"Maddy captured our attention from the start! Her dynamic, information rich and provocative presentation effectively demonstrated that we are all riding a wave that has the potential to propel organizations and individuals to new, exciting ways of working and living -- or swamp us with uncertainty. Maddy’s excellent use of multimedia enabled us to hear and see the implications of this wave in our lives."
-Glaxo Smith Kline"Your presentation was perfect! Your stories, insights and data painted a comprehensive picture of women and money in a very compelling way."
-Investor Protection Trust"The best part of Maddy's presentation was the way she customized her material. She spoke directly to our industry. Everyone I talked to afterwards agreed that her presentation was a hit. "
-Cynthia Daste, Director of Marketing, Washington Wine Commission"The response from our attendees was outstanding. As the dynamics of the market continue to change, Maddy's presentation becomes even that much more timely. "
-Jeffrey C. Goodrich, CFP, Vice-President, Marketing, SunAmerica Marketing, Inc."Maddy Kent Dychtwald did an outstanding presentation. The program was very informative and was delivered in a powerful manner. Her insight and knowledge of the financial services industry provides a perfect ending to motivate the audience in taking advantage of the wonderful market opportunities. "
-Gordon J. Sprague, Senior Vice President, AIM Distribution"Maddy presented serious topics with style and humor. Her presentation, complete with video, was phenomenal. Kudos to her! "
-Debbie Claudin, Program Planner, Medical Case Management Association"Maddy was fantastic. Her personal, interactive, and multi-media presentation style was an excellent role model for all speakers in this edu-tainment age. Her presentation injected new, powerful and provocative marketing paradigms into our business and inspired us greatly in our innovation drive."
-Nira Jang, USA Trends, Coca-Cola USA"Maddy's presentation was excellent. I am sure it was very obvious how enthused the group was. She provided information that was needed, delivered in a superb fashion. "
- Pam Chevraux, Director of Community Affairs, Harris Methodist Health Services"Maddy's presentation was not only informative and timely but also stimulating. Feedback from our members was excellent. "
-Pamela L. Donahoo, Executive Director, International Furnishings & Design Association"This presentation has far"
-Suzette Shaw, Director, Program Development, Direct Marketing Association"Attendees raved about the great job Maddy did. The material was not just a bunch of theories, but something that could be used immediately. Maddy's preparation and presentation style were excellent. "
-Jim Cooper, CHA, Vice President, Education & Training, Choice Hotels"Our participants loved your program. I especially appreciated your efforts in researching credit unions and tailoring your presentation to our needs. We noticed the extra efforts, and so did the audience. "
-Darrell Bahr, Vice President, Communications & Education, Missouri Credit Union System"Your presentation was great. To get people laughing and interacting at 8 a.m. is really special. "
-David Blumenthal, Chairman, Craft Yarn Council of America"Maddy's delivery was lively, informative and entertaining, and her remarks hit a bullseye...extremely relevant to our current marketing efforts. Excellent. "
-Mary B. Petersen, JD, CLU, ChFC, Director, Marketing, The Prudential Insurance Company"Ms. Dychtwald is a very dynamic speaker with exceptionally good presentation skills. Her multi-media presentation was action-packed and highly entertaining. It was obviously based on her sound knowledge and extensive research"
-Sally M. Natchek, CEBS, Director of Research and Development, Educational Programs, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans"Maddy was terrific! The material was on target, extremely relevant and timely, and of vital importance to our membership. She took the steps necessary to learn as much as possible about our audience and their needs. That's the kind of effort that guarantees the unbelievably positive response we received."
-Retail Advertising & Marketing AssociationHow the Age Wave Will Transform the Marketplace, the Workplace and Our Lives
Increasing longevity, declining fertility and aging baby boomers are triggering an enormous "age wave." This demographic tsunami has the potential to create ground-breaking opportunities and equally compelling social and financial challenges.
This informative, motivating and entertaining presentation will explore: How will people use their newfound "longevity bonus?" Why will the "cyclic" lifeplan replace the traditional "linear" model? How will aging boomers change established paradigms of work, leisure, learning and retirement as well as lifetime brand loyalty? What's the most effective way to market and sell to "middlescent" boomers wishing to enrich the quality of their lives, while forestalling aging? Why is managing a four-generation workforce the new diversity mandate?
