Thursday, August 26
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Registration |
8:30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. |

APCA New
Member Seminar: The Business of
Doing Business as a Personal Chef.
Candy Wallace, APCA. |
|
This one-day intensive seminar is the backbone you
need to start a successful personal chef business
and is being taught by Candy Wallace, founder of
APCA. If you are serious about becoming a personal
chef, this seminar will supply the information,
systems, technology and support that you need for a
successful start-up.

 |
| |
|
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |

Getting Our, Being Out and Staying
Out: Building and Maintaining Your
Energy as You Promote Yourself and
Your Services.
Dr. Fred Mayo, PhD,
Mayo Consulting Services Inc. |
|
Since spreading the word about what you do and how
you do it will always be a full-time job, how can
you manage your energy and excitement to do this
work? In this one day, interactive seminar, we will
review our professional and personal goals, examine
our own rhythms, find ways to use our energy to our
advantage, and expand the strategies we use to grow
our business. You will have a chance to work with
others while learning the skills to manage yourself,
and there will be some time to share your stories,
hear other stories, and write plans aimed at where
you want to go with your business and your life.
Come celebrate how far you have come and build a
plan to keep going and enjoy it more fully!

|
|
|
9:00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m. |

Learn to Close the Deal Every Time:
Fearless Client Interview Clinic
Nicole Aloni,
In Food We Trust Productions
Jim Davis,
The Really Good Food Company |
|
Are you intimidated by the idea of meeting new
clients face-to-face? In this interactive seminar,
master sales professionals Jim Davis and Nicole
Aloni will share insider techniques and strategies
to make selling as natural to you as your cooking.
Learn to hone your skills so you leave every client
assessment with a signed contract, a cook date on
the calendar and a check. This session also offers
the exceptional opportunity to improve your sales
techniques via role-playing, which will be
videotaped and reviewed.

 |
|
|
|
9:15 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. |

Eichten's Hidden Acres Cheese &
Bison Tour |
|
Travel to Center
City, Minnesota to visit Eichten’s Hidden Acres
Cheese and Bison Farm. This family-owned company has
been making award-winning Dutch cheese since 1976.
After viewing this hands-on cheese making process,
you will be invited to sample a variety of cheeses.
Following the tour, you will enjoy a specially
prepared lunch at their Bistro featuring bison and
cheese fresh from the farm. Because we are visiting
a farm, please dress accordingly, especially
appropriate footwear.

 |
|
|
|
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
|
Lunch for
Optional Sessions |
|
Lunch
will be provided for anyone
attending OP-01, OP-02 and OP-03. |
|
|
|
 |
|
|