LivePerson’s “Turn Your Passion into a Paycheck” event will be starting promptly at 7:00 p.m. ET.

Hello and welcome to LivePerson. We have an amazing line-up of experts today ready to speak on the following panel topics:

Launching Powerfully and Succeeding as a Small Business Owner led by LivePerson CEO Robert LoCascio, who founded his industry leading and publicly traded company during the last recession, financial expert Thomas Crawford, and private equity expert Max Lyon from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. ET.

Perfecting a Standout Resume with LivePerson career and recruitment experts Jamie Parker, Elena Kaspi, and Vicki Salemi (who will also discuss which industries are currently hiring) from 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. ET.

Marketing Yourself on Social Networking Platforms, featuring tips from LivePerson experts Jessica Smith and Myke Mansberger on how to land jobs using tools like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook from 9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. ET.

Reinvention: Turning Your  Passion into a Paycheck with career and life coaches Michael Hodosh, Rebecca Rodskog, and Jennifer Tuma-Young from 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. ET.

Due to the volume of questions, we will get to as many questions as we can as quickly as we can. Please submit each question only once and thank you very much for your participation. Please start submitting your questions for the first workshop now.

The first workshop, Launching Powerfully and Succeeding as a Small Business Owner will be led by LivePerson CEO and Founder Robert LoCascio, who has built the company into a leading provider of real-time, online communications platforms, servicing more than 7000 businesses, including hundreds of Fortune 500 companies; financial expert Thomas Crawford, author of   the book Best Dog-Gone Tax Advice – Tips to Save Taxes and Worry Less about the IRS, Guaranteed!; and Max Lyon, an entrepreneur and executive in the biotech industry who has helped raise more than $100+ million in equity capital.

We’ve got a lot of people participating in this 4-hour live event so let’s get started.