World Class Speaker Lineup at Focus on Competitive Advantage 2015

FOCA 2015 will not only provide participants with an inside understanding at what makes profitable companies successful, it will also provide invaluable networking, problem solving and idea creating discussions that will help launch those in the petroleum industry to the next level.

Weatherford, TX , USA – August 18, 2015 /PressCable/ —

Weatherford, TX, August 8, 2015 – Leading petroleum business experts Meridian Associates know how to succeed. They also know a profitable company derives from a thriving company culture. Meridian will present a world class speaker lineup at the Focus on Competitive Advantage (FOCA) 2015 event to help business professionals learn how their company can profit from happiness in the workplace on October 27-29, 2015, in Tucson, AZ.

Meridian’s highly respected FOCA event, has spanned over two decades and is dedicated to owners, CEOs, CFOs and executive team members who are focused on driving excellence and profit into their organizations. Profit from Happiness is the theme at FOCA 2015.

FOCA 2015 will not only provide participants with an inside understanding at what makes profitable companies successful, it will also provide invaluable networking, problem solving and idea creating discussions that will help launch those in the petroleum industry to the next level. FOCA 2015 participants will hear from these world class speakers:

Betsi Bixby, President of Meridian, will open the speaker line-up. Betsi has been applying her extensive financial knowledge and experience to the petroleum industry for over twenty years. Through her quarterly Money Matters column published by the Petroleum Marketers Association of America (PMAA), and her PetroAnswers.com website.

Shawn Achor, will headline the star studded line up at FOCA 2015. A New York Time’s bestselling author, Achor has become one of the world’s leading experts on the connection between happiness and success. Shawn has worked with over a third of the Fortune 100 companies, and lectured in more than 50 countries as well as authored New York Times best-selling books The Happiness Advantage (2010) and Before Happiness (2013), as well as Ripple’s Effect and The Orange Frog.

Garrison Wynn, is a bestselling author who explores why younger and older people don’t see eye to eye. From pointers on attracting, motivating and retaining younger employees to ways of preventing older managers from losing their minds, this research-based program shows it’s possible for baby boomers and Gen X and Y employees to work well together.

Bo Burlingham, is editor-at-large of Inc. magazine and the author of five books, the most recent being Finish Big: How Great Entrepreneurs Exit Their Companies on Top (Portfolio/Penguin, 2014). With a strong belief in family business Burlington is a perfect mentor for FOCA 2015.

Dr. Gerald J. Swanson, is an award-winning Department Chair and Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Arizona. Swanson is a trusted national bank board advisor, noted author and economist. He will address how world events impact buyer behavior which in turn affects the top and bottom lines of your petroleum business.

In addition, on October 29, 2015, Meridian is offering four optional workshops for participants. The first workshop – Trucking and Dispatch Strategy will be led by a panel of speakers. The second workshop is Sales Management that Works, will be led by M3 Partner, Tom Latourette. The third workshop is Mastering Your Financials, led by Meridian President Betsi Bixby, and the final workshop will focus on Mastering Crucial Conversations, which will be led by Mark Carpenter. For more information on Focus on Competitive Advantage 2015 visit www.BestPetroEvent.com. To learn how Meridian can help you, please contact Meridian Associates, Inc., at (817) 594-0546 or visit www.askmeridian.com.

About Meridian

Meridian Associates is a team of dedicated professional petro business advisors with extensive experience providing valuable industry knowledge and advice to family petroleum-based businesses, helping them grow and expand their market share.

Meridian currently assists over 3,500 of this country’s petroleum marketers increase cash flow and profits through: Team coaching, Professional education, Strategic planning facilitation, Merger mediation, Business valuation, Brokerage services and more.

Currently the leading provider of petro business valuations to the industry, Meridian maintains the most trusted and complete database of privately held family petroleum businesses throughout the nation.

For more information about us, please visit http://www.askmeridian.com

Contact Info:
Name: Betsi Bixby
Organization: Meridian Associates
Address: 510 S. Bowie Drive
Phone: 8175940546

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