Do your clients fail to follow through on your coaching or consulting guidance? Does your staff fail to follow through on what they need to do to get the job done? Do you have clients (or staff) who know what they need to do, and you know what they need to do, but they just don’t do it? As a trainer, have you ever wasted time and money designing and delivering your training programs only to find it was not appropriate...or even necessary? Wonder why? We know why and you can, too.   Join us at …

if you are a self-aware entrepreneur or want to be one - one who strives to make a real difference in the world. We are changing names and changing our mission - formerly The Bay Area Entrepreneurs Network, we now focus on those who desire to be conscious about the role they play in changing lives. This is the opportunity to network with like-minded self-aware peers, learn how to grow your business while growing yourself and changing the world. My name is Jonathan Bender, and it's my pleasure to …

We believe in doing business networking and marketing on the basis of sound committed partnership. When we obtain a business networking / marketing lead or business referral, we treat it with honor and we return the privilege with honor - Where the old fashioned business traits of integrity, loyalty, honoring promises, differences and similarities are upheld.  We focus on Business Strategy and Networking for small to medium sized businesses. This is a small to medium sized business group that up …

This is a group for entrepreneurs, start-up businesses, MLM business owners and small businesses who want to grow to the next level. Meetings will address your concerns and challenges, help you stay focused on your priorities, hold you accountable for your personal and professional goals and offer you support as well as join you in celebrating your successes. When you're the boss, you sometimes need a sounding board, advice and encouragement. This group will keep you grounded. The group lead …

NETWORK FOR POWERFUL CONNECTIONS - Meet investors - Pitch your business idea at our meeting - receive feedback from Venture Capitalists, Entrepreneurs etc, ask for advice, network in person.

"The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of  ideas." – George Santayana "To the extent that we are all educated and informed, we will be more equipped to deal with the gut issues that tend to divide us." – Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age? – Erich Fromm Really couldn’t have said it better than Erich Fromm, I think that as adults we all too often forget that …

Coaches inspire our clients to be the best they can be. One of the activities that this group does is to meet to talk about best practices, share challenges, coach each other, discuss new findings, experiment with new tools, seek support. In general we are there for each to continue our learnings, our skills and our talents. We are a caring, sharing , proactive group of co-active coaches. Our skills and experience are as diverse as we are. You should join us if you are a co-active coach who foll …

Bring Your Site, Improve Your Design Are you building a website without a designer? Do you feel like there's something wrong, but can't quite put your finger on it? Are you a designer looking for some feedback? No matter how much time you’ve put into your website, chances are it could still benefit from a designer’s “fresh pair of eyes”. We’ll review your website and make suggestions for improvement. We’ll go through examples and analyze the content, typography, look and feel, accessability, etc …

Are you a budding or experienced entrepreneur? Pitch Mixer is guided by the principle that ideas don't flourish as meta-thought, rather they gain momentum out in the open, with support of evaluations, feedback, and iteration by resourceful people. Pitch Mixer engages the East Bay  startup community by running monthly entrepreneur forums where entrepreneurs can pitch their ideas to a judging panel who will evaluate the idea and provide feedback and recommendations based on the quality of the pitc …

If you are desiring to Express your inner Actor & Improv self, then you have landed in the right spot! With this group you can set your Acting dreams free. Explore the Riveting world of Acting and play freely in the Spontaneous world of Improv! Here, whether you are a beginner or have mucho experience, your personal acting process will grow! Come have fun and play with us!

Classy, BlackGirl the Professional Network's mission is to encourage women to subscribe to a more upscale set of social and professional standards through networking, socializing and lifestyle experiences in a sisterly and fun environment! We Host amazing mixers, social outings, educational seminars and professional coaching solutions for Black Women in Business!

Women in Consulting East Bay Join this dynamic group of consultants for monthly lunch meetings in Walnut Creek. Meetings provide excellent networking opportunities, and speaker topics focus on helping your consulting business grow and thrive. All consultants are welcome. Non-members: $30 in advance, $35 at the door. Members: $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Register & Pay: www.womeninconsulting.org

I'm starting this group because I believe that the best way to make positive lasting change around better managing symptoms of ADD is with the support of 1) a qualified coach, and 2) a group of people who share their stories and learn from each other. As someone who struggles with these issues myself, who has been profoundly helped by great coaches, I'd like to share what I've learned and help others achieve success, however they define it. Whether you have ADD or struggle with the common issues …

Speaking Fearlessly Do you have an important message or mission or product? What's holding you back from speaking up right now? Speaking Fearlessly is designed to: 1) Build a community to support each other in sharing great speaking tips 2) Practice in front of a receptive audience and receive solid, positive feedback 3) Provide you with a free video recording of your speech to review later and practice in private Speaking Fearlessly is perfect for: * Sales/marketing people * Speakers * Coache …

This Toastmaster's group meets at the end of Sansome Street near Fisherman's Wharf. Toastmasters is a peer-to-peer group organized to help people increase their public speaking and presentation skills.

This meetup is intended to support people who manage people sleep better at night! Managing people is one of the hardest things to do at work and this group is here to support you with learning and sharing ideas for doing it more effectively. You will receive training/support on topics and sharing from each others experience too!

Are you in the workforce and looking to go back to graduate school for your MBA? Are you a business school graduate in need of some refresher courses? Are you a business owner looking to better manage your business? If you answered yes to any of these, join us for free MBA lessons, each geared toward a specific topic and taught by students in the accelerated MBA program at the Hult Business School.

This Meetup Group is to keep a community calendar of networking events going on around the East Bay. Via Networking, Connecting, Sharing we can grow our businesses and community! Hello, Everyone! After joining the Networking Bay Area scene, I quickly realized how many vast opportunities there are and have been wondering how everyone is keeping up with all the different groups/events/mixers/meetings! So, here's a one-stop hub for all kinds of different networking opportunities happening in the l …

The San Francisco chapter of the American Marketing Association is the leading organization for professional and student marketers in the Bay Area. Founded in 1937, our chapter reflects the innovation, standards of excellence, and industry and population diversity for which the Bay Area is known and celebrated. Our goal is to advance our members’ professional capabilities and career development opportunities, while connecting with the leading-edge Bay Area marketing professionals.

Are you driven and ambitious? Do you have what it takes to continuously achieve the next levels of success? Are you determined to continuously thrive despite challenging economic conditions? If this is you, then join us and meet with other small business owners and share your success, learn from others challenges, and get a team around you that will catapult you to the next level. This group is focused on building on your current success and advancing to the next stage through directed communic …

If you are looking to grow both personally and professionally, then this is the group for you! Meet up with like-minded, driven professionals who are all out to learn, grow, and lead! Learn from some of the biggest names in business on how they got to where they are today. In corporate America today, lets face it, there are not a lot of executives in business rushing to divulge everything they know about making it to the top and building a highly successful business, but in this group setting, r …

Toastmasters International (TI) is a nonprofit educational organization that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping members improve their communication, public speaking and leadership skills. Through its thousands of member clubs, Toastmasters International offers a program of communication and leadership projects designed to help people learn the arts of speaking, listening, and thinking. We meet at the Hult International Business School every Thursday. Come join us to practice you …

The Bay Area Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Roundtable 2.0 Diversity is intended to focus and reframe how we integrate inclusiveness into our organizations. Diversity and Inclusion goes far beyond hiring and retention. It is the way we think about business strategy, our understanding of new consumer markets, our relationships with our community, and our ability to be the employer of choice to attract the best talent.