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ALIGN your team for profitable GROWTH and success in 2012!

Plan on attending the Mastering The Rockefeller Habits - Four Decisions Executive Workshop - Thursday, December 8th from 8:00 to 5:00 at the Doubletree Hotel in Princeton, NJ
- Join the exceptional company of more than 20,000 executives who have attended this workshop and position yourself for top-line growth, develop your 2012 One Page Strategic Plan™, determine if you have the “Right People in the Right Seats” and assess your team, and learn the key Execution Disciplines to keep you and your team on track.

For more information go to http://gazelles.com/fallWorkshops/Princeton_Flyer.pdf or sign up at: http://fourdecisionsprinceton-BallantreeConsulting.eventbrite.com

Check out this video to see the "Habits" in action!
Check out this video and see this powerful and practical business education designed to drive profitability and growth - in action!  And for more information, e-mail us at info@ceothinktank.com

AND - Position your Company for Success on the Web!
Send your marketing team to our ROARing Video Workshop on November 2nd - taught by Matt Scott and Kevin Daum, authors of the forthcoming Video Marketing for Dummies book. You'll walk away from this all day interactive workshop with a "ready-for-launch" video - and - ideas and scripts for more.

Online Video gets more hits, more conversions and creates greater efficiencies in sales and training. But with all of the cost cutting these days, many small businesses don't have the money or resources to create high-impact video. Come spend just One Affordable Day learning how to write, shoot, edit and post business videos that will generate leads for your business and close deals!

Seats are limited so sign up now! For more information, click here or mail us at info@ceothinktank.com.

What do you need to "tweak" in your business???
What are two steps that enlightened CEO’s and their Leadership teams can take to achieve business success in 2011 and beyond?  Join us for…

Two hours…at The Rockefeller Habits -- Four Decisions Breakfast Briefing -- sponsored by Valley Green Bank at 2000 Market Street in Philadelphia, PA

Tuesday, June 21st from 7:30-9:30 come and hear how to create 'strategic' sustainability, leverage capacity, and generate cash OR...

Tuesday, July 26th from 7:30-9:30 come and hear how to build a team of 'A' Players, find more time, drive profits, and "get things done".

And at both sessions, find out the Four Key Decisions every CEO and business owner needs to make, and learn about Three Best Practices that will save you time and help you to create and run a sustainable business with clear, "executable" management accountabilities.  For more information, email us at info@CEOThinkTank.com.

Or if you’re ready to get serious about growing your business, take a day and attend…

The Rockefeller Habits -- Four Decisions Executive Workshop -- Coming in December!  Join the exceptional company of more than 20,000 executives who have attended this workshop and position yourself in 2012 for top-line growth, learn five ways to find cash in your company, determine if you have the “Right People in the Right Seats” and assess your team, and learn the three key Execution Disciplines to keep you and your team on track.

For more information or to register, email us at info@CEOThinkTank.com.

Didn't have a chance to come to our Fifth Annual Growth Strategies Summit?
To see the highlights from the survey and the presentation click here.

Fifth Annual "Growth Strategies" Breakfast Summit
Join us for Ballantree Consulting and CEO Think Tank®’s fifth annual “Growth Strategies” Breakfast Summit on Tuesday, April 5th from 7:30am to 10:00am at the Union League of Philadelphia sponsored by National Penn Bank.

Lucinda Holt, CEO of ClickEquations, will be joining us as our featured speaker. Lucinda is an accomplished CEO who has co-founded and lead several successful companies including TurnTide and Destiny WebSolutions.  For more info or to register click here.

Playing to Win: Four Business "Secrets" to beat the Economic Odds in 2011

“I wish I had known” is an all too commonly heard after a major economic disruption.  We all learned through the last year or two that “hope is not a strategy”.  So what can you do to capitalize on the economic landscape and position your business for success?  Join us on Wednesday, November 3rd to find out!  Click here for more information and to register.

Wondering what all the excitement was about at our latest "Dining With the CEO" event? Click here to check it out!

The Accidental Entrepreneur

2010 Growth Survey

"Creating the Awesome Experience - for your Customers, Your Prospects and Your Company" on Tuesday, March 9th from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Join us for our Fourth Annual Growth Strategies Breakfast, with Inc 500 Entrepreneur, Author and Speaker, Kevin Daum.  In today's business world great is not good enough. If you want to attract and retain customers you have to stand out by "Creating the Awesome Experience - for your Customers, Your Prospects and Your Company".
To register click here.

