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In this panel discussion, hear first hand from our experts on how to successfully take your business to the next level. They will be discussing a variety of ways to grow your top line. The panel is comprised of a group of successful entrepreneurs with a combined 80 years of business experience.
The discussion will include the following topics:
· Growing Revenue
· Adding Products or Services
· Building Alliances
· Reviewing Your Sales & Marketing Strategies
· Importance of Electronic Marketing
· Reviewing Your Business Model
· Reviewing Your Team
· Growing Your Client Base
After the discussion, guests will participate in a Q&A session with the panelists. Open networking will take place before and at the conclusion of our meeting.
Entrepreneur Panel
Rick Mazursky
Principal/Coach
The Executives Profit
Rick Mazursky has experience working with all sizes of companies from start-ups to nationally recognized corporations. He specializes in growing companies by capturing market share and attaining profitability. He also has extensive experience with product development and manufacturing in the Far East.
Rick has held numerous executive and leadership positions in companies that created and sold electronic educational toys, consumer electronics and software. He helped launch Cabbage Patch Dolls and was a partner in a toy business that was sold to a publicly traded company. He served as President of VTech Industries, President of G.P. Toys and CEO of Digital Innovations.
As Co-Founder of The Executives Profit, he currently coaches clients in a variety of service and product-oriented industries.
AWARDS
o Inducted into the Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame
o Nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
o Awarded Nine U. S. Patents
Julia started GoPicnic in 2006 to launch the concept of tasty ready-to-eat meals that can be enjoyed anytime, anywhere – no refrigeration or preparation required. GoPicnic’s meals allow people to conveniently take nutritious food wherever they go and additionally provide corporate partners with a unique solution to reduce foodservice waste, save costs, and generate ancillary revenue.
Today GoPicnic’s customers include United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Airlines, Virgin America and Amtrak, and GoPicnic meals are widely used in a variety of markets including hotels, camps, tourism, corporate events, foodservice, and school fundraising programs.
Julia has extensive experience starting and advising start-up companies; GoPicnic is her third venture. Julia holds BA and BS degrees from Miami University of Ohio, where she is on the advisory board for Miami’s Entrepreneurship program, and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. She is a frequent speaker on entrepreneurship to groups and at educational institutions.
Steve Fretzin
Steve Fretzin is the Founder and Owner of Sales Results, Inc. and as such, provides overall strategic direction and leadership to the firm. Prior to establishing Sales Results, Inc. in 2005, Steve specialized in sales coaching, marketing management, and business operations in the franchise industry.
Under his guidance, Sales Results, Inc. has quickly emerged as a top-flight national sales training institution. Steve has developed and implemented proprietary materials which have empowered salespeople, entrepreneurs and business professionals from small and mid-sized businesses in over 50 industries. Steve has authored numerous articles and has been featured on Entrepreneur.com, Investor’s Business Daily and other publications as an expert in Sales Coaching and Networking. His credo is to be transparent to everyone he meets. Accordingly, he is tirelessly committed to not only enhancing the sales performance of his clients, but to making them better human beings.
In addition to his duties at Sales Results, Inc., Steve oversees the operations of four other organizations. He is Founder and Partner of The Executives Profit, LLC, the Founder and President of Team Discovery, LLC, and Networking Monkey, LLC, and Executive Director of the American Club Association.
Nancy Stevens
Nancy Stevens is one of the founding members of Oaklee’s Guide LLC. She has a degree in corporate communications from Florida State University and her corporate background was in sales and marketing in the financial services industry. In the ’90s, Ms. Stevens left the corporate workforce to stay home with her two young children. When she couldn’t find a resource guide that told her about family events in the area, she started her own. Oaklee’s Family Guide™ is The Go-To- Guide for On-The-Go Parents.™ The publication started with 10,000 copies for it’s first issue in the summer of 1999 and has been so successful that it now prints 500,000 copies annually.
Awards
- Finalist, Make Mine a Million $ Business national competition, Dec. 2008
- Influential Women in Business, Oct. 2008
- Finalist, Athena PowerLink Business of the Year, June 2007
- Winner, Business Plan Competition, College of Lake County, May 2003 \
Jason Jacobsohn is well known in the Chicago area as a “connector” and go-to person for entrepreneurs who want to grow and maintain their success. Currently, he is Director of Venture Development at AEGIS Professional Services, which offers integrated, comprehensive business services through its legal, consulting, and capital sourcing practice groups.
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120 North La Salle Street
Chicago,
60602-3496
Friday, December 18, 2009 from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM (CT)
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The Executives Profit & American Chartered Bank
The Executives Profits team has well over 50 years of experience in all aspects of business and management development. The Executives Profit provides consulting on a variety of business issues including; business start-up, entrepreneurial coaching, management training, recruitment, staging effective meetings, organizational structure and staff review and evaluation. "Taking businesses and individuals from where they are to where they want to be."
American Chartered Bank is distinguished by its focus on business owners, providing innovative products and services with exceptional customer service. Our success is founded on principles of accessibility, flexibility and responsiveness at every level of the organization. Whether serving private businesses or individual customers, American Chartered Bank stands ready to address your banking needs in a fashion that is timely, cost-effective and adds value. Our standard of excellence is second to none.
