BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Rainmakers - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Rainmakers X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://gorainmakers.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Rainmakers REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Indiana/Indianapolis BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230418T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230418T103000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20230104T152451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230207T201211Z UID:124392-1681806600-1681813800@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:LinkedIn Lead Share DESCRIPTION:Leverage your LinkedIn account by sharing your needs with fellow Rainmakers and helping them with their ideal connections. Get the meetings you need to be successful in your business! \nEveryone who attends will have a chance to share the following:\nYour name\, The company you represent\, The service or product that you offer your clients\, and how you help your clients. Everyone else will search their own Linkedin connections for this criteria and make immediate introductions.\n\n_________________________________\n\nTo attend this session you must know how to: \n\nSearch and use filters on Linkedin\nHave an all-star profile\nKnow-How to share a profile with a connection\nYou must have a written intro for others to send on your behalf.  I have attached a variety of samples from other members that might be helpful when putting together your intro.\n\n  \nIn this session\, you will share the following: \n\nDescribe who is your ideal strategic partner/referral partner.  Who calls on the same person in a corporation that you do?  (CIO/CEO/CFO\, ETC.)\nDescribe who is your ideal client (it’s not“everyone”)\nYou do not need to have a paid LinkedIn subscription\, although it’s nice to have.\n\n  \nWhat to expect (how-to): \n\nRound 1 connect to each other before the actual session (I will send the list of people who registered for this event ahead of time)\nRound 2 explain keywords describing who you want to meet.  Other members will send you a person that fits the bill and you reply through messenger if that looks good.\nRound 3 members send a three-way email or LinkedIn message as a warm introduction using verbiage provided during the session.\n\n\n  \nOur Facilitator: \n \nJim Patton \nJim Patton is a Financial Planner with WestPoint Financial Group.  He provides objective and customized insurance and investment strategies to help meet the financial needs of his clients. \nJim is a graduate of Purdue University where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Economics.  He later earned his Master of Business Administration from Oklahoma University and his MS in Adult Education from Indiana University. Jim is also a graduate of the US Army War College. \nPrior to joining WestPoint Financial Group\, Jim was the owner of J Patton Consulting\, LLC. He also worked for Transamerica Financial Advisors as an Investment Advisor Representative. From 1970 to 2000\, Jim served in the United States Army as a Colonel. During his service\, he was stationed in Germany and Korea. Given Jim’s background\, he enjoys focusing on veteran business owners. \nJim is a member of the Society of Financial Services Professionals and a member of the Board of Directors of the Central Indiana Chapter of the Society of Financial Services Professionals. \nIn his free time\, Jim enjoys spending time with his family and friends. His hobbies include hiking and reading. URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/linkedin-lead-share-2-2023-04-18/ LOCATION:Nexus Impact Center\, 9511 Angola Ct\, Indianapolis\, 46268 CATEGORIES:LinkedIn Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Linkedin-Lead-Share-2022.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230328T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230328T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20230104T153126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230309T185151Z UID:124401-1680024600-1680031800@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:Eat + Drink DESCRIPTION:Rainmakers Eat + Drink is our monthly social event. We travel all around the city to experience Indy’s best independent restaurant establishments.  Everyone welcome! Bring a friend or colleague and participate in a relaxed networking environment while enjoying the great tastes of Indy. \nJoin us in March at Daredevil Hall! \n5:30-6:30 Cocktails \n6:30-? Dinner \n \n  \nNote: We’re responsible for finding a great restaurant! You’re responsible for your food and drink! \nLet’s support a local restaurant\, get to know other folks\, and have great food and beverages all at the same time! \n  \n  \nTHANK YOU to Our Sponsor: \n \nNathan Pfahler \nwith Weichert Realtors for sponsoring Rainmakers Eat + Drink! \nI am happily married to Jennifer Pfahler and we have 2 young boys who are fun and active! I have been a licensed REALTOR since 2005\, started the real estate team of The Pfahler Group\, in 2012\, and have owned my own brokerage since 2018\, purchasing the Weichert Franchise towards the end of 2019. To date\, I’ve been involved in over 700 real estate transactions and am pumped to think about how many families and individuals that means we have helped in their journey to homeownership! \nMy family and I reside in Brownsburg\, IN where we are involved in various school\, church\, and community activities! I am excited to lead a great team and a great brokerage! We would be honored to assist you in your residential or commercial needs. \n  URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/eat-drink-21-2023-03-28/ LOCATION:Daredevil Hall\, 2721 E. 86th ST\, Indianapolis\, 46240 CATEGORIES:Networking,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/EatDrink2022_wide.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230321T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230321T103000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20230104T152451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230207T185349Z UID:124391-1679387400-1679394600@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:LinkedIn Lead Share DESCRIPTION:Leverage your LinkedIn account by sharing your needs with fellow Rainmakers and helping them with their ideal connections. Get the meetings you need to be successful in your business! \nEveryone who attends will have a chance to share the following:\nYour name\, The company you represent\, The service or product that you offer your clients\, and how you help your clients. Everyone else will search their own Linkedin connections for this criteria and make immediate introductions.\n\n_________________________________\n\nTo attend this session you must know how to: \n\nSearch and use filters on Linkedin\nHave an all-star profile\nKnow-How to share a profile with a connection\nYou must have a written intro for others to send on your behalf.  I have attached a variety of samples from other members that might be helpful when putting together your intro.\n\n  \nIn this session\, you will share the following: \n\nDescribe who is your ideal strategic partner/referral partner.  Who calls on the same person in a corporation that you do?  (CIO/CEO/CFO\, ETC.)\nDescribe who is your ideal client (it’s not“everyone”)\nYou do not need to have a paid LinkedIn subscription\, although it’s nice to have.\n\n  \nWhat to expect (how-to): \n\nRound 1 connect to each other before the actual session (I will send the list of people who registered for this event ahead of time)\nRound 2 explain keywords describing who you want to meet.  Other members will send you a person that fits the bill and you reply through messenger if that looks good.\nRound 3 members send a three-way email or LinkedIn message as a warm introduction using verbiage provided during the session.\n\n\n  \n_________________________________ \nOur Facilitator: \n \nJeff Crane\, Chief “Why” Officer\, The Entrepreneur’s Source  \nAs an Entrepreneur’s Source coach Jeff enjoys helping people discover their “Why” and creating a roadmap to help individuals and business owners in transition. With over 18 years in advertising\, marketing\, sales and management\, Jeff mentors individuals and teams to match their gifts and strengths with new possibilities and growth strategies. He lives in Indianapolis with his wife\, Leah\, and two children. He is a graduate of Ball State University\, an active leader at his Church and is also an Eagle Scout. Jeff is also a volunteer staff leader at Passport to Employment to help people in career transition. URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/linkedin-lead-share-2-2023-03-21/ LOCATION:Nexus Impact Center\, 9511 Angola Ct\, Indianapolis\, 46268 CATEGORIES:LinkedIn Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Linkedin-Lead-Share-2022.