Calm Communication and the Holidays

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(an InsightLA program led by Career Coach, Daisy Swan)

The holidays, and all of the socializing that they can bring, pose challenges for most of us. From the annual holiday office party to the family of origin land-mines that we fear, we have the opportunity to put our mindfulness practices to work keeping us calm and clear, open-minded and compassionate – to ourselves and others.

In this dynamic yet efficient afternoon workshop led by Daisy Swan, Career Strategist, Coach and Counselor, you’ll engage in mindfulness and writing practices, as well as exercises and discussion designed to equip participants with useful communication strategies, to practice now and throughout the year.

Reading list and materials will be provided.

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2013

Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Location:InsightLA 14th Street* (1826 14th St., Santa Monica, CA 90404)

(*This location has a handicap accessible ramp.)

Registration: $50.00 (includes all materials)

Click here, to register for this program: www.insightla.org/1400/calm-communication-and-the-holidays-with-daisy-swan

For more information, please email [email protected] or [email protected].

Calm Communication: Skillful Strategies for Stressful Situations

 

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(an InsightLA program led by Career Coach, Daisy Swan)

Years of working with clients on clarifying their personal and professional goals, has made it clear to me that what’s really important is how we communicate with, and to, ourselves. From this foundation of self-talk we go out and talk to others – about who we are and what we’re about. So from my perspective, communication is the foundation of absolutely everything.

While a job search is comprised of a set of mechanical steps to which we need to adhere (to some extent that part is easy to learn), the trickier issue is who we are being, and how we communicate with others so that they feel heard and seen – and likewise, how easily others can see us for who we genuinely are.

Studies show that most job dissatisfaction comes from poor communication (ok, terrible communication) with a boss, and/or co-workers. Verbal and emotional recklessness are rampant in workplaces, not to mention in relationships of all kinds. It behooves us to work on these complex and key skills of speaking and listening, which have so much to do with our effectiveness and happiness at home and at work.

To this end, Daisy Swan, Career Strategist, Coach and Counselor, is once again offering her six-week class, “Calm Communication: Skillful Strategies for Stressful Situations”, at InsightLA (a mindfulness center in Santa Monica). But this time, she’s revised the curriculum. Last series, Daisy focused on the communication skills of introverts; this time, she’s widening the scope to include extroverts. Why? Because we all need some help developing our ability to be present, to really hear one another. And to speak in ways that help others to hear us.

Using the foundational practice of mindfulness meditation, Daisy will share a variety of tools, exercises and practices to increase presence, to really be with another. Interviewing, leading, running your own shop, staying connected with kids…it all comes down to being present and to communicating, to get the results you really want.

Reading list and materials will be provided.

Dates: Wednesdays; September 18 & 25; October 2, 16, 23 and 30 (no class October 9)

Time: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Location: InsightLA 14th Street* (1826 14th St., Santa Monica, CA 90404)

* Please Note: This class will move to InsightLA Olympic, 1030 Olympic Blvd., for the final three classes on 10/16, 10/23 & 10/30.

Registration: $200.00 (for all six meetings)

Click here, to register for this program: www.insightla.org/1308/calm-communication-with-daisy-swan

For more information, please email [email protected] or [email protected].

Calm Communication: Skillful Strategies for Stressful Social Situations, for Introverts and Others

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(an InsightLA program led by Career Coach, Daisy Swan)

Shyness and insecurity in social situations can be a debilitating and frustrating experience. Often, the very opportunities that present themselves within a social interaction can be derailed by an inability to speak and control one’s own anxiety.

The good news is, that there are tools to work with this condition and it can absolutely improve.

Daisy Swan, Career Strategist, Coach and Counselor, has developed this life-changing course from her 20+ years of professional experience working with many clients on these challenges, as well as her own personal experiences overcoming these obstacles.

In this six (6) week class you will learn and grow. You will stretch yourself in a safe environment and be heard in social situations that feel challenging, but as you will see, this can change. Mindfulness exercises as well as conversational simulations will be practiced.

Dates: Thursdays; June 20 & 27; July 11, 18, 25; August 1 (no class July 4)

Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Location: InsightLA 14th Street (1826 14th St., Santa Monica, CA 90404)

Registration: $200.00 (for all six meetings)

Click here, to register for this program: http://www.insightla.org/1246/calm-communication-with-daisy-swan

For more information, please email [email protected] or [email protected].

The following are examples of past Daisy Swan & Associates events.

Transitioning: A New Path of Work, Meaning and Happiness

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Transitions of all kinds take courage, new dreams, visions and encouragement from those who’ve been there and have made it to the other side. Non‐judgmental fellow travelers who are also on a path, make the journey more fun and interesting. Happiness is often the by‐product of meaningful work combined with interactions with like‐minded people.

Ready to start the transition you know you want to make, but want support as you begin the process? You aren’t alone.

Join career coach, Daisy Swan, and a small group of men and women who are similarly choosing to transition. This ‘Transitioning’ group series is designed to bring people together who are in career and life transition; transition travelers will meet six (6) times, learning useful techniques to explore options for new careers, jobs, lifestyles, and ways of relating to their life. We’ll utilize assessments that help each person understand their strengths, motivations and personality, to help in finding the clearest steps to their new path. Mindfulness meditation will be introduced as a foundation practice to increase intuition, creativity, and joy, while minimizing stress and anxiety.

Career and job search tools will be provided; additional activities and exercises will encourage creative thinking and new insights. Each member of the group will be held accountable for ‘doing the work’ they choose to help them move along their chosen path of exploration. Group members will also receive one hour of coaching time with Daisy. The group is limited to ten (10) people; men and women of all ages are invited.

Wednesday Nights, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM; meeting May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, and then June 5.  Meetings will be held at Daisy’s Marina Del Rey office (4132A Del Rey Avenue, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292).

$399.00: Includes MBTI; a copy of Daisy’s e-­book ‘Secrets From a Career Coach’s Office’, as well as other valuable handouts and one hour of individual coaching with Daisy.

‘Transitioning’ Group ($399.00 for all 6 meetings):

PLEASE NOTE: We will schedule more groups to meet any additional demand. If you receive an error message when you try to register for a group, that means that it is full – please send us an email to let us know that you are interested in the groups, and we will form additional group series.

For more information, please email [email protected].

Mindful Livelihood: Body, Speech and Mind

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(an InsightLA program led by Career Coach, Daisy Swan)

How do we incorporate mindfulness into our work so that we are living and working most authentically and true to ourselves?

Modern life often has us feeling conflicted about who we’re being as we pursue our careers. Or we feel completely out of alignment and wonder what we can do to change this. In this three‐hour workshop we’ll discuss how to incorporate mindfulness into our daily lives and into the transitions and complexities we face in our working life. Mindfulness meditation will be included in this program.

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2013

Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Location: InsightLA Euclid (1539 Euclid St., Santa Monica, CA 90404)

Registration: Sliding scale from $50 to $100

Please pay at the highest level of the sliding scale that you can afford. This helps InsightLA to make sure those who pay less can attend. Whatever you pay above the lowest end of the sliding scale is a tax‐deductible donation to InsightLA. Please email or call InsightLA ([email protected]) to arrange for work/study or reduced fee (less than $50).

Click here, to register for this program: http://www.insightla.org/1193/mindful-livelihood-body-speech-and-mind

For more information, please email [email protected].

A Brief Introduction to Mindful Living: FREE Teleconference

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We invite you to join Daisy on Wednesday, January 9 at 12 noon (Pacific Time), for a 30-minute teleconference to learn a little more about what mindful living really is – and why Daisy, and the excellent group of professionals mentioned below, are coming together to offer our “CREATING A MINDFUL LIFE” Half-Day Interactive Workshop (to be held on Saturday, February 2).

What does “Mindfulness” have to do with helping you to move forward in your career and personal life? Lots.

We’ll talk about why mindfulness has become such a buzz word throughout companies like Google and Pixar, as well
as elementary and high schools, colleges and medical schools, and in doctors’ offices.

This program will also be recorded in case you’re not able to be on the live call, so be sure to register even if you
think you’ll be busy at this time!

Date: Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Time: 12 Noon (Pacific)

* Call-in details and further information will be emailed to participants once they have registered for the call.
Any questions, please email [email protected].

“CREATING A MINDFUL LIFE”: Half-Day Interactive Workshop

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Please join Daisy Swan and a group of wonderful experts in wellness, mindful mental health and even relationships and parenting, for “CREATING A MINDFUL LIFE”, a half-day interactive workshop, on Saturday, February 2, 2013 from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, in Daisy Swan’s Marina Del Rey Office.

Our February 2nd workshop will address new and effective ways to start 2013 off right, so that you too, can live a balanced and fulfilling life. We’ll share ways to:

– Create a healthy narrative and vision to change your story, and open yourself up to new work and life opportunities

– Nurture wellness for disease prevention and increase life force to overcome stress

– Cultivate mindful practices to create connected and compassionate relationships at home and at work.

All for the affordable price of $69.00 per person.

Please join us for this dynamic workshop and inspiring panel discussion, some light refreshments and likeminding. As with all of Daisy Swan & Associates’ events, there is a strong potential for meeting highly creative, intelligent people of all ages and LifeStages, through the networking portion of the event.

February 2nd event guests may opt-in to be included in, and receive, a contact listing of all attendees, for post-event networking purposes.*

Date: Saturday, February 2, 2013

Time: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Location: Daisy Swan’s Marina Del Rey Offices (4132A Del Rey Avenue, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292)

Just $69.00 per person:

Special thanks to our workshop sponsors!

Organic Energy Bars from GoodOnYa

Workshop Panel Experts Include:

James Houston, L.Ac., Dipl.Ac. began studying martial arts in 1977, and began teaching yoga and meditation in 1979. After working as a surgical technician for 11 years, he went on to study Asian Medicine, earning a Master of Oriental Medicine degree in Los Angeles. James completed an internship in Beijing in 1988, and holds a Doctorate in Oriental Medicine from Kowloon, China. James is past Department Chair in Acupuncture at Emperor’s College in Santa Monica, and has also been an examiner for the California State Board Examinations. You can learn more about James and his practice at:www.westlakecenterforhealing.com.

Lisa Grady is passionate about teaching the mindfulness practice she has embodied for over 18 years. As the owner of Gradymoore & Associates, she has successfully created and marketed mindfulness-based programs for 16-plus years, with applications ranging from education and non-profit to corporate wellness and mindful parenting. Lisa’s training includes: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Professional, under Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn; Mind-Body Medicine under Dr. Deepak Chopra; and clinical training in Mind-Body Medicine at New England Deaconess Hospital and Harvard Medical School, with Dr. Herbert Benson.

What People Are Saying about Daisy Swan & Associates’ “CREATING A MINDFUL LIFE – Half-Day Interactive Workshop”:

“This [1/2 day class] has helped me focus on what’s important to have a better quality of life.” – February 2013 “CREATING A MINDFUL LIFE” Half-Day Interactive Workshop Participant

“In a very short amount of time you have tools to create a calmness, and way to refocus.” – February 2013 “CREATING A MINDFUL LIFE” Half-Day Interactive Workshop Participant

For more information, please call 1-877-872-3929 or email [email protected].

* Event attendees may submit their contact information for an ‘opt in’ networking list; it is not a requirement that all event attendees submit their contact information to this listing.

