IL\, 60661\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class,Marketing,Networking,Professional Development,Workshop
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SUMMARY:CreativeMornings' Evening FieldTrip: Strategic Decision Making
DESCRIPTION:CreativeMornings’ evening FieldTrip series presents: Strategic Decision Making\nApril 18\, 6pm-8pm\n\nWHAT ARE FIELDTRIPS?\nFieldTrips are meetups to interact\, learn and collaborate in an effort to level-up your creative life. Built on top of our 20\,000 monthly attendees at CreativeMornings talks\, FieldTrips are community-organized events built on the spirit of generosity that has powered CreativeMornings events for the past 10 years. \nABOUT THIS FIELDTRIP\nIt’s easy to become overwhelmed with the decisions you have to make. Too often you either don’t decide anything or do too much. Either way\, you are left stressed and exhausted. This workshop will include some time to get to know other attendees\, and will discuss a decision making strategy that you can use to stay motivated and efficiently work toward your goals\, and if implemented enough\, can eventually become a habit. \n \nABOUT THE FACILITATOR\nBenjamin Ritter\, MBA\, MPH\, EdD\, is a social entrepreneur and expert in the fields of personal and professional development with the mission to simplify health\, wealth\, and happiness. He is the founder Live for Yourself (LFY) Consulting\, a personal and professional consulting service that works with clients to become the author of their own personal guidebook to fulfillment\, and then integrates those teachings into their everyday lives. \nAs with classic CreativeMornings events\, their evening FieldTrips are FREE to attend.\nFieldTrips are limited to 25 attendees\, however. Register with CreativeMornings to reserve your seat!\n \n  \nEveryone is creative. \nA creative life requires bravery and action\, honesty and hard work. We are here to support you\, celebrate with you\, and encourage you to make the things you love. \nWe believe in the power of community. We believe in giving a damn. We believe in face-to-face connections\, in learning from others\, in hugs and high-fives. \nWe bring together people who are driven by passion and purpose\, confident that they will inspire one another\, and inspire change in neighborhoods and cities around the world. \nEveryone is welcome. \n  \nSee more public offerings at Catalyst Ranch by clicking the logo below.
URL:https://playground.catalystranch.com/event/cm-fieldtrip-strategic-decision-making/
LOCATION:Catalyst Ranch\,  656 W Randolph St\, Chicago\, IL\, 60661\, United States
CATEGORIES:Networking,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Ignite Chicago: Talks at Catalyst Ranch in April
DESCRIPTION:Ignite Chicago delivers TRUTH BOMBS and A-HA MOMENTS. Get a full dose at Catalyst Ranch in April!\n \n\nIgnite Chicago is a high-energy evening of 5-minute talks by people who have a burning idea—and the guts to get onstage and share it with their hometown crowd.\n  \n  \n  \n \nAttending this evening’s Ignite Chicago does good for the city and for your neighbors. All proceeds from Ignite Chicago at Catalyst Ranch in April go toward funding the volunteer-run\, nonprofit organization CoderDojoChi\, which teaches web\, game and app development to youth ages 7 to 17. So when you buy your ticket to expand your mind at Ignite Chicago\, you effectively contribute to expanding the minds of young people in our beloved city! \n \nSpeaking at Ignite is an unforgettable experience. You step up to the mic. Your palms sweat. You can hear the thump of your blood rushing. Your voice cracks for an instant and then you launch into a rant for 300 straight seconds\, wearing your passion on your sleeve\, barely pausing to breathe. The crowd goes wild. \nIgnite Chicago at Catalyst Ranch in April is open to everyone. All talks are 5 minutes (20 slides x 15 seconds/slide). \n \nThere is no theme for Ignite. You can talk about virtually anything as long as you can show us your passion for it. What’s the thing you most geek out about? What’s the topic of conversation that quickens your pulse and sets your toe a-tappin’? That is what we want to hear you speak about. \nAll speakers get equal time and equal billing. All talks are 5 minutes. You create 20 slides\, and we set them up to auto-advance every 15 seconds. \nWant to speak?\nThe audience at Ignite is generous and patient. They know the Ignite format is difficult\, and they realize you might be an absolute beginner at public speaking. Don’t worry – they’ve got your back. You’re giving them your passion and your vulnerability\, and they love you for that. You won’t find a more appreciative audience at any other event. \nSome people think Ignite is about self-help talks. It isn’t. Nobody wants to hear a preachy pep talk. We’re already “good enough and smart enough\,” so let’s keep this about you and your passionate ideas. \nFinally\, we’re serious about the no pitching thing. We know that sometimes a speaker must mention their profession in order to give their talk context\, which is totally fine. But Ignite is not the place to tout your organization or to troll for clients. \nClick the logo for tickets.\n \n\n \nFind out more about the maestro behind both Ignite Chicago and CoderDojoChi\, Ali Karbassi\, by clicking here!
URL:https://playground.catalystranch.com/event/ignite-chicago-talks-at-catalyst-ranch-in-april/
LOCATION:Catalyst Ranch\,  656 W Randolph St\, Chicago\, IL\, 60661\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ignite Chicago,Meetup,Networking,Talk
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