September 2016
Dinner Meeting Registration
Speaker: Dr. Bosco, KState
"Branding of a University and Your Business"

Tuesday, September 13, Topeka Country Club
Networking Social: 5:30 pm, Dinner: 6:00 pm
Use this link to register by September 9

Mark your calendar our dinner meetings

October 11: Mike Patterson, Topeka Harley Davidson
Nov. 15: Andy Addis, Thriving in Change: Do Something Great
December 13, Holiday Open House

January 10, Marvin Spees, Capital City Oil
February 21, Executive of the Year
March 14, Major General Julie A. Bentz, National Guard

April 11, SME Live featuring Jon Gordon 
May 9, Mike Eichten, Blue Cross-Blue Shield
June 13, Josh Jones, Advisors Excel

Note: November 15 and February 21 meetings are on the third Tuesday of the month (Election Day & Valentine's Day conflicted with our regular 2nd Tuesday) 


President's Message 
Welcome back everyone!   The new "SME" year is off to a great start.   It's truly an honor to serve as your president for the 2016-2017 year.  I hope that you'll join me, the board of directors and our committees in making this a fun and successful year.  We simply want to bring more value to your SME Topeka membership this year.   Our 2016 Golf Tournamentt is right around the corner and we'd like for everyone to either play or participate in some way
The goals we have for this upcoming year are very challenging but I'm confident we can make great achieve all of them.  They are:
  1. Increase our membership to 100
  2. Continue to promote and improve the Golf Tournament
  3. Continue to improve our our dinner meeting speakers
  4. Communicate and improve our Brand -
  5. Rebrand our spring event (Summit) - to SME Live
  6. Begin a Featured Business at the dinner meetings
  7. Help improve the WSME Chapter
Please don't hesitate to contact either me or Kathy with any questions.

Jay T Ladenburger
 
Dinner Meeting Speaker
Dr. Bosco, K-State vice
Branding of a University and Your Business 
 
 
Executive of the Month
Jeff Martin          
This month, we honor our immediate past president for his recent service to SME Topeka.        
Read more here    
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SEPTEMBER  26, 2016 
 
SME Topeka's Annual Golf Tournament
FireKeeper Golf Course download flyer 
 
Raffle Prizes Needed 
If you would like to donate a prize for the raffle, please contact SMETopeka@cox.net

Volunteers Needed 
Contact SMETopeka@cox.net if you can help  
 
Set up and bag assembly: 9:30-11 am 
Registration: 11 am-1 pm
Tournament Help: Noon-2 pm, 2-4 pm, 3:30- 5pm
  
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SME Topeka Featured Business 

Sponsorship Benefits

Logo on the website, in newsletter & dinner e-blasts
3-5 minutes speaking opportunity at the meeting
Recognition at meeting as the Featured Business
 
Opportunity to distribute promotional items at the meeting via a table top display or by placing items on the tables ahead of time, or furnish a select number of items as door prizes
 
Member Rate - $250
Non-Member Rate - $250 plus
the cost of membership to join
 
For more information contact:
Sarah Strydom, sstrydom@jayhawkfile.com 
Kathy Crome, smetopeka@cox.net
 
September's Featured Business
 

Martin Strydom
Midwest Single Source
785-862-4522, cell 316-3995



Welcome New Members

Michael Loecker
ISG Technology
785-380-2476, cell 785-230-3424
 
Paul Moseley
Giant Communications
785-305-1747, 785-3051747
 
Mike Sullivan
KBG - Kansas Builders Insurance Group
785-266-4540
 
Thanks to our sponsors

Patti Bossert
Key Staffing
Innovative Employment Solutions
 
5840 SW Huntoon St
Topeka, KS 66604
785-272-9999  

patti@keystaffing.com
www.keystaffing.com 
 
Jeanette Johnson
Berkshire Hawthaway,
First REALTORS

 
Matching Homes and Families for over 30 years.

2858 SW Villa West Drive
Topeka, KS 66614 

785-271-2888, office
785-4286, cell  
jeanettej@bhhsfirstrealtors.com
   
 
Chris St. John
Lawyers Title of Topeka 

 
 
5715 SW 21st Street
Topeka, KS 66604 http://www.lttopeka.com/

 


 
Jay T. Ladenburger
CURTIS 1000
 
 
5942 SW 29th  Street
Topeka,KS 66614

785-228-2000
 
Sarah Strydom
Jayhawk File Express
 
 
601 SE 5th Street
Topeka, KS 66607
 
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PO Box 8660, Topeka, KS 66608