MBA Schools and Programs

Attention Startups, Early-Stagers and Entrepreneurs of All Stages 1 Million Cups (http://www.1millioncups.com) (1MC) is a program run by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs in 150+ U.S. communities (as of January 2018) - based on the notion that entrepreneurs gather weekly to network and discover solutions over a million cups of coffee. 1 Million Cups - Irvine In June 2014, 1 Million Cups – Irvine (http://1millioncups.com/Irvine) ( #1MCIrvine ) became the 38th 1MC community and invites participation by entrepreneurs; startup, early stage or established, mentors, advisors, and business people alike from across Orange County to join these free hour long events. Each week on Wednesday morning, 1MC - Irvine offers one or two startups or early stage entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their business or concept to a diverse audience followed by 20 minutes of audience feedback, questions, suggestions and referrals. A Win-Win! Presenting entrepreneurs gain insight into possible ways they can improve their businesses, gather real-time feedback, connect with a community that truly cares about their progress, and walk away feeling like they have advanced their business. The audience also learns a great deal from the presentations. Whether this is through passively listening or deeply engaging with the entrepreneurs, there is much to learn every week from these dynamic and diverse communities. When: Wednesday, Weekly Time: 7:45 - 9:00 AM. Meetings start promptly at 8:00, end at 9:00. Open for networking after until 10AM. Please join us at our new meeting venue! Where: ONLINE! See below. Get Social With Us Hashtag Us: #1MCIrvine LinkedIn Group: 1 Million Cups - Irvine www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=6713406 Facebook www.facebook.com/1mcirvine Twitter www.twitter.com/1MillionCupsIRV @1millioncupsirv (http://www.twitter.com/1MillionCupsIRV)

1- Brainstorming Ideas for Visual Support tools 2- Preparing Designs using Svg Editing tools such as Inkscape 3 - Foundation for a graphical interface in python or svg.js For Live chat about how to find us and suggestions please join our telegram group by clicking https://t.me/joinchat/L2u7vhQ9hFtS4HmxBEZvGA

“I track my success to the people I know and can reach quickly. My business would not be possible without the quality of my personal network. “ -Dale Carnegie This is the power network in the South Bay. Nothing comes close to the business owners, entrepreneurs and power players in this network. If you have been struggling to break into the best companies, fighting to get your share of deals, or trying to get introductions with the most in demand CEO's then this is for you. Here's what you will get: Access to the top entrepreneurs in the South Bay. Here's how it works: This select group meets each week to reconnect with the sole purpose of supporting each others businesses - specifically to give warm referrals. We give leads that are from highly trusted sources. Here's what I want you to do next: Apply for the group on the link below. We will review your application and discuss it with the group to see if it is a good fit. The goal is to find entrepreneurs who are hungry to grow. You don't have to have a huge business, only the fierce burning desire to connect with South Bay businesses. We help you do this by offering tools to scale your business, implement new growth strategies, connect with subject matter experts and get your high level questions answered. Each week we meet to go over what we learned the previous week. You will meet the same people each week, get to know them and understand their business. This is an intimate setting for CEO's and business owners to get referrals, learn new information and get moral support. The CEO's journey can be lonely, this is a place to regroup and recharge. We are all supporting each other go grow our businesses, and the synergy created is greater than you could do alone. Be warned, this is a participation group only. If you want to join just to take deals and not give anything in return then it won't work. The people who succeed are the ones who share knowledge, offer expertise and give domain specific knowledge to the other CEO's A contractor doubled his business after 1 year as a member. An wellness center expanded into another city during the pandemic and doubled revenue every quarter. A business insurance firm wrote new policies for 10 million dollars in their first 100 days. A video production company got 10 new high paying clients in the first quarter. This is a group for people who are committed to taking their business to the next level and want to be surrounded by people who will push them to get there quickly.

