Are you thinking of starting up a TD vendor or consulting business, either full-time or part-time? Are you already an independent contractor who is interested in learning more?
JOIN US FOR THIS 2-PART VIRTUAL SERIES
WHEN: Tuesday, October 20th and 27th
TIME: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
WHERE: Virtual
Based on the content from his book, The Complete Guide to Building and Growing a Talent Development Firm, our presenter and trusted ATD partner, Dr. Stephen Cohen, will provide a highly interactive exploration of all 12 steps needed to establish and sustain a profitable TD business. The 12 steps fall into three overall pillars: Getting Grounded, Creating Momentum and Looking Ahead.
By the end of the second session, attendees will not only understand the 12 steps, but also have gained insight into how to:
- Determine the business they want.
- Set up their business for success.
- Create a compelling offer.
- Operate their business effectively.
- Grow their business profitably.
- Move forward with their next steps.
- Navigate through the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ample time will be provided for questions both during and after the presentation.
About the presenter:
Steve Cohen is Founder and Principal of the Strategic Leadership Collaborative, a private consulting practice focused on business strategy and leadership development. He is a 40+ year veteran of the talent development industry, having earned worldwide recognition for his accomplishments when named one of the industry’s “thought leaders” by ATD. During his career, he has advanced the strategies of corporations around the globe, creating hundreds of groundbreaking consulting engagements for Fortune 500 as well as training supplier companies.
He has also demonstrated a proven track record for building equity by growing top and bottom-line performance for eight different consulting enterprises in the education and training industry he has either founded, led and/or sold. In addition to these firms, his employment history includes senior leadership roles with Wilson Learning, Right Management and Carlson Companies. Because of this experience and expertise, he has been called upon to consult with some thirty firms needing strategic guidance, business coaching and Board advisory services, having served on 22 different Advisory Boards in the training and education industry, preparing many of them for eventual sale and/or merger, and has facilitated strategic growth planning projects for numerous others. He recently pulled together his expertise and experience into a book, entitled The Complete Guide to Building and Growing a Talent Development Firm (ATD Press, March 2017; www.td.org/BuildandGrow). In addition, he continues to contribute a bi-monthly blog for ATD’s Human Capital Community of Practice focused on growing talent development businesses. (https://www.td.org/insights/growing-talent-development-firms) He has also presented for several local ATD chapters, including Kansas City and Houston, and hosts a monthly blog series for ATD’s national Human Capital Community of Practice.
Steve has Masters and Doctoral degrees in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Tennessee, and a BS degree in Psychology from Hobart & William Smith Colleges, and is a Certified Performance Technologist. He has authored and delivered more than 150 refereed articles, chapters and presentations on a wide spectrum of talent development topics, including leadership and organizational assessment, development, delivery and evaluation.
In preparation for the webinar, attendees should think about the extent to which they have practiced each step in their business, and be prepared to consider what changes they might need to make to combat the potential negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