Waves For Water “Nepal Fundraising Event”

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Join career coach, Daisy Swan, and a dynamic team of Los Angeles humanitarians – Jon and Jack Rose of “Waves For Water”; “Traveler’s Bookcase” owner, Natalie Compagno; Radio Host, Sunny Chayes; and “Tara’s Himalayan Cuisine” owner, Tara Gurung Black – as they gather to raise funds for the next Waves For Water project, which will bring safe drinking water to 10,000+ people in Nepal!

Please join us on Wednesday, November 14,2012 from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, at Tara Gurung Black‘s Culver City restaurant, Tara’s Himalayan Cuisine, as she plays host to Los Angeles’ philanthropic community at a Waves For Water “Nepal Fundraising Event”.

During the November 14 event, Jack and Jon Rose, of Waves For Water, will join Daisy Swan (www.daisyswan.com), Natalie Compagno (http://travelbooks.com/), Tara Gurung Black and Sunny Chayes (host of “Singin’ in the Rain” on 99.3 KCLA), in a conversation about inventing a career that combines making a living with having fun, adventure travel and helping others. The evening will also include wine, hors d’oeuvres courtesy of the restaurant, a raffle, and hosted valet parking.

The November 14 event’s purpose is to raise funds and support for Waves For Water’s next project, with the goal of bringing safe drinking water to more than 10,000 people in Nepal. This project comes on the heels of Waves For Water’s other recent projects – which all met with great success – in Africa, Haiti, Indonesia, South America, and North Korea, among  other remote locales, as well as on the ‘home front”, in our very own South Dakota.

Waves For Water’s mission is to bring safe drinking water to regions in need, often in emergency response situations after disasters, by delivering filtration systems in the form of portable water filters. Since its inception in 2009, Waves For Water has teamed up with governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and militaries and United Nations agencies around the world, as well as with other non-profit organizations backed by some Hollywood heavy hitters. Their goal: To both deliver, and help to sustain, safe water solutions that they have been able to put into place which, to date, have turned un-potable water into clean, drinkable fluids for more than 2 million people around the globe, using no fewer than 89,000 water filters.

Event guests will be able to purchase water filters that Jon Rose will be bringing to Nepal the week after the November 14 event. Each filter costs $50.00, and brings safe drinking water to over 100 people. Event attendees will also be able to make monetary donations on-site. Those who cannot attend the event but wish to make a donation to this cause, can do so at www.wavesforwater.org/get-involved (please note “For Nepal”).

“Like jigsaw pieces, Daisy, Natalie, Bob, Tara, Sunny, Jon and I, are now joining talents and intentions for the purpose of helping Waves For Water bring safe drinking water to thousands of people in Nepal, who would otherwise suffer the consequences of dirty and deadly water sources,” ~ Jack Rose, Waves For Water

 “And we’re all doing this by utilizing our ‘work’ vehicles for good. That’s what makes our ‘work’, work for each of us. Now we’re here to help you discover how to make yours, work for you.” ~ Daisy Swan, “The Los Angeles Career Coach”

Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Time: 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM (Panel discussion start-time TBA.)

Location: Tara’s Himalayan Cuisine
10855 Venice Boulevard
(between Midvale Avenue and Westwood Boulevard)
Los Angeles, CA 90034

This November 14 event is open to the public. For more information and to RSVP, please call 1-877-872-3929 or email [email protected].

 

Lawyer Makeover: A Panel Teleconference

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Many attorneys – of all ages – are facing burnout and joblessness. We see this all too often. Many just don’t know what other options are available to them, or how to make a career or job transition. They don’t know how to manage the potential financial issues involved in such a transition, leaving them feeling powerless and confused. Are you unhappy as a lawyer and ready to make a change, or do you know someone who is?

Our Lawyer Makeover Panel Teleconference will introduce you to panelists who can help you to envision and uncover exciting career paths, while offering the essential, practical information to begin or continue your transition. Unearth meaningful career options within, and outside of, the field of law; receive networking pointers from attorneys who have successfully transitioned; learn how to manage your law school debt, and discover how to market yourself in your new role. The panel of experts will address your questions with tips and resources.

This program will also be recorded in case you aren’t able to be on the live call, sobe sure to register even if you think you’ll be working late!

Hosts: Daisy Swan, MA, CPCC and Brooke Loesby, JD

When: Tuesday, July 31, 2012, from 6:00 – 7:30 PM (Pacific)

July 31st Teleconference, just $25.00 per person*:

Panel Members Include:

Brooke Loesby is a young attorney who had a plum position at a top tier law firm, but chose to step out of the path of stress in this arena, and into the realm of helping other attorneys find new paths. Brooke is now Assistant Director of Career Services at Loyola Law School. Brooke’s past work-life as a lawyer at a large corporate law firm, left her unfulfilled and uninspired; she examined her interest in counseling, healing and spirituality to determine a new route. On the July 31st teleconference, you will hear about all of the new projects she is putting in place that combine her various interests and skills into a satisfying career.

Eileen S. Freiburger,CFP is founder and President of ESF Financial Planning Group, a Fee-Only Financial Planning firm. Eileen brings a unique background to her financial planning practice: She speaks from experience about the complicated financial service and banking industry having spent almost 28 years in the field, working for companies such as Charles Schwab, City National Bank, CalFed/CitiBank and Great Western Financial Services/WAMU. Over the last 10 years her own, independent firm has helped thousands of business owners and families as they work through their own financial planning process and personal spending priorities.Eileen is a frequent guest on Bob McCormick’s “Money 101” on KNX 1070 and KFWB, and will once again be a guest on Bob’s show July 20th, during the 9 AM slot on KFWB 980. She has also appeared on TV’s “The Larry Elder Show” and PBS’ “A Place of Our Own”, as an expert on investments, budget and financial planning issues. Eileen has been a panelist at USA Today’s “Financial Planning For Retirement” Seminar, and has been a featured guest on NPR’s “MarketWatch Radio” show. Additionally, she has been featured in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine, has conducted several “Money Makeovers” for Money Magazine, and has been featured in the Los Angeles Times. She has also been included in articles for AARP, the Wall Street Journal,CNN and many other consumer publications. Eileen also contributed several chapters to the book “Investing in an Uncertain Economy For Dummies”.Eileen is an active member of NAPFA, the National Association of Professional Financial Planners and had previously served on the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles Financial Planning Association.

Blair Schlecter was born and raised in Sherman Oaks, California and received his undergraduate degree in political science and history from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. During his undergraduate years, he studied abroad at the University of Sussex in Brighton, England. Blair graduated from U.C. Hastings College of Law in 2004. He practiced law for seven years at the firm Hurrell Cantrall, LLP, where his practice focused on appellate law and defense of claims against municipalities and private companies. Blair recently transitioned from a traditional litigation practice to the entrepreneurial world, and is now the owner and founder of the Law Offices of Blair Schlecter (www.legalwritingandappeals.com), with a focus on appellate law and legal research and writing. The firm works with small firms and individual lawyers who are busy and would like assistance with their law and motion practice.

Dana Gomez graduated from Pomona College in 2000, with a B.A. in Sociology. She worked for three years in Los Angeles as a paralegal at the law firm of O’Melveny & Myers LLP, before heading to law school at Pepperdine University, from which she graduated summa cum laude. While at Pepperdine, Dana served as the Lead Articles Editor for the Pepperdine Law Review, and also had a public interest internship with the Women’s Law Center in Los Angeles, as well as holding a summer associate position at O’Melveny. After law school, Dana returned to O’Melveny once again, where she spent almost four years practicing corporate law as a member of the Project Development and Real Estate practice group. Looking for a way to combine her interest in the non-profit world with her experience in the corporate sector, in August 2010 Dana successfully transitioned when she joined Teach For America’s Los Angeles team, as the Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations.

Chris Woodward is the president of Henry Woodward Communications, a Manhattan Beach-based corporate marketing and public relations firm. She creates successful campaigns for companies across the Western United States. She has spent more than two decades representing companies in a wide range of industries, including health, finance, insurance, architecture, engineering, real estate, law, recreation, high technology, and aviation. Four years ago, Chris created My PR Tools to bring the benefit of her expertise to professional service firms. She helps professionals get up and running with proven, highly successful marketing and PR activities to get maximum exposure in their target market and build their book of business.

* Call-in details and further information will be emailed to participants once they have registered for the call. For more information, please email [email protected].

 

Writing for the Web: Blogs and Beyond
Starts July 18

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Daisy Swan & Associates is pleased to introduce this new writing workshop hosted by one of our very own clients, the talented Michelle Semrad, M.Ed., founder of Bluepig. This workshop series will be the first in a line of many more client-led workshops and events to come, all proudly held in collaboration with Daisy Swan & Associates.

Bluepig knows firsthand the challenges and rewards of trying to build an online presence. Whether you want to create, improve or revamp a blog or website and/or submit an article for online and/or print publication, you won’t want to miss this workshop.

You will receive expert direction on how to create dynamic and compelling content that captures an audience’s attention and peaks their interest in what you have to say. You will identify criteria for building a following and be able to apply it in content creation and revision. You will have an opportunity to learn and practice a variety of strategies for both idea generation and revision that moves your writing from ordinary to extraordinary.

Bluepig founder and workshop facilitator, Michelle Semrad, M.Ed., builds both a supportive and productive environment where participants feel comfortable taking writing risks, the kinds of risks that reap the largest rewards. You will also benefit from the insights and camaraderie of the group. Group participants will be given guidance, inspiration and feedback from a professional writing coach, all for a budget-friendly price.

We will meet for eight (8) ninety-minute sessions. Each session will include a warm-up, author’s chair, workshop of individual pieces, writing mini-lessons, hands-on writing activities and follow-up items to help you meet your goals. The group will be limited to six (6) writers to maximize both personalized attention and the benefits of group wisdom.

$159.00 per person fee includes all eight (8) meetings.

Wednesday, July 18, from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, meeting for eight (8) Wednesdays at a convenient and comfortable west side Los Angeles area location (location details will be announced, shortly).

Wednesday Evening Workshop Series ($159.00 for 8 meetings):

For more information, please email [email protected].

“Sunday Salon”: A Q&A with Daisy Swan

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Meet renowned career coach, Daisy Swan, MA, CPCC, author of  “Making Work Work: Secrets from a Career Coach’s Office”!

Are you living to work, or working to live? Or, thinking/wishing/dreaming of a different way to work and live?

A career coach well before coaching was fashionable, Daisy has been working with clients in L.A. for 20 + years. Deeply intuitive and grounded in decades of mindfulness meditation practice, Daisy helps clients look at their lives to help them take the steps necessary to get where they want to be, and really be where they really are. Bring your questions or just join us for a lively conversation about work and life in the 21st Century.

Sunday, July 22, 2012, from 12:00 – 4:00 PM

Nathalie Seaver Boutique
8360 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048

Please RSVP to [email protected]., as space is limited!

Career Reinvention and Job Search Strategies Group

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You don’t want to miss this group series! This will be the only career coaching group series that we offer, until September…

Job Search Strategies, Resume Updating and Tailoring, Networking (both social media and face-to-face), Stress Management, Support – and those all-important intangibles that make a difference – will be discussed in our Career Reinvention and Job Search Strategies Group. We’ll give you some new ideas on how to position yourself in the new marketplace, and we’ll provide tips on dealing with stress – we know how challenging the job search and career transition process can be. We create a supportive environment for all group participants who, in the past, have become friends, and have helped each other with all sorts of things. And as always, group participants will receive guidance, inspiration and sound feedback from a professional career coach, all for a budget-friendly price.