This is now an online ONLY event! The link will be posted the day of the event. Thank you! Because of the increase in Zoom-bombing \* Only people who are signed up as an attendee for the event will be admitted to the meeting. So, it's helpful if you set your full name as your Zoom name so it aligns with your Meetup name. This way it will make it easier for me to see who you are when you are in the waiting room. \* Once you are added to the meeting, please have your cam turned on. Once you are identified with your cam on, you can feel free to turn it off if makes you feel more comfortable or you want to minimize using up your bandwidth. This way, any Zoom-bomber that does makes into the meeting can easily be identified and banned.

I Take the Lead- this group meets every week from 9am until 10am. What is iTTL? A Referral Groups Organization? Yes….AND so much more!! i Take The Lead is a different leads group organization. Check us out at www.itakethelead.com, click on the “How we are a different leads group organization” tab and “about us” tab. Beyond that……. *We offer educational seminars around town. Some examples are: Social Networking- Linked In, Twitter, etc; NLP- what is it?; your Killer Elevator Speech; etc; http://www.itakethelead.com Events…then Denver for the entire list These are normally FREE. *Speed Networking gives another opportunity to network. These are FREE (good price). Find out what all the rage is about. Why pay up to $70 when you can join us for FREE!?!?!!? *Lead With Heart- we give back to the community, food baskets for families in need. We are a company with a heart and we prove that with these great acts. *Mixers- We periodically hold FREE mixers at various locations around town. Join us for this FREE opportunity to mix & mingle. We normally have new member orientations, theme speakers and GREAT people. These are FREE, FUN and PROFITABLE!!! Check us out at www.itakethelead.com, click on the FAQ tab for 20 frequently asked questions

You can join us every Wednesday LIVE at 5:00! Here's your chance to have your MOST PRESSING Real Estate Investing question answered by the man Inc. Magazine called "America's Real Estate Mentor" and Think Realty Magazine calls "The Wealth Creator!" Sherman Ragland, The Realinvestor®️ and Dean of the Realinvestors®️ Academy is a 40 year veteran of the real estate industry. He learned the real estate business while still in high school watching his mom, one of the first successful real estate agents to join the Creig Northrop Team. He earned his real estate license in Maryland while still a student at Towson University and then earned an MBA in real estate finance from the prestigious Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania, and then a Masters Degree in Urban Planning From The School of Architecture of the University of Virginia. He also holds the coveted CCIM designation from the CCIM Institute. After graduating from Wharton, Ragland served as the CFO of Lansdowne in Northern Virginia and then as Associate Development Director for the Oliver T. Carr Co., where he was a part of the team responsible for the development of Carlyle near the King Street METRO. After leaving the Carr Co, Ragland formed his own investment banking concern, which successfully assisted the Federal Government in the disposition of over $5.0 billion in assets, including land, office buildings and sub-performing (non-performing) real estate loans. Ragland served as Vice-Chair of the City of Alexandra (VA) Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals; Chairman of the Prince George's County (MD) Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the City of Bowie (MD) Economic Development Committee and Chairman of the Bowie (MD) Business Innovation Center (Bowie BIC). He is a member of the faculty of the Bowie State University College of Business and a member of the Board of Visitors of Towson University. Ragland has been directly involved in the development, marketing sales, and management of over 5,000 acres of land, 10 million square feet of office and commercial space, and 10,000 apartment/cond units. His favorite passion is teaching his kids how to make serious money fixing, flipping, and owning single-family houses.

