--Michael Angelo Caruso, President of the Edison House, LLC
I’m hosting a leadership retreat at my home, September 18-19.
Hi! I'm Michael Angelo Caruso, author of the 5 Cool Ideas book series. I’ve been helping business leaders grow their companies for over ten years.
This fall, I’m holding a special two-day retreat for business owners. It’s a unique event in that the attendees have me wait on them hand and foot, creating a comfortable environment so they can learn and generate fantastic ideas for their organizations.
So many seminars are a crap shoot. We’ve all attended programs that are dry, unfocused and generally disappointing. In many cases, you don’t even know who’s leading the program until you get there!
It’s good to attend leadership retreats, but only if you are treated well and given fantastic value. If you’ve received an invitation from me to attend my September program, you are probably already familiar with me and my work.
You may own one or more of my books or audio programs. Maybe you’ve seen me in action when I was keynoting a conference or on an Internet video clip.
You may already know that my course content is road-tested because I’ve delivered over 2,000 paid presentations. I also believe in providing high-content sessions.
I take my work seriously, but I also like to have fun. We’ll be doing both on September 18 and 19. If you’ve been waiting for an event like this, you can register right away.
How would you like to grow your business?
If you’re at the top of your org chart, I’ll bet you’re really good at many things. But, which topic areas would take your game to another level? I’ll be coordinating a flex-agenda for the retreat.
There will be no lectures, silly role-playing or corny group activities. Attendees (you) will create our agenda from the following topics and issues:
Time Management
The single biggest time waster and what to do about it
Why you will never have more time
How to gain one hour a day
Why a “not to do” list is almost more valuable than a “to do” list
The most underutilized hour of the day and what to do about it
How to have an hour a day to yourself no matter how busy you are
How to have less stress
The secret of delegation
How never to lose time in a line or in traffic
How to make time for exercise and relaxation
How to read 35 books a year
The best way to handle information overload
How not to lose things
How to go right to sleep at night
How to immediately awaken refreshed in the morning
How best to teach others about time management
Creating Success Habits
How to clone yourself
How you can change any habit within 21 days
The secret to curing procrastination in yourself and others
How to say “yes” more often and mean it
How to turn the least valued hour of the day into a power hour
Why you should only answer your e-mail three times a day
How to politely get to the point with time-wasters
3 keys to successful delegation
How to use the science of NLP to be more persuasive
How to best teach others to create success habits
Meetings That Motivate and Inspire
Why most meetings don’t work, but you keep doing them anyway
How to make sure people follow up
The magic phrase to keep people on task
How to solicit volunteers with comfort and ease
Why you should never, ever begin a meeting late
A guaranteed technique to keep meetings short and sweet
How to keep off-site folks from using the mute button during teleconference calls
Three fun ways to keep people awake
How to use silence as a secret weapon
Five things that should be on every meeting agenda
3 fun ways to keep attendees from being distracted
How to teach others to run effective meetings
Getting People To Do Stuff
Two techniques that motivate people every time
Why money does not motivate most people
Why job descriptions nearly always fail you
The secret you must know when interviewing a job applicant
How to deal with the 4 most challenging personalities in the office
Cool Ideas for dealing with negativity
A fun way to guarantee feedback from your team
How to read people using neuro-linguistic programming
A fun way to improve your vocabulary spending no time or money
How to never be the bad guy again
The "Reward/Consequence" proposal and why it works so well
Why you should never link the performance eval to money
Why the "LB/NT" technique is the best way to offer criticism
The 15 most powerful words you can ever use with another person
How to teach others to be persuasive
How to Give Killer Presentations
The five things you must do before every presentation
The single biggest mistake most presenters make
Why you should work the room before and after your talk
Three things you must do in the first 5 minutes of your presentation
Why you must have a Q and A segment
How to handle questions you can't answer
How to handle disagreeable people
A useful PowerPoint secret that even technical people don't know
How PowerPoint works against you
What is "the hug" and why is this NLP technique so persuasive?
5 Cool Ideas on how not to be nervous
A secret tip for organization that will make you seem polished and self-assured
Three things you must do in the last 5 minutes of your presentation
How to weave your sales pitch
How to teach others to make killer presentations
Increasing Revenue and Market Share
How to sell more, more often for more money
5 Cool Ideas for qualifying the customer
How to distinguish your company from the competition
A secret for building trust that nobody makes time for
How to handle the “nibbler”
How to deal with “the flinch”
Creative ways to double your referrals
Networking secrets from the very best sources
How to read customers and prospects with NLP
3 great ways to deal with price objections
Why consultative sales people almost always sell more
How to increase your sales by 10% by asking one question
How to sell more on the Internet
4 new sales closes you must have in your repertoire
Why you shouldn’t read books on how to sell
How to teach others to sell
Negotiation Techniques That Rock!
