Please join us in Boston for our Fall Networking & Seminar Event!

We are expecting around 300 leaders in the industry to attend this September.  This event is 3 days filled with networking and educational opportunities.

Hotel Information
Boston Park Plaza: Group rate at $279 per night. To book online, please click here or to make your reservation over the phone, call (617) 203-7165 and note that you are with the NPSA 2023 Fall Seminar to receive the group rate.

***HOTEL UPDATE:
We have a rollover room block for the night of Saturday, September 23rd reserved at the Revere Hotel (a 3-minute walk from The Boston Park Plaza Hotel) located at 200 Stuart Street, Boston, MA 02116 it’s a 3-minute walk to Our group rate is $299. To make your reservation over the phone, please call the Revere Hotel at (617) 482-1800 and note you are part of the NPSA overflow room block or code NORB346. To book your hotel room online, please click here. **Please note, our room block expires after Sunday, September 3rd. After this date, hotel rooms and rate will be based on availability. 
 
***Please Note: The NPSA room block will expire after 5:00pm on 9/3/23. After this date our group rate will no longer be available and hotel room availability may be limited. If you have issues securing your hotel room on-line at our group rate, please contact the Hotel at (617) 203-7165.
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Cancellations/Substitutions: Substitutions are permitted at any time. Cancellations received after 9/3/23 are not eligible for refund.

Register here

For a hard-copy registration form, please click here.

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Speakers

Kevin O'Connor
Award Winning TV Host  |  Home Services Industry Expert

Award Winning TV Host  |  Home Services Industry Expert Kevin O'Connor
is the Emmy-award winning host of the PBS series This Old House and Ask This Old House and has been on the shows since 2003.  Kevin also hosted shows for Roku, the DIY network, and The History Channel. Kevin is the author of The Best Homes of This Old House, serves on the editorial board of This Old House Magazine, and hosted Clearstory, a top-ranked podcast.

Prior to his television career Kevin practiced finance and most recently was a Senior Vice President at Bank of America. Kevin received a B.A. degree in history from the College of the Holy Cross and an MBA degree from Boston University. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife and three children.

This Old House, along with its sister show, Ask This Old House, has received 117 Emmy nominations and won 20 Emmys overall. In 2022 This Old House received a Lifetime Achievement Emmy and joins only two other series awarded with this honor – 60 Minutes and Sesame Street.

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Courtney Ramsey
Speaker-Consultant-Author

​With a focus on relationship-building and communication, Courtney Ramsey helps leaders quit hitting snooze on the things that drive employee satisfaction, retention, and engagement.
 
Courtney received her MBA and BBA from Texas A&M University and was part of the adjunct faculty at SMU’s Cox School of Business. She’s a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) with the Society of Human Resource Management and Certified Training Professional (CPTD) with the Association for Talent Development.
 
As a wife and mom, her idea of a good time is true crime, a glass of wine, and being in bed by nine (Dateline is her favorite!).

To read more on Courtney Ramsey, please click here.

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                                                          Roger Grannis​

​We are all in sales. Whether we’re business owners, line workers, technical experts, or salespeople, we all have an agenda to advance. Sales communications expert Roger Grannis is on a mission to simplify the sales process for everyone, whether their job title includes the word sales or not.
 
Roger knows what he’s talking about. With 30 years’ experience in sales and influential communications, Roger has a track record of increasing revenues, reducing turnover, and improving client satisfaction. His clients include GE, PepsiCo, Foot Locker, Royal Bank of Scotland, Wayne Fueling Systems, Vertex, Symantec, and UL Solutions.
 
Before launching GrannisGroup, in 2004, Roger spent seventeen years at Gartner, the world’s leading technology advisory firm. During his tenure, he built the firm’s Sales Training Academy, helping grow revenues from $32 million to $850 million.
 
Known for his energy, relatability, and humor, Roger is a TEDx speaker, the past president of the New England chapter of the National Speakers Association, and author of the book, The Yellow Cake Principle: Your Recipe for Influence and Success. 

​To read more on Roger Grannis, please click here. 

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Lance Marcinek
​As co-founder and president of Vertical Payments, Lance is responsible for all sales, marketing and onboarding efforts. Prior to founding Vertical Payments in 2023, he was a sales director at CardConnect for 11 years building and managing a portfolio of 2000 merchants in North America.  He takes full ownership of his clients, provides education and a broad range of point-of-sale solutions to best meet their needs.  Assists each merchant with fraud prevention and how to prevent chargebacks before they happen.  He is a Chicago native and graduate of Western Illinois University. Lance enjoys muskie fishing and everything outdoors with family and friends.

