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SUMMARY:Discovering Your Why
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin this business leadership class to uncover your unique gifts and learn how knowing your WHY in business creates greater success. \n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\n\nWhen you discover your WHY\, you start operating from a place of awareness. You realize those special gifts and talents you offer the world and begin to live with passion. You know WHY you do what you do\, how you think\, what you believe – your purpose in life. And when your business expresses and lives its WHY\, you build a winning team with clarity\, vision\, and a unified culture – becoming an inspired business with a marketing message second to none. \nIn this session\, you will learn how great leaders and businesses understand WHY they do what they do. This concept is taken from Simon Sinek’s 2009 TED Talk\, where he introduced the WHY to the world and how to apply it to life and business. Tools will be shared to help business leaders identify and understand their WHY and how to use this knowledge to grow a successful business. \nPresenter Allan Hirsh studied at the WHY Institute and became certified as a WHY Business Consultant and Coach. He is the Principal at Allan Hirsh Advisors\, a certified Executive Coach and Facilitator\, and the only Certified WHY Coach in the Baltimore area. He also produces and hosts AHA! Business Podcasts. He brings over 40 years of leadership to his clients as the owner/CEO of a multigenerational family international publishing business\, an award-winning commercial food service design firm\, and an Executive Director of a nonprofit organization. \nThe event will include networking\, a short presentation\, and a Q&A period. \nRegistration closes on September 27. \n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://www.mdtechcouncil.com/membership/events/calendar/discovering-your-why/
LOCATION:Maryland Innovation Center\, 6751 Columbia Gateway Dr. | Suite 300\, Columbia MD\, MD\, 21046\, United States
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SUMMARY:The RFP Alternative - Technology Purchasing Redefined
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to get connected with technology vendor management experts and save time\, money\, and future headaches with the RFP alternative. \nAttendees will learn that there is a new and better way to evaluate cutting edge technology solutions and the vendors that supply them. Using a specific sequence of platforms\, processes and vendor agnostic engineering resources\, The RFP Alternative creates a streamlined experience driven by vendor management experts that saves customers time\, money\, and headaches. Technologies include – hosted VOIP\, contact center\, data center\, security\, cloud\, wireless\, ISPs\, networks\, SD WAN\, and more… \nAGENDA:\n5:00 PM-6:00 PM      General Networking Happy Hour\n6:05 PM -6:45 PM     Welcome\, The RFP Alternative Presentation by Denis O’Donnovan\n6:46 PM -7:00 PM     Q&A / Additional Networking \nMeet the Presenter\nDenis O’Donovan\, President & CEO\, ProfitComm \nDenis O’Donovan is the founder and leader of ProfitComm. With over 20 years of experience in telecommunications and IT\, Denis has a proven track record of helping businesses streamline their operations\, optimize services\, and improve bottom-line results. As a trusted consultant to companies across industries\, Denis helps shape telecom strategy\, identifies inefficiencies\, and delivers unparalleled savings. \nBefore heading ProfitComm Telecommunications\, he founded Conference Management Solutions\, an audio\, web\, and video conferencing business. He also has extensive experience as an account executive working for major carriers\, including MCI and Qwest. In 2019\, Denis was selected for and completed the Goldman Sachs 10\,000 Small Business Program. And this year he published his first book\, The RFP Alternative. \n
URL:https://www.mdtechcouncil.com/membership/events/calendar/the-rfp-alternative-technology-purchasing-redefined/
LOCATION:Guntry\, 10705 Red Run Blvd\, Owings Mills\, MD\, 21117\, United States
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SUMMARY:Design Thinking/Imagining Your Business or Product Idea
DESCRIPTION:\nHave you ever thought of starting a business or have a product idea that you would like to explore? \n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\n\nThis four-part seminar\, held on Sept. 28\, Oct. 5\, Oct. 12\, and Oct. 19 is designed to be a fun way for you to explore your interest in a business and will teach you through actual exercises how to develop a business idea into a more complete business or product idea. \n\nThe first session will help you explore your idea and give you some tools for inexpensively testing and validating them.\nThe second session will introduce you to ways to refine your ideas and show you some of the rich sources of business ideas available in Maryland.\nThe final session will help you explore rapid prototyping and getting some fast customer feedback to refine your idea. We will also cover next steps and what you can do to start implementing your idea.\n\nWhen you are done with the program you will have a refined business or product idea and a set of tools to develop future ideas. \nPlease note\, it is highly encouraged to attend all four sessions. \nAbout our presenter: \nVance MacEwen\, MA\, MBA – Entrepreneur in Residence at the Maryland Innovation Center (MIC) and co-founder CEO of Greatest Possible Good\, a design thinking firm for social good. Vance mentors residents and affiliates of the MIC and volunteers through the Maryland Tech Council Venture Mentor Services\, SEED SPOT\, and the Youth Leaders of the Americas Initiative. Greatest Possible Good\, winner of the 2019 MICA UP/Start Venture Competition\, works with social entrepreneurs\, nonprofits\, and small businesses to align teams and executives’ actions with their visions for impact. Vance previously served as chief of staff for Montgomery County Delegate Al Carr\, English teacher at a private school in Chengdu\, China\, and work crew member at McDonogh School. He loves helping founders find their North Stars\, hone their business strategies\, and win pitches. He is a certified Kauffman FastTrac facilitator. \nRegistration is limited. Ticket sales will close on Sept. 27 \n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://www.mdtechcouncil.com/membership/events/calendar/design-thinking-imagining-your-business-or-product-idea-2/2022-09-28/
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