EXPLORE DETAILS:
Many Networking Opportunities
Members are invited to participate in any area of interest.
Education & Speakers
TUESDAY, MARCH 24:
2:30-5:00p Team Building Activity (challenging, low-impact fun)
Assisted by the ABMA Emerging Leaders
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26:Visit donaldcooper.com to sign up for Donald’s FREE “Straight Talk” Management Blog.
Managing any business today is tough…and getting tougher. Every industry and every market is overserved and under-differentiated. We’re all faced with more demanding customers, more and stronger competition, increased complexity and shrinking margins. In addition, great employees are hard to find and keep…and that problem won’t go away any time soon. Mediocrity is no longer an option!
In this insightful, bottom-line session Donald delivers his transformational insights on how to create a culture of clarity, commitment, urgency, accountability & profitability in your business!
Creating your high-performance culture starts with ‘clarity’ about the compelling value you commit to deliver, the future you commit to create, how you’ll get there, the extraordinary bottom line you commit to generate…and the culture, values and standards that will guide you along the way. Many great ideas can come from the bottom up…but ‘clarity’ can only come from the top down.
So, as business owners, leaders and managers, our 1st job is ‘clarity’. Donald reveals his 10 specific ‘clarities’ that every business needs…and how to calculate a ‘Clarity Score’ for your business.
As part of Donald’s commitment to deliver extraordinary outcomes, all attendees will receive an Implementation Guide and free access to his complete set of ‘Business Assessment & Management Implementation Tools’ that have helped 1,000s of businesses around the world to improve clarity about where they are now, where they need to be in 3 to 5 years…and how to get from here to there.
Also, Donald will be with us for the entire Conference to make himself available for 1-on-1 or small-group coaching. Some of the most important value is delivered off the platform in these quiet, confidential conversations.
There will be homework: In business and life, success comes to those who do the homework. Two weeks before our March 2026 Conference, you will receive, by email, 3 of Donald’s most insightful Business Tools to complete and bring with you to his Session. This will take only 16 minutes of your time.
7 Specific Insights that Donald will deliver:
- A helpful definition. What your Business Culture really is…and why it’s so important.
- The ‘4 Pillars’ of culture.
- Culture and profitability.
- How leadership and management style affect culture…and how one toxic manager or supervisor can destroy your culture.
- The unique ‘culture challenges’ of partnerships and family businesses.
- The 3 questions to ask yourself about every job candidate you interview.
- The important role of ‘culture’ in developing the ‘Talent Pipeline’ you need to grow your business.
Face 2 Face Meetings
THURSDAY, MARCH 26:
8:00a-12:30p
SUPPLIERS DISPLAY “FACE 2 FACE”
Attendees will participate in a pre-planned meeting schedule to allow for 15-minute scheduled conferences.
ABMA supplier meetings are from 8a-12:30p. Be sure to register early to schedule your meetings. Meeting Request Form will be released mid-February.
Supplier stays stationary at their table with chairs for visitors. Meetings cycle every 15 minutes. Scheduled format allows “power meetings” for higher-level discussions. People rotate as per their schedule.
Scheduled meetings are determined weeks in advance by using scheduling request form which can be accessed here: https://abma.org/convention/face-2-face/
Note that meeting selection process is never perfect. It is hard to accommodate all requests. This is why there are ample networking opportunities throughout the Convention, which allow people to meet regardless of their schedule.
Suppliers: Bring only what can fit on the table and this rule applies to everyone to keep things fair.
Allowed Items:
• Literature
• Tablecloths
• Price Sheets
• Tabletop Lit racks
• Counter Cards
• Sample products
• Laptop to stream video and share reporting
Items Not Allowed:
• Free Standing floor display
• Banner stands
• Large table top displays
• Wall hung displays