You can join us every Wednesday LIVE at 5:00! Here's your chance to have your MOST PRESSING Real Estate Investing question answered by the man Inc. Magazine called "America's Real Estate Mentor" and Think Realty Magazine calls "The Wealth Creator!" Sherman Ragland, The Realinvestor®️ and Dean of the Realinvestors®️ Academy is a 40 year veteran of the real estate industry. He learned the real estate business while still in high school watching his mom, one of the first successful real estate agents to join the Creig Northrop Team. He earned his real estate license in Maryland while still a student at Towson University and then earned an MBA in real estate finance from the prestigious Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania, and then a Masters Degree in Urban Planning From The School of Architecture of the University of Virginia. He also holds the coveted CCIM designation from the CCIM Institute. After graduating from Wharton, Ragland served as the CFO of Lansdowne in Northern Virginia and then as Associate Development Director for the Oliver T. Carr Co., where he was a part of the team responsible for the development of Carlyle near the King Street METRO. After leaving the Carr Co, Ragland formed his own investment banking concern, which successfully assisted the Federal Government in the disposition of over $5.0 billion in assets, including land, office buildings and sub-performing (non-performing) real estate loans. Ragland served as Vice-Chair of the City of Alexandra (VA) Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals; Chairman of the Prince George's County (MD) Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the City of Bowie (MD) Economic Development Committee and Chairman of the Bowie (MD) Business Innovation Center (Bowie BIC). He is a member of the faculty of the Bowie State University College of Business and a member of the Board of Visitors of Towson University. Ragland has been directly involved in the development, marketing sales, and management of over 5,000 acres of land, 10 million square feet of office and commercial space, and 10,000 apartment/cond units. His favorite passion is teaching his kids how to make serious money fixing, flipping, and owning single-family houses.

Available to everyone, experience a simple, effective guided meditation, taught by practitioners with decades of experience. Meditations accompanied by short, profound spiritual readings. Discover a deep, inner rest - an enduring part of the mind, beyond our normal cares and worries. Saturday morning, 11am GMT. Sessions are free, and last no more than half an hour. Link available when you RSVP. **Please note**: The link is also available at [www.schoolofmeditation.org](http://www.schoolofmeditation.org/)

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.“ \- Ben Franklin This is the power network in the South Bay. Nothing comes close to the business owners, entrepreneurs and power players in this network. If you have been struggling to break into the best companies, fighting to get your share of deals, or trying to get introductions with the most in demand CEO's then this is for you. Here's what you will get: Access to the top entrepreneurs in the South Bay. Here's how it works: This select group meets each week to reconnect with the sole purpose of supporting each others businesses - specifically to give warm referrals. We give leads that are from highly trusted sources. Here's what I want you to do next: Apply for the group on the link below. We will review your application and discuss it with the group to see if it is a good fit. The goal is to find entrepreneurs who are hungry to grow. You don't have to have a huge business, only the fierce burning desire to connect with South Bay businesses. We help you do this by offering tools to scale your business, implement new growth strategies, connect with subject matter experts and get your high level questions answered. Each week we meet to go over what we learned the previous week. You will meet the same people each week, get to know them and understand their business. This is an intimate setting for CEO's and business owners to get referrals, learn new information and get moral support. The CEO's journey can be lonely, this is a place to regroup and recharge. We are all supporting each other go grow our businesses, and the synergy created is greater than you could do alone. Be warned, this is a participation group only. If you want to join just to take deals and not give anything in return then it won't work. The people who succeed are the ones who share knowledge, offer expertise and give domain specific knowledge to the other CEO's A contractor doubled his business after 1 year as a member. An wellness center expanded into another city during the pandemic and doubled revenue every quarter. A business insurance firm wrote new policies for 10 million dollars in their first 100 days. A video production company got 10 new high paying clients in the first quarter. This is a group for people who are committed to taking their business to the next level and want to be surrounded by people who will push them to get there quickly. We are all supporting each other go grow our businesses, and the synergy created is greater than you could do alone. At the end of the meeting you will have a dozen new friends, ideas that will give your business a spark, and possibly new referrals that will be ideal for your business. Who knows, you may even get a million dollar idea, which would surely be worth spending an hour developing your connections. \*Note\* We need to talk or email with you before the meeting, please reach out to any of the admins to introduce yourself. We need your name and email. Then we will email you the meeting link. We regularly have 20+ people in the live meetings, which may not be reflected on this page.

Food, drink, and programming talk. See the comments for topics (if any).

We will be reviewing, and learning from, questions in the PrepCast PMP simulator. The session will be led by Kevin Archbold, PMP, PMI-SP, who has been a PMP instructor at Key Consulting (www.consulting.ky) for almost 20 years. Start time is always 5:30pm Tucson, AZ time. Meetup doesn't always show this correctly due to time-zone issues. The system only sends the meeting link to people who RSVP.

