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SUMMARY:5 Things I Did to Build My Practice and 5 Things I Wish I Had Done
DESCRIPTION:Solopreneurs building an Understanding-Based conflict resolution practice need more than just skill in supporting clients – it takes strategy\, patience\, and a willingness to try\, fail\, and repeat! Join Caitlin Meredith and Melanie Rowen\, two experienced Understanding-Based practitioners who are also professional/business development coaches\, for an honest\, practical conversation about what it takes to build a business from the ground up or transition from another kind of practice. \nWhat We’ll Cover \n\nThe early moves that made the biggest difference – and why\nCommon mistakes and what we’d do differently today\nFinding your niche and articulating your value to clients\nBuilding referral networks and establishing credibility\nThe business fundamentals mediators often overlook\nStaying motivated through the slow-build phase\n\nParticipants will have space to share their own experiences\, ask questions\, and learn from each other. \n\nTrainers\n\n\nMelanie Rowen is a mediator and conflict coach who believes in the power of understanding-based conflict resolution to transform our world. She frequently trains individuals and groups on conflict resolution skills with the Center for Understanding in Conflict and in other settings. \nMelanie has worked in professional development for many years\, including previously as the Associate Director for Public Interest & Public Sector Programs at Berkeley Law and in attorney development at Latham & Watkins LLP. In her law practice career\, Melanie litigated civil rights cases\, including marriage equality\, employment discrimination\, issues involving transgender and gender non-conforming youth and their families and issues facing LGBTQI elders\, at the National Center for LGBTQ Rights. Melanie’s mediation\, coaching and training practice focuses on improving dynamics where ongoing relationships are essential\, including workplace teams\, family and community organizational settings. \n\n\nCaitlin Meredith\, MPH\, MA\, is a mediator\, coach and conflict skills trainer who works with individuals\, organizations and families navigating transitions and conflict. Her curiosity about conflict led to 13 years with Doctors Without Borders in war zones in sub-Saharan Africa\, and then to consulting in the criminal justice system.\n\nAfter working in the aftermath of big conflicts\, she decided to learn more about preventing and working through disagreements through courageous conversations. This curiosity led her to the Center for Understanding in Conflict. In addition to her private practice\, Caitlin volunteers her time as a mediator for community and court-based mediation programs in Colorado and California. She also teaches Core Mediation and Negotiation classes at the Monterey College of Law and co-hosts a podcast about women’s financial literacy. In all of her endeavors\, Caitlin finds honest\, clear and vulnerable communication to be the key ingredient for creating meaningful connections in our lives. Also\, humor.
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