MONTHLY CHANCE MEETINGS
January 9th, 5 - 7 pm @ Snake River Roasting Cafe (50 West Broadway)
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Sometimes all you need is the right connection and a little inspiration. Well, what are you waiting for? Find both at our free monthly networking event. You never know...
Theme: Brand Architecture — One Entrepreneur’s Approach to Brand Building with Lyons Brown
Savvy entrepreneurs know that successful companies build brands that customers associate with value, authenticity, and consistency. Strong brands generate positive emotions and build loyalty. They tell a story. Please join us for an insightful discussion with entrepreneur and branding expert Lyons Brown, Founder and CEO of Altamar Brands. Lyons will share his approach, story, and lessons of brand architecture.
W.L. Lyons Brown III is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Altamar Brands, LLC, a distiller and importer of artisanal spirits brands. Prior to starting Altamar, Lyons spent fifteen years in his family business at Brown-Forman Corporation serving as Marketing Director for Europe and Director of Sales for the United States. Since moving to Charlottesville in 2012, he has founded two more companies: The Elysium Honey Company, a social impact firm focused on the plight the honey bee and Mad Buffalo, LLC, a company managing a portfolio of investments focused on sustainable agriculture.
NEWS AND NOTES
DECEMBER VISIONARY VENTURES:
VALUES GUIDE IKSPLOR
From an idea in 2018 and a successful Kickstarter for “adventure essentials” in 2020, Iksplor reached $1M in revenue in 2022. Co-founding sister Karissa Akin and Kailey Gieck credit their Silicon Couloir TEAMS mentors for helping them achieve such remarkable growth. “They have seen us from our infancy to our current state and have helped us identify future roadblocks to our growth,” says Karissa.
Read more about Karissa and Kailey's success and the values that define Iksplor in our December edition of Visionary Ventures.
CHALLENGE COURSE OFFERS TEAM BUILDING
Bring a team of co-workers to participate in a customized program designed to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in the workplace at The Doug Walker Challenge Course. Challenge course activities encourage group problem solving, communication, goal setting, leadership and cooperation. Participants can then transfer and apply their new strengths to improve workplace relationships and performance.
The Doug Walker Challenge Course, located at the Jackson Campus of Teton Science Schools, is a facilitated rope and obstacle course built to foster leadership and teamwork. The 25 element course course includes both belayed elements, which are 40-45 feet high, and low elements, 1-2 foot high physical obstacles and logic puzzles that require teams to collaborate.
Trained Teton Science Schools facilitators tailor programs for each group’s interests, goals, abilities, and budget, and prompt groups to draw out meaning from each experience. The flow of activities begins with a ground-based teamwork challenge, then moves to the low elements. Groups often culminate their experience by learning to belay their peers as a team on high elements.
The Challenge Course is a rewarding and joyful way to transform team culture, and is an excellent resource for businesses, nonprofit organizations, and youth groups. Contact Partnersales@tetonscience.org to start planning your Doug Walker Challenge Course program.
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