Re-Visioning Retirement: New Timing, New Purpose, New Planning, New Funding
The convergence of rising longevity, today’s uncertain economy, and widespread insufficient savings has reset the retirement clock. Yet highly acclaimed Age Wave research reveals that the new retirement could be a good thing—for individuals, the consumer marketplace, and financial-planning professionals.
Why has financial peace of mind become far more important than wealth? How will women’s rising financial power transform the field of retirement planning? How will the demands of eldercare, sibling care, grandparenthood, singlehood, and “rehirement” impact retirement planning? This presentation will explore these questions and reveal how to safeguard a successful retirement while avoiding the five retirement “wildcards” that threaten to shatter dreams.
Influence: A New Era of Women, Money, and Financial Planning
A critical mass of women—bolstered by education, unprecedented levels of workforce participation, and escalating income and wealth—are assuming increasingly powerful roles in financial management. The financial services industry must recalibrate in order to court this influential client base.
Drawing on insights from her landmark book, Influence: How Women’s Soaring Economic Power Will Change Our World for the Better, and decades of proprietary Age Wave research, Maddy answers questions such as: What are the core values/characteristics defining women investors? How will greater longevity catalyze women to plan more effectively for retirement? How do new family interdependencies impact women and their approach to money? How can financial service professionals most effectively communicate with women?
The Longevity Revolution: The Future of Health and Health Care
Whether we live our increasingly longer lives with vitality and purpose or with sickness and suffering will greatly depend on our ability to reshape the skills, services, and incentives of our current health care system.
This presentation provides a visionary glimpse into the future, outlining the critical course corrections required to support healthy aging and productive longevity. Topics covered include: preventing, delaying, and eliminating horrific diseases of aging (such as Alzheimer’s) with scientific breakthroughs, training health care professionals to become “aging-ready,” making disease prevention a national priority, shifting from hospitals and nursing facilities to home-based care with new technologies and emerging community services, and establishing a humane approach to end-of-life care.
Optimizing Generational Diversity: Four Cohorts Rethink Work, Money, Family, Retirement, and Success
For the first time in history, four generations of active adults are simultaneously participating in the workforce and marketplace. Each generation has its own lifestyle values, attitudes about work and money, means of connecting and communicating, role models, and marketplace preferences.
This high-impact presentation will examine the key social forces that have shaped each generation and produced their distinct, core lifetime characteristics. Proven generation-specific strategies for attracting and retaining valuable talent will be revealed, based on their specific career hopes, responses to styles of management, motivation drivers, and measures of success.
Maddy Dychtwald is an internationally recognized author, entrepreneur, business advisor, and thought leader on the age wave—and how longevity and the ascent of women are transforming the marketplace, the workplace, the retirement scape, and how we do business. Since co-founding Age Wave more than 30 years ago, Maddy and her team have worked with more than half of the Fortune 500 in industries ranging from pharmaceuticals and medical technology to financial services and marketing.
Maddy has led numerous studies on the subject of women and money, including “Women and Financial Wellness: Beyond the Bottom Line” for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, “The Allianz Women, Money, and Power Study,” and “A New Era of Women and Financial Planning” for LPL. In addition, she has been deeply involved in research on a variety of aspects of longevity, retirement, and the age wave.
Maddy is a member of the Wall Street Journal’s Expert Panel on Retirement in which she had the top wealth-management expert post for 2017 based on reader traffic. She is the author of three books, Influence: How Women’s Soaring Economic Power Will Transform Our World for the Better; Cycles: How We Will Live, Work, and Buy, and Gideon’s Dream: A Tale of New Beginnings. She is also regularly featured in prominent national media, including Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes, Newsweek, Time, U.S. News & World Report, Fox Business News, CNBC, and NPR.
She is one of the founders of the nonprofit Women Against Alzheimer’s and serves as a board member of the BrightFocus Foundation, a non-profit that funds research to eradicate diseases of the brain and eye. She is also a founding member of the XPRIZE Alzheimer’s Braintrust gearing up to globally crowdsource innovative solutions to end Alzheimer’s disease.
Maddy is passionate not just about longevity as a demographic phenomenon, but also about living a long life with good health, vitality, financial wellness, and purpose. She is personally focused on fitness, eating well, meditation, and traveling the world with her family.