We supply speakers or facilitators for your association, agency or company. All of the topics offered by K.B. & Associates can be conducted in Speaker format or Workshop format. K.B & Associates has been extremely successful providing resources for Professional Associations (local/state/national levels) in regards to their members.
Speaker format introduces or presents the concept(s) and addresses creative or nontraditional approaches to the issue(s)
The interactive Workshop format is the next step in the process and provides the “how to” plus application/implementation of possible solutions to the issue(s). The professionals at K.B. & Associates are active practitioners of their craft and lead by example.
K.B. & Associates conducts a needs assessment so that we can customize all topics for the sponsor’s needs or requirements.
Program Name:
The Street Smart Approach to Job Search
This program guides participants through nontraditional job search/career transition techniques to achieve satisfying employment. This program can be conducted in small group or individual formats. Both books (The Street Smart Approach to Job Search and Work Makes Me Sick (Prescribe Something Quick!)) are included.
Topics covered
Please refer to the chapter titles of The Street Smart Approach to Job Search for specific program subject matter.
Programs can consist of entire content of the book, specific topics or combinations of content.
K.B. & Associates has developed this program for professional associations or agencies that work with people who want or need to pursue better, new or self employment including entry level professionals.
Professional associations or agencies whose membership or clienteles have been affected by lay-offs/off-shore outsourcing are able to provide valuable resources for career development.
Companies that have to reduce their workforce are now able to offer more effective resources for their former employees (workshop format only).
Max. number of participants:
Speaker/breakout session format; unlimited
Workshop format: 20 participants per group session
Length:
Speaker/breakout session; 1 hour, 90 minutes or 2 hours
Workshop format; 4-6 sessions (depending upon group size and composition) at 2 hours increments
Organizations that have benefited from K.B. & Associates:
- NaSPA
- The Job Forum/ 40+ WI
- HIRE Center
- Mount Mary College- Ewen's Center
- InfoSoft Group
- Job Dig
- UW-Milwaukee, School of Continuing Ed.-Career Transition Center
Program Name:
Start Your Career on the Right Track
This program focuses on education and preparation of a workforce. Successful completion of education, employment/internships while in school and the transition to the world of work are the main topics covered. K.B. & Associates customizes each program to fit the needs of the attendees (the emerging workforce, employers or a blended audience).
Topics covered
- Discussion of adequate preparation of the emerging workforce to apply leverage for the best jobs.
- Overview of job trends for the next 10 years, including education, skills and experience required.
- The value of a good internship(s) and/or part time employment plus how to find them.
- Significant Q & A section to address the concerns of the participants.
- Effective use of instructors or professors for job, internships or networking connections.
K.B. & Associates has developed this concept for administrators in colleges, continuing education/training institutions, high schools or employers who actively recruit and hire entry level candidates from the available domestic labor pool. A mixture of the above can also be accommodated.
Max. number of participants:
Speaker/breakout session format; unlimited
Workshop format; 20 participants are the limit due to the interactive format
of this program
Length:
Speaker/breakout session; 1 hour, 90 minute or 2 hours
Workshop format; 4 sessions in 2 hour increments
Organizations that have benefited from K.B. & Associates:
- Agape Community Center (disadvantaged urban youth)
- Images of US Sports (customized to Careers for Women in Sports, girls/women ages 14-21)
- Bryant & Stratton College-Milwaukee campus; Admissions and Career Services
- Women’s Leadership Institute at Mount Mary College
- Nathan Hale High School
- Institute of Management Accountants-Student Chapter
Program Name:
Work Makes Me Sick (Prescribe Something Quick!)
This program focuses on solutions for job stress. It is based on the book co-authored by Kathy Bornheimer and Jeffrey Percival “Work Makes Me Sick, (Prescribe Something Quick!)”, (Goblin Fern Press, 2006). Getting past the “Ain’t it awful” and “poor me” is critical for everyone to achieve true work/life balance. The authors are practitioners of the art of managing their own morale and using the techniques in the process of that achievement.
