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Stressed, Distressed, or Under Duress? Learn what you need to know to get through life's hard times! Who of us cannot say we have not experienced these things in our lives? How many people do we know that are going through them right now? This i...
October 19
Brian Gard added a discussion to the group Christian Business Networking
God has place on my heart to help drive giving the Churches and Charities/Missions. My company has started a program we are calling Pledge Match. When a customer comes in, they can pledge 10% of their bill to go for their Church or a Charity/Miss...
July 20
God has place on my heart to help drive giving the Churches and Charities/Missions. My company has started a program we are calling Pledge Match. When a customer comes in, they can pledge 10% of their bill to go for their Church or a Charity/Miss...
July 20
Pete Manzelli and Brian Gard are now friends
May 20
OK, it is time to start a major project that God has had on my heart for awhile now. I am looking for some talented people interested in starting a Non-profit orgainization from the ground up. The goals of this organization will be lofty, but achi...
May 19
One place I like close to my shop is Genesis Bagels. They have good sandwitches, soups, and more. I do not even like bagels, but I actually like theirs. They also have great coffee. They are located just off Kentucky Ave in the Ameriplex complex. ...
April 4
No chain restaurants allowed! If you have a favorite dive of a restaurant in Indy or surrounding areas, we want to hear about it. Bonus points for your personal recommendations on the menu.
April 4
April 3
Brian Gard is now friends with Ann Fisher and Neil Cox
April 3
I think there is a great opportunity for an online community. There are lots of people that travel regulaly for work or other reasons. I am one of them. When sitting in my hotel at night it is hard to find a good place to socialize online with oth...
April 2
My passion is helping others more than anything. I like to help people grow their businesses and personnally as well. I grew up in a small community that would always work together in hard times. In our ecconomy today we need to find ways as small...
April 2
This is similar to something I have been thinking putting together. I have many friends I can rely on, but always looking to grow the resources. One Idea I have is to have a social gathering with 30 or so people. Keep it fairly small so people ca...
April 2
Do you appreciate the special challenges of being a Christian within the marketplace? How do we honor the Lord with our business practices? How do we serve all as unto the Lord?
April 1
Brian Gard joined Kyle Lacy's group
This is just a small group for those of us involved in the Rainmakers Marketing Group in Indianapolis and the surrounding areas!
April 1
Brian Gard joined Jim Cota's group
This group will represent all the Sycamores found on Smaller Indiana!
April 1
For anyone that want to check out local entry level motorsports. This Sunday Sports Car Club of America will hold an Autocross event at the old Bush Stadium on 16th St. Details can be found at www.indyscca.org It is a great time! Come check it ou...
April 1

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At 1:06am on March 30, 2009, Carla Feagans said…
I like your idea about the roundtable groups - please let me know more info as you have it! Thanks!
At 8:58am on March 28, 2009, Genie Goykhberg said…
I like the approach. As a mater of fact there might be several small groups formed from that large group, based on personalities and interests.

Check you calendar and give me few options when we can meet.
Enjoy your weekend.
At 12:14am on March 28, 2009, Genie Goykhberg said…
Hi Brian,

SI is a cool venue to communicate with local professionals.
I like your idea of a small group of people performing like a Board of Advisors. I’ve tried several different networking groups and got an impression that most of their founders' concerns were how to get more of paying units into their group. Most of the time I was better resource for them then they were for me. I have a broad background of different things I've done in my "previous" lives. My first degree was MSME, I was a custom-built machinery designe; about 7 mos ago I Corporate America (was a Business Developer with a loooots of contacts) to pursue my passion to help healthy people stay healthy.
As a foreigner I have different vision (fresher?), have pretty keen understanding of human dynamics – very intuitive, very creative – I think I would be a great asset for this group. From another hand I can use other people view on my business practice.
I would love to get together and discuss how to create a highly functional board of exchangers. It has to be a compatible, compassioned and genuinely resourceful group of business people with their ego being leashed for the sake of each other best outcome. Synergy of the team is probable will be the biggest challenge.
How would you select people, based on what criteria without sound like bias? If what I said register with you – lets talk.
At 1:55pm on March 27, 2009, Kristen Horton said…
Hi Brian,
Welcome to Smaller Indiana! There's a post called: "I'm a member of Smaller Indiana, now what?" you may want to read to help you familiarize yourself with our community.

Join some groups, personalize your page, and don't forget to add a personal photo to your profile.

Once again, Welcome!
~Kristen
At 11:06am on March 27, 2009, James Ryan said…
Welcome Brian! Jump in and join some groups, discussions or start a blog. I know there are auto aficionados on here.

Rainmakers has a great networking group practically right across the street from your shop! Go to www.gorainmakers.com and find that event plus Plainfield, Avon, Southport and all over the state!

If you have green or energy savings products you should check out the Green Business Network too: www.myhomegreenpages.com

Let me know if you need more info. My contact info is on my profile.

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How did you hear about Smaller Indiana?
Friend
What is your greatest strength?
Drive and Determination
What are you working on?
Own Performance Driven LLC, co-owner of Spyderbytes, and consultant for major medical device companies.
How big is your business?
small company
What is your Job Title
Owner
What is your Company Website?
http://www.performancedrivenllc.com
What is your alma mater?
Indiana State University
Why join Smaller Indiana? What are you hoping to experience here ?
I am looking for ways to grow my business and help others grow theirs.
 
 

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