Yesterday I had the privilege of speaking at LaidOffCamp Phoenix, a wonderful gathering of folks who have been laid off and those who want to help them get back on their feet.
Having been laid off myself (twice, most recently in January), I can certainly understand the feelings of hurt, anxiety and sadness that come with being laid off. It was great to see so many more smiling faces at the end of the day than there had been at the beginning. I met wonderful folks and was inspired by great speakers and new friends.
I will post relevant links and thoughts using the “LaidOffCamp” tag as they come up. If you have questions, hit me up on Twitter (@susanbaier) or post a comment and I’ll do my best to be helpful.
Hang in there people!
RESOURCES
I’ve uploaded my presentation from the conference here.
Here is Charlene Kingston’s great site with her presentation and e-book “5 Truths About Working From Home”. She also has a great e-book “Twitter for Beginners” here.
Jim and Sonia Graham’s presentation “51 Steps to Start Your Business” is here.
Here’s a Twitter list of folks from the conference (I’ll update as I get more):
Rachel Reese: @rachelreese
Charlene Kingston: @kinchie
Karen Burns: @workinggirl
Susan Baier: @susanbaier
Pam Slim: @pamslim
James Archer: @jamesarcher
Joseph Guadagno: @jguadagno
Sharon Bowerman: @sbowerman
Yuri Artibise: @yartibise
Jay Thompson: @PhxREguy
Jim Graham: @StartUpNowUS
Justin McHood: @jmchood
Curtis Miller: @curtism
Sonia Graham: @MBAAZ
Matt Clower: @clowerpower
Heather Herr: @MsHerr
April Holle: @aprilholle
Evo Terra: @evo_terra
Chris Coneybeer: @coneybeer
Wendy Coneybeer: @wconeybeer
D. Patrick Lewis: @dpatricklewis
Marc Chung: @heisenthought
Chuck Reynolds: @chuckreynolds
Amy Sellers: @amysellers
Calie Waterhouse: @CWaterhouse
Catherine Ford: @Catherine_Ford
Steven Rose: @Steven_Rose
Krystopher James: @krystoferjames
Teri Reiter: @simpleoneaz
Patrick Harter: @tryharter
Aidan Foley: @Aidan_Foley
Chris Chandler: @squanderingtime
Steve Andrews: @steveandrews
Bob Wilson: @sleeman44
Tim Hardy: @iamtimhardy
Byron Bowerman: @BM5k
Remi Taylor: @DevFu
Jill Bernstein: @jillinski
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I’ve heard great reviews about LaidOffCamp already, Susan. Kudos to you for sharing your hard-earned experience and advice.
Especially thank you for including my personal branding blog post in your presentation. As someone who, like you, was laid off recently and took the opportunity to start the business I’m passionate about, I wrote about personal branding from personal experience. I hope it will help others in the same situation.
FYI, there’s a typo in my Twitter handle in your presentation: It’s @EdTankersley. People seem to be finding me, anyway!
Susan,
LaidOffCamp was a success due to the caliber of speakers involved in the event. The space was wonderful as well.
Thanks for sharing your slides. I thought your presentation was dead on for the audience and very relevant to help people move forward. You met them where they were and gave them hope to move forward one step at a time.
It was a pleasure sitting in your session. I plan to check out many of the people and sites you recommend here.
I look forward to meeting again soon.
@tryharter
Thanks so much guys! It was a very rewarding event for me to participate in, too. I hope we can help them lift their spirits and find new opportunities. Thanks for your support and kind words!
Wow, is about all I can say (or type)…. the speakers were top notch. I’ve worked for corporate 50 companies and the speakers yesterday bypassed anyone I’ve had the privilege of hearing (maybe we should have held up score cards after the presentation like the Olympics???) so kidding. Each one 10++++++
The facility was great and the food was yummy.
You each lifted my spirits and I hope we keep this thing alive and I’d love to be of service at the next event (clean-up, tear-down, whatever).
It was also great have “Doc” (can’t remember her name and too lazy to hunt down my notes) from City of Phoenix drive clear across the valley to share with us, last minute. I’m going to take a peak at what she presented. As I tried to articulate when Pam was presenting, the longer I’m a way from work and professionals; I’m losing my vocabulary and ability to speak.
You all ROCKED!!! Geez, I joined tweeter Saturday night and now you can’t shut me up.