Join us from 7:30-9:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 5 for our next Business Breakfast featuring former Spartan basketball player and Conquest Health and Fitness founder Andre Hutson!
Andre, owner of Conquest Health and Fitness, was born in Dayton, Ohio and attended Trotwood-Madison High School where he started an amazing basketball career. He was awarded a basketball scholarship to Michigan State University where he earned a degree in Finance, played in three Final Fours, won a National Championship and 4 Big Ten titles. After his collegiate career, he was a second round draft pick by the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks. Andre started his first business, Evergreen Car Wash and Detail in 2009 and his second business Conquest Health and Fitness in 2012. Andre sits on the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Hutson has co-chaired the Capital Area United Way campaign, participated in numerous charitable events and has a deep passion for volunteer coaching on all levels. Andre has also put on camps and clinics for youth of all backgrounds and is highly regarded as a true philanthropist in the mid-Michigan community.
For the eighth consecutive year, the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce and Grand River Connection will recognize the Lansing region’s top young professionals who are expected to contribute significantly to our community over the next ten years at the 10 Over the Next Ten Awards, held September 23 at the University Club of Lansing. The recipients of the 10 Over the Next Ten Awards are selected based on their professional achievement, community involvement and personal success. Applicants are required to be 35 years old or younger, professionally centered in the tri-county area (Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton counties) and with a minimum of two years working in the Mid-Michigan Community. Nominations are due by August 22. View Press Release ›
Founded in 1857, Northwestern Mutual has lived through the Civil War, the Crash of 1929, the Great Depression, two world wars, and numerous recessions. We’ve been helping people take control of their financial futures for nearly 160 years, which uniquely positions us to help you manage your financial risk and achieve financial security in today’s complex world.
We work with many individuals, families and businesses in a wide variety of areas from risk management all the way to wealth accumulation.
We have a dedicated team of representatives and staff at Northwestern Mutual – The Waggoner Financial Group that strive daily to develop enduring relationships with clients in the community by providing expert guidance for a lifetime of financial security. With many options out there, our representatives help to bring harmony, clarity and focus to your financial direction. Through our planning process and analysis, we are able to pin-point financial areas that are most important to you and your specific situation. As we pursue and develop client relationships, we rely not only on our knowledge and experience, but also on the expertise from our team of specialists.
Northwestern Mutual – The Waggoner Financial Group is honored to sponsor this event and be a part of such a great community. We wish Grand River Connection many more prosperous years of networking and area involvement.
Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Milwaukee, WI and its subsidiaries.
Adult Degree Program - Lansing, MI
The Adult Degree Program academics are created with adult learners in mind. We have several degree programs that fit your lifestyle - you choose. We understand there is a lot of competition out there and you need the tools and skills that will distinguish you from the rest. More information >>
DeVos Graduate School - East Lansing, MI
Northwood University's DeVos Graduate School is a specialized business school focused on developing the future leaders of a global, free-enterprise society. We provide dynamic graduate degree programs for adults designed to strategically expand your managerial and leadership skill sets, equipping you with the necessary tools to lead and drive change in your career and life. You will find yourself in the unique position of having choices in your career and entrepreneurial endeavors that you had not previously thought possible with a graduate business degree from Northwood University. More information >>
Founded in 1857, Northwestern Mutual has lived through the Civil War, the Crash of 1929, the Great Depression, two world wars, and numerous recessions. We’ve been helping people take control of their financial futures for nearly 160 years, which uniquely positions us to help you manage your financial risk and achieve financial security in today’s complex world.
We work with many individuals, families and businesses in a wide variety of areas from risk management all the way to wealth accumulation.
We have a dedicated team of representatives and staff at Northwestern Mutual – The Waggoner Financial Group that strive daily to develop enduring relationships with clients in the community by providing expert guidance for a lifetime of financial security. With many options out there, our representatives help to bring harmony, clarity and focus to your financial direction. Through our planning process and analysis, we are able to pin-point financial areas that are most important to you and your specific situation. As we pursue and develop client relationships, we rely not only on our knowledge and experience, but also on the expertise from our team of specialists.
Northwestern Mutual – The Waggoner Financial Group is honored to sponsor this event and be a part of such a great community. We wish Grand River Connection many more prosperous years of networking and area involvement.
Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Milwaukee, WI and its subsidiaries.