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230315T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230315T100000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20230104T152731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230309T182513Z UID:124396-1678870800-1678874400@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:How To Attract More of Your Ideal Client DESCRIPTION:Would you like to spend less time hunting for clients and more time helping your clients?  Would you love to have your sales pipeline full of people that are ready to buy from you? If you answered yes to one or both of those questions\, join Denise as she shares strategies and tactics that can save you time AND make you more money as you learn to build your business by referral. \n  \nTopic: How To Attract More of Your Ideal Client\n\nWould you like to work with more of your ideal client?  That client that stays with you longer\, who spends more money with you\, who is grateful and easy to work with?  Join me for this workshop where we will discuss:\n\n\nWho is your ideal client?\nWhat is the benefit you provide your ideal client?\nWhat will your ideal client be saying or doing?\n\n\n\n\n\nFilling Your Sales Pipeline Series \nJoin Denise each month as she shares the components of putting together your own customized Referral Marketing plan for your business that when implemented\, will result in you filling your sales pipeline full of prospects that are ready to buy from you. \n\n\n  \nOur Facilitator: \n \nDenise Praul \nDenise Praul is a Referral Marketing Strategist and the founder of Whiteboard Learning. She is committed to sharing practical real-world information to help business professionals create referral marketing strategies to grow their businesses. \nShe put her referral knowledge to the test in her own property tax consulting business and significantly and consistently grew the business year after year with no additional investment of money or time. Using that experience and knowledge she developed a duplicatable system to help other businesses have the same success. \nDenise has created a system called Roadmap to Unlimited Referrals that she now trains and shares with other business people to help them significantly grow and scale their own businesses. \nDenise Praul \nWhite Board Learning \n317-989-2222 \nwb-learning.com \n  URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/filling-your-sales-pipeline-3-2023-03-15/ LOCATION:Online Event\, United States CATEGORIES:Small Business ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Filling-Your-Sales-Pipeline.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230307T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230307T100000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20230104T152217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230203T204348Z UID:124386-1678177800-1678183200@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:ThinkUp DESCRIPTION:Rainmakers ThinkUP is a uniquely organized networking event for business owners and those who serve them. Picture a room full of sharp\, entrepreneurial-minded professionals brainstorming challenges\, mentoring one another\, and identifying new strategic relationship opportunities. \nBring an idea\, a challenge\, or a discussion topic. You’ll have the opportunity to talk in groups and get feedback to help you move forward in your thoughts. It’s the “Place to Start and progress your ideas to actionable steps.” \nThese events will allow time for some open networking followed by the Hot Seat discussions in small groups. \n  \nStart this exciting new program with a business challenge that is affecting you or your business. \nExample questions: \n\nHow do I attract candidates to the open vacancies in this job seekers market?\nHow can I grow profits in this economy with high inflation?\nHow can I retain my current staff when there are many other business opportunities being offered?\n\n  \nCome and join us for this new and exciting event that will challenge you and change you and/ or your business for the better. \n\n_________________________________\n\n\nTHANK YOU to Our Host: \n\n\nApprentice University was originally created to reduce a talent shortage in the technology industry. However\, we have expanded since then to a diverse community of professionals and students. Our apprentices’ interests range from marketing to cybersecurity to entrepreneurship to media and digital storytelling and more. Our model has undergone a few iterations\, but throughout the changes we remain to guide our students through challenging\, real-world experiences that prepare them for their future. We plan\, arrange\, and manage apprenticeships in the quickly changed\, high-demand careers of the future\, offering professional certificates in marketing\, IT administration\, cybersecurity\, web design & UX\, and much more. We are striving to build the professionals of the future. URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/thinkup-8-2023-03-07/ LOCATION:Apprentice University\, 6402 Corporate Drive\, Indianapolis\, 46278 CATEGORIES:Small Business,ThinkUP ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ThinkUp-2022.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230228T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230228T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20230104T153126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230205T144934Z UID:124400-1677605400-1677612600@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:Eat + Drink DESCRIPTION:Rainmakers Eat + Drink is our monthly social event. We travel all around the city to experience Indy’s best independent restaurant establishments.  Everyone welcome! Bring a friend or colleague and participate in a relaxed networking environment while enjoying the great tastes of Indy. \nJoin us in February at The Garage Food Hall! \n5:30-6:30 Cocktails \n6:30-? Dinner \nNote: We’re responsible for finding a great restaurant! You’re responsible for your food and drink! \nLet’s support a local restaurant\, get to know other folks\, and have great food and beverages all at the same time! \n  \n \nAbout the Garage Food Hall: \nCommunity. It’s in our DNA. Whether we’re rolling up our sleeves or rolling up our doors\, we believe that hard work and great food bring people together.  If you’re not at home or at work\, you’re here. The Garage is the true third place in Indy. \nPeople come to The Garage to get fed by the best the region has to offer: entrepreneurs who push boundaries\, shape tastes and put Indianapolis on the culinary map. We’re a marketplace for locals\, transplants\, visitors and everyone in between searching for an authentic taste of Indy. \nConnect. Discover something new. Get inspired. If you’re as hungry for experiences as we are\, come to The Garage. \n\n  \n  \nTHANK YOU to Our Sponsor: \n \nNathan Pfahler \nwith Weichert Realtors for sponsoring Rainmakers Eat + Drink! \nI am happily married to Jennifer Pfahler and we have 2 young boys who are fun and active! I have been a licensed REALTOR since 2005\, started the real estate team of The Pfahler Group\, in 2012\, and have owned my own brokerage since 2018\, purchasing the Weichert Franchise towards the end of 2019. To date\, I’ve been involved in over 700 real estate transactions and am pumped to think about how many families and individuals that means we have helped in their journey to homeownership! \nMy family and I reside in Brownsburg\, IN where we are involved in various school\, church\, and community activities! I am excited to lead a great team and a great brokerage! We would be honored to assist you in your residential or commercial needs. \n  URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/eat-drink-21/ LOCATION:The Garage Food Hall\, 906 Carrollton Avenue\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46202 CATEGORIES:Networking,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/EatDrink2022_wide.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230223T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230223T093000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20230210T142347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230210T142347Z UID:124429-1677141000-1677144600@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:Business Credit: Avoid These Mistakes DESCRIPTION:Learn how to get business credit for your company EIN that’s not linked to you personally or your personal credit. Secure HIGH-limit vendor\, store\, fleet\, and cash credit in your business name without a personal guarantee or personal credit check. No collateral or cash flow is required for approval. \n  \nYou will learn the following: \n\nWhat is Business Credit\nHow to get the credit you need\n7 Steps to EIN Business Credit\nYour SSN is not your business’s business\n\n \n  \nOur Facilitator: \n \nJerry Vaughn\, President \nJ. Galt Finance Suite URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/business-credit-avoid-these-mistakes-2/ LOCATION:Online Event\, United States CATEGORIES:Small Business ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Business-Credit-Avoid-These-Mistakes.