NNBA’s Nurse Entrepreneurship & Career Alternatives Conference

As mentioned before in an earlier post – thanks a lot Hurricane Irma!, I am very excited to announce that I will be attending the 2017 NNBA conference in St. Pete Beach Florida this coming weekend! This will be my first professional nursing conference I am looking forward to learning so much while I am there! I will be attending the Business Basics Bootcamp with speaker Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP®, and The Power of Podcasting with speakers Join Keith Carlson, Kevin Ross, and Elizabeth Scala of RNFM Radio during the preconference on Friday Sept. 8, 2017.

On Saturday Nov. 18th, 2017 and Sunday Nov. 19th, 2017 for the main conference, I am looking forward to the many speakers and presenters that will help me to learn new business strategies to advance my nursing practice as well as boost my nursing entrepreneurship and company The Nurse Speak. Some of the topics that I am interested in learning about during this conference include:

• Emerging opportunities of nurses roles in the new healthcare landscape
• Information on how to transition to independent nursing or a nurse entrepreneur
• How to start-up or grow your existing business
• Sound business management principles as they apply to nurse-owned businesses
• How to market and diversify your nursing business
• Ideas for your own nursing business

I am also looking forward in the opprotunity to participate in a mixed agenda format that is conducive for connecting, creating, learning and sharing – plus earning eligible contact hours!

There will be lots of opprotunities for me to share, learn from, and connect with other successful nurse entrepreneurs, and did I mention that the conference is being held at a beach resort?!? I will be learning professional development strategies in a relaxing enviornment – This business trip will surely feel more like a vacation! Check out how beautiful this is!

For more information about the NNBA 2017 Conference, click HERE!

Here is what the Conference Agenda looks like:

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	Main Conference Agenda – Saturday, September 9, 2017
7:30 –  8:30	Registration – Visit Exhibits
8:30 –  8:45	Welcome Michelle Podlesni, RN, President, National Nurses in Business Association, Unconventional Nurse®, CEO, Bloom Service Group, Inc.
8:45 – 10:00	Keynote Address:  The Science of Passion – Creating a Formula for Success! Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP®
10:00 – 10:15	Break, Visit Exhibitors and Networking
10:15 – 11:15	Finding and Monetizing Your Niche, Identify Your Buyers, Audiences and Revenue Streams Louise Jakubik, PhD, RN-BC, CSP®
11:15 – 12:00	Why Every Nurse Should Use Video to Grow Their Business – Sean Dent, MSN, ACNP-BC, CCRN
12:00 –  1:15	Networking Luncheon (Exhibits will be re-opened at 12:30)
1:15 –  2:15	Breakout Session #1 Tim Raderstorf, RN, MSN – Building Your Plan and Perfecting Your Pitch Lorie Brown, RN, MN, JD – Show Me the Money: Money Conversations and Your Nursing Business Christine Meehan, RN, BSN, MEd – Nurse Entrepreneurs as Innovators in Healthcare Delivery
2:30 –  3:30	Breakout Session #2 Keith Carlson, RN, BSN, NC-BC – Using Authenticity as a Powerful Engine to Grow Your Business Candy Campbell, DNP, RN, CNL, FNAP – Present Like a Pro, Conquer Your Fear of Public Speaking Jane Shufro, BSN, RN, CPAN, and Lisa Mancuso, BSN, RN, PCCN, CCRN, LNCC – Clinical Nurse to Legal Nurse Consultant Opportunities
3:30 –  4:30	Break / Get Ready for Being Social
4:30 –  6:00	Social Hour!  Connect and Mingle, Networking, Fun and Games at the Run Row Tiki Hut
6:00 –	Dinner on Your Own
Register Now!	Main Conference Agenda – Sunday, September 10, 2017
8:00 –  8:30	Registration – Visit Exhibits
8:30 –  8:45	Welcome Back – Michelle Podlesni, RN President, National Nurses in Business Association
8:45 – 10:00	NNBA 2017 Shark Tank Competition
10:00 – 10:15	Break, Visit Exhibits, Networking
10:15 –  11:10	From the Boardroom to the Stage, How to Captivate and Engage Your Audience Renee Thompson, DNP, RN, CMSRN
11:10 –  12:00	How to Get a Million Dollars in Free Publicity – Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP®
12:00 –  1:00	Networking Luncheon (Exhibits will be re-opened at 12:30)
Two sessions 1:00  –  1:45 1:45  –  2:30	Round Table Sessions (Attendees are to pick any two) Pulse Media Group – The Power of Podcasting Lorie Brown – Show Me the Money! Stella Nsong – Elder Care Business Patty Hedrick – Independent Case Management Nancy Brook – Envision Your Future – Vision Board Louise Jakubik – Creating a Seminar Business Brittney Wilson and Katie Kleber – Blogging and Social Media Donni Alvenga – Health Coaching Business Donna Cardillo – Business Basics for Nurses
2:30 –  2:45	Break, Visit Exhibits, Networking
2:45 –  3:15	Major Announcements, Plans for Next Year’s 2018 Conference and Wrap-up Michelle Podlesni, RN, President, National Nurses in Business Association, Unconventional Nurse®, CEO, Bloom Service Group, Inc.
The Main Conference (Saturday and Sunday) is priced at $349.00 for NNBA members and $449.00 for non-members. Please note that speakers and topics were confirmed at the time of publishing and that future circumstances, beyond the control of the NNBA, may necessitate substitutions or alterations.
Register Now!	Pre-Conference Agenda – Friday, September 8, 2017
8:00 –  1:00	Nurse Blogging 101: Growing a Profitable Business and Comminity – Brittney Wilson, BSN, RN and Kati Kleber, BSN, RN, CCRN
8:00 – 12:00	Business Basics Bootcamp – Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP®
8:00 – 12:00	Launching Your Nursing Education Business – Louise Jakubik, PhD, RN-BC, CSP®
1:00 – 4:30	The Hidden Fortune in Community Based Elder Care – Stella Nsong, RN, CMC, CDP, LTCP
1:00 –  4:00	The Power of Podcasting  Pulse Media Network – Kevin Ross, RN, BSN; Keith Carlson RN, BSN, NC-BC and Elizabeth Scala, MSN/MBA
5:00 –  6:30	Meet and Greet Reception Included and exclusive to NNBA Registered Conference Attendees.

So be on the look out for my review and personal impressions of the NNBA 2017 Conference after I attend – I have a feeling that it’s going to be FANTASTIC!

To learn more about becoming an NNBA member like me, check out the NNBA website to see what membership is all about!

Best Wishes!

-Damion