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• Fall Social at the home of Diane Amundson, CSP

  • When
    Saturday, October 19, 2019
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    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Diane & Dan Amundson's Home in Winona (address provided in confirmation email)

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  Members Only Event

  Join us for food, fun, fellowship, and fall colors at Diane and Dan Amundson’s home on a breathtaking scenic bluff overlooking the Mississippi River in Winona, MN.

  Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. BYOB if you want something stronger.
  

  October in Winona is the perfect time for a day trip to enjoy the scenery and visit an apple orchard or two. Bring the family and make a day of it. The Social is from 11am – 2pm, so you’ll have plenty of time to enjoy everything Winona has to offer. Plan to visit some of these Winona highlights:
  

  • Art exhibits at MMAM and Winona County History Center, featuring the works of Picasso, Monet and Van Gogh;
  • Garrison Keillor is performing on Friday night, October 18 at 7pm at St Cecilia Theater (part of the Hurry Back Productions – tickets can be purchased now through the Hurry Back website);
  • Farmers Mrkeat on Saturday from 7:30am – 12pm;
  • Jam Session at Acoustic Cafe on Oct 20 from 4-6:30pm.
  • SG Auction – about 350 cars will be auctioned off at the Remlinger Muscle Museum (off Hwy 61 – by Hoff Celebration Center).  Free entrance.  VIP packages can be purchased through their site.

  Check out the Visit Winona website for more ideas.
  

  If you plan on staying the weekend, you might like this BnB.
  

  
  

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• Chapter Meeting: Retreats to Riches

  • When
    Thursday, November 14, 2019
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    5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Metropolitan Ballroom, 5418 Wayzata Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55416

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  Guest Speaker: Michelle Villalobos
  
  Retreats to Riches: How to Design, Fill & Profit from Small Events

  In this program, Michelle will share with you a surprisingly simple and different approach to driving income and delivering impact through transformational small events.

  Here’s a hint: creating a great event isn’t enough, you must also build a “big back end” to drive Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) after the event!

  Once you understand how to do this and create stability for the long term, you’ll have the opportunity to create more freedom, fortune, fulfillment and FUN in your business!

  You’ll Learn…
  

  • How just 4 small retreats a year can easily generate an additional 6 figures in revenue to your business
  • The #1 thing that every retreat MUST have, without exception (and most people don’t know about)
  • 3 specific things you must know about your target audience to ensure that your retreat is compelling for them
  • 7 no-cost marketing strategies to fill your retreats
  • The key 2 elements of a “big back end” that will give you stability and freedom
  • You’ll also see case studies and examples of successful retreat models from a wide variety of industries including wellness, business, marketing and personal development

  Michelle Villalobos, AKA: The Superstar Activator, helps Superstar speakers, authors, coaches, consultants and other expert entrepreneurs build and grow sustainable, lifestyle-friendly, impact-driven businesses.

  She discovered the retreats business model during a particularly challenging time in her life and within 14 months, quadrupled her business, was able to hire support for the first time, and freed herself up enough to take a 1 year road trip around the USA.

  Since then she and her team have focused on mastering how to market, fill and deliver retreats, and share what they’ve learned with clients.
  

  5 p.m. registration
  5:30 p.m. buffet dinner
  5:45 a.m. program begins
  

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• Chapter Meeting: Platform Mastery

  • When
    Friday, December 13, 2019
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    8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    DoubleTree, 1500 Park Place Blvd., Minneapolis MN 55416

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  Guest Speaker: Mark Brown, CSP, WCPS
  

  Platform Mastery: How to Command Your Stage

  Most presenters take the stage, but very few COMMAND the stage. What are the skills and techniques that the exceptional professionals use to command the stage? Presenter Mark Brown, CSP, WCPS, has been using those techniques to
  command stages on five continents, for more than 25 years. He will share some of the common mistakes most presenters make, as well as essential ‘must-haves’ for being unforgettable on the platform. Attend this intensive session to learn his secrets, and to see them in action with live coaching for brave volunteers from the audience!

  Attendees will receive LIVE COACHING and learn:
  

  • How movement can HURT or HELP your speech
  • How to transform a speech into an experience
  • How to master the platform for maximum impact

  8 a.m. registration
  8:30 a.m. buffet breakfast
  8:45 a.m. program begins

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• Holiday Party

  • When
    Wednesday, December 18, 2019
  •  
    5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    John Tscholl's Home

  Members Only Event

  Celebrate the season with your NSA-MN friends and colleagues!

  Registration to open soon.
  

  
  

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• Chapter Meeting: Selling from the Stage

  • When
    Saturday, January 11, 2020
  •  
    8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Metropolitan Ballroom, 5418 Wayzata Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55416

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  Guest Speaker: Orvel Ray Wilson, CSP, CEC
  

  Selling from the Stage: Using Stories to Attract High-Value Clients
  
  Reveal how to make every speech spin off multiple high-dollar bookings. Getting the business is the toughest part of the business, and this program shares simple guerrilla marketing tactics that are simple, easy, and highly effective.  

  In this fast-moving 75-minute program, you’ll learn:
  

  • Why speaking is a great way for speakers, consultants and coaches to attract high-value clients
  • How to get bookings, both free and fee
  • How to structure a presentation that sells
  • The secret to selling from the stage without sounding commercial
  • Three types of stories that, when you tell them, make prospects line up to hire you.

