Oct 18-19, 2010         Mar 21-22, 2011         

Zingerman's Experience Seminar

What is the secret to our success?  Come to The Zingerman’s Experience Seminar and find out!*

We opened the deli in 1982, when the economy was horrible; interest rates were 18%.  Most all of the 27 years we’ve been open the economy in Michigan has actually been pretty rough, if not downright bad. We’ve worked through 9/11, the no carb craze, the no fat furor, the wheat prices going crazy, inflation, and a lot of other stuff.  That doesn’t in the least guarantee anything – it just means that we have the bases, the ethical and business foundations, the tools and the great people that it takes to work through hard times. Can we do it again now? We sure think so!

Zingerman’s founding partner Ari Weinzweig shares the important role vision has played in developing a strong organizational culture.  The discussions about Zingerman’s 12 Natural Laws of Business are guaranteed to send you home inspired.  You’ll spend quality time in several Zingerman’s businesses and get a chance to ask questions of Zingerman’s managing partners, managers, and front line staff.  You will leave with a new perspective on organizational life.

Common participant reactions include a renewed passion for the critical nature of identifying and then living one’s values, as well as a new understanding of the essential role visioning plays in creating a great organization.  And, despite pressure to enlarge ‘em, we’ve chosen to keep these seminars small (about 25 participants) so that they can be highly interactive and engaging.

This is the seminar most highly recommended as a first-time seminar, for start-ups and existing businesses looking for the next level of greatness.  We guarantee that you’ll finish the two days with an array of hands-on tools to help you put your new ideas into practice.

By the end of this seminar, participants will:

  1. Have new tools for implementing positive changes in their own business.
  2. Develop a network of peers within the specialty foods industry and beyond.
  3. Have sampled the “chef’s tasting menu” of organizational life within the ZCoB, including our food, our approach to service, open book finance, our leadership philosophy and our staff.

*We don’t really have any secrets!  We will, however, share the 12 Natural Laws of Business in depth.

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General Information

Cost

$975/person

Includes

  • Tuitions
  • Instructional materials
  • Plenty of product sampling
  • Breakfast and lunch

Schedule

Each day's session begins at 8AM and ends promptly at 4PM.

Location

Most seminars are held at Zingerman's Southside: 3756 Plaza Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108. We will confirm YOUR seminar location!

Cool Stuff to Keep in Mind

Consider coming in early enough on Sunday to take a complimentary tour of Zingerman's Creamery offered at 2pm on the Sunday before each seminar. Call 734.930.1919 for more information.

Or come learn about breads and pastries at BAKE!, our very own teaching bakery. Check out the class schedule.

For other things to do in Ann Arbor, click here.

8 Reasons to Come to a Seminar

  • 1 We give you practical tools to take home.
  • 2 We really practice what we preach!
  • 3 People like 'em!
  • 4 The food really is better.
  • 5 You get the Zingerman's Experience first-hand, right on-site.
  • 6 We combine a whole lotta fun with a whole lotta learnin'.
  • 7 We connect you to a network of like-minded organizations.
  • 8 We guarantee your satisfaction.