| | Speaking | | | | | Carol Frank’s presentations give organizers successes to crow about! Carol is a dynamic, authentic and entertaining speaker who sparks audiences with
compelling insights from her own fascinating career as well as the experiences of other
entrepreneurs from all walks of life.
Panel Workshops: “Lessons From the Edge”
See what happens when Carol encourages individuals within your industry to open
up about the lessons they’ve learned from their mistakes, adversities and setbacks. Keynote Address: “Do As I Say, Not As I Did! Principles for Prolonged Prosperity”
Keep profits high and stress low as you learn from the war stories of some of the world’s
most successful entrepreneurs. Carol draws upon the interviews she conducted with
30 business leaders for her book (link to page) and shares their pivotal challenges. Workshop/Seminar: “Taking Flight — Creating Ideas that Excite”
The creator of three idea-driven businesses, Carol shares her wisdom on how to develop
new products and services and bring them to market. Facilitating Meetings and Retreats
Carol makes meetings run more smoothly and maximizes results from groups of people.
Her boundless energy, intelligence and delightful sense of humor get the job done efficiently
and enjoyably. To schedule Carol Frank for your next event or for more information about her programs,
please call 303-284-9832 or email carol@carolfrank.com.
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Panel Workshops: “Lessons From the Edge” Moderator and panel participant: Carol Frank Format:
60-minute session — three to five panelists
90-minute session — five to seven panelists A unique draw for your conference or organization event!
Audiences LOVE to learn from the mistakes of others. Engage Carol for a custom panel discussion featuring key
luminaries of your industry. She will work with you to identify industry peers who are open to participating in a lively
discussion about the mistakes, setbacks and lessons they have collected. Panelists must be willing to honestly and
authentically answer the question, “If I had to do XXXX all over again, this is what I would do differently.” In addition,
Carol expertly coaches panelists on their stories to ensure that they are clear and concise when shared with the
audience. Panelists will share war stories and lessons in areas such as:
• Employee issues
• Legal issues
• Production/manufacturing
• Partnerships
• Buying/selling a business
• Entrepreneurship 101 Carol initiates the session by sharing her own story, “When the Bird Cage Lady Sings.” Her energetic and authentic
style sets the tone for the other panelists to share their stories with honesty and grace. Why people LOVE this workshop:
• Stories are specific to their industry
• Panelists enjoy being in front of their peers
• Audience members are relieved these events didn't happen to them
• Interactive Q&A at the end
• Lively, fast-paced, fun! ‘If this was the only event I attended the entire conference, I would have gotten more than my
money’s worth.”
— Dave Porter, American Pet Products Manufacturer’s Association
Management Conference Attendee “Our members loved learning through the lessons of their industry peers. This was a unique, entertaining,
provocative program.”
— Sam Beckford, Successful Studio Strategies Drilldown Subpage from Speaking/Workshops Keynote Address: “Do As I Say, Not As I Did! Principles for Prolonged Prosperity” Hang on to your hard-earned profits! When you pursue your dreams with passion, integrity, hard work — and a sprinkle of divine intervention — anything is
possible. Carol knows. A relentless campaign by a much-larger competitor to put her out of business brought her days
away from bankruptcy. How did she overcome this huge setback and bring her company back to a highly profitable
status? More importantly, how could she have avoided getting into that situation in the first place? Further, how did highly successful entrepreneurs, such as Jeff Taylor of Monster.com; Larry Winget; Gary Hoover of
Bookstop and Hoovers.com; and Joe Croce, founder of CiCi's Pizza; overcome their business mistakes? This keynote
teaches universal principles for avoiding and overcoming even the worst adversities. Mistakes are the first steps toward wisdom. Most business speakers deal with the virtues and successes of various
techniques and strategies. Carol provides a lively story-driven format for the delivery of education about critical
business failures and pitfalls. There are many sources for inspirational stories about successful ventures, but here the listener will hear stories of
brave entrepreneurs baring their souls about how they got hit and lived to tell the tale. The sometimes gruesome,
often incredible details will have audience members shaking their heads in disbelief, and in thanks that it wasn't them! Attendees will learn:
• Three core values shared by entrepreneurs and business people universally
• How your passion and value system will help keep you focused, reduce stress and overcome
adversities in your business ventures
• Universal truths about business, illustrated through real-life stories
• How to stay on the profitability path In this session, Carol also shares the stories behind these truths:
• The deal is never done until the last dollar is in the bank
• Success can be an entrepreneur's biggest enemy
• Don't hire the resume
• What to do when good partners go bad
• Verbal contracts are not worth the paper on which they’re printed
• Do due diligence. Do it. Do it. Do it. Yes, you. Do it
• Intellectual property protection may be your only barrier between POVERTY and PROSPERITY
• Delegation without accountability is a recipe for disaster
For this seminar, Carol is accompanied by her assistant storyteller, Murphy Green, a Solomon Island Eclectus parrot.
Workshop/Seminar: “Taking Flight—Creating Ideas That Excite”
As the founder of three successful companies, Carol has learned one thing: If you can't do it better than or differently from
your competitor, you are wasting your time. Every great business starts with innovation — filling a need or creating a better mousetrap. This popular workshop shares
Carol’s expertise to help current and budding entrepreneurs develop new products and services and bring them to market. What attendees will learn:
• How to develop an idea for a product or service that is truly better or different
• How to test market your new idea
• How to bring the idea to market after it’s been validated
• Lessons from previous successes and failures of Carol's product launches
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