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Golf Event to Benefit Habitat for Humanity Illinois

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Takin’ It to the Links: A Golf Event to Benefit the Habitat for Humanity of Illinois

Join the Linked Local Network as we support the Habitat for Humanity of Illinois.  This is the first charity golf outing supported by the members of the Linked Local Network.  While started as a digital community, the Linked Local Network strives to help its members develop relationships and partnerships in the real world.  Come out and support our efforts to help our community and build a better world. 

 Where: Klein Creek Golf Club, 1 N 333 Pleasant Hill Rd, Winfield, IL

When: August 11, 2010

Reservations: Golf per person with cart, light snack and evening BBQ- $115.00

Schedule:

10:30am- Light Snack and Check-in

11:45am- Tee Off

6:00pm- BBQ in the air-condition pavilion with all your favorite summer foods.  Includes networking, awards and speaking by Deborah Ford, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Illinois. 

Sponsorship Opportunities:  Email patty@mandatek.com

General inquiries: Email habitatlinks@mandatek.com


Thanks to our ever growing list of Sponsors:

Ballydoyles

Specialty Premium Group

Hinckley Springs 

Weiss Insurance

John Hancock Financial

The Irving Press

Mandatek LLC

Morris Graduate School of Management

True Image & Marketing

 The Habitat for Humanity of Illinois partners with the 52 Habitat affiliates in Illinois, building homes with limited-income families who currently live in sub-standard housing and need safe, decent, affordable housing.

Approximately 100 Habitat houses are built annually in Illinois.  After investing 500 sweat equity hours working side-by-side with volunteers, a Habitat family buys the house with a 0% interest Habitat loan, becoming a homeowner, often for the first time.

Habitat for Humanity of Illinois is comitted to eradicating poverty housing, improving people’s lives, and strengthening Illinois communities.

Your support will amplify the efforts of thousands of dedicated Habitat volunteeers who are chiseling away at inferior housing, fortifying communities, and giving families a hand up, not a hand out. 

The Linked Local Network is working to provide its members with greatly enhanced opportunities to build their connections and networks and improve their businesses. We welcome all  members who are committed to participation and therefore superior results from their networking efforts.  The Linked Local Network has groups and members in 4 states so far.  Check out http://www.linkedlocalnetwork.com for more information on groups and future events.

The Linked Local Network is co-founded by Mike Boehler and Fred McMurray of Mandatek. 

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The Recommendation Age

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Recently my stepdaughter, Sarah, asked me to come along with her to shop for a wedding dress.  I was honored.  Sarah is 24 years old, very bright, and like most people her age, totally at home in the online world.  When I asked her which bridal shops she had chosen to visit, she told me that she had selected them based on the reviews she had read online.  If a bridal shop had more than 1 or 2 negative reviews, she crossed it off her list.  Likewise, if a bridal shop had good recommendations, she moved it to the top of her list.  (And most surprising to me, if a bridal shop was not listed on any of the review sites, then it didn’t make her list at all.)  In the course of our conversation, she told me that all of her friends looked to the review websites such as Yelp.com and Kudzu.com, as well as social networks like Facebook, to find restaurants, clubs and fitness centers (not a surprise), as well as doctors, dentists, hair salons, and yes, bridal shops (more of a surprise).  

Our conversation opened my eyes to the power of reviews and recommendations, especially among people in Sarah’s age group (and younger).  Even though I am constantly online throughout the day, my first inclination in choosing a bridal shop would not have been to go to the review sites.  I would have done a Google search for nearby shops and then checked out their websites.  After that, I might have thought about checking reviews, but it wouldn’t have been my first inclination.  And it certainly wouldn’t have been my first thought when looking for a doctor, but that’s exactly how Sarah chose hers.   Apparently I’m a bit stuck in the Information Age, while Sarah is at home in the Recommendation Age. 

Business owners take note: If you aren’t paying attention to your digital presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Yelp, and so on, someone like Sarah is.  Or not.   We have entered the Recommendation Age where it’s not who you know, but who knows YOU and is willing to recommend your brand, product or service. 

-Michele Rempel, Mandatek

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Mandatek Co-Sponsoring an Opportunity Seekers Event for Professionals in Transition

Friday, February 5th, 2010

The Linked Local West Suburban Chicago group, in association with Mandatek LLC and the Morris Graduate School of Managament, and sponsored by Pepsi Co., is proud to present the Opportunity Seekers event on February 22nd from 1:00-4:00pm at the Morris Graduate School of Management. This event is for professionals in transition who are looking for a new or different career opportunity.

To RSVP and reserve a ticket: http://opportunityseekers.eventbrite.com.

Attendees will have an opportunity to gain helpful information for their job search. Topics include:

  • How to prepare an effective resume for 2010
  • Continuing education opportunities
  • Using social media to increase visibility
  • Utilizing video for networking and job search
  • Government assistance for start-up business owners
  • Information on how to own a business franchise
  • Tips on working with HR departments to increase your chances of landing a job

Workshop space for some of the topics above are limited; seating will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Additionally, recruiters will be on site to speak with prospective employees during networking and workshop times.

Event Schedule:

1:00-1:15pm Keynote Speaker**

1:15-1:30pm Networking

1:30-2:30pm Workshops

2:30-3:30pm Workshops

3:30-3:45pm Networking

3:45-4:00pm Endnote Speaker

**Keynote Speaker: Jim Treleaven, PhD, former CEO of Devry Chicago Metro and founder of ViaStrategy Group, LLC.

Speakers:

Kris Fay, SBA and Center for Entrepreneurship at College of DuPage

Michele Rempel, Partner, Social Media Division, Mandatek

Carlos Vale, Director of Morris Graduate School of Management

Julius Rhodes, SPHR, Founder of MPR Group, Providing HR Business Solutions

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LinkedIn Group Networking Event a Success…

Friday, January 29th, 2010

This past Wednesday, January 27th, almost 300 people attended a networking event at Emmett’s Ale House in Downers Grove. Networking events are nothing new, but this event was a bit more unique because many of the attendees were members of a LinkedIn.com group called Linked Local West Suburban CHICAGO. Mike Boehler, the group’s founder, wanted to make sure that its members had an opportunity to get out of the cyberworld and into the real world to meet face to face and strengthen relationships. The event was advertised almost exclusively on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook, proving once again that social media marketing is a powerful tool.

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