I stole this teaser from the October 2009 issue of Entrepreneur Magazine, which lists East Lansing/MSU as one of the top 10 Best College Towns to Start a Business. (Note to curious potential bossholes: This blog has nothing to do with the teaser--just a shameless attempt to get your attention...please indulge me....)
I would absolutely agree with this rather surprising declaration that East Lansing/MSU is the place to be, especially after attending the IgniteLansing-2.0 event held on Friday evening. One could definitely sense a buzz in the air. Something is happening here?! I felt as though I was living in Seattle and it was the beginning of the the grunge era. We're on to something. We know it and it's just a matter of time before the world knows it. Okay, I'm getting a bit out-of-hand, but seriously, how cool was this event. Let's all continue to strive for change, to be passionate, and to dare to share our experiences and insights.
We are particularly proud that 3 of the 15 Ignite Lansing speakers work for Greenlite/Artemis (Brian Azar: The Care and Feeding of Sue; or how to keep your woman happy, Steve Jencks: B-movie Survival Tips, and Chris Bachelder: Design Thinking and the Leadership of the Creative Class). A special shout-out to Steve, our designer extraordinaire, this was his first public-speaking engagement and he won his division. Nice job, Steve!