This week at Bainbridge Business Connection we’ll start at 8:00 with our unique “Refer Your BBC Colleague” round-the-table 1-minute elevator speeches. Then we’ll do a business problem-solving “Your Board Of Directors” strategy roundtable. So, bring your problems to BBC!

Reminder: a small donation to OfficeXpats ($3-5, or whatever you can afford) for coffee/tea & breakfast service is welcome; or consider an OfficeXpats Passport Membership for $15 a month (see all the benefits of Passport Membership at OfficeXpats.com) — such a deal!

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 Board Of Directors” strategy roundtable
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting

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BBC Regulars – This Week’s Events

Retail For the 21st Century with Adam Siegel – Friday, 11 May, 5:30-7:00 PM – Auditorium, Bainbridge Is. Museum of Art (Building A Sustainable Economy Bainbridge Lecture Series). “The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) recently published an industry-wide sustainability report which discusses retail’s environmental, social, and community impacts. Adam Siegel, VP of Sustainability & Retail Operations at RILA, will focus on the trends and practices local Bainbridge businesses can draw from the study. Hosted by the Chamber, Bainbridge Graduate Institute, Sustainable Bainbridge and the Bainbridge Public Library.” NOTE: $10 per person. Sign up online only @ bainbridgechamber.com. Space limited. No tickets will be available at the door.

May Chamber Luncheon – Wednesday, 16 May, 11:30 AM – Senator Christine Rolfes will provide an update from the Washington State legislature. Sign up online.
May After Hours – Thursday, 24 May, 5:30-7:00 PM – “Housing Resources Board” is hosting this month’s event @ Ferncliff Village. Come to nosh and network and check out the store’s new look. Free! Public welcome.

May 16 “Ignite Bainbridge” Big Event! – It will be a night of ideas, stories, and community. The pre-show mixer beings at 6:30 PM @ OfficeXpats, upstairs in the Pavilion, where you can also buy tickets at the door, if you haven’t pre-purchased them at Brown Paper Tickets. The show begins at 7:15pm in the cinema. (More info at ignitebainbridge.com)

OfficeXpats member Tobias Eigen, as our special BBC guest, will offer his BBC-Ignite shot at fame

 Tobias Eigen, new BBC visitor, has graciously agreed to do a 5-minute Ignite draft show for this Friday’s BBC. Read about Tobias at saidia.org & africaroundtable.org landline:206.842.1467 mobile:206.375.7984 skype:tobiaseigen email:tobias@saidia.org

Tobias was raised in Germany, USA, Botswana and Kenya. He loves Africa and has worked on technology issues with nonprofits and development agencies working in Africa since 1992. As a volunteer, he runs Kabissa.org, a networking platform connecting people and organizations for networking, peer learning and information sharing.

Tobias also leads The Africa Roundtable which meets on the first Friday of every month @ OfficeXpats and includes remote participants via Internet teleconference. Registration is now open at africaroundtable.org for the next roundtable on May 4th which will feature three very interesting talks:
1) Jane Bowman, a Bainbridge Island resident who works at Eagle Harbor Books. Jane spent the last few months in Uganda working with the Refugee Law Center and has agreed to talk about her experiences and reactions from Ugandans to the KONY2012 spectacle.
2) Auwal (Rafasanjani) Musa is visiting from Nigeria and has agreed to discuss the work of CISLAC, the advocacy organization in Abuja that he founded and leads.
3) Tom Lerquin is an island resident and leads the Kitsap County chapter of Bicycles for Humanity. Tom, who is also participating in Ignite Bainbridge Island, will give a 5 minute Ignite talk about the bicycle program and its contribution to development projects in South Africa.

Reminder: a small donation to OfficeXpats ($3-5, or whatever you can afford) for coffee/tea & breakfast service is welcome; or consider an OfficeXpats “Passport Membership” for $15 a month (see all the benefits of Passport Membership at OfficeXpats.com) — such a deal!

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 – BBC-Ignite presentation
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting

Guest Speaker Erik Lindbergh will do a presentation on “Prize Philanthropy, Education, and Electric Aircraft – Stimulating Innovation for a Resilient Future”

A commercial rated pilot, artist, entrepreneur and speaker, Erik Lindbergh is the grandson of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Erik is the Founder and Chairman of LEAP whose mission is to stimulate innovation for a resilient future. LEAP has two programs: the LEAP Education Program, where student teams create short video documentaries focusing on innovation, and the LEAP Electric Flight Program, designed to accelerate the development of the electric aircraft industry. lindberghprize.org 

Erik currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Aviation High School in Seattle, and the Olympic Park Institute. Previous experience includes serving as Vice President and Trustee of the X PRIZE Foundation, Chairman of the board of the Lindbergh Foundation, Public relations for Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing, Spokesperson for Immunex, and as the National Spokesperson for AOPA’s Project Pilot Mentorship Program. Erik is also an accomplished artist whose unique sculpture and furniture designs out of wood and bronze can be seen at LindberghGallery.com

Erik’s work with the XPRIZE Foundation showed him that the impossible dream is indeed possible. “We shifted the worlds perspective on spaceflight with the Ansari XPRIZE, and in the process, we unleashed the potential for incentive prizes to be applied to the great social, technical, and environmental problems of our time. Now, we must realize that potential.”

A master storyteller, Erik uses exciting images, video clips and humor to take his audiences on a journey from the past, to the present and into the revolutionary future of flight. This journey sets the stage for LEAP, which uses video storytelling to incentivize existing innovators and inspire the next generation of student innovators to ensure a healthy and prosperous future for our planet. Blog: lindberghprize.org/blog/  Contact: Erik@LindberghGallery.com

Reminder: a small donation to OfficeXpats ($3-5, or whatever you can afford) for coffee/tea & breakfast service is welcome; or consider an OfficeXpats Passport Membership for $15 a month (see all the benefits of Passport Membership at OfficeXpats.com).

So, invite your friends and associates to join us for this truly 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 – special guest speaker Erik Lindbergh
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting

“BBC Regular – Member Profile” with Sabine Price

This week, we’ll start at 8:00 with our traditional round-the-table 1-minute elevator speeches (who you are as well as what your business is about). Then we’ll hear from Sabine Price about her “Alter Ego” and her business Slender For Health (slenderforhealth.com / sabineprice.com / sabineprice@juno.com / 206-780-9211). Sabine will also be hosting our breakfast snacks for this Friday’s BBC gathering.

A small donation to OfficeXpats ($3-5, or whatever you can afford) for coffee/tea & breakfast service is welcome.

So, invite a friend or associate to join us for this exciting event … and another delicious cup of BBC!

BBC @ OfficeXpats Coworking & Conference Center, 403 Madison Avenue N., Bainbridge Island — Upstairs At The Pavilion

7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking
8:00-8:30 – BBC Regular Member Profile
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting

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BBC Friday – “Ignite Bainbridge” Business Strategy Roundtable