Belk & Associates

Belk & Associates, Inc. provides development systems, tools and skills to help executives reach their fullest potential. Their proprietary systems and skill building tools immerse executives and managers in a transformational experience that fosters professional, intellectual, and personal development. They work with individuals and teams to identify crucial “soft skills” and behavior gaps, and develop these leaders to function at their highest capacity.

Our ATW Silicon Valley and Barbara Belk partnership offers professional development workshops on group dynamics. The workshop is planned for late 2007 or early 2008. You will find workshop information and registration for future workshops on our Upcoming Events page.

FountainBlue

FountainBlue creates and supports communities of high-impact, high-integrity decision makers through networking, educational opportunities and events. They have a strong network of executives, consultants, and partners who offer high-end consulting services to help decision makers integrate strategy and execution within their organizations and teams.

Our ATW Silicon Valley and FountainBlue partnership offers discounts at FountainBlue's Leadership Workshop Series, and Women in Leadership Series. These events are held the first and second Fridays of the month. To receive the ATW discount, register online from FountainBlue's website; on the Program Options page, select the radio button marked FountainBlue Community Members and Partners fee.

Institute for Women's Leadership (IWL)

The Institute for Women's Leadership (IWL) provides leadership training and coaching that examines the context that underlies a leaders business decisions. Rather than focusing on what to know and do, IWL believes being an extraordinary leader is about who you are and how well you harness resources in your environment. Through their training, you discover and practice how changing your context can make break-through change a reality.

Our ATW Silicon Valley and IWL partnership offers the Leading Through Influence workshop for experienced managers, directors, and executives. The workshop helps you master the art of persuasion and influence by discovering your automatic approach to influencing others, assessing how that approach determines its impact, and learning new ways to think and communicate for greater impact. The workshop was offered in October-November 2004, April-May 2005, and January 2007.

Invent Your Future Enterprises

Invent Your Future Enterprises is a professional development company that accelerates the success of corporate and entrepreneurial leaders through corporate retention and diversity programs; business simulation training; skill-building conferences; eSeminars and toolkits.

Our ATW Silicon Valley and Invent Your Future Enterprises partnership offers discounts at conferences, such as the Entrepreneurial Skills Conference for Corporate Women and Small Business Owners. The most recent conference was held in February 2007.

Stanford University

Located between San Francisco and San Jose, in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford University is recognized as one of the world's leading research and teaching institutions. The university offers its students a remarkable range in both academic and extracurricular activities, and has one of the most renowned faculties in the nation, including 1,771 tenure-line faculty, 18 Nobel laureates, four Pulitzer Prize winners, and three Presidential Medal of Freedom winners.

Our ATW Silicon Valley and Stanford University partnership offers discounts at Stanford's monthly Breakfast Briefings. Every month Stanford invites notable and internationally prominent industry leaders, authors, distinguished professors and thought leaders to speak about the latest business trends and strategies. ATW members receive a special discount to attend these popular breakfasts, which offer high-caliber speakers and top quality networking. To receive the ATW discount, register using the following link: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/publicaffairs/breakfastbriefings/speakers/

Vengel Consulting Group

Vengel Consulting Group, Inc. offers leadership and skill-building workshops for immediate application in the work environment. They deliver classroom training, specialized programs, web-based learning, and customized programs to meet specific needs. Alan Vengel is a prominent author, consultant and educator. He is known internationally as an authority on influencing, selling skills, and negotiating. He is a dynamic and entertaining speaker; his presentations stimulate thinking and encourage participants to take action in their professional lives.

Our ATW Silicon Valley and Alan Vengel partnership offers professional development workshops, such as Negotiate Your Way to Greater Success, and a 3-part career series: Managing Your Career; Sharpen Your Influence Edge & Advance Your Career; and Putting Power in Your Career: Creating Mentoring Relationships. Alan Vengel's workshops have been offered in October 2005 and November 2006; the next ones are planned for April 10, 2007, and summer/fall 2007. You will find workshop information and registration for future workshops on our Upcoming Events page.