2002 – Present
TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT GROUP (TDG) OFFICES IN KAHULUI, HI
AND TORRANCE, CA
This company regularly hires me to conduct regulatory compliance
seminars and trainings; the owner of the company recognized
the value of bringing in a seasoned seminar expert to teach
"otherwise boring" government regulations in a manner
that gets students interested, excited, and having fun. Positive
student feedback and repeat business has never been higher for
TDG.
2004
– Present
LEARNING ANNEX OF LOS ANGELES
I've
been teaching 2 classes: "How to Make Magical and Memorable
Presentations" and currently "Double Your Income with
Low Cost, High Impact Seminars". Business owners and entrepreneurs
of all types have also attended my private seminars to learn
and master the highest quality presentation skills "hands
on".
2005
– Present
LOS ANGELES TIMES CAREER BUILDER EXPOS
I've
spoken in front of 400+ people at these popular Career Expos
put on by the Los Angeles Times.
2005
– Present:
REAVAN'S CORPORATION, TORRANCE, CA
This
real estate, mortgage, insurance and security / financial company
has brought me in as the Director of Training to conduct seminars
both for the general public as well as their numerous agents
on a variety of topics including my specialty - presentation
and seminar skills. In conjunction with Reavan's I've taught
Real Estate Sales and Mortgage Professionals my cutting-edge
presentation and seminar skills.
2001
– 2004 WORKFORCE INVESTMENT NETWORK (WIN), TORRANCE, CA
Drawing
on my background in corporate human resources & management,
for 3 years I volunteered my services to this wonderful use
of our tax dollars - WIN helps get displaced workers back into
the workforce offering free fax machines, computers, and workshops
- I taught a very popular workshop "Secrets of how to Ace
Any Job Interview".
1994
– 1997
I
was the full-time seminar planner for a group of Doctors in
the Los Angeles area that used seminars to educate their patients
and generate business referrals. My duties included ALL aspects
of seminar planning, execution, and follow up. This is where
I "cut my teeth" and learned all the ins-and-outs
of how exactly to manage every aspect of how to set up and deliver
seminars.
1982
– 1997
ACADEMY OF JUDO & KARATE, REDONDO BEACH, CA:
I
started training in January of 1980, started teaching classes
in 1982 and earned my Black Belt with full instructor status
in 1985 and taught for 12 more years through 1997.
1996
– 1997
MESA INSTITUTE, COSTA MESA, CA
I
taught an ongoing class titled, "Introduction to NLP"
(Neuro-Linguistic Programming).
1998
– 1999
BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT, REDONDO BEACH, CA
BCHD
is formerly South Bay Hospital - I taught an ongoing weekly
workshop series titled "Reducing Stress From Within".
David
R. Portney, President
American Seminar Academy
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