All Topics in Indianapolis

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  Starving on a Great Diet

  Dr. Mary Jo Johnson, DC, Chiropractic & Wellness Center

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Health & Fitness

  Food is supposed to be the best medicine, but many people who eat well according to conventional wisdom still experience indigestion, bloating, joint and muscle pain and host of other discomforts – and many of these discomforts are the direct result of the food we eat.  In recent decades there have been tremendous changes in the ways food is processed, and some of these innovations have lessened the accessible nutrition in food, particularly fruits and vegetables. MORE >

  Learn what these changes are, how they give new meaning to the phrase ‘empty calories’ and how to compensate for them in order to avoid ‘food side-effects’ and gain the greatest nutritional benefit from your food dollars.

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  Healing a Nation Through Common Ground Communication

  David Bennett, Owner, Common Ground Communication

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Business

  It is apparent over the last few years that the United States is deeply divided. There are not only many different perspectives but, those perspectives are often rigidly held. But, what can be done, and more importantly what can each of us do to bring the people of this country together? MORE >

  I believe it starts with each of us and our communication with our family, friends, and work colleagues. To bridge differences and promote understanding of different perspectives, we need to find common ground with one another. We need to find commonalities not just differences. We can start a dialogue with people we disagree with by first finding the areas on which we agree. It is clear that there are more areas on which we agree than on which we disagree, but we often lose perspective when someone challenges or disagrees with us.

  When we put this to work in our communication we develop "connections" with one another. This connection leads to a greater respect and understanding of diverse perspectives.

  I've seen this approach make a tremendous difference with people and groups. And it's not hard for people to adopt. They already have the skills needed. It's just matter of applying some existing skills differently, enhancing other skills, and putting it all together with every person with whom they interact in every conversation.

  I share my perspectives on how common ground connections can help bridge differences and bring people together with participants at conferences and meetings. I work with individuals and companies on identifying and resolving communication issues and improving existing communication skills.

  Now more than ever we need to communicate in such a way that we establish common ground connections with everyone. I hope to work with you in helping you do that.

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  Learn the 7 costly mistakes families make in their Estate Plans and how to avoid them!

  Paul A. Kraft, Esq., Co-Founder and Senior Principal, Frank & Kraft

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Financial

  Attend this seminar and immediately discover how you can avoid mistakes in these seven key areas: Probate Costs and Delays, Nursing Home Costs, Divorce, Remarriage, Estate Taxes, Retirement Plans, and Incapacity. MORE >

  1. Probate Costs and Delays: Avoid potential delays of 9 months to 1 year or more. Eliminate or minimize substantial court, attorneys’, and executors’ fees.
  2. Nursing Home Costs: Protect your nest egg from nursing home costs, which average over $6,850 per month in Indiana.
  3. Divorce: Preserve your children’s inheritance if they divorce... up to 50% of your assets could walk out the door with your ex in-law.
  4. Remarriage: Prevent your assets from going to a stranger instead of your children if your spouse gets remarried after your death.
  5. Estate Taxes: Eliminate or minimize federal estate taxes.
  6. Retirement Plans: Choose the right options to preserve your IRA or 401(k). Take advantage of opportunities to minimize income taxes for your beneficiaries.
  7. Incapacity: Make your final wishes known with a Living Will and Health Care Proxy. Avoid a publicly humiliating and expensive guardianship proceeding if you become legally incapacitated or disabled.

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  Finding Dominoes: Changing Your World One Encounter At A Time

  Gary Sinclair, Director and Founder, Never Quit Climbing

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Motivational

  Let's face it, most people eventually wonder if they're making a real difference because of what they do, who they are or how much they've accomplished. This is especially true for those who work with people in education, medicine, mental health, faith institutions, non-profits and the like. They often don't see the results of their work or relationships in general, so get discouraged and sometimes ready to quit. This presentation will help change hearts, minds and attitudes through real-life stories and principles that show how impacting just one person can literally over time touch tens, scores, hundreds, even thousands whether they see the results or not. MORE >

  Gary compares the process to a large domino display where a first domino must be pushed to start a chain reaction of other dominoes that impact other dominoes, etc. The audience begins to see how they too can impact far more than they'll ever know and in fact, probably already do. This presentation is powerful and often brings tears to the eyes of teachers, doctors, nurses, counselors, church workers and even service workers who serve in restaurants or cut hair. Each person in the audience also gets a domino to take with them and remind them to keep their eyes, ears and hearts open to who might be the "first domino" for them that day.

