Tuesday, August 18, 2009

I just made this media release about upcoming IDEA Cafe speakers. To make sure you get a seat this week, RSVP now at http://meetup.com/Denver-IDEA-Cafe

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 18, 2009

Contact: John Wren cell (720)495-4949

DENVER FOUNDATION CEO & OTHERS TO SHARE WITH IDEA CAFE.
Since 1994, free help for people starting a new career, new project or campaign or new business.

DENVER—The Denver IDEA Cafe startup workshop meets from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Panera Bread, 13th and Grant in Denver. More information and RSVP at http://Meetup.com/Denver-IDEA-Cafe or (303)861-1447.

Upcoming speakers:

This Friday, August 21: Entrepreneur Mary Manka, a retired police officer and creator of Push Ups n Paws pushupsnpaws.com , a fitness bootcamp that includes your dog; and Julie Rekart, CPA, who has helped her startup clients take a proactive approach since 2002.

August 28: David Miller, President of the Denver Foundation www.DenverFoundation.org; Fr. Eustace Sequeira, SJ, new pastor of St. Ignatius Loyola Church www.LoyolaDenver.com; and Liz Stelloh, Executive Director, Discovery Job Network www.discoveryjobnetwork.org

Since 1994, the Denver IDEA Cafe has been helping people who are starting in a new direction by providing a free forum where successful people share their startup experience and then brainstorm specific questions or problems.

“We help people find their own path,” says entrepreneur and long time community-activist John Wren, the founder of the group.

Wren says the name IDEA Cafe comes from a four-step business creativity model he developed when he was Mountain Bell in the 70's. "I had the great privilege of spending 6 months researching business creativity and we did a seminar called, 'Creative Marketing in a Recession' that was featured in AT&T's Long Lines Magazine," said Wren.

IDEA is an acronym for: I= Inspiration or Identify the Problem; D= Develop Alternatives; E= Evaluate the Alternatives; and A= take Action. The meeting is free and open to anyone who is starting a new career, a new campaign or project, or a new business.

Why does he do it? Wren explained, “Dan Brogan, publisher of 5280 Magazine, says the group has infused Denver with a spirit of entrepreneurship over the past decade. I hope that is true, for the sake of my grand kids.”

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John S. Wren, MBA http://www.JohnWren.com is the founder of the Denver IDEA Café and Franklin Circles. He is a business consultant and adult educator. He is the father of 4 grown children, and the grandfather of 4.

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