Midtown Entrepreneurs

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Listed by Name - Affiliation - Inititiative(s)

- Richard Brhel, Myers University, Myers Midtown Business Directory

- Kevin Cronin, Attorney at Law, Computing & Biking Hub

- Jocelyn Eikenburg, Writer (facilitator)

- Emma Fishall, Mentor High School, Intern

- Jeff Friedman, Webtego

- Chad Garnes, Nead Brand Partners, Midtown My Town

- Melvin Hendrix, Permacycle, Horticulture Enterprise Zones

- James Herget, Headhunter (facilitator)

- Alex Michaels, Prelude2Cinema, Midtown Minutes & Film Incubator

- Mark Nead, Nead Brand Partners

- Rick Pollack, Nine Sigma, Innovation Networks

- Matt Salmon, National City Bank, Cash Card, Midtown Thursdays

- Peter Tran, Cleveland State University, Intern; International Entrepreneurship Summit & Directory

- Sarah Wilson-Jones, Phoenix Coffee, Midtown Blend

- Julia Zellner, Family Planning Association of NEO, Midtown Funding Network

- Mark Zust, Nead Brand Partners

In Absentia

- Tiffany Swann, Baldwin Wallace College, Alumni

Thank you all for agreeing to participate as a speaker at the June 28 event, which promises to be a perfect venue for telling our stories, making connections and generating practical ideas that we can implement quickly. As one of more than 12 speakers who are sharing their Midtown success story in the one hour alloted, you will have THREE MINUTES to relay your experience working and connecting in Midtown. Since time is limited and we want your full story to be told, please develop a one-page summary of your story and the main points. Please follow the format and order provided below. If you provide this content in a MS Word document NO LATER THAN JUNE 23 we will  custom design your story so that it is consistent with every speaker. After that date, you would be on your own to write, print and provide enough copies for the event, so let us help you. We will print stories and provide to all attendees, so you're guaranteed to connect with every audience member.

Please email your story content to: cgarnes@neadbrandpartners.com. 

Remember: We are the core group and others in this town are looking to us to show them there is a better way to get things done. Thanks again for your help and prompt response.

Format Title: Building Innovation Zones in NEO

Please provide your story content in the following categories:

1.Your Midtown story title: ______________ (make it interesting, even provocative!)

2. Name of Individual and Company (if not individual practitioner)

3. Contact Information: email and/or website (mandatory) and phone number (optional)

4. Number of years in Midtown

5. Story Overview (Summary of experience and results realized to date,  in no more than 1-2 paragraphs. Can be shorter)

6. Main Points - Please fill in each of the following categories, in this order:

• Your goal working in Midtown - 1 sentence

• Specific initiatives underway with results to date - Limit this to 5 or less, 1-2 sentences each

• Who you are collaborating with - 1 sentence

• Who else would you like to collaborate with - 1 sentence

• How you are building a structure for networking and collaboration - 1 sentence

• Existing or potential funding sources - 1-2 sentences

• The role (as you see it) of local colleges and universities to help move your initiatives forward 1-2 sentences