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MAY: Creating World-Class Customer ExperiencesConquer the marketplace with unique offerings & trend insights7Days: Q3 2014
WHERE: The iconic Villa Bali Bali in Bali, Indonesia
Power, vision, focus — Laila is a powerhouse radiating ideas and inspiration, but always in a way that signals a clear, sharp and analytical approach...if I had to choose one person to join me in creating a new and visionary concept, Laila would be the obvious choice!Michael Linden, Vornie Astrophysicist and Chief Adviser at DTU Space, National Space Institute
What if you could provide a unique, unforgettable customer experience that sets you apart from the competition—forever?What if your clients found so much value in your offering that they made it go viral—simply because they love it so much?
And what if you could be schooled in cutting-edge technology, psychology and trends that will impact your business in the future—all while identifying and curing your business blind spots?
Using strategies that have made companies such as Build a Bear Workshops, Starbucks, GeekSquad and the Lego Group successful, Creating World-Class Customer Experiences will take your business to the next level with inspiring, fun and incredibly in-depth training.
“I want to give Kris my best recommendations and can only encourage others to use DARE2 in their business. Kris has time and time again shown great knowledge in his field of expertise and always delivers more than expected.”
Rafael Grill, Marketing Manager at Nets A/SProfound in its content and sweeping in its coverage, Creating World Class Customer Experiences will dive deep into your business or project to investigate it from forward-thinking applied theory and focused business strategies. Utilizing fun, cutting-edge tools and methods such as LEGO® Serious Play® and facilitated “think-shops,” this course will examine your businesses strengths and weaknesses while identifying the white spaces that hold undiscovered potential.Through one-on-one coaching and interactive seminars you will discover how to benefit from upcoming mega-trends and influencers, as well as get insight on the latest significant tech developments freshly acquired from the exclusive Singularity University. These insights will give you an unprecedented edge in developing your ideas based on both your vision and the likely economic and societal progressions that influence the business and the consumer world—the powerful applied theory called “futureproofing.”Additionally, you will be led through an investigation of the brain: how to affect fundamental conscious and unconscious human drives through neuroscience tools and experience design. Through the execution of these break-through strategies, you will leave the program understanding how to design unique, world-class customer experiences and game-changing business differentiators. Your offerings and ideas will skyrocket into the stratosphere—and you’re going to have a blast the whole ride there! -
About Laila & Kris
Laila Pawlak, Founder & Chief Impact Officer, DARE2 & DARE2mansion
Laila is a great speaker, she is very creative, executes like a marine soldier AND has a rare combination of being able to focus both on the big picture while never forgetting to have attention on the details.
You would be very lucky to work with her. My best recommendations!
Steffen Hedebrandt, Country Manager, Nordics at Elance.com
Kris and Laila run the company DARE2, a world-leading experience design agency and think tank for developing transformational customer experiences. Along with their strong network organization, Kris and Laila have done extensive research in unfolding what creates great experiences— and how experiences can have a transformative, positive impact on individuals.
Through the years DARE2 have guided hundreds of companies and entrepreneurs on the journey of releasing and optimizing the full customer experience, and thousands have been inspired through their workshops and keynotes. Furthermore, Kris and Laila are among the most advanced LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® faciltators in the world.
With DARE2, Kris & Laila are on a quest to help companies, startups and individuals create positive impact through in-depth research, counseling, training, and a number of non-profit projects. In 2012 they were the first company outside of the USA to win the prestigious Experience Management Achievement Award from Pine & Gilmore — the fathers of Experience Economy.Laila & Kris are entrepreneurs at heart and hold a strong voice for the startup community. In 2012 they opened DARE2mansion—a 1300m2 Professional Playground in Copenhagen, which is the “Home of Opportunity” for a diverse group of entrepreneurs and free agents as well as a hub for businesses and academia. The place has—naturally—a dedicated room full of LEGOs, where they help companies build the successes of their future.
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March: Growth Hacking for StartupsData Driven Marketing with Jacqueline Biggs7days: 24th of March - 30th of MarchWHERE: the legendary villas used for Project Getaway in Bali, Indonesia“Few people are or can be considered an expert in their field—without a doubt Jacqueline Biggs is a guru.” - Roger VanstoneAdd some rocket-fuel to your business with international best-selling author and expert marketer Jacqueline Biggs. In this comprehensive course, you’ll be guided through an interactive week of business-boosting through growth-hacking. You’ll create and test hypotheses while you learn, achieving immediate results with the support of group workshops and one to one sessions. In just seven days, you’ll see notable improvements in your business—and have a whole lot of fun in the process.
It’s time to bring your business up to speed with your big vision.
