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you need a speaker for an upcoming event?
Christine
Durst
and Michael Haaren, co-founders of Staffcentrix,
are informed and inspirational speakers on a variety of topics.
Chris
is credited
with founding the Virtual Assistance industry and through their shared
vision and leadership, she and Mike have have helped over 5,500
entrepreneurs
from 65+ countries around the world start their own "virtual
businesses".
Together,
they developed the “Portable Career & Virtual
Assistant
Training
Program™” – a workshop series that is
being delivered to military
family
members around the world to help them start businesses that can survive
the mobility requirements of the modern military. The success of this
program lead to the development of a similar program for the US
Department of State - the e-Entrepreneur Training Program for Foreign
Service Spouses™.
International
authorities
on Virtual Work, the "Rat Race" lifestyle, and entrepreneurship, Durst
and Haaren appear often in
the media,
including
Forbes, The Wall
Street Journal, Business Week, Inc. Magazine, Fast Company, the
Singapore
Straits Times, and the London Times.
They
have also delivered their
message
to hundreds of audiences across the country including:
- United
Nations Division
for Social Policy and Development
- Chase
Manhattan Bank
- The
President's
Committee on Employment of People With Disabilities
- Small
Business
Administration
- Association
of Job Search Trainers
- Department
of Defense Spouse Employment Conference
- National
Association of
REALTORS
- Presidential
Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities
- Department
of Labor's Workforce Innovations Conference
- US
Air Force Europe
- US
Department of State
- Families
In Global Transition Conference
- Community Colleges
- The Aging Workforce Summit (sponsored
by Microsoft)
- as
well as numerous U.S.
military installations.
Their book "The
2-Second Commute: Join the Exploding Ranks of Freelance Virtual
Assistants" was published by Career Press in July
2005.
Chris
and
Mike present
individually or as a team -- incorporating knowledge, humor,
experience,
and audience involvement that leaves people energized, motivated, and
ready
to "reach for the stars".
MOST
REQUESTED PRESENTATIONS & PROGRAMS
"Home-Based Career
& Telework Jobs Development Program™"
With
a 54-to-1 scam ratio among home-based job leads on the Internet,
it's hard for job seekers to know where to begin looking.
Based
on the tools and techniques used by the researchers who compile
our very successful, weekly freelance and telework job bulletin
– The
Rat Race Rebellion™ – this 5-6 hour program will
teach participants to:
- Determine
if they are
a good candidate for home-based work;
- Customize
their
resume to make them a more appealing “remote” hire;
- Conduct
effective
home-based job searches online;
- Use search
terms that
really work;
- Find
“telework
friendly” companies that routinely hire home-based workers;
- Recognize
common
scams and avoid them;
- Work
effectively with
children in the house;
- Recognize
the
differences between working as an employee and a contractor.
"Stubbing
Your
Toe On The Moon"
A program
for
entrepreneurs
who are reaching for the stars! This inspirational program delivers
pearls
of wisdom (and words or wit) gathered by Chris Durst and Michael Haaren
as they started their own business and subsequently mentored/trained
over 4,000 entrepreneurs from 65+ countries around the world. A
perfect topic for entrepreneurs who need to be reminded that "stubbing
your toe on the moon" is a far greater accomplishment than
never
having
reached for the stars in the first place.
"Making
a Living
& Having a Life"
This
interactive
program challenges the audience to turn their backs on the "success
yardstick"
used society and define success on their own terms. Inspirational
anecdotes
and practical exercises help participants determine what their core
values
are so that they can build a "whole life" approach to making a life --
and a living.
It's not about "having it all"...
it's about "having it good".
Living
Leaving
the DISTINCTIVE*
Lifestyle
First, there
were
“Yuppies” (young, urban professionals), next came
the “Dinks” (dual
income,
no kids), who were followed by the “Sitcoms”
(single income, two
children,
oppressive mortgage).
Just
when you
thought
demographic acronyms had become a thing of the past, you now find
yourself
sitting in a sea of commuter traffic, surrounded by enormous SUVs
bearing
vanity plates and cell phone wielding drivers behind every steering
wheel.
These are the DISTINCTIVEs - Dual
Income
Striving
To Impress Neighbors
& Co-workers
yet Tormented
by Increasing
Vexation
& Emptiness.
Our
"Leaving
the DISTINCTIVE Lifestyle™" presentation takes a
tongue-in-cheek
look at the newest phenomenon of life in the growing sprawl that is
urban
America. Loaded with provocative facts, opinions, and
questions
about what
happens when valuables take precedence over values.
Ultimately, the material is delivered with a reassuring tone that
invites
audience members – "Distinctives" and non – to
laugh at themselves and
leave them feeling confident about their ability to choose the life
path
that is right for them.
OTHER
PRESENTATION TOPICS INCLUDE
- Entrepreneurship
- Telework
- Finding or Creating Home-Based Work
Arrangements
- Regaining
"Farm Family" Values in a Non-Farming World
- Work-Life
Balance
- Making
a big media splash on a shoestring budget
- Personal
Empowerment
- Marketing Your Freelance Services
- Motivation
- Guilty
Parenting
- Becoming a "Rat Race Rebel"
- Spotting Scams in the
Work at Home Arena
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If
you are interested in having Chris and/or Mike speak at your next
function
please email them at:
cdurst (at) Staffcentrix.com
or
call (860) 928-6969.
Programs
can be customized to meet the needs and goals of your group.
"This
was
the best program I have been to.
It is forward thinking and has answered many questions for me and yet
it
has also created a new set of questions I would not have thought of
–
that’s
a good thing! Thanks!"
......
"[I]
appreciate all
your
effort and expertise!
You are an awesome facilitator! Thanks very much!"
......
"Chris
provided an excellent service to the
group. She presented with professionalism and made the class
interesting
and relevant. The information provided was appropriate and well
packaged."
......
"Chris,
you made this
so
fun. It is no wonder
that you have been so successful because you are a very informative and
compelling speaker."
......
"Chris’
technique is wonderful because she
teaches you to fish so you can eat for a lifetime, but she also gives
you
sample fish so you don’t starve while you practice! Thanks!"
......
"Your
concise
teaching
and knowledge was excellent.
You convey a confidence and enthusiasm that is encouraging and
contagious."
......
"You
were very open
to questions and
comments.
Your enthusiasm is inspirational!"
......
"Keep
up
the good
job!
Chris, you’re an inspiration
to all women."
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