Schedule for 2025

Schedule is subject to change, check back frequently for more details! Attending Members will earn 17 CEUs by participating on Monday and Tuesday, or 21 CEUs by including the Bootcamp options on Sunday along with Monday and Tuesday sessions.

Sunday | April 27, 2025

  • 10:30 am - 1:00 pm Registration and Networking 

  • 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm (with breaks) Business Bootcamp: Secrets to Entrepreneurial Success

    • Secrets of a Six-Figure Coach: Ask Me Anything

    • Career Economy: Market Analytics Every Career Coach Should Know

    • Salary Negotiations as a Service: Supporting the Client's End Game

  •  5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Careers and Beers with Franklin Buchanan

Monday | April 28, 2025

  • 8:00 - 8:45 am Breakfast

  • 8:45 - 9:00 am Welcome

  • 9:00 - 10:00 am

    • Keynote - Overcoming The Impostor: Silence Your Inner Critic and Lead With Confidence from best-selling author and TEDx speaker Kris Kelso

  • 10:00 - 10:30 am Networking Break

  • 10:30 - 11:15 am

    • Concurrent sessions:

      • Résumé Tailoring as a Service: Training Clients to Keyword Optimize Résumés with Ashley Watkins Thomas

      • How to Network Without “Networking” with Kimiko Ebata

  • 11:15 - 11:45 am Networking Break with Snacks

  • 11:45 am - 12:30 pm

    • Concurrent sessions:

      • Decoding the Hiring Process: A Recruiter’s Perspective on LinkedIn with Robin Reshwan

      • From Cap and Gown to Career Bound: Coaching New Grads for Today’s Job Market with Veronica Boreland

  • 12:30 - 2:00 pm Lunch – included with registration! 

  • 2:00 - 2:45 pm

    • Concurrent Sessions

      • Results-Driven Coaching: Effective Transformation Frameworks with Kris Baitoo

      • Repurposing Client Content with Denise Bitler

  • 2:45 - 3:15 pm Networking Break

  • 3:15 - 4:15 pm

    • Concurrent Sessions

      • Build Your Brand: Three Pillars of Visibility for You and Your Clients with Susan Barber

      • Pro-Active Coaching for Executives with Diane Hudson

  • 6:00 - 9:00 pm Awards Celebration Dinner – included with registration! 

Tuesday | April 29, 2025

  • 8:00 - 9:00 am Breakfast

  • 9:00 am - 10:00 am

  • Opening Session - LinkedIn Thought Leadership: Don’t Over Think It with Jay Carlile from LinkedIn HQ

  • 10:00 - 10:30 am Networking Break

  • 10:30 - 11:15 am

    • Concurrent sessions:

      • It's All About Fit: Strategies to Demonstrate Culture Alignment in Interviews with Lili Foggle

      • Résumé Revolution: Updated Strategies for Success with Tammy Wylie

  • 11:15 - 11:45 am Networking Break

  • 11:45 am - 12:30 pm

    • Concurrent sessions:

      • Dealing with Ageism: Tactics to Assist Your Mature Clients with Ed Lawrence

      • Side Hustle to Solopreneur: Tactics to Take Your Business Full Time with Dustin Beasley

  • 12:30 - 2:00 pm Lunch – included with registration! 

  • 2:00 - 2:45 pm

    • Concurrent sessions:

      • Energizing Your Coaching Practice: The Power of Hobbies with Damien Monel

      • How to Help Clients Build Confidence in the Job Search with Tali Shlafer

  • 2:45 - 3:15 pm Networking Break

  • 3:15 - 4:00 pm 

    • Closing Keynote – Turning Points: Leveraging the Conference Experience with John Suarez

  • 5:00 - 7:00 pm Dinner on Your Own – not included with registration

    • Take your networking out on the town and explore Chicago with your conference friends!

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