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Speakers

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Featured Keynote Speakers

Photo Kirk WeislerKirk Weisler
Chief Morale Officer
www.kirkweisler.com

As the Chief Morale Officer, Kirk’s mission is to encourage and inspire organizations and their employees to create the culture they want, to take ownership of their environment and stop having a job and start having a life. Kirk is an expert on creating culture, change, community and connections in the workplace. His engaging, experiential and passionate presentation style connects with audiences around the globe and leaves them empowered with practical and doable techniques that they can take home and replicate with their employees. Audiences leave enthused and armed with the tools to take themselves and their culture to the next level. Author of The Cookie Thief, The Dog Poop Initiative and Speaking on SuccessView Full Bio >

Photo Mindee DoneyMindee Doney
Inventor of Boogie Wipes® & Saline Soothers® patented saline nose wipes
Co-Founder of Little Busy Bodies, Inc.

www.boogiewipes.com

Tired of chasing her kids runny noses, Mindee herself ran with an idea she had for a nose wipe that would make her kids actually want to blow their nose. In 2007, she partnered with Julie Pickens and grew her concept for a sweet smelling, saline-infused wet wipe, into a $10 million company. Mindee’s creativity, passion and imagination pushed the company through taking on an investor, hiring employees, new product development and managing media, retailers and manufacturers. She experienced first-hand the difficulty of remaining inventive and inspired inside a small company where systems must be constantly streamlined for profitability. View Full Bio >

Concurrent Workshop Speakers

Tuesday, October 11, 2011
 

Concurrent SessionConcurrent SessionConcurrent SessionConcurrent Session
10:45 am - NoonFrom Creativity to Innovation: Bringing the Best Out of Small Groups with Rebecca BorderoPush Past PowerPoint with Jennifer DrydenThree Reasons Traiing Programs Succeed or Fail with Jeff ToisterDr John Medina's Brain Rules with Jillian Douglas
3 - 4:15 pmThe Shirtless Dancing Guy and the $14,000 Dollar Neck Tie with Kirk WeislerThink Yourself Creative with Sheryl Alstrin and Seniye GroffCreating Plans to Inspire Innovative Leaders with Christine Martell

Wednesday, October 12, 2011
 

Concurrent SessionConcurrent SessionConcurrent SessionConcurrent Session
10:45 am - NoonCreating Innovative Personal Learning Plans with Christine MartellCorporate Connections: Experiential Activities for Leadership and Trust with Michelle CummingsLearning Using Geolocation and Augmented Reality on Mobile Platforms with Todd HudsonThe Impact of Inspiring Leadership with Jack Zenger
3 - 4:15 pmBlended Learning: The Good, The Bad and the Not so Ugly with Rebecca Bordero and Kim BahrLearning for Results: Innovative Tools for Helping Others with Mark Christensen and Molly DavisThe Paradox of Strength through Vulnerabiltiy with Jim Morris and Moe CarrickUsing Job Focused Objectives to Improve Transfer to the Workplace
Don Stepich and Steve Villachica

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Each afternoon, engaging, interactive, participant-driven opportunities will happen. We’ll have open houses on graduate programs, CPLP, and volunteer opportunities. You’ll have a chance to meet other workplace learning professionals during our Cascadia Chat8 speed networking sessions. We’ll also have technology gurus to provide tips on syncing with Outlook and using training apps for smartphone and tablets. These sessions will allow participants to ask questions, use technology hands on, meet other workplace learning professionals and get involved.

These sessions will be held both afternoons from 1:30 – 2:30 pm.