Friday Night Entertainment

Will L. Comedy Presents: A Grandma in the Classroom
Featuring Mary Lou Ellen "Ms. Mini" Watkins(TM)

Colorful! Spectacular! Nostalgic! Ground Breaking!These are just a few words to describe Will L. Comedy's, featur-ing Ms. Mini. The evolution of Mrs. Mini began in 2002 with co-median Will L. Since then he has entertained countless audiences with the clean, comedic styles of Ms. Mini. Will L's portrayal of Ms. Mini has afforded him the opportunity to perform with gospel greats such as Stellar award artists' Melvin Williams and Evelyn Turntine-Aggee, as well as, an opening act for Grammy award winner Natalie Cole. Will L's mission is to bridge the generation gaps with clean, wholesome comedy. Even better, for his day job, Will works as a teacher assistant!! Don't miss this evening of great laughter and fellowship!

Saturday General Session Keynote Speaker
Surfin' the Wave of Change with Gary Bradt!

We are thrilled that for a year when we are dealing with lots of change, we were able to get a speaker for whom change is his specialty!! Gary Bradt is a change and leadership speaker and author who helps organizations turn change and tough times into opportunity. He is a clinical psychologist, business owner, leadership consultant, husband and father who has learned to cope with one of the toughest challenges of all ­ a child's chronic, life-threatening illness. He has spoken all over the globe for clients like General Electric, American Express, eBay, FedEx, Proctor & Gamble, Fidelity Investments and Bristol-Myers Squibb, to name just a few.

Gary draws on all of this experience to offer sharp and penetrating insights into how to lead through tough times and find the opportunity within every change.Gary believes it is important to not only inspire each person attending his talks, but also to give them practical strategies and tactics they can immedi-ately implement for the betterment of themselves and the organizations they serve.

Don't miss Gary's exciting keynote address during Saturday morning's General Session: The Ring in the Rubble: Dig Through Change and Find Your Next Golden Opportunity. (Based on Dr. Bradt's book of the same name, published by McGraw-Hill). The ring represents the golden opportunity every change creates. The rubble represents the disruption, fear and uncertainty that change often stirs up. Your job is to find that ring. In this speech you'll learn how. Specifi-cally, you'll be given ten tools, or strategies and tactics for finding opportunity within every change. You will hear inspiring stories and examples of how others have used these tools to turn change and tough times into amazing opportunities. You will leave this presentation challenged, inspired and armed with practical ideas and actions to better yourself, your organization, and all those you have the opportunity to serve and influence.

If you find Gary's topic intriguing and inspiring, you may also want to register for his follow-up workshop, The Ring in the Rubble Workshop, offered only once at 10:45am on Saturday, May 1.