Main Meeting Presentation Archive
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Virtual Networking
Presentation Date: April 20,2021
Presenter Website: N/A
Description: The "new normal" in which we find ourselves requires that we all become more accustomed to virtual or online networking. During the HIREDTexas main meeting on Tuesday, June 16th, Sunil Chitre will discuss a virtual ripple and how it can help you in your job search.
During the meeting we will:
- practice talking to people online,
- share stories and tell them from the listener's viewpoint,
- learn how to get comfortable with informational and formal interviews, and
- learn how to set up audio and video for a successful interview or meeting.
Sunil Chitre serves on the Board of Directors of HIREDTexas and is founder and CEO of Blue Sun Development.
Game Thinking in the Job Search
Presentation Date: April 13, 2021
Presenter Website: N/A
Description: Bruce Campney will introduce the core learning loop concept from the book Game Thinking by Amy Jo Kim and using breakout rooms discover what loops we are using, then explore ways to expand and innovate our job searches.
Bruce Campney, President of HIREDTexas, is always on the lookout for ways to connect people with their creative capabilities. He has a BS in Computer Engineering and a lifetime of working to understand the people using computers.
Holistic Hustle
Presentation Date: April 6, 2021
Presenter Website: Holistic Hustle
Description: Nicole Sallie's presentation aims to help shift you from a mindset of sacrifice and burn out to self care as an essential part of advocacy and our ethical duty of fitness to clients. We will discuss 3 simple practices to help manage and alleviate stress at work and at home.
Nik has over 18 years’ experience in marketing and branding. She worked for Virgin Records as a marketing rep in Dallas Fort Worth supporting artists like Janet Jackson, Coldplay, Korn, and Lenny Kravitz. She has over a decade of experience in law. She specializes in intellectual property, specifically trademarks.
Nik has also worked at Facebook for almost a decade, first in Intellectual Property Operations and now in sales in the Global Business Group, advising Fortune 500 healthcare companies on their advertising strategy. Additionally, she owns NikSallie.com, a trademark law firm supporting women entrepreneurs in building and protecting their businesses so they can manifest their purpose into profits. Nik is also a member of the Interim Expert Team, a collective of executives and business owners who came together to help companies stuck in limbo due to our current environment to reset and thrive.
The Secret Weapon: Connecting With People in a Virtual World
Presentation Date: March 30, 2020
Presenter Website: ThomSInger.com
Description: There is more to business than “likes”, “links”, “shares”, and “follows”. While the social media and digital tools we all use everyday are great, they do not really solve all the issues around how to make, grow and keep our business relationship.
All opportunities come from people, so how we engage with others makes all the difference in how we succeed in our personal and professional lives. The secret weapon for success comes in the connections we cultivate with others. After more than a year of "Social Distancing", many people are ready to connect and discover ways to build meaningful human engagements. This talk will help you do that!
Thom Singer has spent 15 years teaching how to get back to the basics of creating meaningful relationships that help you get ahead. Thom is an executive search consultant and professional speaker on the topic of human connection and trust. He brings his high energy presentations and action-oriented content to corporate and association audiences.
As a speaker or master of ceremonies, Thom accepts a responsibility to set the tone for a strong conference attendee experience. He became known as "The Conference Catalyst" by creating an atmosphere of fun and interaction that lasts beyond his presentation.
Thom earned his Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) in 2014 and is committed to the business of meetings. He is the author of 12 books and the host of five podcasts: "Making Wave at C-Level" podcast, the “Digital Enterprise Society Podcast”, "Speakernomics", "The Sales Tech Podcast", and the “Webinar Talk Show”. On his shows he has interviewed over 1000 business leaders with a focus on discovering how the most successful people get farther across the gap between potential and results.
Mind Mastery Tools to help you Get Unstuck
Presentation Date: March 23, 2021
Presenter Website: InSync Resources
Description: What is it that you want? Maybe it's a new job. Maybe it's a project that you'd like to finish... or even get started. That means you need to get motivated and get unstuck.
Join us this week to hear Angela Loeb share some of her favorite and most potent methods. She'll throw in a dash of neuroscience explaining why these mind mastery tools work so well.
Angela Loeb is known internationally for her work in the area of career and personal development. She offers programs and career advising services through her firm, InSync Resources, and is an instructor at the University of Texas Center for Professional Education. She's also written three books, published 500+ articles, and hosted 100+ podcasts.
