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  The History of Heating & Cooling Like You Never Heard Before

  Jeremy Lowe, ADHD-Informed Performance Strategist, Communication Specialist, Momentum Leadership Academy

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Educational

  From Roman hypocaust systems to modern smart thermostats, the story of heating and cooling is more than mechanical innovation — it’s a story of human ingenuity, risk, and problem-solving.

  In this engaging and eye-opening session, you’ll discover how centuries of innovation shaped comfort, health, productivity, and even economic growth. MORE >

  This isn’t a dry history lesson.
  It’s a fascinating journey through the breakthroughs, mistakes, and bold decisions that built the modern HVAC industry — and what they teach us about innovation today, woven by a master storyteller who has spent 4 decades in the HVAC industry.

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  The Hidden Power of Influence: How Leaders Quietly Shape Culture Every Day

  Mayme Doumbia, PhD., PCC, Principal, Xcelsior Coaching and Consulting, LLC

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Business

  Most leaders underestimate how much their everyday choices shape the culture around them. This presentation explores the “hidden power” of influence, the subtle signals leaders send through their tone, follow-through, boundaries, and behavior, especially under pressure. Drawing on real examples and research from industrial and organizational psychology, Dr. Doumbia breaks down how culture is formed not only by big initiatives and values statements, but by what leaders consistently reward, ignore, and model. MORE >

  Participants will learn a simple lens for spotting the cultural messages they send (often without realizing it), how to close the gap between their intent and their impact, and three practical shifts they can make immediately to strengthen trust, credibility, and alignment on their teams.

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  The Fraud-Buster’s Playbook: Timeless Lessons for Management

  Jim Wanserski, Principal Officer & Founder, Wanserski & Associates

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Financial

  Jim Wanserski is a tenured business finance, accounting, operations, management consultant, and executive across a host of industries. In addition to his industry expertise, however, he has had to deal with over a dozen fraud and corruption incidents – preventing, identifying, “cleaning them up,” testifying, and then drastically changing the organizations. MORE >

  His whistleblowing and fraud-busting experiences resulted in a vast number of lessons-learned which are of timeless value to all levels of management: from first-year auditors, company staff, management, executives, and board members.

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  The Enneagram in the Workplace: From Personality Friction to Performance

  Joanna Douglas, Leadership Coach, Teacher & Founder, Joanna Douglas | Enneagram Ensight

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Business

  The Enneagram is far more than a personality tool — it is a practical framework for understanding the unconscious motivations, stress responses, and core drivers that shape how leaders communicate, decide, and influence others. Unlike many behavioral assessments that simply categorize observable traits, the Enneagram goes beneath behavior to reveal why we act the way we do, especially under pressure. And that depth is exactly why it belongs in the workplace. MORE >

  Leaders do not become entirely different people when they walk into the office; they bring their psychology, ambitions, programming, and unconscious patterns with them. In an era defined by rapid change, high pressure, and complex team dynamics, organizations need centered, grounded, self-aware leaders who can regulate their reactions, navigate conflict with clarity, and guide teams through meaningful transformation.

  In this session, participants gain insight into their own leadership tendencies and walk away with practical tools to reduce reactive conflict, improve collaboration, increase accountability, and strengthen both team cohesion and professional fulfillment, because when leaders understand what truly drives themselves and others, performance becomes aligned rather than forced.

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  The Clarity Advantage: How Better Internal State Creates Better Decisions

  John Fisher, Certified Behavioural Transformation Coach, J.S. Fisher Company LLC

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Self-Improvement

  Most people think better decisions come from having more information.

  But in real life, people rarely make their most important decisions from a neutral place. They make them under pressure, frustration, fear, stress, uncertainty, emotional fatigue, or old patterns they may not even recognize. MORE >

  In this practical and engaging presentation, John Fisher teaches audiences how their internal state affects their communication, confidence, leadership, relationships, and decision-making. When people do not understand their internal state, they often react instead of respond, avoid what needs to be addressed, or repeat the same patterns while expecting different results.

  Through real-world examples, transformational coaching principles, and the J.S. Fisher Company framework, attendees will learn how to recognize when they are operating from reaction, reset their internal positioning, and make clearer, more intentional decisions.

  This presentation is designed to help people stop living on autopilot and start leading themselves with clarity.

  Audience Members Will Learn:
  How internal state influences decisions, communication, and behavior
  Why pressure often exposes unconscious patterns
  How to recognize the difference between reaction and response
  Practical ways to reset before making important choices
  How clarity improves leadership, relationships, and personal results

  This presentation is ideal for leadership groups, business organizations, churches, professional associations, entrepreneurs, community groups, and personal development audiences that want practical tools for better decision-making and emotional clarity.

