FountainBlue leverages its two decades of experience producing custom events, workshops, fireside chats, interactive trainings and other programs both online and on-site to partner with select corporate partners to produce custom events of interest to internal staff members as well as external partners and customers.
With the rapid changes brought on by the pandemic and its aftermath, recent themes and topics have focused around change.
Strategic Facilitation
- Fireside chats featuring executives regarding product launches, product direction, CSR initiatives, etc.,
- Goal-Setting and Strategic retreats for executives and board members
- Other? We are working on a global board certification and connect with tech companies within the US and far beyond
Team Building
- Program Launch and Debrief
- Goal Setting, Charter, Roles and Responsibilities, Milestones, Deliverables
- Collaboration within and outside organization
- Conflict Resolution and Mediation Strategies
- Other? We have decades of experience working with a wide range of teams
Development and Training
- Problem-Solving
- Decision-Making
- Communication
- Communication Styles
- Aligning Your Thoughts, Words and Actions
- Can You Hear Me Now? Speak so you are heard.
- The Art of Persuasion
- Bringing Out Your Authentic Self
- Connecting with People Not-Like-You
- Managing Your Self-Talk
- Other – it generally boils down to communication – how we can each improve. Let’s discuss how we can customize a communication program for your team!
Leadership and Management
- Leading from Any Chair
- Stepping Up and Stepping In
- Strategies for Swimming Upstream
- Quantify Qualitative Leadership Traits
- Securing Resources to Increase Impact
- Facilitating a Trust-Based, Change-Embracing Workforce
Recent Trainings and Presentations for the HR Community
- SHRM Certification Instructor – for SJSU
- AI for HR – The Good, The Bad and the Ugly – for SD SHRM
Recent and Upcoming Presentations for Entrepreneurs
- So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur – for SDSU Entrepreneurship Forum
- Diversifying Revenue Models – for SDSU Lavin Entrepreneur Center
Recent Client Talks and Presentations
- The Art and Science of Persuasion – for a Client Program Leadership Team
- Re-Build, Re-USE, or Re-Tire: A Framework for Evaluating Code Base – for a Client Engineering Team
Email us if you would like to discuss a program we can do for YOUR group, team or organization.
Although each meeting varies in objective, in size, in format, our custom events generally involve:
- training and interactive discussion on innovation and leadership related topics of interest;
- partnerships with an ecosystem of internal and external stakeholders;
- learnings which are transferable throughout and across individuals, teams, companies and industries and
- engagement at all levels across the participating company, with executive backing from senior management.
Our custom event production services include:
- Participation in a pre-meeting to gauge background and objectives for an upcoming program;
- Development of an Event Project plan to include abstract, objectives, logistics, agenda, bios, communications and outreach strategy, etc.,
- Integration of event with overall corporate, marketing or HR/leadership objectives, in collaboration with event leaders;
- Facilitation of a panelist prep call to coordinate messaging and content and address operational and administrative questions;
- Facilitation and coordination of overall event program and panel or workshop discussion; and
- Production of follow-up notes for review and approval by participating panelists and hosts/sponsors,
- Distribution of notes to attendees if desired, and
- Follow-up/debrief with event production and leadership team.
Our rates are $3000 for two to four hours or a daily rate of $5000, and includes all planning, management and follow-up for each program. For more information, please e-mail us at info@whenshespeaks.com.