At Daisy Swan & Associates, we know how it is these days. We hear it from clients who are working, and from those who aren’t. Are you feeling stressed, confused and overwhelmed about where and how to look for something new? Not even sure what to look for…? Don’t even know where those skills of yours fit, anymore? These are the telltale signs of burnout…and there’s a lot of that going on – everywhere, and at every LifeStage.

We’ve been tweaking our coaching group meetings to gear them towards specifically helping you ramp up your energy – while simultaneously managing your stress level – in order to find new ways of expanding and navigating your career options. We’ll help you to develop fresh methods of doing what you’ve been doing within your current job, or we’ll help you to get out there and find your next job. We’ll teach you how to think creatively about your options and to explore new opportunities. Maybe you’re ready to strike out on your own, but need a forum to figure out if that’s the right option for you. In this job market, creativity is key.

We will meet for four (4) two-hour sessions. Participants will receive direction on career exploration, job search strategies, and resume and cover letter preparation. Accountability and support from our career coaches helps everyone set goals and meet them, and our groups are always filled with smart people who have plenty to offer each other – so networking opportunities and new ideas are always percolating.

$199.00 per person fee includes all four (4) group meetings.

Starting Wednesday, June 20, from 7:00 – 9:00 PM, meeting for four (4) Wednesdays at the Daisy Swan & Associates Marina Del Rey office (4132A Del Rey Avenue, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292)

Wednesday Evening Group ($199.00 for 4 meetings)

PLEASE NOTE: We will schedule more groups to meet any additional demand. If you receive an error message when you try to register for a group, that means that it is full – please send us an email to let us know that you are interested in the groups, and we will form additional group series.

What People Are Saying about Daisy Swan & Associates’ Career Coaching Groups:

“When I enrolled in the career workshop, I was interested in changing directions professionally, but was initially just focused on re-working my resume and finding a job. I never expected to leave the workshop with such a clear picture of the new career I want, and how to get there. The best part about the process was how easy it was; all I really had to do was relax and be honest about who I am and what I want. Christine really helped me to positively channel my energy and background into a new focus. Thank you for all of your help!” – Jen, April 2012 Career Reinvention and Job Search Strategies Group

“As a recent ‘graduate’ of this group, I can’t say enough good things. I’ve already made a couple significant changes that I know will lead me to a more fulfilling career and happier life. Awesome instructor and a lot of valuable information packed into a short four
weeks. I was so impressed by the class, I’ve recommended it to several friends and acquaintances looking to make a transition.” – Sharon, April 2012 Career Reinvention and Job Search Strategies Group

“Thanks so much Christine. I had my interview earlier today. I found the job and was introduced by a former colleague – some of the techniques taught in your four-week class on job strategy, and in the private coaching session. Yeah, it worked!” – Laura, February 2012 Career Reinvention and Job Search Strategies Group

“Christine, I just wanted to thank you so much for the many valuable things I learned in our career workshop! I felt it was informative, constructive, supportive and a great place for me to begin my job search. You helped me to gain clarity about my greatest talents and how to highlight them in my resume, how to build an effective and targeted job search campaign, how to creatively network and how to use social media to promote myself professionally. As an added bonus, I was able to form connections with my fellow workshop goers. We’re staying in touch and supporting one another in achieving our career goals. Thanks again! I’ll be sending my friends your way!” – Selina, February 2012 Career Reinvention and Job Search Strategies Group

“This class simultaneously delivered a broad, generalized approach to the job search while also dealing with each person’s more specific circumstances. This provided me with the comfort that my situation was going to get the attention it deserved, while not detracting from what the whole group came for, as well.” – Andy, February 2012 Career Reinvention and Job Search Strategies Group

“I would HIGHLY recommend this group to a friend because it really helped me look inside myself – something that most of us don’t spend much time on (even if we think otherwise). I went into the first session believing certain things about myself but lacked the ability to articulate what I really wanted to achieve. I only knew that I wanted help in getting “unstuck.” The group setting was so helpful because I was able to hear different opinions, insights and perspectives that I hadn’t been able to see on my own. And, we had the benefit of Daisy’s expertise guiding us along the way. Daisy and Annika were great listeners and managed to create an environment that both challenged and encouraged the individual. This was a very rewarding experience on many levels. I left feeling far more sure of myself and with a positive attitude to match. Above all, learning about self is very important and this class provided a great environment to do just that. What I understand about myself now won’t just get me through a job interview – but through life, itself. And that is something to which you cannot attach a dollar value!” – S.B., Los Angeles

For more information, please email [email protected].

One-Night Resume (and Cover Letter!) Workshop

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At Daisy Swan & Associates, we know…resumes are tricky and usually daunting. Your resume can speak directly to the needs of your prospective employer, while accurately showing off your experience and skills. But, how do you write your resume to target the many different jobs in which you’re interested?

In our one-night resume workshop, we’ll show you how to break down the sometimes arduous task of resume writing into easier steps. Our 9-step resume writing process simplifies and lightens your load. We’ve been writing resumes with clients for years, and with our extensive recruitment background you can be certain we’re covering the most up-to-date and important information so you’ll get the real scoop on effective resumes that get you noticed.

Join us on Wednesday, July 18, from 7:00 – 9:00 PM for our resume writing workshop. for our resume writing workshop. You’ll receive useful handouts and valuable feedback to craft the resume(s) you need, and will enjoy a sense of support and community from the evening’s other attendees. We’ll also be discussing those dreaded cover letters! Space is limited in order to ensure maximum attention to each attendee, so sign up soon to save your spot!

Wednesday, July 18, from 7:00 – 9:00 PM, meeting at the Daisy Swan & Associates Marina Del Rey office (4132A Del Rey Avenue, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292)

July 18th One-Night Resume/Cover Letter Workshop, just $59.00 per person.

For more information, please email [email protected].

Inside the Mind of a Recruiter:
What You Need to Know to Get the Job You Want

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Join us for our May 22nd Panel Discussion and Networking Event! Scroll down to read about our panelists – recruiters from some of L.A.’s most dynamic employers – who will dish on the latest in hiring trends and job seeker “do’s and don’ts!”!

“We know that there are available jobs out there, because our clients are getting interviews and landing new jobs. But we also work with many clients who are in trickier situations, like those looking to make a career transition, or those who are currently unemployed or underemployed. In all cases, everyone wants to figure out how best to ‘crack the code’ of hiring strategies in this tight job market.” ~ Daisy Swan, MA, CPCC

This May 22nd event will include a panel discussion of five panelists addressing trends in their hiring processes that will give attendees the inside scoop – and a leg up – on how to most effectively apply and interview for the positions that are so highly coveted in today’s marketplace. Panelists will answer questions about the “do’s and don’ts” of applying for jobs; soliciting recruiters or other staffing personnel in companies, even if jobs are not posted; and, what works and what doesn’t when going through the now lengthy interview process that most candidates must undergo. This will be a unique opportunity for event guests to hear the truth about hiring in varied industries, from a recruiter’s perspective.

Daisy Swan will moderate this informative panel, adding useful job search tips and success stories to encourage participants to keep at their job searches, and to take the necessary actions to get the job that they want.

May 22nd event attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions, offer perspectives and meet other curious individuals of like mind. Light refreshments will be available, and as with all of Daisy Swan & Associates’ events, there is a strong potential for meeting highly creative, intelligent people of all ages and LifeStages, through the networking portion of the evening.

May 22nd event guests may opt-in to be included in, and receive, a contact listing of all attendees, for post-event networking purposes.*

Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Time: 6:45 PM to 9:00 PM (Registration, 6:45 PM; Program, 7:00–8:15 PM; Open Networking, 8:15–9:00 PM)

Location: Levantine Cultural Center
5998 West Pico Boulevard (between Fairfax and La Cienega)
Los Angeles, CA 90035

Tickets for this event are $35 per person through May 18, and $45 per person May 19 on, and at the door.

$35 per person (through May 18):

Panel Members Include:

	Heidi Espejo is currently Talent Manager for Ignited, LLC, an award-winning, full-service advertising agency based in El Segundo, CA. Heidi has a Human Resources background that includes more than six years of experience concentrating in applicant screening, recruiting, interviewing and training, with an emphasis on Social Media recruiting and Company branding. She has lived and worked both overseas and in the U.S.
	Kate Pletcher is the co-owner/principal of the Los Angeles franchise of Mom Corps. With an entrepreneurial spirit and over 10 years of sales, marketing and strategic business development expertise across a number of industries including advertising, consumer products, publishing, and entertainment, Kate was looking into starting her own flexible staffing firm in Los Angeles when she discovered Mom Corps.Mom Corps is a premier, national staffing and search firm that provides companies access to an underutilized pool of top tier, on-demand professionals – many of whom are moms – to meet their changing business needs and cycles. In turn, Mom Corps finds challenging, flexible work arrangements for highly talented professionals in varying life stages who are looking for better balance.Prior to launching Mom Corps Los Angeles, Kate most recently served as Director of Global Brand Licensing for Skechers USA, sourcing and managing licensing programs on behalf of the $2 billion brand around the world. Kate received her BA in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin and her MBA from UCLA Anderson. She serves on the Advisory Board of SPARK, provides sales workshops for a number of individuals and institutions, and is an active member of a number of Los Angeles community organizations.
	Rich Tackenberg is a consultant at a firm that specializes in high-level management consulting and executive placement for a wide range of media and entertainment companies. His firm’s areas of expertise include executive placement, strategic planning, organizational design, process evaluation, values and culture determination, internal/external communications, and executive coaching.Prior to this post, Rich was a principal at Creative Light Entertainment, an independent film, television and multi-platform production company, where he oversaw the company’s production, post-production, online and marketing departments, with heavy involvement in development and sales. During his time at Creative Light Entertainment, Rich was Executive Producer of E’s “Kill Reality,” Showtime’s “Hail Sid Caesar” and the DVDs “Mind Meld” and “The Sid Caesar Collection”. Additionally, Rich was the Director and Executive Producer of the “Coming Out Party” stand-up comedy DVD.Rich was also formerly Vice President-Production at America Online’s Entertainment Asylum and prior to that, he was a principal at Light Speed Media, an online content company. Rich was also a writer, producer and cast member of “The Spot,” the first online episodic entertainment series, which won the Internet’s original “Cool Site of the Year” award in 1995.Rich has also worked in various capacities as an editor and freelance producer. He began his career as a stage carpenter in off-Broadway theater.
	Lynn Wallace has more than 10 years experience as an Executive Recruiter in various industries, including work with: Information Services, Sales and Marketing, Management Consultants, Publishing, Finance, IT, Healthcare, Engineering, Executive Management, Behavioral Healthcare, Non-Profit and business services. Lynn provides Executive Search Consultation for everything from global companies, to small businesses, throughout the United States and internationally. She has interviewed thousands of candidates and reviewed an even greater number of resumes. Lynn’s expertise is to discern top-notch talent from good candidates for companies world-wide.

Please check back soon for updates and info. on our additional panelists!

For more information, please call 1-877-872-3929 or email [email protected].

* Event attendees may submit their contact information for an ‘opt in’ networking list; it is not a requirement that all event attendees submit their contact information to this listing.

Interviewing Excellence Workshop

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Interviews can throw even the most seasoned professional, so practicing and prepping are key to building confidence. If you’ve been going on interviews and not received calls back, or if you’re stepping out for interviews soon, come and brush up on your skills. Participants will receive valuable handouts as well as one-on-one feedback from our experienced career coaches on interview skills that work.

