Evento emPower

Ft Wayne EmPower Breakfast

September 16 at 7:00 AM

25 years of bringing people together!

Why We Are Different

Focused on You: From Featured Speakers to table conversations, many people have a chance to speak at an emPower Breakfast. Experts, Sponsors, regular attendees ... and You! We try to give everyone a chance to share their stories...

An Intimate Event: We aren’t looking for hundreds to attend - our events feel like you could meet everyone if you tried.

Non-commercial: The emPower Breakfast does not promote any specific product, the presentations are not sales pitches. Our monthly event is non-membership and public; focused on fun and relationship building.

We finish on time: We pace our event quickly, so there’s never a dull moment!

Register now for the September emPower Breakfast! Featuring Tomi Cardin - CEO

Featured Speaker

Tomi Cardin

Conviction vs Condemnation in Leadership

As the founder and CEO of Redemption House Ministry, a non-profit organization she started in 2012, Tomi has devoted her life to serving marginalized populations and making positive generational impact in families. Tomi has been described as a bold and passionate leader. She serves on several Boards and committees in our community, where she strives to help make an even greater impact on those in need and to support other leaders in their endeavors. She is the proud mother of one daughter, Markia Cardin. Tomi obtained her bachelor’s degree from IPFW, her master’s degree from Saint Francis and is currently working on her dissertation as she is pursuing her Doctor of Theology degree.
Tomi Cardin

We solve people and leadership issues that limit the growth of your organization. At Endeavor Talent Solutions, we provide scalable HR services as an extension of your team without the overhead cost.

Aoi helps organizations improve how work gets done by identifying, planning, building, implementing, and maintaining AI within current workflows and processes. The model is designed to improve efficiency, accuracy, speed, visibility, and decision quality across departments and functions, while also helping clients manage the people side of change as AI is introduced and expanded.

We provide free and confidential one-on-one business counseling by phone, email, and in-person in Northeastern Indiana. We also conduct workshops for both start-up entrepreneurs and seasoned small business owners.

Sponsors

Ft Wayne Area Director

Joy

Joy Gray

Area Director of the Ft Wayne EmPower Breakfast

As a passionate leader, Joy’s focus has always been on helping others. As a student of learning, Joy is always challenging the status quo. She brings to the emPower Breakfast networking company a rich background of proven expertise in event management and marketing, while providing an excellent client experience. Joy ensures that emPower Breakfast events find the right partners for mutually beneficial relationships. Through her passionate, client-centric focus, Joy ensures that all clients know that we consider their success to be an integral part of our own, and that going the extra mile on their behalf is the rule, and not the exception. If there is one thing Joy has proven throughout her diverse career, it's that her skills transcend industries. Joy has worked for big companies and has also started her own. She helped successfully navigate the political campaign of the former lieutenant governor of Florida, and helped turn a high-performance boat company into a multi-million-dollar enterprise. From a personal perspective, Joy never stops pursuing her passion for helping the people who need it the most, particularly our veterans and children in need. She has worked tirelessly to raise millions of dollars for charity. As a mother of two and a Nana of 2 young boys, Joy makes it her mission to always stay connected and available for her family.Joy invites you to join her at your closest emPower Breakfast event!

Venue

IU Fort Wayne International Ballroom in Walb Union Building

2101 E. Coliseum Blvd Ft Wayne IN 46805
Ft Wayne, IN

Breakfast Schedule

07:00 AM to 07:15 AM
Networking - Breakfast Served
07:15 AM to
Master of Ceremonies
07:20 AM to 07:35 AM
Featured Sponsors
07:35 AM to 07:45 AM
Lightning Talks
07:45 AM to 08:00 AM
Table Introductions
08:00 AM to 08:20 AM
Featured Speaker
08:20 AM to 08:30 AM
Door Prizes
08:30 AM to 09:00 AM
Networking

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emPower Breakfast

Your Local Small Business Networking Event

The emPower Breakfast is a down-to-earth, convenient way for small business owners and operators to network with each other and connect with larger businesses and agencies in the community.

Interested in being a sponsor?

SPONSOR

Sponsor your local emPower breakfast

Promote Your Business to a Wider Audience

Your business can benefit by becoming a sponsor. In return for your investment, your business will be promoted on this website, in emails, and at the breakfast itself. Plus, training for you and your team!

Benefits to You
  • Showcase presentation for your company at one breakfast per year
  • Multiple Marketing Impressions on our website, newsletter, Breakfast Day slider, Breakfast agenda handout, Shout Outs on Breakfast Day
  • Access to database of attendees
  • You have industry exclusivity for Sponsorships
  • Attendees are encouraged to call you first for services/products
  • Business Builder Online: Over 130 online training lessons in 30+ courses for you and your team
  • Monthly National Sponsor Webinars
  • Quarterly Local Sponsor Soirees

On the month you are assigned to showcase (present) your company:

  • You will meet each attendee as they check in
  • You can bring flyers, business cards, or advertising material
  • A representative from your company will have 5 minutes at the podium
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Be a sponsor!

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SPEAKER

Speak at the emPower breakfast

Promote Your Business to a Wider Audience

There are two options for speaking at an emPower Breakfast event:

Featured Speakers

Being a featured speaker provided the business or individual to shine for 15 minutes. You want to follow similar guidelines as a 3-minute speaker. You need to make sure you provide good information that is relevant to most attendees on a topic that you are a thought leader on. Here you can bring a presentation and use the A/V system.

NOTE: Filling out the form places you into the queue to be a speaker. You will be notified of the month and day when you will be assigned. Use the Message field to make any special requests: Month, AV, etc.

Share Your Business With a 3-Minute Presentation At No Cost

Each month, there are opportunities to tell the group a little more about yourself by doing a 3-minute presentation on you and your business.

This is more than just an elevator speech – it’s an opportunity to share more information about who you are, what you do, and how you can help any of the people attending the emPower Breakfast.

Be a speaker!

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