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SUMMARY:Business Blaze
DESCRIPTION:An event for business owners and executives\, Business Blaze presents topics relevant to current and future business operations as well as issues that may impact the Indianapolis business community. This quarterly event features top-notch\, industry speakers and an opportunity for meaningful dialogue. \nJoin us January 8th! \nTopic: What an Old Guy has Learned in 30 Years of Business \nBruce Kidd has spent his entire professional career working around\, for\, or inside privately held companies in IN. \nHis 30-year business career has afforded him the opportunity to work with some exceptionally talented and successful people.  He has also worked with some other people who were neither but still offered him important and useful lessons about business and life (without knowing it).  He will share his thoughts and stories about building and living a successful professional and business career. \n  \nOur Speaker: \n \nBruce K. Kidd\nBusiness Executive and Servant Leader \nIn September 2019 Bruce joined KSM Consulting\, a leading technology consulting and services firm based in Indy with clients all across the US.   KSMC’s services include helping companies with data analytics and data warehousing\, managing IT networks\, assisting with software selection and implementation\, remediating bad software installations\, CIO and CFO for hire\, and management consulting.   Bruce leads Business Development for KSMC in Indiana. \nBruce has spent over 30 years advising and/or serving in executive roles with closely-held\, entrepreneurial and professional service firms.  During his career he has been: \n\nSenior Vice President at Walker\nManaging Director of the 21st Century Research & Technology Fund\nA co-founder of the Indiana Venture Center\nThe Director of Business Development for Ernst & Young in Indiana\n\nKidd has served on a variety of Not For Profit and For-Profit Company Board of Directors including four currently. \nIn 2016 he founded Concerts for a Cause\, a 501C3 organization that hosts quarterly live concerts as a mechanism to support local Not For Profits that are improving the lives of Hoosier kids and families in need. \nA native of Indianapolis\, Kidd is a Purdue grad\,  has been married to Chris Cooper for 38 years and they have three adult children and four grandchildren….. and counting. \nFind KSM Consulting on: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn \n_______________________________ \n  \nOur Featured Non-Profit: \n \nConcerts for a Cause was born from the love for music and the desire to give back to our Hoosier community. \nConcerts for a Cause (CFAC) is a 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to support Indianapolis area not-for-profits that are improving the lives of Hoosiers in need. At CFAC’s quarterly events\, a different singer\, songwriter\, artist or musician will perform for a different local charity. All concert proceeds from each CFAC event will go to the featured non-for-profit involved. \nThe first concert in 2020 is on Jan 25th at the Lucas Estate. \nInfo at www.indyconcertsforacause.org
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LOCATION:HRD Advisory Group\, 11711 North Meridian Street\, Suite 170\, Carmel\, IN\, 46032\, United States
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SUMMARY:Business Blaze
DESCRIPTION:An event for business owners and executives\, Business Blaze presents topics relevant to current and future business operations as well as issues that may impact the Indianapolis business community. This quarterly event features top-notch\, industry speakers and an opportunity for meaningful dialogue. \nJoin us October 9th \nTopic: The Great Equalizer \n“The Great Equalizer” centers around those who consider themselves “underdogs” in their chosen arenas. Maybe it’s down to not having the right education\, finances\, support\, etc…\, but I’m here to tell you there is ALWAYS a way to even out the playing field. Kristian will focus on the things each of us can do in pursuit of our goals that our biggest competitors haven’t even thought of! \nOur Speaker: Kristian Aleixo \n \nKristian Aleixo is a professional race car driver on IndyCar’s “Road to Indy” ladder; one day\, he aspires to compete in the Indianapolis 500. Beyond this\, Kristian has authored the autobiography\, “My Life in Story: The Outside Groove\,” with a foreword by Willy T. Ribbs\, and the children’s book\, “Faster and Faster\,” with an introduction by Robby Unser. In addition\, he stars in his own reality TV show\, produced by Sharp Entertainment\, the makers of “Jersey Shore\,” and “90 Day Fiancé.” Kristian hopes to use this platform to bring much needed attention to his off-track passions\, including homelessness (which Kristian suffered throughout high school after losing his mother to diabetes when he was age 13)\, Type-1 diabetes (which Kristian was diagnosed with during a tour of duty in Iraq)\, and mental health for veterans (Kristian served in the U.S. Army). Furthermore\, Kristian is a regular volunteer at the Children’s Bureau and various children’s hospitals; in addition\, he is working on a foundation for kids with disabilities who want to become professional athletes. \n \nFind Kristian on Facebook \n  \n_______________________________ \n  \nOur Featured Non-Profit: \n \n  \nGleaners Food Bank \nLeading the Fight Against Hunger. \nGleaners is leading the fight against hunger in Indiana by distributing food to more than 210 partner agencies in 21 Indiana counties: food pantries\, soup kitchens\, and shelters. \nWe also provide direct services to those struggling with hunger\, through programs such as BackSacks: Weekend Food for Kids\, School-Based Pantry\, C.A.R.E. Mobile Pantry\, and Community Cupboard. \nIf you are interested in volunteering with Gleaners\, please see our current volunteer opportunities or complete our volunteer interest form. \n\n_______________________________ \n  \nOUR SPOTLIGHT SPONSOR \n  \nPaul McCoy \nCertified Business Coach \n \nPaul McCoy is a Certified Business Coach for ActionCoach\, the #1 Business Coaching Firm in the world\, with over 25 years of experience as a business leader working with small businesses and Fortune 500 companies. Paul’s unique blend of business experiences that range from program management; through engineering to business improvement and financial management that enables him to provide flexible\, practical advice to businesses. \nPaul is passionate about helping businesses increase sales and working with leaders to improve operational efficiency.  