Covid 19 Update | 2020 Conference JUNE 21 - 24th Was a Great Success!
May 2 – May 5 | Sun – Wed | Asheville, NC
Bounce FORWARD with Power in 2021!
PACE 2021 Annual Conference
Keynote: Zig Ziglar Team
Bring Your Senior Sales and Marketing Leaders
Special EARLY-BIRD Pricing from $700 through March 15
Event Overview
Bounce FORWARD with Power in 2021!
Register Your Team.
Strategize with Your Peers.
Leverage New Growth Opportunities.
Your Clients Need You Now, More Than Ever!
Recover, Regroup, and Rebuild – Together
Tomorrow belongs to the bold, agile, and digital. Luckily, that’s us. It has to be. Now, more than ever, we need each other – and we need technology, not only to survive, but to bounce back — no, FORWARD! — full force and really thrive.
We can rebound so much faster if we combine our genius. Comrades in the trenches. Friends before competitors, right? We’re all going through an unprecedented, difficult time. The world’s business landscape has changed in ways that we never imagined. We’re in the trenches and we need each other to get back to high ground. For almost 40 years, we’ve been on the cutting edge of innovation, making history. We can’t stop now.
We need concrete, actionable strategies to reboot and triumph – and that’s what the 2021 PACE Annual Conference is all about.
Sales, marketing and technology: we need to excel in all three in order to charge ahead. Our speakers are experts at digital success. The sessions are practical and aimed at capitalizing on newfound opportunity caused by the pandemic, and protecting your company from future uncertainty. Be sure to bring your senior sales and marketing managers to keep them on the digital forefront.
Technology is king, especially for PEOs moving forward. From processing payroll, onboarding new clients and employees, providing HR services and documents, to prospecting with social media, and everything in between, it is all digital now. If your service cannot be provided quickly and efficiently, you will be at a competitive disadvantage. Technology is not an option; it is a business imperative.
Our PACE Annual Conference is the one conference you must attend to turbocharge and emerge victorious.
Come to where senior PEO leaders freely share their insights on what’s working and what’s not, in a fun and spirited environment, where transparency, honesty, and friendship come standard.
We’re going to succeed – together.
The Speakers
Industry Experts You Trust.
Tom Ziglar
CEO, Ziglar, Inc.
Proud Son of Zig Ziglar
Executive Coach, Motivational Speaker
Matt Rush
Ziglar Team | Inspirational Speaker & Farm Boy
Scott Klososky
Founder, Future Point of View
Scott Klososky has lived on the leading edge of technology innovation and its impact on the business world and society in general. He is recognized globally for his unique ability to accurately predict future digital trends.
John Slavic
Owner, Slavic401k
Ryan McInerney
CEO, Bluematter
George Gersema
PACE Conference Chairman
Kim Egginton
PACE Executive Director
CEO, Lady Egg Productions
Hon. Bill Sarpalius
Former US Congressman
CEO, Advantage Associates Int’l
Phil Urso
Chief Sales Officer,
Vensure Employer Services
Bobby Sarver
CEO, Continuum HR
Britt Landrum III
CEO & President, Landrum
Corey Hookstra
President, eESI
Torben Madson
Partner: Miller, Tack, and Madson
The Schedule
2021 Conference Agenda
*Agenda events and times are subject to change.
SAT, MAY 1
6:00 PM Cordell Hull Memorial Dinner
By Special Reservation Only – The Cordell Hull Memorial Dinner is indeed a very special pre-conference event. Join us for this wonderful evening! Seating is limited; secure your spot soon! $500 per person.
6:00 PM
Cordell Hull Memorial Dinner | Sat, April 25
By special reservation only – The Cordell Hull Memorial Dinner is indeed a very special pre-conference event. If you’d like to join us for this wonderful evening, please call Ray O’Leary at 804-338-4363. $500 per person.
10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Legendary Golf
Swing into a round of golf on the legendary 18-hole course at The Omni Grove Park Inn — and maybe win a prize!
5:00 - 6:30 PM
Registration
6:30 - 8:00 PM
Welcome Reception
Enjoy some time networking, greeting old friends, and making new ones at this hosted reception at our hotel.
7:30 - 8:30 AM
Registration and Networking Breakfast
8:30 - 9:00 AM
Welcome, Invocation, Flag Ceremony, & Kickoff
Don Taylor – PACE President and President, Personnel Plus, Inc.