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230221T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230221T103000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20230104T152451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230207T201303Z UID:124390-1676968200-1676975400@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:LinkedIn Lead Share DESCRIPTION:Attend Virtually OR In Person! \n  \nLeverage your LinkedIn account by sharing your needs with fellow Rainmakers and helping them with their ideal connections. Get the meetings you need to be successful in your business! \nEveryone who attends will have a chance to share the following:\nYour name\, The company you represent\, The service or product that you offer your clients\, and how you help your clients. Everyone else will search their own Linkedin connections for this criteria and make immediate introductions.\n\n_________________________________\n\nTo attend this session you must know how to: \n\nSearch and use filters on Linkedin\nHave an all-star profile\nKnow-How to share a profile with a connection\nYou must have a written intro for others to send on your behalf.  I have attached a variety of samples from other members that might be helpful when putting together your intro.\n\n  \nIn this session\, you will share the following: \n\nDescribe who is your ideal strategic partner/referral partner.  Who calls on the same person in a corporation that you do?  (CIO/CEO/CFO\, ETC.)\nDescribe who is your ideal client (it’s not“everyone”)\nYou do not need to have a paid LinkedIn subscription\, although it’s nice to have.\n\n  \nWhat to expect (how-to): \n\nRound 1 connect to each other before the actual session (I will send the list of people who registered for this event ahead of time)\nRound 2 explain keywords describing who you want to meet.  Other members will send you a person that fits the bill and you reply through messenger if that looks good.\nRound 3 members send a three-way email or LinkedIn message as a warm introduction using verbiage provided during the session.\n\n\n  \nOur Facilitator: \n \nJim Patton \nJim Patton is a Financial Planner with WestPoint Financial Group.  He provides objective and customized insurance and investment strategies to help meet the financial needs of his clients. \nJim is a graduate of Purdue University where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Economics.  He later earned his Master of Business Administration from Oklahoma University and his MS in Adult Education from Indiana University. Jim is also a graduate of the US Army War College. \nPrior to joining WestPoint Financial Group\, Jim was the owner of J Patton Consulting\, LLC. He also worked for Transamerica Financial Advisors as an Investment Advisor Representative. From 1970 to 2000\, Jim served in the United States Army as a Colonel. During his service\, he was stationed in Germany and Korea. Given Jim’s background\, he enjoys focusing on veteran business owners. \nJim is a member of the Society of Financial Services Professionals and a member of the Board of Directors of the Central Indiana Chapter of the Society of Financial Services Professionals. \nIn his free time\, Jim enjoys spending time with his family and friends. His hobbies include hiking and reading. URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/linkedin-lead-share-2/ LOCATION:Nexus Impact Center\, 9511 Angola Ct\, Indianapolis\, 46268 CATEGORIES:LinkedIn Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Linkedin-Lead-Share-2022.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230217T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230217T123000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20230104T153614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230116T141649Z UID:124405-1676631600-1676637000@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:POW: Self Love DESCRIPTION:Attend Virtually OR In Person!  \nFebruary: AUTHENTICALLY YOU\n\nHow to stand out in a busy world\nThree Authentic Ways to Increase Your Self-Worth\, Grow Your Confidence and Elevate Your Influence\n\n  \n*Light lunch\, appetizers\, coffee & water included \n \nPower of Women (POW) is on a mission to create a space where women can gather and be connected\, inspired\, and grow. POW will be a quarterly women’s event that focuses on current trends and challenges that women are facing. URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/self-love/ LOCATION:Nexus Impact Center\, 9511 Angola Ct\, Indianapolis\, 46268 CATEGORIES:Empowering Women Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Power-of-Women.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230215T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230215T100000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20230104T152731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230207T200306Z UID:124395-1676451600-1676455200@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:How To Ask For Client Referrals Without Feeling Salesy DESCRIPTION:Would you like to spend less time hunting for clients and more time helping your clients?  Would you love to have your sales pipeline full of people that are ready to buy from you? If you answered yes to one or both of those questions\, join Denise as she shares strategies and tactics that can save you time AND make you more money as you learn to build your business by referral. \n  \nFebruary Topic: How To Ask For Client Referrals Without Feeling Salesy \nEvery business would love to have more Referrals from their clients\, but few have a plan in place to ask for those Referrals. In this workshop we will cover:\n\n\n\n What’s stopping you from asking for Referrals\n The value of asking for Referrals\n The language of asking for Referrals\n\n\n \nFilling Your Sales Pipeline Series \nJoin Denise each month as she shares the components of putting together your own customized Referral Marketing plan for your business that when implemented\, will result in you filling your sales pipeline full of prospects that are ready to buy from you. \n  \n\n\n\n  \nOur Facilitator: \n \nDenise Praul \nDenise Praul is a Referral Marketing Strategist and the founder of Whiteboard Learning. She is committed to sharing practical real-world information to help business professionals create referral marketing strategies to grow their businesses. \nShe put her referral knowledge to the test in her own property tax consulting business and significantly and consistently grew the business year after year with no additional investment of money or time. Using that experience and knowledge she developed a duplicatable system to help other businesses have the same success. \nDenise has created a system called Roadmap to Unlimited Referrals that she now trains and shares with other business people to help them significantly grow and scale their own businesses. \nDenise Praul \nWhite Board Learning \n317-989-2222 \nwb-learning.com \n  URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/filling-your-sales-pipeline-3/ LOCATION:Online Event\, United States CATEGORIES:Small Business ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Filling-Your-Sales-Pipeline.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230207T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230207T100000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20230104T152217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230104T184207Z UID:124385-1675758600-1675764000@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:ThinkUp DESCRIPTION:Attend Virtually OR In person! \nRainmakers ThinkUP is a uniquely organized networking event for business owners and those who serve them. Picture a room full of sharp\, entrepreneurial-minded professionals brainstorming challenges\, mentoring one another\, and identifying new strategic relationship opportunities. \nBring an idea\, a challenge\, or a discussion topic. You’ll have the opportunity to talk in groups and get feedback to help you move forward in your thoughts. It’s the “Place to Start and progress your ideas to actionable steps.” \nThese events will allow time for some open networking followed by the Hot Seat discussions in small groups. \n  \nStart this exciting new program with a business challenge that is affecting you or your business. \nExample questions: \n\nHow do I attract candidates to the open vacancies in this job seekers market?\nHow can I grow profits in this economy with high inflation?\nHow can I retain my current staff when there are many other business opportunities being offered?