PV Summit Breakout Sessions
Breakout Sessions (included in ticket purchase)
Technology – Artificial Intelligence
Marketing – Measure Your Marketing ROI
Human Resources
Finance – Mergers & Acquisitions
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Technology – Artificial Intelligence
AI and Automation are the new buzzwords but what can they actually do for your business? During this session we will demystify these cutting-edge technologies, focusing on practical, real-world applications that are particularly relevant to small businesses. We will discuss how your business can leverage AI and automation to streamline operations, enhance customer experience, and gain a competitive edge. Whether it’s optimizing inventory management or providing personalized marketing solutions, this event promises to provide valuable insights into making these advanced technologies accessible and beneficial for small businesses.
Presenter:
Marc Umstead is the President and Founder of Plus 1 Technology a Philadelphia area-based technology firm. He had been in the industry since the early 2000s and has gone through multiple technology cycles from Windows XP, cloud computing, cyber security, and now AI. He has a strong background in not just technology but business workflow and business process. His company Plus 1 Technology has been featured by Channel Futures as one of the top 500 technology firms in the country. He has been quoted and featured in many print and web based media across the country. He has worked with small businesses for 17 years and understands challenges in the industry and how technology plays a key role in advancing these firms forward.
Marketing – Tracking the Effectiveness of your Marketing
Are you spending your marketing dollars effectively, getting a return on your investment?
Understanding the effectiveness of your marketing is critical to making decisions for your business. In this session, we’ll take a look at the various ways to track and analyze your marketing, including social media, print, and other common marketing channels.
This seminar will provide information on different tools and approaches available to make sure your getting the biggest bang for your buck.
Presenter:
David Akers is the President/CEO of LMS Solutions, a full-service marketing agency that has been recognized as one of the Philadelphia area’s top marketing agencies by the Philadelphia Business Journal for the last 11 years in a row.
With over 30 years of experience in the marketing industry, David is recognized as a leader who has kept up to date with all the constant changes in the digital marketing landscape. David has trained hundreds of sales professionals and managers and has facilitated many seminars on a variety of marketing topics.
Reskilling for Success: Future-Proofing Your Workforce Across Generations
In today’s fast-evolving workplace, reskilling is essential to ensuring organizational longevity, success, and vitality. This dynamic session explores practical strategies for equipping multi-generational teams with the skills they need to thrive in a rapidly changing environment. Learn how to bridge the generational gap, foster a culture of continuous learning, and future-proof your workforce to stay ahead in today’s competitive landscape.
Presenter:
Affectionately known as “Dr. Dom”, Domonique Revere, Ph.D. is an award-winning, thought-provoking leader, educator, author and people advocate. Her life’s work has been dedicated to creating spaces and conversations, to do the work. A skilled coach, gifted facilitator, and an expert in the field of Human Resources, she empowers leaders to grow personally, and develop professionally, as they seek to transform organizations.
By skillfully creating space to explore challenging and new dialogue, Domonique allows for heightened self-awareness and experimentation with new behaviors that lead to powerful breakthroughs. Her work is centered around creating equitable spaces and creating scalable solutions to achieve psychological safety for all employees.
Winning the Game: The M&A Playbook for Smart Owners
Selling a business is not easy. There are twists and turns in the road. And the road is long. Without experience to guide them through the ups and downs, many owners just give up. Keeping the business may seem, by comparison, easier than selling it. A known vs. an unknown. It’s time to level the playing field for owners and to make the selling process a “known”. How it works, what to expect, and how to stay on the road until you get what you deserve. Because, with some insight, smart owners quickly learn that
- The things an owner needs to do to make their business more valuable and attractive are surprisingly few.
- The investment needed is usually time and attention vs. money.
- The best thing most owners can do to improve the outcome when the sell is to simply start.
Maybe this presentation will be that start for you.
Presenter:
Matt Coyne is the President of Brandywine Mergers and Acquisitions in Malvern PA. Brandywine is an M&A Advisory firm that helps business owners evaluate and execute the sale of their businesses. Brandywine’s clients own manufacturing, service, or distribution companies with annual revenues between $1M to $100M.
Matt is also the creator of The M&A Mastery Program for Business Owners. An educational / mentoring program for business owners who want to control their exit, who don’t leave things to chance, and who want to win when they sell.
He is the author of Straight Talk from the Front Lines: Dispelling the myths and providing clear guidance about selling your business.
A graduate of the University of Vermont and GE’s Financial Management Program, his corporate experience includes financial management positions at GE Medical Systems – Europe (Paris HQ), GE Appliances, Fisher Scientific, and Precision Castparts. He was General Manager at the AETC Precision Casting Facility in Leeds, England.
Matt holds a Master of Arts Degree in Theology from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary and serves St. Joseph Parish in Downingtown, PA as a Permanent Deacon.
Matt and his wife Lisa have seven children and live in West Chester, PA.
