Opening Keynote – Diane Gottsman
Topic: What you say…without saying a word: Executive Branding Skills
Thursday, January 26
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
Diane Gottsman is a nationally recognized etiquette professional, sought after industry speaker, author, and the owner of The Protocol School of Texas. She is regularly quoted in publications such as The New York Times, Forbes, CNN, AOL, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Glamour, NPR and the Chicago Tribune, to name only a few. Diane’s website was recently named by Forbes as one of the Top 100 Websites for Women.

Closing Keynote – Bryan Flanagan
Topic: Communicating Your Value
Friday, January 27
11:45 am – 1:30 pm
Now that you’ve established your brand, how do you interpret your value? If you communicate your value, you don’t have to defend your fees!

Bryan’s experience as a seasoned sales professional can be put to work for you! He began his career as a delivery boy for the IBM Corporation in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  He then invested the next 14 years with IBM as a salesman, a “people” manager, and a sales instructor at IBM’s national training center.

In 1984, Bryan joined the Zig Ziglar Corporation.  He served as the Director of Corporate Training for Zig for over 20 years working with a variety of sales and marketing companies. In 2005, Bryan founded Flanagan Training Group. In this capacity, he designs and delivers training programs that improve team and individual productivity and growth.  He has authored numerous training programs including his sales book “Now, Go Sell Somebody Something” and the 4-CD set “Bryan Flanagan on Sales and Motivation.” His newest book is entitled “So, You’re New to Sales.”

Bryan understands the corporate marketplace and what it takes to achieve success in today’s competitive environment.