\n\n  \nCome and join us for this new and exciting event that will challenge you and change you and/ or your business for the better. \n\n_________________________________\n\n\nTHANK YOU to Our Host: \n\n\nApprentice University was originally created to reduce a talent shortage in the technology industry. However\, we have expanded since then to a diverse community of professionals and students. Our apprentices’ interests range from marketing to cybersecurity to entrepreneurship to media and digital storytelling and more. Our model has undergone a few iterations\, but throughout the changes we remain to guide our students through challenging\, real-world experiences that prepare them for their future. We plan\, arrange\, and manage apprenticeships in the quickly changed\, high-demand careers of the future\, offering professional certificates in marketing\, IT administration\, cybersecurity\, web design & UX\, and much more. We are striving to build the professionals of the future. URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/thinkup-8/ LOCATION:Apprentice University\, 6402 Corporate Drive\, Indianapolis\, 46278 CATEGORIES:Small Business,ThinkUP ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ThinkUp-2022.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230131T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230131T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20221208T225317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230130T141329Z UID:124377-1675186200-1675193400@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:Eat + Drink DESCRIPTION:Rainmakers Eat + Drink is our monthly social event. We travel all around the city to experience Indy’s best independent restaurant establishments.  Everyone welcome! Bring a friend or colleague and participate in a relaxed networking environment while enjoying the great tastes of Indy. \nJoin us in January at The Vault! \n5:30-6:30 Cocktails \n6:30-? Dinner \nNote: The Vault Indy is a speakeasy and to gain entry you must have the code for the Vault Door.  In order to get in you must register and the code will be sent to you. \n \nAbout The Vault: \nThe Vault Indy is a prohibition style speakeasy in one of Indianapolis’s neighborhoods. This bar was created by a couple Indy natives featuring the cities more notorious bank robbers of the 20’s & 30’s. The extensive bourbon bar has several specialty drinks created by our owners & mixologist. \nAfter you figure out how to get the code to enter\, grab the seat that is calling your name and peruse our menu options. Don’t forget to ask the bartender about our cigar options and where to enjoy them out on our private deck. \nSoon to be Indy’s worst kept secret so tell your crew all about it ONLY if you want to see them at your new spot all the time. \n  \n  \nNote: We’re responsible for finding a great restaurant! You’re responsible for your food and drink! \nLet’s support a local restaurant\, get to know other folks\, and have great food and beverages all at the same time! \n  \n  \nTHANK YOU to Our Sponsor: \n \nNathan Pfahler \nwith Weichert Realtors for sponsoring Rainmakers Eat + Drink! \nI am happily married to Jennifer Pfahler and we have 2 young boys who are fun and active! I have been a licensed REALTOR since 2005\, started the real estate team of The Pfahler Group\, in 2012\, and have owned my own brokerage since 2018\, purchasing the Weichert Franchise towards the end of 2019. To date\, I’ve been involved in over 700 real estate transactions and am pumped to think about how many families and individuals that means we have helped in their journey to homeownership! \nMy family and I reside in Brownsburg\, IN where we are involved in various school\, church\, and community activities! I am excited to lead a great team and a great brokerage! We would be honored to assist you in your residential or commercial needs. \n  URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/eat-drink-20/ LOCATION:The Vault\, 1542 South East Street\, Indianapolis\, IN CATEGORIES:Networking,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/EatDrink2022_wide.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230118T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230118T103000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20221208T223541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230105T173612Z UID:124375-1674032400-1674037800@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:You Set Your 2023 Goals - Now What? DESCRIPTION:Would you like to spend less time hunting for clients and more time helping your clients?  Would you love to have your sales pipeline full of people that are ready to buy from you? If you answered yes to one or both of those questions\, join Denise as she shares strategies and tactics that can save you time AND make you more money as you learn to build your business by referral. \n  \nFilling Your Sales Pipeline Series \nJoin Denise each month as she shares the components of putting together your own customized Referral Marketing plan for your business that when implemented\, will result in you filling your sales pipeline full of prospects that are ready to buy from you. \n  \n\nJanuary Topic: You Set Your 2023 Goals – Now What? \n\nMost of us set business goals but then what?  In this workshop we will discuss:\n\n1.  How to use your past business activity to predict your future success\n2.  Utilizing 90-day “sprints” to prioritize and accelerate your plan\n3.  Evaluating your progress\n\n\n\n  \nOur Facilitator: \n \nDenise Praul \nDenise Praul is a Referral Marketing Strategist and the founder of Whiteboard Learning. She is committed to sharing practical real-world information to help business professionals create referral marketing strategies to grow their businesses. \nShe put her referral knowledge to the test in her own property tax consulting business and significantly and consistently grew the business year after year with no additional investment of money or time. Using that experience and knowledge she developed a duplicatable system to help other businesses have the same success. \nDenise has created a system called Roadmap to Unlimited Referrals that she now trains and shares with other business people to help them significantly grow and scale their own businesses. \nDenise Praul \nWhite Board Learning \n317-989-2222 \nwb-learning.com \n  URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/filling-your-sales-pipeline-2/ LOCATION:Nexus Impact Center\, 9511 Angola Ct\, Indianapolis\, 46268 CATEGORIES:Small Business ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Filling-Your-Sales-Pipeline.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230117T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230117T103000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20221208T223959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221208T223959Z UID:124376-1673944200-1673951400@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:LinkedIn Lead Share DESCRIPTION:Leverage your LinkedIn account by sharing your needs with fellow Rainmakers and helping them with their ideal connections. Get the meetings you need to be successful in your business! \nEveryone who attends will have a chance to share the following:\nYour name\, The company you represent\, The service or product that you offer your clients\, and how you help your clients. Everyone else will search their own Linkedin connections for this criteria and make immediate introductions.\n\n_________________________________\n\nTo attend this session you must know how to: \n\nSearch and use filters on Linkedin\nHave an all-star profile\nKnow-How to share a profile with a connection\nYou must have a written intro for others to send on your behalf.  I have attached a variety of samples from other members that might be helpful when putting together your intro.\n\n  \nIn this session\, you will share the following: \n\nDescribe who is your ideal strategic partner/referral partner.  Who calls on the same person in a corporation that you do?  (CIO/CEO/CFO\, ETC.)\nDescribe who is your ideal client (it’s not“everyone”)\nYou do not need to have a paid LinkedIn subscription\, although it’s nice to have.\n\n  \nWhat to expect (how-to): \n\nRound 1 connect to each other before the actual session (I will send the list of people who registered for this event ahead of time)\nRound 2 explain keywords describing who you want to meet.  Other members will send you a person that fits the bill and you reply through messenger if that looks good.\nRound 3 members send a three-way email or LinkedIn message as a warm introduction using verbiage provided during the session.\n\n\n  \n  \nOur Facilitator: \n \nJeff Crane\, Chief “Why” Officer\, The Entrepreneur’s Source  \nAs an Entrepreneur’s Source coach Jeff enjoys helping people discover their “Why” and creating a roadmap to help individuals and business owners in transition. With over 18 years in advertising\, marketing\, sales and management\, Jeff mentors individuals and teams to match their gifts and strengths with new possibilities and growth strategies. He lives in Indianapolis with his wife\, Leah\, and two children. He is a graduate of Ball State University\, an active leader at his Church and is also an Eagle Scout. Jeff is also a volunteer staff leader at Passport to Employment to help people in career transition. URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/linkedin-lead-share/ LOCATION:Nexus Impact Center\, 9511 Angola Ct\, Indianapolis\, 46268 CATEGORIES:LinkedIn Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Linkedin-Lead-Share-2022.