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  How To Make Sure Your Business Produces the Personal Outcomes You Want

  Roger Engelau, Certified Business Coach and Owner, Inspire Results Business Coaching

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Business

  Looking out 5, 10, 20 years, what kind of life do you want to be living? What properties, businesses, cash, cars do you want to have? What hobbies, investments, donations, achievements, vacations? What will you want to be DOING? World travel, summers in your lakehouse, charity work, spending time with grandchildren, paying for their private school, spinning off 3 other businesses? MORE >

  In this presentation, Certified Business Coach Roger Engelau shows you how to align your business vision and strategies with your personal vision to insure that the business you’re building will produce your desired personal outcomes. This presentation can be customized to 20, 30, or 60 minutes and to your organization’s needs.

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  Theft of $450,000 – a nickel at a time

  Greg Wright, Certified Fraud Examiner, Assoc. of Certified Fraud Examineers

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Financial

  The Indianapolis Public Library embezzlement case is popular, especially with college finance classes. This case tracks the embezzler from youth to the fraud, to discovery of the fraud, to prison and her post-prison life. Following prison, Greg found her working at the Indiana University purchasing department in a sensitive position.

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  Critical Tax Decisions That Will Impact Your Retirement

  Joseph A. Clark CFP, Managing Partner, The Financial Enhancement Group

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Financial

  During the 50 minute conversation Joe will guide you through the pitfalls and failing to understand how taxes work with retirement. "Markets go up and down but when you send a check to the IRS rarely is it returned!" This discussion will help you to better plan a strategy that gets the most out of your retirement by paying the IRS the right amount and at the right time. MORE >

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  How to create a Culture of Accountability

  Natalie Menke, Business Coach and Sales Expert, Inspire Results Business Coaching

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Business

  There isn’t one among us who hasn’t put off or avoided a tough conversation that stems from an unmet expectation. You wonder if your zone of tolerance is too small or too large or maybe you just don’t know how to say what needs to be said in a way that will leave your team member feeling good. MORE >

  • Should you say something to the employee who’s 10 minutes late once a week or not?
  • How long do you wait before addressing your salesperson who hasn’t met goal for 3 months straight?
  • If you’ve already mentioned the confusing communications from your operations manager twice and the sales staff are still baffled by operations’ messages, do you ignore it or is it time to have that tough this-is-a-pattern talk?
  • Do you ever get so fed up that you say something you regret? Do team members?

  Achieving a culture of accountability includes setting performance goals, establishing regular meetings to monitor progress, and having accountability conversations along the way. There’s a process you can follow that will make accountability conversations easier… even natural and uplifting.

  This presentation will help you decide whether you SHOULD speak up, how to get in the best mindset for it, and how to navigate the accountability conversation, including before the conversation, during, and follow-up after.

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  Are You Ready to Sell Your Business? No, You Really Are Not!

  Bob Paden, Business Broker and Advisor, BPG - Bob Paden Group

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Business

  Find out if you are really ready to sell your business. Really. It's a journey, not a point in time. Find out the key factors that drive your readiness to sell.

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  The three components of self-defense.

  Clint Cloys, Owner & Instructor, Circle City Safety

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Self Improvement

  When you think about self defense, you need to approach it from a military or police mindset. That means, your defenses need to be in place before the need occurs. If you think about the modern military or even medieval military, the castle, the walls, moats, forts, bunkers, etc. were all put into place before any attack occurred. MORE >

  They put these measures in place in anticipation of a possible attack. If they waited for the first shots to be fired and the approach of the enemy, it would be way too late. Same with police officers - their bullet proof vests are designed to defend them from gun fire. However, the officer must put the vest on before he or she goes out on patrol. If they wait until a gun is drawn on them, again it is way too late. This is the mindset that you need to have when you think about your own defense.

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