In our one-night interviewing workshop, we’ll be discussing how best to research your interviewer and the company prior to your interview, how to utilize your resume to its fullest potential during the interview, how to prepare for questions you’ll be asked – and should be asking, how to convey and highlight your selling points and skills, as well as best follow-up practices for after the interview. Space in this workshop is limited, so sign up soon to save your spot!

Wednesday, March 14, from 6:45 – 9:00 PM, meeting at the Daisy Swan & Associates Wilshire office (11620 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900-034, Los Angeles, CA 90025)

“Just experienced the most rewarding and productive 2 hours I have spent in a very long time. I have met lovely new people including Daisy, and Christine. They gave me such a great new and exciting way to look at interviewing and at myself. I am actually looking forward to interviewing now as opposed to fearing it. Positive approaches to turning obstacles into opportunities. Thank you so very much.” – H.G., Los Angeles

What’s The Plan?

Get Ready. Get Set.

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Just as smart companies make a plan for rolling out new products, a smart job seeker needs a plan for launching his/her own job search. Smart companies, and smart job seekers, develop a strategy that implements leading-edge tools, tactics, and resources.

An effective search strategy is a marketing campaign, with you, the job seeker, as the product. Every product, even the best ones, won’t succeed without a strong marketing strategy. This begins with a comprehensive, yet flexible plan. First, you must know to whom you are marketing. You must identify the types of employers who would be looking for an employee with your qualifications, and the employers you would like to be your buyers. Where do you want to work?

Here at Daisy Swan & Associates, we will teach you how to build a job search marketing strategy that will provide you with a clear game-plan-of-action. Once you’ve established a strategy for your job search campaign, you can begin to move forward.

In this workshop, we will help you put pen to paper in a step-by-step, business framework style, to create a marketing plan for your job search. This will include proactive, strategic, and action-specific steps. This framework leads to a natural focus game-plan-of-action – and success.

Participants will leave with a completed blueprint to effectively execute a winning job search campaign. Get ready. Get set.

$199.00 per person fee includes all four (4) group meetings.

Starting Tuesday, November 1 , from 6:45 – 8:45 PM, meeting for four (4) consecutive Tuesdays at the Daisy Swan & Associates Wilshire office (11620 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900-034, Los Angeles, CA 90025)

Tuesday Evening Group ($199.00 for 4 meetings)

PLEASE NOTE: We will schedule more groups to meet any additional demand. If you receive an error message when you try to register for a group, that means that it is full – please send us an email to let us know that you are interested in the groups, and we will form additional group series.

What People Are Saying about Daisy Swan & Associates’ Career Coaching Groups:

“I would HIGHLY recommend this group to a friend because it really helped me look inside myself – something that most of us don’t spend much time on (even if we think otherwise). I went into the first session believing certain things about myself but lacked the ability to articulate what I really wanted to achieve. I only knew that I wanted help in getting “unstuck.” The group setting was so helpful because I was able to hear different opinions, insights and perspectives that I hadn’t been able to see on my own. And, we had the benefit of Daisy’s expertise guiding us along the way. Daisy and Annika were great listeners and managed to create an environment that both challenged and encouraged the individual. This was a very rewarding experience on many levels. I left feeling far more sure of myself and with a positive attitude to match. Above all, learning about self is very important and this class provided a great environment to do just that. What I understand about myself now won’t just get me through a job interview – but through life, itself. And that is something to which you cannot attach a dollar value!” – S.B., Los Angeles

For more information, please email [email protected].

WHAT’S NEXT?

Group Career Coaching Workshop

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Thinking of switching career paths? Starting your own business? Have multiple ideas and need to decide which to follow? Or are you a ‘grown up’ who’s still curious about what you want to be when you grow up? This workshop is for those seeking new career directions but not yet clear on what that next path might be.

“What’s Next” is a small group made up of individuals like you, to foster inspiration, share ideas, learn practical steps, and to gain clarity. Discover your strengths and skills based on professional assessments administered by professional Career Coaches. In addition, we provide multiple best practice tools and resources to get you started on your own roadmap for self-discovery.

Our mission is to help each person identify their natural talents and interests, and to get out of their own way, to get started on the steps to put themselves into action.

We are Career Coaches who have been through our own “what’s next” stages, and understand this process personally and professionally. Many of the same methods we use in the private career coaching sessions will be applied in the group sessions, but with the group sessions, you’ll enjoy a budget-friendly price.

$199.00 per person fee includes all four (4) group meetings.

Starting Tuesday, October 4, from 12:00 Noon – 2:00 PM, meeting for four (4) consecutive Tuesdays at the Daisy Swan & Associates Wilshire office (11620 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900-034, Los Angeles, CA 90025)

Tuesday Afternoon Group ($199.00 for 4 meetings)

OR

Starting Tuesday, October 4, from 6:45 – 8:45 PM, meeting for four (4) consecutive Tuesdays at the Daisy Swan & Associates Wilshire office (11620 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900-034, Los Angeles, CA 90025)

Tuesday Evening Group ($199.00 for 4 meetings)

PLEASE NOTE: We will schedule more groups to meet any additional demand. If you receive an error message when you try to register for a group, that means that it is full – please send us an email to let us know that you are interested in the groups, and we will form additional group series.

For more information, please email [email protected].

 

Strengths Found; Now What?

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The strengths movement is now in full force. Many of the world’s most successful individuals have pursued a career based on their innate talents. “Strengths Found; Now What?” seeks to show you the steps to amplify those positive aspects of you and your uniqueness.

The mission of this workshop is to provide tools to use your strengths based on the Strengths Finder 2.0. Beyond just knowing more about yourself, we want to see you put the information you’ve gained from assessments to use, as you move forward in your current career, or on to the next new path you want to pursue!

Saturday, October 15, from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, meeting at the Daisy Swan & Associates Wilshire office (11620 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900-034, Los Angeles, CA 90025)

Strengths Finder Workshop, only $75.00

For more information, please email [email protected].

 

Get With The Program! Leading-edge Job Search
Strategies for 2011

PLEASE NOTE: This event has already occurred.

Have you been searching for a new job with no luck yet? Have you been sending out numerous resumes with little response? If yes, then join us in our upcoming workshop that will teach you new and updated methods for effective job search tactics. Led by an internal corporate recruiter who will share the scoop on the latest practices to creating a rockstar resume, how to identify a target job direction, how to make connections within the companies you want to work for, and help you develop a specific game plan of action. In this job market, creativity is key.

We create a supportive environment for all group participants and offer guidance, specific feedback, and inspiration from a professional career coach, all for a budget-friendly price. Our groups are always filled with smart people who have plenty to offer each other – so networking opportunities and new ideas are always percolating.

$199.00 per person fee includes all four (4) group meetings.
Starting Wednesday, September 7, from 6:45 – 8:45 PM, meeting for four (4) consecutive Wednesdays at the Daisy Swan & Associates Wilshire office (11620 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900-034, Los Angeles, CA 90025)

Wednesday Evening Group ($199.00 for 4 meetings)

PLEASE NOTE: We will schedule more groups to meet any additional demand. If you receive an error message when you try to register for a group, that means that it is full – please send us an email to let us know that you are interested in the groups, and we will form additional group series.

What People Are Saying about Daisy Swan & Associates’ Career Coaching Groups:

“I would HIGHLY recommend this group to a friend because it really helped me look inside myself – something that most of us don’t spend much time on (even if we think otherwise). I went into the first session believing certain things about myself but lacked the ability to articulate what I really wanted to achieve. I only knew that I wanted help in getting “unstuck.” The group setting was so helpful because I was able to hear different opinions, insights and perspectives that I hadn’t been able to see on my own. And, we had the benefit of Daisy’s expertise guiding us along the way. Daisy and Annika were great listeners and managed to create an environment that both challenged and encouraged the individual. This was a very rewarding experience on many levels. I left feeling far more sure of myself and with a positive attitude to match. Above all, learning about self is very important and this class provided a great environment to do just that. What I understand about myself now won’t just get me through a job interview – but through life, itself. And that is something to which you cannot attach a dollar value!” – S.B., Los Angeles

For more information, please email [email protected].

 

Entrepreneurship: What It Takes and Do You Have It

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Join us for our June 8th Panel Discussion and Networking Event!Scroll down to read about our panelists whose inspiring stories and tips will help you formulate ideas and new strategies to move forward in your own business and career!

Have you been contemplating striking out on your own, by starting a new business? But a little – or a lot! – hesitant to do so? Not even sure where to begin, or if it’s the right move for you?

It’s clear that entrepreneurship is our way out of this recession – whether you head out on your own while working, or want to be a more innovative and proactive contributor in your current workplace – it’s essential to hold on to that bigger view of what’s ahead of you.

Join us on June 8th to meet our five panelists who will be speaking about how they started their businesses and what challenges and opportunities they’ve experienced. This will be an opportunity to hear the truth about working for yourself, from a variety of people who transitioned from employee to employer.

Event attendees will hear about the panelists’ trials and tribulations in launching businesses of varying kinds, and the accompanying ups and downs of entrepreneurship. We’ll be discussing the steps that the panelists took in order to follow their passions and to create their own autonomy. Attendees will learn about what it takes to get going, and to keep going, and will receive a realistic picture of what to expect, how long the process takes, and what not to do when launching a business.

Daisy Swan will moderate this panel, while adding information and recommendations for how others can make a similarly successful jump.

June 8th event attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions, offer perspectives and meet other curious individuals of like mind. Light refreshments will be available, and as with all of Daisy Swan & Associates’ events, there is a strong potential for meeting highly creative, intelligent people of all ages and LifeStages, through the networking portion of the evening.

June 8th event guests may opt-in to be included in, and receive, a contact listing of all attendees, for post-event networking purposes.*

Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Time: 6:45 PM to 9:00 PM (Registration, 6:45 PM; Program, 7:00–8:15 PM; Open Networking, 8:15–9:00 PM)

Location: Working Village

212 Marine Street (between 2nd and Main Streets)

Santa Monica, CA 90405

Tickets for this event are $35 per person in advance, and $45 per person at the door.

$35 per person (in advance of the event)

Panel Members Include:

Amy Swift Crosby is the founder of SMARTY, a women’s entrepreneurial network based in Los Angeles, and as such, Amy has created hundreds of programs designed to foster community, education and collaboration across many business platforms. The thousands of women-owned businesses who have been helped by SMARTY have put Amy into the league of connector of women, creator of top notch in-person content and conduit for visibility, media and partnerships. Amy founded SMARTY in 2008 after a seasoned career as a brand strategist and copy writer in the beauty, fashion and lifestyle industries, where she continues to advise. www.smartypeople.com

Natalie Compagno fell in love with traveling when she spent a Summer in France for a high school exchange program. She has been to over 75 countries and six continents and her favorite part about seeing the world is how much she learns about world culture, music, art and people. Research is everything, which is why in 2007 she bought the Traveler’s Bookcase, an indie bookstore devoted to travel located in West Hollywood. She runs the store and is committed to helping people discover really unique travel destinations and experiences, whether at home or abroad. Natalie uses her travels to discover new and rare books from around the world to import, available in store or online at TravelBooks.com. Some of her most memorable trips have been to Iceland, Zimbabwe, Nicaragua and Slovenia, but her favorite city will always be Paris.