Topics covered;
- Identifying the true cause(s) of your stress
- Replacing inappropriate coping methods with successful methods
- Developing your support system(s)
- Implementing the process and staying on track
- Using life long habits to achieve physical, mental and spiritual health
Professional associations whose membership is concentrated in high stress professions will be able to provide a valuable resource to those members. Agencies (public or private) that work with populations effected by negative consequences in the global economy will have K.B. & Associates as a resource for many of those situations. Any organization that is proactive in using solutions for positive change will now have additional tools for those solutions.
Max. number of participants:
Speaker/breakout session format; unlimited
Workshop format; 30 participants per group
Length:
Speaker/breakout session format; unlimited
Workshop format; 2-3 sessions in 2 hour increments or 2 half day sessions
Organizations that have benefited from K.B. & Associates:
- Society of Human Resources Management - Wisconsin
- InfoSoft Group (parent company of MilwaukeeJobs.com)
- Job Forum/40 Plus of WI
- Women's Leadership Institute-Mount Mary College
- League of WI Municipalities
- WI Education Association Council
- WI Motor Carriers
- Midwest Food Processors Association
Program Name:
Saving the Endangered Working Class
This program focuses on issues of reducing drastic economic consequences due to job loss. The professionals at K.B. & Associates developed this interactive workshop to enable participants to assess their level of readiness in case their financial resources are significantly decreased due to employment or life changes. They will also have guidelines to implement action plans to weather the storm and learn how to live like the self-employed.
Topics covered
- Determining minimum income requirements
- Private insurance needs
- Developing a financial cushion
- Simplifying your life
- Developing employment stability without job security
This program is ideal for professional associations, financial institutions or agencies working with households in income levels (one or two wage earnings) of $20 - 60,000 per year. K.B. & Associates also works with college students or recent graduates with student loan debt (parents welcomed to attend).
Max. number of participants:
Speaker/breakout session format; unlimited
Workshop format; 25 participants
Length:
Speaker/breakout session; 1 hour, 90 minutes or 2 hours
Workshop format; 4 hours (1/2 day)
Organizations that have benefited from K.B. & Associates :
- 40+ WI
- HIRE Center
- Women’s Information Network
- WoAT&T (Women of AT&T)
- Mount Mary College Alumnae Association
Program Name:
Self-Employment Ain’t for Sissies
This is a program for people in transition (voluntary or involuntary) with their career or job status. It can be considered the ultimate in career change. When being employed by another is not a desired option, self-employment can be a choice. Participants will be informed in detail the pluses and minuses of self-employment by the active practitioners at K.B. & Associates. The concepts can be applied to start-up or acquired businesses.
Topics covered:
- Steps to complete before starting or buying a business
- Capital and funds required to make the transition
- Are you an entrepreneur?
- Basic day to day operations in a business
- Sales and customer service for the start up business
- When to outsource services versus internal functions
- Can you be a boss?
This program is ideal any person considering self-employment as a career option and agencies/ associations working with people in transition. All parties would benefit from this hands-on, current and street smart information.
Max. number of participants:
Speaker/breakout session format; unlimited
Workshop format; 20 participants per group session
Length:
Speaker/breakout session; 90 minutes to 2 hours
Workshop format; 3-4 sessions at 2 hours increments or 2 half day sessions
Organizations that have benefited from K.B. & Associates:
- WWBIC (Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corp.)
- Mount Mary College-Ewens’ Center
- Job Forum/40+ WI
- InfoSoft Group (MilwaukeeJobs.com)
- Rock County Entrepreneurs (UW-Whitewater)
- UW-Milwaukee, School of Continuing Ed.-Career Transition Center
Testimonial:
Sheree Walker-Armstrong
Communications Specialist
Covenant Communications
Instructor for WWBIC’s Start Smart program
On the night Kathy Bornheimer is scheduled as my guest speaker, I tell my class participants, "Fasten your seat belts and hold on tight: you're about to go for a ride".
Kathy is unexpectedly whimsical, passionate, and humorous as she shares from her reservoir of personal & professional experiences about how to secure employment you can sink your teeth into and how to navigate through the colorful world of self-employment (it surely isn't for the faint of heart).
