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M. Scott Parisi EcoGreenHotel

A valuable resource for hoteliers, EcoGreenHotel.com is dedicated to helping hotels address environmental issues and implement environmentally friendly initiatives. It is a marketplace with plentiful amounts of information ranging from green products and services, industry "green" news, basic environmental overview to other tools like checklists, green project ideas, book lists, and resourceful links for a more sustainable hotel. Green hote… Continue

Added by M. Scott Parisi on October 30, 2009 at 3:53am — No Comments

Kelli B Schmith 13 of my favorite sources for story ideas, information & data

As a marketer, I preach the importance of being relevant. In order to be relevant, you have to figure out what kinds of things matter to your customers and prospects. I'm not talking about profit and productivity...I'm talking about issues and events and topics that make a person's pulse race. I'm talking about digging deep. There's no better way to start than by taking your eye off the same old industry rags that pile up in your cubicle. This link will take you to my blog (Dig Deep Thinker) wh… Continue

Added by Kelli B Schmith on August 27, 2009 at 1:09pm — No Comments

Elaine Whitesides Business is awful quiet out there

The last couple of weeks have been quite busy with less time to spend just strolling through Smaller Indiana. It seems the same must be true of others; at least those in the groups and areas I frequent. I am hoping that the quiet tone indicates people are busy with their work and businesses, not simply getting in that last little vacation before school begins - although that does sound like fun! Hope springs eternal around here. But my thought is this: It is especially at the busy times in our… Continue

Added by Elaine Whitesides on July 29, 2009 at 10:04am — No Comments

Douglas Karr Who is Smaller Indiana?

I rec'd an email the morning of Bigger Ideas from Mike Karnuta from the Indiana Sports Corporation and it inspired me to write and tell this to the crowd at Bigger Ideas. We are the misfits. We are the rebels. We are the troublemakers. We are the round pegs in the square holes. We are the ones who see things differently. We're not fond of rules. And we have no respect for the status quo. You can quote us. Disagree with us. Glorify, or vilify us. A… Continue

Added by Douglas Karr on June 25, 2009 at 6:00pm — 5 Comments

Pat Coyle Hallway videos from Bigger Ideas...

Smaller Indiana friends PK Koduri, Brian Wyrick and Paul Poteet worked together yesterday to capture video at the Bigger Ideas conference. PK is currently editing several video segments and posting them as they are completed on Youtube He… Continue

Added by Pat Coyle on June 25, 2009 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments

Genie Goykhberg SIBI - Absolutely wonderful job, guys!

I must admit... I was skeptical... Smaller Indiana Bigger Idea exceeded my widest expectations! Everything was done at a very high level. Hard work of planning and execution was paid off - organizational part was seamless! Volunteers were exceptional! The energy of the audience and the presenters blended just perfectly - Every one of them was an outstanding human being. If I could change anything I would finish the event with a sparkling personality of fabulous Ken Johnson and his gif… Continue

Added by Genie Goykhberg on June 24, 2009 at 11:14pm — 3 Comments

Pat Coyle Ketzenberger's Bigger Ideas...

Indy Star biz columnist, John Ketzenberger, wrote a great story about Bright Automotive and its founder, John Waters(read story here) Ketz and Waters will be reunited on June 24 when Ketz moderates a panel discussion at… Continue

Added by Pat Coyle on June 18, 2009 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

Mike Magan YOU WON'T KNOW, IF YOU DON'T GO . . . to the Smaller Indiana Bigger Ideas Conference

Did you Know Jebediah Coyle, Pat Coyle's great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather put together something very similar to the Smaller Indiana Bigger Ideas Conference back in the 1760s? That's right! It was called the "Smaller Colonies, Grandiose Ideas Perfunctionary." Now, Imagine if Benjamin Franklin, who discovered electricity and invented bifocals, had met Thomas Edision, who invented the light bulb? Society would have been "enlightened" much sooner and we may have even had… Continue

Added by Mike Magan on June 16, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Lorraine Ball Read This Before You Attend Smaller Indiana Bigger Ideas!

Just read a brief post by Seth Godin, and as usual, he makes me think. This post entitled Why Am I Here, challenges you to do more then just show up at a conference or a meeting. Why are you attending, what do you hope to learn, who do you hope to meet? While good questions for any event, this is great advice for anyone attending Smaller Indiana, Bigger ideas, because this event is about participation and conversat… Continue

Added by Lorraine Ball on June 14, 2009 at 7:05pm — No Comments

Pat Coyle And now, for a word ABOUT our sponsors

My Dad always used to say, 'it's better for someone else to say good things about you than for you to talk about yourself." In that spirit, I want to share just a couple of thoughts about the amazing group of people / companies sponsoring Smaller Indiana and the Bigger ideas Conference. I've appreciated our sponsors from day one, but this week really exemplified just how important… Continue

Added by Pat Coyle on June 13, 2009 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Jeff Jerkington Top 10 Reasons Why I am NOT attending the Bigger Ideas Conference

Every day I look, it seems like more and more people are signing up for this so-called "Bigger Ideas Conference." Let me serve as a candle in the wind (I love that song, NON-PRINCES DI VERSION THANK YOU) standing up against this crazy confluence of creative curmudgeons. Here are the Top 10 reasons why I am NOT - repeat NOT - one more time - NOT attending said conference. 10. I think INSIDE not OUTSIDE the box - especially if there's a nice corn beef on rye and baked lays in there. 9. I can in… Continue

Added by Jeff Jerkington on June 10, 2009 at 1:30pm — 4 Comments

John R.(Dick) Troll If Work is Obsolete How Will Smoosiers (and their children) Survive?

