Give to Get (September Newsletter)
/It's an old cliché, no doubt about it, but it's true. Giving without the expectation of getting is a virtue. For instance, Pat Kilkenny and his inspirational Lucky Duck Foundation is dedicated to helping homeless people find housing and safety tonight, not in 10 years. His personal commitment is admirable, free from any idea of personal gain, and a reminder that a principled life is the best life.
Generosity in business is rare. Last week 15 SDSI members made a “field trip” to Carmen Mirabella’s Fulex, a third party logistics company in Poway. 3PL’s provide warehousing and distribution services to a myriad of clients. We anticipated a tour of “how we do it,” and in fact, we did see why many companies are switching to 3PL's for fulfillment. But the tour came with a big surprise when one attendee asked “what's the ideal size client for Fulex?” Carmen responded, “we can handle about any mid-sized company here in San Diego, but what I love personally is helping new companies make a smart start. If they have minimum sales as a basis, we pride ourselves in helping young entrepreneurs get the basics of business right. Every time we help, and the client succeeds, all of us here at Fulex have the sense that we have helped make a dream come true for a young business. That’s is satisfying, that's what makes our day.” And that's what giving is all about, specially, in a business community. By the way, business is very good at Fulex. Thanks Carmen!
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SDSI Views From the Bus - Ron Hadler, Red Door Interactive
In today's episode of Views From the Bus, Bob gets to something on the top of all business minds, Artificial Intelligence (AI) with Ron Hadler of Red Door Interactive! Ron is the VP of Innovation for Red Door Interactive, one of San Diego's best full service agency. And our topic today is all about the brain in front of the change that's coming with Gen AI. If you missed the previous presentation Ron did for our Ask the Expert series on Gen AI a few months ago, here's your second chance! Listen in here.
Breathwork, Meditation & Mindset session for Business Owners – RSVP Now!
Members join us on October 12th 8:30-9:30am for our next Disconnect to Reconnect, a breathwork, meditation and mindset session, for business owners. These quarterly virtual sessions are led by SDSI member Nora Virginia, Spiritual Coach & Business Strategist and are designed to help you unplug from the outside world to reconnect back to your personal power through so you can lead as the best version of your self. Please RSVP to save yourself a spot.
SDSI Partners with San Diego Startup Week and City of Carlsbad – RSVP Now!
Day one of San Diego Startup Week is Monday, October 23 and SDSI is partnering with the City of Carlsbad to celebrate some fascinating stories of brand growth within the Sports, Active and Health Living industry - all of which had their start right here in North County. Join SDSI Members Brianna Powell, VP Marketing at prAna and Ronan Galen, Founder of Sunday Golf and our own Bob Rief for a discussion on Building the Brand and much more. Joe Kudla will close the evening sharing the Vuori story that ended in a $4B valuation. RSVP here to receive event registration when it goes live.
