Tuesday Meeting Speakers

Tuesday
Meeting Sessions

NOTE - This page lists our scheduled speakers for the following 3 Quarterly Programs:

PowerTalk Zoom Lunch Hour - Meeting Agenda

PowerTalk Dinner Program - Meeting Agenda

PowerTalk Pizza Panel Program - Meeting Agenda

Please scroll down to view all speakers scheduled for these Tuesday Meeting Sessions!

Meet the PowerTalk Lunch-Time Zoom Speakers

Meeting Theme: Wants, Needs, & Problems!

Meeting Quote: "There's nothing you can't handle when you're not afraid to fail." - Eric "Rocky" Schurr

Meeting Program Emcee

Eric "Rocky" Schurr, DTM

Rocky is an award winning Public Speaker. He has won 6 Toastmasters District Championships advancing to the Semi-finals of the World Championship of Public Speaking in 2015. A budding Speaking Coach, Rocky loves sharing his talents, experience, and skills to help others "level up" their speaking.

10-15 minute max. Keynote Speaker

Roman Pundyk, DTM/DPP

Speech Title: A Perfect Combination of Circumstances!

Description: There are mysteries in life that no matter how hard you try, you can never seem to find the right answer. Roman Pundyk will share a story that will make you wonder "how does something like that happen."

Learning Objectives: N/A

Brief Bio: Co-Founder of PowerTalk Seminars & Vice President of PowerTalk Power Club - & Sr. Director - Legal Shield Roman is an Independent Contractor with LegalShield providing affordable access to the legal system. He assists individuals, families, small and large businesses with legal services and Identity Theft Protection programs.

15-30 minute max. Mini-Wkshp Presenter

Jane Schuette, M/A/DTM/GPP

Speech Title: The Power to Choose

Can You Do It?

Description: Making good choices and education have long been touted as essential components to success. Yet, have you noticed that knowing about nutrition doesn't always guarantee weight loss? Have you noticed that you could make healthy food choices - and yet you don't? If knowing it and choosing it isn't working, what will? This session will investigate the back story of these partial truths along with a good dose of brain science to help pave a better way to meet our goals.

Learning Objectives:

Identify thoughts and ideas from history that shape our thinking today.
Analyze our thought blockers when it comes to completing projects and goals.
Develop a plan using brain science to pave a successful way forward.

Brief Bio: Jane is an award-winning speaker and author. Her passion is to help you navigate from fear to joy, from tasks gone wrong to positive connections. Throughout a lifetime of research, she has collected the most effective practices and tools designed to educate, energize, and inspire you to build brilliance and create joy.

Meet the PowerTalk Dinner Program Speakers

Educational - Entertaining - Engaging!

Meeting Theme: Gratitude

Meeting Quote: "It is only with gratitude that life becomes rich!" - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Meeting Program Emcee

Jane Schuette, M.A./DTM/GPP

4-6 minute max. Ice Breaker

Neville Wilson

Speech Title: So.... You Think You Want to Grow Dahlias!

Description:

Neville is an Oklahoma farm boy at heart, and enjoys seeing open grasslands and well-tended farm fields. He also enjoys growing dahlias, even though doing so involves much more labor than most flowers require.

With their abundance of flower colors, shapes and sizes, there is always a new variety of Dahlia to add to his collection.

Learning Objectives: N/A

Brief Bio:

Neville grew up on a farm in Southeastern Oklahoma, helping his dad grow cotton and peanuts.

He attended Oklahoma State University, where he got his BS and MS in Agronomy (Crop Science)

He met Lynn at Washington State University, in grad school.

Their first seven years as newlyweds were in Maryville, MO, where he taught at NW Missouri State University.

They moved to MN in 1985, and he finished his PHD in Plant Breeding.

He and Lynn have five children, and twenty one grandchildren, so far.

5-7 minute max. Bonus Speaker

Chris Ciccone, SPP

Speech Title: Changes

Description:

We are constantly surrounded by changes - in the seasons of life, the seasons of nature, the seasons of the directions in which we see ourselves going - willingly or not so willingly!

Chris is going to speak on some of these changes and how we can get through some of them that disguise themselves as peaceful whirlwinds!

Learning Objectives:

Reflect

Refocus

Become Resilient

Brief Bio: Christine A Ciccone is a wife, mother, and grandmother, and lives in East Bethel, MN. She loves God, family, sewing, reading, baking, and being an Independent Distributor for Reliv International, a nutritional supplement company. She believes helping people is a journey of the heart. Public speaking is also now part of her journey.

10-15 minute max. Keynote

Gwen Briesmeister

Speech Title: Let's Get Thinking: The Power of Games and Logic Play Part I

Description: Games and logic-based activities can be powerful tools for developing critical thinking in children and adults alike. By engaging in puzzles, strategy games, and logic challenges, one is able to learn how to analyze, strategize, evaluate options, and make reasoned decisions. Gwen will provide participants with suggestions about games and activities to enhance problem solving, and boost creative/higher level thinking. You might even get a few ideas for Christmas gift giving! This evening will be part I. Join the zoom meeting for Part II on Thursday, November 14.

Learning Objectives:

Discover games and activities that encourage and enhance critical thinking.

Brief Bio: : Gwen Briesemeister is a recovering educator of 41 years. A majority of those years she spent working with gifted and talented students. During that time Gwen became an expert at finding educational materials and activities to meet the needs of gifted learners that enhanced their creative problem solving strategies, logical reasoning and analytical thinking.

