Career Reinvention and Job Search Strategies Group

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) consecutive 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, February 8, from 6:45 – 9:00 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 anna@daisyswan.com.

One-Night Resume (and Cover Letter!) Workshop

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, February 29, from 6:45 – 9:00 PM 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, February 29, from 6:45 – 9:00 PM, meeting at the Daisy Swan & Associates Wilshire office (11620 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900-034, Los Angeles, CA 90025)

February 29th One-Night Resume/Cover Letter Workshop, just $59.00 per person:

For more information, please email anna@daisyswan.com.

Previous Events

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

What’s The Plan?

Get Ready. Get Set.

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):

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

For more information, please email anna@daisyswan.com.

WHAT’S NEXT?

Group Career Coaching Workshop

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):

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):

For more information, please email anna@daisyswan.com.

Strengths Found; Now What?

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 anna@daisyswan.com.

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

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):

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

For more information, please email anna@daisyswan.com.

Entrepreneurship: What It Takes and Do You Have It

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 anna@daisyswan.com.

* 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

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, April 27, from 6:45 – 9:00 PM, meeting at the Daisy Swan & Associates Wilshire office (11620 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900-034, Los Angeles, CA 90025)

One-Night Interviewing Excellence Workshop, $59.00 per person if you register before April 15; $69.00 per person thereafter:

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

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):

For more information, please email anna@daisyswan.com.

Designing a Creative Business

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):

For more information or to inquire about the 10% discount for repeat/existing clients, please email anna@daisyswan.com.

Level 2 Conversations Group

(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):

For more information, please email anna@daisyswan.com

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

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

* 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 anna@daisyswan.com.

August Job Search Support and Likeminding Groups

(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):

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

For more information, please email anna@daisyswan.com.

April 2010 Coaching Groups

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):

For more information, please email anna@daisyswan.com.

Extreme Career Transition

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 anna@daisyswan.com.

* 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

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)

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.

$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.

For more information, please email anna@daisyswan.com.

Beginning and Roadblock LifeStages

“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 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):

For more information, please email anna@daisyswan.com

October Coaching Groups

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.

July Coaching Groups

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)

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.

$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: anna@daisyswan.com

What’s Happening?

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.

* 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.

For Parents Who Want to

Give Their Kids That Added Edge:

How to Make Sense of the Twenty-Something Job Search

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

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 anna@daisyswan.com. 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

Career Reinvention and Job Search Strategies Group

One-Night Resume (and Cover Letter!) Workshop

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

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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!

Panel Members Include:

Interviewing Excellence Workshop

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

Designing a Creative Business

Level 2 Conversations Group

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

August Job Search Support and Likeminding Groups

April 2010 Coaching Groups

Extreme Career Transition

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

Panel Members Include:

February 2010 Coaching Groups

Beginning and Roadblock LifeStages

October Coaching Groups

School Yourself to New Career Opportunities

July Coaching Groups

What’s Happening?

Panel Members Include:

For Parents Who Want to

Somatic Bodywork Sessions with Certified Master Somatic Coach, Madeline Wade

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