X-Factor
Discovering Your X Factor - Wednesday, January 13th from 9 to noon with "seriously addicted" entrepreneur, Barrett Ersek

Feasting Through the Famine: an Entrepreneur’s Turnaround

"Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life"
September 16, 2009
Join us at our next “Un-Marketing” event – co-sponsored by Stuart Kahn Associates - on the evening of the 16th and hear Stew Friedman - veteran Wharton professor, world-renowned speaker, bestselling author, and former senior executive – and author of the new book, “Total Leadership:  Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life” for an engaging, interactive workshop in which you will improve your performance as a leader in all the different aspects of your life by learning how to integrate them better.  Friedman’s is a proven approach for pursuing what he calls “four-way wins” – benefits for work, home, community, and self (mind, body, and spirit).

Take aways include Friedman’s book, a practical set of tools you can use now, and you’ll also leave with a game plan and scorecard for conducting a real experiment designed to produce a four-way win in your life!  You’ll also have a peer coach to help make it happen.  For more info and background visit www.TotalLeadership.org

To register for the event, please click here

Setting Your Strategy

Learning Along the Way: The Power of Instinct

SOLD OUT!
The afternoon workshop at the Wharton School on July 15th with Verne Harnish, author of "Mastering the Rockefeller Habits" and the Philly  100 was quite a success!  Thank you to all who attended the event and a special thanks to Verne for coming to Philly.  
If you would like more information about the event or the Rockefeller Habits, please email us at info@ceothinktank.com, or call us at 1-877-CEO-3264.

Verne Harnish Coming to Philadelphia!
Wednesday, July 15th
Join us to meet and hear Verne Harnish, author of  “Mastering the Rockefeller Habits”.  CEO’s and Principals of growth-oriented firms are invited, along with the Philly 100, to join us at the Wharton School for lunch and an afternoon workshop.  Verne will be covering the five strategies critical to driving revenue in this economy as well as sharing his insights from conversations with Jim Collins, author of Good to Great and the newly published, How the Mighty Fall.  Space is limited.  To register or for more information, click here:

http://www.phila100alumni.com/news_events.html

Announcing the Mid-Atlantic Employers' Association CEO Breakfast Series
Friday, July 31st
A special series, designed for CEOs and business owners, will provide you with practical and valuable information to grow your business – including “The Critical Mistakes Companies Make in a Recession” which is being delivered by Cheryl Beth Kuchler.  For more info, click here.

Lunch and Learn: How to Manage Current Market Volatility in Your Personal Finances
June 4, 2009
Join us on Thursday, June 4th from noon to 1:30 for a CEO Think Tank Lunch and Learn at West Capital Management (1800 Market Street in Philly - 33rd floor).

Be Sure to SAVE the DATE for our next "Un-Marketing" Event on Friday, the 13th of March, 2009.
Our third annual "Growth Strategies" breakfast summit will be held at the Union League of Philadelphia from 7:30am to 10:00am on Friday, March 13th. This year we're featuring Aldonna R. Ambler, CMC, CSP, The Growth Strategist™ and President of AMBLER Growth Strategy Consultants® (www.TheGrowthStrategist.com) who will be speaking on "Resilient Growth - Despite the Odds" - giving us her perspective and advice from over 30 years of consulting with high growth companies around the world.  We'll also be sharing the results from our annual Growth Strategies survey of small to mid-size businesses in the Greater Philadelphia region. Mark your calendars, and RSVP today!  For more info, email us at info@ceothinktank.com.

A Whole New Ball Game: Evolving the Business Model in an Economic Crunch - Feature on Steve Gandizio
March 5, 2009

2009 Growth Survey
If you are a small business owner or a CEO of a small business in the Greater Philadelphia area and havent done so already, please take a minute to complete our 2009 Growth Survey

Un-Marketing Event - "Doing Business in the Trenches - the Keys to Success"
Tuesday, December 2nd at 5:30pm
With the end of 2008 looming on the horizon, it's an excellent time to plan for 2009.  At our next "Un-Marketing" event we'll be sharing real life success stories from our members and alums about best practices that they've developed and applied which have led to growth and improved profitability - and which you can apply to your business to improve your bottom-line.

Afternoon at the Phillies!
September 14, 2008
Mark your calendars for our next "Un-Marketing" event - Afternoon at the Phillies on Sunday, September 14th at 1:00 at Citizens Park. More to come shortly...

