Day 1: Passion Pillar
Day 2: Product Pillar
Day 3: Promote Pillar
Day 4: Propel Pillar and Graduation
8:30-9:00 a.m. Networking
Students will be taught the art of socializing about one’s businesses. Distribution of name tags, facilities introduction, founder introductions and the day’s content layout will occur.
9:00-9:20 a.m. Passion Presentation #1 With Handouts
Michael informs students how to foster their vision, both business and personal, and pinpoint what fears would hold the students back from achieving such vision. The first powerful conversion of Ideology to Imagery occurs. With the knowledge of such fears, students will know to recognize and neutralize them in the future. All the while, students will apply the lessons of Passion Presentation #1 by completing the assigned homework.
9:20-9:50 a.m. Assignment Completion, Question and Answer Session
Students will implement what they learned from the presentation by completing handouts. Students will pose any questions they may have, and gain further clarity in the process.
9:50 a.m.-10:05 a.m. Fifteen Minute Break, Bonding with fellow forward-thinking students
10:05-10:20 a.m. Passion Presentation #2 With Handouts
Marc teaches the value of time management, how to implement it into your daily schedule and what tools to use.
10:20-10:50 a.m. Assignment Completion, Question and Answer Session
Students will implement what they learned from the presentation by completing handouts. Students will pose any questions they may have, and gain further clarity in the process.
10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Ten Minute Break, Bonding with fellow forward-thinking students
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Lunch Break
Students will eat lunch while enjoying Fordham University’s scenic campus if weather permits.
12:00 p.m.-12:15 p.m. Passion Presentation #3 With Handouts
Michael funnels the students’ broad visions (established in the Passion Presentation #1) into a Top Ten Passion list. The second conversion of Imagery to Information takes place. The criteria for the Top Ten List include the three pillars of connectivity and authenticity.
12:15 p.m. -12:45 p.m. Assignment Completion, Question and Answer Session
Students will implement what they learned from the presentation by completing handouts. Students will pose any questions they may have, and gain further clarity in the process.
12:45 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Fifteen Minute Break, Bonding with fellow forward-thinking students
1:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Passion Presentation #4
Marc guides the students to choose their Top Passion, the driving idea that they will package into products and services for the duration of this program and beyond. Because they will learn the methodology to do so, the future Business Whiz Kids can readily repeat the process circumvented around a different passion. Students will apply the lessons of Passion Presentation #4 by completing the assigned homework.
1:15-1:45 p.m. Assignment Completion, Question and Answer Session
Students will implement what they learned from the presentation by completing handouts. Students will pose any questions they may have, and gain further clarity in the process.
1:45 p.m.-1:55 p.m. Ten Minute Break, Bonding with fellow forward-thinking students
1:55 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Reflection, Dynamic Questioning to Wrap Up the Presentations, Final Inquiries, Networking, and Send-Off
Every handout will be discussed, and the students will reflect on how different they are from the start of the day because of what the presentations have taught them. Students will ask final questions, consult with us and their peers in the sentiment of networking, and be sent off. They will return for the next four days ready to manifest their business beliefs.
Days 2 and 3, Product and Promote, follow a similar schedule with tailored content. The final day, Propel, contains graduation certificate distribution as well.