January Breakfast Meeting, Perimeter Garden Hilton -  Eighteen members and guests participated in an interactive discussion led by Lisa Dugan, Vistage chair and executive coach for Bixler International. Differences between coaching and consulting were discussed, and personal attributes of what makes a good coach were outlined. Lisa also talked about what to do to increase one's business given the current state of the economy, and challenged the audience to try new and different things to grow their practices in 2009. The discussion was well received. Pre-breakfast and post-breakfast networking also seemed to produce several meaningful connections.

Next event: Friday, February 20.  Membership Drive Breakfast. Speakers: Drumm McNaughton, CMC, Chairman and CEO of IMC USA, and Jim Rodgers, CMC, President of Rodgers & Associates.

All breakfast and dinner events through June will be held at the Perimeter Garden Hilton Inn.