April Seminar: A Guide for the 21st Century Business

Understanding How to be Sustainable & Values Driven: A Moderated Panel with Industry Experts

Terms like green, eco-conscious and triple bottom line have long passed the tipping point and entered mainstream American media. Though much of what you read in the news is centered on large corporations, there are many thingsthat small businesses can do to incorporate sustainability into their everyday business practices. Learn how you can take steps to develop your own triple bottom line--People, Planet, Profit--and better your business as well as the world.

Our April seminar will be a panel session that will include industry experts and local business people discussing what they feel are easy steps for businesses in various industries to take, followed by direct questions from the audience with panel interaction. The panel will be moderated by Stacey Champion, owner of Champion PR + Consulting and founder of Rogue Green. Panelists include David Byrnes, founder of Green Integrated Design (Green ID), Jeff Frost, founder of a.k.a. Green, Leslie Lindo ,President and co-founder of IKOLOJI, Ray DelMuro, founder of Refresh Glass and Jonce Walker, Sustainability Manager for Maricopa County Arizona.

This seminar is open to Local First members and supporters and registration is non-refundable.  The cost to attend is $5 if paid in advance or $8 at the door.  Please click on the link below to RSVP. 

About Stacey:

Stacey Champion’s diverse background includes working as an indoor air/environmental quality expert for the past 10+ years and doing the "green" thing for most of her life.  She owns Champion PR + Consulting, specializing in assisting environmental non-profits and green/sustainable companies (or those who wish to be) succeed, as well as locally owned, unique businesses or people that need help creating buzz.   Ms. Champion is also the creator/organizer of Rogue Green, a monthly downtown Phoenix networking/educational event focused on sustainability and community building.

Stacey has been nominated as a “Diva Visionary,” was awarded an Entrepreneurial Excellence Award under the “Innovator” category by the Sedona Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) has participated on and chaired numerous boards and committees including past chair of the Indoor Air Quality Association’s Green Committee, and was most recently named as co-chair of the Sustainability Advisory Committee for Mayor Stanton.