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230113T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230113T100000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20221111T210819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221219T214342Z UID:124355-1673596800-1673604000@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:B2B Sales Mastery DESCRIPTION:Join Virtually OR In Person! \n\nB2B Sales Mastery: The Economic Downturn-Immune Sales Person \nDo we know what we’re in for in 2023? No. \nWill it likely be a bit of a bumpy ride? Yes. \nCan sales people succeed regardless of what the market brings? Of course! \nJoin Rob Lime with Lushin and Associates to learn the 5 specific ways that salespeople who are immune to poor economic conditions differ from the typical sales person. Then plot yourself a path to make sure you become this person! \n2023 can be your best growth\, sales\, and income year yet. And this is true regardless of what the economy brings! \n  \n \n\n8 – 8:30 open networking\n8:30 – 10 workshop URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/b2b-sales-mastery-2/ LOCATION:Lushin & Associates\, 5655 Castle Creek Pkwy N Dr\, Indianapolis\, 46250\, United States CATEGORIES:Efficiency,Small Business ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/B2B-Sales-Mastery.png GEO:39.9148242;-86.071145 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Lushin & Associates 5655 Castle Creek Pkwy N Dr Indianapolis 46250 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=5655 Castle Creek Pkwy N Dr:geo:-86.071145,39.9148242 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230110T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230110T100000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20221208T222235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221208T222235Z UID:124372-1673339400-1673344800@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:Business Credit: Avoid These Mistakes DESCRIPTION:Learn how to get business credit for your company EIN that’s not linked to you personally or your personal credit. Secure HIGH-limit vendor\, store\, fleet\, and cash credit in your business name without a personal guarantee or personal credit check. No collateral or cash flow is required for approval. \n  \nYou will learn the following: \n\nWhat is Business Credit\nHow to get the credit you need\n7 Steps to EIN Business Credit\nYour SSN is not your business’s business\n\n \n  \nOur Facilitator: \n \nJerry Vaughn\, President \nJ. Galt Finance Suite URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/business-credit-avoid-these-mistakes/ LOCATION:Online Event\, United States CATEGORIES:Small Business ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Business-Credit-Avoid-These-Mistakes.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230103T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230103T100000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20221208T222851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221208T222851Z UID:124374-1672734600-1672740000@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:ThinkUp DESCRIPTION:Rainmakers ThinkUP is a uniquely organized networking event for business owners and those who serve them. Picture a room full of sharp\, entrepreneurial-minded professionals brainstorming challenges\, mentoring one another\, and identifying new strategic relationship opportunities. \nBring an idea\, a challenge\, or a discussion topic. You’ll have the opportunity to talk in groups and get feedback to help you move forward in your thoughts. It’s the “Place to Start and progress your ideas to actionable steps.” \nThese events will allow time for some open networking followed by the Hot Seat discussions in small groups. \n  \nStart this exciting new program with a business challenge that is affecting you or your business. \nExample questions: \n\nHow do I attract candidates to the open vacancies in this job seekers market?\nHow can I grow profits in this economy with high inflation?\nHow can I retain my current staff when there are many other business opportunities being offered?\n\n  \nCome and join us for this new and exciting event that will challenge you and change you and/ or your business for the better. \n\n_________________________________\n\n\nTHANK YOU to Our Host: \n\n\nApprentice University was originally created to reduce a talent shortage in the technology industry. However\, we have expanded since then to a diverse community of professionals and students. Our apprentices’ interests range from marketing to cybersecurity to entrepreneurship to media and digital storytelling and more. Our model has undergone a few iterations\, but throughout the changes we remain to guide our students through challenging\, real-world experiences that prepare them for their future. We plan\, arrange\, and manage apprenticeships in the quickly changed\, high-demand careers of the future\, offering professional certificates in marketing\, IT administration\, cybersecurity\, web design & UX\, and much more. We are striving to build the professionals of the future. URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/thinkup-7/ LOCATION:Apprentice University\, 6402 Corporate Drive\, Indianapolis\, 46278 CATEGORIES:Small Business,ThinkUP ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ThinkUp-2022.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221220T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221220T103000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20221219T214118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221219T214118Z UID:124383-1671525000-1671532200@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:LinkedIn Lead Share DESCRIPTION:Leverage your LinkedIn account by sharing your needs with fellow Rainmakers and helping them with their ideal connections. Get the meetings you need to be successful in your business! \nEveryone who attends will have a chance to share the following:\nYour name\, The company you represent\, The service or product that you offer your clients\, and how you help your clients. Everyone else will search their own Linkedin connections for this criteria and make immediate introductions.\n_________________________________\nWe are collecting shoes for Hope For The Holidays for Firefly Children and Family Alliance at all Rainmakers events/workshops in December.\n\n_________________________________\n\nTo attend this session you must know how to: \n\nSearch and use filters on Linkedin\nHave an all-star profile\nKnow-How to share a profile with a connection\nYou must have a written intro for others to send on your behalf.  I have attached a variety of samples from other members that might be helpful when putting together your intro.\n\n  \nIn this session\, you will share the following: \n\nDescribe who is your ideal strategic partner/referral partner.  Who calls on the same person in a corporation that you do?  (CIO/CEO/CFO\, ETC.)\nDescribe who is your ideal client (it’s not“everyone”)\nYou do not need to have a paid LinkedIn subscription\, although it’s nice to have.\n\n  \nWhat to expect (how-to): \n\nRound 1 connect to each other before the actual session (I will send the list of people who registered for this event ahead of time)\nRound 2 explain keywords describing who you want to meet.  Other members will send you a person that fits the bill and you reply through messenger if that looks good.\nRound 3 members send a three-way email or LinkedIn message as a warm introduction using verbiage provided during the session.\n\n\n  \n  \nOur Facilitator: \n \nJeff Crane\, Chief “Why” Officer\, The Entrepreneur’s Source  \nAs an Entrepreneur’s Source coach Jeff enjoys helping people discover their “Why” and creating a roadmap to help individuals and business owners in transition. With over 18 years in advertising\, marketing\, sales and management\, Jeff mentors individuals and teams to match their gifts and strengths with new possibilities and growth strategies. He lives in Indianapolis with his wife\, Leah\, and two children. He is a graduate of Ball State University\, an active leader at his Church and is also an Eagle Scout. Jeff is also a volunteer staff leader at Passport to Employment to help people in career transition. URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/linkedin-prospecting-workshop-2022-04-19-2022-12-20-2/ LOCATION:Online Event\, United States CATEGORIES:LinkedIn Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Linkedin-Lead-Share-2022.