2025 Trade show and education expo

🌴You’re Invited to Coastal Connections 2025 Trade Show!

Join us Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at the Dayton Convention Center for the 2025 Coastal Connections Trade Show, your go-to destination for networking with your industry peers.

Doors open at 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM

• Thanks to the Tiki Admissions Sponsors  the GDAA Trade Show is FREE for all Primary Members who register by August 25th! After that, registration & walk-ins are $15 each.

• Don’t miss the Education Expo featuring an unforgettable keynote from the one and only Toni Blake

• PARKING: There are many parking opportunities around the Dayton Convention Center. Our parking sponsors will have parking validations for the Reibold Garage ONLY located at: 20 W. 5th Street, Dayton, OH 45402

• Dayton Convention Center 22 E 5th Street Dayton, OH 45402

We can’t wait to see you there!

It has been determined that for the significant investment in the booth space to be of the highest value and integrity to the exhibitors, Supplier Partners, their employees, and staff, who are not exhibiting at the Trade Show, will not be admitted onto the trade show floor nor attend as a guest of any Primary or other Supplier Partner GDAA Member.  

attend the 2025 Trade Show and education expo

 2:00 - 4:00 PM | 2 CEUs

Join Toni Blake in her newest program, which emphasizes the importance of authenticity over algorithms to create "magical" experiences for customers. Toni introduces the Power of AL - Seven Stages of Authentic Learning, featuring relatable stories, practical strategies, and clear pathways to success in an AI-dominated landscape. 

 The Power of AL: Authentic Learning

1. OriginAL - Discover and speak from your authentic voice.
2. PersonAL - Center the conversation around the customer's story.
3. Emotional - Project optimism through hope and confidence.
4. IntentionAL – Avoid distraction and be fully present and focused.
5. SociAL - Treat customers as friends rather than transactions.
6. BiochemicAL – Manage emotionally triggered responses in customers.
7. MagicAL - Create that "heart spark" of genuine connection.

 Inspire MAGIC in your team to lead your market advantage with authentic human connections in business. This class is for EVERYONE!

Toni Blake is a popular industry keynote speaker and comedienne. Her enthusiastic presentation style is unique, with “laugh while you learn” education and comedy. After three decades of touring multifamily housing, she continues to be the premier choice. Toni Blake won top selection in the 2020 Multifamily Insiders Choice Award for her Wednesday Webinar. At the 2022 NAA in San Diego, CA, Toni was the featured comedienne to open for Jeff Foxworthy at the Top Gun Party aboard the USS Midway!

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