Invitation-Only Luncheon:  7 Ways to Thrive in ANY Economy

Last Day to Register:  Wednesday, March 30th

(Only $19 – includes lunch and handouts)

Thursday March 31, 2011

Time: 11:30am – 1:30pm

Location:  Spazio’s WestPort

Last Day to Register – Wednesday March 30

What are you doing right now to ensure that your company succeeds no matter what happens with the economy?

What are you doing to make sure that you are consistently attracting large amounts of theright prospects?

What are you doing to make sure that your people and your processes work smoothly to keep customers coming back again and again?

In this unique luncheon educational event we will focus on  2 key areas of your business: Your “Inside Reality” and your “Outside Perception”

• Your “Inside Reality” is what’s going on inside your business.  Its your people, your processes, and your strategies.  It’s what makes you unique and what makes you valuable as a company.
• Your “Outside Perception” is what the marketplace thinks about your business.  It’s the reason or reasons why people do business with you.    Your Outside Perception is marketing driven.

In this event we’ll cover 7 Ways to Grow in Any Economy.  These 7 ways will help you with both your “Inside Reality” and your “Outside Perceptions”.  Here’s a snapshot of what you’ll learn:

• Learn how Vince Lombardi’s approach to coaching football can put your marketing into overdrive.
• Discover why strategic planning doesn’t work and what does (this little shift in thinking has been described as “powerful” “transformational” and “unbelievable freeing”)
• Harness some of the marketing secrets that took a small business run by a 30 year old into a nearly $10 million per year company
• Why don’t your employees listen?  Why don’t they work as hard as you want them to?  Why don’t they seem to care?  When you see how you should approach this you’ll be surpised at how refreshingly simple the solution is.
• How to make your business a lead generating, sales producing magnet now matter what’s happening in your industry.  Put these 3 things to work right now.
• Myths of people management debunked.
• Why you already have the answer to every business problem at your fingertips…maybe even in your head and you just don’t know it.

2-Hour Event:  $199 Value

Your Cost:  $19 (to cover lunch and handouts)

Because you were invited to this event by one of our partners or friends we are extending a killer deal – just $19 to attend.  The $19 is just to cover your lunch and handouts.

Meet Your Presenters:

Don Harkey:

After graduating from the University of Nebraska with a degree in Chemical Engineering, Don spent 10 years working within Fortune 500 corporations as both a supervisor and project manager.

In 2005, Don started Galt Consulting LLC, a company aimed at helping organizations to improve their processes.  He quickly applied his knowledge to his first client reducing rework and saving them $50,000 per year on one project.  He also saw the transformation that occurred with people on the floor as they discovered that they could make a real difference.

Don is a dynamic speaker and a frequent contributor to the Springfield Business Journal. He also maintains a blog on leadership called the Galt Blog.  He is a member of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce and serves on the Board of the Messiah Lighthouse Project at Messiah Lutheran Church.  In 2009, Don was selected by the Springfield Business Journal as one of the “40 Under 40″ Honorees given to young business and community leaders.

Brett Curry:
Brett Curry is the managing partner for Local Marketing Giant, LLC and the president of Curry Marketing Inc, a full service advertising agency that serves successful small to medium-sized companies. Brett spends the majority of his time helping small and medium-sized companies design and implement marketing campaigns that get results. As a certified Guerrilla Marketing Coach™ Brett speaks regularly at business function across the midwest on the topics of marketing and business growth.

Brett has shared the speaking stage with business greats like Russell Brunson, CEO Space founder Berny Dorhman, and others. In 2005 Brett was awarded a spot on the Springfield Business Journal’sTop 40 Under 40. As the father of 5 children age 8 and under, Brett is used to addressing audiences of all ages and attention spans.

Chris Brewer:
Chris Brewer is a partner in Local Marketing Giant which delivers online and offline marketing expertise, advice and education to small business communities across the country. Most recently Chris was the Executive VP Marketing of Incredible Pizza Company where he led the company’s corporate and franchise marketing since late 2008. He led a complex network of social media, web and regional sales efforts while implementing marketing plans and promotions for 18 multi-unit locations.

Prior to Incredible Pizza, Chris is best known for his entrepreneurial endeavors including an outdoor advertising agency, online retailer and the direct mail company, Moneysaver Publishing. He built both companies with bootstrap and creative SBA financing. His companies grew by double and triple digit percentages annually before selling both enterprises in 2004 and 2008. He is the author of “7 Down & Dirty Secrets to Demand from Your Marketing” and resides just outside Springfield with his wife of 15 years and two children