Collaboration with Sam Dyer. I enjoy Sam’s presentations so much that I spent a couple of hours transliterating the first part of his speech. Here is that first part, verbatim. Can we just have a show of hands? Who’s kind of on their own and trying to do everything? Anyone? A...
Social Media 2020
It’s Probably Your Fault – Simon Scholes on Social Media 2020 Simon Scholes presented as one of the Keynote Speakers for The Boardroom Network, Wiltshire’s special January Luncheon. In a rapid process of elimination, Simon opened with these three questions: Q. How many of you have set Business Goals for your 2020 Vision? (A...
Together in Electric Dreams
Darren Coates, one of our most popular presenters, delivered an electrifying keynote at our special January luncheon of The Boardroom Network, Wiltshire. As some of you will know, Darren has a second life as a Disc Jockey. No surprise then that his entrance music was this: Whilst this wonderful song may seem a little...
TBN 2020 – A Time for Heroes?
Network and Net Worth You may have heard it said that your, “Network is Your Net Worth,” and that your, “Net Worth is Your Network.” I’ve always valued my ever expanding network at TBN and EBW, but I am utterly convinced I have not valued it nearly highly enough. A bit like an insurance...
Everything Is Connected
Everything Is Connected Leonardo da Vinci believed that everything was connected. The inventor of Mind Mapping, Tony Buzan, cited this as one of his favourite da Vincian themes. Because everything is connected, no subject is irrelevant nor person uninteresting. How fascinating then that our three keynote speakers demonstrated so clearly through their diversity...
Diving Deeper
Diving Deeper What do Mother Teresa, a diabolical apparition in a bloodbath of a swimming pool, and The Full Monty have in common? Isn’t it obvious? Such is the diversity of keynote deliveries our members and visitors enjoy at The Boardroom Network! November’s breakfast meeting of our Dorset group was treated to a three-course...
From Healthcare to Halloween and from Firewalking to living without Fear or Frustration
From Healthcare to Halloween, Firewalking to Living without Fear or Frustration! You Can’t Put A Price On Your Health Alex Budd, owner of the local franchise of WPA, launched our keynote presentations. Having lived abroad in Sydney for seven and a half years, and Brisbane for five, Alex is often asked, “What are you...
Peace, Productivity, and the Power of Personal Connection
Peace, Productivity, and the Power of Personal Connection The more deeply I get to know our regular members, the deeper appreciation I have for their wisdom, enthusiasm, and generosity. The three keynotes at Chilworth Manor all added to our own depth of understanding of insurance, networking, and building environmentally sustainable and profitable...
Let Them Eat Cake
Let Them Eat Cake! I always think that someone who chooses to attend The Boardroom Network shows really good taste! Today’s breakfast meeting added even more dimensions to reinforce that thought. Anyone who has ever eaten one of Michael Collins chocolates from Chocablock will know in an instant just how amazing they taste. Add...
The Pursuit of Happiness and the Persistence of Memory
The Pursuit of Happiness and the Persistence of Memory Glorious weather was matched by glorious networking at our September Breakfast meeting in Hampshire. I think it would be fair to say there was an atmosphere of joy – expressed eloquently in our three keynote presentations. Ellen Stokes took us on the journey...