2012 Conference Speaker Slides + Links

Note to Speakers: we are happy to add your suggested links--just send us a note.

So Much Technology, So Little of Me: Maximize your social media impact

• Jen Risley, Monadnock Buy Local -- PowerPoint Slides
• Lindsey Shorthouse, Reach People -- PowerPoint Slides

Building Indie Alternatives to Amazon

• Jatin Patro, SharedMall.com -- PDF
• Leslie Tweedie, Little Independent -- PowerPoint Slides

Become a Media Darling

• Mark Weldon, WSHA Community Radio & Shop Local Raleigh -- PowerPoint Slides

Events that Build Your Presence & Bank Account

• Jennifer Rubenstein, Louisville IBA -- PowerPoint Slides

Keys to Gaining & Retaining Members

• Jennifer Rubenstein, Louisville IBA -- PowerPoint Slides
  

National Campaigns

• Bill Brunelle, Independent We Stand -- PowerPoint Slides

Policy Priorities for Independent Business

• George Farah, Law Firm of Cohen Milstein -- PowerPoint Slides
• David Levine, American Sustainable Business Council
• Jeff Milchen of AMIBA referenced several resources, including tools from ILSR and AMIBA on sales tax fairness and this commentary explaining why AMIBA is engaging at the US Supreme Court, defending states' rights to exclude corporations from electioneering.
  
  

Recipe for Creating a Thriving Board

• Derrick Rhayn, Rhayn Collaborative Consulting, Go Local Tacoma -- PDF

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Alan Buckman, Local Thunder

Betsy Burton, Local First Utah

Franzi Charen, Asheville Grown Business Alliance 

Matt Cunningham,  Civic Economics

Jonathan Erwin,  Red e App

Leah Ferguson, Asheville City Schools Foundation 

Brett Goldberg, SYNQWARE

Josh Hafer, Heaven Hill Distilleries 

Laury Hammel, Sustainable Business Network of Greater Boston (SBN)

Amy Huerta, City of Fresno & Fresno Regional IBA

Carla Jimenez, Tampa Independent Business Alliance 

Andy R. Loving, Just Money Advisors

Ellen McGeeney, Grasshoppers Distribution

Rebecca Melançon, Austin IBA

Jeff Milchen, AMIBA  

Stacy Mitchell, Institute for Local Self-Reliance & Portland Buy Local

Steve Russ, AdXplore

Ares Saldaña, Phidev Inc. & Homegrown El Paso

Michael Scotto di Carlo, Supportland

Nancy Stephen, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau

Andrew Thomas, PhD, Univ. of Akron, author The Distribution Trap: Keeping Your Innovations from Becoming Commodities

Theresa Zawacki, Louisville Metro Office of Economic Growth and Innovation