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221220T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221220T103000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20220223T210201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221205T202748Z UID:124180-1671525000-1671532200@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:LinkedIn Lead Share DESCRIPTION:Leverage your LinkedIn account by sharing your needs with fellow Rainmakers and helping them with their ideal connections. Get the meetings you need to be successful in your business! \nEveryone who attends will have a chance to share the following:\nYour name\, The company you represent\, The service or product that you offer your clients\, and how you help your clients. Everyone else will search their own Linkedin connections for this criteria and make immediate introductions.\n_________________________________\nWe are collecting shoes for Hope For The Holidays for Firefly Children and Family Alliance at all Rainmakers events/workshops in December.\n\n_________________________________\n\nTo attend this session you must know how to: \n\nSearch and use filters on Linkedin\nHave an all-star profile\nKnow-How to share a profile with a connection\nYou must have a written intro for others to send on your behalf.  I have attached a variety of samples from other members that might be helpful when putting together your intro.\n\n  \nIn this session\, you will share the following: \n\nDescribe who is your ideal strategic partner/referral partner.  Who calls on the same person in a corporation that you do?  (CIO/CEO/CFO\, ETC.)\nDescribe who is your ideal client (it’s not“everyone”)\nYou do not need to have a paid LinkedIn subscription\, although it’s nice to have.\n\n  \nWhat to expect (how-to): \n\nRound 1 connect to each other before the actual session (I will send the list of people who registered for this event ahead of time)\nRound 2 explain keywords describing who you want to meet.  Other members will send you a person that fits the bill and you reply through messenger if that looks good.\nRound 3 members send a three-way email or LinkedIn message as a warm introduction using verbiage provided during the session.\n\n\n  \n  \nOur Facilitator: \n \nJeff Crane\, Chief “Why” Officer\, The Entrepreneur’s Source  \nAs an Entrepreneur’s Source coach Jeff enjoys helping people discover their “Why” and creating a roadmap to help individuals and business owners in transition. With over 18 years in advertising\, marketing\, sales and management\, Jeff mentors individuals and teams to match their gifts and strengths with new possibilities and growth strategies. He lives in Indianapolis with his wife\, Leah\, and two children. He is a graduate of Ball State University\, an active leader at his Church and is also an Eagle Scout. Jeff is also a volunteer staff leader at Passport to Employment to help people in career transition. URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/linkedin-prospecting-workshop-2022-04-19-2022-12-20/ LOCATION:Nexus Impact Center\, 9511 Angola Ct\, Indianapolis\, 46268 CATEGORIES:LinkedIn Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Linkedin-Lead-Share-2022.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221214T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221214T100000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20221116T202200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221205T202826Z UID:124359-1671006600-1671012000@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:Growing Relationships (Digital and Analog) That Work For You DESCRIPTION:Growing Relationship (Digital and Analog) That Work For You  \n\n \nLinkedIn is the place to be! As a business directory of over 850 million users\, your ideal clients are there.  Learn how to start leveraging LinkedIn to grow your business.  In this session you will:\n \n\n\nLearn how to Optimize your profile to stand out in the crowd\nLearn advanced strategies to find your ideal prospects and partnerships\nLearn how to Start productive conversations that lead to sales\nLearn how to use the latest technology to scale your outreach to impressive levels \n\n\n\n\n8:30 – 9:00 Open Networking & Introductions\n9:00 – 10:00 Presentation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n_________________________________\nWe are collecting shoes for Hope For The Holidays for Firefly Children and Family Alliance at all Rainmakers events/workshops in December.\n\n_________________________________\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur Facilitator:\nMatthew Kraft\, Kennected\n\n\nMatt Kraft started his professional career in language education. After a few years of pursuing a coaching career in collegiate athletics\, he took an opportunity to teach in Saudi Arabia. There\, he spent a total of three years teaching young adults at a top engineering university (KFUPM). Global changes in 2020 allowed him the space to reevaluate his career path and transition into the tech industry. Now he helps save business professionals time and simplifies opportunities through LinkedIn.\n\n \n \nFind Kennected on:Youtube | Instagram URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/growing-relationships-digital-and-analog-that-work-for-you/ LOCATION:Nexus Impact Center\, 9511 Angola Ct\, Indianapolis\, 46268 CATEGORIES:Small Business,Technology,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Growing-Relationship-Digital-and-Analog-That-Work-For-You.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221213T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221213T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20221207T221424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221207T221424Z UID:124371-1670950800-1670959800@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:Holiday Open House Give Back DESCRIPTION:  \nSponsored by: \n \nNathan Pfahler with Weichert Realtors for sponsoring Rainmakers Eat + Drink! \n  \nI am happily married to Jennifer Pfahler and we have 2 young boys who are fun and active! I have been a licensed REALTOR since 2005\, started the real estate team of The Pfahler Group\, in 2012\, and have owned my own brokerage since 2018\, purchasing the Weichert Franchise towards the end of 2019. To date\, I’ve been involved in over 700 real estate transactions and am pumped to think about how many families and individuals that means we have helped in their journey to homeownership! \n  \nMy family and I reside in Brownsburg\, IN where we are involved in various school\, church\, and community activities! I am excited to lead a great team and a great brokerage! We would be honored to assist you in your residential or commercial needs. URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/holiday-open-house-give-back-2/ LOCATION:1451 S Green St.\, Ste B\, 1451 S Green St.\, Ste. B\, Brownsburg\, Indiana END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221209T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221209T140000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20221207T221332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221207T221332Z UID:124369-1670583600-1670594400@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:Holiday Open House Give Back DESCRIPTION:  \nSponsored by: \n \nNathan Pfahler with Weichert Realtors for sponsoring Rainmakers Eat + Drink! \n  \nI am happily married to Jennifer Pfahler and we have 2 young boys who are fun and active! I have been a licensed REALTOR since 2005\, started the real estate team of The Pfahler Group\, in 2012\, and have owned my own brokerage since 2018\, purchasing the Weichert Franchise towards the end of 2019. To date\, I’ve been involved in over 700 real estate transactions and am pumped to think about how many families and individuals that means we have helped in their journey to homeownership! \n  \nMy family and I reside in Brownsburg\, IN where we are involved in various school\, church\, and community activities! I am excited to lead a great team and a great brokerage! We would be honored to assist you in your residential or commercial needs. URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/holiday-open-house-give-back/ LOCATION:1451 S Green St.\, Ste B\, 1451 S Green St.\, Ste. B\, Brownsburg\, Indiana END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221206T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221206T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20221110T171515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221205T203918Z UID:124352-1670349600-1670356800@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:Holiday Eat + Drink DESCRIPTION:Rainmakers Eat + Drink is our monthly social event. We travel all around the city to experience Indy’s best independent restaurant establishments. Everyone welcome! Bring a friend or colleague and participate in a relaxed networking environment while enjoying the great tastes of Indy. \n  \nJoin us in December for a 3-course Holiday Meal \nat \nMatteo’s Italian Restaurant \n  \nIndulge in a special 3-course meal. Please note\, you must pre-pay for your meal. Prices are reflected in cost of ticket: $64.50 (tax & gratuity included) \nMenu Options: \nChoose one from each category: \n1st course \n\nHouse Salad \nCaesar Salad \n\n2nd course \n\nTortellini Matteo’s \nChicken Parmigiana \nSalmon Limone \n\n3rd course \n\nTiramisu \nDelizia limone\n\n  \n \nNote: We’re responsible for finding a great restaurant! You’re responsible for your food and drink! \nLet’s support a local restaurant\, get to know other folks\, and have great food and beverages all at the same time! \n_________________________________\nWe are collecting shoes for Hope For The Holidays for Firefly Children and Family Alliance at all Rainmakers events/workshops in December.