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  The 11 Deadly FEARS… 8 for Them and 3 for You!

  Scott Schilling, Trainer & Coach, Schilling Sales and Marketing, Inc.

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Business

  "The 11 Deadly FEARS…8 for Them and 3 for You!" is a crucial presentation that dives into the fears that can hinder success in sales and presentations. This session identifies 11 fears, with eight affecting prospects and customers, and three impacting the salesperson. By understanding these fears as conditioned responses, participants will learn to recognize and address them effectively. The presentation emphasizes the importance of awareness and inspired action to overcome these fears, ultimately enhancing sales performance. Attendees will gain valuable insights into managing fear, leading to more confident and successful interactions with clients and prospects. MORE >

  FEAR is a “programmed in” emotion that all of us are born with. It is specific and typically a reaction to threat. FEAR triggers one of three responses… fight, flight or freeze. While “normal” fear keeps you safe, “irrational” fear stunts growth, life and business. There have been as many as 530 phobias listed in various publications. This presentation deals with the eight most common fears experienced by your customers. More importantly, it walks you through how to identify them and resolve them, so your prospects willingly purchase your offerings.

  This session also identifies the three fears most commonly encountered by the salesperson. Taking control of these fears allows a salesperson greater success by preparing them for specific situations that could potential sabotage their ability to perform to their fullest.

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  Succeeding into Succession

  Katherine Quarfordt, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Hopepunk Transformations LLC

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Business

  During this eye-opening workshop, we’re going to use counter intuitive thinking to implement strategies that will: Increase cash flow | Master messaging | Develop partnerships.
  Every business, small or large B2B or B2C has misaligned KPIs. This workshop will lower the volume of the noise and increase the focus on profitability. Whether you are new and need processes, strategies, and good habits; or you are well established and ready to make the next move toward merger or acquisition; this holistic approach is well adapted to meet your needs. Get your team rowing in the same direction with proven methods yielding measurable results.
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  Strategic Online Presence for Business Owners: How to Turn LinkedIn Into a Revenue Asset, Not a Job Board

  Jesús Salazar, Business Coach, JS Business Coach

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Business

  Most business owners are on LinkedIn, but very few are using it like business owners. In this talk, Jesús Salazar breaks the myth that LinkedIn is only for resumes and recruiters, and shows how founders and executives can leverage it as a platform for authority, positioning, and business development. MORE >

  Attendees will learn:
  • Why LinkedIn currently has the highest business intent with the least distraction.
  • The #1 mistake business owners make when creating content.
  • How to turn professional experience into visible authority.
  • What type of content attracts clients — not just followers.
  • How to move from “being present online” to having a repeatable system that creates conversations and sales.

  This is not a social media talk. It’s a business strategy session for leaders who understand that if you don’t control your digital presence, the market will define you for you.

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  Stop Being the Bottleneck: Leadership, Delegation & Decision-Making That Scales

  Jeremy Lowe, ADHD-Informed Performance Strategist, Communication Specialist, Momentum Leadership Academy

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Business

  Many leaders unintentionally become the performance ceiling of their own organization. Decisions stall. Communication flows through one person. Delegation creates more cleanup than clarity. This session explores why capable leaders become operational bottlenecks — and how to fix it.

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  - The hidden behaviors that create leadership bottlenecks
  - Why smart leaders over-function (and how to stop)
  - Communication structures that increase ownership and reduce back-and-forth
  - A practical delegation framework that improves execution without micromanaging

  This is a practical, systems-focused session designed to help leaders increase team capacity, reduce friction, and scale performance without burning out.

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  Signature Skills: The Missing Piece to Higher Performance

  Steve Hendon, PCC, Business, Executive & Performance Coach, Practice To Business

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Business

  Why do capable, hardworking people still struggle with consistency, confidence, and sustained performance, especially under pressure? In this engaging and practical presentation, Steve Hendon introduces the concept of Signature Skills: the unique combination of strengths, emotional intelligence, mindset, and well-being that shapes how each person shows up, leads, and performs. MORE >

  Rather than focusing on generic “soft skills” or one-size-fits-all solutions, this session helps participants understand what truly sets them apart and how to leverage it intentionally. Attendees will gain insight into why traditional skill development often falls short, how internal habits and emotional patterns influence performance, and what it takes to operate at a higher level with greater clarity, resilience, and impact. This presentation is designed to resonate across industries and roles, offering practical takeaways participants can apply immediately to improve effectiveness, engagement, and results.

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