Hello Everyone ! Here is the *special* meeting we advertised at our regular March meeting ...

DATE/TIME: April 15th, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

LOCATION: The EBS Group : 11320 W. 79th St, Lenexa, KS

TITLE :: LinkedIn and Personal Branding: From Profile to Presence

SPEAKER :: Elizabeth Usovicz, Principal, WhiteSpace Consulting

DESCRIPTION ::

Chances are you have or are considering creating a profile on LinkedIn. What does your profile say about the brand called you? How can you use your LinkedIn presence in positive, productive ways? This presentation will provide the essentials of personal branding and how to grow views, connections, and new contacts on the free version of LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional networking site.

You’ll come away with a blueprint and practical tips for making the most of LinkedIn, including:

-- Building a credible, connection-oriented profile
-- Identifying and approaching new connections/helping them find you
-- Joining LinkedIn Groups
-- Mining the Jobs function for more than jobs


Mini-Bio:

Elizabeth Usovicz is a top line revenue strategist focusing on strategic sales and marketing, business development and business growth. She has more than 20 years of progressive leadership experience in consulting, corporate and entrepreneurial environments. She is a frequent keynote speaker on leadership and business development, and is a web columnist for Thinking Bigger Business Media, Inc, on topics such as sales development and growth strategy for high-growth potential companies. She publishes a blog on business topics, called the WhiteBoard, as well as a blog on servant leadership. Elizabeth is Past President of the Kansas City Direct Marketing Association and is current President of the KCDMA Educational Foundation. She was awarded KCDMA’s Direct Marketer of the Year for 2013.

Please reserve your spot (email [email protected]). Max 10 attendees.

( It will be free so we encourage you to BYOD -- Bring Your Own Dinner. There are plenty of sub shops and small restaurants in the area.)


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Also - remember our regular monthly meeting on April 22, at CENTRIQ ....

DATE/TIME: April 22nd, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

LOCATION: CENTRIQ (Across from Ward Parkway Mall)

TITLE :: Responsive out of the box: Using Bootstrap to create hassle-free responsive websites

SPEAKER :: Gregg Carey

DESCRIPTION ::

Bootstrap (formerly Twitter Bootstrap) is a stable and popular front-end framework that uses CSS and jQuery to create semantic, responsive websites that can be easily customized to suit your needs. This introductory presentation will cover topics ranging from how to get started, the 12 column grid layout, common built-in tools in Bootstrap, customization, cross browser and legacy browser support.


Mini-Bio :

Gregg Carey moved to Lawrence Kansas in 2011 to pursue a graduate degree in Education Technology at the University of Kansas. While attending school, he found that he was more interested in the "Technology" part of that degree than the "Education" part. After graduating in 2013, He went to Centric Training to study their career change development track. Since graduating Centric in September of 2013, he has managed to stay mostly employed, working at VinSolutions and dineEquity. He is currently a .NET Web Developer at Internet Design and Publishing in Lee Summit, MO.

Please RSVP to John Krzysztow for this meeting at [email protected] so we have enough food and drink.