\n\n_________________________________\n\n\n\nTHANK YOU to Our Sponsor: \n \nNathan Pfahler with Weichert Realtors for sponsoring Rainmakers Eat + Drink! \n  \nI am happily married to Jennifer Pfahler and we have 2 young boys who are fun and active! I have been a licensed REALTOR since 2005\, started the real estate team of The Pfahler Group\, in 2012\, and have owned my own brokerage since 2018\, purchasing the Weichert Franchise towards the end of 2019. To date\, I’ve been involved in over 700 real estate transactions and am pumped to think about how many families and individuals that means we have helped in their journey to homeownership! \n  \nMy family and I reside in Brownsburg\, IN where we are involved in various school\, church\, and community activities! I am excited to lead a great team and a great brokerage! We would be honored to assist you in your residential or commercial needs. URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/holiday-eat-drink-5/ LOCATION:Matteo’s Italian Restaurant\, 40 N 9th St.\, Noblesville\, IN\, 46060\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/EatDrink2022_wide.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221206T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221206T100000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20220422T193227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221205T203403Z UID:124278-1670315400-1670320800@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:ThinkUp DESCRIPTION:Join virtually or in person! \nRainmakers ThinkUP is a uniquely organized networking event for business owners and those who serve them. Picture a room full of sharp\, entrepreneurial-minded professionals brainstorming challenges\, mentoring one another\, and identifying new strategic relationship opportunities. \nBring an idea\, a challenge\, or a discussion topic. You’ll have the opportunity to talk in groups and get feedback to help you move forward in your thoughts. It’s the “Place to Start and progress your ideas to actionable steps.” \nThese events will allow time for some open networking followed by the Hot Seat discussions in small groups. \n  \nStart this exciting new program with a business challenge that is affecting you or your business. \nExample questions: \n\nHow do I attract candidates to the open vacancies in this job seekers market?\nHow can I grow profits in this economy with high inflation?\nHow can I retain my current staff when there are many other business opportunities being offered?\n\n  \nCome and join us for this new and exciting event that will challenge you and change you and/ or your business for the better. \n_________________________________\nWe are collecting shoes for Hope For The Holidays for Firefly Children and Family Alliance at all Rainmakers events/workshops in December.\n\n_________________________________\n\n\nTHANK YOU to Our Host: \n\n\nApprentice University was originally created to reduce a talent shortage in the technology industry. However\, we have expanded since then to a diverse community of professionals and students. Our apprentices’ interests range from marketing to cybersecurity to entrepreneurship to media and digital storytelling and more. Our model has undergone a few iterations\, but throughout the changes we remain to guide our students through challenging\, real-world experiences that prepare them for their future. We plan\, arrange\, and manage apprenticeships in the quickly changed\, high-demand careers of the future\, offering professional certificates in marketing\, IT administration\, cybersecurity\, web design & UX\, and much more. We are striving to build the professionals of the future. URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/thinkup-6-2022-12-06/ LOCATION:Apprentice University\, 6402 Corporate Drive\, Indianapolis\, 46278 CATEGORIES:Small Business,ThinkUP ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ThinkUp-2022.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221117T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221117T133000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20220914T180632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T135013Z UID:124318-1668684600-1668691800@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:Tastings and Connections DESCRIPTION:Join us at this quarterly Rainmakers Tastings and Connections Event. We will enjoy tastings & conversation together and in person while building authentic relationships and getting to know one another. There will be appetizers and many business resources to check out. \nWhat to Expect: \n\nThere will be light appetizers\, soda\, water\, and coffee. \n\n\nWhen you join Rainmakers at this event\, you will be entered into a drawing for some fabulous prizes!\n\n  \n___________________________________ \n  \nThank You\, to Our Sponsor: \nSue Wei with Magic Promotions Inc \n \nMagic Promotions Inc. is a promotional product marketing firm. Established in September 2013\, we have been serving businesses large and small nationwide. We work with business owners\, marketing & events managers\, and HR managers to provide unique marketing items that keep them top of mind with their customers. Most clients chose us because we have our clients’ best interests and we do our best to make the MAGIC happen! Whether your goal is to get your brand noticed or WOWing your employees at your next event\, we’ve got the solution for you. Call the Magic Sue today at (773)-791-3166 to discuss your next project! \n\nMy promise to you is that: Should you choose us for your branded promotional product needs; it will be my highest priority to ensure that when the project is complete\, the only thing you can say is:” I’m SO glad that I chose Magic Promotions” . URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/tastings-and-connections/ LOCATION:Nexus Impact Center\, 9511 Angola Ct\, Indianapolis\, 46268 CATEGORIES:Networking,Small Business,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Tastings-and-Connections.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221116T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221116T133000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20220123T183226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T170739Z UID:124150-1668601800-1668605400@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:5 Tips To Profitable Networking DESCRIPTION:Would you like to spend less time hunting for clients and more time helping your clients?  Would you love to have your sales pipeline full of people that are ready to buy from you? If you answered yes to one or both of those questions\, join Denise as she shares strategies and tactics that can save you time AND make you more money as you learn to build your business by referral. \nNovember Topic: 5 Tips To Profitable Networking \nDoes your mouth turn dry and chalky at the very mention of Networking?  Are your palms sweaty at the mere thought of heading into a room full of strangers to introduce yourself? Do you cringe at the thought of pasting on a name tag and making small talk?\n\nWell\, I have news for you – pretty much everybody thinks networking is painfully awkward.\n\nBUT\, it doesn’t have to be that way.  It’s not the “networking” that’s the problem.  It’s the way we you’ve been taught to approach it.\n\nJoin me for the 5 Tips to Profitable Networking\, and with a little preparation and practice you might even learn to enjoy networking.\n  \nFilling Your Sales Pipeline Series \nJoin Denise each month as she shares the components of putting together your own customized Referral Marketing plan for your business that when implemented\, will result in you filling your sales pipeline full of prospects that are ready to buy from you. \n  \n  \nOur Facilitator: \n \nDenise Praul \nDenise Praul is a Referral Marketing Strategist and the founder of Whiteboard Learning. She is committed to sharing practical real-world information to help business professionals create referral marketing strategies to grow their businesses. \nShe put her referral knowledge to the test in her own property tax consulting business and significantly and consistently grew the business year after year with no additional investment of money or time. Using that experience and knowledge she developed a duplicatable system to help other businesses have the same success. \nDenise has created a system called Roadmap to Unlimited Referrals that she now trains and shares with other business people to help them significantly grow and scale their own businesses. \nDenise Praul \nWhite Board Learning \n317-989-2222 \nwb-learning.com \n  URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/filling-your-sales-pipeline-2022-06-15-2022-11-16/ LOCATION:Nexus Impact Center\, 9511 Angola Ct\, Indianapolis\, 46268 CATEGORIES:Small Business ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Filling-Your-Sales-Pipeline.