George Gersema – PACE Conference Chairman
9:00 - 9:30 AM
Economics of Recovery in Post-Covid World
Presented by John Slavic – President and Founder, Slavic401k.com
The economic effect of COVID19 has had enormous economic consequences for everyone, every business entity, and especially small and medium-sized businesses. Consequently, PEOs have played a significant role in dealing with the new complexities presented by the pandemic. John’s presentation will examine the economics surrounding the PEO industry and their implications for the near term and long future of our industry.
9:30 - 9:40 AM
Quick Break
9:40 - 10:25 AM
Economics of Recovery in Post-Covid World, continued
Presented by John Slavic – President and Founder, Slavic401k.com
10:25 - 10:50 AM
Networking Break
10:50 - 11:35 AM
The Digital Transformation Sped Up: Now What?
Presented by Scott Klososky – Co-Founder, Future Point of View
With light at the end of the tunnel that we went into in 2020, it is time to think more expansively about what happened in the market with technology tools and processes and what that will mean to PEOs. We know the distributed workforce will expand. We know organizations learned how to use online collaboration tools at a higher level. We all learned how to use self-service technologies to get what we once did in person. All of this adds up to new opportunities for PEOs to provide value in the market. Scott Klososky spends most of his time looking ahead so as to help others make wise strategy decisions. Come along on the journey as he describes the opportunities for you to invest in now, if you are willing!
11:35 - 11:45 AM
Quick Break
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
The Digital Transformation Sped Up: Now What?, continued
Presented by Scott Klososky – Co-Founder, Future Point of View
12:30 - 1:30 PM
Networking Lunch
1:30 - 2:05 PM
Surprising New Marketing Hacks for Real Success
Presented by Ryan McInerney – President, Bluematter
2:05 - 2:15 PM
Quick Break
2:15 - 2:55 PM
Surprising New Marketing Hacks for Real Success, continued
Presented by Ryan McInerney – President, Bluematter
2:55 - 3:10 PM
Networking Break
3:10 - 4:10 PM
Special Insider’s View of Today’s Political Landscape
Presented by Bill Sarpalius – Former Congressman and President/CEO, Advantage Associates
Who would have thought that a virus would disrupt the entire world? A virus that has impacted every business in the US and every PEO. We will talk about how the government has responded and the politics behind the trillions of dollars in stimulus money, not to mention the election drama and change in party power. Bill will give us his best assessment, as our man on the ground in D.C.
4:10 PM
Adjourn – Evening on Your Own
7:30 - 8:30 AM
Networking Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Leading Powerfully in Times of Disruption, Challenge, and Change
Presented by The Zig Ziglar Team: Tom Ziglar and Matt Rush – Tom is CEO, Ziglar, Inc.
Inspiration, leadership, motivation, and concrete strategies for you, your employees, and your clients.
9:30 - 9:50 AM
Stretch Break
9:50 - 10:50 AM
Leading Powerfully in Times of Disruption, Challenge, and Change, continued
Presented by The Zig Ziglar Team: Tom Ziglar and Matt Rush – Tom is CEO, Ziglar, Inc.
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10:50 - 11:15 AM
Networking Break
11:15 - 11:30 AM
New Opportunity for Small Focus Groups
Presented by David Avakian – Principal, DVA Consulting | PACE Past President
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Selling with Inspiration
Presented by Phil Urso – Chief Sales Officer, Vensure Employer Services
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Networking Lunch & Elections
1:00 - 1:40 PM
Lively PEO Panel Discussion: What’s Working — and WHAT NOW?
Presented by Bobby Sarver, Jim Grimm and others TBA – PEO Industry Leaders
1:40 - 1:50 PM
Quick Break
1:50 - 2:30 PM
Lively PEO Panel Discussion: What’s Working — and WHAT NOW?, continued
Presented by Bobby Sarver, Jim Grimm and others TBA – PEO Industry Leaders
2:30 - 2:45 PM
Wrap-Up
George Gersema – PACE Conference Chairman
6:00 PM
Gala Dinner and Auction
Come join your friends and enjoy a wonderful evening of dinner, music, an open bar, and a LIVE AUCTION. Always one of the Conference favorites, this year promises to be bigger and better than ever before. Join us for a cocktail and dinner, and spend a little money for PACE’s benefit, won’t you?
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