JEDCO, Jefferson Chamber to host seminar on growing business value
Successful business owners attribute their growth to strategic thinking, planning, and identifying opportunities for advancement. In addition to developing a growth plan, successful business owners leverage their opportunities and their network to expedite their growth. There are many tools and resources to support you as you take your business to the next level of success.
JEDCO and the Jefferson Chamber haveteamed up to bring you a Prosper Jefferson seminar on Growing a Business inJefferson Parish. We’ve invited three experts from a variety ofindustries to share their insight and advice on how to grow with intelligence,support, and vision. Topics include:
- Planning & Executing your GrowthPlan
- Using Community Involvement to Enhanceyour Business
- Leveraging Technology to Grow yourBusiness
The event will take place Wednesday, April 24th, at the JEDCO Conference Center from 8:30 a.m.to 10:30 a.m. The cost to attend is $5, which will cover a hot breakfast.Online registration is encouraged, but we also accept walk-ins and credit cardpayment at the door. Registerto attend here.
MEETOUR EXPERTS
Bernard“Bernie” Morvant, MBA, Sparkhound
With over 30 years of experienceleveraging technology solutions to overcome business problems and improve processes,Bernie is passionate about helping companies large and small find opportunitiesto implement technology solutions to grow their business. Bernie beganthis work in the late 80’s in the US Navy. He was part of the team thatdeployed state-of-the-art technology to improve intelligence briefings for theCommander Pacific Fleet. From there, he watched massive productivityimprovements as restaurants moved from handwritten order systems to POS systemsthat improved profitability by facilitating better inventory tracking and customer experience by reducing mistakes.Bernie also spent years working with enterprise customers to deploy the latesttelecommunications and networking solutions to improve the way companies shareinformation across multiple business units across a vast geography.
Now, Bernie continues to assistenterprise customers to better leverage technology solutions as part of theteam at SPARKHOUND. Sparkhound is a technology consulting companywith a semi-serious name and a dead-serious mission: to make a meaningfulimpact on every Sparkhound client's business. Sparkhound providescomprehensive business consulting services that help change the way yourbusiness works. As part of the Sparkhound team, Bernie continues to workwith business leaders to identify critical business processes and leverage thelatest business applications and technology to improve key performanceindicators vital to growing the business.
GeneSausse, BooKoo Bounce
Gene Sausse is the founder and owner of BooKoo Bounce, NewOrleans’ first indoor inflatable playground and party place. A native NewOrleanian, Gene has developed strong media, business, civic and socialrelationships over a 25-year career in entrepreneurship as well as the tourism,television, advertising, sales & marketing, and event planning industries.
Gene has won multiple awards over the years, including: US Chamberof Commerce Small Business of the Year Award (2013), New Orleans Convention& Visitors Bureau Hats off Award (2007), and the New Orleans CityBusinessInnovator of the Year Award (September 2009). BooKoo bounce was also the winnerof the GROWCO “Enrich Your Pitch” competition by Inc. Magazine in 2013. Gene isa graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program and LeadershipJefferson. He serves on multiple boards, including the Jefferson Chamber ofCommerce, the Medical Center of Louisiana Foundation, the French QuarterBusiness Association, the Jefferson Parish Litter Advisory Board, and manyothers.
ChristineVinson, Vinson Guard Service
As President of a 55-year-old company, some might say the job ofgrowing the business and increasing it’s value has already been done - butChristine Vinson knows otherwise. As the leader of Vinson Guard Service, Inc.,Christine Vinson has worked feverishly to continuously educate herselfregarding security industry best practices and trends – VINSON wasn’t just thecompany her grandfather founded and father continued to build upon, but insteada family passion. She joined VINSON’s Baton Rouge office while attendingLouisiana State University, and acquired over 20 years of private securityexperience (including becoming a licensed security officer and security officerclassroom instructor) before being named President in 2015.
Her accomplishments include both local and international awards,including Crimestoppers GNO’s James J. Coleman, Sr. Corporate Partner Award,World Association of Detectives Vinson–Holmes Memorial Security Professional ofthe Year Award, and serving as a former member of the Louisiana State Board ofPrivate Security Examiners. She is an active member of the New Orleans metroarea community serving on the board of Junior League of New Orleans andCrimestoppers GNO, as well as a proud member of Krewe of Iris.