15-30 minute max. Mini-Wkshp

Lynn Wilson

Speech Title: Another Speech... What to Say!?! What to Say!?!

Description:

This "chat" will touch on three different topics; two of them lightly, one of them with more depth.

The third topic will take a turn down a path we don't usually travel at our Power Talk events.

Lynn looks forward to having you join her.

She hopes you enjoy the side trip.

Learning Objectives: N/A

Brief Bio:

Minnesota Native

U of MN: BS Wildlife Biology, BS Agronomy Washington State University: MS Agronomy/Seed Physiology

Married to Neville Wilson: Five children & Twenty one grandchildren

Life insurance & Securities license Member: North Branch Arts Group, North Branch Parks, Trails, Open Spaces Commission Interests: family, travel, music, books, Biblical studies

30-45 minute max. Locknote

Norm Johnson-Korbuly

Speech Title: Don't Be An NPC!

Description:

When you show up at an event or meeting does everyone know your name?

Do they know who you are?

If the answer is no, Then you are an NPC.

An NPC, in Video Game Terms stands for "Non Player Character".

IE: a character that does not interact with The game player and is just background.

Other names include "cog in the wheel", "That guy or gal", etc.

Learning Objectives:

How to be noticed, and be noticed in a good way.
How to be memorable.
How to have people seek you out .

Brief Bio: Norm Johnson-Korbuly has a diverse background and life experiences. Norm's hobbies include Gardening, Improv/Standup Comedy, and Sports Cars. Norm and his wife, Lili Korbuly-Johnson, love speaking about their experiences in their journey to free themselves from their jobs.

Meet the PowerTalk Pizza Panel Program Presenters!

Program Format includes 3 keynotes or mini-workshops followed by a Panel Discussion that includes a Q & A session with our workshop presenters.

Note: No specific meeting theme and no formal evaluations at this event. - Just come enjoy the informal business and social networking, and hear the variety of subject matter expertise presentations, as well as participate with us in the emcee-led audience-participatory discussions.

Lori Crever

Meeting Program Emcee

Brief Bio:

Lori Crever is a native of Hugo, Minnesota, a founding member of the Twin Cities-based troupe Jesters Comedy Improv, and author of the book Protégé Power: A Roadmap for Mentorship. She is an experienced corporate communication, employee engagement, and global philanthropy programs designer and manager. Crever has been an urban charter school board member, Introduction to Implementing Human Rights into Organizational Leadership course instructor for the University of Minnesota, and trainer of corporate social responsibility professionals in Tokyo. When not speaking on workplace issues of engagement and inclusion, Crever performs team improvisational comedy and is a frequent participant in poetry and storytelling events, including New York Stories: The Country Mouse Collection presented by La Vie Est Belle in Lake Elmo. In 2024, she earned a Global Leadership Diploma from the United Nations University for Peace (Universidad para la Paz) in San José, Costa Rica—an international institution organized to educate and inspire leaders toward equality, conflict resolution, and global happiness.

Jane Schuette, M.A/DTM/GPP

Presenter # 1

Speech Title: Interactive Team Learning!

Description:

The number one thing requested when Jane is asked to do a team professional development session is that the session be interactive. It doesn't matter what the topic is or what the learning objectives are, they just do not want to sit and look at slides while listening to a talking head. This session is going to help you plan your next INTERACTIVE team meeting or session.

Learning Objectives:

Examine a variety of interactive activities designed to reinforce adult learning.
Practice interactive team building exercises.
Propose exercises to reinforce objectives for your next adult teaching session.

Brief Bio:

Jane is an award-winning speaker and author. Her passion is to help you navigate from fear to joy, from tasks gone wrong to positive connections. Throughout a lifetime of research, she has collected the most effective practices and tools designed to educate, energize, and inspire you to build brilliance and create joy.

Bryan Darko, DTM

Presenter #2

Speech Title: Our Night at the Airport!

Description:

In life, we meet people that, by chance, we will only know for that one point in time. Yet, it is the reasons why we are together, no matter the circumstances, we learn a little about life and make the best of said circumstances.

Learning Objectives:

Humor, Storytelling, and evoke emotion.

Brief Bio:

Bryan Darko is an occasional guest at Power Talk, a member of two Toastmasters Clubs where he hones his speaking skills, dealing with humor and storytelling. He works for Cardinal Health Medical Distribution in Champlin and resides in Minnetonka with his wife, Samantha and Cat Patrick.

Susan Kaulbars

Presenter #3

Speech Title: It's Not Just 4 Sticks of Wood!

Description:

Many consumers feel "any monkey" can frame pictures. It's only 4 sticks of wood - right? Having an unwavering commitment to overcome challenges is the foundation for success utilizing "4 sticks of wood." Enjoy this journey of analytical thinking, trial and error, and the persistence needed to achieve this framing project.

Learning Objectives:

Critical thinking skills
Trial and errors don't matter
Persistence pays off

Brief Bio:

With nearly 20 years’ experience in the Picture Framing industry, Susan’s framing industry experience includes managing a “Big Box” framing department, private galleries, a Sales Rep for a local framing supply vendor, and a Picture Framing Educator. Married for 41 yrs. to John, her family includes a son Ryan and his wife AnneMarie, a Daughter Stephanie, and a granddaughter, along with 3 grand fur-babies. Susan favorite motto’s is: ”Be brave enough to suck at something new”…which represents the creative “curse” for continuing to seek out unique, innovative, and unconventional new designs!