Adult Degree Program - Lansing, MI
The Adult Degree Program academics are created with adult learners in mind. We have several degree programs that fit your lifestyle - you choose. We understand there is a lot of competition out there and you need the tools and skills that will distinguish you from the rest. More information >>
DeVos Graduate School - East Lansing, MI
Northwood University's DeVos Graduate School is a specialized business school focused on developing the future leaders of a global, free-enterprise society. We provide dynamic graduate degree programs for adults designed to strategically expand your managerial and leadership skill sets, equipping you with the necessary tools to lead and drive change in your career and life. You will find yourself in the unique position of having choices in your career and entrepreneurial endeavors that you had not previously thought possible with a graduate business degree from Northwood University. More information >>
Independent Bank Corporation is an Ionia, Michigan-based bank holding company with assets of approximately $2.3 billion. In 1864 we were founded as First National Bank of Ionia and have operated locally ever since. We now have locations across the Lower Peninsula, but in one way we've never changed - people are always our first priority. We're committed to providing exceptional service and value to our customers, our stockholders, and our communities.
We have 75 locations throughout the state, and we provide a full range of financial services including retail and commercial banking, mortgage lending, investments, treasury management, and title services.
After 150 years of local banking, we understand the needs of individuals, families, and businesses in our communities - and we're committed to addressing them. We support local causes and our employees volunteer and serve throughout their communities. We're your neighbors and friends, locally invested the same way you are.
Since 1873, Horizon Bank has served communities in Northern and Central Indiana as well as Southern Michigan. Horizon has also recently made a footprint in the Lansing area with branches in both East Lansing and Okemos. As an Indiana based community bank, with headquarters in Michigan City, Indiana, Horizon is a locally owned independent company that offers commercial banking, and wealth and investment management services. In addition, Horizon offers mortgage banking throughout the Midwest.
Horizon has reported record earnings for fourteen consecutive years and is an active community lender with compounded annual loan growth of 7.9% since the year 2000. Horizon was just named one of the Top 200 Community Banks in the Country by the American Banker’s Magazine for the year 2013. This is the sixth consecutive year for Horizon to receive this prestigious recognition.
Horizon Bank continues to succeed and prosper due to financial strength, consistent performance, and stable growth. Sound management and growth strategies have continued to produce superior returns and to strengthen the health of the bank for all Horizon customers.
Celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2014, Plante Moran is one of the country's largest certified public accounting and business advisory firms, providing clients with tax, audit, risk management, financial, technology, business consulting and wealth management services.
Plante Moran has 22 offices and a staff of more than 2,000 professionals throughout Michigan, Ohio and Illinois, with international offices in Shanghai; Monterrey, Mexico; and Mumbai, India. Plante Moran has been recognized by a number of organizations, including FORTUNE magazine, as one of the country's best places to work.
TechSmith provides over 180 countries around the world with screen capture and recording software for individual and professional use. We've made it our goal to give you tools that work just like you do, across multiple devices and locations.
Our desktop products, such as, Snagit, Camtasia, TechSmith Relay, and Morae, make it easy to create compelling, polished content you can share with anyone. Paired along with our mobile apps and integrations we’re helping people collaborate and share across different devices and make sure you can be productive wherever you are.
By constantly listening to customers and innovating new ways to solve technology challenges, TechSmith has moved to the front of the visual communication field. Now more than 250 employees strong, TechSmith develops a variety of applications that narrow communication gaps through images, videos, online hosting, and remote usability testing.
Why TechSmith? In a word, culture. Our employees explore emerging technologies in an exciting, collaborative, and user centered environment that develops software and services for millions of users per month. We’re generating amazing ideas to keep TechSmith at the forefront of technology! Interested in learning more, visit www.techsmith.com.
The Grand River Connection seeks to develop a stronger network to support Lansing and East Lansing’s young and vital workforce. We exist to bring together young professionals in our community who are in their 20’s and 30’s. Our diverse, non-partisan group provides fun, social, and professional connections that encourage economic growth and community involvement where we live, work, and play.
The Grand River Connection was founded in Spring 2005 to fill a gap in the community. Greater (East) Lansing is a great place for college students and a great place to raise a family, but for those in between there was no viable social network. With a goal of filling that gap in mind, the GRC was born.
Young professionals in their 20’s and 30’s in the Greater Lansing area are welcome to join the group, and joining is very simple. There are NO membership fees, and most of our events are FREE! Simply sign up for our monthly newsletter by clicking the big button at the top right of this website.
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