Activate the Awesome Power of LinkedIn
Presentation Date: March 16, 2021
Presenter Website: Spotlighting You
Description: Hear Jean-Michel Tourniar answer your questions about how how to use the awesome power of LinkedIn to accelerate your job search.
Topics discussed may include:
- Brand & Market yourself to get your Dream Job
- Identify & Network with Recruiters and Prospective Employers
- Stand Out and get found on LinkedIn/Google by Hiring Managers & Recruiters
- Become a Featured Applicant and Get Insight into Companies
- Find the Name and Contact Information of the Hiring Manager
- Engage Directly with your Dream Prospective Employers
- Quickly Build a Quality Network to Support your Future Career Goals
- Accelerate your Search and Receive Multiple Job Offers
- Find out “Who Viewed your Profile” and Engage them Directly
- Increase your Visibility with Relevant Posts to Showcase
Jean-Michel was born in France, near Paris. A gifted mathematician and engineer, he graduated first of class with a Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciences. He received his Professional Engineering degree from the prestigious École Centrale de Paris.
Jean-Michel is an internationally recognized scientific author with over 150+ publications. A former University professor, he worked closely with NASA, JPL and National Laboratories designing spacecraft to send astronauts to Mars and Jupiter.
In 2015, he melded online branding, SEO web technology and software engineering with coaching, his first love, and founded ‘Spotlighting You on the Web’. He is passionate about empowering job hunters and business owners with the knowledge, technology and social media selling skills required to be successful in today’s competitive job market and business environment.
He has helped hundreds of clients land their Dream Job quickly or jump-start and grow successful businesses using his breakthrough LinkedIn branding, networking and marketing strategies system; “Breaking the ICE”.
His clients affectionately call him “The LinkedIn Rocket Scientist.”
Stress Overload Syndrome
Presentation Date: March 9, 2021
Presenter Website: Focused on You Chiropractic
Description: Join Dr. Ben Spitzenberger as we iscuss Stress Overload Syndrome and learn how you can reduce stress and enable yourself to sustain a better everyday life and a more productive job search.
Dr. Ben has been serving the Round Rock area since 2008. He is the team chiropractor for Round Rock High School and Vista Ridge High School and has spoken to many groups on the principles of health.
Dr. Ben is a native of Garland, TX. Before becoming a chiropractor, he spent 8 years as a Marine as an aircraft support equipment mechanic and was a leader in Toys for Tots and the Marine Mud run. He wondered what to do with the rest of his life.
A friend shared a chiropractic mantra: 'The power that made the body, heals the body.' This lined up perfectly with Dr. Ben's beliefs. While on active duty, he took pre-med courses at Tarrant County Community College and Columbia College. Later he attended Parker College of Chiropractic. The more he learned how the body functioned, the more his appreciation of God’s creation grew.
Dr. Ben has been serving the Round Rock area since 2008. He is the team chiropractor for Round Rock High School and Vista Ridge High School and has spoken to many groups on the principles of health.
Successfully Negotiate a Job Offer
Presentation Date: March 2, 2021
Presenter Website: N/A
Description: Hear Charles Black answer your questions about how to successfully negotiate a job offer, how the hiring process works, and how to increase your marketability to land the opportunity you most desire.
Topics discussed may include:
- What is a reasonable, achievable salary expectation?
- How do you manage conversations with a prospective employer to come as close as possible to your compensation goals?
- What else can you negotiate to make the most of a job offer?
Charles Black is a senior recruiter at Indeed, with over twenty years of recruiting experience. He provides executive, technical, and professional sourcing and recruiting to organizations in the Semiconductor, Information Technology, Engineering, and Renewable Energy sectors. He is highly skilled at advanced Internet sourcing techniques (Boolean Search, Social Media, List Servers, LinkedIn, Major Domains, User Groups, etc.), Behavioral Based Interviewing, salary negotiations, and closing techniques. He has been retained for extended engagements with large national consulting firms including Perot Systems, Price Waterhouse, KPMG Peat Marwick, and Keane Inc. Charles travels nationally and internationally to acquire specialized, targeted talent in competitive markets. He is the author of numerous articles on sourcing and recruiting published in the Electronic Recruiting Exchange, The Fordyce Letter, and newspapers. Charles has coached hundreds of individuals in their job search.
Are You Immune to Workplace Vaccine Issues?