Chris Woodward is the president of Henry Woodward Communications, a Los Angeles- based corporate marketing and public relations firm. She creates successful campaigns for companies across the Western United States. She has spent more than two decades representing companies in a wide range of industries, including health, finance, insurance, architecture, engineering, real estate, law, recreation, high technology, and aviation. Chris has designed campaigns for Los Angeles World Airports, the Boeing Company, Earth Tech, Loyola Marymount University, and Raging Waters Theme Parks, to name a few. Three years ago, Chris created My PR Tools to bring the benefit of her expertise to small businesses with her marketing and PR consulting packages and DIY marketing guides.

She shows professionals and entrepreneurs how to stand out from the crowd and take their business to the next level with affordable marketing strategies that hit the sweet spot with target clients.

Reisha Fryzer graduated from Boston University’s business school, and then took a year off to study French in Paris, where she learned what her mama meant by eating fresh. Parisians shop daily for the ingredients they need for that day’s meal – from the neighborhood bakery, to the butcher shop, to the farmers’ markets that were open every day. When she returned to L.A. she learned her way around local farms and farmers’ markets, then earned her chef certificate at the Epicurean Culinary School and supplemented that with vegan cooking classes. Reisha then turned her love of agriculture and the slow food movement into a business that could bring this healthy way of eating to her neighbors in Los Angeles…that was the start of Farm Box LA, her business that delivers organic fruits and vegetables to your front door.

Josh Crosby is a multi-sponsored ultra-endurance athlete, Ironman World Champion Competitor, and World Champion rower. He brings an elite caliber athletic pedigree to Indo-Row®, a growing international fitness program he created for an intense, full- body, team-oriented workout. Indo-Row®, short for ‘Indoor Rowing’, was launched in 2004 at a small studio in Santa Monica with only 5 rowers. In 2008, Josh partnered with Fitness Quest, a renowned marketer and investor in early stage lifestyle products, and with WaterRower, a rowing machine manufacturer, in order to scale the business internationally. Now, with two bustling locations in Los Angeles and in 50 fitness clubs and boutique studios worldwide, Indo-Row has quickly grown into what has been dubbed “the next spinning”, for its popularity and cult following. Josh is a regular on the international fitness convention circuit where he has become a respected presenter and personality. Josh also consults with companies like Gatorade and FISA, the International Rowing Association, and has been featured in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Angeleno, DailyCandy, CNN, The Today Show, Fox News, Extra, Fit TV, and as the face for Nike, New Balance, Asics and Adidas. www.joshcrosbyfitness.com

For more information, please call 310-820-8877 or email [email protected].

* Event attendees may submit their contact information for an ‘opt in’ networking list; it is not a requirement that all event attendees submit their contact information to this listing.

 

Jumpstart Your Job Search Support Group for New Grads and Beginning LifeStage

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Getting started in your career can be frustrating. Like one of those days when you’re looking for just the right thing but nothing quite fits. We know how this feels. Join us for our “Jumpstart Your Job Search Support Group” where you’ll meet – and hear from – others who are also trying to figure out how and where to find that right fit. We have tools to spark new ideas and perspectives, discussions to address your questions, and practical advice from Daisy Swan to help you move forward in your search.

If you’re a new grad and/or this group description sounds like what you’ve been looking for, please read on to learn more about this program and then sign up soon, as space is limited!

 

If you have:

* 0-7 years of work experience

* recently graduated from an undergraduate or graduate program, and need clarity on what to do with your academic accomplishments

* been frustrated with your job search and interviewing strategies

* the desire to set up a good strategy to launch your work-style and to get a sense of a forward moving path; the desire to get some answers to fundamental questions about work and life balance…

…then this is the group for you.

Participants will engage in valuable discussion and complete useful “homework”, in order to form a vision of an ideal work/life situation, and will develop a plan for how to reach this goal. Guidance and coaching on goal-setting, decision-making, resume revision and effective networking will be provided. This group will provide a sense of community; you will be able to share resources and support. You’ll receive great tips, advice and motivation to keep you going, and possibly get your worried parents off of your back – tactfully!

Here’s what you can expect:

* This will be a launching pad — learn how to conduct a job search, manage the experience, and be prepared by knowing how to do a job search for the rest of your life

* You’ll learn to listen to yourself — slow down and be willing to hear your own voice

* Listen to feedback you’re getting — when you want to do something but you’re not moving forward, or you’re being told not to go for it, listen for those little inklings that something’s not right

* Examine your own expectations — look at the influence of family and peers, and separate your own expectations

* Create a timeline

* Develop job search researching skills and learn how to write and revise effective, tailored resumes and cover letters

* Learn how to talk about what you’re looking for

* Overcome fear and hesitation about the job search.

This group series will include five (5) sessions, for a package price of $178.00 per person. This will include assessments, resume writing, group coaching, interview prep, and other useful tools, like how to secure informational interviews. This group will be limited to seven (7) participants.

Starting Wednesday, March 2, from 6:45pm – 8:30pm, meeting for five (5) consecutive Wednesdays at the Daisy Swan & Associates Wilshire office (11620 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900-034, Los Angeles, CA 90025)

Wednesday Evening Group ($178.00 for 5 meetings):

 

PLEASE NOTE: We will schedule more groups to meet any additional demand. If you receive an error message when you try to register for a group, that means that it is full – please send us an email to let us know that you are interested in the groups, and we will form additional group series.

For more information, please email [email protected].

Designing a Creative Business

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Are you thinking about putting your creative talents to work in a business of your own? Not sure where to start or how to focus your ideas? Confused about what it will take to make money from your talents? You are not alone. Most creative people find it easy to come up with ideas but difficult to turn their ideas into a viable business model.

At Daisy Swan & Associates, we see a lot of career-changing clients who are considering taking the step and developing a business of their own. This coaching group is specifically helping people who aren’t “business types” but rather writers, artists, performers and other “regular” people looking to take the first steps toward simplifying their business ideas and turning a dream into a reality.

We will look at ways to narrow your focus so that it makes profitable sense. You will conduct basic market research to see what your competition looks like. You will work on a simple business plan that you can use. Finally, you will be giving a presentation on your business to showcase what you are all about in a safe, supportive and confidential setting.

We are limiting this group to 6 (six) people to be sure everyone gets the time they need in each session.

Starting Thursday, October 14, 7:00-8:30 PM, meeting 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/11 and 11/18, at the Daisy Swan & Associates Wilshire office (11620 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900-034, Los Angeles, CA 90025)

Thursday Evening Group ($199.00 for 5 meetings, with a 10% discount for repeat/existing clients):

PLEASE NOTE: We will schedule more groups to meet any additional demand. If you receive an error message when you try to register for a group, that means that it is full – please send us an email to let us know that you are interested in the groups, and we will form additional group series.

For more information or to inquire about the 10% discount for repeat/existing clients, please email [email protected].

Level 2 Conversations Group

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(For Past Group Coaching Participants)

If you’ve already attended one of the Job Search Support and Likeminding Groups that we’ve been offering over the course of the past couple of years, we now have a “2.0” group series designed specifically for you. Many of our past group participants have requested a ‘next level’ of this group, and have been looking forward to joining a new group with new people to meet, new things to learn, and to continuing the forward momentum in their searches and their careers.

We’ve heard you, and are happy to now offer the 2.0 version – Level 2 Conversations will begin on Future Date [TBA], and will run for five (5) consecutive Wednesday nights. The fee for all five meetings is $178.

This group will provide even more support for your job search and career transition activities, and will be bolstered by several guest speakers who will enhance our conversations on topics like overcoming fear. They will discuss particularly useful techniques to keep you moving, and research tips that can help you to uncover more information that can be of help to you, and others.

As a past group participant, you already know that we are dedicated to your forward movement, to helping you make those positive connections, and to finding the right information that can keep you moving. If these dates don’t work for you, but you are interested in this kind of group, let us know other dates that you’d like to see this offering and we’ll see what we can do to accommodate. We hope to see you at this next level to your success!

Starting Future Date [TBA], meeting for five (5) consecutive Wednesdays at the Daisy Swan & Associates Wilshire office (11620 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900-034, Los Angeles, CA 90025)

Wednesday Evening Group ($178.00 for 5 meetings):

PLEASE NOTE: We will schedule more groups to meet any additional demand. If you receive an error message when you try to register for a group, that means that it is full – please send us an email to let us know that you are interested in the groups, and we will form additional group series.

For more information, please email [email protected]

“Easier Than You Think: Jumpstart Your Job Search Bootcamp” for New Grads and Beginning LifeStage

PLEASE NOTE: This event has already occurred.

We at Daisy Swan & Associates know that the Beginning LifeStage can be pretty daunting…especially these days. This can be an exciting yet stressful time in life, with a lot riding on important decisions about career direction, education and larger issues of life-planning. If you’re a new grad, and/or the Beginning LifeStage description sounds like you, we’ve got a group coaching series specifically for your needs. Please read on to learn more about this program, and then sign up soon, as space is limited!

If you have:

* 0-7 years of work experience

* recently graduated from an undergraduate or graduate program, and need clarity on what to do with your academic accomplishments

* been frustrated with your job search and interviewing strategies

* the desire to set up a good strategy to launch your work-style and to get a sense of a forward moving path; the desire to get some answers to fundamental questions about work and life balance…

…then this is the group for you.

Participants will engage in valuable discussion and complete useful “homework”, in order to form a vision of an ideal work/life situation, and will develop a plan for how to reach this goal. Guidance and coaching on goal-setting, decision-making, resume revision, and effective networking will be provided. You’ll hear how others, like you, are coping and learning through the similar challenges and changes of this LifeStage.

This group will provide a sense of community; you will be able to share resources and support. You’ll receive great tips, advice and motivation to keep you going, and possibly get your worried parents off of your back – tactfully! These sessions will be facilitated by Daisy Swan.

Here’s what you can expect:

* This will be a launching pad — learn how to conduct a job search, manage the experience, and be prepared by knowing how to do a job search for the rest of your life

* You’ll learn to listen to yourself — slow down and be willing to hear your own voice

* Listen to feedback you’re getting — when you want to do something but you’re not moving forward, or you’re being told not to go for it, listen for those little inklings that something’s not right

* Examine your own expectations — look at the influence of family and peers, and separate your own expectations

* Create a timeline

* Develop job search researching skills and learn how to write and revise effective, tailored resumes and cover letters

* Learn how to talk about what you’re looking for

* Overcome fear and hesitation about the job search.

This group series will include five (5) sessions, for a package price of $178.00 per person. This will include assessments, resume writing, group coaching, interview prep, and other useful tools, like how to secure informational interviews. This group will be limited to seven (7) participants.

Starting Wednesday, September 8, from 7:00pm – 8:30pm, meeting for five (5) consecutive Wednesdays at the Daisy Swan & Associates Wilshire office (11620 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900-034, Los Angeles, CA 90025)

Wednesday Evening Group ($178.00 for 5 meetings):

 

PLEASE NOTE: We will schedule more groups to meet any additional demand. If you receive an error message when you try to register for a group, that means that it is full – please send us an email to let us know that you are interested in the groups, and we will form additional group series.

For more information, please email [email protected].

August Job Search Support and Likeminding Groups

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(for all LifeStages)

We at Daisy Swan & Associates know how it is these days. We hear it from clients who are working, and from those who aren’t. Are you feeling stressed, confused and overwhelmed about where and how to look for something new? Not even sure what to look for…? Don’t even know where those skills of yours fit, anymore? These are the telltale signs of burnout…and there’s a lot of that going on – everywhere, and at every LifeStage.

