Conference
1.5 CEU Design a Marketing Plan to Attract and Retain Clients and Employees
Biography
In this hand-on workshop, participants will identify the 4 unique groups that need their own unique marketing plan that gets attention and results. Participants will learn about various creative marketing techniques along with the basic Do’s and Don’ts that will set your business apart from competitors in a saturated market. Participants are provided with easy-to-use templates and should come prepared with their own access to the Internet (phone or laptop) to conduct guided research tasks. This workshop can be done with an individual or a group from the same organization.
8.5 CEU Design and Maintain Panel IBPSA 2022 – Jeff Adney
1 CEU Designing Animal Housing for Flexibility
Biography
When considering boarding options for your facility, understanding the pros and cons of available flexible boarding options is important especially when the space is being designed with future multi use in mind. This session will discuss attributes that allow for the most versatility, will the goal of minimizing future costs to repurpose your boarding equipment.
1 CEU Developing an Exit Plan
Biography
You’ve worked hard to build your business over the years, but there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight. New challenges with Covid-19, Human Resources, and Social Media seem to have taken the fun out of what you once loved. Figuring out your future is not only hard, but overwhelming and emotional. Do you pass the business on to someone in your family? Do you sell and hope that the buyer keeps your business intact? Or maybe you just wind down the business and move on. The Developing Your Exit Strategy Session will help you understand and answer these questions about your facility and your future goals. We will discuss the business landscape and the decisions that need to be made to prepare for the next step in your future.
1 CEU Driving Outcomes through Digital
Biography
Pet parents seeking health information online is one of the big, key drivers in the animal health space. Learn from expert digital strategist, Joe Meyers, how to create and deliver high-quality digital marketing through various channels.
1 CEU Effective Communications skills between staff and clients
Biography
In this session, Sherry will explore the following topics. Understanding the basics of communication to make your life easier while achieving your goal. How to communicate effectively with staff. How to communicate effectively with clients. How to address conflict in the work place. How to stop conflict before it happens.
1 CEU Emotional Intelligence. How to Leverage EQ in your Pet Care Business.
1.5 CEU Employ Differently
1 CEU Employee Development & Succession Planning
Biography
Explores the best practices of using ongoing employee development, training and learning to conduct succession planning, engage employees and promote longevity in the industry.
1 CEU Empower, Engage, and Excel: Strategies for Motivating Staff, Enhancing Communication, and Leading Effectively
1 CEU Engage Your Clients: Social Media Workshop for Pet Daycare and Boarding
1 CEU Enhancing Your Enrichment Daycare With Creative Activity Schedules
1 CEU Fear Free in the Boarding and Daycare Environment
1 CEU Fights, Bites, and When Things Don’t Go Right
Biography
This seminar is presented by a 20 year pet care veteran who has seen it all. You will learn the best practices to implement in your facility to avoid common issues and also what to do if an issue does arise.
1.5 CEU Filling your grooming schedule by mastering your rebooking process
1 CEU Financing and Future Growth
Biography
When considering financing for your facility, understanding the financial products and loan options available are important. This session will review loan products, present loan scenarios and discuss credit criteria so you can choose which ones might be best for you. Whether your just starting or planning for future growth we have you covered.
1 CEU Five Keys to Unlocking Your Leadership Potential – The Magic of Leadership
Biography
Many leaders look around and see leaders who are getting the results. They are hitting metrics and have happy and highly functioning teams. It can appear that these leaders are performing magic. But like all good magic tricks, once you know how it is performed, it is easily replicated. Derived from Summer’s experience working as a leader with Walt Disney World and Disney Institute, The 5 Keys to Unlocking Your Leadership Potential will open you and your audience to the Magic of Leadership, an easy to implement model that shows how you and your organization can take very specific steps to create and maintain a high performing culture.
1 CEU Flexible Cleaning Equipment Options for your Design
Biography
We will take a quick look into the different cleaning equipment options available to you and the space necessary for them. This will be an overview of the cleaning equipment options available and how they work with different construction designs from front of the house to animal housing areas. Design options ranging from remodel, add on or new construction. We will cover the types of material finishes each will work with or will not as well as the necessary space to store the equipment, accessories and chemicals used with the equipment.
1 CEU Flooring solutions to accommodate flex spaces.
Biography
When considering flooring for your facility, understanding the pros and cons of each floor option is important especially when the space is being designed with multi use in mind. This session will dive quickly into what to attributes that allow for the most versatility, without breaking the bank.
1 CEU Franchise vs Start-up
Biography
Franchise vs. Start-up: Which One Works for You? You are tired of working for someone else and you want to start your own business, but don’t know if you should do it from scratch. We will discuss the Pros and Cons to each approach and help you decide which might work best for you. This seminar will be lead by Steven Parker, the Co-Founder of K9 Resorts. Steven started K9 Resorts in 2005 as a single, independent, pet care facility and turned it into a national franchise with over 50 locations in 11 different states. Steven will discuss the benefits and disadvantages to each business model.