Upcoming Events
Previews of 2013 classes
Limited Seating. Preregistration Required.
Toledo Preview
Friday, July 12
9-11 AM
Directions Credit Union
Findlay Preview
Wednesday, July 10
9-11 AM
Think Tank on Main
Classes Starting
Friday, May 10, 8:30-10:30 AM, Herzing College
Wednesday, September 4, 11 AM – 1 PM, Think Tank on Main
Monday, September 9. 5:30-7:30 PM, Herzing College
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Going for Broken
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is your passport to gaining the best return on your word-of-mouth marketing efforts. CN provides training in the business networking genre helping business people to find their next referral. Founder, Debby Peters, is known as the networking guru. She brings almost thirty years of her own experience to the topics of networking and business education, relationship selling and strategic word-of-mouth marketing.
"My life has been enriched by using that skill [developing relationships] in both my professional and personal lives"
Sandy Pirwitz
BNI
"The course gave me the essential tools and ideas I needed to strengthen the relationships I had and to build new ones."
Jeff LaCourse
"The class helped me to focus on creating, accepting and living my brand."
Julie Emmenecker
HobNob Toledo
"... I had to think about what my business does and who I helped. This has taken me to new heights and has made me a key asset to the corporate wellness world ..."
Nathan Vandenbroek
A Dramatic Change
“Thanks to my Connext Nation class end of 2010 my business has increased over 200 percent! ...”
Bill Steele
HIREarchi
"...much has happened in my development as a business owner these past six months. I have been able to achieve a firm level of clarity and confidence that has positioned me to market my services comfortably. In line with this, I recently decided that I was ready to look into BNI. This morning I went to...
Leah Beck
President/ Motivational Writer, Speaker, Teacher
Certified Life Coach,RiseTyme Coaching, LLC
"I have been involved in networking for my business for the past 12 years, and thought that my networking skills were pretty good. I've been a member of BNI for most of those 12 years, and felt that I didn't need to take the CN class because I already knew what I needed to know about networking..."
Richard Chamberlain
Law Office of Richard M. Chamberlain, Ltd.
"As a Realtor® I am responsible for promoting my business and meeting my continuing education requirements. With the current economy I have become more cautious than usual in spending money. I got much more than I anticipated from the Certified Network Program. Not only did I satisfy...
Colleen Robinson
Realtor®
Re/Max Preferred Findlay
“The CN class taught me to narrow my focus to what I was passionate about – women in my own age bracket. Not only did I gain more loyal clients, I realized I had more to offer and started an image consulting business.”
Louise Kahle
Owner
Take the Time, Image Matters
"As a Realtor with RE/MAX Preferred, I am an independent contractor with lots of support as far as the RE/MAX name recognition but very little monetary support. I am responsible for all of my expenses plus RE/MAX national and local fees, local multiple fees and continuing education which can get quite expensive..."
Arlene Gerig
Realtor®
Re/Max Preferred Associates