Join us this SUNNY BBC FRIDAY for an Open Mic business problem solving strategy roundtable, Think Club edition.

Here is where you bring a business problem, personal problem (no therapeutic guarantees), tweak-my-branding conundrum, or new business start-up or product/service launch idea for evaluation or testing.

Maybe you haven’t had a problem lately, but you have a great problem-solving story to share – a solution that worked, a lesson learned, a snippet of business wisdom.

So, bring your brains – caffeinated and credulous – and be prepared to think serendipitously and strategize strategically on yours and your fellow BBCites businesses.

BBC Thinkologist Bill Ruddick will be on hand to keep us in a creative thinking frame of reference.

Think Club Resources useful for getting into the BBC thinking mood: Thinking Hats and Think Club Bibliography. Logic & analytic thinking reviews from KaveDragen Ink: informal fallacies and formal deductive reasoning. Related resources: Atherton (2013) learningandteaching.info/teaching/concept_mind_maps.htm; Mikko Sääskilahti, University of Lapland, “Concept thinking” aabri.com/manuscripts/121179.pdf.

Be there, be free, be businesswise. For, in a sense, as serial entrepreneurs, we’re all business wise!

So invite your friends and associates to come join us for this exciting non-virtual non-cloud event in real time and real space…and another delicious cup of BBC!

BBC@OfficeXpats – 403 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Is., Upstairs At the Pavilion

7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking
8:00-8:45 – Your Board Of Directors Think Club Edition
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting

Sincerely,
BBC Management, KaveDragen Ink, & other entrepreneurial sentients from planet BBC

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Leveraging LinkedIn webinars, with Charlie King. LinkedIn’s “Groups” are the unsung heroes of LinkedIn. So simple and abundant, it’s easy to overlook their incredible power! Come learn how using groups is an effective way to increase your LI traffic, connect with new prospects or employers, grow professionally, and establish your credibility! Webinars hosted on Zoom Tuesdays at 1:00 PM (1/2 to 1 hour long) beginning June 16th. New LinkedIn topic each subsequent Tuesday. To join from a PC, Mac or iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/324397736. To join via phone: 415.762.9988. Meeting ID # 324 397 736. Contact Charlie for details or question:  charlie@charliekingcoaching.com. Charlie on LinkedIn.

OfficeXpats “Gurus@Noon”: to encourage more collaboration and connections between OXp Members on a regular basis, OfficeXpats is experimenting with a new structure for Tuesdays@noon. Instead of the typical up-in-front-of-the-class instruction, OXp is putting out a call for OfficeXperts or gurus on a number of themes and asking them to “hold court” for one Tuesday@noon in the Event room at their own table – like a “help desk.” Each Tuesday showcases gurus of similar expertise, utilizing a coworking-friendly concept called “coopetition” (officexpats.com/gurusnoon/). Yet another great reason to consider a membership at OfficeXpats!

Join us this SUNNY BBC FRIDAY for a “Business Tools” presentation with OfficeXpats management wizard Judy Whitehead and documentary filmmaker and photographer Phil Meadows of IV Media Services – where talking business cards are even better than talking penguins!

Video has become the norm in client engagement and content delivery: visitors spend two minutes more on a webpage after watching video content; video constitutes over 50% of mobile wireless network traffic (predicted to rise to over 66% by 2017); and 60% of us share video content.

Learn amazing tips and tricks! Learn how to create your own video, as well as applications in business from lead capture to marketing and content delivery. There will also be an Introduction to Introvid Software and I-Card (a digital business card).

Phil Meadows served as Director of Creative Services for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (2007-2013) before embarking full time to develop Introvid Software – a video delivery system, utilizing smart call to action links. Phil resides both on Bainbridge Island and in the SF Bay Area. He consults with small businesses on digital marketing and holds photography workshops around the world (introvidmedia.com).