The Power of Persistence, Planning – and Humility
September 2008

Musings from the Facilitator’s Chair… Success of the Senior Leader
September 2008

CEO Think Tank: The Un-Newsletter (HTML)

From Rejects to Riches: The Rewards of Small Business Lending - Spring Newsletter 2008

Title Tips (or Titles Are NEVER Free) - Spring Newsletter 2008

Dining with the CEO
June 2, 2008
Mark your calendars for our next “Un-Marketing” event – ‘Dining with the CEO: The Leadership Paradox’ on Monday, June 2nd at 5pm at the Union League in Philadelphia.

News from CEO Think Tank®
May 2008

CEO Think Tank® In the News
March 19, 2008
Many small business owners in the Greater Philadelphia region remain optimistic about how their businesses are performing in the current economy.

2008 Growth Strategies Survey - Winter Newsletter 2008

The Path to Growth… Building a Company One Step at a Time - Winter Newsletter 2008

2008 Growth Strategies Survey
February 29, 2008
Thanks again to all of you who participated in the 2008 Growth Strategies Survey and to those who came to the "Swimming with the Sharks" event. If you were unable to make it, click above for more info.

"Swimming with the Sharks"
Please mark your calendars for our next "Un-Marketing" event, "Swimming with the Sharks", to be held on Friday, February 29th from 8:00am to 11:00am at Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ.

Musings on Mission, Management and Marriage - Fall 2007 Newsletter Article

Why have Fun at Work - Fall 2007 Newsletter Article

Dining with the CEO
November 19th at 6pm
Please mark your calendars for our next "Un-Marketing" event, 'Dining with the CEO', to be held on Monday, November 19th at 6pm at the White Dog Café in Philadelphia.

Susan Scott, author of “Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life, One Conversation at a Time”, speaks.
November 8, 2007
On November 8, 2007, you can learn the keys to successful, “fierce” conversations at the PHRPS Leadership Forum.

Cheryl Beth Kuchler to speak at the Baiada Entrepreneurial Breakfast Series
Presented by Drexel University's LeBow College of Business Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship in Technology, the panel participants will focus on studies done by the Center for Women's Business Research.

Announcing "Dining with the CEO"
November 2007
Our next "Dining with the CEO" event will be in November at the White Dog Cafe and will feature Judy Wicks, the owner of the Cafe as well as the founder of White Dog Community Enterprises (formerly the White Dog Cafe Foundation)...

CEO Think Tank: The Un-Newsletter (HTML)
Summer 2007

Reiki Level I Workshop - Rescheduled!
Saturday, June 2nd
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information, see "What is Reiki" under Enlightened Leaders or go to www.gracehaddon.org.

CEO Think Tank: The Un-Newsletter (HTML)
Spring 2007

Certified Women's Business Enterprise
We'd like to announce that CEO Think Tank® was recently approved as a Certified Women's Business Enterprise.

Baiada Center Presents: The Entrepreneurial Skills Workshop
6-8:30 p.m.
Laurence A. Baiada Center
Presenter: Cheryl Beth Kuchler, founder and managing principal, CEO Think Tank®
For a tape of this workshop, please click here.
For more information on the Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship in Technology at Drexel University, check out their website.

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Winter 2007

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Fall 2006

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Sixth Annual Growth Strategies Breakfast
Friday, March 16th at the Union League of Philadelphia, with former CEO, private investor and mid-market advisor Dave Power.

Why do so many growth companies stop growing?

Promising companies that pass $10M in revenues can lose momentum before they reach $20M. Many stall as their business models mature and they outgrow the processes and teams that led to their initial successes. Most are sold before they reach $30M.

For most successful growth companies, innovation is the key. Apple, Amazon, Foursquare, Groupon and other leaders are discovering uncontested markets, delivering higher value at lower prices (often free), redefining channels, and leaving incumbents scrambling. They position the company for the next ‘S-curve’ before the current business loses steam.

What can every business learn from the new innovators? Join us on Friday, March 16th to find out! To register, click here!

 
     
   
 

Congrats to the following CEO Think Tank® members and alums who made the INC 5000 list this year:

CSG Global

Corporate Call Centers

Gateway Ticketing Systems

PeopleShare


And to Lernia Training Solutions who is a Philly 100 Winner!

 
     
   
     
 
 
     
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