General Consultant Discussion

FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MINDS IS COMING IN FEBRUARY 2016! Mission: To provide 90 Minds members with quality opportunities to learn, share and grow. This year we are excited to add a two day session with Ed Kless and Ron Baker called ""Work Less, Make More Money"". Our normal two day Meeting of the Minds conference will follow this session. WORK LESS, MAKE MORE MONEY This session is dedicated to the possibility that 90 Minds Firms have the ability to work less AND make more money. Doing this is not easy as it requires a different way of thinking from those who are willing and able to make the transition. Making the shift will likely mean that you will fire about half of your current customers. If you think you have the ability to learn a new way and more importantly forget about the old way, you are invited to participate in this session led by Ron Baker and Ed Kless, co-hosts of the VoiceAmerica radio show, The Soul of Enterprise. This session will be a 2-day event at the Embassy Suites on Wednesday and Thursday, 8 to 5 both days with lunch provided. We have offered special pricing if you purchase both this session and the MOTM regular conference together. MEETING OF THE MINDS As in the past, we will be having two tracks (technical and business) at MOTM. Here are some of the possible sessions that are being considered: Sage 100 Road Ahead -Status of Business Framework -Sage 100c -Sage Live Overview Effective Consulting Strategies -Generating Recurring Revenue -Business Process Reviews - Why, When and How? -90 Minds Member Benefits - Evernote and Dropbox -Diversifying Your Practice for Sustainability and Growth -Disaster Prevention and Recovery -Deployment Options - On-Prem vs. Hosted Effective Technical Strategies -Sage 100 Premium (SQL) - Pros/Cons, Tips & Tricks -Business Intelligence Options -Scripting vs. Master Developer Modifications -Payroll and Benefit Outsourcing - Advantages & Disadvantages -Reporting Speeds - ODBC, Access PTQ and other methodologies -Excel Tips & Tricks A GREAT event with GREAT people having a GREAT time in sunny San Diego! You DON'T want to miss it! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-of-the-minds-2016-tickets-19310588490?access=socialcast Enter Promotional Code: Socialcast

You'll need to enter the promo code ""socialcast"" to see the option to buy tickets. Also - HOTEL ROOMS TEND TO GO VERY QUICKLY DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO BOOK HOTEL.

Is $399/night going to be the best rate they will offer?

Where are you seeing the $399 rate @KarenOLane ??

The rate should be $182. Did you use the link? Also what dates are you selecting?

@ThereseLogeais - Expeida; it says this is the same rate from Hotels and Travelocity.

http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/S/SANDNES-90M-20160216/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

There is a link on Eventbrite. Use that link http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/S/SANDNES-90M-20160216/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

@JimWoodhead - I didn't use the link! I'll do that now. Thanks.

You can thank @JimWoodhead !

This is quite a discount! You guys are good!

Is there an agenda or any other details about ""WORK LESS, MAKE MORE MONEY?

Direct from Ed Kless: WORK LESS, MAKE MORE MONEY This session is dedicated to the possibility that 90 Minds Firms have the ability to work less AND make more money. Doing this is not easy as it requires a different way of thinking from those who are willing and able to make the transition. Making the shift will likely mean that you will fire about half of your current customers. If you think you have the ability to learn a new way and more importantly forget about the old way, you are invited to participate in this session led by Ron Baker and Ed Kless, co-hosts of the VoiceAmerica radio show, The Soul of Enterprise.

We're already believers and proponents of value pricing, so I was just curious what else was covered.

He knows several people have attended a Firm of the Future (or Minds of the Future) conference in the past and while he will review the basics, he is willing to mix it up some. If you know Ed, you KNOW it will be a valuable session, even if you are already believers!

I went to the Minds of the Future (awesome conference) and looking forward to getting even more out of this conference with Ron and Ed !

What @DianeRuth said - I plan to get to the Ed and Ron show as well.

This will be my third - the original Firm of the Future, the Minds of the Future in DC, and now Work Less, Make More Money. And I never questioned whether I should go or not.

If you're open to soliciting session ideas, considering how successful Acumatica was at recruiting new 90 Minds partners at last year's conference, I'd sure like to see them present a session on Accumatica's 'The Road Ahead'.

Noted @BillPfahnl .

We're always open to session ideas if anyone else has suggestions!

Any chance that someone who doesn't do much with Sage anymore could attend the Baker/Kless session? Would love to hang out with everyone.

@AaronClark There are tickets for the Pre-conference session alone. ($675) The only requirement is that someone in your office is a 90 minds member.

In other words, yes you can attend @AaronClark !!

@AaronClark - Will your coordinate your plaid shirt apparel with your evil twin brother??

And you HAVE to stay through the weekend!!!

My wife, and anybody with any style sense who knows me, will tell you not to pay any attention to me in the area of color coordination. Those of you who are better at this (meaning NOT Jeff) will make a fine decision. I think the goal is to be distinctive enough to make it easy for others to ID 90 Minders at Summit and other events.

I'm signed up finally for the 4 day MOTM conference. Much more value than going to Summit! Looking forward to seeing everyone !

@JerryNorman - It is hell being a fashionista!!!!

The Strategic Leadership Association is having their conference immediately following ours. If you would normally attend both - it's your lucky day to save on airfare! More info on the agenda for SLA below: https://www.swiftpage3.com/speasapage.aspx?X=2V18YJXLIIMXTTMO000ZX1