Afternoon Keynote - Karen McCullough
Award-winning national speaker and branding expert
Karen McCullough & Co.

Author, The Seven Women Project: Your Personal Guides to Success in Work, Play and Dress

Karen McCullough, award-winning national speaker on the generations and branding, has written an intriguing book on The Seven Women Project that celebrates women, offers a new formula for success and proclaims that inside every woman dwells seven different women. With this creative twist, Seven Women reshapes how we calculate success, think about happiness, and define what it means to be a woman today. The irrepressible keynoter opens conferences and minds. Clients call her "a shot of energy. She is the most fun you'll ever have learning! You will be entertained, inspired and prepared for the future.” In a world increasingly disconnected, Karen focuses on solutions found in technology, social media, personal branding, and change.

Karen knows branding and how brands become great She teaches audiences what it takes to deliver a high-performance brand. She is more than qualified to do so, having worked for Procter & Gamble, Coke, GE and other top companies and having personally built a successful retail brand from the ground up.

She worked for powerhouse fashion brands Ralph Lauren and The Limited where she started anaylzing the internal culture of large organizations -- what fuels them and what holds them back. Applying that insight, she launched her own retail business, which grew from one store to a multi-million-dollar chain of four. After selling the company, she became a marketing/branding consultant and professional speaker for Fortune 500 companies, associations and small business.

Karen holds the prestigious Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation bestowed on fewer than 7% of 5,000 member speakers in the International Federation of Professional Speakers. Multiple honors include Toastmasters International Communications and Leadership Award and John Wolf Award for speaking excellence.

A master at opening minds to the opportunities of change, Karen knows people, trends and how things works. Through her study of generational behavior, social trends and technology, she created an innovative model that drives positive action and results. Her approach is practical, her message relevant. She studies workplace trends and develops creative solutions that help people work in harmony, be more productive, stimulate innovation and increase profits.

It's why blue-ribbon clients such as Symantec, Shell, Exxon, World Bank, NASA, Md Anderson Cancer Center and McGraw-Hill hire her. Now you have the rare opportunity to hear this acclaimed keynoter as she brings her irrespressible style and impressive knowledge about change, the generations and branding to MAPcon 2oth Anniversary Celebrate the Journey...Enrich Your Future! It's a must-see presentation.

"She has become the standard by which we compare all other speakers. Karen definitely ROCKS!"
Shara Kathman, Procter & Gamble

"At one point, I was laughing so hard I had to put my head down."
Mary Etlinger, Leadership Texas

"You made me feel connected with my work and my team."
Lynda May, Ford Motors

"You were AWESOME. Thank you for your humorous, motivational and inspiring presentation."
Felicia Saenz, Johnson Space Center

"The eLearning Consultants are in a much better position to win....Thanks for such a productive day."
David Makin, McGraw Hill, New York

"You packed the auditorium...and jammed the telephones lines...to hear...Branding for Success. We all benefited from your confronting and honest remarks."
Morgan Johnson, JPMorgan Chase

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Morning Keynote - Annette Sym
Australian best-selling author, media personality, celebrity low-fat cooking expert

Author of Symply Too Good to Be True
Australia’s #1 low-fat cookbook author with 2.5 million sold

She turned her triumph over weight loss into a multi-million-dollar business in just 10 years. The acclaimed author of four best-selling cookbooks, Annette is a popular media personality with regular network TV appearances and guest spots on 50 radio stations, and is a popular newspaper and magazine columnist. She is an award-winning business woman and a dynamic, in-demand speaker.

Annette's story is unique. She created a multi-million-dollar home-based business by turning her greatest weakness -- food -- into her greatest strength. She is proof you really can have your cake and eat it too, in life and business!

She credits a "fat photo" with making her a fortune from a self-publishing empire. She started her company with no money and little business acumen. She used her ironing board as a desk, a rented computer, and a loan from her in-laws to print her first book.

At age 37 and 220 pounds, Annette got a reality check after seeing a photo of herself in a swimsuit at the beach. It was a turning point that set her on a transformational journey that made her a literary, business and media star. After losing 70 pounds and 12 dress sizes, she wrote and self-published a low-fat cookbook Symply too Good to Be True. The book quickly became a bestseller. She has since published five more, all with the same title and all best sellers.

Annette now leads a dynamic, multi-facted business made up of books, products, online sales, cooking demonstrations, media, and motivational speaking on business, health and lifestyle. She is heard on more than 50 radio stations every week, writes articles for several newspapers and magazines and is a regular guest on many TV shows. She still runs her business from her home. Numerous awards include Top 50 Entrepreneurial Women in Australia, Woman of the Year, Business Woman of the Year, and National Telstra Queensland Government Small Business Award.