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221108T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221108T100000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20220707T134550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221021T202305Z UID:124291-1667896200-1667901600@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:Business Credit: Avoid These Mistakes DESCRIPTION:Learn how to get business credit for your company EIN that’s not linked to you personally or your personal credit. Secure HIGH-limit vendor\, store\, fleet\, and cash credit in your business name without a personal guarantee or personal credit check. No collateral or cash flow is required for approval. \n  \nYou will learn the following: \n\nWhat is Business Credit\nHow to get the credit you need\n7 Steps to EIN Business Credit\nYour SSN is not your business’s business\n\n \n  \nOur Facilitator: \n \nJerry Vaughn\, President \nJ. Galt Finance Suite \n \n_____________________________ \nTHANK YOU to Our Host: \nNexus Impact Center \nNexus is more than just a coworking space and venue location.  While we do have the typical benefits these spaces offer like high-speed internet and great coffee\, we do things a little differently: our profits support social impact. Our pricing\, amenities and flexibility are all designed to tear down walls for socially-minded companies and organizations to enable them to grow their impact.  While our mission and programs are focused on helping people embed sustainable social impact\, our space and memberships are open to people of all walks of life looking for an economical space to work\, meet and hold events\, thereby contributing to social impact. URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/business-credit-101-want-to-help-your-business-thrive-2-2022-11-08/ LOCATION:Nexus Impact Center\, 9511 Angola Ct\, Indianapolis\, 46268 CATEGORIES:Small Business ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Business-Credit-Avoid-These-Mistakes.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221104T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221104T100000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20221021T170517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221021T170621Z UID:124341-1667548800-1667556000@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:B2B Sales Mastery DESCRIPTION:B2B Sales Mastery:  The Five Must Do’s to Ensure a Successful Q1 and 2023 \n  \nNovember is for Thanksgiving\, college football\, and prepping for 2023! So join Rainmakers and Lushin & Associates for an interactive workshop on the “Five Must Dos to Ensure a Successful Q1.” In this workshop\, we’ll cover: \n\nWhat changed with business development in 2022\nWhat are the top behaviors to ensure a full pipeline and a hot start in 2023\nOther strategies for making 2023 your best sales year ever\n\n  \n\n8 – 8:30 open networking\n8:30 – 10 workshop URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/b2b-sales-mastery/ LOCATION:Lushin & Associates\, 5655 Castle Creek Pkwy N Dr\, Indianapolis\, 46250\, United States CATEGORIES:Efficiency ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/B2B-Sales-Mastery.png GEO:39.9148242;-86.071145 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Lushin & Associates 5655 Castle Creek Pkwy N Dr Indianapolis 46250 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=5655 Castle Creek Pkwy N Dr:geo:-86.071145,39.9148242 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221101T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221101T100000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20220422T193227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220628T180205Z UID:124277-1667291400-1667296800@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:ThinkUp DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand! \nRainmakers ThinkUP is a uniquely organized networking event for business owners and those who serve them. Picture a room full of sharp\, entrepreneurial-minded professionals brainstorming challenges\, mentoring one another\, and identifying new strategic relationship opportunities. \nBring an idea\, a challenge\, or a discussion topic. You’ll have the opportunity to talk in groups and get feedback to help you move forward in your thoughts. It’s the “Place to Start and progress your ideas to actionable steps.” \nThese events will allow time for some open networking followed by the Hot Seat discussions in small groups. \n  \nStart this exciting new program with a business challenge that is affecting you or your business. \nExample questions: \n\nHow do I attract candidates to the open vacancies in this job seekers market?\nHow can I grow profits in this economy with high inflation?\nHow can I retain my current staff when there are many other business opportunities being offered?\n\n  \nCome and join us for this new and exciting event that will challenge you and change you and/ or your business for the better. \n  \n\nTHANK YOU to Our Host: \n\n\nApprentice University was originally created to reduce a talent shortage in the technology industry. However\, we have expanded since then to a diverse community of professionals and students. Our apprentices’ interests range from marketing to cybersecurity to entrepreneurship to media and digital storytelling and more. Our model has undergone a few iterations\, but throughout the changes we remain to guide our students through challenging\, real-world experiences that prepare them for their future. We plan\, arrange\, and manage apprenticeships in the quickly changed\, high-demand careers of the future\, offering professional certificates in marketing\, IT administration\, cybersecurity\, web design & UX\, and much more. We are striving to build the professionals of the future. URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/thinkup-6-2022-11-01/ LOCATION:Apprentice University\, 6402 Corporate Drive\, Indianapolis\, 46278 CATEGORIES:Small Business,ThinkUP ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ThinkUp-2022.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221026T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221026T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233515 CREATED:20220920T142302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221014T182303Z UID:124325-1666796400-1666803600@gorainmakers.com SUMMARY:Tricks to Make Networking A Treat DESCRIPTION:This event is a collaboration of INSPIREsmall.biz\, H7 Networking\, TTR Networking. Whiteboard Learning\, Rainmakers & GNLC 2.0 \n  \nWrap-up your work day with an afternoon of fun and networking at Launch Fishers. \nDoors open at 3:00 PM. \nStop by our registration table to enter the drawing for door prizes\, make your nametag and pickup your copy of the event booklet\, including a list of everyone who registered for the event. \nRegister before Friday\, October 21st to have your contact information included in the program guide \n  \nMeet Your Hosts: \nINSPIREsmall.biz: Connect with fellow entrepreneurs; Learn new skills anytime; Grow your brand with content designed to help small business owners and solopreneurs. \n  \nH7 Networking: An H7 Membership is word-of-mouth marketing that helps you grow your business! Visiting a meeting is free and a great way to see a Virtual or In-Person meeting in action. \n  \nWhiteboard Learning: I work with business owners and sales professionals to fill their sales pipeline full of referrals that are ready to buy from them. No more pounding the pavement trying to get more business. \n  \nGeist Networking Lunch Club: Geist Networking Lunch Club (GNLC) believes in creating sustainable strategic relationships using the Know\, Like and Trust model. GNLC meets each Friday at 12 noon. \n  \nTTR Networking: To The Rescue has over 14 (and counting) of the most successful and active professional networking groups in the Indianapolis and Central Indiana region. \n  \nRainmakers: Rainmakers is a National business development organization for B2B companies. We support entrepreneurial and sales-oriented professionals to reach their goals. URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/tricks-to-make-networking-a-treat/ LOCATION:Launch Fishers\, 12175 Visionary Way\, Fishers\, IN\, 46038\, United States CATEGORIES:Networking ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gorainmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Trick-to-make-networking.png GEO:39.966762;-86.008639 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Launch Fishers 12175 Visionary Way Fishers IN 46038 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=12175 Visionary Way:geo:-86.008639,39.966762 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR