Experience and Conference Sessions

What are you know for? How can you maximize you visibility, credibility, uniqueness, authenticity and memorability in the eyes of your customers and prospects? Scott offers practical lessons for professionals who want to create an unforgettable personal brand that generates more business.

Networking isn't just handing out business cards, asking for referrals and attending meetings.  It's the development and maintenance of mutually valuable relationships. Scott helps you learn networking keys:

Maximize your presence in the eyes of your colleagues and customers
The 7 Habits of Highly Horrible Networkers
Unusual, uncommon and unexpected netwoking techniques
"Internetworking" tips
Business card basics

As Roger Staubach, the legendary quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys and founder of The Staubach Company says, “This is perfect, whether you are an executive looking to surround yourself with employees who can grow with your company or an individual looking to change your life’s direction.”

Find out how this store has found success in buying gold and developing new clients at the same time. This mother and daughter team not only know how to buy gold, they also make the process fun for their staff and the customers. Ask them about their pirate party! This is your chance to gather tips and advice for your store!

Cultured Pearls and Brides…”cultivate” this lucrative business.

Is this a party or is this a jewelry store?  It is hard to tell the difference when you walk in to Spexton. Their core customer is the man that doesn’t like to shop. Owners Nate McPherson and Greg Shelton have created a special customer experience in their store. Saturdays turn into special events and Spexton often stays open till after midnight. Approximately 60% for their online sales are to men and 80% of in-store sales are men’s wedding rings.  Find out how the have created the environment and unique products that have given them loyal customers and work they love!

Join in the food, fun and drinks in the Grand ballroom of the Chicago Navy Pier!  Step into this family event and share the excitement, drama, and the love as our “bride and groom” take their first steps together as man and wife.  Be there as the father of the bride dances with his newly wed daughter and the bride and groom dance step onto the dance floor as a married couple. The band keeps the dance floor full and the wedding party keeps the drama and emotion going. 

Attendees at this event will be guests of the family.  There will be no wall flowers as all of the highpoints expected at a wedding reception continue throughout the evening.  (Chicken dance anyone?) 

The ballroom of the Chicago Navy Pier provides the dramatic backdrop for this spectacular event.  Complimentary cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will make this reception mandatory for all SMART Jewelry Show attendees. 

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Mark and Monika know that their "cool store" brand meets the client and potential client on 5 sensory levels.  Find out how they interpeted their brand into a custom scent, the sense with the greatest recall and emotional attachments.  Monika and Mark will be interviewed along with Spense Levy, VP of Air Aroma, to talk about the process of developing a scent. Find out the impact this scent has on their brand and their customers.