Judy Whitehead provides online business operations consulting and support for solopreneurs who (primarily) market and deliver their content via the Internet. With a focus in value-based client relations, Judy helps with online content delivery and outreach strategies. Judy on LinkedIn: LinkedIn. Email: [email protected].

Be there, be free, be businesswise. For, in a sense, as serial entrepreneurs, we’re all business wise!

So invite your friends and associates to come join us for this exciting non-virtual non-cloud event in real time and real space…and another delicious cup of BBC!

BBC@OfficeXpats – 403 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Is., Upstairs At the Pavilion

7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking
8:00-8:45 – The Judy & Phil Video Marketing Show
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting

Sincerely,
BBC Management, KaveDragen Ink, & other entrepreneurial sentients from planet BBC

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OfficeXpats “Gurus@Noon”: to encourage more collaboration and connections between OXp Members on a regular basis, OfficeXpats is experimenting with a new structure for Tuesdays@noon. Instead of the typical up-in-front-of-the-class instruction, OXp is putting out a call for OfficeXperts or gurus on a number of themes and asking them to “hold court” for one Tuesday@noon in the Event room at their own table – like a “help desk.” Each Tuesday showcases gurus of similar expertise, utilizing a coworking-friendly concept called “coopetition” (officexpats.com/gurusnoon/). Yet another great reason to consider a membership at OfficeXpats!

Join us this BBC Friday for an open mic BBC Regulars Storytelling time, beginning with new BBC Regular Gary Welch, Olympic Technology Resources.

This Friday new BBC Regular Gary Welch will open with his business story, as community networking entrepreneur and the Office Solutions Advisor at Olympic Technology Resources  which provides quality hand-crafted toner cartridges made with re-purposed materials ([email protected]).

Toner Tales From The DarkSide: Gary (twitter, LinkedIn) will discuss how the major printer manufacturers have all developed the same marketing and production strategy for the printer market, based on a throw-away printer concept that puts all the profits into the sale of cartridges. Gary will also explain how sending your old cartridges to OEMs and major retailers is not the best environmental solution. Sounds like fun. Sounds like BBC.

Who Are We? What Are We? What galaxy is this? An essential part of BBC is sharing who we are, what we love about what we do, our visions, dreams, business values, and goals.

Share Share Share: there will be plenty of time for a couple of others to share their business stories, ideas — or issues to play with and do a “Your Board Of Directors” strategy problem-solving roundtable!

Be there, be free, be businesswise. For, in a sense, as serial entrepreneurs, we’re all business wise!

So invite your friends and associates to come join us for this exciting non-virtual non-cloud event in real time and real space…and another delicious cup of BBC!

BBC@OfficeXpats – 403 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Is., Upstairs At the Pavilion

7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking
8:00-8:45 – BBC Open Mic Business Storytelling
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting

Sincerely,
BBC Management, KaveDragen Ink, & other entrepreneurial sentients from planet BBC

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OfficeXpats “Gurus@Noon”: to encourage more collaboration and connections between OXp Members on a regular basis, OfficeXpats is experimenting with a new structure for Tuesdays@noon. Instead of the typical up-in-front-of-the-class instruction, OXp is putting out a call for OfficeXperts or gurus on a number of themes and asking them to “hold court” for one Tuesday@noon in the Event room at their own table – like a “help desk.” Each Tuesday showcases gurus of similar expertise, utilizing a coworking-friendly concept called “coopetition” (officexpats.com/gurusnoon/). Yet another great reason to consider a membership at OfficeXpats!

Join us this Friday for a presentation and discussion with Jerri Lane, executive director of the Bainbridge Island Downtown Association.

Jerri Lane will discuss the preservation and promotion of Bainbridge Island’s nationally accredited Historic Main Street: strategies for supporting a vibrant downtown, encouraging residents to buy local, and how we are changing to accommodate consumer purchasing practices.

