About Our 2021 Virtual Summit
Featuring lessons from the best trainers in the business (Derron Steenbergen, Speed Marriott, Laurie Kahn, Bonnie Hagemann, Jamie Aplin, Jessica Jett-Hill, Joe Jordan, and Chris Lytle) Rising Above: Climbing Higher will be a day and a half live virtual training event that will teach, coach, inspire and motivate you to rise above the challenges of today’s sales and management environment.
This multi-day virtual event will kick off on Wednesday, January 27th for Leaders and Managers and then again on Thursday, January 28th for Sellers. So whether you tune in for the entire summit or just a few of the sessions, you won't want to miss this lineup!
Registration for the Rising Above: Climbing Higher summit is offered for FREE through participating state broadcasters association members.
The Speakers
Derron Steenbergen
Swagger Institute
Speed Marriott
P1 Learning
Laurie Kahn
Media Staffing Network
Bonnie Hagemann
Executive Development Associates
Jamie Aplin
CreativeReady
Jessica Jett-Hill
Advantage Systems Interactive
Joe Jordan
Executive Development Associates
Chris Lytle
Instant Sales Training
Live Virtual Entertainment
In addition to the great lineup of speakers, Rising Above: Climbing Higher will feature a virtual cocktail reception with BMI artists LOCASH and Patrick Woolam!
About LOCASH:
Creating a sound that fuses modern Country and classic heartland rock with an edgy vocal blend, Wheelhouse Records’ LOCASH is the Country music duo made up of singer-songwriters Chris Lucas and Preston Brust; natives of Baltimore, Maryland, and Kokomo, Indiana, respectively. With two albums and eight charting singles to their credit, LOCASH broke out in 2015 with their gracious GOLD-certified hit, “I Love This Life," followed by the flirtatious GOLD-certified #1 smash, “I Know Somebody” – their first trip to the top of the Country radio airplay charts – and 2017’s fun-loving romantic anthem “Ring on Every Finger.” All three singles were part of their album, THE FIGHTERS, which was released in the summer of 2016 to Top 15 success. In 2017, they earned their first round of awards show recognition, nominated at the ACM Awards for New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year, the CMT Music Awards for Duo Video of the Year (“I Know Somebody”), and the CMA Awards for Vocal Duo of the Year. The 2019 ACM Duo of the Year nominee released their latest album (and first with their new label BBR Music Group/BMG), Brothers on March 29, 2019. The follow up to their #1 GOLD-certified and CMT Music Award-nominated single "One Big Country Song," “Beers to Catch Up On” is out on Country radio now.
About Patrick Woolam
Patrick has been been a fixture in the Kansas City music scene for the last 15 years, working with numerous bands. Patrick was invited to play and perform in Nashville, TN with country super star Keith Urban. He since has shared the stage and opened for many other signed country, blues, and rock artists over the years such as Blues Traveler, Eric Church, Eddie Money, and Hunter Hayes to name a few.
Speed Marriott
Laurie Kahn
Jessica Jett-Hill
Chris Lytle
Derron Steenbergen
Jamie Aplin
Joe Jordan
LOCASH
Summit Agenda
Wednesday, January 27th (Leaders & Managers)
12:30 PM* Registration & Opening Remarks
1:00 PM* Speed Marriott & Derron Steenbergen | Preparing for the Recovery... Your 1st Five
2:00 PM* Laurie Kahn | You Finally Got Them Hired, How Do You Get Them To Stay?
3:00 PM* Bonnie Hagemann | Our Metamorphosis: Emerging from the Fog
4:00 PM* Speed / Derron / Laurie / Bonnie | Q&A Discussion
4:30 PM* Virtual Cocktail Hour Preview
*Times are in Central Standard Time (CST).
Thursday, January 28th (Leaders, Managers, Sellers, Station Employees)
9:30 AM* Registration & Opening Remarks
10:00 AM* Speed Marriott & Derron Steenbergen | Saving Main Street: A Progress Report
11:00 AM* Jamie Aplin | Audio Brands: The Key to Developing a Client That Never Wants To Leave
1:00 PM* Jessica Jett-Hill | With Digital Broadcast Becomes Unstoppable
2:00 PM* Joe Jordan | How to Get a Senior Executive to Listen to You
3:00 PM* Chris Lytle | Back to Basics and Beyond
4:00 PM* Virtual Cocktail Hour / Live BMI Entertainment
5:00 PM* Closing Remarks
*Times are in Central Standard Time (CST).
Please Note: Rising Above: Climbing Higher agenda and session titles are subject to change.
Register To Attend
Participating Associations
Alabama Broadcasters Association
Hawaii Association of Broadcasters
Illinois Broadcasters Association
Indiana Broadcasters Association
Iowa Broadcasters Association
Kansas Association of Broadcasters
Kentucky Broadcasters Association
Louisiana Association of Broadcasters
Massachusetts Broadcasters Association
Maryland D.C. Delaware Broadcasters Association
Minnesota Broadcasters Association
Missouri Broadcasters Association
Montana Broadcasters Association
Nebraska Broadcasters Association
New Mexico Broadcasters Association
New York State Broadcasters Association
North Carolina Association of Broadcasters
North Dakota Broadcasters Association
Ohio Association of Broadcasters
Oregon Association of Broadcasters
Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters
South Carolina Broadcasters Association
South Dakota Broadcasters Association
Tennessee Association of Broadcasters
Texas Association of Broadcasters
Washington State Association of Broadcasters
West Virginia Broadcasters Association
Wisconsin Broadcasters Association
Wyoming Broadcasters Association
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