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 Michelle Bergquist
Workshop: Smart About Business - Planning and Growth Strategies
Company: Smart Business Results, Inc.
Email: michelle@michellebergquist.com
As the President of Smart Business Results, Inc., Michelle's professional background includes 17 years' expertise in helping businesses obtain funding, increase sales and improve business performance and success. Since 1991, Michelle has worked with hundreds of small to mid-sized firms across the nation providing consulting and giving seminars on such topics as Database Marketing, How to Start a Business and Obtain Funding, How to Operate a Successful Small Business, Relationship Selling and How to Develop a Winning Business Plan for Growth and Success. To date, Michelle has helped companies achieve funding in excess of $55 million and helped companies achieve millions in improved morale, productivity and performance.
In 1991, after experiencing 5 mergers and acquisitions during a commercial banking career that lasted over a decade, Michelle left the corporate world and launched into the world of entrepreneurship and small business. Michelle is the former CEO of The Corporate Basket, a corporate gift company that specialized in client appreciation and employee recognition gifts. After nine years of building her local San Diego business to an international platform, Michelle sold the company in early 2007.
Michelle is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a past board member of numerous community and professional trade associations, including Financial Women Intl, The Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce, The National Association of Women Business Owners, The Micro Enterprise Loan Program of Orange County and the American Institute of Banking. In 2005 Michelle was a finalist for the Carlsbad Chamber Entrepreneur of the Year Award and a finalist in 2004 for The San Diego Business Journal's highly sought-after Women Who Mean Business Award.
 Mindy Bortness
Workshop: Communicating to Sell - Know Thy Self to Know Thy Customer
Company: Communication Works, Inc.
Email: mindy@communicationworksinc.com
Mindy leads Communication Works, Inc. with over 25 years in the fields of sales and sales coaching, International marketing, strategic planning, consumer branding, media marketing, ad agency experience and teaching at the college level.
Communication Works, Inc. assists companies in Talent Management - job benchmarking, candidate selection, development, retention and succession planning. CW specializes in increasing sales and team performance, individual development, communication skills improvement, lowering turnover and strategic planning processes. Mindy has been featured on Fox6 for her work in identifying and building upon Communication Skills. Customers include IBM, Better Business Bureau, State Farm, Luce Forward, Coles Carpets, Packard Realty, PRA Destination Management, Infinity Broadcasting, Jet Set Management Group and Univision Radio.
Mindy is accredited as a Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst, Certified Professional Values Analyst and Certified TriMetrix Analyst through Target Training International. Mindy graduated on the Dean's List from University of Illinois with a BS degree in Communications. She is involved in the Occidental College Foundation, Serra High Aquatics Booster Club, Serra High Foundation, Kappa Alpha Theta women's fraternity and Brides against Breast Cancer. Mindy won the President's Award for Community Service in 2005 - 2007 from TTI.
 Jim Eckmann
Workshop: Deal Making 101 - Strategies that Make Money
Email: EckmannJ@aol.com
Jim Eckmann is a graduate of Stanford Law School, where he was on the Law Review. After law school he served as a U.S. Navy officer in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War and was awarded a Naval Unit Commendation, among other awards. He practiced law in San Diego for 25 years and handled a wide variety of disputes and negotiations, including business and corporate acquisitions, more routine business dealings as well as complex litigation that involved dozens of parties and law firms in each case.
While an undergraduate he founded his own small, and successful, business and was a founding and managing partner of two successful law firms. He has taught Negotiations in local law schools and in Master’s level and undergraduate programs as well.
 Ann marie Houghtailing
Workshop: High Performance Selling - Everything You Need to Know About How to Sell Anything
Email: cestrie@cox.net
Ann marie Houghtailing is a Sales Trainer, Motivational Speaker, and Entrepreneur who has trained sales people all around the country in a variety of industries. Known for her high energy, humor and no nonsense style, Ann marie has developed sales systems and built sales teams to generate revenue in every climate. She has trained people to sell everything from real estate and financial products to dry wall and event services. “Selling is not a talent, it is a measurable, teachable skill; and with creative, clear strategies everyone can learn to sell. Nearly every business and every job in this country is dependent upon sales.”
Ann marie Houghtailing is Principal of The Houghtailing Group, which examines individual businesses to identify and remove obstacles in order to create opportunities. Whether you are a financial planner, a baker or an Internet based business, you must sell your product or service in order to execute your vision and remain viable in the marketplace.
Ann marie is also co-founder of CADY in San Diego, California, a unique social network for women dedicated to creating a forum for dynamic discussion. This year CADY is launching the “IF only…” project - creating big change in people’s lives through small acts of kindness with the support of corporate and community support.
CJ Lucke
Workshop: Social Media Marketing Tactics
Email: cjlucke@cox.net
C.J. Lucke is a social media strategist that has helped small and large businesses reluctantly jump onto the internet bandwagon - and rejoiced when they quickly saw the benefits of being on-line. From bed- and-breakfast entreprenuers to large government agencies, C.J. has the ability to translate difficult concepts for these clients into simple steps that produce amazing results.
C.J. says she is “old by internet standards” because she has been creating web pages, selling on-line, and developing web businesses for the last decade. She has been leveraging social media tools for the last three years and working with a local government agency to be on the cutting edge of communication.
Her blog is called PublicRemix.com and focuses on ways that small businesses, non-profits and governments can make money, primarily using the internet. She is currently writing the “Hot Girls Guide to Twitter”.
 Al Salcedo
Workshop: Online Marketing for Maximum Revenues - Cracking the Internet Marketing Code
Email: salz789@hotmail.com
Al Salcedo is an independent business consultant, specializing in internet marketing and eLearning content development. Prior to his present endeavors, he completed 20 years of active-duty service in the U.S. Navy, retiring at the rank of Commander. He has held numerous executive positions in training and development, logistics operations, contracts and procurement, information technology, and finance. Al is a graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He also holds a Master of Science in Logistics Management, and an MBA from the University of Redlands, Redlands, California.
 Tom Woolway
Workshop: Effective Management of Your Company Finances - Run Your Business So It Does Not Run You
Company: Torrey Pines Bank
Email: Twoolway@torreypinesbank.com
Thomas M. Woolway joined Torrey Pines Bank in 2003 and is a Senior Vice President and Head of the Commercial Lending Group. He is responsible for overseeing the production of loans, generation of deposits, and the management of the loan portfolio maintained by the Bank's Commercial Lending Group.
Thomas has a 22-year banking career in the San Diego market. He has been a Manager for various local banks, a Regional Bank Manager, and a lender in Private Banking and Commercial real estate.
Prior to his career in financial services, Thomas served in the U.S. Navy as a Commissioned Officer, retiring at the rank of Commander. He was in active duty for five years and reserve duty for fifteen years, serving as Commanding Officer of two units.
Thomas received his Bachelors degree in Business Management from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and his Master's degree in Corporate Finance from University of Southern California. He earned a certification from the Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington.
In addition to his banking and military careers, Thomas serves on various Boards of Directors, including the Arthritis Foundation and the American Heart Association.
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