Dates: 

Evening of Thursday, January 7 - Late afternoon of Friday, January 8, 2016

 

Location: 

Conference center within 10 minutes of Los Angeles airport

 

Description:

See the agenda from a recent Top Tier conference.

 

We will start with an optional dinner on Thursday evening for those who live in the area or who will arrive before Friday. This event is designed to allow West Coast residents to fly in and out on Friday without missing any of the content sessions.

 

On Friday we will have a full day of professional development, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., consisting of 5-6 sessions. Each session will be led by one or more of the attendees who is expert in the topic. 

 

The topics to be covered will be chosen based on the expertise and interests of the attendees. Potential topics include: growth strategy, innovation, post-merger integration, market landscape analysis, implementing shared services, using surveys in market research, leading a strategy off-site, organization redesign, lean operations, customer segmentation, big data. We expect that at least one of the sessions will be on "soft skills" such as negotiation, influencing, and active listening.

 

In addition to the content sessions, we will have a professional photographer on hand to take head shots of attendees in the Umbrex style. The cost is included in the conference fee, and attendees will receive the photo for their own use. 

 

On Friday late afternoon, some attendees may fly home. For those taking a flight later in the evening we will have dinner and drinks.

 

Note on Top Tier East: Top Tier East will have a different set of topics, so consultants who attend both will not see "reruns."

 

To attend:

An invitation is required to attend. To request an invitation, email events@umbrex.com. Specify which event you are interested in and attach a resume or bio. We generally require that attendees have been running their own consulting practice for at least two years and that they have previous experience at a top tier consulting firm. This event is limited to a maximum of 35 attendeess.

 

Benefits of attending: Attendees of past events have said they benefitted from the content sessions and the chance to build relationships with other independent consultants. See Testimonials.

 

Organizers: Mary Kate Scott, Vijay Goel, and Will Bachman

 

Cost:  

$250 for reservations prior to Nov 1, 2015

$350 for reseravations made after Nov 1, 2015