Wendy Dant Chesser, President & CEO of 1si, addresses the more than 500 attendees at the 2015 ONE Awards

One Southern Indiana (1si) announced the winners of their 27th annual ONE Awards, formerly the Southern Indiana Business Awards. The winners received recognition at a dinner held last Tuesday at Huber's Orchard, Winery & Vineyard's Plantation Hall. More than 500 attendees celebrated the success of these local and regional businesses.

Congratulations to the 2015 winners who are:

Donum Dei Brewery 

Tuesday, March 17

4 PM

3211 Grantline Rd. Ste 3

New Albany, IN

1si is preparing to launch the next session of "The Mentoring Program" a unique opportunity that partners young professionals within 1si with business professionals in the community in informal settings. A variety of characteristics are assessed to make the best matches including occupation, goals and expectations. Young professionals benefit from valuable academic and professional advice and perspective and have the opportunity to create a unique and lasting relationship with a business leader. Mentors enhance the Southern Indiana professional community by serving as role models, coaches and advisors to our local talent as they ponder career choices and consider how to best apply and advance their acquired skills in the pursuit of their professional and personal goals.

If you are a young professional or have a young professional in your company who is interested in being a part of this program, please contact Kalisha Bass. The program begins in July.

To sponsor this exciting new program, contact Josh Suiter for more information.

This month's event will be held at Fireside Bar & Grill and sponsored by The New Washington State Bank. Join us for food, fun and networking.  There will be an array of appetizers, a cash bar and door prizes.  Bring plenty of business cards! 

Please park next door at New Washington State Bank; they will provide shuttles to and from Fireside Bar & Grille.  

EVENT DETAILS: Thursday, March 19 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Sponsored by The New Washington State Bank Hosted at Fireside Bar & Grill 1611 Hwy. 311, Sellersburg, IN Cost:  No cost for 1si members / $25 future members REGISTER NOW

Networking - Sales & Marketing Success Series tackles this often-used and misunderstood activity!

How many times have you been told, "Get out there and network"?  How do you know you  have been successful?  What could you be doing better?  This month's Sales and Marketing Series  focuses on three top networkers who are doing it right and want to share their secrets with you.  

Moderated by Michelle Sollberger, Level 3 Communications

Panelist include:

• Micah Jorrisch, Director, Corporate/Community Partnerships, Family & Children's Place - Micah recently moved back to the metro area within the last 2 years and has already expanded his network to help Family & Children's Place grow rapidly
• Nick McRae, Owner, McRae Technologies - Nick, the ISBDC 2014 Young Entrepreneur of the Year, is one of Louisville Business First's 20 People to Know and YPAL Director of Technology
• Christy Smallwood, Co-Founder, Arkham Executive - With her business partner John Zeydel, Christy runs No Rules Networking and has applied her expertise by writing the book No Rules Networking

EVENT DETAILS: Friday, March 20 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. New Albany/Floyd County Public Library 180 W. Spring St., New Albany, IN Cost:  No cost for 1si members / $25 future members REGISTER ONLINE

Sponsored by

Parking:

• Free parking is located across Scribner Drive on the west side of the library.
• Some parking is available in the small rear parking lot on the north side of the library (Elm Street).
• Handicap designated parking is located in the rear parking lot.

The Louisville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is extending an invitation to "A Regional Economic Briefing Breakfast with a Spotlight on Kentucky's Bourbon Revival".

This event will be held on Thursday, March 26 with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. with the program following at 8:00 a.m. at the Muhammad Ali Center, View Pointe Hall, 144 North Sixth St., Louisville.

Registration is free, but registration is required.
Deadline to register is March 19, 2015

Register now  

Now is the time to get your marketing piece scheduled for the April Member2Member Mailer.  Only available to 1si members, this cost effective marketing tool gives you the opportunity to reach more than 1,600 Louisville and Southern Indiana businesses each month.  Here's how:

1. Contact 1si to add your name to the participants list. Deadline to reserve space is March 23rd.
2. Design an advertisement as an 8 1/2 X 11 or smaller insert and print on a text weight stock.
3. Deliver 1,750 inserts to L & D Mail Masters by April 1st and we will take care of the postage and processing costs. 

The Member2Member Mailer package is delivered monthly and arrives about mid-month.  Cost to participate:  $250/month.

Contact BeckyE@1si.org by March 23rd to get your name added to the list of March participants.