Jerri Lane (linkedin.com) has been with BIDA since June 2014, and was previously Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Visit Seattle, Seattle/King County’s official destination marketing organization. She also served as Director of Sales and Marketing for Starwood Hotels, working at both the Sheraton Seattle and The Westin Seattle. Upon her acceptance as executive director of BIDA, board of directors president Tim O’Brien said, “Her extensive background in destination and hospitality marketing made her an ideal candidate for the position” (insidebainbridge.com). Jerri’s contact info: [email protected], p 206.842.2982, c 206.331.198. *CDME, Certified Destination Management Executive, Destination Marketing Association International destinationmarketing.org.

Be there, be free, be businesswise. For, in a sense, as serial entrepreneurs, we’re all business wise!

So invite your friends and associates to come join us for this exciting non-virtual non-cloud event in real time and real space…and another delicious cup of BBC!

BBC@OfficeXpats – 403 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Is., Upstairs At the Pavilion

7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking
8:00-8:45 – Jerri Lane – Downtown Association
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting

Sincerely,
BBC Management, KaveDragen Ink, & other entrepreneurial sentients from planet BBC

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OfficeXpats “Gurus@Noon”: to encourage more collaboration and connections between OXp Members on a regular basis, OfficeXpats is experimenting with a new structure for Tuesdays@noon. Instead of the typical up-in-front-of-the-class instruction, OXp is putting out a call for OfficeXperts or gurus on a number of themes and asking them to “hold court” for one Tuesday@noon in the Event room at their own table – like a “help desk.” Each Tuesday showcases gurus of similar expertise, utilizing a coworking-friendly concept called “coopetition” (officexpats.com/gurusnoon/). Yet another great reason to consider a membership at OfficeXpats!

Join us this Friday for an introduction to our new business friends at Blue Canary Automotive. Special guests Clinton & Chelsea Ramsey will share their business story, maybe other stories too. Their pet canary Basil may also join us – joke – Basil’s their dog!

Blue Canary: “Hello Bainbridge Island. This bird has landed on beautiful Bainbridge Island, conveniently located at 499 Madison Avenue.  Please come say hello and let us introduce ourselves and learn how we can serve your automotive repair needs.”       (from: bluecanary.biz)

Be there, be free, be businesswise. For, in a sense, as serial entrepreneurs, we’re all business wise!

So invite your friends and associates to come join us for this exciting non-virtual non-cloud event in real time and real space…and another delicious cup of BBC!

BBC@OfficeXpats – 403 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Is., Upstairs At the Pavilion

7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking
8:00-8:45 – New Island Business “Blue Canary Automotive”
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting

Sincerely,
BBC Management, KaveDragen Ink, & other entrepreneurial sentients from planet BBC

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OfficeXpats “Gurus@Noon”: to encourage more collaboration and connections between OXp Members on a regular basis, OfficeXpats is experimenting with a new structure for Tuesdays@noon. Instead of the typical up-in-front-of-the-class instruction, OXp is putting out a call for OfficeXperts or gurus on a number of themes and asking them to “hold court” for one Tuesday@noon in the Event room at their own table – like a “help desk.” Each Tuesday showcases gurus of similar expertise, utilizing a coworking-friendly concept called “coopetition” (officexpats.com/gurusnoon/). Yet another great reason to consider a membership at OfficeXpats!

Join us this Friday for PART 2 of our meandering lazy days of May BBC Your Board Of Directors strategy roundtable and story telling sorta think club anything goes Friday creativity sharing time.

1) Bring your business problems, issues, new ideas to put on the table for a brainstorming strategy and solutions session. This is also an opportunity for some of you newer BBC Regulars to share a story of your business adventures, goals, visions, dreams.

2) Show-and-tell for you artist-type sapients: If you have a little art to share – stone art, painting, poetry, crafts, business art, branding design, logo ideas) – come and share your creativity!   (Artwork: “A Lemon Tree For Thee” by BBC Regular Sylvia Carlton, sylviacarlton.com.)