Presentation Date: February 23, 2021
Presenter Website: Richards Rodriguez & Skeith LLP
Description: Hear Jim Howicz answer your questions regarding a gradual return to the workplace.
Topics discussed may include:
- Can employees be required to take the COVID-19 vaccine?
- What if an employee refuses?
- Does my employer's liability increase or decrease if they do not require employees to be vaccinated?
- What if an employee refuses to return to the office?
Jim Howicz is a partner at Richards Rodriguez & Skeith LLP, and currently serves as outside general counsel to small and mid-sized businesses throughout Central Texas.
With over 27 years as a successful corporate lawyer, Jim knows the issues businesses face. Jim advises small and mid-sized businesses on employment issues.
Work Better: Go Back to a Better Experience
Presentation Date: February 9, 2021
Presenter Website: Steelcase Work Better Article
Description: Gary Rust tells us how forge a better a better way in 2021 and beyond.
2020 brought about tremendous strain on communities and businesses of all sizes. The impact of COVID has changed how we look at work and the space required to support employees and companies alike. Through extensive surveys and data collecting of employees and employers, there is a path to help forge a way in 2021 and beyond to provide a better work experience.
Gary is an executive sales and operations leader with an enthusiastic attitude towards achieving results. Focusing on creativity and optimistic attitude has been instrumental in his ability to develop consistent and replicable strategies to ensure success. He achieves success by establishing clear goals for every member of his team so that they can focus on execution. He is an expert in adaptability and constant change, challenging everyone to succeed. He loves to compete to win! He believes that failure is a temporary state that must be challenged and overcome by internal reflection and great fortitude.
Side Income: What You Need to Know Before You Join the Gig Economy
Presentation Date: February 2, 2021
Presenter Website: InSync Resources
Description: Angela Loeb will provide an expert and insider perspective on joining the gig economy. Not only has she helped clients create career plans to include side income, she started freelancing on the side while still a full-time employee long before she stepped out on her own as a self-employed career consultant and resume writer.
In this program, Angela will discuss:
- Why would you want to freelance in the first place?
- What are the main types of side gigs you could do?
- What are the pros & cons?
- What are some major mistakes to avoid?
Angela Loeb is known internationally for her work in the area of career and personal development. She offers programs and career advising services through her firm, InSync Resources, and is an instructor at the University of Texas Center for Professional Education. She's also written three books, published 500+ articles, and hosted 100+ podcasts.
Habits, Discipline and Routine, Oh My ...
Presentation Date: January 26, 2021
Presenter Website: You Empowered Strong
Description: Candy Barone helps us get crystal clear on how to establish healthy habits for success, create meaningful discipline that actually serves, and build solid, affirming routines aligned with who you are and who you are choosing to become.
Happy New Year, and welcome to 2021! We've all been holding our breath... waiting for this moment to arrive. Now that it's here, what does that mean for you? Will you engage in the same habits that carried you through (and, perhaps helped you to just survive) 2020? Or, are you hungry for something more...a desire to level up? A calling to step into something bigger, more meaningful, more intentional?
Candy is a leadership expert & trainer, executive coach, international speaker and Amazon best-selling author. She has been featured by CNN, U.S. News & World Report, The Austin Statesman, The Chicago Tribune, Be The Boss Magazine, the ciLiving TV show, and numerous radio shows & podcasts. Further, Candy is the recipient of 2014-15 NAPW VIP Women of the Year Award, recipient of 2015 Public Speakers Association Local Collaborator Award and was nominated as 2015 Profile in Power Woman of Influence in Central Texas.
The Post-Pandemic Workplace
Presentation Date: January 19, 2021
Presenter Website: See links in description.
Description: How has Covid impacted everyone's culture? After many months of this involuntary worldwide change of behavior, what are the new skills we can acquire and how can the workplace help us develop a new culture to face the unpredictable future?
Join Elvira as she accompanies us through a culture analysis to extract some lessons that should be helpful both individually and as a group.
Elvira Muñoz is Director of Interior Design and Studio Lead for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) region at AECOM and the Director of the Master in Strategic Design program at the IE School of Architecture and Design in Madrid, Spain. You can read a recent interview with her in Archipreneur.
Find Success in Your Job Search
Presentation Date:January 12, 2021
Presenter Website: N/A
Description: Carol Cabbiness, founder of Green Hawk Business Services, will review the 4 Core Principles from the book Profit First by Mike Michalowicz, that will give you success in your job search.
