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Work with horses to develop your potential

sharlan — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:17:12 +0000

I sometimes partner and share resources with Pitts Aldrich Associates, a long time Michigan consulting practice. Principals Christina Pitts and Lynne Aldrich now offer an innovative personal development and leadership training program that uses horses as partners in the process. They’ll offer a two-day women’s training program, “Journey to Authenticity,” June 25-26 near Ypsilanti. Click here for more information. 4/28/10

Two speaking engagements in May

sharlan — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:31:40 +0000

I’ll present a webinar on sponsorships for the Michigan Association of Chamber Professionals on May 5 at 2 p.m. Chamber execs contact Bob Thomas at MCCP to learn how you can participate.

On May 27, I’ll present “Improve your E-newsletter” at the Michigan Economic Developers association day-long educational conference, “Inside the Economic Development Toolbox.” 4/15/10

Growing tomorrow’s businesses

sharlan — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:45:57 +0000

In my checkered past, I was the VP for marketing and development at Detroit’s first business incubator, The Metropolitan Center for High Technology. Fostering entrepreneurship seem to me like an excellent economic development tool.

I’ve returned to those roots as a mentor at Detroit’s Tech Town, whose mission is to “create and strengthen a culture of entrepreneurialism in Detroit and Michigan, leading to vigorous and lasting economic growth.”

They have programs to help people start new business and rejuvenate existing ones. They foster and find funds for those with intellectual property. They help execs from large corporations (read: auto industry) transition into management roles in smaller business.

There’s other valuable stuff, too. Visit their website.

Leadership Detroit grads Tweet up

sharlan — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:45:17 +0000

About 20 grads came together at the first Leadership Detroit “Tweetup”* on January 19 at Oak City Grille in Royal Oak. Back row, from left: Dave Rudolf, D. Erickson & Associates; Cary Junior, Malise Associates; Rachele Downs, CB Richard Ellis; John Witherell, Detroit Edison; Dan Piepszowski, Detroit Regional Chamber; Joseph Howse, Neighborhood Service Organization. Front row: Jeffrey Antaya, Plante Moran; Amy Amador, Mercy Education Project; Mary Riegle, American Diabetes Association, and David Reich, w3r consulting.

*Tweet-up: An impromptu event announced on and open to anyone who learned of it on Twitter or through similar social media.