Be there, be free, be businesswise. For, in a sense, as serial entrepreneurs, we’re all business wise!

So, invite your friends and associates to join us for this exciting event … and another delicious cup of BBC!

BBC@OfficeXpats – 403 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Is., Upstairs At the Pavilion

7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking
8:00-8:45 – Your Board Of Directors Strategy Roundtable Part 2
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting

Sincerely,
BBC Management, KaveDragen Ink, & other entrepreneurial sentients from planet BBC

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OfficeXpats “Gurus@Noon”: to encourage more collaboration and connections between OXp Members on a regular basis, OfficeXpats is experimenting with a new structure for Tuesdays@noon. Instead of the typical up-in-front-of-the-class instruction, OXp is putting out a call for OfficeXperts or gurus on a number of themes and asking them to “hold court” for one Tuesday@noon in the Event room at their own table – like a “help desk.” Each Tuesday showcases gurus of similar expertise, utilizing a coworking-friendly concept called “coopetition” (officexpats.com/gurusnoon/). Yet another great reason to consider a membership at OfficeXpats!

Join us this Friday for an exciting meandering lazy days of May BBC maybe technology roundtable and story telling sorta thinking club your board of not-bored directors anything goes who knows Friday extravaganza . . . shouldmaybe [.com].

There may be discussion of Windows 10. And, who knows, maybe the latest from Office365. And maybe some Google chatter. 

And there could also be time for one or two of us, maybe some of you newer BBC Regulars, to tell a story or two from their business adventures. Totally exciting, totally rad, like totally BBC.

And for you artist type sapients, May 1st is First Friday Art Walk stroll, meander, pander, peripatet time! So, if you have a little art to share (stone art, painting, poetry, business art, branding design, logo ideas, come and share with us! See InsideBainbridge and visitbainbridge.com.

Be there, be free, be businesswise. For, in a sense, as serial entrepreneurs, we’re all businesswise!

So, invite your friends and associates to join us for this exciting event … and another delicious cup of BBC!

BBC@OfficeXpats – 403 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Is., Upstairs At the Pavilion

7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking
8:00-8:45 – Your board of directors, technology, story telling shouldmaybe art time
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting

Sincerely,
BBC Management, KaveDragen Ink, & other entrepreneurial sentients from planet BBC

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OfficeXpats “Gurus@Noon”: to encourage more collaboration and connections between OXp Members on a regular basis, OfficeXpats is experimenting with a new structure for Tuesdays@noon. Instead of the typical up-in-front-of-the-class instruction, OXp is putting out a call for OfficeXperts or gurus on a number of themes and asking them to “hold court” for one Tuesday@noon in the Event room at their own table – like a “help desk.” Each Tuesday showcases gurus of similar expertise, utilizing a coworking-friendly concept called “coopetition” (officexpats.com/gurusnoon/). Yet another great reason to consider a membership at OfficeXpats!

Join us this Friday for an exciting BBC Business Workshop with marketing magician and sensei Ken Sethney.

Ken is a proud BBC Regular. He spent many years in the marketing business as a copywriter, creative director, business consultant and marketing coach. Now, he volunteers his time to help people start and grow their companies, and is a mentor with Kitsap SCORE Association.

Ken’s presentation will focus on six questions everyone needs to answer to create their own bullet point marketing plan. When your plan is ready you can put it to work and grow your business. Ken’s contact: [email protected].

Be there, be free, be businesswise. For, in a sense, as serial entrepreneurs, we’re all businesswise!

So, invite your friends and associates to join us for this exciting event … and another delicious cup of BBC!

BBC @ OfficeXpats – 403 Madison Avenue N, Bainbridge Island, Upstairs At the Pavilion

7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking
8:00-8:45 – “Your Bullet Point Marketing Plan” w/Ken Sethney
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting

Sincerely,
BBC Management, KaveDragen Ink, & other entrepreneurial sentients from planet BBC

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This BBC Friday, members of the Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network will tell their story and share their vision. “Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network — ‘BARN’ — is a non-profit formed to build and operate an artisan center on Bainbridge Island” (bainbridgebarn.org/about-barn/). The BARN on Facebook.

