Speaking
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AIGA WEBINAR, 2020
Rethink Your Business Model to Thrive During Changing Times
Online Conference
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AIGA National Conference Las Vegas 2016
Optimizing your in-house design department
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AIGA Miami, 2018
The 5 Questions you need to ask your prospect before you even think about a proposal.
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Why The Creatives Will be The Most Important People in the Room
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EO The Entrepreneurs Organization
Toronto 2017
How to Be Different
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Design Leaders Conference, Dublin 2018
How to have a business that’s so different everyone will want to be your client
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Business Mastery Conference
Monterey California 2016
How to Stand Out
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Business Accelerator
Chicago 2018
How to Stand Out
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Hoffman Institute International Conference
Barcelona 2015
How to Know Your Difference
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Topic: The Agency Wake-Up Call: The Real Reason Clients Aren’t Buying
Talk Summary:
Creative agencies are facing a pivotal moment. Traditional business development tactics, rebranding, refreshed messaging, and louder marketing aren’t landing the way they used to. Clients have changed. What they want, how they buy, and what they value have shifted dramatically. Many agencies are frustrated, overworked, underpaid, and dangerously close to burnout. This talk is a wake-up call for creative agency owners and leaders ready to stop spinning their wheels and start building the business clients actually want to hire.
Drawing from 20+ years in design, brand strategy, and new business development, I’ll break down what’s really going on in the client-agency relationship today and how to evolve your business model to meet the moment. It’s not about another marketing hack. It’s about redefining how you operate and aligning your offer to measurable client impact.
This session is raw, research-backed, and designed to spark immediate clarity and action.
We have all commented on how strong, well-planned, and thoughtful your curriculum is. We know that the content is relevant, timely, and impactful and we love your calming, approachable, inspirational, and human-centered style.
Kathleen Budny, Program Director, AIGA
The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) is a global network of more than 7,500 business owners in 38 countries. Our group is a very dynamic group of individuals and Rhonda was able to keep everyone focused and engaged. She got people thinking in a different way and there was good takeaway value. The feedback from our members has been great.”
David McLoughlin, Learning Chair EO