WithIt Selects Melissa Galt for Annual Keynote Address

January 24, 2007  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in on January 2007 Lifestyle guru, motivational speaker and interior designer Melissa Galt will be the keynote speaker for WithIt’s annual educational conference this summer.

The three-day event, set for Aug. 7-9 in Charlotte, N.C., will celebrate the organization’s 10th anniversary with a theme of “Mining the Opportunities: Rock Solid Strategies for Success.”

Galt’s address, “Designing Your Signature Life,” will be held Wednesday, Aug. 8. Galt is the great-granddaughter of Frank Lloyd Wright and author of Celebrate Your Life! The Art of Celebrating Every Day. After her presentation, Galt will sign copies of her book.

The program is priced to benefit members, and is designed to facilitate professional and personal development. It opens Tuesday, Aug. 7, with Professional Branding, a half-day session available to members and non-members for an additional $50.

The event officially starts that evening with a cocktail reception for all participants.

Breakout sessions include: Creating Financial Wellness; Secrets of Successful Women; Successfully Focusing Amidst Multiple Tasks; Non-Verbal Communication; New Social Media (blogs, pod casting, etc.); Tips from Successful Women: How to Create Opportunities for Yourself Within Your Organization; Coaching Retail Sales Consultants for Maximum Profitability; and Branding Across the Channels.

WithIt’s 10th annual WOW awards reception and dinner, recognizing exceptional home industry professionals, is scheduled for the evening of Aug. 8. The dinner is open to non-conference attendees for a fee of $60 per person, or $1,000 for a sponsor table of 10 seats. For more information about the WOW awards and available sponsorships, please contact WithIt executive director Sara Lyke at director@withit.org.