Carol Cabbiness has helped many businesses manage their finances and optimize their operations, with specific expertise helping professionals and contractors in renewable energy and the green economy. Carol holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas, a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech and is a Profit First Certified Professional and Fix This Next Advisor. Carol is the founder of Green Hawk Business Services, a Profit First Certified Advisory Firm.
Review and Start Your Job Search Fresh in 2021
Presentation Date: January 5, 2021
Presenter Website: N/A
Description: This Tuesday at 10, we will tune up our job search plans for 2021 keeping in mind the skills we practiced before the holidays: networking, being mindful, negotiating, and ways to make this a good year. Bruce Campney will facilitate.
Bruce Campney, President of HIREDTexas, is always on the lookout for ways to connect people with their creative capabilities. He has a BS in Computer Engineering and a lifetime of working to understand the people using computers.
Celebrating our Accomplishments in 2020
Presentation Date: December 15, 2020
Presenter Website: N/A
Description: We celebrate our accomplishments in 2020 at getting our minds right, getting good, getting known and getting busy, on the way to getting paid.
2021 has the promise of more focus on growth—socially, emotionally, professionally and even physically—while the herd builds immunity and emerges into our future normal.
Bruce Campney will facilitate using a Liberating Structure know as "TRIZ" to help us think about how we could, would and should invest our time and energy to complete and celebrate success in 2021 with HiredTexas attendees.
Bruce Campney, President of HIREDTexas, is always on the lookout for ways to connect people with their creative capabilities. He has a BS in Computer Engineering and a lifetime of working to understand the people using computers.
Begin Building Your Best 2021
Presentation Date: December 8, 2020
Presenter Website: N/A
Description: Bruce Campney facilitates a liberating structure called Open Spaces with HiredTexas attendees.
This allows people to move between conversations. In this zoom meeting you are a CoHost , enabling you to learn more about how to run your own Zoom meetings. With great power comes responsibility to hear about each other's hurdles and share ideas to overcome them. We will have a set of rooms to cover our topics of:
- Getting your mind right
- Getting good
- Getting known
- Getting busy
- Getting Paid
and a couple others like "2021."
As a co-host you can move between any room and find a conversation you are interested in and try out several throughout the meeting.
We will also have a shared Google Document as our whiteboard to capture the ideas, thoughts, problem statements and good wishes that you may want to share.
Bruce Campney, President of HIREDTexas, is always on the lookout for ways to connect people with their creative capabilities. He has a BS in Computer Engineering and a lifetime of working to understand the people using them.
Virtual Coffee
Presentation Date: Dec 1, 2020
Presenter Website: N/A
Description: Since HIREDTexas moved to Zoom meetings in early 2020, we have had great presentations providing lots of insight into what is going on around us. We have been missing time to talk to each other and the mutual support and shared learning that happened when we were together before and after meetings at Grace and at lunches and outings together.
We can find some of that mutual support interacting together online at this week's meeting. The format is what is called a "lean coffee", with cream (liberating structures) and sugar (ripples) to bring us together so we can share our experience and learn from each other.
Come listen and be heard as we begin wrapping up the year that shall not be named and work on choosing our best path in 2021.
"Life is far too short to follow the wrong path. And today is always a great day to start finding the right one." --The lesson of "The Offer"
Hustle Your Way to Financial Freedom
Presentation Date: November 17, 2020
Presenter Website: Chisholm Trail Financial
Description: With so much uncertainty today, how can we create more certainty in our lives, specifically financial security?! Many people have been negatively impacted by the current socio-economic situation: losing jobs, having reduced work hours, losing employer benefits, having to “re-create” ourselves in order to be relevant and stretching our finances.
As we navigate the new “normal” are just some of the challenges we have faced in 2020 and will continue to have moving forward. Valkyrie Lang will share with us best practices for creating a solid financial foundation (no matter what our circumstances) and how to start a “side hustle” in order to compete in the new economy and regain a sense of financial freedom and security.
Val is a Registered Representative and Financial Services Professional with Chisholm Trail Financial Group, a local, independent boutique style financial planning firm. A lifelong entrepreneur, she knows the importance of managing your finances and the challenges of the new “gig” economy. Her expertise lies in retirement income planning, especially for business owners and solopreneurs. She has been nationally recognized and awarded for her expertise in long term care planning and for being a top performer at New York Life. Val is a frequent guest speaker at women’s events on topics such as “Creating Financial Independence for Women” and healthcare planning in retirement.
