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What can you expect from the 2006 ConnectMe! Conference?

Picture yourself in a room filled with over 250 business professionals. Imagine, that from top-notch speakers, you are learning innovative networking concepts, and discovering powerful business and life altering strategies. You are inspired, and very soon the room is abuzz with an energy that can only come from connecting with other inspired business people. That's the ConnectME! Conference, but it is only the beginning.

In addition to being in the right place to meet the right people, this one-of-a-kind conference has information that can help every business professional. Whether you are an executive, a business owner or a sales professional, you will learn ways to achieve greater success through strategies, techniques and resources designed to boost your effectiveness and productivity.

Don't miss this amazing opportunity to learn from experts about creativity in the field of personal and business transformation. Learn to inspire customer loyalty, discover how understanding personality types can put you ahead in the game, and find out what "The Game" actually is!

Don't miss out on the opportunity of your career. Join us for the 2006 ConnectMe! Conference. Click here to register today!

April 28, 2006
8:00am - 4:30pm
Holiday Inn Select
Stamford, Connecticut

Only $125 per person if registered by March 31, 2006
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• Jack Mitchell, CEO, Mitchells of Westport, Richards of Greenwich
  
  Hug Your Customers
  
  The only way to stay in business is with customers, and Jack Mitchell knows how to attract them, and how to keep them. He has a deceptively simple but winning approach to customer service - that a relationship is at the heart of every transaction. Jack's business philosophy is based on "hugs" - personal touches that impress and satisfy the customer, such as:
  
  
  • Remember the name of your customer's dog
  • Calling a customer to make sure he's satisfied after a purchase
  • Have a "kids' corner" with TV, books, and treats
  • Knowing your customer's golf handicap
  • Introducing customers to business contacts
  • Letting your customer use your office to make a personal phone call
  
  This is a proven theory - hugging works! Mitchells/Richards achieves among the highest margins in its industry, as well as amazing customer loyalty.
  
  
• Julian Sturton, Founder/CEO, The Business of Leading, Inc.
  
  The Constitutional Leadership Model
  Managing vs. Leading: Understanding the difference to improve sales and corporate morale
  
  Julian develops executives and entrepreneurs into World Class Leaders beyond their already successful accomplishments. Over the last 25 years he has developed a distinctive Leadership Methodology that empowers executives, business owners and other world leaders to turn their personal visions into reality and excel beyond all expectations. His methodology is a synergy of his highly refined business skills, his intense athletic training at Olympic level, and his accomplishments as a scuba diver and as an experienced explorer.
  
  In the early eighties, with a successful and impressive track record in International Corporate Marketing, Julian founded and lead one of Northern Europe's leading motivational incentive and special events agencies. He met with extraordinary success in the design, development and implementation of his distinctive business motivation tools and major corporate events for a roster of multinational corporations including Ford, Volvo, Mobil Oil, Exxon, Ericsson and Noble Industries.
  
  Now at the helm of The Business of Leading, Inc., senior management and CEO's of leading institutions recognize the transformational results of Julian's proven Leadership Methodology - from major financial institutions to law firms, advertising agencies to Fortune 500 companies, including American Express, Salomon Smith Barney, Pfizer, Ernst & Young, Fleet Bank, British Airways, Toyota and Young & Rubicam. Julian is an innovator in the field, teaching the skills to break through, break out and lead within any given circumstances.
  
  
• Fran Capo, Comedienne, Author, Motivational Speaker
  
  Creative Marketing: How to use Creativity, Imagination and Energy to Contribute to the Success of Your Marketing Efforts
  
  Ms. Fran Capo, is a renowed comedienne, author, motivational speaker, adventurer and three-time world record holder who has appeared on over 1000 radio and 250 television shows. Ms. Capo will show you through her down to earth approach how she uses humor and adventure to unlock creativity. Through her sponsorship campaigns that have lead her up Kilmanjaro and down to the Titanic, she'll tell you how to use creativity to get extraordinary results.
  
  
• Sarano Kelley, Acclaimed Author of "The Game - Win Your Life in 90 Days"
  
  The founder of the Game and author of the book, "The Game - Win Your Life in 90 Days," Sarano Kelley grew up in a gang-infested neighborhood in Brownsville, New York, and became a Vassar College graduate who was earning $400K in commission as a stockbroker on Wall Street by the time he was 23 years old. When he was at the height of success as a stockbroker, he had a life-changing experience -- he lost some of his beloved family members in a fire. This tragedy caused him to begin a spiritual and philosophical journey to understand the meaning and purpose of his life.
  
  Sarano is now a motivational speaker and life coach who has trained more than 250,000 people. He served as a media coach for leading corporate and government spokespersons who were being interviewed on CNN, 20/20, and 60 Minutes; and for President Clinton's White House Fellows, a leadership group that included General Colin Powell.
  
  Sarano has been a trainer and consultant for the elite Hanover Forum producers at Kidder Peabody, a top Wall Street firm, and for leading producers at Paine Webber. As the corporate spokesman for Phoenix Investment Partners, a $50 billion financial institution, he addressed 50,000 people annually. He travels extensively, both domestically and internationally, and is often invited to give keynote speeches for Fortune 500 companies.
  
  
• André Bello, Acclaimed Author of "The Sword and the Spirit"
  
  André Bello is an independent consultant in the Caribbean, originally from Trinidad & Tobago, now resident in Jamaica. He is the author of the book “The Sword & the Spirit: A Negotiation Tale.” This teaching tool was written to simplify core negotiation principles, towards a better understanding of the subject by a mainstream audience. He has enjoyed a progressive career in sales, advertising and marketing since 1990, and wrote his book after completing the program on “Teaching Negotiation in the Organization” at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.

  Initially a natural scientist, André developed a passion for negotiation theory while completing his MBA. His marketing foundation was deeply grounded in sales as a medical representative for Novartis. In his opinion, there is no substitute for a sales background to truly develop an appreciation for the role of relationships in business. His career path then took him towards advertising at Lonsdale Saatchi & Saatchi, where after only a few months, he played an integral role in winning several new accounts and was made Account Director for PepsiCo International. Based on his success at Lonsdale, one of his key Clients invited him to create a new marketing department for their group of financial companies.
  
  

• Deb Clifford, President, Inspired People
  
  What Do You Do For A Living? The L.E.A.D. Approach
  
  

  Are you clear about what your job really is? And, do you enjoy it? Can you tell others the fundamental reason your organization exists? Just what is it that you do for a living?

  Starting with a humorous look at the question, the session moves on to explain the L.E.A.D. approach. You will leave with a simple way to guide you, personally and professionally, in leading your life.

  L.E.A.D.

  Leverage your strengths
  Employ the whole person
  Be Accountable &
  Make a Difference

  Inspirational, fun and informative, the L.E.A.D. approach will help you identify where you excel, and where you could use some focus, in personal and professional leadership.

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Payment and Cancellation Policy
If Contact Advocate, Inc. produces an event all attendance fees are due and payable prior to the event. Because we typically must provide non-refundable deposits and pre-pay for all meals and event operations, all payments are non-refundable. Since a portion of the proceeds of most of the special events that we run benefit a charitable organization we have had no resistance to this policy. If there are extenuating circumstances regarding attendance or sponsorship please call 203-996-4417.