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Event:

Wednesday, February 29th - 2012 from 1:00p.m. to 6:00p.m.

2012 Annual Business & Economic Outlook

An Allied Executives Symposium & Business Expo


  • Updates on best thinking, strategies and best practices for CEOs and Business Owners.
  • Updates on health care, banking, employment, business planning and implementation.
  • Meet experts and CEOs while networking at the Symposium and Business Expo.

- Panelists:
  • John Wiehoff, CEO & Chairman - C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
Topic: Supply Chain Management
  • Bahram Akradi, Founder, Chairman, President & CEO - Life Time Fitness
Topic: Health & Fitness Industry
  • Chris Ohlendorf, Partner - McKinley Group, Consulting, Finance & HR
Topic: Employment & Executive Recruiting
  • John Naylor, VP & GM of Commercial Sales, Renewals & Account Mgt - MEDICA
Topic: Health Care Benefit Strategies
  • Elliot Jaffee, Twin Cities Market President - US Bank
Topic: Banking & Lending Outlook
  • Karen V. Bertulli, Shareholder - Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
Topic: Securities, Corporate Finance & Mergers & Acquisitions

- Agenda:
  • 1:00 to 2:00 - Registration & Exhibits
  • 2:00 to 4:00 - Presentations & Panel Discussion
  • 4:00 to 6:00 - Exhibits, Networking & Happy Hour (Complimentary Hors d'oeuvres)

- Location:
  • Minneapolis Convention Center - 1301 Second Ave S - Minneapolis, MN 55403 - Ballroom A & B

- Price:
  • Allied Executives Members - Free
  • PBN Invitees* - Free
  • All Others - $65

*email or call PBN for your free VIP Code, and to register




Podcast:

Posted on Tuesday, November 22nd - 2011

The American Private Investigator

"Simplify Your Strategic Plan"


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Event:

Tuesday, November 29th - 2011 from 1:00p.m. to 6:00p.m.

Sales & Marketing Strategies Event

An Allied Executives Symposium & Business Expo

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  • Web search secrets including finding leads, uncovering opportunities &understanding decision makers.
  • Tips & tricks for using social networks; "hidden" web sites; competitive "intelligence agents".
  • How to use information to make a big-time impression with any prospect and build deeper relationships.
  • Understand your prospects and clients, to gain a competitive edge.
  • Create sales presentations that address your prospects' challenges.
  • Become astonishingly well-informed about your clients' wants, needs and plans.
  • Create more opportunities with prospects and get an advantage in negotiations.
  • Be better prepared to present, sell and close more deals... than anyone!

- Speaker:
  • Sam Richter, Best Selling Author of, "Take the Cold Out of Cold Calling"
National speaker and expert on sales & marketing strategies.
Nominated by Inc. Magazines as 2007 Entrepreneur of the year.

- Agenda:
  • 1:00 to 1:30 - Registration
  • 1:30 to 4:00 - Event / Interactive Presentation
  • 4:00 to 6:00 - Complimentary Hors d'oeuvres, Networking & Happy Hour

- Location:
  • Radisson Hotel - 2540 N. Cleveland Avenue - Roseville, MN 55113 - (651) 636-4567

- Price:
  • Allied Executives Members - Free
  • PBN Invitees* - Free
  • All Others - $65




Podcast:

Posted on Friday, November 18th - 2011

Peter McClellan Show - AM 1570

"The Numbers Speak to You"


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Podcast:

Posted on Wednesday, November 16th - 2011

Peter McClellan Show - AM 1570

"Business Planning"


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Article:

Posted on Monday, October 24th - 2011

How My Company Hires for Culture First, Skills Second

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"Hiring good cultural matches is the best way to assure the continued success of your company. It leads to higher retention (43 percent of our employees have been on board for five or more years), better employee engagement, and deeper connections with customers. In your hiring process, isn't it time you looked beyond skills to what's most important -- your company's values?"

