Events
Schedule for 4th Thursday Business Builder Lunch & Learn Series
See Invitation page below for cost and additional details about series:
March 25th Elisabeth Garbeil, business coach and owner of EFG Consulting. Topic: Learn How To Get More Clients, Now! www.efg-consulting.net.
April 22nd: Abizer Rashid, owner of Effortless 24/7, Topic: Achieve your business goals faster, easier, cheaper using IT. www.effortless247.com.
May 27th: Jason Brown, Owner of PublicCityPR, Topic: Learn How To Get More PR. www.PublicCityPR.net.
June 24th: Sandy Barris, President of Business Marketing Services and President/CEO of Fast Marketing Plan. Topic: Top 10 Simple, Effective, and Affordable Marketing Solutions for Professionals. www.sandybarris.com; www.fastmarketingplan.com.
July 22nd: No speaker, instead we will put your networking skills into action. Meet, greet, and eat with other professionals. If you’d like to bring a friend, contact Lori Williams at lori@bestlegalresource.com to make sure we have room.
August 26th: David Benjamin, owner of David Benjamin Consulting, LLC. Topic: Social Media Strategies for Professionals. www.DavideBenjamin.com.
September 23rd: Lori Williams, Owner/Managing Attorney of Your Legal Resource, PLLC. Topic: Make More Rain with the Right Referral Partners. www.bestlegalresource.com.
October 28th: Preston True, Business Coach with Accomplishment Coaching and Owner of Preston True.com. Topic: Learn How To Book Yourself Solid with your Ideal Clients. www.prestontrue.com.
Details about 4th THURSDAY BUSINESS BUILDER LUNCH & LEARN SERIES
When:
4th Thursday of every month March—Oct 2010 11:30-1pm
Where:
Intelligent Office, 20700 Civic Center Drive, STE. 170, Southfield, MI
Who:
Guests for lunch will be attorneys, financial advisors, and CPA’s
Speakers will be professionals from various industries including coaching, IT, Public Relations, marketing, and social media
What:
Topics vary month to month and pertain to business growth tips for service professionals
(See schedule above for the list of monthly topics and speakers)
Cost/Format:
First time guests, no cost to attend. If you wish to attend more than one session in series, cost is $10 per session after 1st one. (Exact amount appreciated at door, space permitting. Or you may register online through eventbrite with a modest service fee added). At each session, bring your own lunch from a nearby restaurant or feel free to drop by the café in the building.
Each session includes time for networking, eating, and teaching from our speaker.
Meetings start at 11:30 and end at 1pm each month
RSVP:
Space is limited to the first 20 people who register at each session.
Contact Lori Williams at 248-594-4470 or lori@bestlegalresource.com to confirm your reservation. Invitations will be sent via EventBrite.com. You may also register yourself at this link: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/416533864
Wayne State University Law School, February 11, 2010
Event Title: “When the Detour Becomes the Destination: Alternative Work Settings”
Lori will be part of a panel of speakers who will discuss alternative careers for lawyers with recent law school graduates and 3rd year law students. The event starts at 5:30pm in the Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium of the WSU Law School.
Effective Strategies to Increase Your Law Firm’s Bottom Line – 1/28
Speaker Panel: See names and topics below
Sponsors left to right: Colleen Theuerkauf, Mike Palazolla, Susan Virgin, Stott Matthews
Guests enjoying food and networking before event.
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Over 30 people attended the workshop at Automation Alley on 1/28/10 called Effective Strategies to Improve Your Law firm’s Bottom Line.
See speaker panel in first photo above, who spoke on the following topics:
(Back row left to right)
David Benjamin, social media strategist “5 Social Media Tools You Can’t Afford to Ignore”
Jason Ryan, Vison Fuel Media “Improvement Strategies To Simplify Your Website”
Tim Flynn, Karlstrom Cooney, LLP, “Legal Implications of Social Media in the Law Firm”
(Front row left to right)
Elisabeth Garbeil, Emcee, Business Coach Lori Williams, Your Legal Resource, “Creating Effective Referral Partners and Strategic Partners” Click here to watch and listen to Lori’s talk.
Guests provided great feedback about the event, including the following testimonial:”Today’s program was the best we each have attended – - tons of value for a very modest price. The speakers, including you, were outstanding! We are grateful to have this cutting-edge knowledge BEFORE we open our doors! Again, great job to all…”
E-Discovery Lunch and Learn on 1/21/10
Lori Williams, membership chair for the WBA and owner of Your Legal Resource, PLLC, coordinated an E-Discovery Lunch and Learn on 1/21/10. Speakers included Carol Romej, shareholder at Butzel Long, and Stott Matthews, Principal of Spectrum Computer Forensics. The event was held at the Iroquois Club in Bloomfield Hills and had over 30 guests and members. Attendees included attorneys, law students, various professionals, and E-Discovery service providers.