We’ve been tweaking our coaching group meetings to gear them towards specifically helping you ramp up your energy, in order to find new ways of expanding and navigating your career options. We’ll help you to develop fresh methods of doing what you’ve been doing, within your current job, or we’ll help you to get out there and find your next job. We’ll teach you how to think creatively about your options and to explore new opportunities. Maybe you’re ready to strike out on your own, but need a forum to figure out if that’s the right option for you. In this job market, creativity is key.

Job Search Strategies, Resume Updating and Tailoring, Networking (both social media and face-to-face) – and those all-important intangibles that make a difference, will be discussed throughout these five group sessions. We’ll give you some new ideas on how to position yourself in the new marketplace, and as always, group participants will receive guidance, inspiration and sound feedback from a professional career coach, all for a budget-friendly price.

The Daisy Swan & Associates coaching groups always attract interesting and invested attendees, and are known for the generous support given by the groups’ facilitators. These groups will provide you with a confidential place to find out what you don’t already know, and gain great practical resources and new networks to tap into. If you need and want structure to move forward with your job search, these meetings will provide that. So take the heat off your family and friends (they’ve heard everything already, right?) and gain a new perspective.

$178.00 per person fee includes all five (5) group meetings.

Starting Wednesday, August 4, 2010, from 7:00pm – 8:30pm, meeting 8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25 and then 9/8, at the Daisy Swan & Associates NEW Wilshire office (11620 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900-034, Los Angeles, CA 90025)

Wednesday Evening Group ($178.00 for 5 meetings):

 

Individual Resume Review ($45.00):

PLEASE NOTE: We will schedule more groups to meet any additional demand. If you receive an error message when you try to register for a group, that means that it is full – please send us an email to let us know that you are interested in the groups, and we will form additional group series.

What People Are Saying about Daisy Swan & Associates’ Career Coaching Groups:

“I would HIGHLY recommend this group to a friend because it really helped me look inside myself – something that most of us don’t spend much time on (even if we think otherwise). I went into the first session believing certain things about myself but lacked the ability to articulate what I really wanted to achieve. I only knew that I wanted help in getting “unstuck.” The group setting was so helpful because I was able to hear different opinions, insights and perspectives that I hadn’t been able to see on my own. And, we had the benefit of Daisy’s expertise guiding us along the way. Daisy and Annika were great listeners and managed to create an environment that both challenged and encouraged the individual. This was a very rewarding experience on many levels. I left feeling far more sure of myself and with a positive attitude to match. Above all, learning about self is very important and this class provided a great environment to do just that. What I understand about myself now won’t just get me through a job interview – but through life, itself. And that is something to which you cannot attach a dollar value!” – S.B., Los Angeles

For more information, please email [email protected].

April 2010 Coaching Groups

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This series of group coaching sessions will now be starting on Wednesday, April 28, and will run through May 26. There are only a few spots left, so please sign up soon!

We’ve received such positive feedback about our popular Job Search & “Likeminding” Groups, that we’ve decided to open them up to all LifeStages for this next series of groups. If you’ve been in a prolonged job hunt and are ready for a successful search – or you don’t even know where to start, with a new job search – join us for this next series of groups. Please read on to learn more about this program…

Job Search & Networking Groups (for all LifeStages)

As we enter this new era of change, ask yourself: Am I prepared? Changes in the economy, the workplace, how we search for new jobs and careers, and how we network, are coming at us at an unbelievable pace. But there’s no need to feel overwhelmed and frustrated by the process of reinventing, repackaging, and showcasing yourself and your skills.

Job Search & “Likeminding” Group, only $178.00 per person. “Likeminding” meetings are fluid, and give group participants a chance to exchange ideas, job search tips and stories – and contacts – while also receiving guidance, inspiration and sound feedback from a professional career coach, all for a budget-friendly price. Group participants receive valuable materials, as well as a sense of accountability, community, and confidence, which is of great importance as you conduct a job search.

The discussion during the weekly meetings will also help participants to gain perspective on their own, respective situation(s). This group series is meant for all LifeStages. Whether you are moving on from a current job, are planning an exit strategy, or are just starting your very first job search, this is the group for you.

During the group sessions you will receive advice about resume and cover letter preparation, as well as encouragement and suggestions about networking and job search activities. Participants will also be encouraged to set weekly goals, to keep themselves on track in their searches. These sessions will be facilitated by Daisy Swan & Associates.

$178.00 per person fee includes all five (5) group meetings. There is also an optional $45 individual resume review, for group participants.

Starting Wednesday, April 28, 2010, from 7:30pm – 9:00pm, meeting for five (5) consecutive Wednesdays at the Daisy Swan & Associates Santa Monica office (2901 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 201, Santa Monica, CA 90405)

Wednesday Evening Group ($178.00 for 5 meetings):

Individual Resume Review ($45.00):

PLEASE NOTE: We will schedule more groups to meet any additional demand. If you receive an error message when you try to register for a group, that means that it is full – please send us an email to let us know that you are interested in the groups, and we will form additional group series.

Extreme Career Transition

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Join us for Our Inspiring and Informative April 8th Panel Discussion and Networking Event

Have you been contemplating a radical career change? Or even a seemingly simple job-change as a step towards a bigger life-change?

Career change can seem daunting even to the most courageous. In these days of economic upheaval, many people have been forced to reconsider their careers, lifestyle choices and financial reality. While much of what’s happened as of late doesn’t feel like it’s left us much choice, we want to show you how several people have made lemonade out of lemons, career-wise, realizing workable choices.

Join us on April 8th to meet our five panelists who all decided that they needed to find a new way of working, which has proved to be satisfying, while also challenging. You’ll hear about how they made their decisions, what bumps they encountered, and how they overcame them. Daisy Swan will moderate this panel, while adding information and recommendations for how others can make similarly successful changes – no matter which LifeStage one finds oneself in.

April 8th event attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions, offer perspectives and meet other curious individuals of like mind – currently employed, or not. Light refreshments will be available, and as with all of Daisy Swan & Associates’ events, there is a strong potential for meeting highly creative, intelligent people of all ages and LifeStages, through the networking portion of the evening.

April 8th event guests may opt-in to be included in, and receive, a contact listing of all attendees, for post-event networking purposes.*

Date: Thursday, April 8, 2010

Time: 6:45 PM to 9:00 PM (Registration, 6:45 PM; Program, 7:00–8:15 PM; Open Networking, 8:15–9:00 PM)

Location: The G2 Gallery

1503 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

Venice, CA 90291

Tickets for this event are $45 per person April 5th-April 8th, and at the

door.

 

$45 per person:

 

Panel Members Include:

	Brooke Loesby, a young attorney who had a plum position at a top tier law firm, but chose to step out of the path of stress in this arena, and into the realm of helping other attorneys find new paths. Brooke is now Assistant Director of Career Services at Loyola Law School. Brooke’s past work-life as a lawyer at a large corporate law firm, left her unfulfilled and uninspired; she examined her interest in counseling, healing and spirituality to determine a new route. You’ll hear about all of the new projects she is putting in place that combine her various interests and skills into a satisfying career.
	Dr. Jennifer Sudarsky, MD FP is a Santa Monica-based family physician who previously worked as a publicist and agent in the entertainment industry. Dr. Sudarsky is a diplomat of both the American Board of Family Medicine and the American Board of Holistic Medicine. As a Family Practitioner she has formal training in Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry. Dr. Sudarsky’s practice focuses on holistic health for women. Dr. Sudarsky earned a BA from Barnard College at Columbia University, a Post-Baccalaureate degree from Bryn Mawr College for her pre-med credentials, and her MD from Brown University School of Medicine.
	Richard Russakoff transitioned to his current role as financial advisor and financial planning associate, advising clients on their complex financial issues, by leveraging his 12 years of experience as a successful entrepreneur and former media executive. Richard transitioned out of the entertainment industry as he earned his MBA from The Anderson School of Management at UCLA. Over the course of his career, Richard has raised capital and consulted for leading healthcare, entertainment and software technology companies in various stages of development. Richard holds a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern University. Richard also devotes philanthropic energy to two charities: the Cedars Sinai Sports Spectacular and the Men’s Guild of The Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.
	Madeline Wade spent 17 years as a Procurement Manager at Fair Isaac Corporation, and transitioned to becoming a Master Somatic Coach practicing somatic bodywork. Since 1998, Madeline has studied at the Strozzi Institute directly under its founder, Dr. Richard Strozzi-Heckler, as well as Staci Haines. Madeline’s diverse background of life experiences include: 32 years of marriage to her husband, Mark; being the first female journeyman cabinetmaker in the State of Virginia; dealing with an ongoing health challenge; serving four years in the United States Air Force; and having made over 150 parachute jumps. Once Madeline left the corporate world she never went back, except to help businesses create more effective leaders through workshops and trainings.
	Michael Rasky, a realtor who saw the writing on the wall, and transformed his interests into his day-to-day business and passion; he is now an interior designer with his own firm, Modern Nest. Michael spent eight years as a top-producing real estate agent at Sotheby’s International Realty, but was yearning to utilize his creative sensibilities. To learn how to channel his creativity, Michael enrolled in UCLA’s prestigious Architecture and Interior Design program; he started taking classes in 2005. What started as a hobby, ended up replacing his full-time career. Michael was hooked on designing once he bought the fixer-upper that would become his dream home, and renovated it from top to bottom. Now a full-time designer, Michael specializes in residential projects with a modern twist. Michael sells houses, and also makes them homes – he not only sells dreams, but lives them, too.

For more information, please call 310-820-8877 or email [email protected].

* Event attendees may submit their contact information for an ‘opt in’ networking list; it is not a requirement that all event attendees submit their contact information to this listing.

February 2010 Coaching Groups

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Hosted by Daisy Swan & Associates

We’ve received such positive feedback about our popular Job Search & “Likeminding” Groups, that we’re not only bringing them back again this month, but also extending the group series to five meetings instead of four. If you’ve been in a prolonged job hunt and are ready for a successful search, join us for this next series of groups. Please read on to learn more about this program, and then sign up soon, as space is limited!

Job Search & Networking Groups (for Mid-Career LifeStages)

As we enter this new era of change, ask yourself: Am I prepared? Changes in the economy, the workplace, how we search for new jobs and careers, and how we network, are coming at us at an unbelievable pace. But there’s no need to feel overwhelmed and frustrated by the process of reinventing, repackaging, and showcasing yourself and your skills.

Job Search & “Likeminding” Group, only $178.00 per person.* “Likeminding” meetings are fluid, and give group participants a chance to exchange ideas, job search tips and stories – and contacts – while also receiving guidance, inspiration and sound feedback from a professional career coach, all for a budget-friendly price. Group participants receive valuable materials, as well as a sense of accountability, community, and confidence, which is of great importance as you conduct a job search.

The discussion during the weekly meetings will also help participants to gain perspective on their own, respective situation(s). This group series is meant for Roadblock, Authenticity, and Wisdom LifeStages. Whether you are moving on from a current job, or are planning an exit strategy, this is the group for you.

During the group sessions you will receive advice about resume and cover letter preparation, as well as encouragement and suggestions about networking and job search activities. Participants will also be encouraged to set weekly goals, to keep themselves on track in their searches. These sessions will be facilitated by Daisy Swan & Associates.

$178.00 per person fee includes all five (5) group meetings. There is also an optional $45 individual resume review, for group participants.

