Learn the tools to help you think fast and talk smart. With over five decades of experience, Dr. Roger Flax, local entrepreneur, producer and author, will host a FREE, upbeat, and entertaining presentation on how to change your life through high-impact, dynamic, spontaneous public speaking at the Summit YMCA on Wednesday, October 12, 6:30-7:30 PM. Following the seminar, Dr. Flax will be signing copies of his most recent book, available for purchase "No Stopping You! How to Win the Game of Life". All proceeds from books purchased at this event will be donated back to the YMCA's Annual Campaign. Find details below.
10/12 | WEDNESDAY | 6:30-7:30 PM
SUMMIT YMCA
COST: FREE
Pre-registration required to reduce time at check-in.
All proceeds from books purchased at this event will be donated back to the Summit Area YMCA's Annual Campaign. Our Annual Campaign donors help us keep our programs and services accessible to all by donating to provide financial assistance for those who would otherwise be unable to afford a Y membership. They also allow us to keep our cause-driven programs, like Fridays in Motion for teens with special needs and LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA for cancer survivors, free.
Dr. Roger Flax, leadership consultant, author, filmmaker, songwriter and Summit local built one of USA’s most successful talent development/training conducting seminars in 5 continents for 400+ organizations, since 1970. He's impacted millions via radio & TV interviews, newspaper, journal & online articles & appeared on CBS, Fox, ABC, CNBC, & in USA Today, NY Times, Wall St. Journal, Business Week, Fortune, Forbes, Barron's, Inc, Bottom Line, Entrepreneur. Author of No Stopping You! How to Win the Game of Life (Hachette Books), 156 Business-Excellence Poems & Pryde of the World musical/screenplay. Roger also wrote and produced ”The Last Home Run” which played on HBO and Showtime, and “30 Days which is available through Netflix.
He’s coached numerous CEO’s, Chairmen, Presidents & a USA Presidential Candidate and is currently writing 4 books. His web-based Horizon Talent Developer™, a feedback/mentoring/coaching tool, gives leaders & high potentials feedback on how they’re perceived in 21 key leadership areas & he licenses/customizes this web-based technology to organizations. He produced/directed global meetings including J&J WW Pharma Conf, Exec Law Forum globally & HCC video; Medical Device R&D Conf; Novartis' Winning Ethically & Legally; Hollister's High-Impact Presentations; USA Today's Power Presentations. His firm's Building Character for Life, a digitized, experiential & home schooling Character Program for kids 7-12 years old, was just launched in the USA.
Flax spends much of his free time pursuing his other passions, tennis, song-writing and filmmaking. He lives in Summit, NJ with his wife Dr. Judy Flax, former Rutgers University Senior Scientist, with whom he has 3 sons.
Why do some people succeed tremendously, feel very good about themselves, and simply can’t wait for the next day? While others have all the desire, smarts, talent and motivation to greatly succeed, but something’s missing… To respected corporate leadership guru Dr. Roger Flax, the answer is simple: winning the game of life begins and ends with relationships. "No Stopping You! How to Win the Game of Life" gives you the playbook, along with actionable tools to determine what makes people tick and how to win them over; how to establish instant rapport, trust and credibility; and how to leverage those qualities into outstanding business and personal success, with strong and long-term “win-win” relationships.
CONTACT:
Mission Advancement & Development Director
SUMMIT AREA YMCA
tiffany.escott@thesay.org
In 1886, we were founded as the Young Men's Christian Association, but today, we are The Y. An association that values, and is made stronger by, its diverse people. We stand for youth development, healthy living and social responsibility — For a better us. We are committed to creating equal opportunity for all regardless of gender, age, disability, income, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religious affiliation. We strive to create a welcoming and inclusive culture in which our four core values — responsibility, honesty, caring and respect — are integral to everyday operations.
Each year, as one of the area’s leading 501(c)3 charitable organizations, the Summit Area YMCA serves more than 15,000 individuals with our free and fee-based programs and services in an area spanning the New Jersey communities of Berkeley Heights, Gillette, Millburn, New Providence, Short Hills, Springfield, Stirling and Summit. Our history is rooted in working side-by-side with our neighbors to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive. Through the generosity of our members, donors, and partners, we are able to offer financial assistance for our programs and services to those in need.
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