He brings energy and enthusiasm to his work and strives to partner with businesses to make positive\, cost-effective\, and pragmatic changes.  He also knows that getting the right people on the team is critical to growing a business\, as a Certified Innermetrix Consultant (CIC) he works with leaders to utilize behavioral assessment tools to hire the right people. \nPaul is impassioned about enhancing education in the community.  He currently serves as Treasurer for Communities in Schools of Indiana\, a not for profit organization that provides students with a community of support\, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life\, and is a Certified Rugby Coach and coaches the Zionsville High School Rugby Club. \nIf you want to regain control of your business\, and not let it control you\, call Paul for a complimentary coaching session: \npaulmccoy@actioncoach.com \n317-832-0912 \nFind Paul on social media: LinkedIn | Instagram
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LOCATION:HRD Advisory Group\, 11711 North Meridian Street\, Suite 170\, Carmel\, IN\, 46032\, United States
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SUMMARY:Business Blaze
DESCRIPTION:An event for business owners and executives\, Business Blaze presents topics relevant to current and future business operations as well as issues that may impact the Indianapolis business community. This quarterly event features top-notch\, industry speakers and an opportunity for meaningful dialogue. \nTopic: Not Wrong Just Different.  Leveraging Differences in the Workplace\n\nWe all want our uniqueness recognized and celebrated\, yet it can feel difficult working with someone that is “different” from us. After years researching and writing about Attention Deficit Disorder\, including a TEDx talk\, Rebecca came to realize it was less about ADD/ADHD and more about all of our unique differences.  She discusses why honoring differences isn’t always our first response and the significant value this approach can bring to enhancing life and business.  Like pieces of a puzzle\, separately the pieces hold little value\, it’s in the connection where our differences join us together and make us stronger and more beautiful.  In fact\, it’s in giving our unique gifts to another that we establish a thriving life and business. \n\n\nSpeaker: Rebecca Fleetwood Hession\n\n\n\nAuthor – Speaker – Thrive Guide\nRebecca has over two decades of experience working\nin leadership\, team building\, and consultative selling.\nShe has a track record of success earning President’s\nClub for 15 years with the Franklin Covey Co. as well as\nthe Principle Centered Leadership Award. Her client\nwork is featured in the best selling book\, The 4\nDisciplines of Execution. She was chosen to perform an\noriginal piece for the Listen to Your Mother show and\nher TEDx talk has been viewed more than 100K times.\nHer blog has nearly one million views.\n\n\nFind Rebecca on:\nLinkedIn\nInstagram\nFacebook\n\n_____________________________\n\nOur Featured Non-Profit\n\nFight For Life Foundation\n\n\n\nOur mission is to help deserving but underserved youth develop the social and emotional qualities needed for success.\n\n\n\nFight for Life Foundation was founded by Marlin Jackson\, former cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts NFL team. \n\n\nMarlin’s mission was to give kids a fighting chance. He had to fight to get to where he was and it wasn’t a fight he wished for anyone.He never knew his father\, his mother was addicted to drugs\, he was neglected and moved from home to home — far from the ideal childhood. \nSo he fought. He had to fight for his life\, the life that he wanted\, the life that was just beyond the horizon of the ghetto that he could not see. The more he experienced outside the confines of his childhood\, the more he became encouraged to fight for all that is right and just in the world. \nMarlin’s hope is to give kids who grow up as he did a fighting chance to make it in the world\, to let them know their environment does not have to dictate who they are in a negative way. \nMarlin’s goal is to introduce kids to life lessons and coach character qualities that he has learned along the way\, in order to help them side step some obstacles that he’s faced and know they have or will face.   We don’t know what we don’t know!  If no one has ever shown or talked to you about love\, respect\, trust\, courage\, or discipline\, then how will you know? \nThe mission of Fight for Life founders and supporters is to fill a void in children’s lives where guidance is missing. We hope to give kids the fighting chance that each child deserves in life\, by instilling the simple qualities that so many people take for granted.  This is why we feel compelled to help in the fight for a better life for disadvantaged children.  This is why we say\, “Dream it…Believe it…Achieve it. The it is up to you! \n\n  \n_____________________________\n\nTHANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR\n\n\n\nYou focus on growing your business.\nWe’ll focus on keeping it running.\nAIS is an Indianapolis-based IT Consulting\, Strategy & Security company. We begin our\nrelationships with a comprehensive and in-depth assessment of your IT landscape.\nWe analyze your pain points\, identify organizational issues and offer innovative solutions.\nWe then optimize your IT infrastructure—streamlining processes\, implementing best\npractices\, managing compliance\, mitigating risks and maintaining systems. AIS helps you\nalign your technology with your business goals.