Come and explore the remarkable affinities between OfficeXpats, BBC, and the BARN, vis-a-vis business models, coworking communities, and serendipitous creativity.  “Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.”

Michael Odland: “I will discuss BARN’s origins and aims and how you can get engaged.” With a degree in cognitive science, Michael is BARN board member and a tinkerer in the Electronic Arts. Living on the island for two and a half years working as a freelancer and technology consultant, Michael recently 3d-scanned a beloved pet and had it 3d-printed over the internet where it now “lives” and plays. “BARN is a mysterious acronym. It is an up and coming island hotbed for artisans. It is a resource of students, mentors, and tools. It is a network of people open to the possibility of cross-pollinating ideas amidst crafts and multiple generations. BARN has ten craft areas coming together under one roof: woodworking, metal machining, welding, jewelry, glass, fiber arts, electronic and technical arts, printmaking and book arts, writing, and kitchen arts.” (Michael’s LinkedIn.)

Be there, be free, be businesswise.  For, in a sense, as serial entrepreneurs, we’re all business wise.

So invite your friends and associates to come join us for this exciting non-virtual non-cloud event in real time and real space…and another delicious cup of BBC!

BBC@OfficeXpats – 403 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Is, Upstairs at the Pavilion
7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking
8:00-8:45 – The BARN Does BBC
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting

Sincerely,
BBC Management, KaveDragen Ink, & other entrepreneurial sentients from planet BBC

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REMINDER – For BBC Regular Members: We’re building our Open/Public BBC Regulars Business Info & Contact List for a single page referral sheet and BBC website Members List. As BBC Regular Members, make your business/contact info available for the BBC community and website. Follow link (form courtesy of Annette Walker) and fill out BBC Regulars Member List contact info: http://bit.ly/1mZGKfR.

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This BBC Friday new BBC Regulars Ava Jarvis and Lucille Fox will open up an “Open Mic” session and tell their business make-over stories. An essential part of BBC is sharing who we are, what we love about what we do, our visions, dreams, business values, and goals.

PART ONE. As entrepreneurs we’re often redesigning, re-imaging, updating ourselves businesswise. 

 Ava Jarvis, Chevrotain Code web consulting, hosting, and design, will share her story of the move from corporate worker to entrepreneur. “It’s a switch in focus from millions of customers for one monolith-of-a-company to helping local businesses and their customers.” Ava on google+ and LinkedIn.

Lucille Fox, founder of Bainbridge Beeswax Works, which makes a range of handcrafted pure beeswax candles, will talk about her latest business journey. Pictured, fern sphere beeswax candle which burns cleanly for around 55 hours. Lucille on facebook and LinkedIn.

PART TWO. Open Mic Friday! There should be time for one or two others to share their stories, latest ventures, or business ideas. So keep that possibility in mind and be prepared to “Open Mic” it!

Be there, be free, be businesswise.  For, in a sense, as serial entrepreneurs, we’re all business wise.

So invite your friends and associates to come join us for this exciting non-virtual non-cloud event in real time and real space…and another delicious cup of BBC!

BBC@OfficeXpats – 403 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Is, Upstairs at the Pavilion
7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking
8:00-8:45 – Business Storytelling & Open Mic Friday
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting

Sincerely,
The BBC Management, KaveDragen Ink, & other entrepreneurial sentients from planet BBC

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REMINDER – For BBC Regular Members: We’re building our Open/Public BBC Regulars Business Info & Contact List for a single page referral sheet and BBC website Members List. As BBC Regular Members, make your business/contact info available for the BBC community and website. Follow link (form courtesy of Annette Walker) and fill out BBC Regulars Member List contact info: http://bit.ly/1mZGKfR.

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