speaking topics

Personal and Professional Development

Please note that all programs are customized to the audience we are speaking, but, if you are interested in a topic that you don’t see here, please inquire. We often create new programs upon request to do so.

Embracing the Gold

In every downturn or disappointment there is a lesson to be learned; there is gold to be embraced. This program will help you step out of negative thinking and find the golden nuggets that await you; focusing on what you have learned during these lean times and how you are going to use those lessons to make a difference in your organization as you move forward!

Implementing What You’ve Learned. Teaching What You Know.

How often do you attend a conference, get excited about what you learned, and never implement any of it? Don’t let that happen to you. Learn how to implement what you’ve learned at this event, teach what you know, and reap the benefits!

Your Work. Your Life. How to Balance this Juggling Act

What if you could have time to actually have a life and a successful career? You can! Finding a balance between the work we do and the life we live is one of the greatest challenges we face. Yet the answer to creating this balance is so simple. All it requires is that you integrate 4 key issues—Taking Care of You (Balance), Commitment, Team and Leadership—into all aspects of your work and life. [This topic could also be conducted as a 3-hour workshop type session.]

How to Have Fear Serve You, Instead of Stop You

Fear stops many people from stepping out of their personal comfort zone and taking chances necessary to grow personally and/or professionally. The good news is that it does not have to stop you! “How to Have Fear Serve You…” is about learning how to view fear as a friend rather than a foe. This is a powerful tool for fueling solutions and turning challenges into opportunities!

Managing the Change Orders of Life

Change is one constant you can rely on. Don’t shrink in reaction to it. Use change to create opportunity! Learn how to manage change and communicate in a way that creates fantastic results, regardless of the change orders that life brings your way.

“Because I told you so…”: Communication at the Jobsite

Anyone who has worked in the field on a jobsite for any length of time knows that communication is very often a challenge; communication between the field and the main office; communication from primary leadership to superintendent to the field crew. Yet the key to complete success with every job, whether big or small, is full and complete communication everywhere and at all times! During this program we’ll break down the issues that get in the way of complete communication at the jobsite, provide easy to implement solutions, and help you get on the road to great communication on the job.

For more information or to add Clay to your conference program, please complete and submit an online Request for Proposal or call Beth Geier, Managing Director, at 309.698.7966 or email:

Upcoming Events

The Remodeling Show 2010
September 14 - 17, 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland

METALCON 2010
October 20 - 22, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada

International Pool Spa Patio Expo 2010
November 3 - 5, 2010 in Las Vegas, NV