Posts Tagged ‘Entreprenuers’

Content Marketing for Small Business at the 2012 Ohio Growth Summit

This is the week you’ve been waiting for — at least if you’re an Ohio small business owner. The 2012 Ohio Growth Summit kicks off bright and early this Thursday in the main ball room at Columbus State Community College. And what an event it will be! I think Mike Bowers and the rest of the crew at the Small Business Development Centers made a good decision this year in opening up the format to include a variety of tracks that speak to all levels of entrepreneurs and small business owners. The sessions are each positioned to provide attendees with educational sessions that will give them actionable take-aways they can put to work in their own businesses right away. I was delighted to be asked to design the content marketing for small business track at this year’s Ohio Growth Summit, and I feel fortunate to have a line up of three different panels, stocked with true subject matter experts that you won’t want to miss. That said, you will miss them if you don’t attend the #OGS12. The conference already has more than 12o attendees which is just over last year’s attendance. As appreciation for my readers, I have been given special code you can use to get a last minute 50% discount on your badge. That means you get a full access pass to #OGS12 for only $65. If you’d like to attend my track at the 2012 Ohio Growth Summit, use the code NR50 when you register and you’ll receive your badge for half the price of admission. If you’re still on the fence, here is a description of the content marketing for small business track I’ll be leading on Thursday. This is just one of four incredible tracks at the event, along with amazing keynote speakers that include author Gini Dietrich [...]

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Balancing Business Travel and My Kids — What I’m Learning from Other Professional Speakers

I’m lucky. I have a job that often gets me out of my home town and on airplanes that take me to interesting cities where I can spend time with very interesting people and share experiences that build relationships. Know what? I wouldn’t trade that opportunity if I had the chance. It’s amazing, and I love what I do. I’m fortunate. The double edge comes with balancing my travel schedule and time with my three boys.  Sure, my Sarah misses me when I’m gone — but she’s a grown up and understands that this is big part of how we support our family. With her now a full time mom, we divide and conquer and it works well. I’m sure at some points, she probably doesn’t terribly mind having the house for time to herself (guys — let’s be real, most wives probably don’t), as long as it’s not for too long. But the boys on the other hand … they are starting to ask questions. Just Over Night? Jacob asked me that question on Thursday when he found out that I would be heading to New Orleans for the AMA International Collegiate Conference all day Friday, and then flying back early on Saturday morning. For the past three years now, I’ve been building a fairly successful side business, speaking at conferences across the U.S. Yesterday was the first time I really could tell he was concerned that I would be leaving again. For Jacob and I, the moment was kind of a big deal. Remember that the difference between Jacob and his two brothers is that am not his biological father. No. Jacob and I have had to work hard over the past few years to build our relationship by sharing experiences too. Instead of dinner conversations and and meet ups at conference events, [...]

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The Karcher Group Acquires Social Business Strategies to Expand into Columbus

Today’s post is pretty long. If you happen to be a member of the press and you’d like to get to the facts quickly, you can download the PRESS RELEASE and also find images available to use on the TKG flickr account. If you’d like commentary for an article, please reach out to Geoff Karcher via email at geoff [at] tkg.com or by phone at 1-888-485-4932, or myself at nriggs [at] tkg.com or by phone at 614-348-2646. As always, thanks so much for your attention :) nate You might be wondering about what I’ve been up to for the last month. I’ll admit — following my sudden reemergence in the online social circles has been a bit confusing. Back in September of last year, I announced that I would be leaving the entrepreneurial space and joining up with the good folks at Bob Evans to lead their digital marketing efforts on the restaurant side of the business. Since early on in my career I had always loved working in the restaurant industry, and with the birth of Max a month earlier, the opportunity to join a stable public company seemed like a no brainer. About 30 days in, an old friend by the name of Geoff Karcher called me and asked if we could have dinner in Columbus. Over the years, I’ve learned that you never turn down dinners with old friends … especially friends like Geoff. When we met at Lindy’s in German Village, Geoff introduced me to Todd Whetstone, his director of strategic initiatives at The Karcher Group. Todd’s a literal juggernaut in his own right, chalking a background of experience that includes a laundry list of Fortune 500 companies. We shook hands, were seated and soon began picking through calamari, sipping beers and chatting about our families. The conversation soon turned to the Columbus agency environment and how so many businesses are struggling to simply be [...]

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