Why confrontation is the best thing that can happen to you
Get people to say “yes” without tricking them or harming the relationship
A simple technique for confidence that few people practice
How to read people using neuro-linguistic programming
Illustrative case studies of famous (good and bad) negotiations
Why you can’t successfully negotiate unless you’re willing to walk away
Three ways to not be your own worst enemy when negotiating
Secrets to negotiating with family members
How to never be “the bad guy” again
How to negotiate your next raise
Over a dozen classic negotiation strategies
Why you always have more power than you believe
The exact words to use when running various negotiation “gambits”
How to teach other members of your team to negotiate better
Networking Like a Pro
5 Cool Ideas for working a room
The Perfect Handshake
How to remember names
The best software and hardware tools to use
4 easy ways to improve your listening skills
A simple, very impressive method for following up (nobody does it)
How to meet 50 people in 90 minutes at your next cocktail reception
The secret to overcoming lifelong shyness
How I’ve met dozens of famous people like Tony Robbins & Mitch Albom
4 mnemonic devices to help you think on your feet
Creative ways to use e-mail as a networking tool
Gender specific tips for reading body language
The best times and places to network
How to teach others to network
Planning for the Future
How to guarantee strong leadership succession
Starting a business
Becoming an established speaker
How to transition into an industry consultant
Fast, effective ways to establish passive income from writing books
What books and blogs you should be reading
Podcasting, blogging and other easy ways to get paid for your expertise
How to teach others to plan for the future
As you can see, I’m offering tons of great information!
How will you feel when you are more in control?
You can practically guarantee more success for yourself by improving in three areas:
1) Become a better person
2) Become a stronger leader
3) Become more persuasive
Our Agenda
A quick look at the agenda will tell you most of what you need to know about the caliber of this extraordinary event:
Night prior: Travel day, greet guests at their hotel
Day #1: Continental breakfast, class and discussion at the hotel from 9 until 3 PM (lunch on me), tour of the most unusual small city in America, a home-cooked dinner on the edge of the private Red Run golf course
Day #2: Continental breakfast, class and discussion at my home from 9 until 3 PM, dinner on your own
I’ll send you more information once you register, but you’re welcome to call me anytime at 248/546-9140.
Other things you should know:
- Michigan is beautiful in the fall; coordinate your itinerary so you can visit your mid-west customers on the same trip!
- Royal Oak, Michigan is the most unique small city in America(watch the cool video)
- Royal Oak is only 15 minutes from downtown Detroit (visit, Greektown, The Detroit Tigers’ Comerica Park, the casinos, the waterfront and Windsor, Ontario —the largest border crossing in North America)
- I live in a 5,000 square foot house on the private Red Run Golf Course (photos at my blog; we’ll have dinner here the first day and class here on the second day)
- You’ll be responsible for airfare, ground transportation and hotel
I’m expecting 10-12 highly motivated people from all over North America. You will meet folks at this retreat who take big bites out of life. No wall flowers allowed. Look for Presidents, CEOs and COOs of large and small companies and solo entrepreneurs who are just starting out.
There will be lots of creative types in attendance so be ready to think out-of-the-old-box.
All attendees will receive welcome gifts from me upon arrival. Please notify me of your dietary restrictions as soon as possible.
Here’s What You’ll Get
Okay, here’s what’s included when you attend the retreat on September 18 and 19 at my home in Royal Oak, Michigan:
A 30-minute preview call so I can learn about your goals
An opening reception on travel day
Welcome gifts worth hundreds of dollars
10 hours of compelling, practical discussion
An interactive handout to keep pages of notes
A tour of the city and my home office suite
2 continental breakfasts, two lunches, one home-cooked
dinner by Chef Michael (priceless)
Many hours of networking with fellow attendees
A 30-minute debriefing call to guarantee your success
The cost for all this: only $1,450
Bring another top-level employee for only $950
Yes, Michael! I want to grow my business and take my leadership skills to another level.
This offer is a bargain by any measure. You’ll head home with dozens of million-dollar ideas on how to better run your company. Any one of these ideas will more than pay for the retreat, especially those ideas that involve teaching others.
Network with the other attendees and you’ll continue to benefit from this event long after it’s officially ended.
I promise this will be the best business retreat you’ve attended in a long time or I’ll refund your money.
As the song goes, “See you in September!”
You Have No Risk
As with any Edison House product or service, you'll get much more than you pay for. If you are not completely satisfied at the end of the first day, I will refund 100% of your tuition.