It is hard not to overstate the importance of a job. Climbing the employment ladder has been the means to a better life since our country was founded. For generations of Americans the manufacturing assembly line was a conduit to middle class life. More recently, the information assembly line has allowed knowledge workers to live the American dream. However, regardless of what politicians or educators would have us believe, I would argue that the relentless advance of technology wipes out hundre… Continue

Added by John R.(Dick) Troll on June 10, 2009 at 10:37am — 1 Comment

Lindsay Manfredi What Inspires You?...To Screw The Box

Let’s talk a little bit about inspiration, innovative minds, intentions of accomplishment, and Indiana. Every day I am here, every person I meet, every life I can contribute to, I am amazed by what Indianapolis has given me. The people I have met and friends I have made through Smaller Indiana and Rainmakers, have exceeded any expectation I may have had. To me, THAT is exciting. I am from a fairly small town and as a child growing into a teenager I knew… Continue

Added by Lindsay Manfredi on June 9, 2009 at 10:00pm — 8 Comments

Pat Coyle Set your own ticket price for Bigger Ideas!

Set your own price for Bigger Ideas Smaller Indiana, Bigger Ideas promises to be a very special event. Already we have nearly 100 people registered, many of whom are well known CEO's and Presidents of local organizations. Yet even with solid demand for Bigger Ideas tickets, we've also received dozens of requests for scholarships and discounts...it seems this economy is making it tough for folks to aff… Continue

Added by Pat Coyle on June 8, 2009 at 3:00pm — 5 Comments

Pat Coyle Smoosiers get involved in Bigger Ideas

I recently asked for some help promoting and planning the Bigger Ideas conference. It's amazing how Smoosiers will come out and help...Here are the meeting minutes: People in attendance: Pat Coyle Dane Bohnert Tom Davis Sue Dempewolf Mike Magan Stephen Shack Horstman Kim Weseli (Deleted Six Member) Jon Speer David Voelker Jenni Edward Joe Shoemaker Eric Deckers Wug Laku Phil Anderson Paul David Bernstein Amy Stark Troy Hanna Shawn Quick-Raflik (Deleted Six Member) Lindsey Taylor Terra Ho… Continue

Added by Pat Coyle on June 1, 2009 at 10:40pm — 6 Comments

Mike Magan Top 10 Reasons I am going to the Bigger Ideas Conference

1. I hope to hear what the speakers have to say and hopefully apply what they share to my personal and professional life. 2. I hope to meet the speakers and especially those who have already committed to attending. 3. I expect to be inspired creatively and spiritually - It's been a brutal Q1 2009. 4. I might bounce some ideas off of certain people if the situation arises. 5. I plan on poking the people I persuaded in attending in the ribs and saying: "see I told you Pat wasn't crazy," and/or "I… Continue

Added by Mike Magan on May 30, 2009 at 9:59pm — 5 Comments

Ben McCann I had a wonderful meeting with a CRAZY individual whom I invited to check out SMALLER INDIANA. He is…

I had a wonderful meeting with a CRAZY individual whom I invited to check out SMALLER INDIANA. He is just crazy enough to make one of his goals to CHANGE THE WORLD and make INDIANA a GLOBAL power... and he is Passionate about it. Myron Kanning is different, he is passionate about business, and after 33 years at one of the Largest Global Companies Based out of Batesville IN, he decided to start to SHAPE the minds of our youn… Continue

Added by Ben McCann on May 29, 2009 at 6:03pm — No Comments

Matt Barnett Surviving consumers' shift to thrift

Belts have tightened, but while it my take a little more to wrest those hard-earned dollars from consumers' hands, it isn't impossible. You just have to know what they're looking for.
1. Image up your retail.
The tents are up and the prices are down, but what makes your BOGO better than the next guy's? We're not suggesting y… Continue

Added by Matt Barnett on April 22, 2009 at 11:13am — 1 Comment

Chris Hardie Brainstorming community improvement ideas

I've created a new website in Richmond, Indiana that follows in the theme of what Smaller Indiana is, on an even more local level. I thought that Smoosiers here might enjoy hearing about it, and might even want to implement something similar in your own community. RichmondBrainstorm.com may be an online destination, but it was created to help make the real world a better place. The new website collects ideas from Richmond, Indiana residents about… Continue

Added by Chris Hardie on March 20, 2009 at 4:07pm — No Comments

Lynn Zettler IDEAS FOR JOB SEEKERS

I was privileged to be a part of a talk radio program this morning which focused on ideas for job seekers in the current economy. If you are interested in some great tips, listen in at the following link. Coach Phyllis R. Neill was also a guest from www.shementor.com and had a lot of resources and valuable ideas to share. Also look for my free e-book download which can help anyone get started in a new challenge or goal at www.ly… Continue

Added by Lynn Zettler on January 17, 2009 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments

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