Looking for your next opportunity to do the work you love?
As a consultant, you can unlock new paths to success and activate amazing clients who need your strategic expertise.
In this workshop led by Lisa Hufford, founder of Simplicity Consulting, we'll share pro tips and helpful insights into becoming a successful consultant. Learn how to engage your network, connect with clients, and do work that matters.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to gain valuable resources and a customized action plan to help you take the next step in your consulting career.
What a thrill! Carly Ledbetter, Simplicity Consultant, is here to teach you some essential tips and tricks for PowerPoint. Of course, she leaves you wanting more, but you'll get the basics around designing for accessibility, infographics, and learn a great alternative to animations!
About the Expert:
Carly's passion is to transform gaming stories into a sensory experience to make an impact on our audiences. She endeavors to create a dance between visuals, sound, motion, and typography so our products and marketing plans come to life. Carly is a true Visual Storyteller.
Stay relevant on LinkedIn: Learn how to create and optimize your "About" section for maximum impact!
About the speaker: Mary Alex (she goes by her initials M-A) “early-retired” from Microsoft/LinkedIn in 2021 where she worked for the last 6 years. Her first role at Microsoft was as a “Community Development Specialist” and then, as a “LinkedIn Ambassador” for two. During her employment, M-A delivered LinkedIn skill sets at diverse public-speaking events and online webinars, where she taught different classes to effectively use the platform from a strict data and AI-driven perspective. During her final two years at Microsoft, M-A served as an Account Executive in both the philanthropies and commercial sectors of the business.
Prior to Microsoft and for twenty years, M-A worked in the nonprofit/philanthropy sector raising operating budgets, managing charities’ social media and marketing, and conducting program management from start-up stage to financial sustainability. A recent engagement was for the Dave Matthews Band’s Foundation (the singer), where she helped the band members to strategically invest their philanthropy assets in hundreds of nonprofits.
M-A now resides outside of the Metro DC area in Charlottesville, VA and has her own boutique consulting firm "Be All LinkedIn". Her sweet spot for her consulting practice is helping "seasoned" professionals to recraft their profiles in a more contemporary voice to combat ageism. She also consults with nonprofits to maximize their use of the platform, small to medium-sized businesses, and individuals who want to change entire sectors to reinvent themselves on their LinkedIn profiles.
We've created and curated some incredible resources for creating, staying true to, and leveraging your personal brand.
First, you'll learn how to create and activate your personal brand with Lisa Hufford. Then, Julie Schaller will teach you how to tell that brand story consistently, how to master the networking conversation, and how to Voice your Value! Finally, superstar consultants Sydney Davis and Imani Postal share some of their personal brand tips.
This training is designed to help you overcome imposter syndrome or uncertainty of how to articulate yourself. You’ll learn the steps and skills of what to say and how to say it so that you can move forward professionally and communicate yourself with confidence, credibility and clarity.
Walk away with:
The ability to position your value, strengths and experience with clarity
An understanding of the top 3 hidden blockers to confidence
A sample script so you can share your story with credibility
About the speaker:
Julie Schaller is President & CEO of Julie Schaller Career Growth Coaching. Prior to coaching, Julie spent 12 years at Microsoft in business leadership roles and 3 years as a consultant. She understands the challenges busy professionals face. Her client list includes Microsoft, Nordstrom, Facebook, Amazon, T-Mobile, Simplicity Consulting, and many others. Julie is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coach Federation and holds certifications in Myers-Briggs and Personal Branding. Julie was part of the original Simplicity Consulting team and continues to support Simplicity as coach and trainer. Contact Julie.
Demystifying Pivot Tables with Christopher Goebel
Download the presentation and sample data to follow along and create Pivot Tables alongside Christopher!
This training is designed to:
Break down the myth that pivot tables are:
Scary,
Require a lot of technical knowledge
Pique your curiosity
Build Your Confidence
About the speaker:
Christopher Goebel is an innovative and results oriented marketing and channel development executive. With +20 years of experience, he has a proven track record of delivering high impact strategies for clients in diverse industries including: SaaS, Big Data & BI, the Internet of Things (IoT), and Cloud Computing.
Learn how to set the right tone with your clients! Place your confidence front and center when you're interacting with and showing up for your clients and stakeholders.
About the speaker:
WHO I AM I am an editor who is passionate about well-written and error-free material that provides the reader with the information they need.
WHAT I DO I am careful to construct logical, readable content to convey clear meaning for better understanding. I continually improve my approach to reaching audiences and engaging them in the topic.
WHERE I SEE MYSELF I aspire to use my editing and writing skills and my project management experience to steer organizational and independent endeavors to successful conclusions.
WHAT SETS ME APART Contrary to texting and tweeting abbreviations, I opt for complete sentences with proper punctuation, spelling, and grammar. I polish and refine the written word so that my audiences have an enjoyable reading experience.
A BIT MORE I have experience writing and editing for a variety of products and people, including modems, machine tools, commercial embroidery, employee communications, tax and accounting software, and fitness. I am capable of planning, managing, and executing efforts that achieve a desired outcome. I enjoy conquering a learning curve and becoming proficient in subject areas related to work and personal interests.
CONNECTING THE DOTS Researching, collaborating, writing, and editing make my world go round. I have excellent communication and interpersonal skills that lead to successful outcomes with cross-functional teams and upper management. I can serve as a leader or a member of project teams. My work and life experiences have made me a good multi-tasker and problem solver.
In the new world of work, a clear, compelling personal brand is more important than ever. Get the tools to define & share your unique brand with confidence & clarity.
Own your brand. Own your life
The Personal Brand Playbook will give you the tools to define and share your unique personal brand—giving you the confidence and clarity you need to succeed.
Start building your personal brand today with these free resources:
The Personal Brand Playbook will guide you through defining:
What is a personal brand?
Why do you need a personal brand?
The 5 steps to building your personal brand
Defining your personal brand comes down to discovering your own gifts, skills, and talents and being able to articulate them with confidence.
The Personal Brand Playbook will help you confidently stand out from the crowd and position yourself for success—whatever that means for you.
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