Andrea Feinberg, Vice President
andrea@coachinginsight.com
516.338.6842

Long Beach, NY (December 15, 2003) The United Coaching Associates is pleased to announce that Business Talk Radio New York, broadcast on WLIE (540 AM) has taken a gold sponsorship position of the first annual Work/Life Balance Event. Long Island's first all-day event devoted to helping business people discover and incorporate new tools and techniques to make dreams come true and businesses more productive will take place January 21, 2004 from noon to 8pm at the Chateau Briand in Westbury, NY.

In addition to Business Talk Radio, the event is sponsored by Longisland.com, Sandler Sales Institute, and Simon Coaching Initiative. This event consists of two dozen exhibitors, six workshops, lunch and dinner buffet, a 15-minute neck and shoulder massage, and a keynote address given by Mitch Shapiro, creator and Chair of the Blind Wine Tasting Gala.

UCA President Deborah Brown-Volkman explains “a key element of The United Coaching Associates’ mission is to be a resource for Long Island and the world. With this event, we’re making good on that mission. Long Islanders have never seen an event like this. Whatever dreams they desire but have pushed to the side, this event is their day to recapture this."

Stories about work/life balance have been written this year by The Washington Post, ABC News, USA Today, MSNBC, and Business Week. See a listing of some of these stories at: http://www.winningworkplaces.org/library/articles/worklifearchive.php#balance

Asked about their decision to sponsor the event, Jeff Weber, Executive Vice-President for Business Talk New York said, “We are all about providing our listeners with the best tools available to ensure they enjoy success with their business and lifestyle. The Work/Life Balance Event is the ideal place for us to get that message out to Long Island's business population."

UCA Vice President Andrea Feinberg added that “the speed with which we’ve sold exhibit space and found enthusiastic sponsors confirms that we’ve planned a winning combination to address a real need with practical tools and solutions for Long Island’s working population. I suggest they come in from the cold, enjoy a hot chocolate and learn new ways to have it all!”

To find our more about this event, the first created by professional coaches, please visit: http://www.unitedcoachingassociates.com/Work-Life-Balance-Day.html

About The United Coaching Associates:

The United Coaching Associates, Inc., created in October 2001, is an organization that offers on-going training and development for coaches, as well as a resource for those who are looking for the perfect business or personal coach. We are the official Long Island affiliate for both Coach University () and CoachVille ().

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