Build and nurture your creativity and innovation.
That’s the focus of No Longer Virtual 2024, and here’s the agenda:
Monday, February 26, 2024
8:00am - Continental Breakfast and Welcome
Halls Place (above the lobby), Missoula Community Theatre, 200 N. Adams Street
Hosted by Sarah Elkins and Elkins Consulting Inc.
9:00am - 10:15am | Be a Storymaker
Room 302, Missoula Community Theatre, 200 N. Adams Street
Learn to ensure You’re Building the Stories that are in Alignment with how you want to experience yourself, and how you want others to know you
Sarah Elkins, Elkins Consulting
You can tell people you’re a great cook, smart, or generous, but that doesn’t make it true or compelling. But sharing the right story can. In this session we’ll work through what a vision story is and how to share it, and we’ll make sure each of us has at least one story to demonstrate what we do and how we do it, the action we’re taking toward claiming the vision.
Objectives:
Build your vision story to share how your business/job is in alignment with your values
Build your introductory story to demonstrate the how behind your vision story
All participants will share their two stories to create clarity among the group to make it easier to refer business & jobs, as well as to make it easy to be an ambassador for our work.
10:30am - 12:00pm | From Limited to Limitless Potential
jennifer jane young and neil c. hughes
Most of us are living our lives from the limited potential of our left brains, putting all our eggs in one basket and doing what we think we “should” be doing to fit into the norm or current trend around us. What if you allowed yourself to step out of your comfort zone and followed the creative path of your right brain? What if niching and focusing on one thing was actually getting in the way of your success? Join Jenn & Neil to unlock the potential inside of you and follow your heart & gut toward your next expansive step.
Objectives:
Develop the courage to take imperfect action and access more opportunities.
Work smarter, not harder!
Expand revenue streams for healthier cash flow and more financial stability.
Build resilience and the capacity to adapt to technological change.
Learn to lead intuitively like the successful leaders of our time, e.g., Richard Branson, and leverage your creativity to work in your zone of genius.
Lunch on your own
Zach Messler and Amy Blaschka at the first NLV, 2017, Atlanta, GA
1:30pm - 3:00pm | There’s No Balance When Your Work IS Your Life
Andy Vargo
Have you finally found your passion, but now you struggle with not becoming a workaholic? When you care deeply about your work, it can be hard to "turn it off" when it comes to the urge to get more done. Finding the tools and tricks to create space to live beyond your income-producing activity is critical to your health AND your business success.
Objectives:
Develop systems to create confidence that you can step away periodically.
Learn tools and hacks in creating space from your work that you can implement right away.
Leave with new tools, resources, and support to help you create ease between your work and personal life.
3:30pm - 5:00pm | Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls
The Intersection of Scrum / Agile Project Management and Your Business
Toddi norum and bob schmitt
A large part of getting through your to-do list comes down to how you organize your work… but you don’t need to get a Project Management certification to know how to optimize your work processes.
Join Toddi and Bob to understand how organizations use Waterfall, Kanban, and Agile (Scrum) methodologies to manage projects, and then dive into a game that helps understand the application of these processes!
Objectives:
Learn the key differences between project management methodologies
Find the methodology that works best for you
Have fun while learning key skills
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
8:00am - Continental Breakfast and Welcome
Halls Place (above the lobby), Missoula Community Theatre, 200 N. Adams Street
Hosted by Sarah Elkins and Elkins Consulting Inc.
9:00am - 10:00am | Scrum Session Review/Debrief
Room 302, Missoula Community Theatre, 200 N. Adams Street
Toddi Norum and Bob Schmitt
10:30am - 12:00pm | Exploring PR in 2024
Understand how modern public relations strategies can significantly contribute to business growth
John white and mercedes bawden
It can be nerve-wracking to press “Send” on an article… and your job isn’t done there! This session takes the guesswork out of securing public relations opportunities and provides guidance on amplifying what you’ve already worked hard to bring into the world via social media, LinkedIn, and newsletters.
Objectives:
Craft compelling stories: Learn to create engaging, newsworthy narratives about your business that contributors, journalists, and editors will love.
Effective media pitching: Gain insights into how to effectively pitch to the media, including finding and connecting with the right journalists and writers to give your story the best chance of getting published.
Sustainable PR impact: Go beyond your five minutes of fame. Discover strategies to extend the life of your PR successes far beyond initial publication, using tools like your website, social media, email, and newsletters to amplify and maintain media attention months and even years later.
netWorking lunch
1:00pm - 2:30pm | Speed Session Topics
More details to come!
2:30pm - 4:00pm Make the Most of NLV: Debriefing and Next Steps to Avoid the After-Conference Hangover
Let’s make sure everyone has the support and resources they need to take the next steps toward their goals and aspirations. What - exactly - does each of us need, and how do we continue this momentum and avoid the “after-conference hangover?”