Kinetic Leaders™ Own Great Jobs
Presentation Date: November 10, 2020
Presenter Website: Growth Dynamic Consulting
Description: Scott Carley shows us how Kinetic Leaders™ own great jobs. Learb how to use rapid action and win recognition of your Expertise, Experience and Value.
Remember Galileo? Ninth grade physics? Rolling different sized marbles down ramps? The more massive the object, the faster it moves, the harder it hits.
It turns out that applies to your job search, too, so long as you recognize all you have to offer and take rapid action to bring it to the attention of employers.
If you are afraid to take epic action on your ideas on your job search and in interviews, you will be an undervalued candidate.
Scott Carley will show us how important Mass and Velocity are in your job search. He will help you clarify your most valuable skill sets and use them to propel you into forward motion to land a fabulous job.
Kinetic Leaders™ Own Great Jobs is a powerful presentation about the importance of recognizing the Mass of your Expertise, Experience and Value coupled with Movement and Taking Action.
Scott Carley is the Change Energizer, an Executive Business Coach, leader in Business Network International, and former pastor, based out of Austin since 2003. He enjoys live music, motorcycle riding in the Texas hill country, and grilling steak and fish.
Uncovering the power of LinkedIn to land your dream job!
Presentation Date: November 3, 2020
Presenter Website: First Job Austin
Description: Samantha Stevens will show us how to use the power of LinkedIn to land your dream job.
Samantha Stevens co-founded Austinwoman Magazine in 2002, successfully selling her half in 2008. Along with job mentoring she continues her real estate development and management business, Apricot Glen, LLC, here in Austin.
Over the last 7 years she has empowered the lives of over 600 graduates and professionals returning to the workforce by guiding them to successful first-time jobs in Austin. What started as simply a desire to help people she knew personally, quickly snowballed as others learned about Sam's gift to encourage and prepare candidates for that first job interview and successful employment.
What Has Covid 19 Done to the Labor Market
Presentation Date: October 27, 2020
Presenter Website: N/A
Description: William Lutz will discuss the effects of Covid-19 on the labor market.
William Lutz is a dedicated public servant with a thoughtful understanding of the Texas economy, an encyclopedic knowledge of Texas state government and politics, and a gift for explaining the complex clearly.
He currently works as an economist at the Labor Market and Career Information Department of the Texas Workforce Commission, assisting a wide range of agency customers in finding and understanding labor market data.
Working in the New Virtual World
Presentation Date: October 20, 2020
Presenter Website: N/A
Description: Opal Berry teaches us how to demonstrate that we have the skills needed to successfully work in the new virtual world.
Opal is a Business Solutions Consultant with Equus, consulting with business leaders on problems that affect staffing, operations and employees.
She has an extensive background in business as owner-operator of a McDonald’s franchisee, manager of marketing, advertising and contract management for a Fortune 500 retailer as well as contract manager for the $900,000,000 Texas Medicaid Health Plan contract with Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
More recently she developed and managed Executive Presence, an executive discussion and networking group for executives Director level and above, as an Executive Coach with Texas Workforce Commission.
How To Use Video To Grow Your Job Search Brand Online
Presentation Date: October 13, 2020
Presenter Website: Profitable Happiness™
Description: Join us on Zoom this week to hear Dr. Pelè Raymond teach you how to tailor your marketing presentation for your job search.
Dr. Pelè Raymond helps coaches, consultants, and creatives ignite their brands and attract their ideal clients online using YouTube, social media, lead generation, and Video Brand Marketing™. Dr. Pelè is a bestselling author and educator who partners with leaders, teams, and individuals to achieve high performance through the science of happiness.
Born in a war-torn African village, he has experienced both humble beginnings and the victory of the American dream. His unique journey has taught him what truly drives success—and it’s not who or what we are. It’s how well we leverage happiness and harmony—the music of our lives.
Salary Negotiation
Presentation Date: October 6, 2020
Presenter Website: N/A
Description: Hear Charles Black, a recruiter from Indeed, answer your questions about how to successfully negotiate a job offer, how the hiring process works, and how to increase your marketability to land the opportunity you most desire.
Topics discussed may include:
- What is a reasonable, achievable salary expectation?
- How do you manage conversations with a prospective employer to come as close as possible to your compensation goals?
- What else can you negotiate to make the most of a job offer?