To read more on Lance Marcinek, please click here.

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Schedule of Events

​Sunday, September 24
11:30am - 2:00pm      Registration Open Compliments of TOUAX Global Container Solutions
1:00pm - 4:00pm       Mini Warehousing Tours:  Departing from hotel lobby/Must be registered in advance.  (Mini Warehousing Video)
5:30pm - 7:00pm       Registration Open 
​                                    Opening Reception at the Hotel Compliments of Lotus Containers Inc.
 
Monday, September 25
8:00am - 9:15am        Breakfast Compliments of Storage Protectors
9:30am - 10:45am      Opening Comments
                                    Session 1:  Too Much to Do & Not Enough Hours: How to Save Time & Reduce Stress with ChatGPT
                                                     Courtney Ramsey/Speaker-Consultant-Author
10:45am - 11:15am    Break         Compliments of USA Containers
11:15am - 12:15pm     Session 2:  Recruit-Retain-Inspire:  How to hire and keep employees at our small business in one of the toughest labor                                                       markets in history 
                                                     Kevin O'Connor, Emmy-award winning host of the PBS series This Old House and Ask This Old House
                                                     Compliments of SeaCube Containers LLC

12:15pm - 1:30pm       Lunch     Compliments of Triton Container Sales
1:45pm - 3:30pm       Duck Boat City Tour:  Departs from lobby of the hotel/Advanced registration
4:00pm - 5:00pm       WNPSA (Women of the NPSA) "Boston Tea Party" Reception Compliments of WillScot / Mobile Mini
6:00pm - 10:00pm     Offsite Evening Dinner & Reception Compliments of CARU Containers, LLC
 
Tuesday, September 26
8:00am - 9:15am        Breakfast   Compliments of CAI International 
9:30am - 10:30am      Session 3: Turn Prospects into Customers: A Practical, Step-by-step Guide
                                                      Presented by, Sales communications expert, Roger Grannis of the Grannis Group
                                                      Compliments of Unitas Containers

10:30am - 11:00am     Break         Compliments of Epic Concepts
11:00am - 12:00pm     Session 4: Credit Card Fraud 101: Definition, Detection and Deterrence
                                                      Lance Marcinek/President-Vertical Payments
12:00pm - 1:30pm      Closing Lunch  Compliments of Textainer Equipment Management

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Portable Storage Operator Tour

Mini Warehousing, Inc. is a family owned and operated company in business since 1976 & member of the National Portable Storage Association since 2007.  Join Owner, Brian Quick and his team on this complimentary tour of his facility and see first hand how one operator is able to lead the local market offering portable storage containers and accessories, customized modifications of all kinds, portable offices, on-site storage &  more.

Established in 1976 by the idea of how space is in ever increasing demand. Through excellent customer service and devotion to its customers, Mini Warehousing has slowly increased it's container fleet to over 4,000 units. To this day, Mini Warehousing is dedicated to providing it's customers with high quality containers, outstanding service and a place to store goods.

Tour Information
Sunday, September 24, departing from the hotel lobby.
1st Tour of Mini Warehousing departs the hotel at 1pm and returns at 3pm (transportation provided)
2nd Tour of Mini Warehousing departs the hotel at 2pm and returns at 4pm (transportation provided)

Please be sure to register for a specific time during your Fall Networking & Seminar Registration or email the staff at [email protected].​

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Boston - Sightseeing - Duck Boat Tour

*Limited seats available

Join us for a Boston Duck Tour! First, you’ll be picked up at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. Then, you’ll cruise by all the places that make Boston the birthplace of freedom and a city of firsts. And, as the best of Boston unfolds before your eyes, your ConDUCKtors will be giving you lots of little known facts and interesting insights on this unique and wonderful city. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, your duck will splash right into the Charles River for a breathtaking waterside view of Boston and Cambridge.

Tour Information
​Monday, September 25th:  Pick Up at the hotel at 1:45pm and returning at 3:30pm.
$50 per/person
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​Purchase tickets at the time you register for the Fall Networking & Seminar Registration or email the staff at [email protected]

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WNPSA "Boston Tea Party"

​Join the Women of the NPSA for cocktails and mingling from 4:00 – 5:00. The event is sponsored by WillScot / Mobile Mini. It will be a chance to meet up with friends and make new ones. The event is in the hotel so we can easily move from the party to the busses for the evening reception.

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