| Dear Nurses,
I love speaking with nurses from all over the country, and I especially love these comments:
“I see everything I want to do and everything I want to learn about. I can’t wait to attend this event!”
“I saw your website this morning and felt like I finally found nurses that are doing what I have always wanted to do!”
“I can’t wait to see everyone and return for my 4th conference in a row; my business benefits more each time I attend!”
We invest a great deal of time in listening to our members, and reading the comments made on the conference evaluation sheets to ensure that each year, the conference gets better and better. The “tracks” we have this year are in direct response to your comments requesting sessions that dealt more with your stage in business. Our program has:
Nationally Acclaimed Speakers Compelling Real-World Content Actionable Take-a-Ways Eligible Contact Hours (CEs) 7 Preconference Workshops 16 Breakout sessions 7 NNBA Shark Tank Contestants Small Group Coaching Sessions Powerful Networking Leading Nurses, Entrepreneurs, and Business Experts!
All this at a very affordable price. There are only 45 Days to #NNBA2018. Make your hotel reservations now because our block is nearly full, and we want you to receive savings in NNBA’s discounted room block. You can reserve your room here: https://aws.passkey.com/go/SNNB8R
Check out the full agenda below and register today: https://nnbanow.com/nnba-conference-2018/. Thank you to all the nurses that have registered already! I am really looking forward to seeing many of you again, and meeting many of our new NNBA members! Join us for the fun Friday evening from 5:00pm to 6:30pm with our Meet and Greet Reception in Ballroom D.
Unconventionally yours,
~Michelle
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| | Speaker Times and Topics – Conference Agenda
Preconference Workshops – Friday, October 12, 2018
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| | Speaking with Style for Fun & Profit - Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP®
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| | Launching Your Nursing Education Business - Louise Jakubik, PhD, RN-BC, CSP®
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| | The Hidden Fortune in Home and Community Based Elder Care - Stella Nsong, RN, CMC, CDP, LTCP
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| | Nurse Blogging 101: Growing a Profitable Business and Community - Brittney Wilson, BSN RN
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| | So You Need to Write? How to Write Like a Pro - Patricia Iyer, MSN, RN, LNCC
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| | The Power of Podcasting and Facebook Video Livestream - Keith Carlson RN, BSN, NC-BC and Chioma Okeke, RN, BSN, PHN
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| | Case Management and Patient Advocacy: Career Paths for Nurses Who Want to Move Beyond the Bedside - Anne Llewellyn RN-BC, MS, BHSA, CCM, CRRN and Deanna Cooper Gillingham, RN, CCM
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| | Meet and Greet Reception
Included and exclusive to NNBA registered conference attendees.
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| | Main Conference Agenda – Saturday, October 13, 2018
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| | Registration – Visit Exhibits
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| | Welcome
Michelle Podlesni, RN, President, National Nurses in Business Association, Unconventional Nurse®, CEO, Bloom Service Group, Inc.
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| | | Keynote Address: From LPN to NY Times Best Selling Author and Hall of Fame Speaker LeAnn Thieman, LPN, CSP®, CPAE
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| | Break – Book Signing, Visit with Exhibitors, and Networking
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| | Concurrent Breakout Session #1 Tracks- 1B Melanie Balestra, JD, PNP, MN – Setting Up a Business: Legal and Practical Issues
- 1E Sandra Cleveland, PhD, RN, CNE – Web Based Educational Platforms to Share Your Thought Leadership
- 1F Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP® – How to Run Profitable Retreats
- 1A Keith Carlson, RN, BSN, NC-BC – LinkedIn for Nurses Entrepreneurial Success
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| | | Networking Luncheon, included in registration fee
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| Concurrent Breakout Session #2 Tracks- 2B Candy Campbell, DNP, RN, CNL, FNA – New Nurse Entrepreneur: Communication Skills
- 2E Mila Carlson, PhD, MSHSA, RN, CNLCP, CMSP – Where Will Your Business Be Without You? Planning for Business Succession
- 2F Cheryl Peltekis, RN – Roadmap to a 6 Figure Consulting Business
- 2A Brittney Wilson, BSN, RN – Attract Your Ideal Clients with SEO
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| | | Concurrent Breakout Session #3 Tracks- 3B Mary Watts, BSN, RN and Beth Hawkes, MSN, RN-BC – From Nurse to Nurse Influencer
- 3E Shanna Dunbar, BSN, RN, COHN-S, CHC – How to Start Working with Corporate Clients
- 3F Wendy Pickett, RN, CEO – Making the Switch to Medical Aesthetics: Beyond Botox
- 3A Vince Baiera, BSN, RN – How to Take Your Idea to Create, Protect and Sell Your Product
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| | Social Hour – Cash Bar – Games
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| | On your own to enjoy Las Vegas nightlife
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| | Main Conference Agenda – Sunday, October 14, 2018
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| | Registration – Visit Exhibits
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| | Welcome Back – Renee Thompson, DNP, RN, CMSRN
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| | Business Lessons Learned in the Trenches: What Works and What Doesn’t – Michelle Podlesni, RN, President, National Nurses in Business Association, Unconventional Nurse®, CEO, Bloom Service Group, Inc.
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| | NNBA 2018 Shark Tank Competition
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| | Break – Visit with Exhibitors, and Networking
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| | NNBA Shark Tank Winner Announcements
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| | Concurrent Breakout Session #4 Tracks- 4B Candy Campbell, DNP, RN, CNL, FNAP – Conquer Your Fear of Speaking
- 4E Patricia Iyer, MSN, RN, LNCC – How to Polish Your Writing
- 4F Lakesha Reed Curtis, MSN, RN – 10 Basic Steps on Starting a CNA School
- 4A Louise Jakubik, PhD, RN-BC, CSP® – Finding and Monetizing Your Niche: 10 Steps to Success
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Two sessions:
1:00pm – 1:45pm
1:45pm – 2:30pm
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| | Group Coaching: Expert Consultation Round Table Sessions (Attendees are to pick any two) - Donna Cardillo – Speaking with Style
- Patricia Iyer – Writing Like a Pro
- Stella Nsong – Elder Care Business
- Louise Jakubik – Launching Your Nursing Education Business
- Anne Llewellyn and Deanna Cooper Gillingham – Case Management & Patient Advocacy
- Keith Carlson and Chioma Okeke – LinkedIn, Podcasting & FB Livestreaming
- Brittney Wilson – Blogging and SEO
- Cheryl Peltekis – Nurse Consulting Business
- Melanie Balestra – Legal and Practical Business Issues
- Wendy Pickett – Making the Switch to Medical Aesthetics
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| | Break – Visit with Exhibitors, and Networking
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| | Major Announcements, Grand Prize Winner, Plans for Next Year’s 2019 Conference and Wrap-up
Michelle Podlesni, RN, President, National Nurses in Business Association, Unconventional Nurse®, CEO, Bloom Service Group, Inc.
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