Starting Wednesday, February 24, 2010, from 7:30pm – 9:00pm, meeting for five (5) consecutive Wednesdays at the Daisy Swan & Associates Santa Monica office (2901 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 201, Santa Monica, CA 90405)

Wednesday Evening Group ($178.00 for 5 meetings):

Individual Resume Review ($45.00):

* All group participants will receive a 10% discount off of additional programs and coaching. We will be announcing new panel and networking events, soon.

PLEASE NOTE: We will schedule more groups to meet any additional demand. If you receive an error message when you try to register for a group, that means that it is full – please send us an email to let us know that you are interested in the groups, and we will form additional group series.

For more information, please email [email protected].

Beginning and Roadblock LifeStages

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“Job Search and Networking Exchange” Group

This new series of group coaching sessions will now be starting on Thursday, February 4. Space is limited, so please sign up soon!

We at Daisy Swan & Associates know that the Quarterlife Crisis and the Thirty-Something years – aka Beginning and Roadblock LifeStages – can be pretty daunting…especially these days. These can be exciting yet stressful times in life, with a lot riding on important decisions about career direction, education and larger issues of life-planning. If the Beginning or Roadblock LifeStages descriptions sound like you, we’ve got a group coaching series specifically for your needs. If you have:

• 0-10 years of work experience
• recently graduated from an undergraduate or graduate program, and need clarity on what to do with your academic accomplishments
• been frustrated with your job search and interviewing strategies
• the desire to set up a good strategy to launch your work-style and to get a sense of a forward moving path; the desire to get some answers to fundamental questions about work and life balance…

…then this is the group for you.

Participants will engage in valuable discussion and complete useful “homework”, in order to form a vision of an ideal work/life situation, and will develop a plan for how to reach this goal. Guidance and coaching on goal-setting, decision-making, resume revision, and effective networking will be provided. You’ll hear how others, like you, are coping and learning through the similar challenges and changes of these LifeStages.

This group will provide a sense of community; you will be able to share resources and support. You’ll receive great tips, advice and motivation to keep you going, and possibly get your worried parents off of your back – tactfully! These sessions will be facilitated by Daisy Swan.

This group series will include five (5) sessions, for a package price of $178.00 per person. This will include assessments, resume writing, group coaching, interview prep, and other useful tools, like how to secure informational interviews. This group will be limited to seven (7) participants, who will also receive admission to Daisy Swan & Associates’ upcoming networking event, in March. Participants will also receive a discount on future Daisy Swan & Associates programs and events.

NEW DATE! Starting Thursday, February 4, from 7:30pm – 8:45pm, meeting for five (5) consecutive Thursdays at the Daisy Swan & Associates Santa Monica office (2901 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 201, Santa Monica, CA 90405)

Thursday Evening Group ($178.00 for 5 meetings):

PLEASE NOTE: We will schedule more groups to meet any additional demand. If you receive an error message when you try to register for a group, that means that it is full – please send us an email to let us know that you are interested in the groups, and we will form additional group series.

For more information, please email [email protected]

October Coaching Groups

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Hosted by Daisy Swan & Associates

October is upon us – it’s time to shake off summer mode, and gear up for a fruitful fall! In order to start you on your path – or to re-energize you on that path – we will be starting up a new Saturday morning group for those of you who are thinking about going back to school to develop or enhance your skills and credentials, aptly named “School Yourself to New Career Opportunities”. Please read on to learn about this group, and then sign up soon, as space is limited!

School Yourself to New Career Opportunities

Is it time for you to get back to school? Are you one of the many underutilized brains out there that need the kind of care and feeding that only a good undergraduate or graduate degree can provide? Are you realizing that it’s time to make a radical career change that a new degree can help you to launch? Or will another form of continuing education do the trick?

We see bored and frustrated people of all ages – all the time – who don’t know where to look for their next educational experience. And if you feel that you are ready to get back to school, researching schools and programs – and then testing and applying to them – can be a daunting and overwhelming process. We know, we’ve been there.

This three-session coaching group offers a forum for you to figure out if this is the right time to get back to school, how to make the most of your investment, and how to develop a step-by-step action plan to get where it is that you want to go.

As a group participant you’ll receive coaching and support, and hear from others who are receiving the same, in order to help you with this major decision and investment. Topics will include researching the connection between getting a graduate degree and getting a job, opportunities for job-specific training, choosing the right program for you, what goes into a strong application package, and many other aspects of applying to schools. We’ve designed this program with a week off in-between sessions to provide time for participants to start their research and to use the group for support as they uncover answers, and tackle challenges. These sessions will be facilitated by Daisy Swan & Associates.

This group series will include three (3) sessions, for a package price of $145.00 per person.* This will include grad school research prep, checklists, evaluation criteria, and much more. This group will be limited to six (6) participants, who will receive intensive support and help in launching their graduate school careers, as well as a discount on future Daisy Swan & Associates programs and events, or a separate full review consultation of your application packet.

Starting Saturday, October 10, from 10:00am – 12:00pm, meeting three (3) times, every other Saturday (October 10, October 24, November 7) at the Daisy Swan & Associates Brentwood office (11812 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 505, Los Angeles, CA 90049.

* All group participants will receive a 10% discount off of additional programs and coaching. We will be announcing new panel and networking events soon, which will feature employers and graduate admissions professionals.

PLEASE NOTE: We will schedule more groups to meet any additional demand. If you receive an error message when you try to register for a group, that means that it is full – please send us an email to let us know that you are interested in the groups, and we will form additional group series.

July Coaching Groups

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Hosted by Daisy Swan & Associates

We have some exciting news, here at Daisy Swan & Associates! We have opened a new office location which, in addition to being lovely, is also a more group-friendly location. Please note the new address: 2901 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 201, Santa Monica, CA 90405. Our phone number remains the same, 310-820-8877.

Since we will now have this new, group-friendly space, we have decided to expand our group coaching offerings for this next series of sessions, to begin in July. We will be breaking the groups into two different options, “Job Search Bootcamp” and “Job Search and Likeminding,” geared specifically towards the different LifeStages of the participants.

The “Job Search Bootcamp” is for all of you 20-somethings out there, who are just getting going with your careers – or, are not even sure where to begin. And for those of you who are mid-career, we are offering our popular “Job Search and Likeminding Group”. Please read on to learn about each of these groups, and then sign up soon, as space is limited!

Good news! There’s still some space in the Wednesday evening group series for mid-career transitioners, so if you want a casual yet effective group experience to keep you motivated and at the top of your game, you still have time to jump in this coming Wednesday, July 15th. So register today!

Beginning LifeStage “Job Search Bootcamp”

We at Daisy Swan & Associates know that Beginning is an exciting and stressful time of decision making and choice. So we’ve designed this group coaching series specifically for those of you who have:

• 0-7 years of work experience
• recently graduated from an undergraduate or graduate program, and need clarity on what to do with your academic accomplishments
• to figure out how to begin your job search
• the desire to set up a good strategy to launch your work style and get a sense of a forward moving path; the desire to get some answers to fundamental questions about work and life balance.

This group is designed to help participants jumpstart their job search. Participants will engage in valuable discussion and complete useful homework to form a vision for an ideal work/life situation, and develop a plan for how to reach this goal. Guidance and coaching on goal-setting, decision-making, resume revision, and effective networking will be provided, and you’ll hear how others, like you, are coping and learning through the similar challenges and changes of this LifeStage.

This group will provide a sense of community; you will be able to share resources and support. You’ll receive great tips, advice and motivation to keep you going, and to get your parents off of your back – tactfully! These sessions will be facilitated by Daisy Swan & Associates.

This group series will include six (6) sessions, for a package price of $359.00 per person.* This will include assessments, resume writing, group coaching, interview prep, and other useful tools, like how to secure informational interviews. This group will be limited to six (6) participants, who will receive intensive support and help in launching their careers, as well as a discount on future Daisy Swan & Associates programs and events.

Starting Tuesday, July 14, from 10:00am – 11:15am, meeting for three (3) consecutive Tuesdays and Thursdays (July 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30) at the Daisy Swan & Associates NEW Santa Monica office (2901 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 201, Santa Monica, CA 90405)

* All group participants will receive a 10% discount off of additional programs and coaching. We will be announcing new panel and networking events soon, which will feature employers and graduate admissions professionals.

Job Search & Networking Groups for Mid-Career LifeStages

As we enter this new era of change, ask yourself: Am I prepared? Changes in the economy, the workplace, how we search for new jobs and careers, and how we network, are coming at us at an unbelievable pace. But there’s no need to feel overwhelmed and frustrated by the process of reinventing, repackaging, and showcasing yourself and your skills.

Job Search & “Likeminding” Group, only $120.00 per person.* “Likeminding” meetings are fluid, and give group participants a chance to exchange ideas, job search tips and stories – and contacts – while also receiving guidance, inspiration and sound feedback from a professional career coach, all for a budget-friendly price. Group participants receive valuable materials, as well as a sense of accountability, community, and confidence, which is of great importance as you conduct a job search.

The discussion during the weekly meetings will also help participants to gain perspective on their own, respective situation(s). This group series is meant for Roadblock, Authenticity, and Wisdom LifeStages. Whether you are moving on from a current job, or are planning an exit strategy, this is the group for you.

During the group sessions you will receive advice about resume and cover letter preparation, as well as encouragement and suggestions about networking and job search activities. Participants will also be encouraged to set weekly goals, to keep themselves on track in their searches. These sessions will be facilitated by Daisy Swan & Associates.

$120.00 per person fee includes all four (4) group meetings. There is also an optional $45 individual resume review, for group participants.

Starting Wednesday, July 8, from 7:00pm – 8:30pm, meeting for four (4) consecutive Wednesdays at the Daisy Swan & Associates NEW Santa Monica office (2901 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 201, Santa Monica, CA 90405)

* All group participants will receive a 10% discount off of additional programs and coaching. We will be announcing new panel and networking events, soon.

PLEASE NOTE: We will schedule more groups to meet any additional demand. If you receive an error message when you try to register for a group, that means that it is full – please send us an email to let us know that you are interested in the groups, and we will form additional group series.

For more information, please contact: [email protected]

What’s Happening?

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A night of Conversation about Trends and Changes in the Employment Landscape that You Need to be Aware of — and Ready for…

The April 2nd event panel keeps getting better! Please welcome Gurminder Singh, Ph. D. to our panel of experts.

We are happy to have added Dr. Singh to our panel, to further our discussion on finance, technology, green initiatives and entertainment. Please see Dr. Singh’s bio, below. If you are looking for new ways to work in the new economy, be sure to attend this informal conversation with our esteemed panelists and other likeminded event guests.

Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009

Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

(Registration, 6:30 PM; Program, 6:45–8:00 PM; Open Networking, 8:00–9:00 PM)

Location: The Olympic Collection Banquet & Conference Center

11301 Olympic Blvd., Century Ballroom, Los Angeles, CA 90064

Join Daisy Swan & Associates, and friends, on Thursday, April 2, 2009, for an informal evening of discussion about what’s happening in five areas of commerce that are currently facing change, and will undoubtedly offer growth opportunities in the coming years.

We have gathered accomplished professionals from each of these five areas – healthcare, marketing, finance, energy and education – all with a deep knowledge of their respective fields, to address questions about developments and challenges in the marketplace and employment landscape. Daisy Swan will moderate and facilitate the conversation and interaction between panelists and event attendees, to keep the dialogue lively and informative.