This is like a mastermind, but we talk about money and how it flows and works in your business and life. Because they are tied together. We talk about anything and everything. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87461593797?pwd=KzByK3hZclJDSTNYYmFzUVVvVi8yQT09

SCUMBAT is a diverse community with the common goals and values of becoming better speakers and leaders. We are earnest in this pursuit but light-hearted on the way to get there. It matters to us that each of us is moving towards this goal, not who gets there first or fastest or goes the furthest. Our meetings are structured and focused - but not formal or stiff. Santa Clara Toastmasters (SCUMBAT), is a chartered club (#5474) in District 101 of Toastmasters International. We are currently meeting on Zoom. WHEN: Every Friday 6 PM 6:00pm - 6:15pm, Networking 6:15pm - 7:30pm, Meeting Membership is open to all, Walk-in welcome. Meetings will cancel on holidays.

“I track my success to the people I know and can reach quickly. My business would not be possible without the quality of my personal network. “ -Dale Carnegie This is the power network in the South Bay. Nothing comes close to the business owners, entrepreneurs and power players in this network. If you have been struggling to break into the best companies, fighting to get your share of deals, or trying to get introductions with the most in demand CEO's then this is for you. Here's what you will get: Access to the top entrepreneurs in the South Bay. Here's how it works: This select group meets each week to reconnect with the sole purpose of supporting each others businesses - specifically to give warm referrals. We give leads that are from highly trusted sources. Here's what I want you to do next: Apply for the group on the link below. We will review your application and discuss it with the group to see if it is a good fit. The goal is to find entrepreneurs who are hungry to grow. You don't have to have a huge business, only the fierce burning desire to connect with South Bay businesses. We help you do this by offering tools to scale your business, implement new growth strategies, connect with subject matter experts and get your high level questions answered. Each week we meet to go over what we learned the previous week. You will meet the same people each week, get to know them and understand their business. This is an intimate setting for CEO's and business owners to get referrals, learn new information and get moral support. The CEO's journey can be lonely, this is a place to regroup and recharge. We are all supporting each other go grow our businesses, and the synergy created is greater than you could do alone. Be warned, this is a participation group only. If you want to join just to take deals and not give anything in return or provide real value to members then it won't work for you. The people who succeed are the ones who share knowledge, offer expertise and give domain specific knowledge to the other CEO's. A contractor doubled his business after 1 year as a member. An wellness center expanded into another city during the pandemic and doubled revenue every quarter. A business insurance firm wrote new policies for multiple million dollars in their first 100 days. A video production company got 10 new high paying clients in the first quarter. This is a group for people who are committed to taking their business to the next level and want to be surrounded by people who will push them to get there quickly. We are all supporting each other go grow our businesses, and the synergy created is greater than you could do alone. At the end of the meeting you will have a dozen new friends, ideas that will give your business a spark, and possibly new referrals that will be ideal for your business. Who knows, you may even get a million dollar idea, which is what Colleen had when she started this group. \*Note\* We need to talk or email with you before the meeting, please reach out to any of the admins to introduce yourself. We need your name and email. Then we will email you the meeting link. We regularly have 20+ people in the live meetings, which may not be reflected on this page.

The Alliance is part of the Greater Central Ohio Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. We are an all-voices chorus dedicated to providing an inclusive environment for all those who love to sing, regardless of their race, gender identity, sexual orientation or musical background. The Alliance is the first and only all-voices barbershop chorus in Central Ohio. **Who:** Anyone with a passion for singing at a high level. Previous barbershop chorus/quartet experience not required. **When:** The Alliance rehearses weekly on Thursdays from 7pm-10pm. **Where:** Lord Of Life Lutheran Church: 2480 W Dublin Granville Rd, Columbus, OH 43235 To become a full member of The Alliance, we welcome you to start by visiting us for a few rehearsals to experience the group and sing with us! Then, you may begin the 2-part audition process for membership: the assessement, and audition. We strive to make our auditions as stress-free as possible to help you let your best singing self shine.

