PPAI's Leadership Development Workshop focuses on developing future regional leaders and enhancing relationships between the regional nonprofit associations in the promotional products industry. This annual event provides regional association leaders with comprehensive training and networking opportunities--the peer-to-peer interaction fosters and enhances relationships among all the regional associations.
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Together We Can!
Together we are stronger and more successful. We can exceed our common goals by working as one. Let’s work and lead together, share our strengths, collaborate, and support each other. Together we can make the quality and health of our Regional Associations and industry even better.
Speakers: Paul Kiewiet, MAS, Executive Director, MiPPA; Dr. Jason Jones, Organizational Psychologist, Founder & CEO, LeaderPath
Location: Val Verde
Breakout Sessions
Board Bootcamp
Being on the Board is no easy task. From advanced meeting preparation and management, to work groups, to executive session rules, and everything in between, it can involve a lot of moving parts. Hear from those who have been in the trenches and collaborate on ways to make being a Board Member everything you want it to be.
Speakers: Moderator, Lindsey Davis, MAS, Director, Business Development, PPAI; Cory Halliburton, Attorney, Freeman Law, PLLC; Stacey Felice, Executive Director, PPA Chicago; Steven Lazarus, MAS, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Promotional Breezes, Inc.
Location: Val Verde
Advocacy
Advocating for the industry together as one ensures a greater chance for legislation and regulations to move in the desired direction. Taking those steps can seem overwhelming, but by acting together, they are much more manageable and accomplished more easily.
Speakers: Moderator, Maurice Norris, MPA, MAS, Public Affairs Manager, PPAI; Ashley Grenell, Territory Sales Manager, Augusta Sportswear; Jodie Schillinger, MAS, Executive Vice President, Maple Ridge Farms; Kara Keister, MAS, Board Member, Co-Owner, Social Good Promotions
Location: Spicewood
Breakout Sessions
Association Management: Each Piece Contributes to the Whole
There are many ways to manage, grow and strengthen your Regional for long lasting success. Membership development and relations, accounting and financial management, Board and Committee development, data management, and leadership development and succession planning, they all contribute to this common goal. Find out how each piece contributes to a larger and more successful Association.
Speakers: Moderator, Jonathan Strauss, President and CEO, PPPC and President, Strauss Event & Association Management; Dara Cormany, MAS, Manager, Marketing Content & Data, PPAI; Renae Ward, Accountant, PPAI
Location: Spicewood
Expectations – What Are They And How To Exceed Them
The relationship between Executive Director and Board Members can be tricky. Your team has common goals, but working together to exceed those goals can lead to bumps in the road. How to manage expectations, create job descriptions, approach evaluations, handle feedback, best practices around access, and more will be addressed. You will find that together, you truly can accomplish those common goals.
Speakers: Moderator, Steven Lazarus, MAS, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Promotional Breezes, Inc.; Rocky Moreno, Executive Director, PPAMS | GCPPA | SPPA; Rob Baumgardner, CAS, Mid Atlantic Regional Sales Manager, Goldstar; Lisa Bibb, MAS, Executive Director, GAPPA | VAPPA; Shawn Lafave, MAS, Co-Owner, North Georgia Promotions
Location: Val Verde
Breakout Sessions
Beyond The Typical Tradeshow
How do you make your tradeshow a cut above the rest and draw in more revenue? How do you team up with other Regional Associations to make the tradeshow bigger and better? Hear about non-traditional shows, focusing on your end user and audience, how to incorporate Promotional Products Work! and developing and building more Regional collaboration.
Speakers: Moderator, Ashley Van Der Stuyf, Associate Show Manager, PPAI; Jessica Del Rio, Sr. Tradeshow & Events Manager, SAGE; John Cudahy, MAS, Executive Director, SAAGNY; Tammy Hoth, MAS, Executive Sales Manager, Cotton Candy Global Marketing, Inc.
Location: Spicewood
Level Up Membership Recruitment And Retention
All associations, no matter the industry, have a common struggle – how to recruit and retain members. There is no one easy answer. Let’s collaborate, share successes, and overcome these issues together. Coming together to build healthier Regional Associations benefits us all.
Speakers: Moderator, Mason Linn, CAS, Membership Manager, PPAI; Jonathan Strauss, President and CEO, PPPC and President, Strauss Event & Association Management; Nicole Bowman, MBA, CEM, Vice President of Marketing and Communications, IAEE; Leona Dalavai Scott, DFWAE Membership Committee Chairperson and President & Founder, JEP Marketing Communications, LLC.
Location: Val Verde
Lunch
Location: Windfall Restaurant
Strategic Plans – The How And The Why
What is a strategic plan, why do you need one, and where do you start? Gain general insights and knowledge on how to create a successful strategic plan, learn about the right timing for new plans and when they should be updated. Review the PPAI plan and hear about opportunities to align with the Association’s and other Regionals’ strategic plans.
Speakers: Dawn Olds, MAS, Immediate Past Board Chair and Senior Vice President of Industry Relations and DEI, HALO; Kara Keister, MAS, Board Member, Co-Owner, Social Good Promotions; Michael Reisbaum, President, SAAGNY and Vice President of Business Development, Delegate CX
Location: Val Verde
Roundtable Discussions And Collaboration
So much has been heard throughout the day, there is a lot to discuss, to collaborate and to share. Network and come together to examine the day’s hot topics.
Moderator: Josh Ellis, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, PPAI
Location: Val Verde
Break & Group Photo
PPAI Town Hall & 2024 Sneak Peek
Ellen Tucker, VP of Revenue and Expositions, will preview improvements coming to PPAI in 2024 and take your questions.
Speaker: Ellen Tucker, CAE, MAS, Vice President of Revenue and Expositions, PPAI
Location: Val Verde
Closing Remarks
Speaker: Ellen Tucker, CAE, MAS, Vice President of Revenue and Expositions, PPAI
Location: Val Verde
Emerging Leaders’ Welcome Networking
Location: Bonnie & Clyde ’s Hideout, Patio
LDW Celebration
Location: Austin Ranch
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Karaoke Competition (Optional)
Location: Bonnie & Clyde ’s Hideout
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Breakfast
Location: Windfall Restaurant
Welcome
Speaker: Ellen Tucker, CAE, MAS, Vice President of Revenue and Expositions, PPAI
Location: Val Verde
Characteristics of Successful Leaders
This is a panel of leaders, from emerging to proven, discussing how they got to where they are, and what it took to get there.
Speakers: Moderator, Ellen Tucker, CAE, MAS, VP of Revenue and Expositions, PPAI; Dan Edge, President, Peerless Umbrella; Emily Codner, Director, Affiliate Services, iPROMOTEu; Kara Keister, MAS, PPAI Board Member, Co-Owner, Social Good Promotions
Location: Val Verde
Break
Leadership Development Workshop Forum
Discuss the real-life scenarios you deal with on a day-to-day basis and collaborate with your fellow Regionals. Overcome the obstacles together, share your strengths and become the top-level Associations you dream of being.
Moderator: Josh Ellis, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, PPAI
Location: Val Verde
Evolve And Thrive
We truly are better together. Dr. Jason Jones will lead us through a discussion on how we evolve our thinking, and how we work together. Learn about the power of language and communication, and how we choose to thrive.
Speaker: Dr. Jason Jones, Organizational Psychologist, Founder & CEO, LeaderPath
Location: Val Verde
Lunch
Location: Windfall Restaurant