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Internationally known speakers highlightWBC Symposium on ExcellenceA reformed Alpha Male, highlight October 19 event andone of world’s smartest womenWith a keynote speaker and a goal-settingworkshop in one symposium, attendeeswill receive double the value for theirregistration at this year’s Women’s BusinessCouncil (WBC) Symposium on Excellenceon Tuesday, October 19 from 8 – 11 am atthe Hilton Garden Inn of Troy.This year’s symposium will provideattendees with two unique and useful skillsets to help them achieve success in theircareers.We’re thrilled to have ChristopherFlett, women’s leadership expert andprofessional business coach, and AinslieWaldron, one of the world’s smartestwomen and a renowned businessconsultant, as our two internationallyrecognized speakers.Flett is a reformed Alpha Male whoonce held a place at the boardroom tableof Fortune 500 companies with the fiercestof Alpha Males. Today, he works withcompanies in developing their Women’sLeadership programs that support theadvancement of female professionals intheir industries.Opening up the Alpha Maleplaybook, Flett and his Ghost CEO TMBusiness Coaching program have takenNorth America and Western Europe bystorm. Focusing on the foundation blocksof business development, negotiationsand gender relations in the workplace,he and his program command interestedaudiences of female professionals lookingfor the edge in business and welcominga candid male colleague who will tellthem thetruth aboutChristopher Fletthow men do business and how womencan benefit from knowing how men dobusiness. BusinessWeek has referredto him as the “Shock Jock of BusinessManagement” for his blunt and directapproach to business.In his book, “What Men Don’t TellWomen About Business,” Flett engagesin frank and revealing conversation aboutwhat it takes for a woman to reach the topin the business world. Perhaps the mostsurprising of Flett’s revelations is that themodern business paradigm is far moreamenable to female leadership than male.36 | acchamber.org | techvalley.org