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<< Return to Media Lounge Homepage AMERICA'S ETIQUETTE EXPERT The Etiquette of Sympathy Cubiquette-How to Get Your Co-Workers to Respect Your Workspace From Your First Impression to Your First Million SMALL BUSINESS DIVA When the Big Cheese is Away, Will the Employees Just Play? Ins-and-Outs of Setting Up Your Home Office From Corporate Attorney to Basket-Case: Unusual Yet Successful Career Choices BIZ FITNESS TEST Survival of the Fittest Business Does Your Corporation Have Brain Damage? Piss-Poor Management? JOB HUNTING Are all the Good Ones Taken? Seek and Ye Shall Find - Finding the Job You Love Should I Stay or Should I Go? How to Determine if Your Job Still Fits You (And What to Do if it Doesn't!) START-UP SPECIALIST Owning a Business Does Not Equal Money in Your Pocket Learn a Sure-Fire Way to Keep from Getting Ripped Off! Goal Tending: Are You and Your Accountant Playing the Same Game? BACKBONE LADY Water-Cooler Whining Butt-Numbing Staff Meetings? Inner Office Networking to Tap Into Your Career Power Source AMERICA'S ETIQUETTE EXPERT Although your company made their office dating policy clear through the annual showing of the Sexual Harassment Video, it's time to be honest about one of the nation's most common places to start a relationship. With 49% of office romances turning into marriages or long-term relationships, chances are you will be involved in or witness a "business affair." The way you handle yourself-as a witness or a participant-may mean the difference between climbing the corporate ladder and standing in the unemployment line. Author of Manners that Sell, syndicated columnist, and an etiquette consultant for over 30 years, Lydia Ramsey offers practical advice for today's business world. Lydia Ramsey | Manners That Sell | Longfellow Press To Book This Guest Contact:           Kerry O'Brien - 303-279-4349           Kerry@MarketAbility.com [Return to top] SMALL BUSINESS DIVA Everyone knows the old adage about cat and mice. And, many CEO's and managers are afraid to leave the office for vacation. But, is it possible to get employees to work even harder when the boss is out of the office? Cynthia McKay, founder and CEO of Le Gourmet Gift Basket, knows the tricks of the trade. Her office is sometimes even more productive when her employees are left to fend for themselves. Find out her 8 secrets to ensure your business continues to run smoothly-and you can actually relax on your vacation. Cynthia McKay | Le Gourmet Gift Basket, Inc. To Book This Guest Contact:           Heather Garbo - 303-279-4349           Heather@MarketAbility.com [Return to top] BIZ FITNESS TEST Wouldn't it be incredible if your business ran as efficiently as your body? Just as a healthy body has an amazing ability to heal itself, healthy companies can survive the slowing economy-but only if they are fit. The Body of Business offers a healthy new perspective to help you diagnose your business in a matter of hours. Author Ronald Law M.D., a respected cardiologist and successful businessman, can help you to that long overdue fiscal exam. With a few simple questions, Dr. Law can provide a prognosis of which area your company needs the most attention and which business prescription you need to follow. Ronald Law, M.D. | The Body of Business | COR Books To Book This Guest Contact:           Kerry O'Brien 303-279-4349           Kerry@MarketAbility.com [Return to top] JOB HUNTING Are you constantly searching the web, scanning the newspapers, and putting the word out for that new job? Are you wondering who to call next and why your résumé doesn't seem to be doing its job? Tap into the hiring minds of over 5,000 executives with Richard W. Swanson. As a career coach, Swanson helps job hunters find new positions and develop their careers. He originated and pioneered the development of many modern-day job-hunting techniques and can help your audience find those hidden job markets! Richard W. Swanson | The Smart People's Guide to Job Hunting | Buck Jones Books To Book This Guest Contact:           Kerry O'Brien 303-279-4349           Kerry@MarketAbility.com [Return to top] START-UP SPECIALIST Many think owning your own business means driving a Jag and flying off to exotic places just to eat dinner. Shocking, as it may seem, in the real business world many small business owners don't even pay themselves. Ellen Rohr nearly starved in her small business. She and her husband drove each other crazy…and deeper in debt. Then she learned the success secret that 95% of all business owners never discover! Now an energetic, enthusiastic speaker and consultant, Rohr de-mystifies business for others: no crystal ball, no complicated accounting, and no nonsense. Her illuminating books, seminars, and training programs answer the critical question: "Where Did the Money Go?" Ellen Rohr | How Much Should I Charge?/Where Did the Money Go? MAXROHR Bare Bones Business Basics To Book This Guest Contact:           Ellen Rohr - 417-753-3998           Ellen@BareBonesBiz.com           www.BareBonesBiz.com [Return to top] BACKBONE LADY In business, whining is the ultimate suicide. Don't expect to get that big raise, more vacation days, or that desk by the window if your gums are flapping negativity. If you utter phrases like "nothing ever changes" or "this sucks," you're sure to be the next to go-not home early, but directly to the unemployment line. Susan Marshall—"The Backbone Lady"—is a business consultant who has worked with General Motors, Sears, Kmart, and Harley-Davidson. In How to Grow a Backbone—10 Strategies for Gaining Power and Influence at Work, Marshall stresses the importance of exercising confidence, competence, risk-taking, and a positive attitude to get ahead in today's chaotic business world. Susan Marshall | How to Grow a Backbone | Contemporary Books To Book This Guest Contact:           Susan Marshall - 212-505-3320           Smarsh35@ix.netcom.com [Return to top]