Evento emPower

Ft Wayne EmPower Breakfast

August 19 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 August emPower Breakfast! Featuring TK Herman - Professional C Student

Featured Speaker

TK Herman

The Invisible Ceiling You've Set for Yourself & Your Company: How your head trash is subconsciously holding you back.

TK Herman has been an entrepreneur for the majority of his adult life — his last paycheck was in 1996 at the age of 26. Since then he's co-founded four companies and exited all four. Three went well; one was a complete disaster, and he'll tell you he learned the most from that one. His primary company was a software firm he spent 18 years building, which grew to 120 people before he sold it in 2021. More recently, TK went through what he calls a shedding season — letting go of businesses, possessions, and the old stories that were taking up too much room in his head, to clear space for what comes next. If you ask him what he's most proud of in his life, it won't be anything business related. It’s the internal work he’s done on himself — years spent looking deeply in the mirror and digging into stories, scripts and limiting beliefs many stretching back to childhood. He’ll tell you the person he is on the inside today is not the person he was fifteen years ago. That work, more than any business deal, is what changed him most. That work has also created generational change that has had a profound impact in his kids and will impact childrens’ children. Away from business, aviation is his passion. He's been a pilot since 1997, rated in single & multi-engine airplanes and helicopters. He’s married to his best friend, Jill, and together they have five adult children ages 21-27 + a 6 year old grandson.
TK Herman

Commercial Printer

I help individuals and families build a financial plan that gives them confidence in their future. Whether it’s investing, retirement planning, insurance, tax-efficient strategies, or protecting what matters most, I simplify complex financial decisions so you can make informed choices and work toward your goals. For businesses, it’s similar. From cash flow and tax-efficient planning to employee benefits, succession planning, key person protection, and retirement plans, I help owners build stronger businesses while creating long-term wealth beyond the business itself

For 80+ years, Colonial Life has been a leader in worksite benefits, helping organizations big and small attract and retain skilled workers through competitive financial protection.

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

The Pearl Event Center

228 W Main St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
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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