  Presented by one of the most respected members of NSA, Orvel Ray Wilson, CSP, is a coauthor of the legendary Guerrilla Marketing series, with more than 22 million books sold worldwide, including Guerrilla Selling, Guerrilla Trade Show Selling, Guerrilla TeleSelling, Guerrilla Negotiating and Guerrilla Retailing. Unconventional, engaging and funny, he's addressed audiences large and small in more than 1,000 cities and 44 countries, on every continent except Antarctica.

  After 40 years as a professional speaker, he now coaches other professional speakers on method, material and marketing. He holds the highest level of certification recognized globally by meeting planners. In 2001 he was named "Speaker of the Year" by Meeting Professionals International (MPI), San Diego, and he’s been voted one of the world’s “Top 5 Sales and Marketing Speakers” for the past 5 years straight.
  

  8 a.m. registration
  8:30 a.m. buffet breakfast
  8:45 a.m. program begins
  

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• Chapter Meeting: Create a Business Lifestyle Which Leverages Your Expertise, Knowledge, and Platform

  • When
    Thursday, February 13, 2020
  •  
    5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Metropolitan Ballroom, 5418 Wayzata Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55416

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  Guest Speaker: Marquesa Pettway, CSP
  
  The Speakerpreneur^TM Signature System 

  If you are feeling like your speaker business isn't lifting your life overall (financially, lifestyle wise, client wise, impact desired), do not miss this chapter meeting. Hear this message from Marquesa to learn more.
   
  Here are a few of your outcomes:
  

  • Creating a Speakerpreneur^TM Biz Lifestyle which allows you to leverage your expertise, knowledge and platform (online and offline)
  • What am I really selling as a speaker and it's not a speech!
  • The Money Maker of your Speaking Business Your Six Figure Signature System
  • Sometimes professional speakers skip this part which leads to financial havoc
  • Important information for speakers at all levels
  • Multiple Income Streams with one expertise
  • Am I systematized, really??
  • Leveraging every presentation
  • Are you a Speakerpreneur^TM
  • The Virtual Business

  Plus so much more...
   
  Former CNN Associate Producer, now Business Reinvention Expert, Marquesa Pettway (CSP ) turns entrepreneurs into Six Figure Speakerpreneurs with her SpeakerBlueprint Signature System resulting in a highly influential platform.

  Speaker Magazine Columnist from 2015-2017 a column she created "Speaker Toolkit - Column", Syndicated Columnist for TV, Professional speaker, and the founder and chief coach of The National Center for Speakerpreneur Training. She served as the Live Broadcasting Host for Women Speakers Association. She's spoken all over the world in every single state and a few countries.

  Ms. Pettway has coached hundreds of entrepreneurs and professionals since 2005. She's recognized an as expert by MSNBC, New York Newsday, Toastmasters International Magazine to name a few.  New York City Resident for 25 years!
  

  5 p.m. registration
  5:30 p.m. buffet dinner
  5:45 a.m. program begins
  

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• Chapter Meeting: Getting Paid Speaking Gigs

  • When
    Friday, March 13, 2020
  •  
    8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Metropolitan Ballroom, 5418 Wayzata Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55416

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  Guest Speaker: David Avrin, CSP
  Global Speaking Fellow

  Getting Paid Speaking Gigs: The Hard Truth About the Business Side of Speaking
  
  The hard truth about our profession is that most professional speakers will never make a living as a professional speaker. Worse yet, upwards of 20% of our industry simply quits each year to go get a “real job.” Why? Because they believed the assertion that if you have a good story, strong stage skills and passion for your message, that you will be in-demand. It’s not true. Not even close. You have to market. You have to sell your speaking.

  In this honest, provocative and content-rich session, Customer Experience and Marketing speaker, David Avrin, CSP will pull back the curtains on his successful speaking business to show how he and his team fills his calendar by going after the speaking gigs they want.

  NOTE: We will NOT cover speaking skills, keynote creation, storytelling, back-of-room sales or anything performance related. This session is about the business side of the speaking business.
  

  8 a.m. registration
  8:30 a.m. buffet breakfast
  8:45 a.m. program begins
  

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• Chapter Meeting: Dramatically Boost Your Speaking Income with Expert Positioning

  • When
    Saturday, April 11, 2020
  •  
    8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Metropolitan Ballroom, 5418 Wayzata Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55416

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  Guest Speaker: Debbie Allen, CSP
  
  Dramatically Boost Your Speaking Income with Expert Positioning

  During this content-rich and fun presentation you will discover a proven step-by-step action plan and no-nonsense marketing strategies to build a highly profitable speaking business.

  Discover how to accelerate your speaking career by developing a recognized ‘go-to expert’ brand. Plus, also learn how to effectively reinvent when you need to shift your market and increase your income.
  

  Learn How To:
  

  • Expand your speaking business income with the expert positioning model of marketing.
  • Reinvent your existing speaking business when you need to shift your market and/or increase your income.
  • Build a powerful brand that attracts your most ideal clients.
  • Grow a highly profitable speaking career and build a speaking empire.

  8 a.m. registration
  8:30 a.m. buffet breakfast
  8:45 a.m. program begins
  

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