Speaking and Writing
For Small Business Organizations and OwnersWriting
- Received the AIIP Connections Writer’s Award, April 2019
- Regular contributor to the AIIP Blog – example post: Too much thinking, not enough doing?
- Biweekly blog posts shared on this website since May 2020
- Need an article or some website content written for your small B2B business? Contact me for a consultation to see how I can help
Speaking
- Don’t Ask Your Mom: How to Validate Your Idea Through Market Research
- For start-ups or businesses adding a new service or product
- Workshop format or webinar format
- Can include one-on-one coaching
- Time for Business Self Reflection? Try the Business Model Canvas
- For entrepreneurs or small business owners with existing businesses
- Workshop format with a focus on strategic planning
- 30 minutes – 1 hour depending on Q&A and discussion
PAST SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
- Association for Independent Information Professionals
- Don’t Ask Your Mom: How to Validate Your Idea Through Market Research, May 2021 (virtually)
- Small Fish in a Big Pond, Presented at the AIIP Virtual Conference, April 2021
- Info Pro Grow: Tools and Tips for Growing your Small Business, April 2021 Online Workshop
- Time for Business Self Reflection? Try the Business Model Canvas, January 2020 (virtually)
- HCDC, Cincinnati Area Economic Development
- Don’t Ask Your Mom: How to Validate Your Idea Through Market Research, October 2021 (virtually)
- Eau Claire CoLab
- Don’t Ask Your Mom: How to Validate Your Idea Through Market Research, March 2021 (virtually)
- Red Letter Grant
- Time for Business Self Reflection? Try the Business Model Canvas, June 2020 (virtually)
- Eau Claire WI Chamber of Commerce
- Digital Marketing for Skeptics, Presented at the HOME Page Digital Marketing Virtual Conference, December 8, 2021
- Your Business Model (not Business Plan),May 17, 2018
- Success is No Accident – Strategic Planning for Small Business,September 21, 2017
- Target Market Analysis for Small Business,September 9, 2014
- Musky Tank Mixer
- Defining Your Market Drives Your Business Plan,October 18, 2017
- Marketing, Selling and Branding,February 8, 2017
- Western Wisconsin Women’s Business Conference
- Business Planning & Market Research Tools to Vet Your Ideas,May 22, 2018
- Target Market Analysis,April 30, 2015
- Paycheck to Profit Panel,April 17, 2008
- Business Plan Development,May 18, 2006
- Western Dairyland Women’s Business Network
- Coffee with Karman and Kelly, weekly discussion on Zoom, May 2020 – July 2021
- Business Plan Basics Class,Monthly October 2017 – July 2018
- The Three P’s of Start-Ups: Planning, Passion and Pro-Formas, May 14, 2009
- Small Business Market Research,November 8, 2006
- Wisconsin Business Innovation Support Association meeting
- Secondary Research for Startups,July 13, 2018
- Ashland Area Development Corporation
- Small Business Marketing: Mind Your Ps and Cs,September 17 & 18, 2018
- Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation
- Panelist, Growing Business Faster: Success Tips,February 6, 2017
I Also Give Hands-On Workshops & Talks
Interested in having me speak at your event or to your business? I love serving as a trainer and facilitator to help your small business find new ways to grow and new methods for prioritizing strategy and marketing. Contact me for a free consultation to learn more.