**The Data-Driven Brand: Using Analytics to Shape Perception** Can you use analytics to improve tacos? This being CBUSDAW, we think the answer is probably “yes”, but we’re not sure how to implement or test this theory. For our April meetup we’ve got Sara Kear, CMO of Condado Tacos, to investigate this delicious question. Sara will explore how she blends quantitative data and qualitative customer feedback to shape brand positioning and drive business decisions. We all know that marketing and analytics go way beyond attribution. Sara will show how Condado uses customer insights to inform product and pricing strategy. She’ll also highlight how Condado leverages customer feedback at scale to influence operational priorities, positioning marketing as the voice of the customer across the organization. In the last 12 years Condado has gone from one location in Columbus to 52 locations across 10 states, so we’re guessing there’s more to that growth than really good guac (though the guac probably helps). Ultimately, this talk focuses on the intersection of art and science—using data to inform creativity and build a brand that resonates with customers in a measurable way. **About Our Speaker** Sara Kear is Chief Marketing Officer at Condado Tacos, where she oversees brand, restaurant design, menu and pricing strategy, off-premise including catering, and customer data strategy. Since joining in 2021, she has helped grow the brand from 19 to 52 locations while building a data-driven marketing organization focused on loyalty and customer insights. Condado has since been named to the Inc. 5000, recognized as Breakout Retailer by Chain Store Age, and consistently ranked among FastCasual’s Top 100 Movers & Shakers. Thanks to our 2026 sponsors: [Clarivoy](https://www.clarivoy.com), [What Box Consulting Group](https://www.whatboxconsultinggroup.com), [Conductrics](https://www.conductrics.com), and [Piwik PRO](https://piwik.pro) More info at [cbusdaw.com](https://cbusdaw.com)

Come out to Improving for our monthly iOS and Mac meetings. This Month's Presentation: Nothing yet. (You should volunteer). What is Cocoaheads (http://cocoaheads.org/)? CocoaHeads is a group devoted to discussion of Apple Computer's Cocoa Framework for programming on MacOS X and iOS (including the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch). During monthly meetings, members present on their projects and offer tutorials on various programming topics. What is BuckeyeCocoa (http://buckeyecocoa.org/)? BuckeyeCocoa is a group of Objective-C/Swift developers/enthusiasts. We host monthly Cocoaheads and near-weekly NSCoder meetings in Columbus, Ohio. The meetings are free to attend. Presentations! Presenters welcome! We are always in need of people willing to present material. Any Swift and/or Objective-C related topic is welcome. Times can be 5 minutes (i.e. lightning talks) to a maximum of 2 hours. Interested? Contact info is on the BuckeyeCocoa website. To volunteer for a presentation contact us at @BuckeyeCocoa on Twitter. Follow us on Twitter! @BuckeyeCocoa (https://twitter.com/#!/Buckeyecocoa/) For more information: http://buckeyecocoa.org/

**TBA**

Bring your business cards and network in person with other business professionals! Gold Star Referral Clubs is one of the most established professional networking organizations in the country, with multiple groups in central Ohio. Join us!

At Evolve Synergy Sessions, you'll be part of a supportive mastermind where we share challenges, brainstorm solutions, and inspire one another to take bold steps in our businesses. Grow your network, gain fresh perspectives, and build meaningful relationships with like-minded women who are committed to success. Whether you’re looking to move the needle in your business or simply need a space to connect and recharge, this is the perfect place to fuel your entrepreneurial journey. [Add Event to Calendar](https://evolvecolumbus.eventcalendarapp.com/) \*\* Please note, we will be arriving around 8:15a for open networking! Get there early and get connected! Contact Alexis Morley at [alexis.morley@edwardjones.com](mailto:alexis.morley@edwardjones.com) or Terri Lawson at [terri.lawson@e-merge.com](mailto:terri.lawson@e-merge.com) for more information.