April 2nd event attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions, offer perspectives and meet other curious individuals of like mind – currently employed, or not. Light refreshments will be available, and as with all of Daisy Swan & Associates’ events, there is a strong potential for meeting highly creative, intelligent people of all ages and LifeStages, through the networking portion of the evening.

April 2nd event guests will receive a contact listing of all attendees, for post-event networking purposes.*

Event attendees will not only gain insight on market and employment trends in these five sectors, but will also learn new strategies for shifting the focus of their conversations, and personal and professional messages, to create a base for a more knowledgeable exchange with potential employers or partners in these areas. The discussion and advice delivered by these experts, and Daisy Swan, will show attendees how to shine in this time of change, and how to navigate these new and possibly unfamiliar waters.

Panel Members Include:

Diana Huffaker is an expert in nanotechnology, applying this to green tech business developments. Diana received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, with dissertation studies focused on vertical cavity microlasers and quantum dot devices. Prior to joining the University of California at Los Angeles as a Professor, she was Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of New Mexico, Center for High Technology Materials. Diana has also served as Senior Research Scientist at Picolight Incorporated in Boulder, Colorado. Diana’s research interests include directed and self-assembled nanostructure solid-state epitaxy, optoelectronic devices for energy applications, with special emphasis in extreme lattice mismatched such as III-V/Si photonics. Diana has patented several technologies with utility in energy harvesting and started small company called Na notechTPV. She has co-authored over 130 refereed journal publications and has reported her work through many invited presentations. Diana’s awards include the NSSEFF Fellowship 2008, IEEE Fellow 2008, 2004 Alexander von Humboldt research fellowship at Technical University Berlin, and the 2002 Compound Semiconductor International Symposium Young Scientist Award. She is an active volunteer in the technical community with leadership responsibilities in IEEE/LEOS, SPIE, WIE, OSA and TMS.

Alan Sterling’s career as a hospital administrator, insurance executive, and consultant, spans the past 23 years. Alan was one of the original founders of Health Net, helping to take the company public, as well as creating and developing the financial algorithms for Health Net’s product lines in California. At the start of his career, Alan did a two-year administrative residency at a 23-bed women’s hospital owned by Intermountain Healthcare, where he helped to develop a plastic surgery center. Alan also worked for Maxicare Health Plans, working on mergers and acquisitions, and has consulted in the Long Term Care arena for US Care, and in the Pharmacy Benefits area for MedImpact. Alan has delivered speeches at The Institute for International Research and Group Health Association of America, and at The World Research Group Healthcare Predicative Modeling Series, discussing various subjects such as “Horizontal Merger vs. Vertical Integration,” and the “Benefits of Using Risk-Adjusted Institutional Data for Predicative Modeling.” Last year, in close collaboration with DxCG, Alan published a risk-adjusted Healthcare Financial Model in a healthcare journal. Alan is currently consulting for Blue Shield, in their Medicare Division.

Dianna Sadlouskos, a management consultant with 20 years of experience in higher education and the high-tech industry, brings to her engagements a unique blend of left-brained research and analysis ability and right-brained creativity, leadership and passion. She facilitates break-through strategies by “unsticking” the stuck organization leveraging high-impact techniques that include rapid assessment, smart design and swift action. Dianna’s projects have focused on strategic planning, project management and organizational change management. In previous positions at Microsoft Corporation and IBM Business Consulting Services (formerly PriceWaterhouseCoopers), Dianna led small- and large-scale consulting projects. She also held leadership positions at Pepperdine University and The Phelon Group (a marketing consultancy). Educational and high-tech organizations Dianna has worked with include: Washington State Community & Technical Colleges, Stanford University, UCSF, UCLA, UC Berkeley, University of Hawaii, Hewlett Packard, EMC, Network Appliance, Computer Associates and Sun Microsystems. Dianna holds an MBA from Pepperdine University and a BA from Prescott College.

Sasha Strauss, Brand Strategist, is an awarded speaker and university lecturer. Clients, agencies, media and academic institutions have called upon his engaging brand strategy forums worldwide; presenting throughout East Asia, Europe and North America. NPR, ABC Radio and The Wall Street Journal continue to seek his expertise on branding everything from presidential candidates to innovative start-ups. Sasha is an Adjunct Professor at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication, where he teaches graduate brand strategy. As such, he regularly guest lectures at preeminent graduate programs such as the Anderson School at UCLA, MIT Sloan, The Johnson School at Cornell and Columbia Business School. He also delivers presentations for organizations including The American Marketing Association and The American Institute of Graphic Arts. When he’s not educating, Sasha is the Managing Director at Innovation Protocol, a brand strategy consulting firm that exclusively serves innovators. The firm’s clients range from global market leaders like Korn/Ferry International and Johnson & Johnson to PayPal. With over 14 years in strategic brand development, Sasha has lead international branding programs for companies such as Thermos, Clorox Brands, Electronic Arts, Yahoo!, TiVo, Microsoft and Adobe. Sasha holds a bachelors degree from UC Irvine, a masters in Strategic Corporate Communication Management from USC and an executive business management degree from UCLA’s Anderson Graduate School of Management.

Gurminder Singh, Ph.D., President of Transformative Capital, a noted authority on finance, enterprise, business and technology development, brings unique insights and creativity to business design20and capital formation activities, using his technical expertise and more than 20 years of business experience in organizational development, business re-engineering, technical consulting and capital formation. Dr. Singh’s past experience has included mergers and acquisitions, technology and bond underwriting, alternative investments, securities and derivatives trading, consulting and international business development. He serves as the Co-Chairman of the Green Technology Institute, an initiative of the Tom Bradley Legacy Foundation at UCLA, where he has created various Green Technology programs. Dr. Singh is also Chairman of the Global Council for Social, Economic, Environmental and Educational Relations. Dr. Singh has vast entrepreneurial experience, having started several consulting and technology-related companies. He currently provides consulting for the development of wireless PAN, LAN, MAN, WAN and GAN and wireless middleware technologies. Dr. Singh also advises the security and entertainment industries on developing strategies for scalable compression and encryption technologies, and he serves as the Chairman of the Board of Advisers of Uponus Technologies Inc., in Chicago, which is developing groundbreaking algorithms and patent pending technologies for scalable compression and encryption. Dr. Singh recently started a new venture in Singapore, Earth Networks Television (www.earthnetworks.tv), with his younger brother and with leading experts in educational, economic, entrepreneurship, empowerment, environmental and entertainment development.

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For Parents Who Want to Give Their Kids That Added Edge:

How to Make Sense of the Twenty-Something Job Search

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Location: Olympic Collection, 11301 Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, 90064

Daisy Swan & Associates hosts a helpful and informative program that answers questions you may not know to ask. We are living in an economic downturn that inevitably affects your kids’ job search. Hear from Annika Hylmo, Ph.D., coach and expert on generational shift in the workplace; Vanessa Van Petten, blogger and author; and Daisy Swan, M.A., who has worked with hundreds of clients and their families as they’ve launched -and re-launched — their careers over the past two decades.

Find out

* What’s New for Job Searchers

* Successful Launch Strategies

* Ways to Help Set and Manage Expectations

* How to Engage in a Strategic Plan So Your Family Reaches Those Important Goals

Trends show that parents and kids are closer than ever, and adolescence is stretching well into the twenties for a large percentage of young people – you may have heard ‘the thirties are the new twenties’? This event is designed to update you on what’s happening in workplace cultures and interviews your kids may be facing. You have the chance to make an impact at a crucial time in your adult kid’s life. Learn practical information and tools that will help you and your family move through the important launch years that will be the foundation for years to come.

Valuable materials and light refreshments will be available.

About the Panelists:

Annika Hylmö, Ph.D., career coach and consultant, supports people seeking to find or change careers. Annika helps clients to clarify their career direction and interests as she guides them in identifying and taking the steps needed to realize their professional and personal visions. Annika has worked extensively with undergraduate students as a teacher and counselor for 13 years, transitioning to use her empathic coaching skills to successfully coach new college graduates and adult career changers for the past two years. She has worked with individuals in a range of technical, creative, and professional fields. Annika brings her extensive experience with interviews and resume construction as well as other forms of professional communication and presentation skills to her clients along with her in-depth understanding of organizational cultures to help clients find an overall “fit” with not only a career but an employer as well.

Vanessa Van Petten wrote her first parenting book from a teen’s perspective when she was 17, called “You’re Grounded!” She started her company when she was a freshman in college by hiring employees in India with her allowance to build her parenting blog called OnTeensToday.com for young people to communicate better with parents. She now runs her popular blogs, speaks to schools and companies about the net-generation and mentors young people on how to network, become an entrepreneur and make life and career goals. She has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Fox 5 New York News, CBS 4 Miami and the Santa Monica Daily Press as a young entrepreneur and parenting coach.

Somatic Bodywork Sessions with Certified Master Somatic Coach, Madeline Wade

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We are pleased to announce that Daisy’s friend and colleague, Madeline Wade, Certified Master Somatic Coach, is coming to Los Angeles February 10-13, 2010. Madeline is currently taking Somatic Bodywork appointments for February 10, 11, 12 and 13, but be sure to schedule an appointment soon, as spots are limited!

What is Somatic Bodywork?

Somatic Bodywork is a unique style of bodywork that brings forward your awareness of your physical body, in a way that it becomes an advocate for creating change and transformation. In a 75-minute session, the client can expect conversation and fully clothed pressure-points bodywork.

Madeline helps you to move through historical contractions that limit the bodily expression for effectiveness, authenticity, compassion and integrity of action.

Since 1998, Madeline has studied at the Strozzi Institute directly under its founder, Dr. Richard Strozzi-Heckler, and has two years of study in trauma work through Staci Haines’ courses. She has a private practice, where she works with people who are looking to create a body that can take a stand for what they want in their lives. Madeline draws from 25 years as a leader in the corporate world as well as her own personal journey.

Madeline’s somatic bodywork experience started in 1998. She creates a safe and comfortable atmosphere to enable clients to open to new possibilities. She accomplishes this by bringing people into a deep understanding and relationship with their whole being, through the body.

Madeline’s diverse background of life experiences include: 32-year primary relationship, being the first female journeyman cabinetmaker in the State of Virginia; dealing with an ongoing health challenge; serving four years in the United States Air Force; and having made over 150 parachute jumps.

Madeline’s commitment is to assist clients in two specific areas: (1) Being effective observers of themselves and others; and (2) Being powerful instruments of change for themselves and for the world. She supports individuals in identifying their natural strengths and transforming their self-limiting beliefs and habits. Madeline’s passion is guiding people to reach their full potential and live lives with joy.

To set up an appointment with Madeline, please call 310-820-8877 or email [email protected]. Sessions run for 75 minutes each, and cost $110.00 for one session, or $190.00 (total) for two sessions.

What people are saying about Madeline Wade…

“The combination of Madeline’s loving presence, her healing touch, keen eye for what to encourage into life, and her well earned wisdom produces powerful and actionable results for her clients. I unequivocally recommend her as a somatic bodyworker.”

Richard Strozzi-Heckler

Founder, Strozzi Somatic Work

Author of The Anatomy of Change and The Leadership Dojo

“Madeline Wade has been a real inspiration to me. I’ve personally benefited from her bodywork and trust her completely. The work we’ve done together over the past few years has had a major impact on my ability to take important steps in my life that have resonated throughout my work and relationships. And she’s a really lovely person, too.”

Daisy S. Swan, MA, CPCC

The Los Angeles Career Counselor and Coach