EMPOWERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE TETONS
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VIRTUAL MONTHLY CHANCE MEETINGS
MARCH 1, 2021 5 - 6 pm Via Zoom (register below)
Sometimes all you need is the right connection and a little inspiration. Well, what are you waiting for? Find both at our free monthly virtual networking event. You never know...
Theme: Managing Remote Teams
1 in 4 Americans will be working remotely in 2021, according to Upwork’s “Future of Workforce Pulse Report” released in December 2020. The study predicts that by 2025, 36.2 million Americans will be working remotely, an 87% increase from pre-pandemic levels. Whether you have chosen remote work, or it's been thrust upon you by COVID restrictions, there's little doubt remote work is here to stay. For employees, benefits include greater flexibility, more autonomy, and less time spent commuting. For business owners, scaling back office space can afford significant savings.
Yet remote work has presented challenges for both bosses and employees. As a boss, how do you make sure everyone is working productively towards common goals? As a team member, how do you ensure collaboration from a distance? Join us for Chance Meetings on Monday, March 1st as we discuss strategy and tools for managing remote teams. Our expert panel includes Bryan Miles of BELAY Solutions, Nathan Adams of Linkwell Health, and Bill Watkins of The Lions Pride. Whether you manage a remote team or are part of one, this is a discussion you won't want to miss.
About Bryan: Before BELAY, Bryan was a sales consultant in the tech and construction industries. In late 2010, (during the Great Recession) he and Shannon saw the need for an innovative staffing model where people could work remotely from their homes. They gave their notices and resigned from their employers on the same day, October 1st, 2010. They cashed in their 401(k)s for start-up capital and just like that, BELAY was born.
Creating and fostering a healthy culture has always been close to Bryan’s heart. He has written about it for years and has put all of his thoughts in his second book, Virtual Culture: The Way We Work Doesn’t Work Anymore, which is available now.
About Nathan: Nathan is the CEO and President and serves on the Board of Directors of Linkwell Health, the premier digital content and consumer experience company in healthcare. Prior to joining Linkwell in 2016, he was a Co-Founder and COO/CFO of DIVA Networks Inc., a technology company sitting at center of communications between people, devices and places, which was acquired by Fujitsu. Prior to that, Nathan was the President of Everyartist, a technology company with a mission to spark creativity. He also served as a partner at Stratford Group, a Private Equity firm that invests in growth stage operating companies, real estate, and hospitality businesses. Nathan began his career at UBS, where he held a variety of positions and served as a lead of the Venture Capital Coverage Group, providing investment banking and capital advisory services to venture backed companies in the Northeast. Nathan was also a co-founder and long-time Board Member of Silicon Couloir and was a co-founder of Young Professionals of the Tetons.
About Bill: West Point Graduate. Decorated Army veteran. Business leader. Successfully-exited serial
entrepreneur. 10X Accelerator. Supportive husband. Proud dad. Prouder Grandad. World-class athlete. The real deal. And a few he won’t mention here (but that doesn’t mean they are any less true). Nowadays, people call Bill the “Founder CEO Whisperer.” He speaks the language of high performance and accelerated results to CEOs, founders, and entrepreneurs. Using an almost thirty-year-old playbook gleaned and created from his own experience and the experience of others, Bill shows small business owners how to get more—more money, more results, more happiness, more time, and more done—so they can add jet fuel to their business success and lead extraordinary lives at home at the same time.
Bill is married to his West Point sweetheart, Donna, and they split time between Jackson,
Wyoming, and Victor, Idaho. When he’s not climbing the Tetons, exploring the wilderness, or coaching members, he’s sharing his business and productivity insights so countless others can live the dream, too. https://www.linkedin.com/in/willambcwatkins/
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NEWS AND NOTES
Free Business Crisis Coaching Ongoing for All
in Teton Region
It's a new year and things are looking up. However, with a slow vaccine rollout and new COVID strains, we still face uncertainty in the economy. Silicon Couloir is here for all businesses in the Teton Region with free confidential Business Crisis Coaching. We'll match you with a local, empathetic, community & business expert who wants to help you pivot, strategize, or plan.
Ellie O'Neil of Powwater Named to Forbes Next 1000
Powwater Co-Founder Ellie O'Neil has been named to Forbes Next 1000, an honor that highlights the next generation of inspiring visionaries and business leaders. Congratulations, Ellie! Powwater won Pitch Day 2019 and participates in the TEAMS mentoring program. Powwater recently received a Gates Foundation Grant and is in Kenya developing technology to provide clean water directly to residents.
Nominations are still open for the Forbes Next 1000 list! Suggest your favorite Teton region entrepreneur now!
Co-Thrive Unpacks the Real Estate Market
COVID has had rapid impacts on the fabric and economy of the Teton region that we're only just beginning to understand. In his most recent Co-Thrive newsletter, Johnathan Schechter of Charture Institute examines the recent real estate boom and what that means for our community. A must-read for all!
DMOS Alpha Driveway is Shovel of Choice
It's snowing all over the country and that means shoveling. DMOS was been chosen as the driveway shovel of choice by Radio and TV Host Lou Manfredini, who owns ACE stores and has a 20+ year DIY channel "Mr. Fix It." Check out this segment from Chicago TV.
Vertical Harvest Announces Third Location
Vertical Harvest announces a third farm location in Philadelphia, PA. The farm, scheduled to break ground later this year, will be part of the new Tioga District™ development — a federal qualified opportunity zone located in a food, health, and wellness desert in the upper north area of the city.
Stationed adjacent to the Temple University Health Sciences Campus and Temple University Hospital, the 70,000-square-foot Vertical Harvest greenhouse will be part of the development’s Preventative Health Hub™ — a 168,000-sqare-foot, state-of-the-art national model for healthcare, health, and wellness with social impact.
Along with the farm already under development in Westbrook, Maine, this Philadelphia greenhouse is part of an initiative to co-locate vertical farms with affordable housing in underserved communities across the nation.
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