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SUMMARY:Business Blaze April
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nAn event for business owners and executives\, Business Blaze presents topics relevant to current and future business operations as well as issues that may impact the Indianapolis business community. This quarterly event features top-notch\, industry speakers and an opportunity for meaningful dialogue. \n  \nTop 3 reasons why you’ll be glad you attended the Rainmakers Business Blaze networking event: \n\nThe Rainmakers Business Blaze event has historically been one of Rainmakers premier events that attract the largest number of attendees.\nConnect with strategic partners and have an opportunity to give and receive referrals this week with structured networking.\nWe gather together some of the top leaders\, influencers and successful business owners in the city who have a “giving” mindset.\n\n  \nApril Topic\nTransparency: The Art of Being Honest\nTransparency is the unsung leadership superpower. Employees are resilient. You will engender more loyalty and results with the painful truth than you will with a comforting half-truth.\n\n\nOur Speaker\nJames W. Officer III\n\n\n\n\nAs an experienced speaker/trainer\, James has facilitated over 300 seminars and was a speaker on the TEDx stage in May 2017. James also published his first book in 2017…Keep Calm & Grow Rich: A Guide to Choosing Your Destiny. \nIn 2014\, James founded DASHMASTERS\, a professional development company that provides companies\, large and small\, the tools and insights to grow through every season. \n\n  \nOur featured non-profit organization\n\n \nS.T.A.N.D.U.P. (Speaking Truth and Never Doubting Unlimited Potential) was established to help better the Indianapolis community by providing training\, workshops\, and seminars to teach youth and adults how to become self-sufficient\, cope with past pain and create solutions to the ongoing issues in our community. We also award 10 or more scholarships a year to deserving high school seniors and college students.\n\n\n\n The No More Excuses: Stand Up Conference \n May 18\, 2019 \nLawrence Central High School \n\n\nLearn more about the conference and Robert Jackson. Register here.\n\n______________________________________\nLittle Wish Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that grants wishes to children battling cancer. It was started in 2010 by seventeen-year-old Liz Niemiec after witnessing her friend\, Max\, lose his battle with cancer. The wishes we grant are\, as our name implies\, modest.  Most cost between $500 and $1\,000. These wishes may be small\, but the impact on children’s lives is immeasurable. They help the children to focus on something happy and positive.  To a child undergoing difficult cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation\, receiving a wish of a gaming system\, a new pet\, a Lego set\, or an iPad can truly change their experience. To date\, we have granted over 1\,700 little wishes.
URL:https://gorainmakers.com/event/business-blaze-january-2/
LOCATION:HRD Advisory Group\, 11711 North Meridian Street\, Suite 170\, Carmel\, IN\, 46032\, United States
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SUMMARY:Business Blaze January
DESCRIPTION:An event for business owners and executives\, Business Blaze presents topics relevant to current and future business operations as well as issues that may impact the Indianapolis business community. This quarterly event features top-notch\, industry speakers and an opportunity for meaningful dialogue. \nNeed more referrals for your business? Want to find an angel investor for your business? \nWant to learn about the current state of Indiana Business and how that can benefit your\nbusiness growth in 2019? You’re Invited to join us! \nTopic: The current state of Indiana Business and how this can help catapult your business growth and sales in 2019. \nTop 5 reasons why you’ll be glad you attended the Rainmakers Business Blaze networking event: \n\nDiscover the top 2 business niches that are experiencing explosive growth\nLooking for capital? Learn the top 3 things angel investors look for when choosing a business to invest in.\nThe Rainmakers Business Blaze event has historically been one of Rainmakers premier events that attract the largest number of attendees.\nConnect with strategic partners and have an opportunity to give and receive referrals this week with structured networking.\nWe gather together some of the top leaders\, influencers and successful business owners in the city who have a “giving” mindset.\n\n \n Bruce Kidd\, Regional Sales Director\, Mesirow Financial \nBruce has spent the vast majority of his 30-year professional career working for and/or advising privately held companies. Bruce will share his view on the current state of the local investment community from Angel Investors to Venture Capital to Private Equity and M&A trends. Indiana has ranked for the past 10 years as one of the top 10 states in the country to start and grow and business. The number of entrepreneurial and technology-related companies has continued to grow over that same 10 year period. \nWhat kinds of companies fit each source\, what are those capital sources looking for in new investments\, and what should a business owner know before accepting an investment from each type?
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