Lauren Kase is a San Francisco native that stayed in Detroit after receiving her degree from the University of Michigan. She is the Head of Marketing and Partnerships at Floyd Detroit. Listen this week as we discover what attracts the millennials to Detroit, Floyd’s unique positioning in the furniture industry and the importance of mutual...
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/purereinvention/John_Stocki_Final.mp3 Social media has changed the game in connecting to audiences and giving individuals and organizations great opportunities to tell their stories. This offers unique opportunities for those who have a system in place to utilize these assets. John Stocki is the owner of the Stocki Exchange, a...
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Listen to episode 069 http://traffic.libsyn.com/purereinvention/Yanni_Dionisopoulos_Final.mp3 Yanni Dionisopoulos built a hip, modern club on the foundation of his family’s 45-year-old restaurant in Detroit’s Greektown by staying busy and focused on the outcome. For more than a decade the second-generation owner/operator of the Golden Fleece Restaurant and...
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This is a unique time in association culture when there could be four or five generations working toward the same mission. Lacey Thompson, events manager at the Home Builders Association (HBA) of Greater Lansing, is always looking for ways to build on the foundation of the yesterday while sprinkling in the technology and learning styles of today. In this...
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“If we’re not going to talk positively about Detroit, why would anyone else?” Detroit Zoological Society’s chief operating officer, Gerry VanAcker, has been driving change by asking simple questions and really listening to the feedback he’s getting from various and diverse entities. In this episode, Mike Bills taps into Gerry’s wisdom on how to break down a...
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Producer / Under the Radar Michigan
Tom Daldin
If you're in business for yourself or looking for a reason to do it, these podcasts are a jolt of inspiration....you just need to bring the perspiration!
Chief Executive Officer / Michigan State Medical Society
Julie Novak
The things that I learn from the podcasts and from the things that you guys do have definitely been an inspiration to me.
CEO / Clinton County Economic Alliance
Dru Mitchell
I worked with Mike to apply the PureReinvention process to identify and resolve issues with our board and other leaders to move things forward.
Senior Sales Account Executive / Small Business Association of Michigan
Sherry Bryan
What I learned is that if I set my mind to it, I can do anything!
Associate Director of Sales / Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau
Amanda Toy
I learned that you should never be afraid to make a change if your heart is in it and I also learned to give back and be a resource to others and its important to surround yourself with successful people so you can learn from them.
Owner / Zoe Life Spa and Salon
Wendy Bradley
Thoroughly enjoyed the day. It was great to get away and reinvent myself to move forward.
Promotion Coordinator / Schuler Books
Whitney Spotts
There was so much I’m taking away from today. I think a really big piece of that is you don’t have to do it yourself. In fact, the people who are really succeeding and pushing ahead are not doing it themselves. They are relying on the expertise and knowledge of people around them, relying on other peoples’ points of view to keep them open to possibilities.
Executive Director / Michigan Section - American Water Works Association
Bonnifer Ballard
One of the reasons that I follow PureReinvention is because it has forced me to start thinking differently about that association world.
President and CEO / Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau
Larry Alexander
It’s important to have a number of different groups be a part of the reinvention process. It’s the blending and the melding of those knowledge bases in the reinvention process that helps the city or any organization move forward at a much more rapid pace.