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About Jacqueline BiggsCo-founder of Brand Camp and Growth Consultant:Jacqueline's LinkedIn profile“A brilliant course! Very clever strategic thinking PLUS an insight into the hard work and focus which are also required to make it all happen. Top notch!” - Lis AllenJacqueline has worked as a business strategist for the last fourteen years and has extensive experience taking global brands to market across multiple sectors. Whilst at Euro RSCG and M&C Saatchi's agencies her clients included Foster's & Kronenbourg beer, Intel, Proctor & Gamble, Kellogg's, Jean Paul Gaultier, Paul Smith, Glaxo Smith Kline and Reckitt Benckiser whilst working in Sydney, New York and London.In 2009, Jacqueline left the corporate world to work as an advisor to startups and SMEs and is subsidised by the UK government to help ambitious businesses achieve rapid, high and sustainable growth. An expert at helping start-ups and small businesses to set up growth hacking systems, processes, and mindsets, Jacqueline does not follow the typical marketing rulebook. Every strategy and every tactic Jacqueline teaches is focused on growth. Often working with start-ups with little or no budget, Jacqueline shows them how to hack the system to grow their companies by building marketing into the very products they create. Her approach to marketing focuses on what is testable, trackable and scalable - it's metric based and ROI focused. Email, pay per click, data, API's, social media and lean methodology are the tools of this new marketing trade. If you want to get, maintain and multiply attention in a scalable way, work with Jacqueline.
Jacqueline is the author of two international best selling books: “Business Email Marketing: proven tips, solutions and tools for small business owners” and “Marketing to Win: how small business owners can do more with less.”
“Jacqueline has a vast knowledge in marketing and she can prove it—2 bestselling books! But not only that, she also has a great way of teaching others how to do it for themselves. She's extremely generous in sharing her expertise and helps you hands-on with your own stuff. I highly recommend her courses.” -Beatrice Buchser
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April: Fundraising for StartupsHow to Raise $1M Like A Pro with Steffen Thilsted7days: 1st of April - 7th of AprilWHERE: the legendary villas used for Project Getaway in Bali, Indonesia“Steffen really knows the ins and outs of fundraising, and is one of the few who can truly say that he has done it before.” - Harry Harrison, CEO at Joinsafari.com
Make that first investor meeting count.
When the future of your startup relies on fundraising, full comprehension of the process and impeccable implementation is paramount. Early on, startups often fail from lack of knowledge, clear objectives and proper analysis. However, with a firm foundation, expert guidance and the right connections—fundraising goes from an impossible feat to an achievable undertaking. -
About Steffen ThilstedAngel Investor, Fundraising Advisor to Startups, and TeacherSteffen's LinkedIn profile“Steffen is an inspirational entrepreneur with a keen eye for strategic decisions. He has helped Lendino leapfrog some of the most eminent threats all start-ups are faced with” - Andreas Christensen, Co-founder of Lendino.dkSteffen Thilsted is an angel investor, fundraising advisor to startups, and teacher of a joint entrepreneurship course at Copenhagen Business School—where as a student he won the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award in recognition of the establishment of “1Calendar” in collaboration with Copenhagen School of Entrepreneurship. Known in the industry as a passionate and tenacious leader, he’s helped raise more than $7.5M for several tech ventures, including Birdback, the first ever company to provide open card-linking solutions in Europe. He’s been an active part of 500Startups and Springboard (Techstars London), won the Venture Cup 2011 in the Mobile & Web category, and his efforts were recently featured on TechCrunch.
Steffen was born in a quaint town outside Copenhagen. He began following his entrepreneurial ambition in high school by founding a now-defunct travel agency. His favorite pastimes include mountain climbing—not just in reaching the top, but in recognizing the many accomplishments that are soon to follow once the summit is reached.
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The TeamTom HugesFounderFor Tom, there’s nothing better than creating kick-ass events that connect passionate entrepreneurs with powerful ideas and each other. (Except for maybe pizza. Pizza is a close second.) After several years of taking the lead on the highly-acclaimed Project Getaway event series, Tom Huges wanted to make his vision of teaching entrepreneurs invaluable skills more accessible. The result is Getaway Ignite: focused, week-long events where startups meet, grow, and learn in paradise.
Tom’s background in law and international travel make for a formidable combination of strategy and energy, and his events are known for being equal parts enriching and fun. His infectious smile, get-it-done attitude and positivity set the tone for all of his events.
Laura VivianaBrand & Marketing DirectorWith a combination background of Events Marketing and Advertising Copywriting, Laura Viviana is the driving force behind translating Getaway Ignite’s dynamic brand to it’s audience. With six years of messaging experience, (her last position being a lead copywriter in a high-powered legal publishing firm on Wall St.), Laura is equal parts colorful and strategic. When she’s not slinging ink or brainstorming on Getaway Ignite’s brand positioning, she’s eating pizza with Tom, surfing, and writing poems.Sheila "Savvi" McCarthyMarketing CoordinatorWhen it comes to superpowers, Savvi’s extensive background in training and teaching is just the tip of the iceberg. Over the course of her career, she’s taught over 40,000 people in 300 cities on a variety of topics—from learning French to communications and technical training. Savvi also runs a killer event—her last major endeavor was co-creating an interactive Hollywood-themed affair in France for two-hundred marketing professionals in the aviation industry. Driven yet easy going, Savvi’s zest for life is supremely contagious and she’s been known to 'not save anything for the swim back'. When she’s not cooking up brilliant ideas for her projects, she can be found decompressing in nature, sometimes accompanied with pizza. Of note: she takes it with extra parmesan (aka crack). -
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