This year she will introduce her books, her business and her winning strategies in the U.S. with a national tour that includes MAPcon 20th Anniversary Celebrate the Journey ... Enrich Your Future! p.u. the last sentence of the current copy to starts: "Now Annette reveals her success secrets etc.

Now Annette reveals her success secrets to you — how she took her vision, mixed it with passion and created a business that helps thousands lead healthier, happier lifestyles and lets her live the life of her dreams.

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Panelist Moderator  |  Teri Gruca
Award-winning Anchor

KVUE Austin ABC Affiliate

Her parents always told her, "Do what you love and work will never feel like work." She followed their advice and now anchors KVUE newscasts, does investigative reports and inspirational breast cancer stories, and started Terri's Smart Money blog. A report by her sparked the largest nationwide recall in history and resulted in federal law banning lead in toys. Honors include the Edward R. Murrow Award, four Emmys, and numerous broadcast awards.
More info: www.KVUE.com

Panelist  |  Colleen Barrett
President Emeritus, Southwest Airlines

Her journey took her from executive assistant to President of one of the country’s most successful and profitable airlines – the first woman to head an airline. As COO of the “airline that love built,” Colleen became an icon at Southwest and among Texas women. Prior to stepping down as President in ‘08, she oversaw management, budget and leadership, and served on the Board of Directors and as Corporate Secretary.

Recognized in World’s Most Powerful Women by Forbes, 50 Most Powerful Women by Fortune, and Top 50 Leaders by Fast Company, she serves on boards of JC Penney, Ken Blanchard College of Business and Becker College. Awards: International Pioneer Hall of Fame, Horatio Alger, America’s Most Powerful Business Women, Woman Who Makes a Difference, Texas Business Woman of the Year, Purple Boot.

Panelist  |  Rosie Herman
Founder and President, One Minute Manicure

She mixed her first product in her kitchen and went on to create a multi-million-dollar company with gold-standard products sold worldwide. Rosie was a manicurist, salon owner, and then stay-at-home mom with twin girls. Combining her manicure expertise with love of cooking, she created a unique skincare “recipe” that catapulted her idea to international fame. She called her concoction of oils, sea salts and organics “Mommy’s Magic,” giving it to friends and family. Unable to get a bank loan, Rosie purchased supplies with credit cards and bartered her skin care treatment for diapers. Operations moved from kitchen to garage and then into a commercial facility. Her success story has been chronicled by Oprah and many magazines. Awards include Texas Business Woman of the Year. Rosie hopes her personal journey will inspire women and show that taking a chance on a Mom can pay off. More info: www.oneminutemanicure.com

Panelist  |  Kathleen Mason
President and CEO, Tuesday Morning Corporation

She set out to be an architect before falling in love with retail. Now she heads a $900-million chain with 8,000 employees. Both doubled after she took over even as most retail languished. Tuesday Morning is North America’s largest operator of first quality, deep discount and closeout home furnishings and gift stores. Known for turning around under-performing companies, Kathleen launched her retail rise as one of the youngest VP/Divisional managers in May Company’s history. Executive experience includes HomeGoods, Cherry and Webb, Mervyn’s and The Limited. Awards: Luminary Award for Corporate Innovation, TWU Leadership, Corporate Growth, Entrepreneur of the Year, 2009 Texas Business Woman of the Year. Affiliations: International Women’s Forum, Committee of 200, Executive Women’s Round Table. Kathleen is a Director of Genesco, Inc. and Office Depot, and former Director of The Men’s Wearhouse and Hot Topic.

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4 Comments...

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Don B
PHOTOS ARE UP	(November 24, 2009 at 09:24 AM)
There are six galleries of images from two days of shooting. Once you are inside a photo gallery, mouse over the large photos to get the Navigation Bar to pop-up and reappear. Once it appears, click the left icon on the Navigation Bar to bring you back home to the main menu of six galleries. Enjoy the photos. :-) Happy Turkey Day. Peace Out... Don

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Bobi Jo
Re: MapCon 2009	(November 25, 2009 at 08:46 AM)
GREAT PICTURES! You really captured the excitement and amazing people that were there. Thanks Don!

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Sharrrin Bacon
Re:	(December 10, 2009 at 10:13 AM)
Wonderful pictures as usual. Love the function on the web site.

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Don B
Re: Photos are from 2009 event	(September 27, 2010 at 03:45 PM)
FYI, These are 2009 photos from last year.