thinc! positive Winners!

A special thank you to all the participants of the thinc! positive forum! We appreciate everyone’s efforts to find the good stuff in a difficult economic environment, even when the good stuff may be hard to find! We are very pleased to announce the following winners:

First Prize, Amazon Kindle Wireless Reader

My Name: Chad Carrington

My Company Name: Chad Carrington

A little bit about my Company and what we sell: I provide consulting and technical expertise regarding technology to keep businesses running smoothly and making a profit.

A little bit about me and who I am away from waork: My wife and I have 4 children, ages 11 – 18. We home school them all (graduated one last year), play a lot of games and like to take driving vacations together. My children and I love to hunt and hike. We all like to camp.

Something about me that no one knows: Well if I told you, then everyone would know!

Second Prize, 8 Gb Apple IPod Nano

My Name: Lynda Richards

My Company Name: Images by Lynda Richards, Hartford, IA,  www.imagesbylyndarichards.com

A little bit about my Company and what we sell: Photography’s my thing!  I love working with families, high school seniors, children and all. Judging photography at the Iowa State Fair has been a fun side line.  Learning new techniques and adding to my product line keeps me busy and attending Professional Photographers Seminars and training events keeps me up to date.  Come see me and let’s work out something fun for you!

A little bit about me and who I am away from work: My husband is a farmer and my in home business works well for us.  I belong to several organizations including a garden club, photography club, social club and am a member of Community United Presbyterian Church.

Something about me that no one knows:  I am an avid reader!

Third Prize, iPod Shuffle

My Name: Jeff Newsom

My Company Name: None at the moment

A little bit about what I do and my previous work: The best job I ever had was in California as a senior designer at Superior Electrical Advertising. I got to work on a wide variety of levels in architectural, structural and creative design. I had the pleasure of writing entire sign criteria and guidelines ranging from local strip malls, to writing entire city codes. I would really love to do that kind of work again, but have found Iowa to be a little lacking on the creative employment positions. And in this economy, 20 years of experience is getting harder to justify as an acceptable.

A little bit about me and who I am away from work: I was born and raised in rural Iowa and lived in Los Angeles, CA for the better part of the last decade. I was a daily surfer and miss the ocean and mountains with a passion. I love spending time with my 3 yr old daughter and watching her learn and grow. I love gardening, photography and furniture making if I ever had time to do any of it again.

Something about me that no one knows: I have a titanium spine, literally and figuratively.

In addition, free small business coaching sessions were awarded to several participants with Des Moines’ own Platinum Master Action Coach Monte Wyatt.  Monte ranks in the top 5% of Action Coaches in the US, and is passionate about helping business owners who want to make a positive change in their business.  Action Coach operates in more than 26 countries and has more than 1000 offices around the world.  The company is internationally recognized as the leading global business coaching firm. We recommend Action Coach to jump start your small business. Visit www.actioncoach.com to find a coach near you!

Congratulation to all of our winners!!! Wishing you all a happy and prosperous 2010 in your business!