Joey Tamer has been a successful consultant for 30 years now. She's never held a job.

Your consulting practice may have been an obvious choice for you or a challenging change. But you have opted for this work life, and every day, every year, you have the chance to make it better, and to create the practice and the life you want to craft from being an independent.

On October 13, we will discuss some of the consulting disciplines that no one talks about out loud -- about personal power, about courage, about clarity and enforcement in our policies, about walking away from certain opportunities. We will share stories of the good, the bad, the ugly and the glorious.

These disciplines include:

• Remembering the hidden secrets of success as a consultant.
• Recognizing and avoiding the hidden killers of consulting companies.
• Managing your money to create the freedom to act.
• Learning and knowing what you want, so you can get it even as your needs change over time.
• Making a direct request and getting what you want.
• Learning to know what you don’t want, then when and how to say no, and how to enforce it.
• Building these disciplines into your pricing and payment policies, your contracts, your ethics, and your client communications, so that they become self-enforcing.
• Avoiding the dread that we all feel sometimes
• Getting continuously better at these strategies and tactics that create the life and the consulting practice you want.

Don't miss this all important breakfast meeting on October 13, which may be life changing as well as a great networking experience with your fellow consultants in the greater Orange County area. Expect a lively discussion.

Joey Tamer's earlier IMC presentation at LAX received highest ratings.

Joey Tamer, Business Strategy Consultant & Speaker

Joey Tamer (www.joeytamer.com) is an internationally acclaimed strategic consultant and capital strategist who works with technology startups to Fortune 500 companies. She also advises consultants on the growth and profitability of their practices. Clients include J.P. Morgan Capital, Sony, IBM, Apple, Hearst, Blockbuster, Technicolor, Harper Collins, NEC, Time-Warner, Agfa and Scitex. Her work includes strategies and implementation on entry, exit, capitalization, R.O.I., growth, positioning, pricing, distribution, risk assessment, new markets, international expansion, due diligence, and intellectual property. She speaks and publishes widely. She can be reached at joey@joeytamer.com or 310 245 5310

Time & Location

This meeting will be held in the Mezzanine Restaurant, 19800 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine, CA 92612 (in basement of 19800 building, left tower). This classy restaurant is easy to get to from the 405 or 73 freeways, or from Jamboree or MacArthur. The driveway entrance is from Fairchild Road, not MacArthur. When coming from the 73, exit on Jamboree. Park in the structure. Parking will be validated.

This one of our monthly Orange County IMC Breakfast meetings -- a great low-cost learning and networking opportunity for your consulting business. These meetings are now held near OC Airport on the second Friday of every month.

• Place: Mezzanine Restaurant, 19800 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine, CA 92612
• Date: Friday, October 13, 2006
• Time: 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
• Cost: $10 for IMC members, $20 for non-members, exact change appreciated. This includes any choice from the IMC hot breakfast menu, tax and tip included. Park in the structure. Parking will be validated.
• RSVP: Via email to Harald Weiss.