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8 January, 2018

A Shared Vision On the Path to EO Alchemy

Since pursuing and winning PEAK in 2017, Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s Utah chapter is well on its way to achieving yet another victory: Hosting a successful EO Alchemy in October 2018. Octane recently checked in with EO Utah’s leadership to discuss the year ahead.

Step Up is your chapter’s theme this year. What are you trying to inspire with this message?

Joe Long, EO Utah President FY2017/2018: As a 15-year member of EO, I renewed my membership for many years because of the benefits I received from attending Forum. However, when I began attending more chapter, regional and global events, the benefits of membership and my return on investment grew ten-fold. First and foremost, I wanted Step Up to mean Step Up your ROI in EO.

Professionally and personally speaking, I want to inspire and challenge our members by asking them to Step Up in three areas: leadership, fitness and community. (more…)

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Tags: EO Alchemy eo utah Joe Long leadership Rex Hale Salt Lake City Scott Abbott

20 December, 2017

How to Succeed in Reaching Your PEAK

Perspectives and pointers from the FY2016/2017 PEAK Global Winner, EO Utah.

Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s Utah chapter decided to pursue a FY2016/2017 PEAK win due to, at least in part, tradition. The chapter had a history of winning EO’s former rewards program, the Rockstar, and the Board figured the chapter should take part in this latest iteration.

However, they went “after it with a twist,” explains EO Utah President FY2016/2017 Matt Glover. “We felt the program’s retention rate of 95% was artificially high, as our chapter had never renewed much above 90% (with a fair amount of arm wrangling). We didn’t want to retain members who weren’t enthusiastic. So, we said we’d achieve all the checks without worrying about that one because we believe most of the requirements of PEAK are ‘best practices’ for a chapter to follow.”

Turns out, this twist served the chapter well. EO Utah was recently named PEAK Global winner. We asked the chapter to reflect on their experiences and share what helped them achieve their win. Below, we outline three key factors that contributed to EO Utah’s success—lessons that could apply to any group pursuit. (more…)

Categories: Best Practices Coaching Entrepreneurial Journey FINANCES

Tags: Chuck Bender David Nicholson EO PEAK eo utah leadership Matt Glover performance

12 July, 2017

Mali Rising Foundation Works to Empower Youth Through Education

It’s a shocking statistic: In Africa, where nearly 50% of the population is under age 15, seven out of 10 rural children have never set foot in a school―nor will they ever do so.

In the West African country of Mali, 69% of children are enrolled in primary school. However, only 34% continue to secondary school. Reasons for this steep drop in attendance include an inability to pay school fees, a lack of middle schools accessible to rural populations and gender inequity. But with evidence that each additional year of secondary schooling increases a student’s future income by 10-20%, providing better access to middle schools is key to creating a lasting impact.

The Mali Rising Foundation was formed in 2004 to provide accessible, quality education for children, focusing on middle school education. The foundation’s goal is to establish a middle school within walking distance for every child in every rural village. (more…)

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Tags: africa education eo utah fred johnson literacy Make a Mark mali social change social good

23 January, 2014

Being Creative is More than a Fresh Idea

By Darin Harker, an EO Utah member and president at Quirk

Just the other day I was helping my daughter with her resume. She wanted it to be creative and unique and although the layout was original I felt that she was missing some important elements and copy. This started me thinking about my creative approach to the work that we do. So, I wrote her the following note: (more…)

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Tags: creativity entrepreneurs' organization (EO) eo eo utah Quirk

9 February, 2012

EO Thrive: Creating a Strategic EO Partnership

By Fred Johnson, an EO Utah member and president of Eagle Environmental, Inc.

Looking for more women to join your EO chapter? Here is an effective approach we used to attract more women business owners to EO Utah, and make our chapter really thrive!

Back in September, during our strategic board summit, we set a goal to increase the diversity within our chapter and, more specifically, increase the percentage of women who join our chapter. After the meeting, I looked up groups of women-owned businesses in the area. I found our local National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) chapter, called the president and membership chair, and introduced myself and EO. I asked if we might be able to set up a lunch, where we could have a strategic meeting and create synergies between our organizations. Fortunately, they gladly accepted, and a week later I met with our Chapter President, Ron Nielson, as well as the president and membership chair of the NAWBO chapter. (more…)

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Tags: best practices eagle environmental eo utah fred johnson membership recruitment tips women business owners

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