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Member Update - April 2025

Our Member Update offers easy access to relevant events, news, trends, business best practices, etc. Each update includes four sections: Events of Note, News You Can Use, Recognition and Quick Links. This information is for you to...

CEO FORUM – 12.01.15 Orlando

Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015 6:30PM to 9:00PM Registration/Networking 6:30PM-7:00PMProgram/Q&A 7:00PM-8:00PMReception 8:00PM-9:00PM Alfond Inn, Conservatory300 E New England Ave Winter Park, FL 32789 Map and Parking Directions Complimentary parking available in Suntrust Parking Garage(valet available at Alfond Inn for a fee) Phil Dumas Unikey Technologies An Engineer by degree, but entrepreneur by practice, Phil Dumas has played key roles in several startup and early-stage companies. Most recently, Phil founded Unikey Technologies, a secure mobile key platform and experience company focused on…

WORKSHOP – 11.24.15 Sarasota

CEO Roundtable Lunch and Learn Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015 11:30AM to 1:00PM Participation is limitedReserve today! 6151 Lake Osprey Drive Sarasota, FL 34240 (Culinary Arts Building, 2nd Floor, Graduate Room) Map It Are you a CEO searching for new insights and peer support to take your company to the next level? FinanceMarketingLegal ComplianceEmployee RelationsNext Level Growth Join us as GrowFL presents a lunch and learn event designed to provide you with details about a remarkable CEO Roundtable coming this fall to the Sarasota region. You will hear a presentation by Keith Blackman, CFO Partner with…

CEO FORUM – 11.18.15 HCARS

Revolutionizing the Industry: From Kit Planes to Personal Jets Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015 7:30AM to 9:00AM Registration and continental breakfast (sponsored by Insperity) at 7:30AM. Northeast Bank* 77 Broadway Street NE Minneapolis, MN 55413 Map It *Please park on the street. The bank parking lot is reserved for their customers. Dale Klapmeier Cirrus Aircraft Dale Klapmeier and his brother Alan co-founded Cirrus Aircraft in 1984 in a barn on their family farm near Baraboo, Wisconsin. Their first design…

CTW AWARDS – 11.05.15 Florida

Event Photos click on an image to view larger Event Information Presented by GrowFL, the Florida Economic Gardening Institute, in association with the Edward Lowe Foundation, Florida Companies to Watch (FLCTW) celebrates growing second-stage companies headquartered in Florida. Companies to Watch is a unique way to recognize and honor second-stage companies that demonstrate high performance […]

CEO FORUM – 10.21.15 HCARS

Event Photos click on an image to view larger Challenging the Giants: From Micro-roasting to National Distribution Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015 7:30AM to 9:00AM Registration and continental breakfast (sponsored by Insperity) at 7:30AM.The program will begin at 8:00AM. Northeast Bank* 77 Broadway Street NE Minneapolis, MN 55413 Map It *Please park on the street. The bank parking lot is reserved for their customers. William Kirkpatrick Cameron’s Coffee William Kirkpatrick, CEO of Cameron’s Coffee, is on a mission to democratize specialty coffee. Over the past 19 years, Bill has led the…

CEO Nexus Cup – Artemis IT

Congratulations to Travis Proctor, CEO of Artemis IT, for receiving the CEO Nexus Cup on September 22, 2015! The CEO Nexus Cup is a traveling trophy and member-recognition award, recognizing those companies that have achieved growth and entrepreneurial success, in part due to their collaboration with CEO Nexus. Travis Proctor founded Artemis, an IT Managed […]

CEO FORUM – 09.22.15 Orlando

September 22, 2015 Forum Flyer The Rollins College Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship, GrowFL and CEO Nexus, in collaboration with The Corridor, cordially invite you to the CEO Forum, a program series that brings together leaders of established growth-stage businesses in a confidential setting to meet and learn from CEO peers who have grown in their companies into more advanced stages of business development. If you are interested in attending and have not yet registered, you need to register as soon as possible. Space is limited. Tuesday, September 22, 2015 Rollins College Registration and networking from…

CEO FORUM – 09.16.15 HCARS

Anatomy of a Successful Business: The Trissential Story from Start-up to M&A Transaction Speaker: Michael Vinje, co-founder, Trissential Panel: Tim Duncan, legal advisor, Heley, Duncan & Melander Jeff Wright, investment advisor, Corporate Finance Associates Wednesday, September 16, 2015 7:30 to 9:00 am Rasmussen College 3629 95th Avenue NE Blaine, MN 55014 Registration and continental breakfast (sponsored by Insperity) at 7:30 am. The program will begin at 8:00 am. Biography: Michael Vinje co-founded Trissential, a management consulting firm focused on business improvement, to help…

RECOGNITION – 08.24.15 – amaZulu

Claire Evans is president of amaZulu, a Clermont supplier of natural and synthetic architectural theming materials such as bamboo and eucalyptus poles. AmaZulu works with theme parks including Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Evans recently spoke with Sentinel writer Sandra Pedicini. Read the article here

CEO FORUM – 06.23.15 Orlando

Tuesday, June 23, 2015 6:00PM to 8:00PM Registration and networking from 6:00PM to 6:45PM.Program and Q&A from 6:45PM to 8:00PM. Rollins College Bush Auditorium 1000 Holt Avenue Winter Park, FL 32789 Map It Parking available in Suntrust Parking Garage The Rollins College Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship, GrowFL and CEO Nexus, in collaboration with the Florida […]