- Alan Lewis, Owner & Chairman of Grand Circle Corporation




Podcast:

Posted on Thursday, October 13th - 2011

Peter McClellan Show - AM 1570

"Transition Planning, Part 2: Eating the Elephant"

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Podcast:

Posted on Wednesday, October 12th - 2011

Peter McClellan Show - AM 1570

"Transition Planning, Part 1: Eating the Elephant"

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Article:

Posted on Thursday, September 15th - 2011

More than Talk: Action in Mobile Marketing

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“More than Talk: Action in Mobile Marketing ” is part of Watershed Publishing‟s Data Insights series featuring trends, data and research. This collection brings together months of surveys, reports and insights released by nationally recognized research and marketing organizations focused on what is happening with mobile marketing.

- Sponsored by HubSpot




YouTube Video:

Monday, September 12th - 2011

Thomas Goetz: It's Time to Redesign Medical Data

At PBN we use the idea presented in this video, the concept of feedback loops, to help business owners and managers understand how they might better communicate critical information to their people.  Well worth the time, check it out!





Article:

Posted on Tuesday, August 9th - 2011

Overcoming the Perfect Storm

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The accounting profession's perfect storm.  The first storm facing the profession has been brewing for years.  The majority of firms in the country have no partner retirement programs or formalized succession plans for the tens of thousands of Baby Boomer partners that are either retiring now or over the next 10 years.

- by Joseph A. Tarasco



Article:

Posted on Monday, July 25th - 2011

Phantom Stock Plans: Real Incentives for Key Employees

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Despite the name, phantom stock plans are very real incentives used to attract, retain and reward key employees. These plans also have real benefits in terms of tax implications, ownership control, and, in comparison with qualified plans, the relative ease of planning and administration.

- Skjold Parrington Business Attorneys




YouTube Video:

Monday, July 11th - 2011

Dan Pink - "Drive: the surprising truth about what motivates us"





Podcast:

Posted on Friday, May 20th - 2011

"Peter McClellan Show - AM 1570"

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Event:

Tuesday, March 1st - 2011 from 1:00p.m. to 6:00p.m.

2011 Annual Business & Economic Outlook

An Allied Executives Symposium & Business Expo

*email or call PBN for your free VIP Code

  • Updates on best thinking, strategies and best practices for CEOs and Business Owners.
  • Updates on health care, taxes, banking, wealth management and business planning.
  • Meet experts and CEOs while networking at the Symposium and Business Expo.

- Panelists:
  • Todd L. Bjorklund, President - Rels
Topic: Mortgage Industry Outlook
  • Ian R. Friendly, Executive Vice President, COO - US Retail, General Mills
Topic: Expectation & Strategies on Inflation
  • Pat Geraghty, President & CEO - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
Topic: Health Care Industry Outlook
  • Gary Hendrickson, President & COO - The Valspar Corporation
Topic: Brand Development Strategies
  • John Hoffman, Regional Managing Director - Principal Financial Group
Topic: Investment Market Outlook
  • Kate T. Kelly, President & CEO - Minnesota Bank & Trust
Topic: Banking Industry Outlook
  • James S. Redpath, CPA, Managing Partner & Tax Partner - HLB Tautges Redpath, LTD.
Topic: Tax & Transition Planning Strategies
  • Molly Simmons, Principal - Tonka Bay Equity Partners
Topic: Valuation, Capital & M&A Outlook

- Agenda:
  • 1:00 to 2:00 - Registration & Exhibits
  • 2:00 to 4:00 - Presentations & Panel Discussion
  • 4:00 to 6:00 - Exhibits, Networking & Happy Hour (Complimentary Hors d'oeuvres)

- Location:
  • Prom Center - 484 Inwood Avenue - Oakdale, MN 55128 - (651) 501-8191

- Price:
  • Allied Executives Members - Free
  • PBN Invitees* - Free
  • All Others - $65
*email or call PBN for your free VIP Code



Past Event:

Thursday, January 27th - 2011 from 4:00 to 6:30pm

Translating Strategy Into Action

brought to you by Forge 


Join us on Thursday, January 27th for networking, open discussion and insight on how to create momentum in your company.  Hear company leaders share their stories and answer your questions on how to translate strategies into successful action.

- Panelists:
  • Mike Odom, General Manager - Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Bill Doty, Founder & Owner - NACS, Inc.
  • Mark Erazmus, CEO & Owner - United Surface Preparation, Inc.
- Location:
  • Fifth Street Towers, Minneapolis


*** Find more info @ www.tinyurl.com/ForgeJanuary2011






 



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