All- Day Hands On Session:
#Events With Jacob
Do your event floral designs wow your customers, or are they just ho-hum? Are you interested in learning how to create and execute a stunning special event or party that will be talked about for months to come? Spend the day with FTD Education Consultant Jacob McCall and discover the latest ideas for party florals and décor.
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Presented by Jacob McCall, AAF, AIFD, CFD, FSMD 
Sponsored by FTD
Friday March 4, 2016
9:30 a.m. – 4:40 p.m.
Steelcase Ballroom A, Classroom 1
Lunch included. Additional fees apply.
In this workshop, Jacob will demonstrate how to craft an event from the smallest details to the WOW factor that your clients desire. Learn how to use color and texture to highlight your arrangements. See how using accessories such as large foliage, branches, candles, and bling will give value to your designs. Find out the latest trends in wedding work. Don’t miss this opportunity to take your parties and special events to the highest level which in turn will add to your bottom line.
JACOB MCCALL, AAF, AIFD, CFD, FSMD, is an FTD Education Consultant and Director of Design and Operations for InBloom, Orlando, Florida. He represented the United States at the 2015 Interflora World Cup in Berlin, and in 2014, won SAF’s Sylvia Cup competition. Known for his cutting edge trends and color expertise, he was featured on the Style network’s Whose Wedding Is It Anyway? He has designed floral creations for many celebrities such as Tiger Woods, Grant Hill, and Diana Ross. He was also selected to design the Christmas décor for the famous Peabody Hotel and the Gaylord Palms Resort.
Register Early – Limited to the first 20 participates
All- Day Interactive Business Session
Maximizing the Power of Your Personality
Back by popular demand, Greg Gale, CMBP, will elaborate on his highly successful Myers Briggs session from last year’s GLFE. This year’s session will provide information and exercises to help apply a type framework to sales interactions.
Presented by Greg Gale, CMBP
Sponsored by Gypzy Dezignz
and Michigan Floral Foundation
Friday, March 4, 2016
9:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Amway Hotel Atrium Room
Lunch included. Additional fees apply.
The morning will begin with a personal assessment to discover your personality type. Participants will learn reliable and effective strategies with which to approach the people side of the selling process and learn how to build customer relations with the Myers Briggs Type Indicator.
Other topics include:
● Assessing your selling process.
● Do I need to know my customers type preference?
● How to use type framework when selling.
● Listening for clues.
The afternoon session Introduction to the MBTI and Teams will help you understand your Myers-Briggs Type Indicator results and the relationship of those results to your contributions and effectiveness as a team member. As a member of a team, committee, task force, or other group, you will find the material helpful in understanding your own leadership style, your influence on teammates, how you contribute to team functioning, and how to maximize your effectiveness. Several interactive group team activities are planned.
GREG GALE, CMBP, is a certified Myers-Briggs practitioner. He has presented at various corporations and educational institutions such as Northwestern University, Loyola University Chicago, and West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, IL. He uses creative training techniques in developing and facilitating workshops on leadership, communications, and team building. As program coordinator at Loyola’s Stritch School of Medicine, he created an e-learning module, managed volunteer peer tutoring programs, and coordinated program planning for presentations and webcasts. He is back by popular demand after his very successful session at last year’s Great Lakes Floral Expo.